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NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference
Save the dates and plan to join the North American Fruit Explorers for the NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers, November 9-11, via ZOOM or by phone. Participate and ask questions in real time or watch the recordings later. Join us!
Integrating Tree Vegetables and Perennial Staple Crops into the Orchard – NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, Session 1
Integrating Tree Vegetables and Perennial Staple Crops into the Orchard – NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, Session 1
Learn how to expand your edible orchard beyond fruit and nuts by integrating other trees and plant species that can serve as vegetables, medicine, fuel, fodder, and help build healthy soil with author and farmer Eric Toensmeier. This session is part of the NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers, November 9-11, via ZOOM or by phone. Participate and ask questions in real time or watch the recordings later.
Apples Around the World – NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, Session 2
Apples Around the World – NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, Session 2
Discover the many types of Malus species around the world as Dr. Gayle Volk shares the USDA’s Malus germplasm collection and Derek Mills of Hocking Hills Orchard shares details of the 1,800 apple varieties in his orchard. This session is part of the NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers, November 9-11, via ZOOM or by phone. Participate and ask questions in real time or watch the recordings later.
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The Business of Growing Fruit, Part 1 – NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, Session 3
The Business of Growing Fruit, Part 1 – NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, Session 3
Can you make money growing fruit? Join us for the first of two exciting sessions about the business of growing fruit. We'll look at a U-Pick orchard, fruit CSA, and kombucha business that purchases fruit from local growers. This session is part of the NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers, November 9-11, via ZOOM or by phone. Participate and ask questions in real time or watch the recordings later.
The Business of Growing Fruit, Part 2 – NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, Session 4
The Business of Growing Fruit, Part 2 – NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, Session 4
Can you make money growing fruit? Join us for the second of two exciting sessions about the business of growing fruit. We'll look at starting a nursery business with mail order fulfillment, selling at regional farmers markets, and educating other fruit growers. This session is part of the NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers, November 9-11, via ZOOM or by phone. Participate and ask questions in real time or watch the recordings later.
Restoration Agriculture and Low-Input Orchards – NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, Session 5
Restoration Agriculture and Low-Input Orchards – NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, Session 5
Looking to have a low input orchard? This is the talk for you. Mark Shepard, author of Restoration Agriculture: Real-World Permaculture for Farmers will be talk about his developed “Sheer, Total, Utter, Neglect” (STUN) method for breeding and selecting cultivars that are adapted to his microclimate and biome. This session is part of the NAFEX 2023 Virtual Conference, featuring three days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers, November 9-11, via ZOOM or by phone. Participate and ask questions in real time or watch the recordings later.