NAFEX Regional Excursion – Pacific Northwest

The Home Orchard Education Center (HOEC) and orchard will open its doors for a private tour with guest speakers on Sunday, Sept. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. HOEC is located southeast of Portland in Oregon City, OR.

Tonia Lordy, HOEC’s Executive Director, will give a talk about what it takes to establish a small-scale, mixed-species orchard and give a private tour. Tonia will be joined by Joseph Postman, who recently retired from the USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository in Corvallis, OR.

Joseph is an avid home fruit grower and will share some of the interesting work he did at Corvallis including red-fleshed pear development, Japanese Quince cultivars, multi-species grafting, and much more. We’ll also hear from NAFEX Director Chris Homanics on fruit tree crops.

Enjoy a BYO brown bag picnic lunch where we can exchange ideas with other fruit growers in the PNW region. Plan to bring your lunch (in a cooler, as needed) and a lawn chair. Dress for the outdoors.

Space will be limited to 30 people. The cost is $15 for members of the North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX) and $25 for general admission. All proceeds from this event will go directly to HOEC.

Reserve your spot today: nafexevents.ticketleap.com/pnw-excursion/

Learn more about HOEC at: https://www.homeorchardeducationcenter.org/ This is a volunteer-run event. Please contact NAFEX at admin@nafexmembers.org with any questions.