NAFEX 2021 Virtual Conference

MEMBERS: ACCESS THE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE RECORDINGS HERE

Fruit Forward: Growing for Tomorrow is over but you can still watch all 12 recorded 90-minute sessions here!

Our successful 2021 virtual conference featured six days of inspiring and informative online sessions for fruit growers, November 15-20, via ZOOM.

The conference also included the 2021 NAFEX Annual Meeting and a virtual Happy Hour Show and Tell with our members.

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Keynote Address by Michael Phillips

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Author of The Holistic Orchard, The Apple Grower, and Mycorrhizal Planet

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Conference Schedule

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SESSION 1
Noon Pacific / 3pm Eastern

SESSION 2
4:30pm Pacific / 7:30pm Eastern

MON
11/15

Getting Started in Fruit Growing: Tips from the Field

Speakers:

Susan Poizner, Orchard People
Larry Stephenson, Southern Cultured Orchards & Nursery
Sam Hubert, One Green World Nursery

Preserving Our Heirloom Apple Heritage

Speakers:

Tom Brown, Heritage Apples
Joanie Cooper, Temperate Orchard Conservancy
Harry Burton, Apple Luscious Organic Orchard

TUES
11/16

Permaculture Orchards for Changing Climates

Speakers:

Keith Johnson, HeartBeet Farm and Permaculture Center
Andrew Millison, Oregon State University
Jacques Neukom, Neukom Family Farms

Exploring Peaches Grown by Southwestern Native Americans

Speaker:
Reagan Wytsalucy, Assistant Professor, Utah State University Extension

WED
11/17

All About NAFEX + 2021 Annual Meeting

Learn about NAFEX, its history and stories from longtime members

Business agenda: Board elections, new business, bylaws update and other new business.

Agroforestry: An Alternative Agriculture

Speakers:

Erik Hagan, Savanna Institute
Max Paschall, Shelterwood Forest Farm
Zach Elfers, Nomad Seed Project

THUR
11/18

The Plum Detective: Decoding Burbank’s Plums and Hybrids

Speaker:

Rachel Spaeth, Garden Curator, Luther Burbank Home & Gardens

Happy Hour: Member Show and Tell

Join us for an interactive session to share tips, creations, successes and failures in your orchard or fruit farm.

FRI
11/19

Pears for Your Heirs: Disease Resistance, Wild Fruits & Cultivars

Speakers:

Joseph Postman, USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository (retired)
Nahla Bassil, USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository
Marcus Toole, Home Orchardist, Georgia

Exploring Wild and Cultivated Orchards

Speakers:

Dan Bussey, Author, The Illustrated History of Apples in the United States and Canada
Sean Williams, Heirloom Fruit Preservationist
Matt Kaminsky, Gnarly Pippins

SAT
11/20

Heroes of Pawpaw & Persimmon Breeding, Past and Present

Speakers:

Darren Bender-Beauregard, Brambleberry Farm
Buzz Ferver, Perfect Circle Farm

Keynote Address: The Holistic Orchard

Speaker:

Michael Phillips, Lost Nation Orchard,
Author of The Holistic Orchard, The Apple Grower, and Mycorrhizal Planet

2021 Speaker and Moderator Bios

Andrew Millison

Oregon State University

Buzz Ferver

Perfect Circle Farm

Cameron Peace

Washington State University

Chris Homanics

Head, Hands, Heart Nursery and Seed; NAFEX VP

Dan Bussey

Apple Historian and Author

Darren Bender-Beauregard

Brambleberry Farm

Derek Mills

Hocking Hills Orchard, Ohio

Dr. Elaine Ingham

Author and Founder, Soil Food Web, Inc.

Dr. Tom Dykstra

Dykstra Laboratories

Eric Bina

NAFEX Committee Member

Eric Toensmeier

Author and Farmer, Perennial Solutions

Erik Hagan

Savanna Institute

Gayle Volk

Research Plant Physiologist, USDA

Harry Burton

Apple Luscious Organic Orchard

Jacques Neukom

Neukom Family Farm

Jeff Lowenfels

Author, Columnist and Gardener

Joanie Cooper

Temperate Orchard Conservancy

John Bunker

Out on a Limb Apples CSA

Joseph Postman

USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository (retired)

Joshua Fuder

NAFEX Director and Moderator

Kaitie Adams

Savanna Institute

Kathy Dice and Tom Wahl

Founders, Red Fern Farm

Keith Johnson

HeartBeet Farm and Permaculture Center

Kris Klueg Heeter

Indiana University; NAFEX President

Larry Stephenson

Southern Cultured Orchards & Nursery

Lee Reich

Author, Lecturer, Farmden Manager

Leslie Wade

NAFEX Secretary and Programs Chair, Moderator

Marcus Toole

Home Orchardist, Georgia

Mark Shepard

Author and Founder, Forest Agriculture Enterprises

Matt Kaminsky

Gnarly Pippins

Max Paschall

Shelterwood Forest Farm

Megan and Anthony Gossett

Founders, Ferm Fresh

Michael McConkey

Founder, Edible Landscaping Nursery

Michael Phillips

Lost Nation Orchard

Nahla Bassil

USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository

Nick Howard

Fresh Forward

Nick Kasko

NAFEX Director

Rachel Spaeth

Luther Burbank Home and Gardens

Reagan Wytsalucy

Utah State University Extension

Robert Frew and Juan Carlos Arango

Sobremesa Farm

Ryan Raes

NAFEX Director and Moderator

Sam Hubert

One Green World Nursery

Sean Williams

Heirloom Fruit Preservationist

Steven Edholm

Skillcult

Susan Poizner

Founder, OrchardPeople.com

Taylor Malone

NAFEX Vice President

Timothy Lane

Ockoo MicroFarm, Massachusetts

Tom Brown

Heritage Apples

Tom Murray

SLO Farm

Tonia Lordy

Home Orchard Education Center

Zach Elfers

Nomad Seed Project

Zen Kai

Tiny Urban Farm

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