Fruit-A-Palooza is a summertime celebration of fruit growing held by the Monterey Bay Chapter of the California Rare Fruit Growers. Click for details on Fruit-A-Palooza 2023.

                  Hello fellow fruit enthusiasts! Our next Monterey Bay CRFG event will be a tour of Driscoll’s strawberry test plot in Aromas on the morning of July 15. The test plot is at 1790 San Juan Rd, Aromas, CA.  We will meet at the Driscoll’s Berry Store …

Join the Monterey Bay Chapter of the California Rare Fruit Growers  on October 14 at Wilder Ranch State Park as we celebrate the season with our 2023 Apple Tasting! This event showcases the delights of locally grown apples, including rare, historic apples, apples you know and love, and new locally-bred apples being trialed with the …

Inviting all members to join us for our annual holiday party/potluck! We will enjoy a discussion of the year's events, a slideshow of photos from our members' gardens, and of course, luscious food! We will also hold our annual election for the Board. Members are invited to volunteer to join the board!  

Mark your calendars for the 2024 Scion Exchange, to be held January 27, 2024. Hundreds of scions will be available for dormant varieties of fruit (apples, stone fruit and more), along with rootable cuttings of other fruits! What Scions will be Available? As scions are collected from around the Northern California Chapters, the names will …

DUE TO A SHIPPING ERROR, OUR GRAFTING WORKSHOP HAS BEEN RE-SCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 24 FROM 1-4 P.M. Ready to learn how to graft? Or is it just time to really "up" your grafting game? Join us for our hands-on grafting class, RESCHEDULED to Saturday,  February 24, at the Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th …

Join us for our members-only Citrus Extravaganza Sunday, April 28 at the Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange! Our event this year will include a panel discussion of unique and delicious citrus varieties that grow well here, a Citrus Tasting and of course, the opportunity to share ideas with other chapter members. For those who are …

A-1-45 (21) -- From Jim Rider's apple breeding program.   We’re calling this tour: Everything you wanted to know about apple breeding but were afraid to ask. Jim Rider, world class pomologist, 5th generation apple farmer in the Pajaro Valley, pioneering organic apple grower, internationally recognized red-fleshed apple breeder, founding local CRFG chapter member, generous and …

Rachel's Mystery (20) Brushy Mountain Limbertwig (52) Join the Monterey Bay Chapter of the California Rare Fruit Growers  on October 19 at Wilder Ranch State Park as we celebrate the season with our 2024 Apple Tasting! If you've always wanted to know what apples grow well in our area, and want to taste what freshly …

Ready for a pear-fectly spectacular pear gathering? We’ve got something exciting for you. Join your fellow MBCRFG members on Sunday, November 3rd to hear C. Todd Kennedy speak about fall’s wonderful fruit – PEARS! To be followed by a Pear Tasting and one of our wonderful potlucks! (See registration link below.)     If you haven’t …