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 …

Join us for our 2025 Scion Exchange, to be held February 1, 2025, 12 PM - 3 PM. Hundreds of scions will be available for dormant varieties of fruit (apples, stone fruit and more), along with rootable cuttings of other fruits! Soquel High School is again graciously hosting this wonderful event. Get your Fast Pass …

Learn how to turn your bag of scionwood into productive fruit trees. We’re offering a hands-on grafting workshop February 16th from 3-6PM at the Live Oak Grange. This year we’ll be offering mentorship in both a beginner cleft graft and also an opportunity for experienced grafters to learn how to do a whip and tongue …

Please join us at the Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange as we prune the orchard under the direction of Freddy Menge (who has many years of pruning experience but still finds it necessary to scour YouTube videos for different approaches and techniques).   We will be discussing differences in pruning stone fruit versus pommes, young …

Hi Fruit Friends! 🍊🍋 We’ve got some juicy things in the works and I’m excited to share them with you! First up — mark your calendars for our Annual Citrus Tasting on Sunday, April 6th from 2:30–5:30 PM at the Live Oak Grange. Admission is $5 or free if you volunteer or donate fruit. We’re thrilled to have Zea Sonnabend from Fruitilicious Farm …

🍊 Create Your Own Custom Citrus Tree! 🍋 Ready to graft your dream citrus tree? Join our exclusive hands-on workshop led by the amazing Israel Osuna, a grafting expert who honed his skills at the renowned Four Winds Nursery. Israel will share insider pro tips and techniques that he's gathered over years of citrus grafting.  It will …

Note: This is a Volunteer VIP Exclusive event: The CRFG is offering a feijoa grafting workshop from 3-6pm on May 31, at the Live Oak Grange. Freddy Menge and Ellen Baker will be talking about one of their favorite fruits, the Pineapple Guava.  They will touch on the origin and history of the fruit, as …

POSTPONED Note: This event (originally scheduled for June 7) has been postponed. We'll update this entry once it's rescheduled.