Cider Making Presentation Featuring Jim Rider
Jim Rider will be giving a presentation on September 28 via Zoom on the mysteries of making cider! Update: the recording of this presentation is published here. Jim Rider is a power hitter in the local fruit world and beyond. A 5th generation Pajaro Valley apple grower with a master’s degree in Pomology from Cornell, …
Orchard Tour
Freddy Menge, picking ripe apples. On October 3rd, 1 to 3:30 pm, we invite you to visit Epicenter Orchard in Watsonville, the home of Freddy Menge’s apple, pear, plum, and cherry collection/orchard, the source of many of the apples offered for tasting in the annual MBCRFG apple tasting (cancelled this year due to Covid). During …
2022 Scion Exchange
Soquel High School 401 Soquel San Jose Rd., Soquel, CA, United StatesJoin us at our Scion Exchange January 30, 2022 at Soquel High School! This outdoor Scion Exchange offers CRFG members and the public an opportunity to select scions that can be grafted to rootstock or to existing fruit trees. Current members of CRFG may enter the event at 11 AM; Non-members are welcome to participate …
How to Set Up a Home Weather Station” and “Prepping Soil Now to Prepare for Planting Fruit Trees in Winter.”
Zoom MeetingJoin us on September 18 for a Zoom meeting on two timely topics: weather stations and soil prep! As we round the final season of the new year, this information should help you be prepared for next year's gardening tasks. MBCRFG member, Jason Sutor, will present information on setting up a weather station – should …
Our Apple Tasting is Back!
Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange 1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, United StatesWelcome back to the Monterey Bay Chapter of the California Rare Fruit Growers' Apple Tasting! We will have over 70 varieties of heritage and rare apples for participants to sample and rate. This extraordinarily popular event will be held jointly with the Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange Fall Festival and 3rd Annual Pie Contest, doubling …
Grafting Knife Sharpening Workshop and Feijoa Tasting
Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange 1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, United StatesIt’s time to start preparing for spring, isn’t it? Well, maybe that’s a bit premature, but in the meantime we will be holding a workshop November 12 to learn how to sharpen our grafting knives. This will be a hands-on workshop, the purpose of which is to enable all who are interested (not just knife …
2022 Holiday Party and Election
Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange 1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, United StatesThe MB CRFG's annual holiday party will be held December 17, starting at 3 p.m. at the Santa Cruz Grange Hall. We’ll have our potluck, so think about what lovely creation you’d like to share. We will also have a slideshow of everyone’s experiences this year. The photo deadline is December 10 to allow time …
2023 Scion Exchange
Soquel High School 401 Soquel San Jose Rd., Soquel, CA, United StatesMark your calendars for the 2023 Scion Exchange, to be held January 21, 2023. Hundreds of scions will be available for dormant varieties of fruit (apples, stonefruit and more). If you have scions or other plant material to share, please come at 10:30 with your contributions so they can be placed correctly in the exchange. …
Grafting Workshop: Create Your Own Apple Tree!
Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange 1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, United StatesReady to learn how to graft? Join the Monterey Bay CRFG and learn how to perform a cleft graft to create your own custom apple tree! Attendees will learn about the basics of grafting, and then will practice creating grafting cuts on sample pieces of wood to develop the correct technique. After that, attendees will …
2023 Citrus Tasting
Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange 1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, United StatesTasting 62 varieties of Santa Cruz grown citrus with the Monterey Bay chapter of the California Rare Fruit Growers. Join fellow members of the Monterey Bay CRFG for our Citrus Tasting. Typically an annual event, pandemic excepted, we celebrate the pending arrival of spring by tasting glowing orbs harvested from all around our area. …