2026 Annual Citrus Tasting
March 29 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Our Annual Citrus Tasting is on Sunday, March 29th from 3-6 PM at the Live Oak Grange. Admission is $5 or free if you volunteer or donate fruit.
We’re thrilled to have Daniel Paduano from Abounding Harvest Mountain Farm and Clark Magruder, local citrus expert, joining us! They’ll be sharing their favorite citrus varieties along with some expert tips — and then we’ll all get to taste a wide range of delicious citrus fruits that grow well in our region.
These events are such a blast, and they really come together thanks to the magic of our community. You can check out the volunteer and donation list to see where you can pitch in. If you have some citrus themed goodies for snacking, that would be great too! Please label them with ingredients for those who have allergies.
Volunteers:
Signup to volunteer here. We need fruit cutters before the event, help cleaning up (citrus gets pretty sticky!). And other jobs, like parking lot monitor. You’ll get in free, and be put on our VIP list, which will earn you a few perks throughout the year. Besides, just getting to hang with other fruit nerds!
Citrus Donation:
It is always super interesting to taste fruits from different growing regions so we can compare how the same variety tastes in different microclimates, so don’t be shy–add your fruit to the mix, even if you see someone is already bringing it. Add your variety and any notes to the list here. Please ensure there is NO PLANT MATERIAL on the fruit. Not even a leaf. This is due to the Asian Citrus Psyllid quarantine.
Register:
We’re asking everyone to pre-register for the event (volunteering or not) so we can get an idea of how much fruit we’ll need. You can register and access the volunteer/donation sign up here: Registration
We’ll have tasting notes ready so you can jot down your favorites, and we’re planning a group budwood order from CCPP for citrus scionwood (list of budwood)— all in preparation for our Citrus Grafting Event on Saturday April 18th (woohoo! 🍊✂️).
More details about the Citrus Grafting event and other upcoming events soon…