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12:00 noon - Fruity Potluck! (Bring something to share, especially anything you've "preserved". Be creative!)
12:30 pm - "Intro to Rare Fruit Growing" for any newbies, including seasonal activities in the home orchard.
1:00 pm - Begin meeting with chapter business
1:30 pm - Presentation: "Too Much Fruit? Learn Ways to Enjoy Your Harvest All Year Long"
3:30 pm - End.
Too Much Fruit? Learn Ways to Enjoy Your Harvest All Year Long
Presentation by Christine
While an abundance of fruits and vegetables can be exciting to the home grower, it can also be overwhelming! This creates opportunities to discover the vast world of preserving food that go far beyond canning. The earliest evidence of food preservation dates back 1.5 million years ago.
Today it serves as a practical means by which to reduce waste, save money and explore a diversity of methods along the way. We will delve into various food preservation techniques,
their benefits, and how to choose which methods will serve your needs - so you can enjoy your seasonal harvests for years to come.
Presenter: Christine is an avid grafting instructor, garden advisor, and passionate about soil health and prairie ecosystems. She is our
Golden Gate Scion Exchange coordinator, and grafts hundreds of fruit trees for non-profit organizations annually. She enjoys experiencing new foods and loves to share eating adventures with others.
Thanks to John Heenan, who is part of the team that maintains the infrastructure throughout the 770-acre campus of the St. Vincent's School for Boys, the location of our venue. Originally an orphanage for boys dating back to the gold rush era (1855), founded by a donation of land by Timothy Murphy, and the work of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, it was a self-sufficient farm for 100 years. The core programs house and help traumatized boys recover through counseling and a Therapeutic Equestrian Program. The newest phase is serving the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement, by providing interim sanctuary for immigrant children separated from their families. The campus also hosts various schools and non-profits.
Adjacent to the Montessori Junior High School, the Most Holy Rosary Chapel, built in 1930, has provided Traditional Latin Service of the Catholic faith, in addition to Gregorian singing. It isa beautifully elaborate and ornate building in the Italian Renaissance-style, an area landmark.
The Golden Gate Chapter of the California Rare Fruit
Growers [CRFG] has meetings every other month. Meetings are
free, and open to the public for all fruit enthusiasts.
Hear from an expert speaker about a fruity topic. Meet
like-minded people who bring fresh fruit from their home gardens
for everyone to taste. We often share and trade plants, seeds,
and scions. Our meetings are a unique opportunity to find people
who live in a similar climate, to learn what varieties of what
types of fruit will grow well for you, and how to grow them.
Becoming a member offers member benefits, such as a exclusive
garden tours, fruit tastings, the CRFG Fruit Gardener magazine,
entry to the annual CRFG "Festival of Fruit" conference and
more. You're invited! We look forward to meeting you.
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