CA Rare Fruit Growers Festival of Fruit 2009 August 12, 2009

California Rare Fruit Growers' annual Festival of Fruit is sponsored by the Redwood Empire chapter this year. The Festival of Fruit consists of speakers, workshops, vendor booths, farm, winery & garden tours, and FRUIT TASTING!

Discounted admission for students and for early birds. There are multiple venues over several days. See site for details.

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Paul Vossen –“The Olive Oil Craze - How to Appreciate a Great Olive Oil (includes oil tasting)”
Banquet Speaker:

Michael Phillips, Author of Apple Grower A Guide for the Organic Orchardist – “Circles of Connection: On the Farm Embracing Community, and Always in the Heart”
General session presenters:

Dr. Paul Vossen – “Small Scale Olive Growing - How to Grow Olives Successfully”
Michael Phillips – “Orchard Health 101” 2 hour workshop
Dr. Beth Grafton-Cardwell – “Asian Citrus psyllid and Huanglongbing and the Threat to Citrus in the US”
C Todd Kennedy Esq. – “The Unusual Stone Fruits”
Richard Jeske – “Growing Grapes in Northern California – Variety and Culture Recommendations”
Dr. David Ramming – “USDA Grape Breeding Program at Parlier, CA”
Don Landis – "Curing Olives with Don Landis"
Frederique Lavoipierre – “Beneficial Insects Your Garden Friends”
Joe Real – “Back Yard Citrus and Persimmon Growing. How to Grow the Most in the Least Space!”
Tom Spellman and Ed Laivo – “The Tom and Ed Show - Ornamental Edibles” Dave Wilson Nursery Presentation
David Lawrence - "Growing Olives on the Edge"
Robert Kourik – “Roots Demystified, Change Your Gardening Habits to Help Roots Thrive”
Dr. Malli Aradhya – “Research and Services at the USDA Germplasm Repository at Davis for Fruit and Nut Species.”
Vince Scholten – “Growing Bananas and Subtropicals in Sonoma County”
Dr. Richard Wallace - Edible and Ornamental Banana Breeding and Development for Non-Tropical Climates
Ted Richardson – “How to Market Your Fruit”
Patric Schaffer – “Loquats and Palms”
Jeff Moersfelder with Barbara Baer – "Pomegranates: Vegetative Propagation and an Overview of the USDA - National Clonal Germplasm Repository Collection"
Larry Langbehn – “Home Wine Making: How to get started”
David Karp – “The Search for the Legendary 'Fragrant Sun Fruit' of Shangri-La and Other Tales of Adventure”
Wendy Krupnick - “’Green’ Fruit Growing”

Official Website: http://festivaloffruit.org/