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Spring BeeLine newsletter is available

The Spring BeeLine has been uploaded to the Members Only site.  You will need a password from your chapter to access the publication.  Lots of interesting articles, as usual.  Thank you, Marilyn, for your great editing job!

SCFS at the Evergreen State Fair Aug 23-Sept 3

Stop by our booth in the Snohomish County Agriculture Display area #260 just west of the Grandstand (between the grandstand and the West Gate Entrance). We’ll be right champix next door to the bee group. Contact SnohomishCFS@gmail.com if you would like to help staff the booth.

Check out pictures of our booth on our Facebook Page.

SCFS presents “Managing Pests in Fruit Trees” 5/10/12

Snohomish County Fruit Society (SCFS) will hold their next meeting on Thursday, May 10th at 7-9pm in the Snohomish Library.  “Managing Pests in Fruit Trees” will be presented by Ingela Wanerstrand, a member of the Seattle Tree Fruit Society and the owner of Green Darner Garden Design, specializing in edible garden design. She has many years’ experience teaching urban pest management.
Learn how to prevent and manage common fruit buy champix australia tree pests and diseases – including codling moth, apple maggot fly, scab and fungal diseases – without toxic chemicals. Simple preventative measures such as practicing good tree hygiene and encouraging beneficial insects are encouraged.  There will be hands-on demonstrations of some pest management techniques, such as installing maggot barriers.
The meeting is open to the public and everyone is invited. For more information, contact rlp4@cornell.edu or 425-398-5544.

SCFS presents “Growing Kiwis in the NW” 4/12

Snohomish County Fruit Society (SCFS) will hold their next meeting on Thursday, April 12th at 7-9pm in the Snohomish Library.  “Growing Kiwis in the Northwest” will be presented by Hildegaard Hendrickson, a member of the Seattle Tree Fruit Society, with over 25 years of experience in growing champix online 0.5mg kiwis. The NEW Snohomish County Fruit Society (SCFS) is the newest chapter of Western Cascade Fruit Society (WCFS) www.wcfs.org. The meeting is open to the public and everyone is invited. For more information, contact rlp4@cornell.edu or 425-398-5544.


Snohomish Chapter March Meeting

The March meeting of the Snohomish County Fruit Society will be held on Thursday, March 8th, 7-9 PM at the Snohomish Library (311 Maple St) in the multi-purpose room.

Snohomish County Fruit Society Elects Officers

Snohomish County Fruit Society

President – Jack Haines
Vice President – Gil Schieber
Secretary/Treasurer – Rebekah Jackson
Director – Mike Ewanciw

NOFC March Meeting

NOFC will hold its grafting workshop and scion exchange meeting on Tuesday, March 6th, 7 pm, at Tri-Area Community Center in Chimacum.

Scionwood is still only 25¢ per stick.

Snohomish County Fruit Society Meeting

The new Snohomish County Fruit Society will meet on Saturday, February 18th from 10 am to noon. Please come to the Snohomish Carnegie Library, 105 Cedar Ave. at 1st Street, Snohomish, WA 98290.

The featured speaker is Amy Thomas from Sakuma Brothers Farms in the Skagit Valley. Everyone is invited.

NOFC Brainstorming Dinner Meeting

North Olympic Fruit Club is having a Brainstorming meeting at 6 pm on Tuesday, February 7th at Tri Area Community Center in Chimacum. We’re serving roast chicken dinner for only $10 or members may bring their own food.   Members’ pruning tools will be professionally sharpened this evening.

North Olympic January Meeting

NOFC presents, “Make Your Garden Work for You” by Dr. David Deardorff, noted author, lecturer and photographer.  Dr. Deardorff’s new book, “What’s Wrong with My Vegetable Garden?” was just released by Timber Press.

Jan. 3rd ~ 7 pm
Tri Area Community Center
10 West Valley Rd.
Chimacum, WA 98325