Western Cascade Fruit Society

Topic:  “Round Table Talk about Fruit and Growing Fruit” and deer fencing.

We are going to meet in person Tuesday, May 2nd, 7:00 pm and also attempt to offer a hybrid Zoom option! 

You are welcome to join us at 6:30 pm for casual conversation and questions about fruit!

Location:  GRuB (Garden-Raised Bounty)

               2016 Elliott Ave NW

               Olympia, WA 98502

If you attend in person, please consider bringing a snack to share (optional) and a list of the kinds of fruit you grow.

Do you have questions about the fruit you grow or would like to grow? We hope you will join us Tuesday to talk about fruit!

ZOOM:

We apologize in advance if our Zoom attempt is not successful.  This will be an experiment! 

Topic: South Sound Fruit Society’s Hybrid Zoom Meeting

Time: May 2, 2023 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

          Join us at 6:30 pm for casual conversations and questions about fruit.

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The next meeting of South Sound Fruit Society is Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 7 pm, via Zoom.  

Our topic will be Get to Know Your Mason Bees, presented by Mary Dessel. 

Mary Dessel is a Mason County Master Gardener. She chairs the outreach and educational committees. She is very passionate about pollinators, in particular bees. Mary has completed a Master’s degree in Forestry with an emphasis in entomology and worked for 10 years as a park naturalist in the Hoh Rain Forest of Olympic National Park.

Topic: Get to Know Your Mason Bees

Time: Apr 4, 2023 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 853 5929 6803

    Please join South Sound Fruit Society to welcome our speaker, Marisha Auerbach, who will talk about practicing permaculture and creating food forests   in the Pacific Northwest.  

Selecting Fruit for PNW Gardens – What fruits make sense to grow in your own PNW garden rather than paying many dollars at the store? Even in a compact urban backyard, layers of fruit plants from alpine strawberry ground cover to dwarfing multi-cultivar fruit trees can convert sunlight into healthy fresh fruit at arm’s length. Experienced horticulturist and educator Ingela Wanerstrand dba Green Darner Garden Design will cover why you might want to grow your own, plants that consistently fruit in the PNW and ideas for fruit-growing in small spaces. In-stock Sky Nursery fruit plants will be featured during Ingela’s talk.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

When: next Saturday (March 4th) 10 AM to noon; 10:00-10:30 socialize, 10:30-11:00 STFS meeting & 11:00-noon Ingela’s talk. More details in attached handout.

Where: Sky Nursery (18528 Aurora Ave N Shoreline, WA 98133, Store open 9-6 Daily, phone 206.546.4851 email sky@skynursery.com) just north of Seattle.

Venue is a large, airy glass-enclosed greenhouse space with apparent good ventilation and probably will be cooler than comfortable so wear an extra layer. Sky has no COVID-19 PPE requirements, so participants need to take COVID-19 precautions they feel are necessary.

Please DON’T BRING REFRESHMENTS TO SHARE WITH OTHER ATTENDEES; Sorry, Sky has requested that due to public participation and lingering COVID-19 concerns, no refreshments be provided by STFS members to share potluck-style with other participants.

STFS Members and Friends,

Hi. STFS 2023 February member meeting is remote via Zoom this Saturday (2/11/23) beginning at 10 AM with STFS President Mike Ewanciw leading.

All members of the public and WCFS chapters are welcomed to attend.

Zoom connection info:

Join Zoom Meeting via computer

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Meeting ID: 826 5223 1462

Passcode: 695895

Or join Zoom Meeting via phone

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or Dial by your location +1 253 205 0468 US or +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kFl1oLNBF

Meeting ID: same as above

Passcode: same as above

Meeting Agenda:

10:00 – Welcome by STFS President Mike Ewanciw

10:10 – Review of Jan 21st STFS Board meeting happenings (Mike)

10:15 – Member input on whether STFS should continue to sell maggot barriers (Mike)

10:20 – Update on upcoming STFS events

10:30 – Presentation by Seth Brawner graduate student at WSU in Mt. Vernon titled “Growing Cider Apples in a Fruiting Wall System” covering Cider Apple culture and characteristics, Orchard Designs, Management Practices, and growing more apples in less space by maximizing yields.   

11:30 – Q & A with Seth

SSFS’s next meeting will be Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at 7 pm, via Zoom, with questions and social time starting at 6:30 pm.

The topic will be: Getting Started Grafting Fruit Trees

by Francesca Ritson

Time: Feb 7, 2023 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 883 1664 9216

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