Sat. Feb 14 - The Fine Art of Pruning Your Fruit Trees! CALIFORNIA RARE FRUIT GROWERS - Santa Barbara/Ventura chapter presents... THE FINE ART OF PRUNING YOUR FRUIT TREES! Hands-on instruction and practice in winter pruning in the Alpha Resource Center orchard Guidance from experienced pruners Marshall Chrostowski, Ed Hachfeld, John Jamison and Larry Saltzman WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 14, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm (rain or shine!) Socializing and hospitality begins at 10 am so come early to chat with friends. (Please note we’re holding this on the 2nd Saturday of the month instead of the usual 3rd Sat., so members who want to can attend the CRFG scion exchange in San Luis Obispo. See crfg-central.org/calendar.htm for more info.) WHERE: Alpha Resource Center, 4501 Cathedral Oaks Road, Santa Barbara 93110. We’ll meet in the garden or orchard (or if it’s raining, indoors for a panel discussion, demo and Q&A). WHAT: Does pruning a fruit tree seem like a complicated mystery? Are you intimidated or confused by the whole thing and just avoid pruning your trees? Join us for a hands-on workshop where experienced fruit tree pruners will give demonstrations of pruning different types of trees and give you a chance to try your hand at pruning under experienced guidance. You will learn simple, effective techniques for pruning trees that will take the mystery and fear out of the process. If you have them, please bring any hand clippers, loppers and pruning saws you have and join us for a morning of fun in the orchard. And if you don’t have these tools, don’t worry – come anyway! WHO: Our pruning demonstrators include Marshall Chrostowski, Ed Hachfeld, John Jamison, and Larry Saltzman, who will be joined by others. PLEASE BRING: Folding garden chair or stool, water, sunhat, sunscreen, umbrella, -- whatever you need to be comfortable. We also welcome fruit from your garden, baked good and plants or cuttings to share. ** And if you have them, please bring any hand clippers, loppers and pruning saws you have. If you don’t have these tools, don’t worry – come anyway! FEE: Free for members. For non-members, a $3-5 donation is suggested ($10 membership will give you 1 year free local CRFG events, so why not join?) DIRECTIONS: 4501 Cathedral Oaks Rd, Santa Barbara. Exit at Turnpike. Turn towards mountains on Turnpike. Turn right on Cathedral Oaks and Alpha is on the right side within ½ mile – look for the Alpha sign. Turn right on Calle del Remedio at the Alpha sign. Free parking. CONTACT: For more information contact our chapter chair Larry Saltzman at saltzmanforest@gmail or (805) 451-4168. WE’RE ON FACEBOOK NOW! Check out “California Rare Fruit Growers Santa Barbara Ventura Chapter” for news of upcoming meetings plus discussions about our fruit-bearing trees and other edible plants. PLEASE REMEMBER TO PAY YOUR 2015 CHAPTER DUES! Please pay $10 at the monthly meeting or mail your $10 check (payable to CRFG SB/Ventura) to Roland Messori, 355 Sierra Vista Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Once you are a member, CRFG meetings are FREE! OUR CRFG MISSION: California Rare Fruit Growers promotes the environmentally-sound culture of any and all edible plants in the home landscape by encouraging and helping to facilitate public and scientific research, education and preservation of plants worldwide that have edible seeds, fruit, leaves, stems or roots. The CRFG mission is to share knowledge acquired from these activities with home growers in particular and with anyone else having an interest in edible plant cultivation.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 23:30:13 +0000