North American Fruit Explorers - NAFEX

The North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX) is a network of people who discover, cultivate and preserve fruits and nuts. Join today for only $19 at

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What’s new in the world of pawpaws? Join us for an evening of discussion about North America’s largest fruit with Dr. Kirk Pomper of Kentucky State University who will provide insights into all things pawpaw and an update on the KSU Pawpaw program. #pawpaw #pawpaws

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Join us tonight to hear about rediscovering lost Gold Rush Era fruit trees

#orchard #orchards #orchardlife #fruitgrowers #growfruit

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Are you worried about your fruit trees and the billions of cicadas that are about to emerge or invasive lantern flies? Join us as Douglas Pfeiffer Ph.D. of Virginia Tech discusses how to deal with these pest pressures.

#orchard #orchards #orchardlife #fruitgrowers #growfruit

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Curious about what’s going on in apple breeding besides crispy apples? Maybe future releases from a 100 year old pear breeding program peak your interest? Christopher Gottschalk, Ph.D. of the USDA ARS Appalachian Fruit Research Station joins us to discuss these topics and more.

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Which are the best apples and pears for making cider and perry? Perry pears and cider apples are quite different from their fresh eating counterparts. Join our virtual meetup tonight at 6:30 CST. Not yet a NAFEX member? Join today at https://t.co/Bk42J07Hdk Cheers! 🥂

[North American Fruit Explorers - NAFEX @explorefruits]

DYK, we are a 100% volunteer organization? That's why we're so grateful when our members step up to take on whole projects or individual tasks. We'd like to thank the NAFEX board members and volunteers who pulled off this year's virtual conf. 👏👏👏 https://t.co/800upALteu

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A huge shout out to our 12 incredible speakers at this year’s virtual conference. The event is over but you can still join and watch the eight recorded sessions which are going up as we speak at https://t.co/800upALteu

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LAST DAY! We have two more sessions today:

9 AM PST / NOON EST - NAFEX 2023 Annual Meeting / Member Show & Tell

11 AM PST / 2 PM EST - Keynote: Healthy Fruit from Healthy Soil: Understanding the Soil Food Web - Dr. Elaine Ingham. More at
https://t.co/Bk42J07Hdk

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Then Derek Mills of Hocking Hills Orchard (he has a collection of 1,800 apples!) and Gayle Volk of the USDA on "Apples Around the World" at 7 pm EST. Join us! More at https://t.co/Bk42J08f2S

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Today's the day! Our 3-day North American Fruit Explorers 2023 Conference starts at 2 PM PST / 5 PM EST. Today's speakers are Eric Toensmeier, co-author of Edible Forest Gardens on "Integrating Tree Vegetables and Perennial Staple Crops into the Orchard" at 5 pm EST.

[North American Fruit Explorers - NAFEX @explorefruits]

Huge thanks to @onegreenworld nursery for again serving as the lead sponsor for the NAFEX Virtual Conference, which starts tomorrow! OGW and our other sponsors help to keep the conference affordable to fruit growers in the U.S. and Canada. Conf details: https://t.co/800upAM142

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Not getting our emails even though you signed up or are a member? Check your spam folder by searching "NAFEX" and mark our emails as safe. You can also check to see if your membership is current before our virtual conf starts this Thursday at https://t.co/Bk42J08f2S.

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Still time to sign up for the North American Fruit Explorers 2023 Virtual Conference for fruit growers of all experience levels. 8 sessions over 3 days. Join today for $19 at https://t.co/800upALteu

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Author Lee Reich will talk about growing #figs - even in cold climates - at our next online meetup for fruit growers, Tues. Oct. 24. More at https://t.co/Z1aJkwwaIV

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Author Lee Reich will talk about growing #figs - even in cold climates - at our next online meetup for fruit growers, Tues. Oct. 24. More at https://t.co/Z1aJkwwaIV

[North American Fruit Explorers - NAFEX @explorefruits]

Join fellow fruit growers for a day of orchard tours south of Atlanta, GA this Friday, Oct. 13. The day includes stops at the Real Life Center Orchard, UGA Griffin (peaches/aronia) and Ison’s vineyard. Join at https://t.co/800upALteu or come as a guest: https://t.co/UlKdf0u3cS

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The largest native North American fruit is the pawpaw. Adam D'Angelo has a plan to crowdfund it's genetic improvement so that more people can enjoy this amazing fruit. Talking Biotech #417. @ASHS_hort @ASPB @explorefruits https://t.co/WLmp30LmpY

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If you’re a fruit grower within reach of Bloomington, Indiana, join us this Saturday as Sobremesa Permaculture Farm and Orchard opens its doors for a private tour for our members and guests. New and experienced fruit growers welcome. https://t.co/zQHXpyNqJh

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Live in the PNW near Portland, OR, and grow fruit? Join us Sunday, Sept. 10., as the Home Orchard and Education Center and orchard opens its doors for a private tour and meet up with guest speakers, organized by NAFEX.

Sign up at https://t.co/zQHXpyNqJh

[North American Fruit Explorers - NAFEX @explorefruits]

Join us Tues, Aug 29, for a virtual meetup on growing #Kiwi. We'll discuss growing various #Actinidia species, including #HardyKiwi in North America. The meetup is complementary for NAFEX members.
Not yet a member of NAFEX? Join for only $19/year at https://t.co/Bk42J07Hdk.