WWFRF (Western Washington Fruit Research Foundation) is holding the following event at the WSU Research Station on Memorial Highway west of Mt. Vernon, Washington on Saturday August 28, 2010:
Summer Fruit Festival / Unusual Fruit Aug 28
8:30 - 4:00 Entrance east - Registration - All members (if membership is not up-to-date) & non-members must register and pay
8:30 - 1:00 Outside west - Sampling: Figs, Plum & Unusual Fruits
9:00 - 4:00 Entrance east - Information Booths: WWFRF “Store”, Beekeeping, Beat the Heat, Master Gardeners
9:00 - 9:30 Auditorium - Kiwis- Bob Glanzman
9:30 - 10:00 Auditorium - Figs - Bob Glanzman
9:30 - 10:30 Fruit Garden - Small Fruits Tour - Dianne Hall
10:00 - 10:30 Auditorium - Fig Panel - Bob Glanzman, Sam Benowitz, Dr. Bob Norton, Denny McGaughy,
Eric Simpson
10:30 - 12:00 Auditorium - Spotted Wing Fruit Fly & Panel - Dr. Beverly Gerdeman, Dr. Hollis Spitler, Dave Pehling, Marilyn Tilbury
10:30 - 12:00 Fruit Garden - General Fruit Garden Tour - De Arborgast
11:00 - 2:00 Entrance east - Patty Pan Grill - Vegetarian gourmet, under trees
12:00 - 12:50 Auditorium - Summer Pruning Video - Bob Norton
12:00 - 12:50 Fruit Garden - Kiwis and Figs Tour - Bob Glanzman
12:00 - 12:50 Fruit Garden - Summer Grafting - Bill Davis
12:00 - 12:50 MG Pavilion - Selecting Fruit Trees for Homes - Bob Baines
12:30 - 2:00 Kitchen - Sampling of Fig Sorbet & Kiwi Sorbet
1:00 - 1:50 Auditorium - Preparing and Cooking; Figs & Other Fruits
- Award winning pastry chef (Olympic Hotel, etc)
1:00 - 1:50 Fruit Garden - Summer Pruning Tour - Bob Norton
1:00 - 1:50 Fruit Garden - Grapes Tour - Jim Taylor
1:00 - 1:50 MG Pavilion -
2:00 - 2:50 Auditorium - Anthracnose Control Video
2:00 - 2:50 Fruit Garden - Espalier Tour - Walt Kropp
2:00 - 2:50 Fruit Garden - Rootstocks and Irrigation Tour - Kim Siebert
2:00 - 2:50 MG Pavilion - Preserving Fruits (need presenter)
3:00 - 3:50 Auditorium -
3:00 - 3:50 Kitchen - Preparing Figs - Devra Gartenstein owner Patty Pan Grill (cookbook signing following demo)
3:00 - 3:50 Fruit Garden - Antique Apple Tour - Dr. Bob Norton
3:00 - 3:50 Fruit Garden - General Fruit Garden Tour - Carol Butz
3:00 - 3:50 MG Pavilion -
12:00 - 4:00 Tasting - Wine&Cider: Tulip Valley Vineyard (1 mile west on536)
Depending on the weather next week, there may or may not be any Figs ready to taste test!
Interested fruit growers are encouraged to attend.
kiwibob,
Seattle