California Rare Fruit Growers, San Diego Chapter

Monthly chapter meeting on 4th Wednesday of the month

Our regular chapter meetings are held online using Zoom and in-person at Room 101 of Casa del Prado at Balboa Park 4th Wednesday of the month at 7pm (social hour at 6pm).  Specific talk information and Zoom link will be posted in the event list below.

Propagation and Fruit Forest Events Are Held at Bancroft Center for Sustainability

Bancroft Center For Sustainability
3845 Spring Dr
Spring Valley, CA 91977

San Diego Event Calendar

Upcoming events

  • Spring Valley Fruit Forest Workday and Social

    • 4 Jan 2025
    • 6 Dec 2025
    • 11 sessions
    • 3845 Spring Dr. Spring Valley, CA

    We will be cleaning up our Bancroft Fruit Forest this Saturday. No need to RSVP. Bring water, some good gloves and a friend!

    Location:

    San Diego Youth Services Campus

    3845 Spring Valley Dr. Spring Valley, CA


    Schedule:


    8:30-9:30am

    Social Hour. Meet at the picnic tables. Feel free to bring items to share.


    9:30am-12:00pm

    Working in the Fruit Forest. Come on out and give us a hand!


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  • Open Learning Day at Spring Valley SDYS Fruit Forest

    • 15 Mar 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 3845 Spring Dr, Spring Valley, CA 91977
    Register

    Open to the public! Everyone that shows up will get a raffle ticket for a free fruit tree!

    Have any burning questions about growing fruits or vegetables? Ever wonder how people grow fruits like bananas, mangos, guavas and cherimoyas? Do you want to know about how to manage all of the critters that eat our plants and fruits? Well, our Open Learning Day at the Spring Valley SDYS Fruit Forest is the absolutely perfect place to answer those questions AND learn (hands-on) about all sorts of growing/propagation techniques.

    If we have special topics or classes we will be facilitating we will update our event details and send out a club email!

    The format of this day is as follows:

    9:00am-10:00am Social Hour. Get to know one another and tour the garden.

    10:00am-12:00pm People suggest several topics that they would like to learn and then people that are willing to teach those subjects break off into specific groups to begin!

    Bring something to share from your garden (or kitchen) if you can! 

    Additionally, the San Diego Bounty Swap group will be trading all sorts of homemade and grown goods at the same location from 10:30am-11:45am. 

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  • Balboa Park Chapter Meeting: March

    • 26 Mar 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Balboa Park, Casa Del Prado Room 101
    Register

    Schedule of events:

    6:00-7:00PM Members Social Hour
    7:00-8:00PM Announcements and Presentation of Featured Speaker
    8:00-9:00PM Fruit Tasting, Opportunity Table 

    Please bring fruits, cuttings and plants to share. 

    These meetings will be hybrid meetings. Zoom link will be sent out via club email and linked below. Speaker details will be emailed closer to the event and posted to Facebook. 


    Zoom Link:

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88584726381?pwd=MERvbjRMTVM0TTMrMzl5L1hYWHg0Zz09
    Meeting ID: 885 8472 6381
    Passcode: 677770


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  • CRFG-SD Monthly Board Meeting (April)

    • 7 Apr 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

    Agenda:



    2025 Club Speakers:

    March:

    April:

    May:

    June:

    July:

    August:

    September:

    October:

    November:


    2025 Club Event List:

    March:

    April:

    May:

    June:

    July:

    August:

    September:

    October:

    November:


    Club Purchases:


    Zoom Information:

    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82867330355?pwd=hK5kPgm2c4fC7RhqNJEGiBaFwMXJTD.1

    Meeting ID: 828 6733 0355
    Passcode: 953590


     

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  • Open Learning Day at Spring Valley SDYS Fruit Forest

    • 19 Apr 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 3845 Spring Dr, Spring Valley, CA 91977
    Register

    Open to the public! Everyone that shows up will get a raffle ticket for a free fruit tree!

    Have any burning questions about growing fruits or vegetables? Ever wonder how people grow fruits like bananas, mangos, guavas and cherimoyas? Do you want to know about how to manage all of the critters that eat our plants and fruits? Well, our Open Learning Day at the Spring Valley SDYS Fruit Forest is the absolutely perfect place to answer those questions AND learn (hands-on) about all sorts of growing/propagation techniques.

    If we have special topics or classes we will be facilitating we will update our event details and send out a club email!

    The format of this day is as follows:

    9:00am-10:00am Social Hour. Get to know one another and tour the garden.

    10:00am-12:00pm People suggest several topics that they would like to learn and then people that are willing to teach those subjects break off into specific groups to begin!

    Bring something to share from your garden (or kitchen) if you can! 

    Additionally, the San Diego Bounty Swap group will be trading all sorts of homemade and grown goods at the same location from 10:30am-11:45am. 

    Show details

  • Balboa Park Chapter Meeting: April

    • 23 Apr 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Balboa Park, Casa Del Prado Room 101
    Register

    Schedule of events:

    6:00-7:00PM Members Social Hour
    7:00-8:00PM Announcements and Presentation of Featured Speaker
    8:00-9:00PM Fruit Tasting, Opportunity Table 

    Please bring fruits, cuttings and plants to share. 

    These meetings will be hybrid meetings. Zoom link will be sent out via club email and linked below. Speaker details will be emailed closer to the event and posted to Facebook. 


    Zoom Link:

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88584726381?pwd=MERvbjRMTVM0TTMrMzl5L1hYWHg0Zz09
    Meeting ID: 885 8472 6381
    Passcode: 677770


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  • CRFG-SD Monthly Board Meeting (May)

    • 5 May 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

    Agenda:



    2025 Club Speakers:

    March:

    April:

    May:

    June:

    July:

    August:

    September:

    October:

    November:


    2025 Club Event List:

    March:

    April:

    May:

    June:

    July:

    August:

    September:

    October:

    November:


    Club Purchases:


    Zoom Information:

    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82867330355?pwd=hK5kPgm2c4fC7RhqNJEGiBaFwMXJTD.1

    Meeting ID: 828 6733 0355
    Passcode: 953590


     

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  • Balboa Park Chapter Meeting: May

    • 28 May 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Balboa Park, Casa Del Prado Room 101
    Register

    Schedule of events:

    6:00-7:00PM Members Social Hour
    7:00-8:00PM Announcements and Presentation of Featured Speaker
    8:00-9:00PM Fruit Tasting, Opportunity Table 

    Please bring fruits, cuttings and plants to share. 

    These meetings will be hybrid meetings. Zoom link will be sent out via club email and linked below. Speaker details will be emailed closer to the event and posted to Facebook. 


    Zoom Link:

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88584726381?pwd=MERvbjRMTVM0TTMrMzl5L1hYWHg0Zz09
    Meeting ID: 885 8472 6381
    Passcode: 677770


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  • CRFG-SD Monthly Board Meeting (June)

    • 2 Jun 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

    Agenda:



    2025 Club Speakers:

    March:

    April:

    May:

    June:

    July:

    August:

    September:

    October:

    November:


    2025 Club Event List:

    March:

    April:

    May:

    June:

    July:

    August:

    September:

    October:

    November:


    Club Purchases:


    Zoom Information:

    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82867330355?pwd=hK5kPgm2c4fC7RhqNJEGiBaFwMXJTD.1

    Meeting ID: 828 6733 0355
    Passcode: 953590


     

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  • Open Learning Day at Spring Valley SDYS Fruit Forest

    • 21 Jun 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 3845 Spring Dr, Spring Valley, CA 91977
    Register

    Open to the public! Everyone that shows up will get a raffle ticket for a free fruit tree!

    Have any burning questions about growing fruits or vegetables? Ever wonder how people grow fruits like bananas, mangos, guavas and cherimoyas? Do you want to know about how to manage all of the critters that eat our plants and fruits? Well, our Open Learning Day at the Spring Valley SDYS Fruit Forest is the absolutely perfect place to answer those questions AND learn (hands-on) about all sorts of growing/propagation techniques.

    If we have special topics or classes we will be facilitating we will update our event details and send out a club email!

    The format of this day is as follows:

    9:00am-10:00am Social Hour. Get to know one another and tour the garden.

    10:00am-12:00pm People suggest several topics that they would like to learn and then people that are willing to teach those subjects break off into specific groups to begin!

    Bring something to share from your garden (or kitchen) if you can! 

    Additionally, the San Diego Bounty Swap group will be trading all sorts of homemade and grown goods at the same location from 10:30am-11:45am. 

    Show details

  • Balboa Park Chapter Meeting: June

    • 25 Jun 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Balboa Park, Casa Del Prado Room 101
    Register

    Schedule of events:

    6:00-7:00PM Members Social Hour
    7:00-8:00PM Announcements and Presentation of Featured Speaker
    8:00-9:00PM Fruit Tasting, Opportunity Table 

    Please bring fruits, cuttings and plants to share. 

    These meetings will be hybrid meetings. Zoom link will be sent out via club email and linked below. Speaker details will be emailed closer to the event and posted to Facebook. 


    Zoom Link:

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88584726381?pwd=MERvbjRMTVM0TTMrMzl5L1hYWHg0Zz09
    Meeting ID: 885 8472 6381
    Passcode: 677770


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  • CRFG-SD Monthly Board Meeting (July)

    • 7 Jul 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

    Agenda:



    2025 Club Speakers:

    March:

    April:

    May:

    June:

    July:

    August:

    September:

    October:

    November:


    2025 Club Event List:

    March:

    April:

    May:

    June:

    July:

    August:

    September:

    October:

    November:


    Club Purchases:


    Zoom Information:

    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82867330355?pwd=hK5kPgm2c4fC7RhqNJEGiBaFwMXJTD.1

    Meeting ID: 828 6733 0355
    Passcode: 953590


     

    Show details

  • Open Learning Day at Spring Valley SDYS Fruit Forest

    • 19 Jul 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 3845 Spring Dr, Spring Valley, CA 91977
    Register

    Open to the public! Everyone that shows up will get a raffle ticket for a free fruit tree!

    Have any burning questions about growing fruits or vegetables? Ever wonder how people grow fruits like bananas, mangos, guavas and cherimoyas? Do you want to know about how to manage all of the critters that eat our plants and fruits? Well, our Open Learning Day at the Spring Valley SDYS Fruit Forest is the absolutely perfect place to answer those questions AND learn (hands-on) about all sorts of growing/propagation techniques.

    If we have special topics or classes we will be facilitating we will update our event details and send out a club email!

    The format of this day is as follows:

    9:00am-10:00am Social Hour. Get to know one another and tour the garden.

    10:00am-12:00pm People suggest several topics that they would like to learn and then people that are willing to teach those subjects break off into specific groups to begin!

    Bring something to share from your garden (or kitchen) if you can! 

    Additionally, the San Diego Bounty Swap group will be trading all sorts of homemade and grown goods at the same location from 10:30am-11:45am. 

    Show details

  • Balboa Park Chapter Meeting: July

    • 23 Jul 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Balboa Park, Casa Del Prado Room 101
    Register

    Schedule of events:

    6:00-7:00PM Members Social Hour
    7:00-8:00PM Announcements and Presentation of Featured Speaker
    8:00-9:00PM Fruit Tasting, Opportunity Table 

    Please bring fruits, cuttings and plants to share. 

    These meetings will be hybrid meetings. Zoom link will be sent out via club email and linked below. Speaker details will be emailed closer to the event and posted to Facebook. 


    Zoom Link:

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88584726381?pwd=MERvbjRMTVM0TTMrMzl5L1hYWHg0Zz09
    Meeting ID: 885 8472 6381
    Passcode: 677770


    Show details

  • CRFG-SD Monthly Board Meeting (August)

    • 4 Aug 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

    Agenda:



    2025 Club Speakers:

    March:

    April:

    May:

    June:

    July:

    August:

    September:

    October:

    November:


    2025 Club Event List:

    March:

    April:

    May:

    June:

    July:

    August:

    September:

    October:

    November:


    Club Purchases:


    Zoom Information:

    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82867330355?pwd=hK5kPgm2c4fC7RhqNJEGiBaFwMXJTD.1

    Meeting ID: 828 6733 0355
    Passcode: 953590


     

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  • Open Learning Day at Spring Valley SDYS Fruit Forest

    • 16 Aug 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 3845 Spring Dr, Spring Valley, CA 91977
    Register

    Open to the public! Everyone that shows up will get a raffle ticket for a free fruit tree!

    Have any burning questions about growing fruits or vegetables? Ever wonder how people grow fruits like bananas, mangos, guavas and cherimoyas? Do you want to know about how to manage all of the critters that eat our plants and fruits? Well, our Open Learning Day at the Spring Valley SDYS Fruit Forest is the absolutely perfect place to answer those questions AND learn (hands-on) about all sorts of growing/propagation techniques.

    If we have special topics or classes we will be facilitating we will update our event details and send out a club email!

    The format of this day is as follows:

    9:00am-10:00am Social Hour. Get to know one another and tour the garden.

    10:00am-12:00pm People suggest several topics that they would like to learn and then people that are willing to teach those subjects break off into specific groups to begin!

    Bring something to share from your garden (or kitchen) if you can! 

    Additionally, the San Diego Bounty Swap group will be trading all sorts of homemade and grown goods at the same location from 10:30am-11:45am. 

    Show details

  • Balboa Park Chapter Meeting: August

    • 27 Aug 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Balboa Park, Casa Del Prado Room 101
    Register

    Schedule of events:

    6:00-7:00PM Members Social Hour
    7:00-8:00PM Announcements and Presentation of Featured Speaker
    8:00-9:00PM Fruit Tasting, Opportunity Table 

    Please bring fruits, cuttings and plants to share. 

    These meetings will be hybrid meetings. Zoom link will be sent out via club email and linked below. Speaker details will be emailed closer to the event and posted to Facebook. 


    Zoom Link:

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88584726381?pwd=MERvbjRMTVM0TTMrMzl5L1hYWHg0Zz09
    Meeting ID: 885 8472 6381
    Passcode: 677770


    Show details

  • CRFG-SD Monthly Board Meeting (September)

    • 1 Sep 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

    Agenda:



    2025 Club Speakers:

    March:

    April:

    May:

    June:

    July:

    August:

    September:

    October:

    November:


    2025 Club Event List:

    March:

    April:

    May:

    June:

    July:

    August:

    September:

    October:

    November:


    Club Purchases:


    Zoom Information:

    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82867330355?pwd=hK5kPgm2c4fC7RhqNJEGiBaFwMXJTD.1

    Meeting ID: 828 6733 0355
    Passcode: 953590


     

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  • Balboa Park Chapter Meeting: September

    • 24 Sep 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Balboa Park, Casa Del Prado Room 101
    Register

    Schedule of events:

    6:00-7:00PM Members Social Hour
    7:00-8:00PM Announcements and Presentation of Featured Speaker
    8:00-9:00PM Fruit Tasting, Opportunity Table 

    Please bring fruits, cuttings and plants to share. 

    These meetings will be hybrid meetings. Zoom link will be sent out via club email and linked below. Speaker details will be emailed closer to the event and posted to Facebook. 


    Zoom Link:

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88584726381?pwd=MERvbjRMTVM0TTMrMzl5L1hYWHg0Zz09
    Meeting ID: 885 8472 6381
    Passcode: 677770


    Show details

  • CRFG-SD Monthly Board Meeting (October)

    • 6 Oct 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

    Agenda:



    2025 Club Speakers:

    March:

    April:

    May:

    June:

    July:

    August:

    September:

    October:

    November:


    2025 Club Event List:

    March:

    April:

    May:

    June:

    July:

    August:

    September:

    October:

    November:


    Club Purchases:


    Zoom Information:

    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82867330355?pwd=hK5kPgm2c4fC7RhqNJEGiBaFwMXJTD.1

    Meeting ID: 828 6733 0355
    Passcode: 953590


     

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  • Balboa Park Chapter Meeting: October

    • 22 Oct 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Balboa Park, Casa Del Prado Room 101
    Register

    Schedule of events:

    6:00-7:00PM Members Social Hour
    7:00-8:00PM Announcements and Presentation of Featured Speaker
    8:00-9:00PM Fruit Tasting, Opportunity Table 

    Please bring fruits, cuttings and plants to share. 

    These meetings will be hybrid meetings. Zoom link will be sent out via club email and linked below. Speaker details will be emailed closer to the event and posted to Facebook. 


    Zoom Link:

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88584726381?pwd=MERvbjRMTVM0TTMrMzl5L1hYWHg0Zz09
    Meeting ID: 885 8472 6381
    Passcode: 677770


    Show details

  • CRFG-SD Monthly Board Meeting (November)

    • 3 Nov 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

    Agenda:



    2025 Club Speakers:

    March:

    April:

    May:

    June:

    July:

    August:

    September:

    October:

    November:


    2025 Club Event List:

    March:

    April:

    May:

    June:

    July:

    August:

    September:

    October:

    November:


    Club Purchases:


    Zoom Information:

    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82867330355?pwd=hK5kPgm2c4fC7RhqNJEGiBaFwMXJTD.1

    Meeting ID: 828 6733 0355
    Passcode: 953590


     

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  • Balboa Park Chapter Meeting: November

    • 25 Nov 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Balboa Park, Casa Del Prado Room 101
    Register

    Schedule of events:

    6:00-7:00PM Members Social Hour
    7:00-8:00PM Announcements and Presentation of Featured Speaker
    8:00-9:00PM Fruit Tasting, Opportunity Table 

    Please bring fruits, cuttings and plants to share. 

    These meetings will be hybrid meetings. Zoom link will be sent out via club email and linked below. Speaker details will be emailed closer to the event and posted to Facebook. 


    Zoom Link:

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88584726381?pwd=MERvbjRMTVM0TTMrMzl5L1hYWHg0Zz09
    Meeting ID: 885 8472 6381
    Passcode: 677770


    Show details

  • CRFG-SD Monthly Board Meeting (December)

    • 1 Dec 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

    Agenda:



    2025 Club Speakers:

    March:

    April:

    May:

    June:

    July:

    August:

    September:

    October:

    November:


    2025 Club Event List:

    March:

    April:

    May:

    June:

    July:

    August:

    September:

    October:

    November:


    Club Purchases:


    Zoom Information:

    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82867330355?pwd=hK5kPgm2c4fC7RhqNJEGiBaFwMXJTD.1

    Meeting ID: 828 6733 0355
    Passcode: 953590


     

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  • TBD Balboa Park Chapter Social: December

    • 19 Dec 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Balboa Park, Casa Del Prado Room 101
    Register

    Schedule of events: TBD





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Past events

10 Mar 2025 CRFG-SD Monthly Board Meeting (March)
1 Feb 2025 2025 Scion Exchange
1 Feb 2025 Annual CRFG San Diego Scion Exchange
18 Jan 2025 January Grafting Classes: Apple and Stone Fruit
18 Jan 2025 Purchase perlite 4 cubic foot bag $15 each
6 Jan 2025 CRFG-SD Monthly Board Meeting (January)
21 Dec 2024 CRFG 2024 December Holiday Party
14 Dec 2024 Spring Valley Fruit Forest Workday and Social
4 Dec 2024 CRFG San Diego December Board Meeting
6 Nov 2024 CRFG San Diego November Board Meeting
2 Nov 2024 Spring Valley Fruit Forest Workday and Social
23 Oct 2024 Balboa Park Chapter Meeting: October, Bob Holzinger, Passionfruits and More!
19 Oct 2024 Annual CRFG Plant Sale Fundraiser (Details tenative)
12 Oct 2024 Tour of Mountain Meadow Mushroom Farm
5 Oct 2024 Spring Valley Fruit Forest Workday and Social
2 Oct 2024 CRFG San Diego October Board Meeting
25 Sep 2024 Balboa Park Chapter Meeting: September, Brook Sarson of CatchingH2O
21 Sep 2024 Open Learning Day at Spring Valley SDYS Fruit Forest
4 Sep 2024 CRFG San Diego September Board Meeting
28 Aug 2024 Balboa Park Chapter Meeting: August, Growing Paw Paws and Cherimoya with Mark Lee
17 Aug 2024 8/17 Learning Day: Grapes, Mangos, Guillotine Grafter Demo + Water!
7 Aug 2024 CRFG San Diego August Board Meeting
3 Aug 2024 Spring Valley Fruit Forest Workday and Social
24 Jul 2024 Balboa Park Chapter Meeting: July
7 Jul 2024 CRFG San Diego July Board Meeting
6 Jul 2024 Spring Valley Fruit Forest Workday and Social
26 Jun 2024 Balboa Park Chapter Meeting: June, Growing Cherries with Steve Murray
22 Jun 2024 June Educational Day: All About Grafting
5 Jun 2024 CRFG San Diego June Board Meeting
1 Jun 2024 Spring Valley Fruit Forest Workday and Social
22 May 2024 Balboa Park Chapter Meeting: May, San Diego Coffee with Scott Murray
18 May 2024 May Propagation Class: Blueberry Workshop at our Fruit Forest
4 May 2024 Spring Valley Fruit Forest Workday and Social
1 May 2024 CRFG San Diego May Board Meeting
24 Apr 2024 Balboa Park Chapter Meeting: April
20 Apr 2024 April Grafting Class: Open Hand-on Grafting Workshop at our Fruit Forest
6 Apr 2024 April CRFG San Diego Scion Exchange
6 Apr 2024 Spring Valley Fruit Forest Workday and Social
3 Apr 2024 CRFG San Diego April Board Meeting
27 Mar 2024 Balboa Park Chapter Meeting: March, Starting Rare Fruit from Seed featuring Patrick Schilling
16 Mar 2024 March Grafting Classes: Grapes, Mulberry, Stone Fruit, Apple and Pear
6 Mar 2024 CRFG San Diego March Board Meeting
3 Mar 2024 Spring Valley Fruit Forest Workday and Social (Moved to 3/3 due to expected rain))
28 Feb 2024 Balboa Park Chapter Meeting: February, featuring Ron Hurov, Explorer and Tropical Fruit Specialist
10 Feb 2024 Spring Valley Fruit Forest Workday and Social
7 Feb 2024 CRFG San Diego February Board Meeting
24 Jan 2024 Balboa Park Chapter Meeting: January
20 Jan 2024 Annual CRFG San Diego Scion Exchange
6 Jan 2024 Spring Valley Fruit Forest Workday and Social
2 Jan 2024 CRFG San Diego January Board Meeting
16 Dec 2023 CRFG San Diego Holiday Party, Potluck and Elections
11 Nov 2023 Fall Plant Sale
27 May 2023 Domaine Artefact. Vineyard and Olive Orchard Tour
20 May 2023 Saturday May 20 10:30am-12:00pm Learn avocado grafting and take home a tree
15 May 2023 May CRFG San Diego Scion Exchange
15 Apr 2023 3rd Saturday Bancroft Propagation Event: Field Grafting White Sapote and Pomegranate
18 Mar 2023 March CRFG San Diego Scion Exchange
11 Mar 2023 Saturday March 11 11am-12:30pm Learn grafting on 2 new trees and take home
11 Mar 2023 Saturday March 11 9am-10:30am make 2 of your own trees and learn grafting
18 Feb 2023 3rd Saturday Bancroft Propagation Event: Grafting Basics, Berries and Seeds
11 Feb 2023 Tour Cuyamaca College new 9 acre nursery facility. Sign in with Maria
25 Jan 2023 Monthly Balboa Park Chapter Meeting
21 Jan 2023 January CRFG San Diego Scion Exchange
7 Jan 2023 1st Saturday Bancroft Fruit Forest Workday
4 Jan 2023 CRFG-SD Board Meeting
17 Dec 2022 CRFG Holiday Party at Bancroft Center for Sustainability
3 Dec 2022 Fruit Forest Workday
28 Nov 2022 Monthly Balboa Park Chapter Meeting + Chapter Elections!
19 Nov 2022 Fruit Forest Workday
19 Nov 2022 Members and Family Potluck Breakfast (and SD Bounty Swap!)
2 Nov 2022 Chapter meeting Wednesday November 2nd 7pm on Zoom
26 Oct 2022 Paul Erickson: Origins of Pitahaya (Dragon Fruit) Production in Southern California Plus helpful hints how to grow
15 Oct 2022 CRFG-SD October Plant Sale
5 Oct 2022 Board Meeting Wednesday October 5th Topic #1 Plant Sale October 15th
1 Oct 2022 Bancroft get ready day for plant sale and always something else needs to get done.
28 Sep 2022 Balboa Park Chapter meeting doors open little after 6pm. Speaker tasting table opportunity table and the members. We were there until 10pm last meeting.
17 Sep 2022 Saturday Propagation September 17th 8:30am come air layer a fig and grape. Put your name on one each and take home in about 2 months. Members Only
7 Sep 2022 September Board Meeting Via Zoom
27 Aug 2022 Home Tours Saturday August 27th See all the fruit trees you have heard about and learn how to grow them. This is also a nursery. Register with Maria
27 Aug 2022 Saturday August 27th starting 9am Air layer grape vines come back and take grape plant home in couple months that you air layered.
24 Aug 2022 Wednesday August 24th A night with Mark Miner and the Bancroft Grapes Plus more
13 Aug 2022 Member's Only BBQ Potluck and Grape Tasting
27 Jul 2022 Chapter Meeting Balboa Park July 27th: Mango Fandago
16 Jul 2022 Third Saturday Bancroft Meeting
2 Jul 2022 July 2nd play date (work) at Bancroft:Time to plant Lychee tree Nursery up pot cherimoya's take 1 home Plus 10 more things needed done. Share anytime you can
25 Jun 2022 Joe Barros Home tour and BBQ June 25th starting 10am Chula Vista
18 Jun 2022 June 18th Saturday Propagation
4 Jun 2022 Fruit forest, grape vines, nursery and misc work day. Saturday June 4th start 9am to 12pm or what ever time you can give.
25 May 2022 Chapter meeting we have a special guest Marta Matvinko uncommon subtropical fruit . Topic: Marta Matvienko will talk about growing rare fruit. Some you probably don't know Time: May 25, 2
21 May 2022 Saturday Propagation May 21st Social Hour 9-10am. Propagation class starting 10am. We will be propagating pineapples (from seeds and suckers/tops), rose apple, fig, citrus and prickly pear cactus.
7 May 2022 Fruit Forest and nursery area work day. Time to start cactus garden. Low water trees Olive, mulberry, pom's. Ready for mangos? 9am to 12pm or anytime you have
4 May 2022 Scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Board Meeting Wednesday May 4th 7pm on Zoom Time: May 4, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81785240795?pwd=L0tRaXpnblMvWEF1
27 Apr 2022 Chapter meeting Balboa Park Wednesday April 27th set up starts 6pm. Dr Shengrui Yao will give a YouTube video on Jujube. Bring all fruits for tasting loquats main tasting. Sharing table, opportunity tables will also be open .
16 Apr 2022 First Propagation Saturday of the year. Roll up your sleeves bring your tools and get ready to learn at least 4 different grafts. Build little green house. Harvest air layers and learn how to care for them. Bring all your questions.
6 Apr 2022 Board meeting April 6th 7pm.
2 Apr 2022 April 2nd Fruit Forest Day Plant avocado trees, have a beautiful olive donated plus a mulberry rootstock. Is it time to plant mangos? Start dragonfruit and cactus garden. Start at 9am or when you can make
23 Mar 2022 Balboa Park Room 101, 6:30 doors open. Dave Yetz going to talk all things Citrus
19 Mar 2022 Scion Exchange #2 March 19th start receiving donations 9am. When exchange is done bring rootstock and graft with Patrick
6 Mar 2022 Grafting & care with Jason Geise and 2 free trees with admission $15 for members and $20 non members Sunday March 6t 9:30am
5 Mar 2022 Grafting Event: March 5th 11:30am Learn all about grafting and care for trees all for $15 members plus 2 free trees Non members $20
5 Mar 2022 Grafting Event; 2 free trees with admission fee. Learn grafting how to plant and take care of your fruit forest.
19 Feb 2022 Saturday propagation February 19th 10am at 3845 Spring Dr Learn all the skills you want and figure out best way to grow your trees Members only event
19 Feb 2022 Seed Planting Event. Start plants early and learn how to grow year round edible garden
9 Feb 2022 Escondido Farm tour with Ken Tseng 60+acres 20 acres lemon,avocado 10acres misc trees . 3mile walk on gently slopping trails Feb 9th Wed 930am 5 spots left
5 Feb 2022 February 5th 9am One of a kind learning experience with Jon Verdick types of pruning, how, what, where to graft, air layer and more. Figs and stone fruit trees. Start Fruit Forest 9am to any time amount you can give.
26 Jan 2022 Sonia Rios with University California Coop talking all about Subtropical Fruit on Zoom join zoom meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82940065297?pwd=qlzxsgvwk0orquvmzxjdouxxd2ndzz09 meeting id: 829 4006 5297 passcode: 790756 one tap mobile
15 Jan 2022 Scion exchange #1 January 15th Gates open 9am Bring your apples, stone fruit, figs,seeds and everything else you can share. All members are welcome.
17 Dec 2021 Holiday Party Balboa Park Dec 17 6:00pm
5 Dec 2021 Grape Pruning learn how to prune get scion wood and work on fruit forest December 5th
28 Nov 2021 Get ready for Grape pruning with Mark Miner Nov. 28th
20 Nov 2021 Saturday Propagation November 20th 10am Air layer Figs
14 Nov 2021 Get ready for Grape Pruning November 14th 10am
6 Nov 2021 November 6th 9am come lend a hand at improving Bancroft Fruit Forest and Nursery area
23 Oct 2021 Blow out plant Sale October 23rd Gates open 9:30am
16 Oct 2021 Home Tour and Tasting Saturday, October 16th Town: "Bay Ho" NW Clairemont Time: 2pm Host: Bryant Leach For members ONLY. Need to register with Maria at cmmaria1@hotmail.com Space is limited. Priority will be given to those that did not make
16 Oct 2021 Saturday Propagation: Is being postponed, the air layers are just starting to set roots November 20th
2 Oct 2021 Pawpaw tasting tour this weekend and top home garden this weekend
18 Sep 2021 Saturday Propagation/ Social September 18th 10am air layer big fig tree
11 Sep 2021 Home Tour and Tasting Saturday, September 11th For members ONLY. Need to register with Maria at cmmaria1@hotmail.com Host: Mark T. Lee, Chula Vista Two limited tours: Please indicate what time you prefer. 10 am 1 pm
21 Aug 2021 Avocados with Will Thomas: Grafting and a lot more
14 Aug 2021 Grape Tasting and Plant Sale August 14th
17 Jul 2021 Saturday propagation & social tasting July 17th at 10am
24 Jun 2021 Zoom meeting with Sam Solis Thursday June 24th 7pm water and irrigation
19 Jun 2021 Saturday June 19th 10am- Go for it grafting and rooting
12 Jun 2021 June 12th 10am Scion & Seeds Exchange #3
2 Jun 2021 CRFG San Diego Chapter is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Jeff Wasielewski Zoom Presentation on Mangos Time: Jun 2, 2021 05:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85051333017?pwd=bGpzRnlNRDdTSmJ
22 May 2021 May 22nd grafting plus cherimoya pollinating
1 May 2021 Learn all about growing Blueberry's and go home with 1 plant
1 May 2021 Blueberry propagation, acidic soil making and 1 plant
21 Apr 2021 April 21 at 7pm Yungfei Chen will give Zoom presentation on Yangmei Berry
17 Apr 2021 Everything goes propagation class, plus demo on tool sharpening & suprises
20 Mar 2021 Saturday Propagation- No rules or boundary's March 20th please sign register
13 Mar 2021 Scion Exchange #2 everything but citrus
28 Feb 2021 More than a grafting class:Buy 2 rootstocks members $14 and non members $25
27 Feb 2021 More than a grafting event: 2 root stocks, scion instruction $14 members price
27 Feb 2021 More than a grafting class:Buy 2 rootstocks $14 members & make 2 fruit trees
24 Feb 2021 Annona Breeders Zoom presentation Feb 24th 5pm
20 Feb 2021 Feb 20th propagation Saturday Sticks and seeds to trees
3 Feb 2021 Board meeting Feb 3rd 7pm on Zoom
30 Jan 2021 Propagation Saturday- Create a fruit forest one stick at a time
27 Jan 2021 Roger A Baldwin PhD Wildlife Specialist and control
23 Jan 2021 Scion exchange January 23rd see news letter for schedule
3 Jan 2021 Pruning day at Bancroft over 10 different trees, come join
20 Dec 2020 Last day to prune grapes. Learn to prune grape for a trellis
16 Dec 2020 Rosalind Haselbeck- Rain and Grey water collecting
13 Dec 2020 12/13 Finish up on SECOND TEN VINES.
6 Dec 2020 12/6, 11am, FIRST TEN VINES. This would be the best day to come for LEARNING to prune, and for GETTING CUTTINGS. We'll focus on structuring the YOUNGER vines.
2 Dec 2020 Jose Miguel Gallego Zoom Dec 2nd 7:30 Selecting and Growing Subtropical/Rare Fruits
8 Nov 2020 Sunday Plant Blowout and Coleus give away
1 Nov 2020 Plant Sale Blowout Nov 1st
28 Oct 2020 Mary Matava Agronomist - Soil Building
25 Oct 2020 Sunday : Day for fun and shopping
24 Oct 2020 Propagation Saturday; Plant,seeds, graft, future growers welcomed
18 Oct 2020 Super Sunday: use soil, buy plants, help Mark
11 Oct 2020 Super Sunday: Day to visit Bancroft help Mark
7 Oct 2020 Board meeting
26 Sep 2020 Propagation Saturday; plant a seed take it home
23 Sep 2020 Jim Verner- Presentation plant nutrition
20 Sep 2020 Sunday= potting day, Library check book, plant sale
13 Sep 2020 Sunday: use potting soil, purchase plants & view library
26 Aug 2020 Pawpaw presentation with Sheri Crabtree
15 Aug 2020 Bancroft Visit and free mango from Wong Farms
15 Mar 2020 Grafting Seminar, Sunday, March 15
14 Mar 2020 Grafting Seminar, Saturday March 14
26 Feb 2020 February Chapter Meeting
5 Feb 2020 Executive Council Meeting
22 Jan 2020 January Meeting/Scion Exchange
16 Jan 2020 Executive Council Meeting
20 Dec 2019 Holiday Party
13 Nov 2019 November Regular Meeting, Nov. 13
9 Nov 2019 Plant Sale at the Casa de Oro Fall Festival
23 Oct 2019 October Regular Meeting with Matthew Gates and IPM for Fruit Trees
6 Oct 2019 Annual Fall Plant Sale
25 Sep 2019 Sept Regular Meeting - Historical Fruits of San Diego
27 Feb 2019 Feb Regular Meeting - How to preserve (propagate) historic fruits.
California Rare Fruit Growers
San Diego Chapter
PO Box 1863
Spring Valley CA 91979
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