Rare Fruit & Vegetable Enthusiasts Meet 6/25-26

[Katherine Pyle]

               California Rare Fruit Growers

                       ANNUAL MEETING

                      June 25-26, 1994
            Prusch Park (at US 101 & I-680/I-280)
                     San Jose, California


Saturday, June 25th
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8:30-9:30      Registration (register at the door - $10)

8:45-5:00      Plant & Book Sales

9:15-9:30      Welcome & Announcements 

9:30-10:30     Kay Ryugo - Persimmon Culture, Cultivars
               & Usages

11:00-12:00    Joyce McClellan - Ornamental Edibles

12:00-2:00     Lunchtime Activities
                * Lunch (bring your own or purchase nearby)
                * Fruit tasting
                * Special interest discussion groups
                * Tour Prusch Park rare fruit plantings

12:30-1:30     Chapter Presidents Meeting

2:00-2:15      Remembrance of John Riley & Awards
               Presentation

2:15-3:15      Ray Jones - Images of Pawpaws

3:45-4:45      Roger Meyer - Jujube Finally Gets Some
               Respect After 150 Years in America 

6:30-8:00      Dinner (join friends at one of 3 restaurants 
               to enjoy good food and talk about rare 
               fruits)


Sunday, June 26th
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9:30-11:00     Tour of a large commercial stone-fruit Orchard

12:00-1:30     Tour of a major wholesale nursery

2:30-5:30      Home Gardens Tours in Santa Clara and 
               Los Altos Hills.


TO GET TO PRUSCH PARK
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