Festival of Fruit program current as of August 18, 2008:
For Friday afternoon we're planning to have three speakers go in sequence for about an hour each.
1:30 - 4:30
Greg Partida: "An overview of avocados"
Presentation of CRFG Ryland scholarships to Mark Allen and Bridey Root
Roger Meyer: "Let's grow something different"
Rick Yessayian: "Fruits from pole to pole"
Friday presentations will be in Portola Pavillion C .
On Saturday we're planning two keynote addresses for the entire group. These will also be in the Portola Pavillion(s ):
9:00 Gary Bender "The Future of Tree Crop Agriculture in Southern California"
1:45 John Kabashima "The right to grow fruit trees: threats, opportunities and the 'Butterfly Effect'"
In addition to these keynotes we plan to have four or five simultaneous sessions in four different time slots on Saturday:
First time slot 10:15 - 11:15:
Julie Frink: "Choosing the best avocado varieties for your home garden"
Kevin Hauser: "Growing apples in a warm climate"
Charles Portney: "Feed the soil, not the plant"
Ramiro Lobo: "Pitahaya Production in California: A Research Update"
Mark Allen: "Importance of honeybee pollination"
Second time slot 11:30 - 12:30:
Greg Partida: "Avocado culture: treating the problems"
Ben Poirier: "Fruits of the Myrtaceae family"
Steven Markell: "Nutritional value of fruit"
Tom Mortell: "Plant nutrients"
Charles Portney: "Plant propagation"
After Lunch Speaker 1:45 - 2:45
John Kabashima on Fruit Trees: threats, opportunities and the "Butterfly Effect"
Third time slot 3:00 - 4:00:
Kern Hunewill: "Growing avocados in marginal areas"
Pieter Severynen: "Perfect orchard, happy owner. Part I: Basic"
Jim Bathgate: "Persimmons and other low chill fruit"
Edgar Valdivia: "Semitropical fruits for California"
Fourth time slot 4:15 - 5:15:
Mark Hoddle: "Potential New Avocado Pests for California from South of the Border"
Pieter Severynen: "Perfect orchard, happy owner. Part II: Advanced"
Tom Del Hotal: "Proactive strategies for pruning citrus"
Jon Verdick: "From twigs to figs"
Between 5:15 and 6:00 is a great time to visit the plant vendors
Our final speaker will be Rick Yessayian at the Saturday evening dinner on "Frozen Desserts." 6:00
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