[NAFEX] 2008 NAFEX ANNUAL MEETING
Jwlehman at aol.com
Jwlehman at aol.com
Mon May 19 11:54:40 EDT 2008
Dear NAFEX Chat Net Members,
Below is the announcement for the 2008 NAFEX Annual Meeting and registration
form. Widen your mail window for proper margining, especially the registration
form. This announcement replaces the one at our web site and will also be
posted there shortly. Jerry
2008 NAFEX ANNUAL MEETING
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
The 2008, Annual NAFEX meeting will take place in Elizabeth City, North
Carolina, on July 24-26th.
Our host, Tom Campbell, is the long-time agricultural extension agent.
Lodging: See registration form for details.
Registration and Welcome: We begin on Thursday late afternoon starting at
5:00 PM at the NC Cooperative Extension, Pasquotank Center which is located at
1209 McPherson Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909. Greet your old friends and
make new ones with our usual see-who-is-here session to accommodate tall stories,
registration, maps and handouts, etc.
Show and Tell: Bring your fruit and wine samples for tasting and display.
Brags and blunders: Brag about your orchard? Tell about your blunder(s) to
save others from the same mistakes. Why not bring a disk with digital pictures
for your presentation on the PowerPoint projector. Our host Tom Campbell will
serve as MC. This evening ends at 9 PM. DON'T FORGET YOU'LL HAVE TO BE BACK
EARLY THE NEXT MORNING!
Board Meeting: The annual NAFEX Board meeting is planned there also, starting
at around 7 PM in a separate meeting room. Members are invited to attend the
important board meeting.
The emphasis of this annual meeting is visiting orchards with nearly two full
days of tours.
Friday morning we will leave from the same Extension Center promptly at 8 AM
to begin our first set of tours to four locations which includes raised bed
fruit culture for physically impaired gardeners, olive, fig, grapes, an apple
planting, plum, and mixed brambles wholesale packing operation, and a muscadine
grape winery. By noon we will make it to the Clay Foreman Arboretum for a
tour and a catered lunch at the Charles Creek Park. Transportation will be vans,
or you may car pool. After lunch you'll have time to stroll the huge new
air-conditioned Museum of the Albemarle facing Elizabeth City's beautiful historic
waterfront.
Spouses: For the spouses not interested in the orchard tour there will be
simultaneous trip taking in some interesting antique stores and other locations.
They will then meet up with the orchard tour for lunch at Charles Creek Park.
Presentations: By 2:30 PM everyone will be back at the Extension Services
Auditorium to begin our scientific program, which will last until around 5:30 PM.
Tentative speakers are David Vernon of Century Orchards, his subject heirloom
apples. We'll have a presentation on kiwi fruit production. Ethan Natelson
speaks on pears, another subject grafting and budding fruit.
Call for papers: You are also invited to give a presentation. Length should
be about 30 minutes. PowerPoint will be available. Contact Ethan Natelson at
natelson at pipeline.com or by phone to make arrangements.
Banquet: The annual banquet follows the scientific presentations, at Addie's
Acres Farm at 6 PM with a social hour followed by an outdoor Pig Pickin' and
Buffet. Directions will be given to Addie's Acres, only one quarter mile from
the Extension Center. You may bring your own alcoholic beverages. Dinner will
be served at 7:00PM. Following the outdoor banquet will be the annual
business meeting. The Research Fund Committee will present their recommendation to
the membership for discussion. The auction will take place after adjournment.
Remember to bring something of membership interest to be auctioned off. Felix
Cooper will again manage the auction. Inquiries and donations should be directed
to Felix at felix at gardensalive.com or bring your donation with you. If
weather is rainy, dinner will be inside the Extension Center. Alcohol will not be
permitted on county properties in the unlikely case that we must stay indoors.
Saturday we will be leaving again at 8 AM from the same Pasquotank Extension
Center for a second set of tours. Enjoy a ferry ride to Knott's Island, which
is a very interesting location and will surprise you with what can be grown on
what essentially is a giant sand bar. A box lunch will be served there. We
will also take in Austin's Peach Orchard and Basket Shop, Floyd Watkins ½ acre
60 vine commercial kiwi fruit vineyard, Martins' 20 acre Orchard and Winery
which is a pick your own and wine tasting operation, and Moonrise Bay Vineyard,
Winery, and Tasting Room. We would leave to return to Elizabeth City by
mid-afternoon, but might not be back there until 5-6 PM. You are then on your own for
dinner. Vans will be used for transportation or you may follow or car pool.
There will be a small per car follow fee to cover miscellaneous tour related
expenses.
Please register ahead using the form, it helps those making plans, lowers
their anxiety level and saves you money.
The registration fee is $60 per adult which includes Thursday and Friday,
Friday and Saturday lunches and the educational program. Registration will be
available on site and can be adjusted for those not attending all of the events.
We look forward to seeing you there, Thursday, July 24 thru Saturday, July 26,
2008. For those flying in, Elizabeth City is about 45 miles due South of
Norfolk, Virginia and the Norfolk International Airport (ORF). Raleigh/Durham
Airport (RDU) is about 3.5 hours drive West Southwest of Elizabeth City.
For more lodging assistance, information about area attractions or other
information about Northeastern North Carolina, please call the Elizabeth City Area
Convention and Visitors' Bureau at 1-866-324-8948 during business hours M-F
EST. For mapping information: Find Using Google Maps, Find Using Yahoo Maps,
Find Using MapQuest, View NOAA Weather Forecast.
The Extension Office and Motels are handicapped compliant. If you have
further needs please call Tom Campbell at 252-338-3954
For other questions you may call Ethan Natelson, NAFEX Pres., at 713-771-8844
or Jerry Lehman at 812-298-8733.
NAFEX ANNUAL MEETING REGISTRATION FORM
July 24, 25, 26, 2008 Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Name______________________________________
Spouse/companion________________________________
Children's
Names____________________________________________________________________________
Street
Address_______________________________________________________________________________
City ______________________________________________ State______
Zip___________________________
Phone day_____________________ Night_____________________
E-mail_____________________________
Registration if postmarked before July 1
..............................................$60.00 ea. X____ = ___________
Registration postmarked after July
1.....................................................$70.00 ea. X____ = ___________
Spouses registration postmarked before July
1................................... $60.00 ea. X ____ = ___________
Spouses registration after July 1......................................
.................... $70.00 ea. X____ = ___________
Registration includes: See-who-is-here, Board Meeting, Friday tour, Technical
session, 2 lunches.
Friday evening
banquet........................................................................$18.00 ea. X _____ = __________
Children under 10
banquet......................................................................$7.50 ea. X_____=___________
Saturday orchard tour
..........................................................................$10.00 ea. X____ = ___________
Saturday Tag along by car
...................................................................$10.00 per car.........___________
(For those who wish to depart for home along the way.)
TOTAL (Please make check payable to
NAFEX).....................................................________________
Mail to: Ethan Natelson, President NAFEX, 8707 Wateka, Houston, TX 77074
Special needs:
The Extension Services office and Motel is handicapped compliant. Anyone with
special needs or needing registration adjustments please call Tom Campbell at
252-338-3954 to make special arrangements.
Early reservations:
Please send in your reservations early, it allows planning for everyone who
attends. Many service providers require advance deposits. If you make
reservations early then find the need to cancel before July 10 you will receive a full
prompt refund cheerfully. After July 10 all but $5.00 will be refunded.
Lodging:
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Microtel Inn, 848 Halstead Blvd.,
Elizabeth City, NC 27909. Their phone number for reservations is (252)
331-7751. Ask for Shirley Spruill and mention NAFEX for the group rate which is $67.45
plus tax for two people in a double room. They have a complimentary
continental breakfast, free wireless Internet access and 24 hour coffee in the lobby.
Please reserve your room soon. They will honor our group rate until June 20th.
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