[NAFEX] Southern Fruit Fellowship Meeting announcement

Jackie jakuehn at verizon.net
Sat Feb 6 22:33:13 EST 2010



 From Chris Inhulsen:

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>>> Y'ALL COME TO GEORGIA !  SFF ANNUAL MEETING
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>>> The 2010 annual meeting of the Southern Fruit Fellowship will be  
>>> held  Thursday evening, June 3 through Saturday noon, June 5th  in  
>>> and around the central Georgia city of Byron.
>>>
>>> On Thursday pm there will be an informal time of fellowship  
>>> beginning around 7 pm ( or whenever you arrive ) in the hotel  
>>> breakfast area.  Bring your fruit, fruit products, plants and  
>>> experiences to share with others.  The details for the conference  
>>> will be handed out at that time.  There will be a registration fee  
>>> which is yet to be determined....I will make it as low as I  
>>> can..probably around $20.
>>>  Byron is home to the USDA Fruit and Nut  Station and we will be  
>>> using their facility for our program on Friday.   Taking a cue  
>>> from the folks in Abbeville, Louisiana,  we will be joined this  
>>> year again by interested members of the Master Gardeners of  
>>> Central Georgia for a day long Mini-Symposium .
>>>  We have assembled a group of top notch folks to talk to us on  
>>> various aspects of   backyard fruit culture.  Other topics will  
>>> include current research on pest and diseases and current stone  
>>> fruit variety development.  We also plan to take tours of the  
>>> station and end up at my house for supper and panel discussions/ 
>>> member presentations on Friday evening.
>>> Saturday will find us on the road touring local fruit and plant  
>>> specialty  operations and we plan to end up a a large local  
>>> packing shed  around noon, at which time the official meeting will  
>>> come to an end.
>>> A block of rooms has been reserved at  "Comfort Suites" , a very  
>>> nice new hotel right next to the station.  The physical address is  
>>> 103 Dunbar Road, Byron, GA   31008. It is located at Exit 149 on  
>>> I-75 south  a short distance south  of Macon, GA.   Rooms  are  
>>> $69.99  for 1 or 2 person occupancy.  Extra folks (to a total of 6/ 
>>> room) are $5 more per person.   Call 478 956 1222 and identify  
>>> yourself as a member of Southern Fruit Fellowship to get the  
>>> special rate.
>>> Since the newsletter is coming out in March, this may be the only  
>>> invitation you get.
>>> I am looking forward to it.  Y'all come.
>>>
>>> Chris Inhulsen
>>> Montezuma, GA
>>> Questions?   preferably email me  cinhulsen at yahoo.com
>>> I have a cell phone  478 396 4941  but I admit I hate it .  You  
>>> may have to leave me a message but I will get back to you.
>>>

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