Author Archives: Kim Siebert
What’s happening in 2021?
In 2021 our Winter Field Day with Annual Membership Meeting will take place online. We will be making scion wood available through Seattle Tree Fruit Society and we are planning a series of educational online classes with the audience able … Continue reading
A Great Loss
Our Fruit Garden Designer, past president and long term board member, Kristan Johnson, passed away this month on November 17th. Kristan was hired by WWFRF in 1997 to design the Fruit Garden and he ended up designing the basic layout … Continue reading
What’s coming next?
We are making plans for next year and all we can tell you right now is that our Winter Field Day with Annual Membership Meeting will take place online. We are hoping to be able to make scion wood available … Continue reading
Apple & Pear pickup info email was sent to current members
The email was sent to current members about 10 days ago. If you are a current member and have not signed up for a time slot coming this Saturday the 10th, and cannot find the info email please send an … Continue reading
Apple & Pear Day pickup information email coming soon
We are still working out the details, but those of you with current memberships will receive their emails with information about how to get a time slot for the Apple and Pear Pickup day by Thursday, September 24th. October 10th … Continue reading
Apple and Pear Day alternative
Due to Covid 19 restrictions our Sample the Apple & Pear Harvest day is cancelled. However, we are working on an alternative way to distribute fruit to our members. The newsletter will be coming out by email at the end … Continue reading
Winter Field Day Cancelled!
We are sorry to have to announce that our Winter Field Day, which was to take place this Saturday, the 7th of March, is cancelled due to concerns over the Coronavirus. Several of our speakers have cancelled and other people … Continue reading
Winter Field Day coming March 7, 2020
Join us at our annual Winter Field Day on Saturday, March 7, 2020! This year we’ll have a special emphasis on the culture and training of dwarf apple trees plus rootstock and scion wood sales, workshops on pruning and grafting, … Continue reading
Sample the Apple & Pear Harvest Oct 12, 2019
Our Sample the Apple and Pear Harvest Day will have a somewhat new format this year. There will be cider and apple variety tasting going on starting at 10:45 am so that you can get a taste of varieties and … Continue reading
Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon date changed
The date for the Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon has been changed to Thursday, August 1st at noon at the south end of the Fruit Garden. All volunteers are invited.