Memberships, Awards Received, Articles Published, Press Releases

Organizations
I have membership is the following excellent organizations.

1)   NAFEX (North American Fruit Explorers)

www.nafex.org

Probably the largest organization of 3000 amateur fruit growers mostly  in North America, with members worldwide, this organization has the following:

Annual NAFEX convention.

Publication: Pomona. (quarterly)

Fruit and Nut Interest Groups.

Scholarships and Awards

Library services

3000 members (with lists available)

2)  Western Cascade Fruit Society WCFS

www.wcfs.org

• Spring meeting
• Fall fruit show
• Field trips
• Publication: The Bee Line (quarterly)
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3)  Home Orchard Society (HOS)

www.wvi.com/~dough/HOS/HOS1.html

• Publication: Pome News (quarterly),
• pruning workshops,
• fruit shows,
• scion exchanges
• farm visits.
• Fall Annual Meeting and Potluck

4)  British Columbia Fruit Testers Association    (BCFTA)

www.islandnet.com/~bcfta

• Fall Tours
• Fruit Tasting Festival
• UBC Apple Festival
• Can West Mall Fruit Show
• Annual General Meeting (Mar. 1, 1997)
• Publication: Cider Press (quarterly)

5)  Direct Farm Marketing Association (DFMA) -

Victoria Chapter.

This organization is run by the BC Ministry of Agriculture to promote direct farm sales in the Victoria Area of British Columbia. Their aim is to assist consumer to connect with BC farmers that grow BC produce to market more from the farms. They have been very helpful and work hard for us farmers. The are affiliated with other DFMA groups in the province and keep connected to other farm groups in the US. For 60 farms, paying about $150 (Can), the DFMA publishes a supplement in the Victoria Times Colonist with brief descriptions of each farm, a numbered map of farms to show directions, a listing of produce cross-referenced to the farms and a listing of local nurseries, made bulk purchases of produce tents used when selling produce a very professional BC Grown Produce sign for each farm, put up highway signs directing consumers to the farms, arranged for seminars ranging from selling, marketing, and other farmers successes to Internet access. co-ordinate effort of all marketing groups to help members. co-ordinating efforts to attend the Farm Direct Marketing Conference, Yakima, Washington, Feb. 28 to Mar. 1, 1997 help members to attend the 1997 North American Direct Farm Marketing Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which even features a tour into Mexico. hosting a world conference - the 1998 North American Direct Farm Marketing Conference in Victoria, BC.

Ian Stewart, Provincial Specialist Direct Farm Marketing

BC Ministry of Agriculture,

Building 20, 8801 E. Saanich Rd.,

Sidney, BC.

V8L-1H3

250-656-0941

250-656-8922 (Fax)

Apple Luscious Organic Orchard

Awards

Articles published

• Pomona, Summer 1996, Greetings from the Straights of Georgia, page 41.

Press Releases

• North Bay Nugget, September 23, 1995 Rookie Farmer Aims for Tastier Apples

• North Bay Nugget, Tuesday, October 15, 1996 Apple Grower Turning Heads.
  

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