Note: Attendance at many events is open to the public. However, to volunteer at our information tables, sales booths, etc. or visit members plantings, CRFG membership is mandatory as we are required to have liability insurance for all participants.
For tips on how to behave during a Garden Tour click on Manners
2012
Every Saturday thru March 17, enjoy a “Slice of La Verne's Past” while picking some of the best tasting oranges around. The Heritage Foundation offers one of the last working orange groves in the area as a place to enjoy with your family & they supply mesh bags and fruit-picking poles. For details see Oranges.
- The year of the Heirloom Fruits
July
The 2012 OC Fair is July 13-August 12 and is open Wednesday-Sunday with the theme “Home Sweet Home.” Mark a couple of dates on your calendar for staffing our booth at the fair - you'll get free admission & parking.
April
The Green Scene Plant & Garden Show is Sat, April 14 & Sun, April 15 at the Fullerton Arboretum. Chairman Don Winterstein will be looking for volunteer sales persons and fruit tree experts so be ready to pick a date.
February
On Saturday, February 25, from 10am to 12pm - Rain or Shine - there will be a Cherimoya tasting of the fruit grown at the South Coast Research & Extension Center at 7601 Irvine Blvd (near Sand Canyon Ave.), Irvine, CA 92618 - see the event flyer at SCREC.
March
On Saturday, 3 March, the CA Cherimoya Assoc Annual Meeting will be held in Altadena starting at 10am with various speakers and displays. Admission is $25 and also includes CCA membership, BBQ lunch & door prizes. For directions and complete information see Cherimoya.
The 2012 Festival of Fruit will be held in conjunction with the National Heirloom Expositon on September 11, 12 & 13 in Santa Rosa. Details on how this combination will work are still being developed. However, to find out what the National Heirloom Expositon is all about click on NHS.
September
The South Bay Chapter of CRFG will hold their annual Day of Fruit festival on Sunday, April 15th with fun for the whole family from 11am to 4pm in Palos Verde Penninsula - for complete details click on SC Botanic Garden.
