APRIL MEETING OF CALIF RARE FRUIT GROWERS

Channel Islands Chapter

WHEN: Saturday, April 28th from 10:00-Noon followed by a potluck lunch

WHERE: Larry & Linda’s 1/3 acre backyard permaculture food forest (call Larry at 451-4168 for address and directions)

WHAT: GROWING WATER-WISE & WATER-THRIFTY FRUIT TREES. The meeting will include a tour of Linda & Larry’s “food forest” which has over 105 fruit and nut trees at various stages of maturity, as well as 70 heritage roses and other edibles. We will cover how to select, plant and maintain fruit trees to use minimum water and cut your water bills. We will talk about some of the tricks water-wise fruit gardeners are using: mulching, basin planting, earthworks, spring watering strategies, the new local rules on installing greywater systems and why you may not need drip irrigation.

As space is limited please RSVP to: Larry Saltzman at lbsaltzman@aol.com or (805) 451-4168