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page contains answers to frequently asked questions to California
Rare Fruit Growers members.
- What
is a rare fruits?
- Where
can I find information about rare fruits?
- Can
I plant rare fruit trees in my garden?
- What
is the California Rare Fruit Growers Organization?
- Where
do I register to become a member of the CRFG?
- Where
do I register to become a member of the San Diego Chapter?
- When
and where are the meeting of the San Diego Chapter?
- What
makes growing rare fruit so important?
What is a rare fruit?
There has been some debate of what is a 'rare' fruit. A fruit is considered to be rare because it is:
- not normally grown in a particular area (in our case, the Jaboticaba is a rare tree in San Diego, but not in Brazil),
- scarce or about to be extinct,
- of unusual properties, such as the Miracle Fruit which changes the sense of taste,
- a new species that has recently been introduced or discovered,
- a species that has not been grown commercially.
(by J. M. Gallego)
Fruit
Facts are a series of publications prepared by the
California
Rare Fruit Growers, Inc. It contains information on individual
fruits, including botanical identification, plant description
and culture
notes, and characteristics of cultivars. The information
is derived from
growers' experience based largely on California
research, as well as
various published sources.
To answer
this question you first need to know what is the coldest
temperature
in your garden. CRFG members have prepared an excellent
guide to selecting rare fruits based on their tolerance to lowest
overnight
temperatures that are likely to occur in the winter
months.
A
Guide for Choosing Rare Fruit Trees for Your Yard.
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Purpose:
"To encourage
and foster public and scientific interest, research,
education
in and the preservation of rare fruit plants that have edible
seeds, fruits, leaves, stems or roots and are not commonly grown
commercially. The furtherance and encouragement of these activities
shall be for the benefit of the public rather than commercial
interests."
Founded in
1968, California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc. (CRFG) is the largest
amateur fruit-growing organization in the world, with members
in 48 states
and U.S. territories, and 30 countries. The worldwide
membership of CRFG
includes many nationally recognized botanical
gardens, rare fruit enthusiasts,
commercial fruit growers, and
internationally recognized horticultural
researchers. The organization
has a general interest in all aspects of fruit
growing with a
primary focus on subtropical fruits and uncommon fruits
and vegetables.
For further information please visit the award winning
site
of the California Rare Fruit Growers,
Inc.
CRFG has over
3000 individual and family members including hobbyists,
backyard
growers, government and university researchers, nurserymen
and
commercial growers. You can become a member by mailing a
completed
Membership Form.
To become
a member of the San Diego Chapter all you have to do is complete
our registration form and mail it with a check or money order
for the correct
amount.
Membership and Renewal Application
San Diego Chapter of California Rare Fruit Growers
Name__________________________________________________________________
First Middle Initial Last
Address________________________________________________________________
City________________State______________Zip_________Phone_________________
Email Address______________________________
SD Chapter Newsletter delivery: [] Email or [] US Post Mail
(Please mark your Choice. If there’s no selection, the default is by E-mail.)
Special Gardening Interests _________________________________________________
Occupation______________________________________________________________
Current member of the CRFG Inc.? [] Yes [] No Member Number________ Exp. Date_____
New Members: CRFG Inc. Membership Dues + San Diego Chapter Membership Dues. (You must join both)
Renewal Members: (Your CRFG Inc. Membership must be current)
Membership Term |
CRFG Inc. Dues |
+ SD Chapter Dues* |
= Total Dues |
Single Year |
$30 |
$10 Student or $13 Single or $18 Household |
$40 or $43 or $48 |
Three Years |
$87 |
$38 Single or $53 Household |
$125or $140 |
CRFG Inc. is a parent organization of SD Chapter. Membership to CRFG Inc. includes Fruit Gardener, a
bimonthly magazine distributed to current members and contains articles about fruits and vegetables of
general interests. For more information on CRFG Inc., please visit www.crfg.org
*Membership Categories: Household Membership applies to 2 adults in the same residence (one newsletter).
Full-time Student must have valid school identification.
Complete this application and mail with your payment Or Bring to the next Mtg.
For more information: info@crfgsandiego.org
Mail to:
Membership
P.O. Box 152943
San Diego CA 92195-2943
Or better
yet, bring it to our next meeting!!
We meet every
fourth Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm in Room 101, Casa del Prado
in Balboa Park.
New fruits
are constantly being discovered or developed into new cultivars
with possibilities of commercial ventures for California fruit
producers. Also, to preserve rare fruits from becoming extinct
due to the mindless exploitation of areas such as the rain forests.
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