9ah-figlet
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On Oct 19, I went to the Backyard Fruit Growers (BYFG)’s end of season fruit tasting at White Oak Nursery in Strasberg, PA. Members are invited to bring 2 pieces of fruit they’d like to share for other members to taste. Most members grow apples, but there were also pears, quince, American persimmons, and a few figs. I brought the Ocracoke Fig Jam Cake (recipe here https://figfanatic.com/showthread.php?tid=76) using homemade fig jam, and it was a big hit.
The tasting is held at a member (who happens to be Amish)’s home/nursery. It was such a lovely Autumn day hanging out in the front yard and sampling fruit and chatting about how our harvests went. Everyone agrees the critters were terrible this year!
I ran into Bass from Trees of Joy, who is a BYFG member and who I met earlier this summer. He introduced the Algerian Cheouti so I told him about the renewed interest on this new forum and promised to send a link to the discussion later.
Our favorite apple varieties we tasted were Wintercrisp, Winter Joy, NSO 72, Arkansas Black, Hudson Golden Gem, Gala (buckeye). My hubby prefers less sweet eating apples like Winesap. Among pears, we liked the Kieffer Pear.
Given the Amish’s sensitivity about photos, I only took this one photo near the end of the tasting when most people had moved to a tour of the cider press.
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If you’re within driving distance of Lancaster, PA (where OTBP nursery is located), I encourage you to check out BYFG. In addition to the fruit tasting, they offer an educational lectures, pawpaw tours, grafting workshops, etc. Membership is only $15 for two years, and more info can be found at their website www.byfg.org.
The tasting is held at a member (who happens to be Amish)’s home/nursery. It was such a lovely Autumn day hanging out in the front yard and sampling fruit and chatting about how our harvests went. Everyone agrees the critters were terrible this year!
I ran into Bass from Trees of Joy, who is a BYFG member and who I met earlier this summer. He introduced the Algerian Cheouti so I told him about the renewed interest on this new forum and promised to send a link to the discussion later.
Our favorite apple varieties we tasted were Wintercrisp, Winter Joy, NSO 72, Arkansas Black, Hudson Golden Gem, Gala (buckeye). My hubby prefers less sweet eating apples like Winesap. Among pears, we liked the Kieffer Pear.
Given the Amish’s sensitivity about photos, I only took this one photo near the end of the tasting when most people had moved to a tour of the cider press.
Click for original
If you’re within driving distance of Lancaster, PA (where OTBP nursery is located), I encourage you to check out BYFG. In addition to the fruit tasting, they offer an educational lectures, pawpaw tours, grafting workshops, etc. Membership is only $15 for two years, and more info can be found at their website www.byfg.org.
