Here is the current schedule for the AAFS:

10/20 and 10/21/2012 – Saturday and Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm AAFS, Canby Fairgrounds
11/3/2012 – Saturday, Noon – 4 pm HOS Annual Meeting and Potluck, Bybee Howell on Sauvie Island

2012 AAFS
Chairman Jerry Shroyer
Volunteer Coordinator Jerry Shroyer
Speakers Coordinator Joanie Cooper
Speakers:
Saturday, October 20
11:00 am - Vern Nelson
12:30 pm - Glen Andresen
2:00 pm - Jim Gilbert
Sunday, October 21
11:00 am - Jacqueline Freeman
12:30 pm - Rachel Saunders
2:00 pm – Weston Miller

Thanks for posting this John. It helps me start to plan how these fit around college football and family commitments.

Do you have an idea of when we will know what topics the speakers will cover?

I too am interested in the topics for the speakers.

I will try to ask Joanie cooper., La presidenta.

SPEAKERS – ALL ABOUT FRUIT SHOW
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2012
11:00 AM Vern Nelson, Kitchen Gardening
Favorite techniques, plants, sources, tools and new finds; plus espalier
Tips, tools and supplies.
Vern is a long-time columnist for the Oregonian, and a favorite speaker for garden clubs and organizations in the Portland metropolitan area. He is an expert on espalier and enjoys sharing his knowledge.
12:30 PM Glen Andresen, Pollinators and Their Habitat
Bees and other insects you need for your garden and orchard to thrive!
Glen is a permaculture expert and enthusiast, backyard bee keeper and under the Moniker “The Dirtbag” hosts a radio show on KBOO. He will have honey to taste (what a treat!).
2:00 PM Jim Gilbert, Growing Unique & Unusual Fruit
Learn about kiwis, figs, pawpaws, persimmons and many other
Exciting and delicious fruit we can grow in our region.
Jim has been growing interesting varieties of fruit in the Northwest for over 30 years. He is the founder and co-owner of One Green World nursery, which grows and ships fruiting plants to home gardeners throughout the US. He has traveled extensively in the former Soviet Union and other exotic places, bringing back a large selection of fruiting plants for Northwest gardeners.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2012
11:00 AM Jacqueline Freeman, Heirloom Apples: Their History
Jacqueline will share some of her research into the “where they came
From, and how they got here” on some of the heirloom apples you can taste at the All About Fruit Show. It’s like reading a Grandmother’s diary, exploring these old-time favorite apples. Jacqueline, along with her husband, runs Friendly Haven Rise Farm outside of Battle Ground, Washington. They grow many of the heirloom apples she loves to talk about.
12:30 PM Rachel Saunders, The Blue Chair Jam Cookbook
The best ways to “jam” your favorite fruits.
(See accompanying story)
2:00 PM Weston Miller, Gardens of eatin’: edible landscaping
Get the skinny on blending edibles and ornamentals for a delicious, low-maintenance landscape. Discover salad-boosting herbs and flowers, fruit trees for small spaces and native plants that hide “berried” treasures. Learn easy organic care methods and best varieties for blueberries, strawberries, tree fruits, grapes, kiwis, culinary herbs and more.
As Community and Urban Horticulturist for OSU Extension Service, Weston manages the Master Gardener program for the Portland metro region. His service includes a contract with Metro, the regional government, to deliver gardening education focused on least-toxic approaches to garden and landscape management. Weston has a wealth of experience growing fruit trees and small fruits in edible landscape settings.

Thank You John!!!

Here are some photos I took at the show on Saturday: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 525cfed4a1

Dave

Good shots, Dave.
John S
PDX OR

Does anyone know if the apple ID team ever follows up on apples that they weren't able to identify? I brought apples from 2 really old trees and a younger tree from an old farmsite along the Columbia river near Washougal, which is now part of the Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The team identified the younger tree as Red Delicious, but they were stumped by the older trees. They took my info, took some pictures, and said they would get back to me. I haven't heard anything yet, and I am wondering if they really do follow up?

The trees are pretty close to "Point Vancouver", which is where Capt. William Broughton turned around when he came up the Columbia river in 1792. On Oct. 30, 1792, he wrote:
Source

He then proceeded to claim the Columbia river and all the lands that it drained in the name of Great Britain. At the time he thought that the source of the Columbia was Mt. Hood.