New York Nut Growers Association Fall Meeting, Saturday, October 9, 2021

4H Acres (run by the Cornell Cooperative Extension Service), Tompkins County, NY

and afternoon field trips near Trumansburg, NY

Morning Program (4H Acres):

After a 9:00 welcome and introduction by Jerry Henkin, NYNGA President, meeting discussion included air layering of nut trees, nut trees on a diverse farm, information on nut processing and stratification, planting nut trees in parks and educational sites, and a report on cold-hardy English walnuts from the English Walnut Project Committee.

Afternoon Field Trips (Trumansburg, NY):

NYNGA's John Gordon Demonstration Nut Grove, 8144 Searsburg Road, Trumansburg, NY. A diverse collection of mature, bearing trees of the nut species you can grow in New York State, such as English Walnut, Black Walnut, Butternut, Heartnut, Hazels, Ultra-Northern Pecans, and Shellbark Hickory.

Edible Acres, a permaculture nursery and forest farm research space focused on hardy perennial plants and low and no tech solutions. https://www.edibleacres.org/

Handouts:

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