South Sound Fruit Society

Our next in-person potluck/hybrid Zoom meeting at GRuB will be tomorrow, Tuesday, September 3rd. 
Doors open at 6 pm, business meeting and presentation start at 7pm.


We are pleased to welcome Marisha Auerbach as our speaker.

“The harvest from the Orchard is coming in. Let’s gather together and talk about the multitude of ways to preserve the summer sunshine for our nourishment in the winter.  Marisha will guide us through a discussion on her favorite ways to preserve fruit including canning, drying, fermentation, and freezing.  We will cover these basic techniques and the nuances of conditions that might cause us to choose each one.  There will be samples to share and we invite you to bring some of your homemade concoctions to this seasonal gathering of the fruit club.”

GRuB location:
   2016 Elliott Ave NW
   Olympia, WA 98502

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Please bring something to share if you can, and also your own plates, bowls, utensils, and cups if possible.

Also, please bring your fruit questions, concerns, and successes to the meeting!

We look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday!

Our next meeting is TODAY, September 5, 2023, at 7 pm, via Zoom only.

Location:  only on Zoom

Topic:  Resurrecting an Historic Orchard in Mason County

The pear trees in an orchard in the city of Shelton, in Mason County, some of which were planted by pioneers David and Frances Shelton, are in danger of dying.  SSFS has just begun a project to take scion cuttings of these old trees, graft them onto new rootstock, and plant them at nearby Pioneer School District’s campus.  Explore the reasons to save these species and other historic orchards in Mason County and what SSFS is contributing to the process. 

As always, we encourage members to bring their fruit-related questions to share at the meeting.

Zoom Link:  South Sound Fruit Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Time: Sep 5, 2023 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Our next meeting will be Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at 7 pm, in person at GRuB and via Zoom. 

You are welcome to join us at 6:30 pm for casual conversation and questions about fruit!

Location:  GRuB (Garden-Raised Bounty)

                  2016 Elliott Ave NW

                  Olympia, WA 98502

Our presentation topic will be about Quince fruit from Laura Sweeney (from Raintree Nursery and LaCamas Creek Farm)

Zoom:

South Sound Fruit Society’s Zoom Meeting

Time: Aug 1, 2023 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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June 6, 2023: Topic: “Soils for Orchards and Fruit“
Presented by Stephen Bramwell
WSU Thurston County Extension Director
PDF of Soils for Orchards and Fruit
PDF of Orchard Fertility Management – May 2018

April 4, 2023: Topic: “Get to Know Your Mason Bees“
Presented by Mary Dessel
Mason County Master Gardener
PDF of Get to Know Your Mason Bees

March 7, 2023: Topic: “Permaculture and Food Forests in the Pacific Northwest with Emphasis on Fruit“
Presented by Marisha Auerbach
Instructor in Permaculture, Oregon State U.
PDF of Permaculture and Food Forests in the Pacific Northwest

The next meeting of South Sound Fruit Society is Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 7 pm, via Zoom.  

Our topic will be Get to Know Your Mason Bees, presented by Mary Dessel. 

Mary Dessel is a Mason County Master Gardener. She chairs the outreach and educational committees. She is very passionate about pollinators, in particular bees. Mary has completed a Master’s degree in Forestry with an emphasis in entomology and worked for 10 years as a park naturalist in the Hoh Rain Forest of Olympic National Park.

Topic: Get to Know Your Mason Bees

Time: Apr 4, 2023 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 853 5929 6803

  Please join South Sound Fruit Society to welcome our speaker, Marisha Auerbach, who will talk about practicing permaculture and creating food forests   in the Pacific Northwest.  

Marisha Auerbach is an internationally recognized permaculture educator, designer, and speaker based in Olympia, WA.  Marisha has lived and practiced permaculture in both urban and rural environments.  As an avid gardener and herbalist, Marisha specializes in food production, ecology, and useful plants.  Marisha believes that it is possible to respond to the current environmental challenges, lower our ecological footprint, and continue to live equally delightful lives through permaculture design. She is active with Fertile Ground and Permaculture Rising, and currently teaches permaculture online through Oregon State University. 

South Sound Fruit Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: South Sound Fruit Society’s Zoom Meeting

Time: Mar 7, 2023 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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SSFS’s next meeting will be Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at 7 pm, via Zoom, with questions and social time starting at 6:30 pm.

The topic will be: Getting Started Grafting Fruit Trees

by Francesca Ritson

Time: Feb 7, 2023 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 883 1664 9216

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Topic: South Sound Fruit Society’s Zoom Meeting Topic: Your favorite fruit recipes and how do you store your fruit?

Topic: South Sound Fruit Society’s December Zoom Meeting
Time: Dec 6, 2022 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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