South Sound Fruit Society

Our next Zoom meeting is February 2^nd, at 7 pm and is about “Growing Raspberries in PNW Home Gardens.” 

Washington State is a leader in red raspberry production. Backyard gardeners can also enjoy raspberry growing in Washington State. This presentation will give an overview of red raspberry and key consideration for small-scale production in the home garden.

Lisa Wasko-DeVetter is an Associate Professor of Horticulture at Washington State University. Her program focuses on maximizing productivity, fruit quality, and on-farm efficiencies while ensuring the health of adjacent natural resources critical for small fruit crop production in the Pacific Northwest. Crops that she works with include red raspberry, blueberry, and strawberry. 

Topic: South Sound Fruit Society – Monthly Meeting February 2, 2021
Time: Feb 2, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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January 5th at 7 pm, Daron Williams, the Community Conservation Manager at Capitol Land Trust.

Daron will be speaking about How to Prepare your Gardens and Orchards for Climate Change

Climate chaos is upon us. Droughts are becoming more common. And when the rains come, they come in torrents. How do you help your plants thrive in the face of so much vulnerability and disruption? Luckily, there’s a lot you can do to make your plants more resilient to climate change. In this discussion, Daron will talk about how climate change is expected to impact our region and offer key steps you can take to help your gardens and orchards thrive amidst the storms of the future.

Bio: 

Daron Williams is a restoration ecologist, lifelong gardener, and founder of Wild Homesteading. He created Wild Homesteading to help people enjoy wildlife, grow food, and help heal our living world. He has managed the restoration program for a local non-profit, and he applies principles of restoration and permaculture on his own property, transforming degraded pasture land into forests, wetlands, hedgerows, food forests, and permaculture gardens. He holds a Master of Environmental Studies degree from The Evergreen State College and an Associate of Applied Science degree in water resources. He loves sharing the joy of growing food with his two children.

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

Topic: South Sound Fruit Society – Monthly Meeting January 5, 2021
Time: Jan 5, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Tuesday, October 6th at 7pm we will be having a general meeting and discussion of this year’s harvest, the good, the bad and the ugly are all welcome, except for the discussion of politics.

Let it be a vacation from the chaos.

Topic: South Sound Fruit Society’s Monthly Meeting – October 6, 2020

Time: Oct 6, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Please remember to send in your $20 membership dues to:

Jackie Paquin, SSFS Treasurer

3403 Steamboat Island Road #571. 

Olympia, WA 98502

The list will start to be weeded out.

To all Chapter WCFS members:

It is renewal time again for Good Fruit Growers magazine including new subscribers. Our WCFS non profit group subscription rate is again $25 for the coming year. 

Thanks! Still eagerly awaiting a volunteer for the club presidency !

Francesca for

 South Sound Fruit Society: http://southsoundfruitsociety.org

SSFS is a member of Western Cascade Fruit Society: wcfs.org

SSFS  facebook : www.facebook.com/SouthSoundFruitSociety

GRuB has decided, which makes a lot of sense as Thurston County has it’s first reported case of Corona Virus, to cancel all indoor events at GRuB.