tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32895347302776497342024-03-05T17:06:56.316-08:00CRFG Golden GateNews and comments for the Golden Gate Chapter of the California Rare Fruit Growers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-287769511100345722013-11-15T13:14:00.000-08:002013-11-15T13:14:47.663-08:00Breadfruit insect repellent
US Department of Agriculture scientists have confirmed that breadfruit, used as a folk remedy in Pacific regions to control insects, is an effective mosquito repellent.
Click here to read more.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-11939924658117696572013-03-22T09:55:00.000-07:002013-03-22T09:55:05.528-07:00Increasing heat tolerance in plantsA USDA scientist and his colleagues have opened the door to development of more
heat-tolerant crops by crystallizing a plant protein (found in the creosote bush) that plays a key role in
photosynthesis.
Click here for more. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-20932364916120096732012-09-29T13:14:00.000-07:002012-09-29T13:14:11.588-07:00Could Etrog be a seasonal cash crop for California Citrus growers?
Ahead of Sukkot, Phoenix native eyes underserved Jewish communities in the U.S.
http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-features/nurturing-an-american-etrog-farm-1.466964
Bruce N. Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714165939033040059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-80625269191436656832012-07-14T12:05:00.000-07:002012-07-14T12:05:03.015-07:00Cut throat competition and modern marketing yield a pretty penny profit from Cuties.
The Big War Over Cuties - WSJ
Bruce N. Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714165939033040059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-30409709274031536092012-02-12T14:16:00.000-08:002012-02-12T14:16:57.520-08:00
This Wall Street Journal article sounds like a consulting opportunity for some enterprising CRFG member(s):
Gardens of Eden Sprout in Synagogue and Church Yards, but They Aren't Very Fruitful
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203646004577213033000884426.html?mod=WSJ_hp_editorsPicks_4
Bruce N. Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714165939033040059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-24370962087611203592011-12-29T16:09:00.000-08:002011-12-29T16:09:26.961-08:00Guerrilla Grafters - potential liability for CRFG????Perhaps this explains the very large quantity of scions I saw a few young folks taking from the exchange last year. How do we ensure that CRFG does not become in some way liable if these fruit anarchists use our resources to graft edible "nuisance" varieties onto ornamental street trees??? How do we harness their youthful enthusiasm to do good fruit grafting works within the law?
http://Bruce N. Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714165939033040059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-65464526426357405372011-12-21T00:34:00.000-08:002011-12-21T00:39:17.037-08:00Frankincense threatened by conditions in EthiopiaThe world may still have gold and myrrh, but it's quite possible that frankincense could become a thing of the past, given ecological pressures on the arid lands where it grows in Ethiopia.http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/story/2011-12-20/frankincense-endangered-ethiopia/52130102/1Bruce N. Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714165939033040059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-47981530597021888492011-12-03T19:12:00.000-08:002011-12-03T19:14:40.414-08:00Vintage 'Christmas Apple' preserved in Pajaro Valley orchards: Hauer pippin rooted in Aptos historyhttp://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_19458038Bruce N. Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714165939033040059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-41860161752131602852011-11-22T08:46:00.001-08:002011-11-22T08:46:27.838-08:00How to Trademark a FruitInteresting article in The Smithsonian about early and artistic attempts to protect fruit varieties.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/How-to-Trademark-a-fruit.html#Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-27332337760250074642011-10-10T10:20:00.000-07:002011-10-10T10:26:45.028-07:00Researchers want to catalog Peru's cacao varietalsThanks to +Guy Kawasaki for sharing this with me.http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2011/10/10/141153396/in-peru-a-hunt-for-chocolate-like-youve-never-tasted-itBruce N. Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714165939033040059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-50543615533603770722011-08-23T19:04:00.000-07:002011-08-23T19:10:08.452-07:00S.F. Plays Host to Millions of BeesThanks to my backyard neighbor, and his hard working yet docile honeybees, I never worry about fruit set.
http://www.sfweekly.com/2011-08-17/dining/urban-beekeeping-san-francisco-caroline-chen/
Bruce N. Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714165939033040059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-63581703886435617092011-06-01T21:10:00.000-07:002011-06-01T21:18:44.439-07:00Dragon Fruit Does It All Night LongNice time lapse video of a flowering Dragon Fruit on YouTube.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODzg2dBJSoAAnyone care to hazard a cultivar guess?Looks like Cebra to me.Bruce N. Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714165939033040059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-63902496931090873722011-05-10T18:27:00.000-07:002011-05-10T18:34:16.639-07:00All the Fruit That's Fit to PrintDragon Fruit now tickling the fancy of foodies . . .http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/dining/dragon-fruit-has-a-knack-for-getting-noticed.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&emc=eta1Bruce N. Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714165939033040059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-1620124363742820972011-05-06T18:36:00.000-07:002011-05-06T18:36:23.500-07:00Heritage Fruit & Nut Trees in the Sierra FoothillsThanks to Idell for spotting this great article, Treasure of the Sierra Foothills: Heritage Fruit and Nut Trees Discovered and Preserved , which describes how "Organic farming pioneer, Amigo Cantisano, is carrying on the work of Felix Gillet, the father of perennial agriculture in the West. The discovery of 100-year-old orchards has saved a wealth of fruit and nut genetics."
It wasn't that Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-64331031146969100862011-02-17T19:12:00.000-08:002011-02-17T19:12:54.814-08:00California Cherimoya Association Annual MeetingSaturday, March 5, 2011
Mira Costa College
1 Barnard Ave., Oceanside, CA
Rooms 3449, 34450 (Aztlen) student center
Bring cherimoya seed and budwood to share.
10:00 am. Registration
10:15 Introduction
10:30 Mira Costa Horticulture programs--Jason Kubrock
10:50 Status of Cherimoya collection in Irvine--Dr. Gary Bender
11:10 Break
11:20 Alta Vista Garden: Additional Cherimoya planting--Art and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-43719028611263896692011-01-12T18:05:00.000-08:002011-01-12T18:11:16.285-08:00Coming to your fruit bowl, a tastier, less thirsty Pitayahttp://www.jpost.com/VideoArticles/Article.aspx?id=203242Bruce N. Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714165939033040059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-29936923114508155522011-01-07T16:00:00.001-08:002011-01-07T16:00:58.334-08:00Sunday, January 9, is National Apricot Day!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-47010504537246079142011-01-05T11:04:00.000-08:002011-01-05T11:09:04.675-08:00How to Cut ScionsHere is a video from Richmond Grows on how to cut scions for the Scion Exchange.
And click here for more information on what to bring, how to prepare, the labels mentioned in the video, directions, lists of plants that are patented (which means don't bring them) and now off-patent, and lots of other useful information.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-72934473790326080162010-12-03T13:30:00.000-08:002010-12-03T13:36:14.033-08:00Reuters article on Citrus Greening Disease Huanglongbing (HLB)Article suggests that the only solution may be to develop genetically modified varieties that are resistant to the bacteria.http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6B24ZE20101203?pageNumber=1Bruce N. Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714165939033040059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-82239975898291882252010-09-21T20:23:00.000-07:002010-09-21T20:24:22.485-07:00The Campaign to Save Russia's Pavlovsk Seed Bank.An incredible reservoir of genetic diversity - almost 1000 kinds of strawberries, for example - is threatened by real estate developers who need land for vacation homes.
Read about it here.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-87312837500098857682010-09-05T08:49:00.000-07:002010-09-05T08:51:51.439-07:00Hey, we're famous!Click here for an article in the San Francisco Chronicle about this year's Festival of Fruit.
Frida KahloUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-53953645468955099322010-04-02T18:06:00.000-07:002010-04-02T18:15:10.454-07:00Robot pruner may cut labor costsWe are certainly living in the science fiction future of our teenage years. I can see the marketing campaign now in my minds eye, Gov. Arnold doing the voice-over pitching the Terminal Bud Terminator. Looks like this is only viable for spur pruning, the cane method still requires human judgment and touch . . .http://www.dailydemocrat.com/business/ci_14807175Bruce N. Gorenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06714165939033040059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-72347247005408284212010-03-28T19:38:00.000-07:002010-03-28T19:40:32.962-07:00How did the moth get to the Napa Valley?Click here for speculation.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-40313422491500060332010-03-20T14:34:00.000-07:002010-03-20T14:35:03.185-07:00Another moth, another quarantineThere's an article in today's Chronicle about the appearance of the European grapevine moth in Napa County, including quarantine info and a surprising list of restricted plants.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289534730277649734.post-22137825265231772952010-02-14T21:14:00.000-08:002010-02-14T21:38:20.658-08:00Fighting the War in Afghanistan with FruitJoining a growing movement toward resuscitating Afghanistan from the ground up, the Italian Provincial Reconstruction donated 240,000 cherry, almond, apricot and pear trees to Herat Province's department of agriculture.Italy's gift echoes the sentiments of other groups who are pinning hopes for the Afghan economy's growth on fruit....Philanthropists such as Britain's James Brett...who launched Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0