Next Meeting – Thursday, March 11th – Pomegranates! Posted on February 23rd, 2010
Please join us for an exciting evening and discussion on the USDA
Pomegranate collection and Pomegranate cultivation!
Our Keynote speaker, Mr. Jeff Moersfelder, USDA Greenhouse
Propagation Manager and Curator of our Nations’ Pomegranate Collection,
will discuss characteristics of the 600 pomegranate varieties held by the
USDA in Davis, California, and the mission of the USDA in preserving these
varieties. We are also excited to welcome Mr. Harvey Correia, Pomegranate
farmer and founder of the exciting Yahoo group Pomworldwide.
This is an opportunity to meet leading figures in the study of
Pomegranate culture, and ask questions about the cultivation of these fruit.
As usual, bring your fruit from the garden to share afterwards.
Meeting time and location – 7:30 PM at the Maricopa County Cooperative
Extension Office, 4341 E. Broadway, Phoenix, Arizona
