Orcharding Education and Events
MOFGA’s Organic Orcharding Workshop Series
MOFGA runs a series of workshops covering theory and hands-on practice in organic fruit tree and orchard management. These workshops are generally held from March to August. For workshop registration details and more information, visit MOFGA’s Organic Orcharding Workshops page, or contact them at: mofga@mofga.org
Other Orcharding Events Around New England
15
October
2023
The Great Maine Apple Day
MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center in Unity, MaineSponsored by MOFGA and Fedco Seeds
Fall fruit season is here! Join us at MOFGA for a day of celebration of apples and other delicious tree fruit. There will be guided tours of the Maine Heritage Orchard, workshops, cider pressing and help identifying ‘mystery’ apples by our Apple Identification team.
For more information, see MOFGA’s website or call MOFGA at 207-568-4142.
4 - 5
November
2023
Franklin County CiderDays
In orchards and venues across Franklin County, MassachusetsCiderDays is an annual community celebration of all things apple in beautiful Franklin County, Massachusetts. 2023 marks our 29th year of (mostly free!) events including tours, cidermaking and tastings, workshops and much more in orchards and venues county-wide from Greenfield, Deerfield, and Turners Falls to Shelburne Falls, Colrain, Heath and the towns in between. Whether you are a cider aficionado (hard or sweet), make your own cider, are an orchardist, like hanging out in bucolic orchards, or just enjoy soaking up all the goodness of autumn in New England, CiderDays is your event!
24
March
2024
Annual Seed Swap & Scionwood Exchange
at MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center in UnitySponsored by MOFGA and Fedco Seeds
You’ll be able to find us in two different locations this year. Our main tent will have educational materials and items for sale, and we can also be found in the Hayloft tent where we share a booth with our friends from the Maine Heritage Orchard.