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

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October

2024

The Great Maine Apple Day

MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center in Unity, Maine

Sponsored 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.

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November

2024

Franklin County CiderDays

In orchards and venues across Franklin County, Massachusets

CiderDays is an annual community celebration of all things apple in beautiful Franklin County, Massachusetts. 2024 marks our 30th anniversary year of 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!

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March

2025

Annual Seed Swap & Scionwood Exchange

at MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center in Unity

Sponsored by MOFGA and Fedco Seeds

This will be an indoor and outdoor event, so wear your woolies and come enjoy a warm drink, see old friends, meet new friends and bring home some scionwood for grafting and seeds for planting! Gardeners and orchardists are invited to bring their seeds, scionwood and cuttings to share. If you don’t have any, come anyway!