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| Event Calendar |
Event: Tour / Propagation Demo / Fourth Annual Tony Stewart Memorial Tree Raffle
Place: Sylmar High School 13050 Borden Ave. Sylmar, CA 91342
This event is FOR CRFG-LA MEMBERS ONLY—NO GUESTS, NO FRIENDS, NO RELATIVES, NO CHILDREN, NO PETS.
Stephan Strong, who is taking the reins after Steve List’s “retirement” as head of the Sylmar High School Agriculture
Department, has invited us to participate in a potluck lunch and a tour of the remarkable “farm” the Sylmar students have
developed through the years. Stephen and Steve are both dedicated benefactors, supporting the well-being of people in the
community and elsewhere. Their gardens and growing areas are a dynamic, multi-zoned field of dreams, with areas for fruit
trees, hot houses, chickens, desert plants, and much more! We will have a special demonstration of propagation, enjoy a tour
of the facility, and feast on the potluck meal we all create! At the end will be the raffle of some of the school’s incredible fruit
trees. Funds raised by the raffle will go to support Sylmar’s agriculture education.
Please bring a dish to share that will feed at least 6 people.
Place: Sylmar High School 13050 Borden Ave. Sylmar, CA 91342
This event is FOR CRFG-LA MEMBERS ONLY—NO GUESTS, NO FRIENDS, NO RELATIVES, NO CHILDREN, NO PETS.
Stephan Strong, who is taking the reins after Steve List’s “retirement” as head of the Sylmar High School Agriculture
Department, has invited us to participate in a potluck lunch and a tour of the remarkable “farm” the Sylmar students have
developed through the years. Stephen and Steve are both dedicated benefactors, supporting the well-being of people in the
community and elsewhere. Their gardens and growing areas are a dynamic, multi-zoned field of dreams, with areas for fruit
trees, hot houses, chickens, desert plants, and much more! We will have a special demonstration of propagation, enjoy a tour
of the facility, and feast on the potluck meal we all create! At the end will be the raffle of some of the school’s incredible fruit
trees. Funds raised by the raffle will go to support Sylmar’s agriculture education.
Please bring a dish to share that will feed at least 6 people.
Saturday, March 22nd, 2025 12:30 pm. ***PLEASE NOTE THE SPECIAL START TIME ***
Save the dates!
CALENDAR FOR L.A. CHAPTER 2025
May 17 All you Need To Know about Growing Dragonfruit (Panel of experts)
June 28 Humongous Annual Plant Sale
July 26 Organic Fruit Tree Growing & Soil Enrichment by Richard Richie
August 23 TBD
September 27 Biocontrol & Beneficial Insects by Ron Whitehurst
October 25 Patio Tree & Small Space Gardening for the Kitchen (heirloompotager.com)
November 22 TBD
December 20 Holiday Party at Sepulveda Gardens
CALENDAR FOR L.A. CHAPTER 2025
May 17 All you Need To Know about Growing Dragonfruit (Panel of experts)
June 28 Humongous Annual Plant Sale
July 26 Organic Fruit Tree Growing & Soil Enrichment by Richard Richie
August 23 TBD
September 27 Biocontrol & Beneficial Insects by Ron Whitehurst
October 25 Patio Tree & Small Space Gardening for the Kitchen (heirloompotager.com)
November 22 TBD
December 20 Holiday Party at Sepulveda Gardens
Saturday, April 26th, 2025 10:00 am.
Event: Private garden of Lewis Perkins
Place: Santa Monica (address to be provided before event)
Have you ever wondered whether coffee plants could thrive in our area? Lewis Perkins of the Los Angeles and the West LA
CRFG chapters has been successfully growing Kona coffee as well as two other varieties for years. (He’s even made cups of
Joe from them!) Lewis is also growing wonderful macadamias along with 7 varieties of avocado, Surinam cherries, lucuma,
cherimoya, sapote, pecan, feijoa, Pakistan and white mulberries, longan, Hawaiian and Malaysian guava, strawberry guava,
jaboticaba, loquat, Mexican lime, navel & Valencia oranges, kumquat, peppers, artichoke, society garlic, Gabriel trumpet,
monstera, many epiphyllum, canna lilies, roses, tree dahlias, honeysuckle, and staghorn fern. (Whew!) He also has quite a
collection of herbs: oregano, salvia, purple sage, horseradish, and curry. Are you hungry yet? (Sorry, no potluck lunch at the
event.)
Place: Santa Monica (address to be provided before event)
Have you ever wondered whether coffee plants could thrive in our area? Lewis Perkins of the Los Angeles and the West LA
CRFG chapters has been successfully growing Kona coffee as well as two other varieties for years. (He’s even made cups of
Joe from them!) Lewis is also growing wonderful macadamias along with 7 varieties of avocado, Surinam cherries, lucuma,
cherimoya, sapote, pecan, feijoa, Pakistan and white mulberries, longan, Hawaiian and Malaysian guava, strawberry guava,
jaboticaba, loquat, Mexican lime, navel & Valencia oranges, kumquat, peppers, artichoke, society garlic, Gabriel trumpet,
monstera, many epiphyllum, canna lilies, roses, tree dahlias, honeysuckle, and staghorn fern. (Whew!) He also has quite a
collection of herbs: oregano, salvia, purple sage, horseradish, and curry. Are you hungry yet? (Sorry, no potluck lunch at the
event.)