2022-23 Heritage Orchard Conference
The Heritage Orchard Conference was established in 2019 with an in-person conference held at the University of Idaho’s Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center. The conference attracted a diverse group of heritage tree fruit enthusiasts for a day of presentations ranging from heritage fruit exploration to apple identification. Since 2020, the conference has been organized as a free monthly webinar series, extending our reach to nearly 2,000 participants from 27 countries. The 2022-23 series brings back some of our favorite speakers from past series and introduces several new topics and speakers that will be sure to interest any heritage fruit enthusiast.
Wednesdays | 10-11:30 a.m. Pacific Time (U.S. & Canada)
Oct. 19 — The Mystique of the Apple
- Presenter: John Bunker – Maine Heritage Orchard & Author of Apples and the Art of Detection
- Moderator: Richard Uhlmann – The Lost Apple Project
Nov. 16 — Novel Apple Rootstock Technologies – Beyond Dwarfing and Precocity
- Presenter: Gennaro Fazio – USDA-ARS, Geneva, New York
- Moderator: Gayle Volk – USDA-ARS, Fort Collins, Colorado
Dec. 21 — What’s in a name? The importance of identity in heirloom apple tree preservation
- Presenter: Amy Dunbar-Wallis – University of Colorado - Boulder
- Moderator: Darlene Hayes – Malus zine & Allintocider.com
Jan. 18, 2023 — The Awesomeness of Red-Fleshed Apples
- Presenters: Nicole Ward – Forgotten Ciders and Eastman's Antique Apples & Darlene Hayes – Malus zine & Allintocider.com
- Moderator: Darlene Hayes – Malus zine & Allintocider.com
Feb. 15 — First Land Stewards of the Southwest: Native American Propagation and Dissemination of Peaches
- Presenter: Reagan Wytsalucy – Utah State University
- Moderator: Jude Schuenemeyer – Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project
March 15 — Genetics & Breeding for Fire Blight Resistance
- Presenters: Gennaro Fazio – USDA-ARS, Geneva, New York & Awais Khan – Cornell University
- Moderator: Kyle Nagy – University of Idaho, Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center
April 19 — Conservation of Historic Fruit Tree Cultivars: An Interdisciplinary Approach
- Presenter: Historic Fruit Tree Working Group of North America
- Moderator: Kyle Nagy – University of Idaho, Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center
Presenter and committee biography
John Bunker
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View ProfileDavid Benscoter
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View ProfileDiane Flynt
View ProfileDarlene Hayes
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View ProfileKyle Nagy
View ProfileKatrina Mendrey
View ProfileSteve Miller
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View ProfileGeorge Raino
View ProfileJude Schuenemeyer
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View ProfileGayle Volk
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