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Reasons To Become A CRFG Member

Join our organization to learn about fruiting plants thought difficult to grow in many areas and learn about unique varieties that you may never have heard of before.  Sapotes? Pitangas? JuJubees? Jaboticaba? Not only will you learn about these and more, but it is also a great opportunity to make new friends who share your passion for plants as a CRFG member!

 

The California Rare Fruit Growers mission “to encourage and further public and scientific research, education and preservation of plants worldwide that have edible seeds, fruit, leaves, stems or roots” is more important than ever given today’s rapidly changing climate.  Join us and discover what amazing fruits you can grow in your backyard!

About CRFG Membership

There are two steps to joining CRFG: 

  1. membership in the State CRFG organization

  2. membership in our local chapter of CRFG

Each has a separate membership process.  

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Below are the benefits of each, and information on how to join each.

1. Annual State CRFG membership: $29*
 

Visit https://crfg.org/homepage/join-renew/ to pay your State CRFG membership dues.

 

* Membership to the State CRFG organization includes receiving the bimonthly magazine, "The Fruit Gardener."

If you choose to receive this magazine "electronically" via email, the cost of State CRFG membership is $29.  If you choose to receive the printed version of this magazine via USPS mail, the cost of State CRFG membership is $39.

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State membership makes you an official member of CRFG.

The State organization helps CRFG chapters by:
 

  • Producing and delivering the bi-monthly Fruit Gardener magazine to all State CRFG members
     

  • Providing insurance for all chapter events
     

  • Filling out and filing annual IRS tax forms for all chapters
     

  • Maintaining the crfg.org website (includes info on chapters’ websites, scion exchange dates and locations, fruit facts, and Fruit Shoot photo winners)
     

  • Maintaining a list of chapters’ contact information, and calendar of chapters’ events (both published in the Fruit Gardener)
     

  • Running the Fruit Shoot Photo Competition
     

  • The state fee also enables holding the Festival of Fruits: 2-3 days of fascinating fruit-related lectures, tasting and tours.

2. Central Coast Chapter membership:

    1 year: $8
    5 years: $30

Fill out and mail in our Chapter Membership application to join our CRFG Central Coast Chapter.

 

Your Chapter membership provides these benefits:

 

  • Discounted prices on plants
     

  • Admittance to our holiday meeting/potluck/plant exchange
     

  • Receive emails about upcoming meetings and events, including plant sales and exchanges
     

  • Learning about plants from knowledgeable members
     

  • Learning fruit tree pruning techniques and practices
     

  • Supporting the Chapter’s scholarship fund for students
     

  • Annual scion exchange, including the ability to watch grafting demonstrations, purchase rootstock, purchase supplies from the store at very reasonable prices.
     

  • Early entry into the scion exchange room filled with hundreds of varieties of scion wood.
     

  • Invitations to a variety of venues to hear presentations about how other operations or businesses are run
     

  • Teaching the public, including local students, how to graft

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