Welcome to the CRFG website!

With 22 chapters — not all in California —  and members on every continent except  Antarctica, we are the largest amateur fruit growing organization in the world.  If you want to learn everything and anything about growing fruit in an environmentally responsible manner, this is where you want to be.  Come on in!
PLEASE NOTE:  WE ARE A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.  WE ARE NOT A BUSINESS AND DO NOT SELL FRUIT OR FRUIT TREES.     
A lot of chapters are now meeting online!

Check chapter sites for details.

Click here to get a list of chapters
The 2021 Fruit Shoot starts on May 1st.
Better start snapping now!
click for the rules
The Fruit Gardener

Our prize winning magazine is published bi-monthly. This is our current issue.

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If you — like the rest of the world — are buying more from Amazon these days…

…why not sign in to smile.amazon.com with your regular Amazon credentials and choose California Rare Fruit Growers as your designated charity?  It doesn’t cost you a cent more and helps us give you more of what you joined us for (well, except for fruit exchanges and face to face meetings […]

Fruit Facts

Now a Wiki!

Now a Wiki!

Now a Wiki! (Come on, you know this is how you first found us)

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New to our Youtube Channel: Let's Find Out!

Check out Kevin Hayakawa's videos on our YouTube Channel. Yes, we have entered the 21st century. 

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Click the bird to be taken to a performance of the great CRFG theme song, written by Emory Walton and performed by Michael Falcone.
(Photo by Photo by Rod Long on Unsplash)

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Oh, the fun we have!

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Meetings

Ronni Kern July 17, 2018
Jorge Ochoa, Instructor in Horticulture at Long Beach City College, gives the West Los Angeles Chapter a brilliant talk on Passionfruit. As chapters provide information on upcoming meetings, they will…
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Field Trips

Ronni Kern July 16, 2018
Most chapters schedule field trips every other month.  Click Chapters in the Menu above for one near you.
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Our Famous Annual Scion Exchange

Ronni Kern July 15, 2018
Every January and February, our famous scion exchanges are held at local chapters. There are generally demonstrations of various grafting techniques as well. Sharpen up your knife and create your…
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Fruit Tastings

Ronni Kern July 14, 2018
The best way to know if a variety of fruit should be in your garden is to taste the fruit before buying the tree.   Check out our calendar for…
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Nurseries & Plant Providers

Ronni Kern July 13, 2018
Definitely a work in progress, but we are attempting to put together a listing of our favorite nurseries, both local and online.  Any recommendations gratefully received.   Alden Lane Nursery…
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Scholarships and Grants

Ronni Kern July 12, 2018
Education is one of CRFG’s cornerstones.  Originally interpreted as educating the general public, it has over the years centered on the education of young people interested in growing rare and…