Our Chapter benefits include:

•    Free mulch at El Corazon in Oceanside
•    Discounts at Grangettos, Claussen, San Diego Botanic Garden
•    Member garden/orchard tours
•    Exclusive emails to events
•    Field trips and caravans
•    Summer picnic
•    Holiday party
•    Our great chapter newsletter!
•    Free membership cards for Alta Vista Gardens (and with it, even more nursery discounts!)
•    Grafting workshops
•    Plant sales
•    Fruit tastings
•    Plant raffles!
•    Insurance (to cover you on our field trips and local chapter events) (Note: Must be in conjunction with CRFG Inc. membership)
•    Amazing summaries of our monthly speaker presentations in case you miss a meeting
•    Scion (plant cutting) exchange
•    Wonderful speakers and meetings
•    Last, but not least, a fun time being with friends!

And our parent organization gives us these benefits:
•    The Fruit Gardener Magazine.  Wonderful articles in beautiful color!
•    Seed bank – great seeds for only $2 per packet (and that includes postage!)
•    Enables our chapter to have insurance and raffles
 

We meet every third Friday of the month at 7:00pm in the Student Center at Miracosta College in Oceanside. However please check the schedule on this website for up to date meeting time and location. Our schedule can change due to holidays, speaker cancellations, special events or unforseen issues.

 

Belonging to CRFG Inc. is required to join the chapter because our parent organization has to pay for liability insurance for each member that participates in our events. Joining the parent organization also supports the infrastructure that keeps our local chapter going. A membership in CRFG Inc. also provides you with a full color bi-monthly magazine called the Fruit Gardener that has many good articles about growing fruit. Membership also provides access to the Seed Bank and notification about chapter events in other areas.