Past Events
June Chapter Meeting - A Lifetime of Rare Edible Plants
We spent an enjoyable evening listening to tales of Dennis Sharmahd's adventures finding rare edible plants in far countries, and then sometimes mere miles from home. He spoke on his years of experiments with collecting and propagating rare fruits and herbs.
One of the surprising points he made was that many of the varieties of non-native fruits that are cultivated locally have benefited greatly from repeated selection for taste and production. Thus the guava varieties we have locally may be better tasting than the average guava in Central and South America.
He brought a variety of seedling and rooted plants to sell, along with some unusual edible cactus, and invited members to reach out to visit his farm in Escondido.
Summer Picnic Potluck
Our annual Summer Picnic Potluck was held on June 6 from 11-2 pm at the Norway Hall in Vista. Members and guests enjoyed many delicious dishes and great conversations. Some of the recipes will be featured on the website in upcoming months.
The plant sale and raffle were popular, and well supplied with desirable plants, some of them quite large. The most determined item may have been this extraordinarily well-rooted plant, tentatively ID'd as Tithonia diversifolia.
