members – Alaska Pioneer Fruit Growers Association

Meet a Member: Seymour Mills

By admin | January 16, 2001

I first got serious about raising fruit trees in the spring of 1998 when I made an order from Bear Creek Nursery. I’m very disappointed to see them go out of business. I have also ordered form St. Lawrence, Fedco, and Oikes. I am experimenting with some oaks, silver maple, mulberries, walnuts, and hazelnuts. …

NEW CHALLENGES FOR APFGA FOUNDER

By admin | June 9, 1996

by Dwight Bradley Bob Purvis, founder of the Alaska Pioneer Fruit Growers and its first president (1984-89), left his job as a horticulturist with Agrimanagement, Inc. in Yakima in mid-February 1996 to become the horticulturist for Chiawan Orchards/Cotumbia Reach Pack in yakima. Bob recently wrote to me and commented on his new job:…

FRONT AND CENTER: CLAIR LAMMERS

By admin | March 12, 1990

Chapter member Clair Lammers has been in touch with me a few times over the past two months and has written down some of the things he is testing in a very favorable microclimate close to Fairbanks. During the nine years he has kept records, it has yet to go below -32 F at his…