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Volume 6 • Issue 1
January/February 2003
The Leaflett
California Rare Fruit Growers - Central Coast Chapter
Central Coast Chapter Officers
Chair: Chuck Atlee and Laura Lopez Secretary: Rhonda Underwood Raffle Director: Marvin Daniels
Program Chair: Joe Sabol Treasurer: Dick Pottratz Historian: Arlene Vogele
Board Members: Lark Carter, Pet Daniels, Bill Furtick, Art Henzgen, Librarian: Marie Moyer Photographer: Paul Moyer
Gerda Martinez, Carol Scott, Robert Scott, Jenny Weaver Newsletter Editor: Sandra Pirghaibi Webmaster: Art DeKleine
2003..Year of the As usual our annual December holiday
Recent Happenings meeting attracted a large number of
Orange members and a larger volume of delicious
November Meeting food. Howard Brown, retired
The banana is dead; long live the orange. San Luis Obispo Botanical Department Head and Professor
Last year we learned more about the Garden Emeritus of Ornamental Horticulture at
banana than we ever wanted to know...one The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden Cal Poly gave a short talk on the “Murray
person’s idea of how it came about, who just off Highway 1 across from Cuesta Smith” tomato. According to Howard,
eats it and how many varieties there are. College is truly a new “Garden in the this tomato originated as an unnamed
This year this column newsletter will be Making”. Howard Brown and the seedling purchased in a supermarket in
dedicated to the illustrious orange. We “Friends of San Luis Obispo Botanical San Francisco by Mr. Smith’s mother.
probably already know something about Garden” guided us through the garden, Planted, it grew to over 6 feet tall and
this popular fruit. It’s valued for its amphitheater and greenhouses. produced a crop of large, flavorful
vitamin C content but oranges have more Volunteers conduct monthly program tomatoes. Dr. Brown has since nurtured,
to offer than this one nutrient. A small tours, lectures, and demonstrations. tested and improved the plant, selecting
orange (about 5 ounces) contains Plant and garden shop sales takes place the largest and most perfect tomatoes to
generous levels of folate (folic acid), during the growing season, April through produce seed. Plants can be purchased
potassium, thiamin, calcium and November. The annual May Garden from the Botanical Garden after March 16
magnesium.. Orange trees are Festival includes landscape design and based on the samples Howard
semitropical non-deciduous trees and, like competitions, food, music, crafts and brought we found, these tomatoes large
other citrus fruits, they probably originated activities for the entire family. and flavorful. Our thanks to Dr. Brown
in Southeast Asia. Oranges are the third for a most informative talk.
most popular fruit in the U.S. right behind The garden is funded mostly by private
bananas and apples. Americans consume donations. During our visit there, The plant sale was a huge success with
most of their oranges in the form of juice. dedicated volunteers passionate about over 100 raffle tickets sold and many
conserving the environment and the varieties of plants and trees snapped up by
There are two types of oranges, sweet and plants it produces shared their “Glimpse lucky members.
sour. Only sweet oranges are grown into the Future” for the garden. This
commercially in the United States, and included exploration gardens, and Many thanks to all members who helped
those you are most likely to find include: gardens native to California, Chile, South with the set up, raffle and clean up. And,
Hamlin, Jaffa, Navel, Pineapple, Valencia Africa, Australia and the Mediterranean. lots of thanks to those who spent time
and Blood orange. Oranges are available preparing their favorite dish.
year round. Thank you Howard Brown and the many
dedicated friends of the garden for an
Look for more tidbits in this column this informative and interesting tour. Upcoming Events
year on this tasty fruit.
December Meeting
Holiday Party at PG&E Bldg.
2 THE LEAFLETT JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2003
See the attached (or the end of the e- Lopez are stepping down. week of the distribution month (i.e. first
mail newsletter) for a current event list) week in September for
Dr. Joe will send out details to From all the members of the Central Coast September/October issue).
members with e-mail as meetings get Chapter, we thank you for a job well done
closer. For those still on snail mail, and hope we can find some worthy of New Orchard Combination..the
you can contact Dr. Joe at 544-1056. filling your shoes. combination lock on the orchard has been
changed. The new combination can be
Business meetings are held at 1:30 p.m.
usually the second Saturday of the month. Join the State obtained from Joe Sabol at 544-1056.
Joe will bring handouts to each meeting Dues Due Again...Annual dues are
detailing future events. Remember to bring Many of our chapter members are also due again. Please mail a check for $6
chairs and wear appropriate clothing. members of the State association and those or $25 for 5 years to Dick Pottratz,
Refreshment groups are indicated on Joe’s who aren’t should consider joining. 2430 Leona, SLO, CA 93401
event list.
With state membership you receive a We haven’t received 2003 dues payments
A reminder about the January 11th wonderful color magazine filled with all from about half the membership. A
meeting..come early ( 12:30) and bring your sorts of great articles, news, chapter reminder will be sent in January to those
checkbook. Cal Poly students will have activities and contacts. Yearly dues are $25 who still owe. So get those checks in so
over 500 fruit trees and vines for sale at and applications are available from Joe you can continue to be notified of the
reasonable prices. We will also have Sabol. wonderful chapter activities we have
election of officers so come prepared. planned for 2003.
There will be a pruning demonstration in Announcements
our orchard by Fred Hunt of Fowler
Thought for the day...
Nurseries and will then we will prune our We still need a coffee coordinator...:
small orchard. The chapter still needs a coffee Not doing more than average is what
coordinator to bring coffee to the keeps the average down.
The February meeting at Joe Sabol’s home business meetings. The chapter picks up
attracted quite a crowd last year and we the cost. Volunteer at any meeting. William M. Winans
expect the same this year. Also, if you are
interested in Joe’s annual pilgrimage to local Newsletter Update...Have an interesting
high schools to conduct grafting lessons article to contribute or comments on how
contact him at the number above. to improve chapter communication?
Send them to your newsletter editor at
slpir@yahoo.com. Newsletter costs are
way down this year due to electronic
Good-bye Chuck & Laura
Good-
distribution. Please keep membership
After successfully heading up the Central coordinator Dick Pottratz updated on
Coast Chapter for more than three years your current e-mail address. Newsletters
,our program Chairs Chuck Atlee and Laura are distributed every two months the first
CRFG Central Coast Chapter
Dick Pottratz
2430 Leona
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
http://slonet.org/~crfgslo/
