New York Nut Growers Association Fall Meeting, Saturday, October 17, 2020

Seneca Lake Duck Hunters Club Pavilion, 2188 State Route 14, Penn Yan, NY, 14527

Black Squirrel Farms, 590 State Route 14, Penn Yan, NY, 14527

Agenda (2188 State Route 14, Penn Yan, NY, 14527):

9:00 to 9:30 Coffee, welcome and introductions.

9:30 to 10:00 Historical use of nuts by the Native Americans and landscape implications.
Zach Elfers, zachelfers@gmail.com, Nomad Seed Project

10:00 to 10:20 2020 Hay Berry Farm chestnut and hazelnut project.
Lawrie Nickerson, hayberry1276@gmail.com, Hay Berry Farm LLC

10:20 to 10:50 Soil health observations for annual vs. tree crops.
Klaas Martens, kandmhfarm@lakevieworganicgrain.com, Martens farm

10:50 to 11:10 Break

11:10 to 11:40 New hazelnut cultivars, stratifying seeds & New York Tree Crops Alliance update.
Jeff Zarnowski, jeffz@znutty.com, Z's Nutty Ridge Nursery

11:40 to 12:10 Acorns as a food.
Daniela Dana, daniela@newenglandacorncooperative.com, New England Acorn Cooperative

12:10 to 1:00 Lunch & NYNGA business meeting

1:00 to 1:30 Impacts of Invasive Species on Tree and Forest Health and Yields.
Laura Bailey, lb698@cornell.edu, Cornell Cooperative Extension - Yates County

1:30 to 1:45 NYNGA English Walnut project update.
Carl Albers, cwalbers@yahoo.com, C.E. Albers Tree Farms

1:45 to 2:00 Afternoon field trips - logistics and overview.
Sara Tyler, sara@tylerseneca.com, Black Squirrel Farms

Agenda (590 State Route 14, Penn Yan, NY, 14527):

2:00 to 3:00 Leave the Seneca Lake Duck Hunters Club, travel to Black Squirrel Farms (590 State Route 14, Penn Yan, NY, 14527).

Stop along the way to see a notable Yates County walnut tree. Either:

-Visit a productive English walnut tree on Klaas and Mary-Howell Marten's homestead (1443 Ridge Rd., Penn Yan, New York) and join a group discussion which includes their many years of English walnut experience.

-See a black walnut tree that may be 300 years old at the Rhodes residence (1866 Alexander Rd, Penn Yan, NY 14527), a tree described as the "biggest black walnut tree you ever saw” in a late 1880’s family letter.

Arrive at Black Squirrel Farms (590 State Route 14, Penn Yan, NY 14527)

3:00 to 3:15 Nut stratification demonstration

3:15 to 4:00 Choose a tour

(Option 1) - Guided tour and discussion “Managing invasive species damage.”
Led by Laura Bailey, Cornell Cooperative Extension - Yates County.

(Option 2) - Self-guided tour: Black Squirrel Farms
Come see how we are approaching small scale wild black walnut processing, learn about the history of black walnut processing and understand why we see black walnuts as the first step in developing a material New York nut industry, shortly followed by hazelnuts as a next step.

4:00 - Meeting participants are welcome to stay, catch up and connect.

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