Name: Nature Night with Jim Walla (Northern Tree Specialties)
Start: 2024-11-06T18:30:00-06:00
End: 2024-11-06T20:30:00-06:00
Location: Swing Barrel Brewing Company, LLC

Nature Night with Jim Walla (Northern Tree Specialties)

The Edible Forest in Fargo is a must-see for gardening enthusiasts and anyone interested in local food production. Here's what you need to know:
**Location:** Swing Barrel Brewery
**Date:** November 6th
**Time:** 6:30pm-8:30pm
**Speaker:** Jim Walla, a former tree disease researcher at NDSU and now operates a small tree business, Northern Tree Specialties
**Topic:** The Edible Forest, a Northern Plains Botanic Garden Society project in north Fargo. It is a demonstration orchard meant to display a wide range of kinds of fruit and how to make them productive. There are more than 30 kinds of fruit being grown there, and more than 100 selections of those fruits. The end goal is to have a beautiful orchard for visitors and to encourage people to start growing more of their own fruit.
Come learn about the different types of fruit trees and how to care for them. You may even be inspired to start your own edible forest at home!