Annual Hispanic Summer Fruit Tour
Event Details
Date
August 16, 2023
Time
8:30am - Noon; Lunch to follow
Location
G and S Orchards
825 Atlantic Ave. (Route 286)
Walworth, NY 14568
Cost
Free Registration : Free
Host
Lake Ontario Fruit ProgramThis free half day tour (8:30-noon next Wednesday August 16, lunch included) will be conducted at G and S Orchards, 825 Atlantic Ave. (Route 286), Walworth, NY14568. The tour will include a wagon tour of the orchard and facilities. Some educational topics to be covered during the tour:
- Western New York Berry Specialist Anya Osatuke will cover blueberry soil health, mulching, pruning, and pest management.
- Mario Miranda Sazo (CCE LOF) will discuss the importance of site selection, irrigation systems, etc.
- Janet van Zoeren (CCE LOF) will briefly discuss brown marmorated stink bug identification and damage.
- Deborah Aller (Cornell Soil Health Program) will talk about the importance of crop rotations and how to build/sustain healthy soils.
- Mildred Alvarado (Cornell Small Farms Program - Futuro en Ag Project) will guide a discussion about the G&S CSA, sales/marketing, and housing.
- Mary "Bess" Lewis (bilingual specialist for the Ag Workforce Development at Cornell) will be available for HR/labor consultation and will provide more details for a coming survey.
The tour will finalize with Mexican food and refreshments sponsored by Futuro en Ag.
Deadline for registration will be next Monday August 14. Register your employees for the tour!
Upcoming Events
2025 Apple Social
July 17, 2025 : Wayne County - Apple Social
Please join us at this casual networking event for all apple industry folks from Western NY, proudly sponsored by Valent. There will be a brief introduction of the Lake Ontario Fruit Program, and from attending specialists.
July 24, 2025 : Orleans County - Apple Social
Lyndonville, NY
Please join us at this casual networking event for all apple industry folks from Western NY, proudly sponsored by Valent. There will be a brief introduction of the Lake Ontario Fruit Program, and from attending specialists.
2025 Cornell In-Depth Fruit School Recordings
April 8, 2025
July 31, 2025
: Recording Available for 2025 Cornell In-Depth Fruit School
Access to the 2025 Cornell In-Depth Fruit School recordings are now available for purchase.
3rd Annual Western NY Fruit Growers Tour, Featuring Wayne County

July 31, 2025
Registration open!
We are excited to announce the 3rd annual Western New York Fruit Grower Tour, the premier fruit tour of the northeast brought to you by Cornell Cooperative Extension's Lake Ontario Fruit Program and Lake Ontario Ag Consulting, LLC! Located in Wayne County, this orchard field day will highlight new and existing products, chemistries, practices, technologies & equipment that shape the orchard industry today. The Western NY Fruit Grower Tour will again combine two past orchard tour events, the LOF Summer Fruit Tour and the Wayne County Fruit Grower Tour, giving industry members the opportunity to conveniently showcase their product offerings to ONE unified group at ONE time and place!
* Schedule subject to change.