Saturday, October 1, 2022
8 AM – 5 PM
New York State Pawpaw Conferen
ce
Kallet Theater
4842 North Jef
ferson Street
Pulaski, NY
Cornel
l Cooperative Extension of Oswego County (CCE Oswego County) and Cornell Co
operative Extension Harvest NY (CCE Harvest NY), will be hosting a sta
te-wide conference on a native fruit called pawpaw (Asimina triloba), at th
e historic Kallet Theater in Pulaski, NY.
Pawpaws are a wonderful crop with a lot of potential. In New York, the fru
it begins to ripen in late September and continues through the first t
wo weeks of October. One of the advantages of growing pawpaws is they are r
elatively pest free, making them attractive to small-scale agricultura
l producers. Beyond eating the fresh fruit, there are value-added products
that can be made from pawpaw pulp, including pawpaw ice cream, jams, a
nd even alcoholic beverages. However, one of the key challenges of creating
a niche industry in New York is the lack of education and awareness.
Most nursery managers, fruit growers, value-added producers and consum
ers are simply unfamiliar with this unique fruit. Therefore, the goal of th
e conference is to help bring the North American pawpaw out of the sha
dows. Conference organizers want to help fill in some important gaps in kno
wledge about this amazing fruit and to lay out a vision for the future
.Full details and registration information can be found at https://thatscooperativeextension.org/events/2022/10/01/new-yo
rk-state-pawpaw-conference
Saturday, October
1, 2022
8 AM – 5 PM
New Y
ork State Pawpaw Conference
Kallet Theater
4842 North Jefferson Street
Pulaski, NY
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County (CCE Oswe
go County) and Cornell Cooperative Extension Harvest NY (CCE Harvest N
Y), will be hosting a state-wide conference on a native fruit called pawpaw
(Asimina triloba), at the historic Kallet Theater in Pulaski, NY.
Pawpaws are a wonderful crop with a lot of potent
ial. In New York, the fruit begins to ripen in late September and continues
through the first two weeks of October. One of the advantages of grow
ing pawpaws is they are relatively pest free, making them attractive to&nbs
p;small-scale agricultural producers. Beyond eating the fresh fruit, there
are value-added products that can be made from pawpaw pulp, including
pawpaw ice cream, jams, and even alcoholic beverages. However, one of the k
ey challenges of creating a niche industry in New York is the lack of
education and awareness. Most nursery managers, fruit growers, value-added
producers and consumers are simply unfamiliar with this unique fruit.
Therefore, the goal of the conference is to help bring the North American&n
bsp;pawpaw out of the shadows. Conference organizers want to help fill in s
ome important gaps in knowledge about this amazing fruit and to lay ou
t a vision for the future.Full details and registration information can be
found at https://thatscooperativeextension.org
/events/2022/10/01/new-york-state-pawpaw-conference