WWW.ONGA.ORG. The Ohio Nut Growers Association (ONGA), created for the mutual benefit of farmers, nut growers, agriculturalists, horticulturalists, and others, promotes the demand for and the sale of nuts and nut products, and provides educational, scientific, tree grafting, pollination, marketing and other information to members.
WWW.NUTGROWERS.ORG. The Indiana Nut & Fruit Growers Association (INFGA), founded in 1953, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the culture of Indiana hardy nut and fruit trees, their advancement and helping those interested in cultivating them. INFGA offers free training and plant material exchange opportunities at regularly held meetings.
Iowa Nut Growers Association (INGA) INGA is an Iowa non-profit corporation founded in 1942 and incorporated in 1968 to promote. An interest in nut-bearing plants. Scientific research in breeding and culture. Standardization of varietal names. Encouraging greater use of nut trees in Iowa Agriculture and home landscape plantings. Take some time an learn about the rich history of growing nuts in Iowa in the past, present, and future!
Midwest Fruit Explorers is a non-profit organization of amateur backyard fruit growing enthusiasts. Most of our members live in the counties surrounding Chicago. We are crazy about the best tasting, most flavorful fruits that grow well here. We are also interested in growing special, superior and unusual fruits regardless of their appearance or commercial appeal. This includes little known varieties of apples, peaches, pears, plums, grapes and nuts; and more unusual fruits such as the pawpaw, mulberry, persimmon, fig, juneberry, Asian pear, and hardy kiwi. Our members locate, graft, propagate, test, grow and swap these superior fruiting plants, and then get together and share their knowledge.
OPGA membership includes enthusiastic pawpaw consumers, backyard growers, and full-on, large-scale producers. Join us in preserving the history, cultivation practices, and availability of this large and tasty native fruit! BECOME A MEMBER today by completing and sending this form.The OPGA is a not-for-profit, tax exempt 501(c)5 organization. Dues payments are deductible as an ordinary business expense for federal income tax purposes. Contributions or gifts to the OPGA are not deductible as charitable contributions.
North American Pawpaw Association / Ohio Chapter OPGA
ANNUAL OHIO PAWPAW FESTIVAL
Mid September 2023!
Festivals, Family Friendly, Outdoor
Annual Festival Since 1998!
This is a festival dedicated to the Pawpaw fruit (Asimina triloba). Join us at the scenic Lake Snowden in Albany, Ohio for 3 days of Pawpaw music, food, craft brews, contests / races, art, history, education, sustainable living workshops and activities for the kids! 5900 US 50
Albany, OH 45710https://www.ohiopawpawfest.com/
WHY GROW NORTH AMERICAN PAWPAWS?
1. The NA pawpaw has been growing in the United States for thousands of years & is well suited to the soils and climate.
2. History shows that the native cultures that once thrived in our region farmed large plantations of NA pawpaws.
3. Existing stands of NA pawpaws are excellent areas to further develop into productive semi-wild orchards.
4. The NA pawpaw is a nutritionally superior fruit, very high in protein, fat, minerals and amino acids.
WHY NOT JUST CALL THEM PAWPAWS?
Because of the widespread interest in this species, we want to be more inclusive with its name and terminology. Here, and in all NAPGA/OPGA publications, you will see the pawpaw referenced as the North American Pawpaw, or NA Pawpaw, to distinguish our fruit from those fruits called pawpaw or papaya in other parts of the world.
North American Pawpaw Growers Association 