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2008 NAFEX ANNUAL MEETING
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
The 2008, Annual NAFEX meeting will take place in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on July 24-26th. Our host is Tom Campbell, who is the long-time agricultural extension agent for the area. We have reserved a block of rooms at the Microtel Inn, 848 Halstead Blvd., Elizabeth City, NC 27909. Their phone number for reservations is (252) 331-7751. Ask for Shirley Spruill and mention NAFEX for the group rate which is $67.45 plus tax for two people in a double room. They have a complimentary breakfast and free Internet access. Please reserve a spot soon. They will honor our rates until June 20th.
On Thursday late afternoon we will have our usual see-who-is-here session to accommodate tall stories, show and tell, registration, provision of maps and handouts, etc., from about 5-9 PM at the Extension Services Offices which are located at 1209 McPherson Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27906-1608. Tom Campbell can be reached there at 252-338-3954. For more information: Find Using Google Maps, Find Using Yahoo Maps, Find Using MapQuest, View NOAA Weather Forecast.
We will have our annual NAFEX Board meeting there also, starting at around 7 PM in a separate meeting room. The next morning we will leave from this location promptly at 8 AM to begin our first set of tours to four locations which include an olive, fig and grape planting, an apple planting, a fig, grape, plum, and mixed brambles wholesale packing operation, and a muscadine grape winery. We will have vans available if you wish to ride in comfort, or you may car pool.
By noon we will make it to the Clay Foreman Arboretum for a tour and a catered lunch at the Charles Creek Park. We will have a simultaneous spouse’s tour which will take in some interesting antique stores and other locations for those who are not interested in the orchard tour and will then meet us for lunch at the park.
By 2 PM we will plan to be back at the Extension Services Auditorium to begin our scientific program, which will last until around 5:30 PM. At 6 PM we will have a catered dinner there followed by our auction (please bring something interesting to auction off).
Saturday we will be leaving again at 8 AM from the Extension Service Offices for a second set of tours. This will involve a ferry ride to Knott’s Island (this is a very interesting location and will surprise you with what can be grown on what essentially is a giant sand bar), and a box lunch there. We will take in Austin’s Peach Orchard and Basket Shop, Floyd Watkins 1/2 acre 60 vine commercial kiwi fruit vineyard, Martins’ 20 acre Orchard and Winery which is a pick your own and wine tasting operation, and Moonrise Bay Vineyard, Winery, and Tasting Room. We would leave to return to the Elizabeth City by mid-afternoon, but might not be back there until 5-6 PM. You are then on your own for dinner.
The unit fee for the entire meeting is $ 85.00 per person which includes vans, two lunches, the dinner and the educational program. We will collect this on site, and the registration fee can be broken down for those who will not be attending all of the events or providing their own transportation. We look forward to seeing you there, Thursday, July 24 - Saturday, July 26, 2008. For those flying in, Elizabeth City is about 45 miles due South of Norfolk, Virginia and the Norfolk International Airport (ORF). Raleigh/Durham Airport (RDU) is about 3.5 hours drive West Southwest of Elizabeth City.
For more lodging assistance, information about area attractions or other information about Northeastern North Carolina, please call the Elizabeth City Area Convention and Visitors’ Bureau at 1-866-324-8948 during business hours M-F EST.
| Archival 2006 Information Archival 2006 Information | Archival 2005 Information |
2008 NAFEX ANNUAL MEETING
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
The 2008, Annual NAFEX meeting will take place in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on July 24-26th. Our host is Tom Campbell, who is the long-time agricultural extension agent for the area. We have reserved a block of rooms at the Microtel Inn, 848 Halstead Blvd., Elizabeth City, NC 27909. Their phone number for reservations is (252) 331-7751. Ask for Shirley Spruill and mention NAFEX for the group rate which is $67.45 plus tax for two people in a double room. They have a complimentary breakfast and free Internet access. Please reserve a spot soon. They will honor our rates until June 20th.
On Thursday late afternoon we will have our usual see-who-is-here session to accommodate tall stories, show and tell, registration, provision of maps and handouts, etc., from about 5-9 PM at the Extension Services Offices which are located at 1209 McPherson Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27906-1608. Tom Campbell can be reached there at 252-338-3954. For more information: Find Using Google Maps, Find Using Yahoo Maps, Find Using MapQuest, View NOAA Weather Forecast.
We will have our annual NAFEX Board meeting there also, starting at around 7 PM in a separate meeting room. The next morning we will leave from this location promptly at 8 AM to begin our first set of tours to four locations which include an olive, fig and grape planting, an apple planting, a fig, grape, plum, and mixed brambles wholesale packing operation, and a muscadine grape winery. We will have vans available if you wish to ride in comfort, or you may car pool.
By noon we will make it to the Clay Foreman Arboretum for a tour and a catered lunch at the Charles Creek Park. We will have a simultaneous spouse’s tour which will take in some interesting antique stores and other locations for those who are not interested in the orchard tour and will then meet us for lunch at the park.
By 2 PM we will plan to be back at the Extension Services Auditorium to begin our scientific program, which will last until around 5:30 PM. At 6 PM we will have a catered dinner there followed by our auction (please bring something interesting to auction off).
Saturday we will be leaving again at 8 AM from the Extension Service Offices for a second set of tours. This will involve a ferry ride to Knott’s Island (this is a very interesting location and will surprise you with what can be grown on what essentially is a giant sand bar), and a box lunch there. We will take in Austin’s Peach Orchard and Basket Shop, Floyd Watkins 1/2 acre 60 vine commercial kiwi fruit vineyard, Martins’ 20 acre Orchard and Winery which is a pick your own and wine tasting operation, and Moonrise Bay Vineyard, Winery, and Tasting Room. We would leave to return to the Elizabeth City by mid-afternoon, but might not be back there until 5-6 PM. You are then on your own for dinner.
The unit fee for the entire meeting is $ 85.00 per person which includes vans, two lunches, the dinner and the educational program. We will collect this on site, and the registration fee can be broken down for those who will not be attending all of the events or providing their own transportation. We look forward to seeing you there, Thursday, July 24 - Saturday, July 26, 2008. For those flying in, Elizabeth City is about 45 miles due South of Norfolk, Virginia and the Norfolk International Airport (ORF). Raleigh/Durham Airport (RDU) is about 3.5 hours drive West Southwest of Elizabeth City.
For more lodging assistance, information about area attractions or other information about Northeastern North Carolina, please call the Elizabeth City Area Convention and Visitors’ Bureau at 1-866-324-8948 during business hours M-F EST.
