Food Forests in Suburbia: How to Create a Microfarm and Still Have a Life

November 12th, 2025, 7:30pm
Food Forests in Suburbia: How to Create a Microfarm and Still Have a Life
by Lisa Stapleton​, Chair, Calif. Rare Fruit Growers Santa Clara Valley Chapter
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Maybe I could grow more fruit in my garden? That’s a key takeaway many visitors have when they visit Lisa Stapleton’s home orchard on a Silicon Valley suburban tract-home lot of less than a sixth of an acre. Her small plot is home to more than 100 fruit varieties—including heirloom and rare varieties of apples and oranges, to exotics and tropicals like pineapple guavas, passionfruit, palm berries, avocados, bananas and more. Join us if you’ve ever wondered if you could grow a lot of your own produce on a small plot of land. Lisa will cover how to plan, select and nurture fruit plants growing very close to each other.
Details: westernhort.org
(Ignore 10 person limit listed on meetup.)