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The Fall Meeting of the ONGA will be on
Saturday, September 6, 2025 and will be held at
the Kelsey Ranch in Southside, West Virginia.
The address is 19540 Kanawha Valley Rd, Southside, West Virginia.
You can click on the map below for more details.
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Directors to meet at 11:00 am.
Lunch and the membership meeting will be at 12:00 noon.
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Lunch - Please bring a lunch or snack to eat. Refreshments and snack bars will also be available.
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The auction will follow, with all proceeds going to the ONGA. So, please bring those nutty
items for the auction.
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Featured Demonstrations:The Kelseys have two hazelnut orchards started in 2011 and 2014,
which include about 50 EFB resistant cultivars. The nuts will be ordered to drop on Sept 6,
to demonstrate the harvesting equipment. There is also a black walnut planting started in 1995,
planned for timber, but includes a scattering of about 40 thin-shell cultivars.
There is also an area using conifer shading to produce veneer quality black walnut - a must see!
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Bring nuts for entry to next years State Fair.
You can bring bags of 10 nuts each of any cultivar or variety.
Click here for a State Fair entry form.
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Marketplace: Members are encouraged to bring items to sell in our new marketplace such as nuts, trees,
maple syrup, honey, etc.
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There will be a Nash Nursery Chestnut tree and a Nut Gatherer, given
away as a door prizes, so be sure to sign in for the door prize and auction when arriving.
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Click on the map for directions.
