NMSU Extension to host Jujube Fruit Tasting Workshop in Los Lunas

New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service will host a Jujube Fruit Tasting Workshop at the NMSU Los Lunas Agriculture Science Center Sept. 21. (Courtesy Photo)

Source: NMSU News Release
DATE: Sept. 12, 2024
WRITER: Taeya M. Padilla, 575-646-3221, taeyap@nmsu.edu

New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service will host a Jujube Fruit Tasting Workshop Saturday, Sept. 21, where attendees can taste various jujube fruits, see their field performance and learn about planting.

The event will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the NMSU Los Lunas Agricultural Science Center located at 1036 Miller Road in Los Lunas. The cost of attendance is $11 per person online, or $10 cash or check onsite. Attendance is limited to 40 people.

The Jujube Fruit Tasting Workshop will include a presentation on jujube growing basics, jujube fruit tasting and a field tour of the jujube cultivar trial.

According to Shengrui Yao, Extension fruit specialist, the jujube is a fruit species that is suitable for New Mexico because it produces a reliable crop annually and is not affected by late frosts.

After the jujube cultivar trials in Alcalde, Los Lunas and Las Cruces, jujube trees have effectively been grown and produced in New Mexico. Jujube fruits are very nutritious, rich in vitamin C, antioxidants, fiber and cyclic adenosine monophosphate.

For more information or to register for the event, visit https://ezregister.com/events/40883/ or contact Candace Sisneros at 505-865-7340.

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