N.C. Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County Center is hosting 3 educational tours of the pawpaw orchard which managed as part of the center’s demonstration garden. The 1-hour tours are free and the public is encouraged to come and learn about this fascinating native fruit. Please register by calling 336-703-2850 or by emailing      coop-ext-registration@forsyth.cc. Tours times are Wednesday, August 21, at 5:30 p.m., Friday, August 23 at noon, and Saturday, August 24, 2019, at 10 a.m. Tour participants will be able to taste the fruit and enjoy a display of pawpaw products. Trees, while supplies last, will be available to purchase at the end of each tour. Participants are asked to wear safe walking shoes and to be advised that the terrain is very uneven.

In the event of rain, the tour will be canceled.