Garden Club for Backyard Fruit Growers
PRUNING: FRUIT TREES AND BRAMBLES McHenry County College, Center for Agrarian Learning Saturday March 16 9 a.m.–Noon Building A, Room A229 $20 Instructor: Rich Tobiasz This workshop includes a lecture followed by hands-on activity outdoors on the MCC Student Farm. You’ll learn about pruning …
2024 Grafting Workshop Sunday March 24
Are you curious about what’s going on in the world of apple breeding besides crispy apples? Maybe the future releases of a 100 year old pear breeding program peak your interest? Either way join NAFEX on March 26th as Christopher Gottschalk, Ph.D. of the USDA …
NAFEX is hosting a Zoom lecture about What's New in the World of Pawpaws on June 25 at 6:30 pm CST. NAFEX membership ($19 per year) is required. NAFEX members receive access to current and past Zoom lectures, annual meeting conference videos, and the …
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For information, go.illinois.edu/NRCSFieldDay https://registration.extension.illinois.edu/start/nrcs-conservation-practices-field-day Illinois Extension, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign You will learn about: Composting Facility Conservation Plans EQIP high tunnel program Cover Crops Mulch Raised beds Pollinator Strips Bee Hives If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Batka at 217-300-8636 or sbatka@illinois.edu
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Reimbursable conservation practices like cover crops, pest management conservation systems, irrigation, soil carbon amendments, raised beds, high tunnels, and stormwater runoff management are now available to small scale urban growers. Extension educators Zack Grant and Kathryn Pereira, along with Growing Home Farm Manager Ezra Lee, …