THINK SPRING! Winter
Lecture Series for Home Gardeners Returns in 2012
“Four fun and informative seminars to
choose from”
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County
Master Gardener Program is once again offering a series of workshops during
February and March to help the avid home gardener get prepared for spring.
Classes will be held on Thursdays, February 9,
and February 16, and March 1 and March 22. All classes will be from 7:00pm to
9:00pm at Ulster County BOCES located at 175 Rt. 32 North in New Paltz.
Participants may choose the class or classes they are most interested in or
sign up for the entire series. The fee for individual classes is $15 or $50 for
all four. Class sizes are limited. Pre-registration is encouraged.
For more information call Dona Crawford at 845-340-3990
ext. 335. Click
here to register.
Do It Yourself Vegetables, Berries & Herbs
February 9, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Composting - John McCormick
Everything
you wanted to know about composting and then some!
Whether
you compost at home or just thinking about starting to compost, you will learn
the best way to compost your kitchen and yard waste and turn it into
beautiful soil using the best methods that fit your situation. We will cover the benefits, elements needed,
different approaches that can be used and the practical uses of compost.
John McCormick has been a Master
Gardener since 2007. He is a retired HS
Social Studies Teacher and
Adjunct Professor School of Education
at Marist College.
February 16, 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Vegetables From Seed: Spring Through Fall - Barbara Bravo
Every year we are inundated with seed catalogs and alluring
displays of seed packets at our favorite garden centers. Learn to base your choices on proven
varieties for our local area and basic information such as starting your own
plants vs. buying, using coldframes, interplanting to maximize your garden space,
the benefits of annual crop rotation and how to replace valuable nutrients to
the soil through cover crops and green manures.
Instructor
- Barbara Bravo is a Master Gardener, Garden Coach and ceramic artist. She is a frequent speaker at Garden Day and
local events. Barbara has planted and
maintained ornamental and vegetable gardens at her home and studio for more
than 25 years.
March 1, 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Part 1
Every Tomato Under The Sun - Teresa Rusinek
Over 100
varieties of heirloom, Cherry, Grape, Field and Plum tomatoes were grown on a
local farm in 2011. Learn which were the favorites and why.
Instructor:
Teresa Rusinek is the Commercial and Community Horticultural Educator at
Cornell Cooperative Extension in Ulster County where she provides oversight to
the Ulster County Master Gardeners. She has had over 20 years experience
in horticulture. Teresa works with vegetable farmers in Ulster County, helping
them trouble shoot production problems.
March 1, 8:00pm to 9:00pm
Part 2
Herbs - Allyson Levy
Herbs are legendary; they play prominent roles in the
culinary arts and enjoy a rich folkloric history. Their medicinal value is well
known. In the ornamental garden they are easy to grow and mostly deer
resistant. This class will introduce you to the history of herbs, their many
uses and some practical tips about growing them.
Instructor: Allyson Levy is a Master Gardener. She and
her husband have an edible and decorative garden company, Hortus Conclusus.
Allyson helped spearhead 2 edible gardens in the Rondout Valley School
District, where she volunteers as a MG.
Allyson and her husband are turning their 11-acre property into a
botanical garden
March 22, 7: 00pm to 9:00pm
Small Fruits Explained - Steve McKay
This is a 2-hour intensive training class about cultivation
practices, harvest and storage of berry crops including blueberries, currants,
gooseberries, elderberries, and brambles as well as uncommon bush fruits such
as honeyberry, aronia and saskatoon.
Instructor: Steve
McKay is a former Extension Educator for CCE HV in the commercial fruit
program. He has a BS in International
Agricultural Development and Entomology and a MS in Pomology, both from UC
Davis. His expertise is in berries,
grapes and processing.
For more
information about Cornell
Cooperative Extension of Ulster County’s community programs and events visit
our online calendar at www.cceulster.org.
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provides equal program and employment opportunities. Please contact the CCEUC
office at 845-340-3990 if you have any special needs.
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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County
(CCEUC) is a 501(c) 3 subordinate government agency of the State of New York under Article 5,
224(b) of the NYS County Laws organization that
utilizes research based knowledge through their partnership with Cornell
University. This information is disseminated through their on-going community
programming in the areas of Agriculture, Horticulture, 4-H Youth Development,
Family and Consumer Science and Environmental programs held throughout Ulster
County.
