Keynote Speaker for 2016 WVEMG Association Conference Announced

West Virginia Extension  

Master Gardener Association Annual Conference

“Gardening with Mother Nature”

April 15-17, 2016

State Fair of WV

891 Maplewood Ave, Fairlea, WV 24902

Hosted by Greenbrier Valley Master Gardeners

Nancy Ross Hugo

Keynote Speaker

Nancy Ross Hugo has had the privilege of living among trees, writing about trees, and learning about trees for most of her life. As garden columnist for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, education manager at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, and writer for publications including Horticulture, Fine Gardening, and American Forests, she has been combining her love of the outdoors with her love of the written word for over 30 years. She is the author of five books, including Seeing Trees and Trees Up Close, and she led initiatives to locate and celebrate Virginia’s oldest, most historic, largest, and most interesting trees, a four-year project that resulted in the publication of Remarkable Trees of Virginia, a book that has been called “a spectacular tribute to trees.”

Nancy will also present a workshop on “Windowsill Art.” More information on that later!

For more information, visit www.nancyrosshugo.com

2016 WVMG Conference - April 15-17 - Lewisburg, WV

SAVE THE DATE!!

WEST VIRGINIA MASTER GARDENER CONFERENCE

APRIL 15, 16, 17, 2016

The following motels have rooms blocked for the 2016 Master Gardener Conference:

(cutoff date for discounted rate: March 15, 2016)

Quality Inn/Brier Inn

540 N. Jefferson Street, Lewisburg

304-645-7722

Single:  $79.99    Double:  $84.99 (plus tax)

Holiday Inn Express

222 Hunter Lane, Lewisburg

304-645-5750

$115.00 (plus tax)

Super-8

550 N. Jefferson Street, Lewisburg

304-647-3188

Single: $57.80   Double:  $63.75  (plus tax)

(Ask for Group Reservations/ Conference Rate)

Tri-State Farm and Food Conference

November 14, 2015 – Huntington, WV

The Tri-State Farm & Food Conference has been met with incredible enthusiasm from folks in the greater Huntington area. We are striving for even more enthusiasm as we gear up for the 2015 conference.

After a two year hiatus, we are happy to be gathering again in the Tri-State. The conference’s aim is to revolutionize the food-shed to help farmers and food producers run viable businesses through agricultural education, in the 50 mile radius of Huntington. This effort reaches an area that encompasses 15 counties located throughout West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.

We hope that you will take advantage of the experts we have and that you will form relationships that will continue after the conference. We are fortunate to have so many gifted people who are always happy to help farmers and food producers in anyway they can.

DETAILS

Cost – $25 (includes lunch)

Saturday will feature four 1 1/2 hour long sessions covering topics of Vegetable Production, Farm to School, Risk Management, Marketing, and Food Systems.

Lunch from noon until 2:00 PM will be sourced from local farmers. Local food is a focus of our mission, and helping farmers to capture more of the food expenditure of their geographic area is our goal. A special lunchtime panel will discuss an exciting new project – REFRESH APPALACHIA.

The conference is being held at Heritage Farm Museum and Village, 3300 Harvey Road Huntington, WV 25704.

REGISTER HERE

Pruning Demonstration in Clay County

When: Saturday, October 17th from 2-4 pm.

Where: George Jones, 34 Crooked Run Rd., Nebo WV 25141

Directions:

Take exit 40 on I-79. Go north on Rt. 16 for 3.5 to 3.6 miles (dependent on which ramp you exit I-79). Turn left, then immediately take the drive on the right.

Ricotta Cheese Making Class

If it came from a plant, eat it, if it was made in a plant, DON'T!  ~Michael Pollan Shop hours:  Tues-Sat 11-5 INVITES YOU TO JOIN US for... making fresh ricotta cheese led by Nancy Bruns of J.Q. Dickinson Saltworks located in Malden, WV  Saturday, October 10,2015 at 1:30 pm   Cost is $20.00 per person      Fresh cheese can be made with many different cultures to cause the milk to curdle.  Nancy will show us how to use liquid nigari, a byproduct of her company's salt making process, to make fresh cheeses such as ricotta and goat cheese (it can also be used to make tofu).  Easy for any cook to accomplish in under 30 minutes.          Nancy recently offered this program at the Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello in Virginia and had forty participants...WOW...that's a lot of people excited about making their own cheese!!  We are excited to have her in our shop and to carry the wonderful West Virginia made salt products from J.Q. Dickinson Saltworks!      Pre-registration is required.  Please email, call the shop or message us on Facebook. Liquid Nigari  friend on Facebook Copyright © 2015 All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Common Ground Shoppes Heritage Station | 210 11th Street | Shop 12 Huntington | West Virginia | 25701 304.552.3197

Growing Strawberries for Homeowners Using IPM

There is a great opportunity to get some educational hours by attending free webinar funded by North Central IPM Center:

Growing Strawberries for Homeowners Using IPM, 

Thursday, October 1, 2015

https://learn.extension.org/events/2198#.VfCExesqexI

Don’t  forget to pre-register, it is required!

Mira

Forest Management Seminar