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Upcoming events in the Agriculture, Natural Resources and Horticulture in the South Central New York Region AGRICULTURE Thursday, Dec 4th Implementing Precision Feeding- 10:30- 2:00pm, Human Services Complex- Montour Falls. Geared toward dairy farmers. Alternative dates and locations, November 14th- Sommers Hall Canisteo and December 5th St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Cohocton. Please register with Steuben county- 607-664-2300. Friday, December 5, 2008 Marketing School for Growers - Class 2 of 3 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County is hosting an in-depth "Marketing School for Growers" for part-time and full-time farmers who are looking to expand sales of retail and wholesale farm products, such as fresh produce, meats, herbs, horticulture crops, maple syrup, and processed goods. The second of three courses will be held Friday, December 5, 2008 with the following guest speakers: - Connecting with the urban customer - Brian Nicholson, Red Jacket Orchards - Selling products to restaurants and chefs - Art Rogers, Lento Restaurant - Updates and current initiatives from the Pride of New York program - Sue Santamarina, NYS Agrculture and Markets. The third course will be on Friday, January 16, 2009 in Canandaigua, NY. A course information sheet with complete details on instructors, topics, and registration is available from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County by calling (585) 394-3977 x427 or on-line at [http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/ontario/Downloads/Ag%20Downloads/Marketing% 20School.pdf ]. Cornell Cooperative Extension Center, 480 N. Main Street, Canandaigua, NY Class fee is $15 per person, $10 for other participants from the same farm and includes lunch, handouts, and enhanced on-line content. Please pre-register by calling (585) 394-3977 x427 by December 3. February 10-12, 2009- Empire State Fruit & Vegetable Expo Syracuse, New York Oncenter Convention Center, Syracuse NY . February 11 & 12, 2009 Becker Forum . February 10, 2009 . Holiday Inn Liverpool. Visit www.nysaes.cornell.edu/hort/expo/ for more details or call Please contact NYSVGA Phone/fax: 315-687-5734 [EMAIL PROTECTED] HORTICULTURE December 4: 6:00pm until 8:00pm Boxwood Centerpiece class at Hammondsport Library with Tom Cortright. Participants will create a tabletop tree from boxwood cuttings and can take it home to enjoy for the holidays or give as a gift. $15 each. Please call 607-664-2300 to register or for more information. On December 6th, Cornell Cooperative Extension is presenting our Holiday Expo from 9:00am until 1:00pm. Participants can sign up for 1 or 3 classes. Each class is $10. 9:15-10:15 Participants can either sign up for Soap Making or Wreath Making 10:30-11:30 Participants can either sign up for Soap Making or Wreath Making 11:45 - 12:45 Participants can either sing up for Gingerbread House Making or the Floral Centerpiece class. Please call Cornell Cooperative Extension in Steuben County to register at 607-664-2300. December 8: is the Introduction to High Tunnel Greenhouse Workshop. Cornell Cooperative Extension will host this workshop at the Woodhull Community Center located at 1585 Academy Street Woodhull, NY from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm. Judson Reid, Extension Associate with Cornell Cooperative Extension, will provide an overview of fruit and vegetable production in high tunnels, insect and disease management, and the economics of high tunnel production. Nelson Hoover, a grower in Yates County who has hands-on experience transitioning to high tunnel production, and also fabricates and sells high tunnel structures, will discuss the design and construction of high tunnel greenhouses. Pre-registration is appreciated, but not required. For more information or to register please contact Stephanie Mehlenbacher, Horticulture Community Educator, at 607-664-2307. NATURAL RESOURCES Thursday December 4th at 7PM. "New Insects Threaten Extinction of Native Trees". Join us at the Schuyler County Human Services Complex Auditorium at 323 Owego St in Montour Falls. Learn more about the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, Emerald Ash Borer, Asian Longhorn Beetle and other invasive forest pests that pose an unprecedented threat to our forests. Dr. Jerry Carlson of the DEC will present the latest information on these pests, and what you can do to help. The meeting is free of charge, and refreshments will be served. Contact Brett Chedzoy of Schuyler County Cornell Cooperative Extension at 607 535-7161, or Jim Bagley of the NYS DEC at 607-776-2165 -x26 for more information." Thursday, Friday, and Saturday February 26, 27, and 28-NY FARM SHOW Helping Farmers Produce More from Their Woodlots Got Trees? The New York Forest Owners Association, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry will present a series of free forestry programs. The New York Farm Show is annually held at the State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. The Farm Show has many exhibits displaying information, equipment, and items of interest to landowners as well as farmers. Landowners who own woodland as part of their property can get information on many subjects that will help them enhance the value of their woodlots for timber, wildlife, and recreation. For further information contact: James Christensen 315-472-5323 [EMAIL PROTECTED], or Charley Porter 315-298-7467 [EMAIL PROTECTED], or John Druke 315-656-2313 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cathy Barnes The Land Use Team 323 Owego St, Unit 5 Montour Falls, NY 14865 http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/schuyler/ 607-535-7161 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Earn your permaculture design certificate. The Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute offers affordable local classes. http://www.fingerlakespermaculture.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _______________________________________________ fingerlakespermaculture@lists.mutualaid.org listserv RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information: http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/fingerlakespermaculture Support the list host by donating to: http://www.mutualaid.org
