Gardeners and Community Gardeners Opportunities via SyracuseGrows

From: Syracuse Grows

Greetings growers,

There are lots of great events being planned for garden season 2011 (and plenty of interesting things happening in the meantime). Please see below for some upcoming events and opportunities and stay tuned for more exciting happenings:

1. Groundswell Center of Ithaca has announced two programs: the Summer Practicum in Sustainable Farming & Local Food Systems and the New Farmer Training Project. The press releases with more information on these programs are attached here and applications are available online.

2. Eric Schlosser, investigative journalist and author of Fast Food Nation, will be speaking at Hendricks Chapel at 4pm on March 1st as part of the Syracuse University lecture series. This free event is titled Investigative Journalism: An Evening with Eric Schlosser. More information available at: http://lectures.syr.edu/current-lectures

3. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schuyler and Steuben Counties, along with Reisinger’s Apple Country, are offering a pruning workshop from 9am – 12 pm on March 19th and again on March 26th at the Reisinger’s Apple Orchard in Watkins Glen. Demonstrations include pruning techniques on apples, stone fruits, nuts and berries. Other topics that will be covered include grafting an apple tree and renovating an older tree to improve fruit production. The fee is $15 per person or $25 per couple. Cider and donuts will be provided. Pre-
registration is required by March 4 for admission to either workshop. Call CCE-Schuyler County office to register at 607-535-7161.

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