Announcement Hot off the Electrons:
Growing for Sustainability Workshop in Roanoke VA
Please join us for the 11th annual Roanoke Tree Care Workshop. We have a great set of speakers and agenda. This year we have for the first time on line registration through the Trees Virginia website ( http://treesvirginia.org/joomla/ ). Here you can register and pay through PayPal; or print the registration form and mail it in with payment as usual.
Scaling Up and Scaling Down for Climate Change and Tree Care
Predictions of climate change are based on measurements of truly planetary and long-term
processes. These global processes will likely result in increased frequency of storms, and
drought. Although these challenges are real, we can improve the quality of our community
trees through applying an understanding of the basics of tree biology.
Kevin T. Smith, PhD, Plant Physiologist, USDA Forest Service
Dysfunctional Tree Root Systems and Brief Landscape Lives
This session will review the most common dysfunctional root systems, their relationship to
the premature decline of tree health and most importantly, offer some solutions to the growing
problem of short-lived trees.
Gary Johnson, PhD, Professor, Urban and Community Forestry, U of MN,
What's New in Pest Management for Landscape Plants
Don Booth, PhD Bartlett Tree Research Laboratory
Sustainable Landscapes: The Sustainable Sites Initiative
A national initiative that has developed voluntary certification standards for sustainable site
development and landscapes.
Susan Day, PhD, Assistant Professor of Urban Forestry, Virginia Tech
Three Concurrent Rotating Sessions:
1 - Bartlett – Root Examination of Locally Available Planting Stock
2 - Propagation Class in the Science Lab
3 – American Chestnut update, Katy McCune, American Chestnut Foundation
Barbara White
Urban & Community Forestry Partnership Coordinator
900 Natural Resources Dr, suite 800
Charlottesville, VA 22903
434-220-9041
mailto:Barbara.White@dof.virginia.gov
All VDOF offices are closed on Firdays
"Urban Forestry is America's Front Line Defense Against Global Climate Change"
Friday, January 21, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
ROANOKE REGIONAL FRUIT SCHOOL
Featuring presentations by Keith Yoder, Chris Bergh, and Doug Pfeiffer
Hear the most recent updates, including biology and management of stink bugs;
entomological spray guide changes; and best management practices in the dormant
season.
Registration is $15, including lunch.
Please return the registration form
by February 1, 2011
If you are a person with a disability and desire assistance or accommodation, please notify the Roanoke VCE office
at 540-772-7524 during business hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
Virginia Cooperative Extension is a joint program of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, and state and local governments.
February 8, 2011
9 am - 4 pm
Brambleton Center, Room 16
Hear the most recent updates, including biology and management of stink bugs;
entomological spray guide changes; and best management practices in the dormant
season.
Registration is $15, including lunch.
Please return the registration form
by February 1, 2011
If you are a person with a disability and desire assistance or accommodation, please notify the Roanoke VCE office
at 540-772-7524 during business hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
Virginia Cooperative Extension is a joint program of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, and state and local governments.
February 8, 2011
9 am - 4 pm
Brambleton Center, Room 16
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Better Process Control School for Acidified Foods
Better Process Control School for Acidified Foods
held
February 22-23, 2011
at
The Heritage Preservation Center
115 Spiller Street
Wytheville, VA 24382
$275 per person
The instruction fulfills the FDA and USDA Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements to certify supervisors of acidification and container closure evaluation operations during the canning of acidified foods. Companies which manufacture acidified foods must operate with a certified supervisor on the premises when processing as specified in 21CFR Part 114.10(f) (FDA).
For more information and to register . . .
Contact Ellen Reynolds
Beagle Ridge Herb Farm and Environmental Education Center
PO 419 Wytheville, VA 24382
276-621-4511
www.beagleridgeherbfarm.com
held
February 22-23, 2011
at
The Heritage Preservation Center
115 Spiller Street
Wytheville, VA 24382
$275 per person
The instruction fulfills the FDA and USDA Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements to certify supervisors of acidification and container closure evaluation operations during the canning of acidified foods. Companies which manufacture acidified foods must operate with a certified supervisor on the premises when processing as specified in 21CFR Part 114.10(f) (FDA).
For more information and to register . . .
Contact Ellen Reynolds
Beagle Ridge Herb Farm and Environmental Education Center
PO 419 Wytheville, VA 24382
276-621-4511
www.beagleridgeherbfarm.com
Monday, January 3, 2011
Attend the Growers Academy
Start Your Vegetable or Flower Production Business Today
Hurry Space is Limited!
Register on-line at http://www.cpe.vt.edu/reg/grac/ by January 5, 2011.
Participants will learn from a variety of resource professionals, established producers and retail/wholesale consumers.
Benefits of Attending:
Develop a business, marketing, and crop plan
Learn low-input production techniques
Receive a preliminary membership to VT EarthWorks, an incubation program for agricultural businesse
Provided space to sell at a nearby Farmers Market
Eligible to lease land at the Catawba Sustainability Center in Catawba, VA
Become part of a larger network of local food growers and buyers
Date: Tuesday nights, January 11th through March 1st 2011
Time: 6-9 pm
Location: VT Roanoke Center in the Higher Education Building Center
Address: 108 N. Jefferson St. NW, Roanoke, VA 20164
Cost: $215 per person
Register: www.cpe.vt.edu/reg/grac/
The Growers Academy is offered through VT EarthWorks, an incubation program for agricultural businesses, in partnership with Virginia Cooperative Extension ( http://offices.ext.vt.edu/roanoke/).
For more information, contact Christy Gabbard, Director of VT Earthworks (tel. 540-767-6114 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 540-767-6114 end_of_the_skype_highlighting; email: cgunnels@vt.edu), or Sheri Dorn, Virginia Cooperative Extension Roanoke (tel. 540-772-7524 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 540-772-7524 end_of_the_skype_highlighting; email: sherid@vt.edu) for more information or to receive a Growers Academy registration form.
Hurry Space is Limited!
Register on-line at http://www.cpe.vt.edu/reg/grac/ by January 5, 2011.
Participants will learn from a variety of resource professionals, established producers and retail/wholesale consumers.
Benefits of Attending:
Develop a business, marketing, and crop plan
Learn low-input production techniques
Receive a preliminary membership to VT EarthWorks, an incubation program for agricultural businesse
Provided space to sell at a nearby Farmers Market
Eligible to lease land at the Catawba Sustainability Center in Catawba, VA
Become part of a larger network of local food growers and buyers
Date: Tuesday nights, January 11th through March 1st 2011
Time: 6-9 pm
Location: VT Roanoke Center in the Higher Education Building Center
Address: 108 N. Jefferson St. NW, Roanoke, VA 20164
Cost: $215 per person
Register: www.cpe.vt.edu/reg/grac/
The Growers Academy is offered through VT EarthWorks, an incubation program for agricultural businesses, in partnership with Virginia Cooperative Extension ( http://offices.ext.vt.edu/roanoke/).
For more information, contact Christy Gabbard, Director of VT Earthworks (tel. 540-767-6114 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 540-767-6114 end_of_the_skype_highlighting; email: cgunnels@vt.edu), or Sheri Dorn, Virginia Cooperative Extension Roanoke (tel. 540-772-7524 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 540-772-7524 end_of_the_skype_highlighting; email: sherid@vt.edu) for more information or to receive a Growers Academy registration form.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Growers' Academy Announcement
Start Your Vegetable Production Business Today
Attend the Growers Academy for Small-Scale Vegetable and Flower Growers
Those with a dream of providing flowers and organic herbs and vegetables to the region will want to attend the Growers Academy.
The Growers Academy is an 8-week learning series offered on Tuesday nights starting January 11, 2011, from 6 – 9 pm, at the VT Roanoke Center in the Roanoke Higher Education Building in downtown Roanoke. The Growers Academy is offered through VT EarthWorks in partnership with Virginia Cooperative Extension ( http://offices.ext.vt.edu/roanoke/).
Registration for the Academy is $215 per person for the 8-week series.
You can register online at http://www.cpe.vt.edu/grac/
Registration is requested by January 5, 2011.
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As many know, it is one thing to yearn to sell your backyard’s vegetable bounty to local stores and restaurants. It’s another to master the tools of business plans, loans, and market connections.
The Growers Academy is a learning series designed to build a peer cohort to help new and transitioning vegetable production businesses succeed.
Academy topics include production planning, low-input vegetable production, soils and cover crops, pest and weed management, business plan development, rotational plantings, equipment, marketing, and more. Each weekly session is presented by subject matter experts, including successful producers. Previous participants value hearing from the “local speakers who actually work in the markets, restaurants, and farms.” Participants complete the course with a preliminary business plan for their new enterprise and are provided an opportunity to sell directly at a nearby farmers market.
If you don’t have land and still want to pursue your vegetable production dream. No worries, graduates of the Growers Academy receive a preliminary membership to VT EarthWorks and are eligible to lease land through VT EarthWorks at the Catawba Sustainability Center in Catawba, VA.
For more information, contact Christy Gabbard, Director of VT Earthworks (tel. 540-767-6114; email: cgunnels@vt.edu), or Sheri Dorn, Virginia Cooperative Extension – Roanoke (tel. 540-772-7524; email: sherid@vt.edu) for more information or to receive a Growers Academy registration form.
Attend the Growers Academy for Small-Scale Vegetable and Flower Growers
Those with a dream of providing flowers and organic herbs and vegetables to the region will want to attend the Growers Academy.
The Growers Academy is an 8-week learning series offered on Tuesday nights starting January 11, 2011, from 6 – 9 pm, at the VT Roanoke Center in the Roanoke Higher Education Building in downtown Roanoke. The Growers Academy is offered through VT EarthWorks in partnership with Virginia Cooperative Extension ( http://offices.ext.vt.edu/roanoke/).
Registration for the Academy is $215 per person for the 8-week series.
You can register online at http://www.cpe.vt.edu/grac/
Registration is requested by January 5, 2011.
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As many know, it is one thing to yearn to sell your backyard’s vegetable bounty to local stores and restaurants. It’s another to master the tools of business plans, loans, and market connections.
The Growers Academy is a learning series designed to build a peer cohort to help new and transitioning vegetable production businesses succeed.
Academy topics include production planning, low-input vegetable production, soils and cover crops, pest and weed management, business plan development, rotational plantings, equipment, marketing, and more. Each weekly session is presented by subject matter experts, including successful producers. Previous participants value hearing from the “local speakers who actually work in the markets, restaurants, and farms.” Participants complete the course with a preliminary business plan for their new enterprise and are provided an opportunity to sell directly at a nearby farmers market.
If you don’t have land and still want to pursue your vegetable production dream. No worries, graduates of the Growers Academy receive a preliminary membership to VT EarthWorks and are eligible to lease land through VT EarthWorks at the Catawba Sustainability Center in Catawba, VA.
For more information, contact Christy Gabbard, Director of VT Earthworks (tel. 540-767-6114; email: cgunnels@vt.edu), or Sheri Dorn, Virginia Cooperative Extension – Roanoke (tel. 540-772-7524; email: sherid@vt.edu) for more information or to receive a Growers Academy registration form.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
November 20, 2010 Botetourt Farmers' Market
John Brock will be popping kettle corn and Bob and Jannine
will be at the market this coming weekend with.....
Gluten free baked goods
Baked goods
Soy candles with essential oils
Home made jewelry
Kombucha .... made with our fruit
Beef and pork
chocolate covered pretzels
crackers
and organic eggs if the chickens decide to lay this week.
The weather's nice, so who knows who and what will turn up this Saturday. Look for them up on the porch.
will be at the market this coming weekend with.....
Gluten free baked goods
Baked goods
Soy candles with essential oils
Home made jewelry
Kombucha .... made with our fruit
Beef and pork
chocolate covered pretzels
crackers
and organic eggs if the chickens decide to lay this week.
The weather's nice, so who knows who and what will turn up this Saturday. Look for them up on the porch.
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