Virginia Biological Farming Conference

 Feb. 10-11, 2012.

For More information contact

Andy Hankins

Education Support Specialist

Virginia Cooperative Extension

Box 9081

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA 23806

804-524-5962

ahankins@vsu.edu

SAVE THIS DATE !

The 3^rd Annual Master Gardener Day At VSU

Saturday, February 25, 2012 Virginia State University, Ettrick, VA

Focus on Food--from Field to Table

General sessions:

Alternative Pollinators Dr. Nancy Adamson, USDA-NRCS

Production of Super Food Crops in VA Dr. Reza Rafie, VCE

Break-out sessions:

School Gardening Program in a City/Intercity Setting Mark and Mary Welch, MGs

Social Media 101 for MGs Mark Klingman, VCE

What makes it a "Super Food"? Mary-Jo Sawyer, RD

Gardening for Pollinators Dr. Nancy Adamson, USDA-NRCS

School Gardening Program in a Rural Setting Barbara Thomas, MG

Chef's Hints using Super Foods, Wanda Johnson, VCE

Understanding Nutrition and USDA's "Healthy Plate" Dr. Paula Inserra, VCE

Progress Report: Building Southside Botanic Gardens Charles Stallard, MG; Bill McCaleb, VCE

Wise Water Use: Rain barrels, Trickle irrigation, etc. Jack Wimer, MG, A.Hankins/C Mullins, VCE

Don't Kill that Orchid! Art Chadwick, Chadwick & Sons Orchids

Interpreting a Historic Garden TBA & Native Plants that Attract Alternative Pollinators TBA

Registration opens Jan. 2, 2012        Limited to 200         

Forms available

Registration is Open !

The Nature of Trees           

and other Related Thoughts

                                                        12^th Annual Roanoke Workshop

March 9, 2012

Virginia Western Community College

3094 Colonial Ave. Southwest

Roanoke, VA 24015

FYI. If you have questions, please contact Barbara White (Barbara.White@dof.virginia.gov) with the Virginia Department of Forestry.

Join us for the 12^th annual Roanoke Tree care Workshop and enjoy presentations from nationally know speakers on a variety of thought provoking and timely topics

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Piedmont Master Gardeners' Spring Garden Lecture Series
MARCH 2012

MARCH 8
Joel Salatin
The Sheer Ecstasy
of Being a Lunatic Farmer

MARCH 15
Barbara Pleasant
Getting Started
in Organic Food Gardening

MARCH 22
Catrionia Tudor Erler
Thinking Outside the Boxwood

MARCH 29
Vincent Simeone
Creating a Sustainable Landscape

PMG 2012 Lecture Series Flyer and registration form
pre-registration is strongly advised.