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Part writer, filmmaker, musician, photographer and best-selling author, Adam Leith Gollner is a true latter-day Renaissance man – and he’s coming to Ithaca. Gollner will deliver the second annual Elizabeth E. Rowley lecture, “The Fruit Hunters” in the Statler Hall auditorium on Wednesday, September 30, at 7:30 p.m. The presentation is part of Cornell Plantations’ annual free fall lecture series. A book sale and signing will follow the lecture.
Gollner’s lecture will focus on the fascinating subject of his recent book, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Obsession, Commerce and Adventure. A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice and winner of the McAuslan First Book Award, The Fruit Hunters was described in a Sunday Times Book Review by author Mary Roach as “lustrous and exhilarating… jaw dropping… Adam Leith Gollner possesses a talent as rare and exotic as a coconut pearl…” The complete Times review, and more information about Gollner, can be found on his website, www.adamgollner.com
For his lecture at Cornell, Gollner will share stories about the otherworldly fruits he encountered while traveling to the Amazon, Borneo, the Seychelles and tropical West Africa. He will also discuss the idea of biophilia, the love of life that is behind fruit hunters’ obsessive quests. Attendees can expect to come away with a greater understanding of the intense relationships that bind different species of plants and humans, as well as a sense of the limitlessness and fragility of the biodiversity surrounding us.
Click here to find out about other lectures in the fall series
From: Gary Oppenheimer, ,Master Gardener AmpleHarvest.org Founder, Rutgers Environmental Steward gary@AmpleHarvest.org 973-409-4093
AmpleHarvest.org’s goal is to diminish hunger in America by enabling backyard gardeners around the country to find neighborhood food pantries eager for their excess garden produce – more important than ever because one out of eight Americans is food insecure. Due to the AmpleHarvest.org design, it is not only helpful to gardeners looking for a local food pantry, it can also be used by the pantries themselves to list those store bought items they are most in need of – making the site of value to gardeners off season as well as those who don’t garden at all too.
The campaign has been endorsed by the USDA, Google Inc., VFW, YMCA, Garden Writers of America, food/hunger bloggers, numerous faith groups etc. A sampling of some of the enthusiast feedback is available at www.AmpleHarvest.org/feedback.php.
For the past two months, a major effort to register food pantries around the country has been underway. Nearly one out of every 50 food pantries in America have registered and more are signing up every day.
However we are now starting to shift our focus to informing America’s backyard gardeners about AmpleHarvest.org, and very much need the assistance of your Master Gardeners to help spread the word. There are several ways they can do that. They can:
Of course if the Master Gardener knows of a food pantry in their community, they are also encouraged to urge the pantry to register itself on AmpleHarvest.org.
We are available to answer any questions your Master Gardeners may have about the campaign – they can email info@AmpleHarvest.org or they can visit the site where additional valuable information about AmpleHarvest.org is available.
We would very much appreciate it if you would forward this message to all of the Master Gardeners in your program as soon as possible.
Although the economy is bad, AmpleHarvest.org helps people support their local food pantry by enabling them to reach into their backyard instead of their back pocket.
As one of my community service projects for our new Master Gardener Club, I have started a website that is dedicated to Master Gardeners nationwide. This site will be a place where Master Gardeners can go to get all types of gardening information, share stories, swap seeds and much more. There will be an online magazine starting February 1 (which will allow Master Gardeners to submit stories about their gardening experiences) and a photo gallery for members to upload their pictures to.
Many new features will be added as my time allows. Please feel free to send feedback and let me know if you have any suggestions for the site.
Please visit: www.mastergardenersnetwork.com
Use the username: master and the password: gardener to browse the members only sections.
This log in will be available until February 20, 2009. After that, all members will need to make their own usernames and passwords.
Thank you for your cooperation,
Dina Schoenfeld
Owensville, Missouri
Ps. If you have any content that would be beneficial to this site, please feel free to forward a link to the page(s).
The United States Botanic Garden has posters that we create in with the Northeast IPM Community Horticulture Working Group on display in their gardens and posted on their web site. So if you haven’t seen them yet, here’s your chance.
http://www.usbg.gov/education/events/exhibitors_map.cfm
Our lawn care display is under Bartholdi Park #32 Sustainable Turf Care, the bloopers are #33 Don’t Do This at Home. The site can be painfully slow…just hit reload if it gets hung up.
Saturday, June 28
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Farm & Home Center
121 Second Street
Oriskany
For directions:
(315) 736-3394 or visit
http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/oneida
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is a community science project with the goal of increasing our understanding of where bees are doing poorly and how the pollination of our garden and wild plants
are being affected. We’re hoping you will join us by planting
sunflowers in your garden. Community, demonstration, and school
gardens are invited to participate.
We’ll send you some free native sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seed and
twice a month, we’d like you to time how long it takes for 5 bees to
visit that sunflower. This information will give us an
index of pollination that we can compare across the United States.
Once we know where bees are in trouble, we can start developing a plan
to help them.
You can see the details about the project and register at
www.greatsunflower.org or contact us at sfbee@sfsu.edu.
Do join us!
Thanks so much,
Gretchen LeBuhn
Associate Professor
San Francisco State University
Gretchen LeBuhn
The Great Sunflower Project
www.GreatSunflower.org
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Livingston County Cornell Cooperative Extension, 158 Main Street, Mt Morris, NY
1 pm-3 pm
So You Want to Be a Berry Farmer?
Cornell Berry Extension Support Specialist Cathy Heidenreich from the Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ithaca will present a program on berry growing on Tuesday, February 26 at the Cornell Cooperative Extension building in Mt Morris from 1 to 3pm.
The program will point out the keys to successful commercial and non-commercial berry farming including marketing, startup costs, site selection, preparation and layout, cultivar selection and planting, crop production and management, labor, and profitability. Strawberries, brambles, blueberries, currants and gooseberries will be included in discussions. Topics include nutrient management, weed, insect and disease management, trellising, irrigation and more. Printed materials are included in the presentation and production guides for brambles, highbush blueberries and strawberries will be available to examine for ordering.
There is no fee, but registration is suggested to assure notification of any change in scheduling. Phone 585-658-3250 for registration or questions.
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Update…
APRIL 4 & 5 GREAT GARDENS AND LANDSCAPING SYMPOSIUM IS HOT!
Sponsored by Sponsored by Bradfield Organics, Coast of Maine Organic
Products, Davey Hecht Woodworking, Dutch Gardens, Equinox Valley Nursery,
GardenerÂ’s Supply Company, Messenger, People, Places & Plants, Proven
Winners, SafeLawns.org, TerraCycle, The Vermont Association of Professional
Horticulturists & Garden Arts Custom Landscapes
I may have been wrong. I assumed that moving the symposium to a
four-diamond resort with three times the seating would allow ample room for
everyone who wanted to attend. As many of you know, last yearÂ’s symposium
sold out two months early. Based on the current reservation rate, we may be
looking at another sellout in 2008. The April 4 & 5 symposium at The
Equinox Resort in Manchester has seating for 300 and as of the now, almost
two thirds of the seats are sold! This is a BIG NUDGE to all of you
procrastinators (IÂ’m one of the worst) to go to the symposiumÂ’s web page,
www.pyours.com/Symposium2008.html
<http://www.pyours.com/Symposium2008.html>, to learn more about the event
and registration details.
PLEASE NOTE: THE EQUINOX IS SOLD OUT FRIDAY NIGHT! ALL NEW REGISTRANTS
(WHETHER YOU ARE STAYING AT A NEARBY PROPERTY OR IF YOU LIVE WITHIN DRIVING
DISTANCE) MUST USE A DAY ONLY REGISTRATION FORM ON THE SYMPOSIUMÂ’S WEB PAGE
TO SIGN UP FOR THE EVENT. The Friday and Saturday day only package includes
Friday’s welcome reception with speakers, sponsors and exhibitors; six
garden lectures and handouts (including the Friday evening flowering shrubs
presentation); Saturday morning coffee and mid-morning refreshment break;
Saturday’s luncheon buffet; garden gift; and chance to win great door
prizes. Saturday only registration includes Saturday morning coffee and
mid-morning refreshment break; luncheon buffet; five garden lectures and
handouts; garden gift; and chance to win great door prizes. Day only rates
start at $75 per person.
NEW SYMPOSIUM OPTION FOR DAY ONLY ATTENDEES AND SATURDAY NIGHT STAY AT THE
EQUINOX RESORT: Okay, so there are no rooms left at this gorgeous resort on
Friday night BUT you can still attend the Symposium as a day only attendee
(see what this includes above) and then treat yourself to a luxurious
overnight at the resort Saturday night. The Equinox has now created a
special Saturday night Great Gardens package that includes your room, a
gourmet Sunday breakfast buffet, and all taxes and gratuities. The single
rate is $169.08 and $191.01 ($95.50 per person) for a double. So for only
$175 inclusive per person in a double (this includes the $80 day only
symposium fee on Saturday), you can participate in the symposium; enjoy
first-class amenities at the resort after the symposium concludes at 4:00
p.m.; spend the night at this grand property; and then top off your stay
with their to-die-for breakfast buffet. Please call The Equinox at (800)
362-4747 for Saturday room reservations before these sell out!
For those needing Friday, or Friday and Saturday night accommodations,
please call The Reluctant Panther Inn (www.reluctantpanther.com
<http://www.reluctantpanther.com>) at (802) 822-2331. They are only one
block from The Equinox Resort – an easy stroll! If you need additional
assistance with lodging, please call the Manchester Chamber of Commerce at
(802) 362-6313.
Fifth Annual Great Gardens and Landscaping Symposium
April 4 & 5, 2008 at the world-class Equinox Resort in Manchester, VT
Sponsored by Bradfield Organics, Coast of Maine Organic Products, Davey
Hecht Woodworking, Dutch Gardens, Equinox Valley Nursery, Gardener’s Supply
Company, Messenger, People, Places & Plants, Proven Winners, SafeLawns,
TerraCycle, The Vermont Association of Professional Horticulturists & Garden
Arts Custom Landscapes
Friday 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Enjoy six dynamic lectures by renowned professionals in their fields. Last year the symposium sold out two months prior to the event. Guest speakers are Tara Dillard, a national award winning author, designer, speaker and former TV host on CBS from Atlanta, Georgia; Shepherd Ogden, a renowned speaker, author, teacher, horticulturist, and founder of The Cooks Garden (a pioneering organic seed company); Mardell Steinkamp from Sunny Border Nurseries, one of the largest wholesalers of perennials and new introductions in the northeast; Kerry Mendez, a popular speaker, teacher, writer, consultant and former TV show host; and Kelly Sweeney, master designer, landscaper and head gardener for the 700 acre Basin Harbor Club in Vermont (one of the Historic Hotels of America). Topics include The Art of Garden Design, New Perennials for 2008, Creating Focal Points In The Garden, Sensational Flowering Shrubs, Step-by-Step Organic Vegetable and Flower Gardening, and All About Annuals. Package price for one night’s accommodations at a four diamond resort, welcome reception with heavy hors d’oeuvres and cash bar, full breakfast, gourmet luncheon buffet, six garden lectures with handouts, garden gift, chance to win great door prizes, and all taxes and gratuities is only $276.97 single or $406.79 double ($203.40 per person). Two night packages available. Day rates available starting at $75. For package reservations, call the Equinox Resort (www.equinoxresort.com) at (800) 362-4747. For day rates and registration forms, as well as the agenda and topics, please visit www.pyours.com/Symposium2008.html or call (518) 885-3471.
The Las Vegas International Master Gardener Conference will address issues that gardeners everywhere face — water conservation, proper plant selection, soil enrichment, pest control — while also presenting new concepts in environmental stewardship and “green” technologies. Since what is old has become new again, we will also explore historical and traditional plants and methods.
Green Technologies, Water Conservation, Heirloom Plants, LEED, Healthy Gardening, Native Seeds, Farm to Restaurant, Ancestors’ Gardens, Trees for Tomorrow, Artful Gardening, Water Harvesting, Soil Microbes, Interactive Learning.
Hoover Dam, Grand Canyon, LV Springs Preserve, Ethyl M Cactus Garden and Living Machine, Red Rock Canyon, Spring Mountain Ranch, Desert Rose Garden, China Ranch Date Farm, Gardens at the Bellagio and Wynn resorts.
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The National Gardening Association Healthy Sprouts Award helps support the growth of health-focused school and youth garden programs that teach about nutrition and the issue of hunger in the U.S. To be eligible, a school or organization must plan to garden in 2008 with at least 15 children, ages three to eighteen.