 Events & Educational Opportunities
HORTICULTURE CLASSES
Pierce & St. Croix Counties
March 17 Growing Your Own Vegetables,
River Falls Library, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
- Basics of producing some of your own vegetables, to get you started or increase your success
March 21 Garden U, St. Croix Valley Master Gardener
Association’s annual day-long seminar, Valley House,
North Hudson, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Health benefits of different vegetables
- Landscaping with Native Plants
- The Truth About Organic Gardening
March 21 Developing a Fruit or Vegetable Small Farm Business
Workshop, St. Croix County UW-Extension office,
Baldwin, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Efficient Production Planning
- Enterprise Budgets
- Cash Flow Management
- Determining your Market
- Experienced Farmer presentations
- $20 pre-registration includes lunch
April 1 Fruit Pruning Workshop, held at Maple Leaf Orchard,
Spring Valley 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
- Demonstrations of pruning apples, raspberries, grapes and currants
- $5 registration fee in advance
April 1 Fruit Tree Management and Grafting Workshop, Red
Barn Conference Center, Spring Valley, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
- Proper care of apple and other fruit trees
- Hands-on grafting of fruit trees onto rootstocks (materials supplied or bring your own apples to graft)
- $15 registration fee in advance
April 27 Growing Small Fruits in the Backyard, Community Room,
St. Croix County Government Center, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
- In-depth info on growing strawberries and raspberries
- Basic information on growing blueberries and grapes
- $5 registration fee in advance
May 14 and 28 Sustainable Landscape Design, River Falls Library, 6:30
- 9:00 p.m.
- Learn how to create a beautiful landscape that is functional, maintainable, environmentally friendly, and cost effective
- $25 registration fee in advance ($20 for Master Gardeners)
June 4 Harvesting and Preserving your Produce, River Falls
Library, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
- Peak harvest times
- How to store and preserve through freezing or drying.
More information will be available soon.
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