Cooperative Extension’s Grow Your Own, Nevada classes return in September and October
Carson City/Storey County, NV – University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s fall Grow Your Own, Nevada! Program presents eight classes statewide to help Nevadans get on the path to more sustainable, local, healthy living by growing and preserving more of their own food.
The series features back-to-basics information for backyard or small-acreage edible gardening.
“If you’re new to this area, this class is essential,” said Cooperative Extension Horticulture Specialist Heidi Kratsch. “But, even if you’re not new to Nevada, you will learn things you never thought you needed to know.”
The program runs 6 – 8 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sept. 19 through Oct. 12. Classes will be held at the Carson City Cooperative Extension office, 2621 Northgate Lane, Suite 12 in Carson City via interactive video.
Along with Kratsch, presenters include Cooperative Extension Horticulturist Wendy Hanson Mazet, Urban Integrated Pest Management Program Coordinator Melody Hefner and Extension Educator Joy Newton.
Workshop topics include:
• Sept. 19: Bring Beneficial Insects to the Garden
• Sept. 21: Strategic Garden Cleanup
• Sept. 26: Cover Cropping for Home Gardens
• Sept. 28: Canning Jams and Jellies
• Oct. 3: Growing in Greenhouses and Hoop Houses
• Oct. 5: Growing in Raised Beds
• Oct. 10: Prune Fruit Trees to Increase Production
• Oct. 12: Prep Your Soil for Spring Success
To register for any or all of the upcoming Grow Your Own, Nevada! classes, visit http://www.growyourownnevada.com/
Or contact Marie Markovich at the Carson City Cooperative Extension Office at 775-887-2252.
The class fee for those attending at the Carson City office is $5 per class or $35 for all eight classes. The cost covers supplies and materials for participants. For full-course participants, this includes a USB flash drive of gardening resources. Persons in need of special accommodations or assistance should call at least three days prior to the scheduled event.
For more information about Grow Your Own, Nevada!, visit https://youtu.be/Fmi_BjsA6Rg. For more information about the benefits of the Grow Your Own, Nevada! Program, visit https://youtu.be/ohoi8F04B-A.
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension is the unit of the University of Nevada, Reno that is engaged in Nevada communities, presenting research-based knowledge to address critical community needs. It is a county-state-federal partnership providing practical education to people, businesses and communities. For more information on its programs, visit www.unce.unr.edu.
Nevada’s land-grant university founded in 1874, the University of Nevada, Reno ranks in the top tier of best national universities by U.S. News and World Report and is steadily growing in enrollment, excellence and reputation. The University serves more than 21,000 students. Part of the Nevada System of Higher Education, the University is home to the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and Wolf Pack Athletics. Through a commitment to world-improving research, student success and outreach benefiting the communities and businesses of Nevada, the University has impact across the state and around the world.
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