Chilton Regional Research and Extension Center Hosts Expo

            Auburn, July 29, 2003 --- You can learn how to boost your home fruit production as well as how to deal with nuisance wildlife at the Chilton Regional Research and Extension Centers Annual Expo.  The Farm, Home and Wildlife Expo will be held August 9 at the 160 acre facility near Clanton.

            This year’s activities will include traditional educational events on production of fruits and vegetables but will also highlight wildlife and wildlife management. 

            “We’re gearing up for a big day with more than a dozen topics being covered,” said Bobby Boozer, a horticulturist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.  “The field day begins at noon with programs running concurrently through the afternoon.  That means you don’t have to miss a thing.”

            Experts will discuss home horticulture, fruit production, production of kiwi, bunch and muscadine grapes, farm pond management, backyard wildlife, dove biology, deer food plot management, managing wildlife as pests, retrieval dog demonstations and skin cancer awareness.

            Visitors will also have the chance to taste a wide variety of fruit grown at the center.

            “If you can’t eat it, we don’t grow it,” said Jim Pitts, center superintendent.  “There will be peaches, figs, pears, apples, watermelons and cantaloupes.”

At the end of the day, there will be a free hamburger supper and a string band for entertainment.

            For directions, contact your Alabama Cooperative Extension System county office or visit the Chilton Research and Extension Center web site at:

 http://www.ag.auburn.edu/aaes/outlyingunits/chilton.html.

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