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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
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Event: |
Dale County Master Gardener Class |
Start: |
8/15/12 8:30am |
| Fee: |
$125 |
End: |
8/15/12 12:30pm |
| Calendar(s): |
ACES Home Grounds, Gardens & Home Pests |
| Address: |
202 S. Hwy 123, Ozark |
County: |
Dale |
| Contact Name: |
Rachel Dykes |
Phone: |
334-774-2329 |
| Event Website: |
http://www.aces.e...1155/ANR-1155.pdf |
Email: |
creelra@auburn.edu |
| Description: |
The Dale County Extension office will be hosting a Master Gardener Volunteer Training Course on Wednesdays from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, beginning August 15th and going through October 31st, 2012. The purpose of this nationwide Extension education program is to train volunteers to be community educators by providing science-based information on growing and caring for plants in their landscapes and gardens.
The training course will provide 50 hours of instruction in plant science and horticulture subjects. Specialists from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and Auburn University will be the instructors for the course. The topics to be covered include Soils and Plant Nutrition, Plant Physiology, Entomology, Herbaceous Plants, Plant Pathology, Care of Landscape Plants, Landscape Design, Plant Selection, Lawn Care, Weed Identification and Control, and Fruit and Vegetable Gardening. After completing the course, Master Gardener interns will be required to give 50 hours of volunteer service to Extension and their communities through beautification projects, horticultural workshops and demonstrations, helping neighborhood schools and churches, and much more.
The cost of the program is $125. For more information or an application form, please call the Dale County Extension office at (334) 774-2329. The deadline for application is August 1st. |
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Event: |
Cooking It Right |
Start: |
8/15/12 9:00am |
| Fee: |
Free |
End: |
8/15/12 12:00pm |
| Calendar(s): |
ACES Human Nutrition Diet & Health; ACES Food Safety, Preparation & Preservation |
| Address: |
Centre, AL |
County: |
Cherokee |
| Contact Name: |
Emily Campbell |
Phone: |
256-927-3250 |
| Event Website: |
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Email: |
ecampbell@aces.edu |
| Description: |
Come learn how to cook healthy at the Chamber of Commerce Community Room/Kitchen at Gadsden State-Centre Campus on August 14 and 21 from 9:00-Noon. |
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Event: |
Outdoor Classroom Workshop at Dallas County High School |
Start: |
8/15/12 9:00am |
| Fee: |
None |
End: |
8/15/12 12:00pm |
| Calendar(s): |
ACES Forestry, Wildlife & Natural Resource Mngt. |
| Address: |
335 5th Ave, Plantersville, AL |
County: |
Dallas |
| Contact Name: |
Doyle Keasal |
Phone: |
334-844-6398 |
| Event Website: |
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Email: |
keasade@aces.edu |
| Description: |
This is a workshop for the science department at Dallas County High School on the Alabama Outdoor Classroom program and how to use the outdoors as a educational tool. |
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Event: |
ServSafe |
Start: |
8/15/12 10:00am |
| Fee: |
125.00 |
End: |
8/15/12 4:00pm |
| Calendar(s): |
ACES Food Safety, Preparation & Preservation |
| Address: |
1702 Noble St., Anniston, AL |
County: |
Calhoun |
| Contact Name: |
Patti West |
Phone: |
334/844-8090 |
| Event Website: |
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Email: |
westpat@auburn.edu |
| Description: |
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Event: |
Urban Nutrition Education Program (UNEP) |
Start: |
8/15/12 10:30am |
| Fee: |
N/A |
End: |
8/15/12 11:30am |
| Calendar(s): |
ACES Urban Affairs |
| Address: |
800 Conti St. |
County: |
Mobile |
| Contact Name: |
Bernadine Ransom |
Phone: |
(251) 574-8445 |
| Event Website: |
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Email: |
ransobe@aces.edu |
| Description: |
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Event: |
Best Management Practices for Wheat Production |
Start: |
8/15/12 5:30pm |
| Fee: |
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End: |
8/15/12 7:30pm |
| Calendar(s): |
ACES Agronomic Crops; ACES Animal Science & Forages |
| Address: |
Wiregrass Research and Extension Center |
County: |
Henry |
| Contact Name: |
Brenda Ortiz - Brandon Dillard |
Phone: |
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| Event Website: |
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Email: |
dillaba@auburn.edu |
| Description: |
Multiple topics related to Wheat management practices will be addressed at the meeting. As special guest will be Dr. Stephen Harrison from LSU. Dr. Harrison is a wheat breeder with extensive experience in Wheat production in the Gulf Coast US. In addition, several extension specialists from ACES/Auburn University will be discussing aspects related to fertilization, insect and pest management, varieties, planting dates, and weeed management. |
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