New Albany Gardening
If you are a local grower,arts and crafts person,baker, or prepare canned goods for sale and would like to participate in the New Albany/Union County Farmer's Market this coming spring of 2011, please contact us and let us know.  You can e-mail me at colorsbytim@hotmail.com or leave a message for Stanley Wise or myself at 662-534-1916. 
Below is a schedule of Lee County's Learning Series Calender.  Classes are open to the public and are free unless specified otherwise.  Call 662-841-9000 to make your reservations.
Date Time Location Topic Presenter(s)
1/11/11 6:00 PM Lee County Extension Raised Bed Gardens for Beginners           Tree and Shrub Care Jay Crouch                                               Reggie Rose
2/8/11 6:00 PM Lee County Extension Vegetables - Whether You Are A Beginner or A Pro, We Can Help You Make It Grow! Carl Oglesby, Lonnie Neaves, Sandy Witt
3/8/11 6:00 PM Lee County Extension Gardening on the Wild Side Sherra Owen
4/12/11 6:00 PM Lee County Extension Square Foot and Organic Gardening      Lasagna Gardening Russ Hutcheson                                   Donna Tucker
5/10/11 6:00 PM Lee County Extension Propagation:  More of a Good Thing Carl Oglesby, Donna Tucker
6/14/11 6:00 PM Lee County Extension Making Birdhouses: Homes for Tweeters Mary Nell Gardner, Carl Oglesby, Lonnie Neaves
7/12/11 6:00 PM Lee County Extension Fall Vegetable Gardening Bill Fisher, Russ Hutcheson
8/9/11 6:00 PM Lee County Extension Old Garden Roses Bill Fisher  
9/13/11 6:00 PM Lee County Extension Seed Saving Tina Betts
10/11/11 6:00 PM Lee County Extension Container Gardens Sandra Caldwell, Charlotte Lindley
11/8/11 6:00 PM Verona R&E Center Decking the Halls (and the Tree, too!) with Natures Gifts Tina Betts, Mary Nell Gardner, Charlotte Lindley, Kay Johnson, Sherra Owen, Delois Page

UNION COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE PRESENTS

Small Scale Agricultural Workshop Series

March 7 Evaluating Your Farm for Profit Potential & Flower Production– Dr. Ken Hood, Extension Professor, MSU Agriculture Economics

March 14 Market Gardening– Scott Cagle, MSU-ES County Director, Chickasaw Co.

March 21 Computer: A Small Farms New Best Friend– Dr. John Giesmann, Extension Professor, Computer Applications

March 28 Successful Equine Services-Rachel Carter, Extension Associate, MSU Agriculture Economics

April 4 Wildlife Recreation for Profit on Small Farm’s– Adam Tullos, Extension Associate; North MS Research & Extension Center

April 18 Small Scale Poultry Production-Dr. Danny Thornton– MSU Extension Instructor, MSU Poultry Science

April 25 Small Orchards & Vineyards –Dr. Jeff Wilson, MSU-ES Extension Area Agent

May 2 Small Scale Livestock Production– Dr. Kim Morgan, Assistant Extension Professor, MSU Agriculture Economics

May 9 Farm Recreation & Tourism– Stanley Wise, MSU-ES County Director, Union Co.

May 16 NANO Farming; Make Every Square Foot Pay-Gary Bachman, Assistant Extension Research Professor

May 23 USDA Assistance for Small Farms-Ronnie Yates & John Webber, Farm Service Agency

Each program has a $5 registration fee or you can pay $30 to attend all workshops. Light refreshments will be served.

All programs will be from 6-8 p.m. at the Union County Fairgrounds in the Ladies Building

Mississippi State University Extension Service does not discriminate on the basis or race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran’s status.

For more information contact:

Stanley Wise, County Director

Or

Gina Wills, 4-H Youth Agent

At 662-534-1916

The Master Gardener Classes will be taught at the Union County Extension Office

Master Gardener Training Schedule  Feb. 23rd - April 1st

Feb 15th

Introduction---Dr. Lelia Kelly

Basic Botany---Dr. Wayne Porter

MG Recordkeeping---Dr. John Giesemann

Feb 17th

Plant Diseases---Dr. David Ingram

Feb 22nd

Lawns-Part 1---Dr. Wayne Wells

Feb 24th

Lawns-Part  2--- Dr. Wayne Wells

Mar 1st

Weed Science---Dr. John Byrd

Mar 3rd

Ornamentals---Dr. Lelia Kelly

Mar 8th

Entomology-Part 1---Dr. Blake Layton

Fruits and Nuts-Part 1---Dr. Wayne Porter

Mar 10th

Entomology-Part 2---Dr. Blake Layton

Fruits and Nuts-Part 2---Dr. Wayne Porter

Mar 15th

Soils---Dr. Larry Oldham

Plant Propagation---Dr. Crofton Sloan

Mar 17th

Invasive Plants---Dr. Victor Mattox

Entomology-Part 3---Dr. Blake Layton

Mar 22nd

Vegetables---Dr. David Nagel

Mar 24th

Test---Stanley Wise