Master Gardeners / After-School Program at Ed Smith School
The after-school program at Ed Smith School will be starting at the end of February and running through the beginning of May. Several of our Master Gardeners will be working with the students on topics including Birds, Composting, Seed Starting, Beetlemania, “Three Sisters Model,” Trees and Plants, and House Plants. This program is offered in conjunction with the “Say Yes to Education” Program.
Master Gardeners / CNY In Bloom Home and Garden Show
The Onondaga County Master Gardeners will be participating in CNY in Bloom Home and Garden Show at the SRC Arena and Events Center at Onondaga Community College from Thursday, March 1st through Sunday, March 4th. Our Master Gardeners Volunteers will be at Booth #51 on the first floor, educating the public about composting and answering any landscaping, lawn, and gardening questions. Two of our Master Gardener Volunteers will be doing a presentation entitled “The Good, the Bad, the Bugly” on Saturday morning.
Show hours are Thursday, 5:00 p.m to 8 p.m.; Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 8 p.m; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Parking is free.
2012 Vegetable Production, Pest Management & Marketing Meeting
Monday, March 12, 2012
12:30 – 4:30 pm
Martha Eddy Room, Art & Home Center, NYS Fairgrounds, Syracuse*
Free for enrollees in the Cornell Vegetable Program; $10 for others
(Enroll at the meeting for free admission!)
Pre-register: Lorene Nans at 315-424-9485 or lmn66@cornell.edu
~ 2 pesticide DEC credits, and CCA credits will be available
To pre-register contact Lorene Nans at 315-424-9485 or lmn66@cornell.edu
*Directions: The Art & Home Center is south of the Center of Progress Bldg. at the NYS Fairgrounds. Park in front of the building. From State Fair Blvd. head onto the Fairgrounds and to the east. Cornell Cooperative Extension provides equal program & employment opportunities.
To read more about this event, please click here.
Office Closed 1/13/12 due to inclement weather.
Due to inclement weather our office will be closed Friday, January 13, 2012.
Our office will be closed on January 16, 2012 in observation of Martin Luther King Day and will reopen January 17, 2011 at 8:30am.
Spring Paper Clover Dates Announced
The spring 4-H Tractor Supply Company/Del’s Paper Clover promotion will be May 2-13, 2012!
This fall, 4-H in-store participation of the Paper Clover fundraiser helped to make it the most successful in its history.
Update on 2011 Fall Paper Clover Funds
Funds from the fall TSC/Del’s Paper Clover campaign are or have been sent to your state 4-H office or foundation.
Help Us Ensure There are Future Paper Clover Fundraisers
We’ve asked your state offices to share a brief survey about the last Paper Clover event to help us plan for future fundraisers and to gather feedback to share with TSC.
To read more about the Spring Paper Clover please click here.