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["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>]

Subject: High tunnel workshop announcement
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 14:50:19 -0600
From: Ted Carey <tcarey@OZNET.KSU.EDU>
To: SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU

HIGH TUNNELS - ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE MARKET GARDENER

A Workshop for Beginning and Experienced Growers Held in Conjunction
with the  Great Plains Regional Vegetable Conference Ramada Inn, St.
Joseph, Missouri, January 9, 2003

High tunnels, also known as hoop houses, are inexpensive walk-in
plastic tunnels that provide a protected environment for crop
production throughout the year. Market gardeners throughout the
Central Plains are adding high tunnels to their operations to extend
their production season and to produce high quality vegetables,
fruits and flowers, protected from the extremes of our continental
climate. This one-day workshop will provide prospective and
experienced high tunnel users with essential information for getting
started and profitably using high tunnels.

Featuring guest speakers:

Eliot Coleman, noted organic market gardener and author with
"Practical Considerations For Profitable High Tunnel Operations -
Experiences From The Backside Of The Maine Calendar."

Steve Upson, horticulture consultant, the Noble Foundation, Ardmore,
Okla.- "Experiences With Growing High Value Crops In High Tunnels In
The Southern Great Plains."

John Biernbaum, Professor of Horticulture, Michigan State University,
with "Organic Production Of Green Leafy Vegetables In Michigan."

Also including a panel discussion on high tunnel construction,
management and production issues for the Heartland, featuring
researchers and grower cooperators on a regional USDA research and
extension project.

Cost of workshop, including lunch and breaks: $50
To register, or for more information, contact
Christy Dipman, Kansas State University
Tel: 785-532-6173
E-mail: cdipman@oznet.ksu.edu