From: Steve Gabriel <steve AT fingerlakespermaculture.org>
To: fingerlakespermaculture AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Work Party at MacDaniels Nut Grove, Thur 8/22
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 16:14:00 -0400
LEARN ABOUT AGROFORESTRY & FOREST FARMING…
during summer WORK PARTIES at Cornell's MacDaniels Nut Grove
Thursday, August 22
3pm - 7pm
The MacDaniels Nut Grove is a forest farming and agroforestry research
and education center located in the Cornell Plantations Upper Cascadilla
Natural Area. The 5-acre site, just east of Cornell Orchards, was
originally planted in the 1930s by pioneering horticulturist Dr. L.H.
MacDaniels (1888-1986). Neglected for decades, researchers and students
began renovating the site and establishing new research projects since
2002. The site currently boasts demonstrations of a wide range of crops
that can be grown in the forest, including mushrooms, wild leeks,
ginseng, ornamental plants, nuts, and fruits like Paw Paw. Read more at:
http://blogs.cornell.edu/mushrooms/nutgrove/
Work Parties will engage participants in a range of infrastructure and
site improvements. We will gather and work from 3 - 6pm and then an
educational tour of the site will be given by extension aide Steve
Gabriel. In addition to conducting agroforestry research at Cornell,
Steve and Ken are co-authoring a book on the subject, see
www.FarmingTheWoods.com.
The event is FREE and open to the public, we ask that you come and be
prepared to work in the warm summer weather, please wear close-toed
shoes and bring water to drink. Swimsuits optional - there is a small
place to take a dip near the nut grove.
Questions can be directed to Steve, sfg53 AT cornell.edu
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I am working on a book! www.FarmingTheWoods.com
www.FingerLakesPermaculture.org
607.527.0607
steve AT fingerlakespermaculture.org
Work Party at MacDaniels Nut Grove, Thur 8/22,
Steve Gabriel, 08/20/2013