From: Steve Gabriel <steve AT fingerlakespermaculture.org>
To: fingerlakespermaculture AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Open House at MacDaniels Nut Grove, THIS Sun 10/6
Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 10:34:55 -0400
MACDANIELS NUT GROVE OPEN HOUSE
THIS Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 1:00pm to 4:30pm
Mushrooms, fruit, ginseng and other medicinal plants can all be farmed
in the forest. Explore cornell's crops under the canopy, taste nuts and
paw paws, and take home your own log inoculated with shiitake mushrooms!
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.
MacDaniels Nut Grove is located near Cornell Orchards, behind the
Library Annex. From Rt. 366, turn at the traffic light onto Palm Road,
then take your first right onto Book Road to the Mann Library Annex
parking lot.