GG Building Healthy Soils Flyer - Growing Growers … · 2017-04-06 · their farm and hear about...
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2017 Market Gardening Workshops Building Healthy Soils Lincoln U. Cooperative Extension, Urban Impact Center 1028 The Paseo Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64106 April 22 nd , 2017, 9:00am – 2:00pm Lincoln University Cooperative Extension (LUCE) will host the second workshop of the 2017 Growing Growers Workshop Series at its Urban Impact Center in Kansas City, MO, followed by a farm tour of nearby Antioch Urban Growers. The workshop topic is Building Healthy Soils. Attendees will hear from conservation specialists from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) about the importance of cover crops, reduced tillage, and crop rotations in keeping your farm’s soils healthy. NRCS technicians will demonstrate a Rainfall Simulator to show the impact of various tillage treatments and ground covers on soil erosion and water runoff. Dr. Hwei-Yiing Johnson and Dr. Raimund Bayan, LUCE State Specialists, will present on soil amendments, including compost and biochar. After lunch, we will travel to Antioch Urban Growers, tour their farm and hear about their incorporation of biochar and other unique amendments as they establish permanent growing beds. Workshop attendees will receive complimentary samples of selected cover crop seeds to take home and try on their own fields. 9:00 – 9:15 Welcome and Introductions 9:15 – 10:40 Luke Skinner, NRCS, Cover Crops and Reduced Tillage, Rainfall Simulator Demonstration 10:45 – 11:15 Dr. Hwei-Yiing Johnson, LUCE, Soil Amendments and Composting 11:15 – 12:00 Dr. Raimund Bayan, LUCE, Biochar and Soils 12:00 – 12:45 Lunch 1:00 – 2:00 Farm Visit to Antioch Urban Growers (2727 NE 44th St, Kansas City, MO 64117) This workshop is being brought to you by the Growing Growers program. Cost to attend this workshop is $30. Lunch will be provided. To register in advance, fill out the form below and mail with payment by April 15th. Walk-ins are welcome. Contact [email protected] for questions/ details. Name:_____________________________ Company/Organization:___________________________ Address:____________________________ Phone:___________________ Email:________________ City:_______________________________ State:______ Zip:__________ County:______________ Mail Registration Form and Payment (made out to Growing Growers) to: (Growing Growers, 35230 W. 135 th St., Olathe, KS 66061) Please mail registration by April 15 th (walk-ins are welcome)
Transcript of GG Building Healthy Soils Flyer - Growing Growers … · 2017-04-06 · their farm and hear about...
2017MarketGardeningWorkshops
BuildingHealthySoilsLincolnU.CooperativeExtension,UrbanImpactCenter
1028ThePaseoBlvd,KansasCity,MO64106April22nd,2017,9:00am–2:00pm
Lincoln University Cooperative Extension (LUCE) will host the second workshop of the 2017 GrowingGrowersWorkshopSeriesatitsUrbanImpactCenterinKansasCity,MO,followedbyafarmtourofnearbyAntiochUrbanGrowers.
Theworkshop topic isBuildingHealthySoils.Attendeeswillhear fromconservationspecialists fromtheUSDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) about the importance of cover crops, reducedtillage, and crop rotations in keeping your farm’s soils healthy. NRCS technicians will demonstrate aRainfallSimulatortoshowtheimpactofvarioustillagetreatmentsandgroundcoversonsoilerosionandwaterrunoff.Dr.Hwei-Yiing JohnsonandDr.RaimundBayan,LUCEStateSpecialists,willpresentonsoilamendments, including compost andbiochar.After lunch,wewill travel toAntiochUrbanGrowers, tourtheirfarmandhearabouttheir incorporationofbiocharandotheruniqueamendmentsastheyestablishpermanentgrowingbeds.Workshopattendeeswillreceivecomplimentarysamplesofselectedcovercropseedstotakehomeandtryontheirownfields.
9:00–9:15WelcomeandIntroductions9:15–10:40LukeSkinner,NRCS,CoverCropsandReducedTillage,RainfallSimulatorDemonstration10:45–11:15Dr.Hwei-YiingJohnson,LUCE,SoilAmendmentsandComposting11:15–12:00Dr.RaimundBayan,LUCE,BiocharandSoils12:00–12:45Lunch1:00 – 2:00 Farm Visit to Antioch Urban Growers (2727 NE 44th St, Kansas City, MO 64117)
ThisworkshopisbeingbroughttoyoubytheGrowingGrowersprogram.Costtoattendthisworkshopis$30.Lunchwillbeprovided.Toregister inadvance,fillouttheformbelowandmailwithpaymentbyApril15th.Walk-insarewelcome.Contactgrowers@ksu.eduforquestions/details.
Name:_____________________________ Company/Organization:___________________________
Address:____________________________ Phone:___________________Email:________________
City:_______________________________ State:______Zip:__________County:______________MailRegistrationFormandPayment(madeouttoGrowingGrowers)to:
(GrowingGrowers,35230W.135thSt.,Olathe,KS66061)PleasemailregistrationbyApril15th(walk-insarewelcome)
