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Please do not reply to this message. Thank You. To view the archives or join/leave TMG list: http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/tmg.html Beth Babbit Horticulture Specialist/Master Gardener Coordinator UT Extension- Plant Sciences 252 Ellington PSB 2431 Joe Johnson Drive Knoxville, TN 37996 W 865-974-7324 F 865-974-1947 http://mastergardener.tennessee.edu [cid:E0498C93-EA23-44A1-9297-EB7FA623CCCB] From: "McDaniels, Patty" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:30:07 -0400 To: Beth Babbit <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Cc: "Simpson, Bobby" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: News Release - UT Organic Crops Field Tour Features Tips for Commercial Growers and Home Gardeners Hi Beth. Could you please send the attached news release out to your Master Gardeners? It’s a reminder to register for the Organic Crops Field Tour on April 28. Thanks! ******************************** Patricia McDaniels Editor/Media Relations UTIA Marketing and Communications 5201 Marchant Drive Nashville, TN 615-835-4570 office; 865-363-6009 mobile News about the UT Institute of Agriculture http://agriculture.tennessee.edu/ **************************************************************************************** News and Information from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture UT AgResearch Contact: Patricia McDaniels, UTIA Marketing and Communications, 615-835-4570, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> For Immediate Release April 20, 2011 UT Organic Crops Field Tour Features Tips for Commercial Growers and Home Gardeners Advance Registration Open Through Monday, April 25 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center will present its third annual Organic Crops Field Tour on Thursday, April 28. A trade show will open at 7:30 a.m. and tours and talks will begin at 8:30. The event should be of interest to home gardeners as well as commercial growers interested in the production of organically grown fruits and vegetables. The 90-acre Organic Crops Unit is dedicated to organic crop research, and the field day will highlight current research projects and discuss organic crop production techniques and recommendations. Topics to be presented by UT experts include the use of high tunnels, alternatives to soil fumigants and rainwater collection; soil fertility, weed management and forage production; and fruits/nuts, heirloom tomatoes, bees and wildflowers. Pre-registration is just $10 per person and is strongly encouraged. The day’s activities will include a lunch and feature presentation by Chef John Antun, director of the UT Culinary Institute. Following lunch visitors may participate in either a walking tour of the facility or an equipment demonstration, weather permitting. Participants will also receive a proceedings booklet. On-site registration the morning of the program will be $15 per person. The UT AgResearch Organic Crops Unit is located at 7315 Government Farm Road in Knoxville. The facility is approximately 7 miles south of the UT Agricultural Campus and downtown Knoxville. Visitors should follow U.S. Hwy. 129 and take the exit for Hwy 168 (John Sevier Hwy). Government Farm Road will be 1.7 miles on the right. To register, please visit this website: http://organics.tennessee.edu/FieldTour.html. Alternatively, call the East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at 865-974-7201 by Monday, April 25. If you need to request an accommodation for accessibility, please contact us at 865-974-7161. UT AgResearch, in cooperation with UT Extension and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, launched the organic agriculture initiative to involve more Tennessee farmers in organic production for the purpose of increasing farm income. For additional information visit the Web site: http://organics.tennessee.edu/ The East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center is one of 10 outdoor laboratories operated by UT AgResearch, a division of the UT Institute of Agriculture. In addition to its agricultural research programs, the Institute of Agriculture also provides instruction and public service through the UT College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, the UT College of Veterinary Medicine and UT Extension offices in every county in the state. ### Contact: East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, 865-974-7201 Patricia McDaniels, UTIA Marketing and Communications, 615-835-4570, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ### Complete Program available online at: <http://agriculture.tennessee.edu/news/FieldDays/2009FD/organictourbroch.pdf> http://organics.tennessee.edu/FieldTour.html ### Photo available for download at: http://www.agriculture.utk.edu/news/releases/2011/03-OrganicsFD.html ### -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Have you visited the Master Gardener Store? https://web.dii.utk.edu/agstore/c-49-master-gardener.aspx Check out the super comfortable Gardener's Kneeling Pads! 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