10:00am -12:00pm Morning Workshops 10:00am 12:00pm Planning an apple
orchard with Chris Manning, Alan Browne, and Chris Patterson. The trio
will walk you through the planning of an orchard. With rising food and
gas prices, more and more gardeners are looking for ways to reduce
household costs and grow more of their own food. Site selection is
first. Then take an honest look at your property. Soil test and Tree
Selection determine the hardiness zone for your area and select fruit
trees that will grow well there. Variety selection: its important to
grow fruit-tree varieties that taste great and are productive, but you
also have to know a little about pollination. Planting time: buy trees
locally that are already potted in a container. You can get these at
the May Sale at Landis Valley Museum at the BYFG booth or order them
bare root from White Oak Nursery. **Also included in this workshop
Ladder safety with Chris Patterson 10:00am 12:00pm Pawpaws Americas
Forgotten Fruit. From seed to fruit Mr. Pawpaw, Ted Weeden, shares his
knowledge of this well-adapted and under-appreciated native fruit.
Pawpaws, Americas largest native tree fruit, are really not easy to
grow from seed and get established. Ted will demonstrate the art of
grafting. Ted knows how, growing dozens of varieties. He is well known
at the Ohio Pawpaw Festival and the Kentucky State University Pawpaw
Research Station, and has discovered many local native pawpaw stands.
Participants will receive free pawpaw seeds to plant Come September
you can join Ted on his Pawpaw tours. 10:00am 12:00pm Mushrooming in
Southeastern PA: Tina Ellor has for years been the Technical Director
of Phillips Mushroom Farms, the largest grower of specialty mushrooms
around. Tina never lost her fascination with all things fungi. Shell
cover the fungi types we are most likely to come across in stores or
on a hike, including those we can grow in our backyards. Maybe well
have a How To Grow Mushrooms at a future workshop. 12:00 - 1:00pm
Bring your own lunch, or pop nearby to the nearby Rt. 72 commercial
strip. Buy replacement (empty) bee tubes from Pete Fisher. Trade in
filled tubes for empty ones. 1:00 - 3:00pm Afternoon Workshop ***2
different Speakers 1 workshop*** 1:00 - 2:00pm I Grew It - Now What Do
I Do With It? - Agnes Mazur will present ideas for cooking and
preserving the fruits & vegetables that we grow, from Asian pears to
zucchini. There will be an emphasis on eliminating food waste as well
as healthy eating - low carb/high fiber - perfect for Type 2 diabetics
or anyone trying to lose weight. There will be recipes and tips for
figs, blackberries, peaches, pears, and more, info on how to freeze
asparagus so it doesn't turn to mush, how to use up end-of-season
tomatoes, how to make zucchini noodles that hold their shape, what to
do with all that basil, etc. 2:00 - 3:00pm Backyard Food Forests for
Conservation - Ryan Davis, PA Forest Program Manager, focuses on
forest conservation and restoration within the watershed in
Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New York at the Alliance for the
Chesapeake Bay. A massive effort is currently underway to re-forest
Pennsylvania in order to meet an array of conservation goals, from
water quality to carbon sequestration to pollinator populations.
Luckily, production of native fruit can help us meet these goals!
Learn about local reforestation efforts and funding programs that can
help you plant a food forest for free. 1:00 pm 3 PM Basics of
Successful Bramble Production - Kathy Demchak is Penn States Small
Fruit Expert! Raspberries and blackberries can be easy to grow, but
they also present some unique challenges. This talk will provide a
basic understanding of the bramble plant and its needs in order to
ensure successful harvest of fruit for many years. Kathy will cover
how to get your plants off to a good start by properly choosing and
preparing a site, buying the best varieties, and planting correctly.
Fertilization and moisture requirements to keep the planting growing
vigorously will be reviewed. Pruning techniques and trellising
options will also be covered, as correct pruning and trellising are
critical for maximizing yields and minimizing pest pressure. Bramble
pests and diseases can quickly ruin a promising crop so Kathy will
also cover how to identify and control some of the most common
problems in a home planting. 1:00 - 4:45pm Apple Tree Pruning Basics
Taught by Master Gardener Steve Shambeda and BYFG nursery supervisor
Ken Kuzdro. The presentation begins indoors with a thorough handout
and discussion of pruning principles- 1 hour and 45 minutes in the
classroom. Participants then carpool to receive hands-on training
pruning apples trees in Ken's nearby orchard - 2 hours. This session
packs in a lot of useful information. Dress warmly and bring hand
pruners, if you have them. Rain or shine. The Pruning Workshop has
extra time allotted. After the classroom session, participants carpool
to BYFG supporter Ken Kuzdro's nearby orchard for lots of hands on
pruning training and practice. Steve will stay as long as required for
participants to master the basics (or until it gets dark) !!
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