Join us for the wonderful annual event in beautiful Valle Crucis. Registration, program, speakers, and more available at: https://www.ncherbassociation.org/wild-herb-weekend-info
Mark your calendars now and reserve the date for the annual Tomato Field Day on Thursday, August 1 at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center in Mills River, NC! This is your opportunity to see new up-and-coming varieties and learn the latest disease, insect, and weed control practices for staked tomato production and…
Mark your calendars now and reserve the date for the 2019 Apple Field Day on Thursday, August 1 at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center in Mills River, NC! This is your opportunity to learn the latest in thinning, post-harvest and other cultural practices, as well as disease, insect, and weed control for…
On August 5, 2019, join us at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center in Mills River, NC for our annual early evening Hops and Hemp Twilight Tour. During this casual, fun event we will ride the trams out to our hop yard to discuss what we have been up to over the past year with hops and changes taking place in the industry. This year we will highlight our hops breeding program.
RESPONSE TO THIS EVENT HAS BEEN OVERWHELMING SO WE TURNED IT INTO A SELF-GUIDED WALKING TOUR. ARRIVE BETWEEN 4:30 AND 7:00 AND WE WILL SHUTTLE YOU OUT TO THE FIELDS WHERE YOU CAN WALK AROUND THE HOPS AND HEMP PLOTS AND TALK TO THE RESEARCHERS AT YOUR OWN PACE. THEN GET BACK ON THE SHUTTLE…
"Visual Storytelling: Capturing a Sense of Place with Your Camera" Mary Louise Ravese, Bella Vista Photography Register Whether you are photographing your garden, your home town or a vacation destination, we'd like to share the full extent of our experience of being there. In this session you'll learn some easy to implement techniques to go…
"Canterbury Cathedral, Gardens, and Grounds Through Time" Philip Oostenbrink, Canterbury Cathedral In this talk Philip will show archive material of the gardens and grounds of Canterbury Cathedral (Mother Church of the Church of England), beginning with 12th Century and Medieval plans, Victorian photographs and ending up with 20th century images that will show how the…