The Purdue Student Farm hosted the Purdue Extension Diversified Farming and Food Systems focus group for a tour and Q&A during the annual ANR Retreat. Chris Adair led the group and provided insight on small farm production practices and the farm’s approach to marketing and sales. Participants learned about a wide scope of subjects, including:[Read More…]
The 2025 Purdue Extension Master Gardener (EMG) State Conference, held September 12–13 at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds in Danville, Indiana, was a vibrant celebration of learning, community, and volunteer impact. Nearly 70 Purdue EMG volunteers kicked off the weekend with a hands-on reception Friday evening, featuring engaging workshops on plant propagation and flower arranging. Led[Read More…]
The Indiana Diverse Farm Tour of Living Prairie Farms in Wolcott on August 27 was organized by Ashley Adair and Liz Maynard in collaboration with ANR Educators Summer Brinkman and Marty Huseman, with assistance from Emily DeaKyne. The event featured discussion of organic popcorn, small grains, sunflowers, and soybean production, and presentations by Purdue and[Read More…]
Last week, Ashley Adair hosted two field days affiliated with the Indiana Organic Network. On August 5th, Ashley, Bryan Overstreet (CCSI), Lois Mann (CCSI) and county ANR educators Jeff Burbrink, Kathryn Jennings, Brieanna Slonaker, and John Woodmansee hosted the Northern Indiana Organic Forage Field Day in Middlebury, IN at Low Valley Farm. Ninety organic dairy[Read More…]
Several members of HLA presented at Indiana Diverse Farm Tours on August 12 at DeSutter and Mills Farms, and August 13 at Van Kleys Blueberries and Hennings Farm and Greenhouses. Ashley Adair emceed and spoke about organic certification; Juliano Marques presented “Market Segmentation: A Key to Fine Tuning Your Products,” and Miranda Purcell discussed blueberry[Read More…]
On Wednesday, John Orick and Pam Fisher traveled to Indianapolis to prepare the Purdue Extension Master Gardener (EMG) Plant Info to Go Booth at the Indiana State Fair. This engaging and educational booth, located in the Purdue Extension Building at the north end of the fairgrounds, will be staffed by dedicated EMG volunteers from across[Read More…]