Ashley Adair presented at the Rooted & Resilient Homesteading Conference in Kendallville, IN this past Saturday. She co-presented a talk on organic labeling and certification with Noble County ANR Educator Ann Kline, and presented a talk “From Scraps to Soil: Mastering Composting and Organic Production.” Shout out to the educators in Area 11 and Wabash…Read more about Ashley Adair Presented at Homesteading Conference[Read More]
Last week, the Community Standards Committee hosted the inaugural session of its Lunch and Learn Series for 2024-2025. The first session featured presentations by Yiwei Huang, Ying Li, and Wenjing Guan, who shared details about the agriculture and foods of their home regions in China. Attendees learned about the diverse agricultural practices and food traditions…Read more about Lunch and Learn Series: China[Read More]
It’s been a week much like any other out here. We’ve been harvesting away and keeping up with odds and ends of maintenance. On my part, I have been processing quite a few onions. We’ve got tobacco drying, carrots reseeding, pea trellising, the whole nine yards. Mason, Dylan and Emily took on the great burden…Read more about This Week at the Purdue Student Farm[Read More]
Dr. Aaron Thompson, Director of the Center for Community & Environmental Planning, joined together with project partners to celebrate National Bison Day on Saturday, November 2nd and witness the ribbon cutting on significant visitor facility improvements at The Nature Conservancy’s Efroymson Prairie at Kankakee Sands. This 3-year partnership is a testament to the power of collaboration between…Read more about Dr. Aaron Thompson Joins Celebration on National Bison Day with Ribbon Cutting at Efroymson Prairie[Read More]
Date: November 23, 2024 (Saturday, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm) Location: Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Greenhouse Complex, 625 Agriculture Mall Drive, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 The workshop is a perfect opportunity to learn about hydroponics for home and commercial-scale operations. Register here: https://am.ticketmaster.com/purdue/buy/HYDRONOV Registration fees: $50 per person Lunch/snacks provided Parking is…Read more about Purdue Crash Course in Hydroponics[Read More]
Hernán Gonzalez-Osorio Scientific Researcher, Cenicafé, National Center for Coffee Research – Chinchina, Colombia Thursday November 7th, at 3:30pm, HORT 117 or via Zoom “Sustainable soil management and coffee nutrition. Strategies within reach for Colombian coffee growers.” Coffee plays a vital role in Colombia’s economy. This crop is the livelihood of approximately 552,000 families, most of…Read more about 2024 HLA Fall Seminar: Hernán Gonzalez-Osorio[Read More]
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