Upcoming Events
April 2013
Workshop Series for Beginning Farmers
May 2013
During this three-hour session, class participants will learn about the fundamentals of fuel supply and handling, available technologies for utilizing low, medium, and high grade Biogas streams, and the environmental benefits of processing otherwise unutilized or underutilized waste streams.
This workshop will help participants to interpret and understand the results of water testing that has been done by a lab, whether for pre-gas well drilling or from routine testing of private water supplies.
Partnerships need to happen with more than parents. And what we see, and hear, is not always what we think it is. That is true with parents, families, and/or guardians of the children in our care. (K3 C1 31)
This workshop will help participants to interpret and understand the results of water testing that has been done by a lab, whether for pre-gas well drilling or from routine testing of private water supplies.
June 2013
Kids will take a hike through the forest and learn about the relationships between many different animals and plants found in an ecosystem. Can we live without the ecosystems around us?
Encourages children to learn about nature and explore the world around them.
3-2-1 Blast off! Campers will explore the physics involved in the construction of rockets by building and launching their own rockets!
Class Dates: June 11 and 18, 2013; Exam: June 18, 2013 at 1:00 PM; Registration Deadline: June 7, 2013
Session #3 - Using Native Plants in the Garden
Join Greg Hoover, Penn State’s Ornamental Entomology Extension Specialist, and Gary Moorman, Penn State’s Plant Pathology Extension Specialist, for an informative session on woody ornamental insect and disease problems in the landscape. This is a hands-on, interactive session as we walk the grounds of Sherwood Oaks. Pesticide Credits and Continuing Education Units will be awarded.
This meeting will help you prepare for the upcoming pond season. It will help you manage a pond used for recreation, irrigation or a livestock water supply.
This meeting will help you prepare for the upcoming pond season. It will help you manage a pond used for recreation, irrigation or a livestock water supply.
Campers will learn and explore the engineering of robots through different activities and by constructing working models.
This session is suitable for Parents, Families and Friends!
We are all conscious of the toll the Global War on Terrorism has taken on the military members. But, have you ever thought about the toll it has taken on family members, especially the children?
July 2013
3-2-1 Blast off! Campers will explore the physics involved in the construction of rockets by building and launching their own rockets!
Campers will get their feet wet when they learn all about the water system, how to test water quality, and what kinds of bugs live in streams.
Session #4 - Growing, Preserving, and Using Herbs
Creator of the gardens at Brandywine Cottage, David Culp is an expert on garden layering and perennials. No where is his expertise more apparent than the majestic display of plants at his Brandywine Cottage, a garden listed in the Smithsonian Institution Archives of American Gardens and regularly highlighted by Martha Stewart Living and HGTV.
This is a hands-on, interactive session using live plant samples. Participants will be asked to go through the samples on their own, naming the plant and what is wrong with it. Then, we will go over the samples together, emphasizing integrated pest management strategies for control. Pesticide Credits and Continuing Education Units will be awarded.
The Mercer County Master Gardeners are sponsoring a bus trip on Monday, July 22 to Wednesday, July 24, 2013. The bus will leave the Mercer County Extension office at 6:00 a.m. promptly. We will be returning on Wednesday, July 24 at 8:30 p.m. (time tentative).
Class Dates: July 23 and 30, 2013; Exam: July 30, 2013 at 1:00 PM; Registration Deadline: July 16, 2013
Renewable Energy Academy - 3 hour workshop on Small Scale Hydro Applications for Farms, and Business
Home canning can provide quality, nutritious food for your family, and be a satisfying and rewarding experience. However, improperly canned foods can be a source of frustration, wasted food, money and time; serious illness and even death.
Success in the landscape begins with a comprehensive knowledge of plant material available in the trade and matching site conditions with appropriate woody plants. Green industry professionals cannot give accurate estimates if they are unable to identify the plants in a landscape because they will not be aware of the maintenance requirements. In this six-week, hands-on class, Sandy Feather and Nancy Knauss, Penn State Extension Horticulture Educators, will teach participants to identify shade and flowering trees by their unique characteristics, while gaining an understanding of their growing requirements, as well as their common insect and disease problems. Continuing Education Units and Recertification Credits will be awarded. Dates - July 25, August 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2013.
The Strengthening Families Program: for Parents and Youth 10-14 is a family skills-building curriculum designed to prevent teen substance abuse and other behavior problems; strengthen parenting skills; build family strengths.
Campers will go on an excavation while they learn all about dinosaurs and archeology. Uncover bones and put together the pieces to solve the long lost mysteries of the prehistoric era!
August 2013
ServSafe®, a nationally-recognized certification program, offers valuable instruction to help reduce problems caused by food mishandling.
Class Dates: August 5 and 7, 2013; Exam: August 13, 2013 at 9:30 AM-12:00 PM; Registration Deadline: July 29, 2013
Campers will get their feet wet when they learn all about the water system, how to test water quality, and what kinds of bugs live in streams.
Bring the kids, and your gardening questions, and join the Penn State Master Gardeners of Allegheny County on Saturday, August 17th from 9am to 1pm for our annual field day of fun and educational activities.
Class Dates: August 20 and 27, 2013; Exam: August 27, 2013 at 1:00 PM; Registration Deadline: August 16, 2013
September 2013
Class Dates: September 10 and 17, 2013; Exam: September 17, 2013 at 1:00 PM; Registration Deadline: September 3, 2013
Renewable Energy Academy - 3 hour workshop on Wind Energy Systems for Homes & Business
Class Dates: September 30 and October 7, 2013; Exam: October 7, 2013 at 1:00 PM; Registration Deadline: September 27, 2013
October 2013
Class Dates: October 31 and November 7, 2013; Exam: November 7, 2013 at 1:00 PM; Registration Deadline: October 25, 2013
November 2013
Class Dates: November 13 and 20, 2013; Exam: November 20, 2013 at 1:00 PM; Registration Deadline: November 8, 2013
December 2013
Renewable Energy Academy - 3 hour workshop on Renewable Liquid Biofuel Technologies and their applications
