Upcoming Events
November 2012
April 2013
How toos of production for new and aspiring organic vegetable farmers.
Eat Smart Move More / EFNEP program. For moms and dads with young children who are eligible for snap benefits or WIC.
May 2013
Do you have a garden or lawn question you can't find the answer to or a bug you can't identify? A Carbon County Master Gardener Volunteer will be at the Extension Office, 529 Lentz Trail in Jim Thorpe to assist you with your questions. Best of all, it's free!
Dining with Diabetes is a program for adults with diabetes and their families that will increase knowledge of healthy food choices and diabetes management. The classes offer healthy meal planning, cooking demonstrations, and hands-on food preparation, class discussions, and new physical activity choices.
Retail Farm Market School is valuable for anyone who handles, processes, or merchandizes fresh-market produce. This day-long session includes several education delivery methods, including professionally produced video segments, take-home text, post-harvest handling references, hands-on activities, and a "certification quiz."
Do you have a garden or lawn question you can't find the answer to or a bug you can't identify? A Carbon County Master Gardener Volunteer will be at the Extension Office, 529 Lentz Trail in Jim Thorpe to assist you with your questions. Best of all, it's free!
June 2013
Do you have a garden or lawn question you can't find the answer to or a bug you can't identify? A Carbon County Master Gardener Volunteer will be at the Extension Office, 529 Lentz Trail in Jim Thorpe to assist you with your questions. Best of all, it's free!
Penn State Extension in Luzerne County is offering hands-on educational classes on nutrition through its Nutrition Links program. The program is designed to help older adults with low incomes stretch their food dollars to achieve a healthy diet.
Do you have a garden or lawn question you can't find the answer to or a bug you can't identify? A Carbon County Master Gardener Volunteer will be at the Extension Office, 529 Lentz Trail in Jim Thorpe to assist you with your questions. Best of all, it's free!
Do you have a garden or lawn question you can't find the answer to or a bug you can't identify? A Carbon County Master Gardener Volunteer will be at the Extension Office, 529 Lentz Trail in Jim Thorpe to assist you with your questions. Best of all, it's free!
Penn State Extension in Luzerne County is offering hands-on educational classes on nutrition through its Nutrition Links program. The program is designed to help older adults with low incomes stretch their food dollars to achieve a healthy diet.
High Tunnels provide a great opportunity to extend the season, protect high value crops, improve quality, and reduce weed and pest pressure. As a follow up to our High Tunnel School these twilight meetings will give you a chance to talk with growers and see good practices in action. At each twilight the grower will discuss their experiences with high tunnels and a visiting speaker will share knowledge on a special topic.
This interactive session involves walking the grounds of Wilkes University and exploring their plant collection while scouting for insects and diseases.
Do you have a garden or lawn question you can't find the answer to or a bug you can't identify? A Carbon County Master Gardener Volunteer will be at the Extension Office, 529 Lentz Trail in Jim Thorpe to assist you with your questions. Best of all, it's free!
Penn State Extension in Luzerne County is offering hands-on educational classes on nutrition through its Nutrition Links program. The program is designed to help older adults with low incomes stretch their food dollars to achieve a healthy diet.
Dinner/discussion meeting will feature Sam Learner and Bob English, Roach Ag Marketing, Ltd. and Bill Kirk, CEO and co-founder of Weather Trends International
July 2013
Do you have a garden or lawn question you can't find the answer to or a bug you can't identify? A Carbon County Master Gardener Volunteer will be at the Extension Office, 529 Lentz Trail in Jim Thorpe to assist you with your questions. Best of all, it's free!
Penn State Extension in Luzerne County is offering hands-on educational classes on nutrition through its Nutrition Links program. The program is designed to help older adults with low incomes stretch their food dollars to achieve a healthy diet.
Do you have a garden or lawn question you can't find the answer to or a bug you can't identify? A Carbon County Master Gardener Volunteer will be at the Extension Office, 529 Lentz Trail in Jim Thorpe to assist you with your questions. Best of all, it's free!
Do you have a garden or lawn question you can't find the answer to or a bug you can't identify? A Carbon County Master Gardener Volunteer will be at the Extension Office, 529 Lentz Trail in Jim Thorpe to assist you with your questions. Best of all, it's free!
Do you have a garden or lawn question you can't find the answer to or a bug you can't identify? A Carbon County Master Gardener Volunteer will be at the Extension Office, 529 Lentz Trail in Jim Thorpe to assist you with your questions. Best of all, it's free!
Do you have a garden or lawn question you can't find the answer to or a bug you can't identify? A Carbon County Master Gardener Volunteer will be at the Extension Office, 529 Lentz Trail in Jim Thorpe to assist you with your questions. Best of all, it's free!
August 2013
Do you have a garden or lawn question you can't find the answer to or a bug you can't identify? A Carbon County Master Gardener Volunteer will be at the Extension Office, 529 Lentz Trail in Jim Thorpe to assist you with your questions. Best of all, it's free!
Do you have a garden or lawn question you can't find the answer to or a bug you can't identify? A Carbon County Master Gardener Volunteer will be at the Extension Office, 529 Lentz Trail in Jim Thorpe to assist you with your questions. Best of all, it's free!
Do you have a garden or lawn question you can't find the answer to or a bug you can't identify? A Carbon County Master Gardener Volunteer will be at the Extension Office, 529 Lentz Trail in Jim Thorpe to assist you with your questions. Best of all, it's free!
Do you have a garden or lawn question you can't find the answer to or a bug you can't identify? A Carbon County Master Gardener Volunteer will be at the Extension Office, 529 Lentz Trail in Jim Thorpe to assist you with your questions. Best of all, it's free!
September 2013
Do you have a garden or lawn question you can't find the answer to or a bug you can't identify? A Carbon County Master Gardener Volunteer will be at the Extension Office, 529 Lentz Trail in Jim Thorpe to assist you with your questions. Best of all, it's free!
Is your local organization struggling to stay productive? Is membership falling? Are you challenged to find or manage resources? Does the group feel like it is going in too many directions, or maybe no direction at all? Six Steps to a Highly Effective Organization works with a leadership team from your organization to identify and develop concrete steps to increase effectiveness. Six monthly workshops will focus on how your organization operates: leadership, structure and committee roles, decision-making and resource management and much more.
Do you have a garden or lawn question you can't find the answer to or a bug you can't identify? A Carbon County Master Gardener Volunteer will be at the Extension Office, 529 Lentz Trail in Jim Thorpe to assist you with your questions. Best of all, it's free!
ONE-DAY WORKSHOP FOR THE HOME GARDENER - Topics include: Raising Monarchs - Get the Digs on Dirt - A Day in the Fall, Setting the Stage for the Birds - Description of Plants in Murder and Mayhem - Gardening for EVERY BODY - Native Alternatives to Invasive Garden Plants - Insects - Cast a Leaf - The Healing Garden - What's Happening in My Garden? - Vegetable Gardening from November to January
Do you have a garden or lawn question you can't find the answer to or a bug you can't identify? A Carbon County Master Gardener Volunteer will be at the Extension Office, 529 Lentz Trail in Jim Thorpe to assist you with your questions. Best of all, it's free!
Do you have a garden or lawn question you can't find the answer to or a bug you can't identify? A Carbon County Master Gardener Volunteer will be at the Extension Office, 529 Lentz Trail in Jim Thorpe to assist you with your questions. Best of all, it's free!
Join us for this end-of-season landscape update. Review the past season’s pest problems and pick up a few timely core and category pesticide credits.
October 2013
Going green saves green. Designing and maintaining a corporate or industrial site can be an expensive undertaking. This workshop will showcase sustainable landscape practices that can reduce costs, support a healthier, more productive workforce, and protect water quality.



