Upcoming Events

The 2012 Landscape Integrated Pest Management Seminar provides landscape and nursery professionals with research-based information on plant selection, pest control, and current pesticide recommendations.

The Entomology Short Course is an intensive day-long course designed for green industry professionals to increase their knowledge of insects. Participants will learn to identify common insects that are found in plant production, landscapes, and turfgrass; both insect pests and beneficial insects will be discussed. Prediction of pest activity through phenology and Growing Degree Days will be reviewed and management of pests using an IPM strategy will be discussed. Pesticide Recertification credits and ISA CEUs will be available for participants.

Credits: 2 core; 4 category 06; 4 category 07; 2 category 10; 10 category 18; 10 category 23

Credits: 1 category 05; 11 Category 06; 6 category 07; 11 category 18; 7 category 22; 11 category 23

Geothermal Heating and Cooling (GH&C) applications in the 21st century provide Home and Business owners renewable energy sourced heating and cooling options that achieve operational efficiencies greater than any fossil fuel based solution.

Create a cash flow and determine your dairy's income over feed cost at this one-day workshop!

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA)requires the 'person in charge' in a food service operation to hold a 'nationally recognized food protection certificate' such as ServSafe®. The certified person must be accessible during the facilities hours of operation. Additionally, all individuals seeking food safety certification are required to pass a certification exam every five (5)years. The ServSafe® course, conducted by Penn State Cooperative Extension, is for individuals preparing for the exam.

Designed for dairy producers and their dairy employees and milkers.

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

This workshop is a two part series and will take place on two Thursday evenings (Part 1: February 23 and Part 2: March 8). Participants MUST register and take part in both sessions to receive DPW certificate.

Do you ever wonder if there’s a better way to handle those daily parenting problems? Maybe your son dawdles around whenever it’s time to get dressed…your daughter is using disrespectful language…or the children seem to forget to do their chores and argue every minute of the day. Join other caring parents in the Active Parenting Now! program beginning Thursday, February 16th, and learn a proven approach to parenting that will lead to more harmony and happiness for you and your children. You’ll leave each session energized and motivated to make changes in your family’s daily routine that will lead to greater happiness in every room of the house (and the car, too!).

Dining with Diabetes is a program for adults with diabetes and pre-diabetes and their families and 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.

Do you ever wonder if there’s a better way to handle those daily parenting problems? Maybe your son dawdles around whenever it’s time to get dressed…your daughter is using disrespectful language…or the children seem to forget to do their chores and argue every minute of the day. Join other caring parents in the Active Parenting Now! program beginning Thursday, February 16th, and learn a proven approach to parenting that will lead to more harmony and happiness for you and your children. You’ll leave each session energized and motivated to make changes in your family’s daily routine that will lead to greater happiness in every room of the house (and the car, too!).

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

A FREE workshop given by the Penn State Perry County Master Gardeners.

Native Bees for the Home Gardener is a free workshop given by the Penn State Perry County Master Gardeners on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 7:00 PM at the Penn State Extension Perry County, 8 South Carlisle Street, New Bloomfield. The workshop is free but pre-registration is required. Call 717-582-5150 to register or if you have any questions.

Dining with Diabetes is a program for adults with diabetes and pre-diabetes and their families and 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.

If you have an interest in helping contribute to the eventual return of American chestnut to our forest ecosystems, one of these workshops might be your cure for Spring Fever.

To provide stewardship of their forests, landowners need an understanding of specific, "essential" information. The Central Region Forest Landowners Conference is intended to serve as a landowner's guide to forest ownership.

Beginning the week of February 27, 2012, Monday’s and Wednesday’s from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. for a six week session. You can increase your strength, improve your bone density, improve your balance, and energy, and you will look and feel better!

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA)requires the 'person in charge' in a food service operation to hold a 'nationally recognized food protection certificate' such as ServSafe®. The certified person must be accessible during the facilities hours of operation. Additionally, all individuals seeking food safety certification are required to pass a certification exam every five (5)years. The ServSafe® course, conducted by Penn State Cooperative Extension, is for individuals preparing for the exam.

Beginning the week of February 27, 2012, Monday’s and Wednesday’s from 5:15 – 6:15 p.m. for six weeks. You can increase your strength, improve your bone density, improve your balance, and energy, and you will look and feel better!

Strong Women/Men Growing Stronger is a safe, motivating, highly-effective, beginning weight-training program that includes food, health, and nutrition education. It is for women and men who have been mildly active or sedentary and are interested in working at their own pace to improve vitality, health, and strength. Classes include a five-minute warmup, 8-12 strength-training exercises to promote upper and lower-body strength, easy-to-use nutrition information, and a five-minute cool down.

Winter educational meetings for fruit growers are scheduled for nine locations throughout the state. Program highlights include: • Disease Control Strategies Following the Challenging 2011 Season • Maintaining an Effective IPM Program while Controlling New Fruit Insect Pests • Horticultural Updates on Rootstocks, Herbicides, and E-Extension • Growing Fruit of Consistent Size and Quality • New Tools for Calibrating your Airblast Sprayer.

A comprehensive, one-day course on innovative and effective practices that can reduce maintenance costs and lessen the environmental impact of unpaved roads.

Penn State Extension’s Food for Profit workshop takes you step-by-step through the information necessary to start and run a small food-product business, especially directed to individuals who will be making and packing their products for resale (through grocery stores, farm markets, or restaurants). The Food for Profit workshop consists of seven hours that provide an overview of how to start and successfully operate a small food-product business.

Create a cash flow and determine your dairy's income over feed cost at this one-day workshop!

Designed for dairy producers and their dairy employees and milkers.

This course addresses production management issues that are typical for traditional crop and livestock producers. The course has an intense focus on production planning. Successful completion of this course meets the production training requirements for Farm Service Agency borrowers.

Beginning the week of February 28, 2012, Tuesday’s and Thursday’s from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. for six weeks. You can increase your strength, improve your bone density, improve your balance, and energy, and you will look and feel better!

Designed for dairy producers and their dairy employees and milkers.

Space is limited; registration and advance payment is required to reserve your space. Please call Penn State Extension Erie County (814) 825-0900 for registration information. All meetings held at Penn State Extension Erie County office unless otherwise noted (850 East Gore Road, Erie, PA 16509).

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

2 Category Credits (Private, 01, or 18): "Soybean Weed Management" and 2 Core Credits: "Formulations and Adjuvants"

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States. Heart disease and stroke can also limit a woman's ability to do the everyday things she is used to doing. The StrongWomen Healthy Hearts program is a hands-on way to make positive changes to help you eat better, move more, and improve your general health and wellbeing. Classes meet once each week for eight weeks.

What constitutes ethical behavior?

Dining with Diabetes is a program supported by Summit Endowment in Franklin County. It is for adults with diabetes and pre-diabetes and their families and 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.

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01, 18

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

2 Category Credits (Private, 01, or 18): : "Soybean Insect Management" and 2 Core Credits: "Pesticides and the Environment"

Winter educational meetings for fruit growers are scheduled for nine locations throughout the state. Program highlights include: • Disease Control Strategies Following the Challenging 2011 Season • Maintaining an Effective IPM Program while Controlling New Fruit Insect Pests • Horticultural Updates on Rootstocks, Herbicides, and E-Extension • Growing Fruit of Consistent Size and Quality • New Tools for Calibrating your Airblast Sprayer.

Credits: TBA

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 02

Join some of the world’s leading bioenergy scientists and researchers as we explore the emerging discoveries and new trends that are likely to shape the bioeconomy in the coming years. The emerging Short Rotation Woody Crops and Perennial Grasses bioenergy sector will be the focus of this one-day event, and attendees will have opportunities to interact with students and professors in a wide range of relevant subjects.

The Southwest Pennsylvania Tree Fruit Meeting is one of a series of meetings held for commercial fruit growers across Pennsylvania each winter to update growers on pests such as insects and diseases that affect our ability to grow quality fruit. Horticultural practices will also be covered.

Winter Tree and Shrub Identification is targeted to green industry professionals who often give estimates in the winter months. Proper identification of woody ornamental plants on customers’ properties is important to knowing the level of care those plants require, resulting in more accurate, more profitable estimates. The class starts with a classroom session to go over the basic points of winter botany, followed by a hands-on session outdoors.

This course addresses production management issues that are typical for traditional crop and livestock producers. The course has an intense focus on production planning. Successful completion of this course meets the production training requirements for Farm Service Agency borrowers.

If you are a pesticide dealer selling restricted use pesticides to customers in Pennsylvania, you must have a certified dealer manager on staff by December 11, 2012. Penn State's Pesticide Education Program has announced another dealer manager certification training seminar to aid perspective dealer managers in preparation for the exam.

There is so much to know about raising a baby or toddler! Especially for new and young parents, the challenges can be worrisome and stressful. Join in on the fun and get answers to everything from first foods and handling emergencies to dealing with temper tantrums and setting up routines and appropriate play at each age and stage of development. Depending on the interests of the group, we will also talk about personal and family support, managing time and stress, and living with other relatives while parenting your little one.

An education opportunity for dairy producers and their employees

Join us for a series of informal conference calls to hear researchers share information and to discuss strategies for improving your dairy farm profits from the comfort and convenience of your home or office.

Dining with Diabetes is a program supported by Summit Endowment in Franklin County. It is for adults with diabetes and pre-diabetes and their families and 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.

Child care practitioner training.

Objectives: To give prospective and beginning small-scale meat and egg producers a general understanding of what it takes to have poultry. Who should attend? New poultry owners, aspiring poultry owners, or those interested in exploring a new venture. Also, those interested in producing food for your family or for income from your property.

The Basics of Observing Children

Program is 7:00 – 9:00 PM at the Penn State Extension Office, 724 Phillips St, Ste 201, Stroudsburg PA 18360.

Winter educational meetings for fruit growers are scheduled for nine locations throughout the state. Program highlights include: • Disease Control Strategies Following the Challenging 2011 Season • Maintaining an Effective IPM Program while Controlling New Fruit Insect Pests • Horticultural Updates on Rootstocks, Herbicides, and E-Extension • Growing Fruit of Consistent Size and Quality • New Tools for Calibrating your Airblast Sprayer.

A combination of the Wine Industry Workshop with the Finger Lakes Grape Growers Conference. Denise Gardner, our PA Extension Enologist, will participate in the winery sanitation portion of this program.

If you are a pesticide dealer selling restricted use pesticides to customers in Pennsylvania, you must have a certified dealer manager on staff by December 11, 2012. Penn State's Pesticide Education Program has announced another dealer manager certification training seminar to aid perspective dealer managers in preparation for the exam.

Designed for dairy producers and their dairy employees and milkers.

Your future herd is only a s good as today’s heifers, so manage them well. This workshop, developed for dairy producers and their employees, explores all factors you need to consider to effectively and efficiently manage a successful heifer program.

Please call the Extension Office at 717-263-9226 to Register.

Space is limited; registration and advance payment is required to reserve your space. Please call Penn State Extension Erie County (814) 825-0900 for registration information. All meetings held at Penn State Extension Erie County office unless otherwise noted (850 East Gore Road, Erie, PA 16509).

2 category (10, 18, 23, private) pesticide credits for this class.

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 10, 18, 23

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 10, 18, 23

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 10, 18, 23

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 07, 18, 23

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 10, 18, 23

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 10, 18, 23

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 10, 18, 23

Pesticide Storage: Pesticide Selection to Preserve Beneficial Insects in the Landscape (2 category credits; 10, 18, 23 private)

2 core and 2 category (10, 18, 23, private) pesticide credits for this class. See the brochure for location details, registration information and cost.

Reservations required, call for registration form. Seating is limited Credits: We have been approved for six Category 05, 06, 17, 18, 23, or 25 credits. “Any update training credit assignment appearing on this program agenda is subject to the approval by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Changes to the program may result in adjustments to the credit assignment at the discretion of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.”

Owner Jill Deal will help young club members to develop beginning knitting skills or will expand their existing skills in knitting.

Do you ever wonder if there’s a better way to handle those daily parenting problems? Maybe your son dawdles around whenever it’s time to get dressed…your daughter is using disrespectful language…or the children seem to forget to do their chores and argue every minute of the day. Join other caring parents in the Active Parenting Now! program beginning Thursday, February 16th, and learn a proven approach to parenting that will lead to more harmony and happiness for you and your children. You’ll leave each session energized and motivated to make changes in your family’s daily routine that will lead to greater happiness in every room of the house (and the car, too!).

This five week course will give you all tools you need to design and maintain a successful garden of fruits and vegetables.

Observation Level II - Unit 2 Using Observations to Support Individual Children's Development

Objectives of this program are: to help producers develop comprehensive grazing plans for their own farms; and to promote pasture management as a tool for achieving high-forage quality and yields, and profitable milk and animal production. Who should attend? Dairy and livestock producers who are developing or considering a grazing system.

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

Designed for dairy producers and their dairy employees and milkers.

The Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research (MCOR) Brown Bag Series

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.

4-H is open to youth ages 8 - 18. For more information, call 570-296-3400.

One day educational seminar geared for new and exisiting Christmas tree growers which provides the most up-to-date cultural and marketing practices available. The end result will be quality trees produced in a cost effective manner.

Penn State Master Gardeners of Washington County proudly present the 2012 Spring Gardening Seminar. The Spring Gardening Seminar has provided local gardeners with new ideas, sound recommendations,and research-based information for nearly 20 years. The program includes a keynote speaker and two sessions of workshops from which to choose.

Gardening Workshops coordinated and presented by Monroe County Master Gardeners.

An exciting day of programs, vendors, door prizes, and friendships await you at our 15th Annual Home Gardeners School. Jessica Walliser with Benefical Borders is the keynote speaker. The registration fee includes a continental breakfast, lunch, and five presentations. Multiple vendors, as well as three speakers, will have autographed material for sale. Advanced registration is required - there will be no registration at the door.

The 2012 Woodland Owners Conference will provide information to woodland owners to learn about and gain practical skills they can use in caring for their woodlots. Topics for this year’s conference include: Wildlife Habitat Improvement: Providing Cover, Small Woodlot Forestry, Communicating With Neighboring Woodland Owners to Accomplish Objectives, Mitigating Creek Damage: Steps to Stay Out of Trouble, and Forest Health Update 2012

Elmer Greey, Franklin County Master Gardener, will discuss pruning considerations, including equipment and "Hands-on" practice throughout Elmer's Garden.

If you are involved in preparing or serving food for your non-profit or volunteer organization then this workshop is for you!

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.

The 2012 Four-State Turf and Ornamentals Conference will have 12 one-hour presentations offered in two tracks; Track 1- Turf Topics, and Track 2- Ornamentals Topics. Participants are free to elect and attend presentations according to their personal interest and need for recertification credits. Lunch, break snacks and refreshments will be provided.

The Pesticide Applicator Short Course prepares professionals to take the certified pesticide applicator's examinations, specifically for Core and Categories 06: Ornamental & Shade Trees; 07: Lawn & Turf; 23: Parks & Schools Pest Control.

"Leasing, Legal, and Our Water: Beyond Basics"

Welcome to the 2012 Professional Pest Manager’s School. With 30 category and 10 core credit offerings, we believe the school will help you keep up with changes in regulations and product information. Credit for MD applicators is being sought.

A special workshop on the apple scab situation in Pennsylvania will be held to assist producers in preparing for the season ahead. The guest speaker is Dr. Dave Rosenberger from Cornell University.

A joint program between the Pennsylvania Winery Association Annual Meeting and the newest trade show and conference for the eastern wine industry: Eastern Winery Expo (EWE).

The South Central Landscape & Turf Conference provides licensed Pennsylvania Pesticide Applicators with the opportunity to earn pesticide core credits plus credits in categories 06, 07, 18, and 23. This annual event attracts over 100 turf and landscape professionals from throughout Pennsylvania.

This program brings together nationally-known experts to share their experience and to comment on examples of digester operations that are in operation, under construction, and being planned in Lancaster County. Real cases with commentary by the experts provide a extensive learning environment for participants.

Designed for dairy producers and their dairy employees and milkers.

This session will focus on pruning small trees and shrubs, including training young shade trees. It is geared toward landscape professionals who care for a variety of plants in the landscapes they manage. The workshop will start in the classroom with an introduction to plant structure and growth as it relates to pruning as well as proper use of tools. Then participants will head outdoors for hands-on pruning experience.

Part 2: March 6, 2012 6:00 – 9:00 PM 3 DPW Hours K3, C2, 31 Registration deadline: February 24, 2012 Snow date of March 13

Explosions and Hatchings and Rotting, Oh My! Using Science in Your Early Childhood Classroom.

Continuing education points for private applicators.

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.

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

Stress Less

Onions/Garlic/Leeks and Spring Onions

The Pasture Management Short Course will help you manage your pastures for optimum production. You will learn about all aspects of pasture management and acquire the knowledge to develop a sustainable grazing plan for your farm.

A five night Pasture Management course will help you manage your pastures for optimum production. You’ll learn about all aspects of pasture management and acquire the knowledge to develop a sustainable grazing plan for your farm.

The Strawberry / Bramble School 2012 covers everything you wanted to know about strawberry, raspberry, and blackberry production in one intensive day. The school features growers who will share their experiences in plasticulture and day-neutral strawberry production.

Create a cash flow and determine your dairy's income over feed cost at this one-day workshop!

There is so much to know about raising a baby or toddler! Especially for new and young parents, the challenges can be worrisome and stressful. Join in on the fun and get answers to everything from first foods and handling emergencies to dealing with temper tantrums and setting up routines and appropriate play at each age and stage of development. Depending on the interests of the group, we will also talk about personal and family support, managing time and stress, and living with other relatives while parenting your little one.

"Marcellus Opportunities for Products and Services: How?"

Learn how you can accept mobile payments and make it easier for customers to pay for your local food. This webinar will provide information on the tools available to accept mobile payments for farm markets, farmers markets, roadside stands, and agritourism businesses. The webinar will share information about current tools and applications available to allow you to accept payment via smart devices. We will also share highlights about future trends in the payment industry.

This eight-part webinar course is designed to create a foundation of beekeeping knowledge in order to confidently help beginners manage honeybees.

2 category (10, 18, 23, private) pesticide credits for this class.

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 10, 18, 23

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 10, 18, 23

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 10, 18, 23

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 10, 18, 23

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 10, 18, 23

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 10, 18, 23

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 10, 18, 23

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 10, 18, 23

2 core and 2 category (10, 18, 23, private) pesticide credits for this class. See the brochure for location details, registration information and cost.

Space is limited; registration and advance payment is required to reserve your space. Please call Penn State Extension Erie County (814) 825-0900 for registration information. All meetings held at Penn State Extension Erie County office unless otherwise noted (850 East Gore Road, Erie, PA 16509).

Child care practitioner training.

Join George Hurd, Extension Educator, and Master Gardeners for this introductory class on backyard storm water management.

Mark your calendars for the 2011-2012 Adams County Ag Issues Breakfast Series! We’re planning 3 meetings for the agricultural community and our elected officials – local, state and federal – to have focused discussions on critical issues. The cost is $10 per meeting, which includes a hot breakfast.

Pruning requires some good basic instruction and practice. . Every vine is different, and you need to know how to shape and mold each vine to its ideal form. That presumes you understand what that form should be. While vines are very forgiving, over time, if pruned incorrectly, their shape can be lost and they will become more disease prone and less productive. In high quality viticulture, it may be the single most important thing you do in your vineyard during the year. We will focus on balanced pruning as a technique to achieve vine balance and a properly regulated crop yield.

This workshop offers a combination of educational presentations, panel discussions with successful food entrepreneurs, and a highly-interactive learning environment, to address the new practices that are required, as well as voluntary ways to proactively address the business risks that come with selling food to the public.

Designed for dairy producers and their dairy employees and milkers.

This workshop offers a combination of educational presentations, panel discussions with successful food entrepreneurs, and a highly-interactive learning environment.

A key component to effective discipline is how we communicate with children. This 3 part series takes in in-depth look at the issues related to discipline. Participants will assess their current strategies to determine the effectiveness and determine next steps to enhancing their communication skills when working with children as they support their social and emotional growth. (K5 C2 52)

This workshop is a two part series and will take place on two Thursday evenings (Part 1: February 23 and Part 2: March 8). Participants MUST register and take part in both sessions to receive DPW certificate.

Do you ever wonder if there’s a better way to handle those daily parenting problems? Maybe your son dawdles around whenever it’s time to get dressed…your daughter is using disrespectful language…or the children seem to forget to do their chores and argue every minute of the day. Join other caring parents in the Active Parenting Now! program beginning Thursday, February 16th, and learn a proven approach to parenting that will lead to more harmony and happiness for you and your children. You’ll leave each session energized and motivated to make changes in your family’s daily routine that will lead to greater happiness in every room of the house (and the car, too!).

Recognizing and Relieving Caregiver Stress

The Franklin County Beekeepers' Association is conducting a five session shortcourse on beginning beekeeping for any interested beekeepers.

Vernal ponds are a significant component of Pennsylvania's natural heritage and provide critical habitat for a unique set of species adapted to seasonal wet and dry periods such as salamanders, frogs, and fairy shrimp.

Four week course for small scale meat and egg producers. The course will give the participant a general understanding of what it takes to have poultry.

This program is for small scale meat and egg producers. The course will give the participant a general understanding of what it takes to have poultry.

Dr. Joe Fiola (Univ Md), Dr. John Halbrendt (Penn State), Dr. Noemi Halbrendt (Penn State) and Mark Chien (Penn State) are offering a one-day workshop for beginner and prospective wine grape growers in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This course offers an overview of commercial wine grape vineyard development into the second year including vineyard economics and grape marketing, equipment needs, the basics of site selection and preparation, planting and new vine care. With the information you gain from this workshop you are prepared to make a decision about whether or not to plant a vineyard. It provides a foundation upon which you can build your vineyard project if you decide to proceed. Much more learning and experience is needed before the first vine is planted. Joe has many years of research and extension experience with wine grapes in the region. Mark Chien offers a commercial grape growing perspective from his experience as a vineyard manager on Long Island and Oregon. Noemi and John work at the Penn State Fruit Research lab in Adams County and own their own commercial wine grape vineyard. Other team members include Dr. Tony Wolf (VA Tech) and Fritz Westover (TX A&M).

Keynote speaker will be Dr. Ron Hanson, Distinguished Professor of Agribusiness at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Some of the other topics being covered are: Soil Acidity and Liming; Managing Nuisance Wildlife on the Farm; Your Woodlot: Managing for Profit or Pleasure; Tomato Diseases.

Connecting communities, Applying Resources, Advocating to Decrease Hunger in Delaware County

Whether it’s growing and drying herbs, making jams or jellies, baking bread and cakes, or packaging gourmet dinners for one, food-related businesses are becoming increasingly popular as a way to earn a living (or to supplement your income). The cook’s creative flair may be combined with business practicality in a way that other enterprises may lack.

4-H is open to youth ages 8 - 18.

This is a full-day professional development event that will cover a variety of topics, including: integrating music with the early learning standards; legality and technology in the classroom; and recognizing developmental delays.

Venango County Master Gardeners are hosting a day of speakers and valuable information for those interested in gardening.

Gardening season will be here before we know it! Join us while the snow is still flying to plan something new and exciting for your garden this year!

Hey, Cut It Out! A fruit tree pruning class presented by the Penn State Master Gardeners.

Attend a series of Saturday workshops sponsored by Franklin County Master Gardeners, teaching techniques for selecting, growing, and maintaining fruit-bearing plants in the home landscape.

A Second Saturday Workshop devoted to the easy no till Lasagna Gardening technique.

Join DCNR State Park staff, Rick Wiltraut and Angela Lambert, along with Penn State University Ornithologist, Dr. Margaret Hatch, as we share with you what you can do to enhance the natural features in your yard or neighborhood to create a thriving backyard bird habitat.

4-H is open to youth ages 8 - 18. For more information call 570-296-3400.

This workshop will teach attendees how to successfully graft fruit and nut trees. Malcom Olson will cover the basics of grafting and will teach some procedures that cannot be found in grafting manuals.

Celebrating 100 years of Pennsylvania 4-H Window Contest Guidelines

8-Hour Classroom Format This course fulfills Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture requirements for the Food Employee Certification Act.

This short course prepares professionals to take the certified pesticide applicator's examinations, specifically for Core and Categories: 06 - Ornamental & Shade Trees; 07 - Lawn & Turf; and 23 - Parks & Schools Pest Control.

This short course prepares professionals to take the certified pesticide applicator's examinations, specifically for Core and Categories: 06 - Ornamental & Shade Trees; 07 - Lawn & Turf; and 23 - Parks & Schools Pest Control.

Part 3...Business Acumen for Early Learning Programs. Making effective decisions through financial literacy.

Physical Development & Health

Would you like to learn how The Project Approach method of learning & teaching can work in your early learning setting?

Whether your intent is to produce food for your family or seek some income from your property, this series of seminars has something to offer.

Living On A Few Acres is an introduction to small-scale agricultural production for those considering starting a business in farming. Penn State Extension experts provide instruction in fruit, vegetable and meat production.

The Living on a Few Acres program in Lehigh County is designed to teach small scale agriculture practices to folks who want to produce more of their own food. The course may also be useful to those who are considering small scale agricultural businesses, but the primary focus is on teaching you how to grow and use more of your own food.

Designed for dairy producers, their employees and advisers, this year's Technology Tuesdays webinar series focuses on animal well-being and housing.

Mushroom Food Safety (March 13, 2012) is a one day seminar focusing on the food safety risks associated with the production of whole and sliced mushrooms and control measures that prevent these risks. Fundamentals of HACCP (March 14-15, 2012) is a 2 day basic course in HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) taught by certified instructors with extensive experience in food safety training.

Penn State Extension in Susquehanna County will host the following 2012 Farm Service Agency (FSA) Borrower Training Courses: Farm Financial Analysis Training (FFAT) and Production Management Analysis Training (PMAT). The courses will be conducted via video teleconferencing from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Create a cash flow and determine your dairy's income over feed cost at this one-day workshop!

The PA Forests Web Seminar Center will be providing “live” web-based educational programs and materials for forest owners, extension educators, and natural resource professionals on forest resource related topics at 12 noon and 7 PM.

Child care practitioner training.

The Master Gardeners will be hosting a screening of ―DIRT! the Movie at the Wayne County Park Street Complex in Honesdale

These two trainings are part of a series of trainings for volunteers looking at the Essential Elements of Positive Youth Development

Join Master Gardeners in a four part series of classes for the home vegetable grower designed for beginners and seasoned gardeners alike. Learn about starting the garden, soil analysis, the best vegetable varieties, time and spacing for direct seed sowing, and growing everyone’s favorite, tomatoes.

Come help kick-off the 4-H Year with 4-H Members from Snyder, Union, and Northumberland Counties!

The PA Forests Web Seminar Center will be providing “live” web-based educational programs and materials for forest owners, extension educators, and natural resource professionals on forest resource related topics at 12 noon and 7 PM.

Penn State Extension, Westmoreland County Community College, and The Greensburg Garden Center co-sponsor this event each spring at the Youngwood Campus of WCCC.

Living On A Few Acres is an introduction to small-scale agricultural production for those considering starting a business in farming. Penn State Extension experts provide instruction in fruit, vegetable and meat production.

Tim Abbey will be hosting an all day class on Proper Pruning.

The cost of the workshop is $10.00 per person to cover lunch. You can view a brochure by using the link at the bottom of the page.

Today, homeowners and agencies understand the best tree care comes from trained and knowledgeable arborists. The green industry has responded to this demand for trained professionals by creating certification programs. Presently the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certifies thousands of arborists and Landscape & Nurserymen Associations certify horticulturalists. These numbers grow each year.

There is so much to know about raising a baby or toddler! Especially for new and young parents, the challenges can be worrisome and stressful. Join in on the fun and get answers to everything from first foods and handling emergencies to dealing with temper tantrums and setting up routines and appropriate play at each age and stage of development. Depending on the interests of the group, we will also talk about personal and family support, managing time and stress, and living with other relatives while parenting your little one.

Join us for a series of informal conference calls to hear researchers share information and to discuss strategies for improving your dairy farm profits from the comfort and convenience of your home or office.

Workshop is free, however donations will be accepted. Pre-registration is required.

This workshop is for home gardeners. The cost is $7. See the Spring Garden Series flyer on how to register.

This workshop is for home gardeners. The cost is $7. See the Spring Garden Series flyer on how to register. Great results start with a great plan. Starting from the ground up, we begin with soil types, soil testing, garden location and what to plant.

A Grain marketing meeting is scheduled at the Hoss's Restaurant in Carlisle.

Outdoor Environment, It’s a Learning Environment Too!

This is an opportunity for pesticide applicators to obtain credits for their licenses. Remember to bring your license to the meeting!

Observation Level II- Unit 2 Using Observations to Support Individual Children's Development

Herbal Bonsai

This workshop is for home gardeners. The cost is $7. See the Spring Garden Series flyer on how to register.

This workshop is for home gardeners. The cost is $7. See the Spring Garden Series flyer on how to register. Seeds or plants? How to decide, when to begin, sun and space requirements in the garden.

A One-Day Conference for Educators, Educational Administrators and Community Planners

This workshop gives participants the information they need to start a small food-based business, including finding the contacts and resources needed to make their business dream a reality.

Free classes for private, commercial and public licensed pesticide applicators

Charlie Abdalla, Penn State University, Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology

Today's Topic: Municipality's Roles, Water Use, & Protections.

Do you ever wonder if there’s a better way to handle those daily parenting problems? Maybe your son dawdles around whenever it’s time to get dressed…your daughter is using disrespectful language…or the children seem to forget to do their chores and argue every minute of the day. Join other caring parents in the Active Parenting Now! program beginning Thursday, February 16th, and learn a proven approach to parenting that will lead to more harmony and happiness for you and your children. You’ll leave each session energized and motivated to make changes in your family’s daily routine that will lead to greater happiness in every room of the house (and the car, too!).

2012 4-H Leader's Banquet/Kickoff

Pesticide Credits: 2 Core & 2 Category 1

Free classes for private, commercial and public licensed pesticide applicators

Pesticide Credits: 2 Core & 2 Category 1

Living On A Few Acres is an introduction to small-scale agricultural production for those considering starting a farming business. Penn State Extension educators provide instruction in fruit, vegetable and meat production.

Join us for a series of informal conference calls to hear researchers share information and to discuss strategies for improving your dairy farm profits from the comfort and convenience of your home or office.

Visit area "Sugar Bushes" at your leisure, follow the Maple Syrup making process from tree to your table and pick up some locally produced Pure Maple products along the way!

Whether you are into horses, dairy cattle, or livestock, this is an event for you!

Have you ever heard of the theory of loose parts? The theory of loose parts has begun to influence child-play experts and playscape designers in a big way. (K2 C3 15)

National Poison Prevention Week is a week nationally designated to highlight the dangers of poisonings and how to prevent them.

The Penn State Master Gardeners - Warren County will be offering several programs at the Warren State Hospital Greenhouse in the coming weeks. Hyperluffa at 1:00 p.m. presented by Mary Sue See and Doug Sutton

The Penn State Extension Crop Management Team is holding an online webinar series focusing on pest management principles and practices. Each one-hour webinar in the series will cover two topics and offer 1 core pesticide recertificaiton credit and 1 category credit. The webinar series will be held each Monday, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., starting March 19 through April 9.

Child care practitioner training.

The Somerset Turf Conference & Mini-Trade Show is an annual event for the landscape and turf industry in Central and Western Pennsylavnia. Core and Pesticide credits in Categories 06, 07, 18, 23, & 09 are awarded to applicators during the day, after attending educational sessions.

In 2012 we are excited to once again welcome the Northwest Golf Course Superintendents Association (NWGCSA) to our list of sponsoring organizations for this event. This organization, in addition to our continual sponsors, Allegheny College and the Keystone Athletic Field Manager (KAFMO), makes this the premier Green Industry Conference in Northwest Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio, and Western New York. World renowned speakers and over 30 commercial exhibitors will be present for this day-long Green Industry extravaganza.

Through funding from the NE-SARE, this workshop has been designed to train participants throughout the Northeast in the identification, assessment and management of soilborne pathogens and to provide resources that can be used on-farm and in various outreach activities.

Penn State Extension in Susquehanna County will host the following 2012 Farm Service Agency (FSA) Borrower Training Courses: Farm Financial Analysis Training (FFAT) and Production Management Analysis Training (PMAT). The courses will be conducted via video teleconferencing from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

The third annual “Local Food Showcase", will unite Western PA food producers with consumers and food industry professionals. A full spectrum of locally produced foods will be represented including fruits, vegetables, meats, eggs, cheese, baked goods, sauces and salsas.

First Day of Spring Celebration - 10:30 AM Class is FULL.

Home Water Conservation and Leak Repair Workshop! Registration is $5.00 per person. RECEIVE A GIFT CARD to LOWE'S when you attend!

First Day of Spring Celebration

A workshop to help you understand the food label, healthy portion sizes and tips for dining out.

Using Observation to Support Individual School-age Children's Development March 20, 2012 6:30—8:30 PM 2 DPW Hours K4, C2, 41

Making Routines Fun and Healthy!

Including All Children

Need pesticide update credits to keep your license current? Plan on attending this meeting. You must pre-register for this meeting. Space is limited so register early. No reservations will be taken by phone, payment must accompany registration. See the flyer on how to register.

The program is 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM, East Stroudsburg University, Science & Technology Building, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301. This program is a repeat of the March 30 program in LaPlume PA.

The program is 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM, Keystone College, Hibbard Campus Center, LaPlume, PA 18440. This program is repeated on March 31 in East Stroudsburg.

Central Susquehanna Turf & Ornamental is being provided to promote horticultural improvement, professionalism, and camaraderie in Central Pennsylvania. It is hoped that this conference is just one small step in encouraging the further study of horticulture, arboriculture, and turf science within the industry.

There is so much to know about raising a baby or toddler! Especially for new and young parents, the challenges can be worrisome and stressful. Join in on the fun and get answers to everything from first foods and handling emergencies to dealing with temper tantrums and setting up routines and appropriate play at each age and stage of development. Depending on the interests of the group, we will also talk about personal and family support, managing time and stress, and living with other relatives while parenting your little one.

This workshop is for dairy teams newly enrolled in the Center for Dairy Excellence Profit and Target Teams program.

Get connected with the food industry’s new online mobile web app. Make it easy for the increasing number of mobile users to find your farm, farmers’ market, winery, retail store, restaurant or other food business. Benefit from the latest technology available to you free through the growing national MarketMaker network.

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.

Workshop is free, however donations will be accepted. Pre-registration is required.

This workshop is for home gardeners. The cost is $7. See the Spring Garden Series flyer on how to register.

Child care practitioner training.

This workshop is for home gardeners. The cost is $7. See the Spring Garden Series flyer on how to register. Keep your garden healthy and your motivation high. How mulching, weeding and feeding can help the garden grow while deterring the bugs and pests.

Color Me Healthy!

This workshop is for home gardeners. The cost is $7. See the Spring Garden Series flyer on how to register.

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

This workshop is for home gardeners. The cost is $7. See the Spring Garden Series flyer on how to register. Succession planting keeps on giving. When to harvest, using cold frames and why crop rotation is important.

Bioenergy is arguably the premier renewable, sustainable energy source in the world today. However, concerns about air quality from biomass and biofuels emissions makes this a controversial subject, especially for densely populated areas. How much is known about bioenergy emissions and their health impacts? Join us for this one day short course as experts discuss the current status of the science, and its implications for policy and economic development.

Adam Martin of Martin's Flowers & Shrubs, North Belle Vernon, hosts the 2012 Western Pennsylvania Spring Greenhouse Night-Lighter. If you are a commerical greenhouse, garden center, or nursery operator in Western Pennsylvania, don't miss this tour of a very successful greenhouse operation. Following the tour, we will drive to a nearby restaurant for dinner and presentations on plant disease management and marketing to younger generations. This is a great way to meet and learn directly from others in the greenhouse business.

Do you ever wonder if there’s a better way to handle those daily parenting problems? Maybe your son dawdles around whenever it’s time to get dressed…your daughter is using disrespectful language…or the children seem to forget to do their chores and argue every minute of the day. Join other caring parents in the Active Parenting Now! program beginning Thursday, February 16th, and learn a proven approach to parenting that will lead to more harmony and happiness for you and your children. You’ll leave each session energized and motivated to make changes in your family’s daily routine that will lead to greater happiness in every room of the house (and the car, too!).

This workshop is for home gardeners. The cost is $7. See the Spring Garden Series flyer on how to register.

Church dinners, fire company barbecues, school booster club hoagie sales, club bake sales.. . . Nonprofit food fundraisers are an excellent way to socialize with the community while earning money for the organization.

Participants will use four observation techniques to document children's development in these domains: physical, social/emotional, cognitive, and moral.

Making Routines Fun and Healthy!

CSEFEL-Helping Children Understand Routines and Classroom Schedules

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

This workshop is for home gardeners. The cost is $7. See the Spring Garden Series flyer on how to register.

This innovative workshop for beginning farmers will cover available financial resources as well as basic farm financial recordkeeping.

Presented by Dr. Michael W. Hamm, C.S. Mott Professor of Sustainable Agriculture at Michigan State University.

Penn State Crop Management Team will provide a training session that is designed for entry level scouts (i.e., non-CCAs with limited or no crop scouting experience, or as a refresher) who will be working for crop consultants, industry agronomists, or ag service providers throughout Pennsylvania or neighboring states. This school will provide crop scouts with an overview of the fundamentals necessary for scouting in corn, soybeans, alfalfa, and small grains. Some sessions will be hands-on. Each participant receives an Agronomy Scout handbook and a magnifying hand lens.

Dates and locations for county HHW collection programs are listed.

Penn State Master Gardeners of Fayette County present "Spring Garden Affair" on March 24, 2012 at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus

If you are anxious to get outside and start digging in the garden, then this is the workshop for you! Make your edible garden a better place in 2012 and be ready to start the new gardening season with this workshop!

This Saturday workshop will train new Master Well Owner volunteers through Penn State Extension. The link below provides more details on MWON and how to apply for the workshop.

Master Gardeners have been presenting educational programs to the general public though the Backyard Gardening Lectures since 2003. These programs are offered at numerous sites throughout Allegheny County and address a variety of gardening topics from basic gardening skills to native plants to preserving the harvest. Dates and locations for the 2012 Spring Series are listed below...

Women 40 years of age and older who have been active or relatively sedentary for the past few years and are interested in improving their health, vitality, and wellbeing.Make a commitment to grow stronger and trimmer, and feel better about yourself. StrongWomen™ is a safe, simple, and highly effective strength training program.

Penn State Extension Educator John Bray will teach a re-certification class for licensed applicators holding a fumigation pesticide license.

Pesticide update meetings will be held at the Cumberland County Extension Office on Monday, March 26, 2012. The meetings will include a talk on Insect Pests in Corn and Soybeans and a talk on New Herbicide Products for 2012.

Women 40 years of age and older who have been active or relatively sedentary for the past few years and are interested in improving their health, vitality, and wellbeing.Make a commitment to grow stronger and trimmer, and feel better about yourself. StrongWomen™ is a safe, simple, and highly effective strength training program.

This is the biggest conference and trade show on the east coast.

This clinic will provide education on proper location, construction, testing, maintenance, protection and treatment of private drinking water supplies (wells, springs, cisterns). Participants may bring one sample of their drinking water for onsite water testing to include: Coliform Bacteria, E. Coli Bacteria, pH, Total Dissolved Solids, Nitrate.

This two hour clinic provides basic on-site testing of your drinking water along with education about proper management of your private water well, spring or cistern. There is a $10 fee to attend. Call, email or visit the online registration link to register.

This two hour clinic provides basic on-site testing of your drinking water along with education about proper management of your private water well, spring or cistern. There is a $10 fee to attend. Call, email or visit the online registration link to register.

This clinic will provide education on proper location, construction, testing, maintenance, protection and treatment of private drinking water supplies (wells, springs, cisterns). Participants may bring one sample of their drinking water for onsite water testing to include: Coliform Bacteria, E. Coli Bacteria, pH, Total Dissolved Solids, Nitrate.

Credits: 2 core; 2 category 01

2 core + 2 category pesticide update credits will be available. There is no registration fee and you do not need to register ahead of time.

You need this seminar if you are... Fighting Invasive Exotics, Licensed Pesticide Applicator, Supervisor of IVM Programs. This seminar will provide excellent insight and useable information for Vegetation Managers in Roadside, Public Utility, DOTs, Municipalities, Native Species Land Reclamation, and Non-Agriculture Industrial sites.

This is a 4 part series dealing with receptive and expressive language development and the parts they play in literacy learning.

Child care practitioner training.

2 core + 2 category pesticide update credits will be available. There is no registration fee and you do not need to register ahead of time.

The ABC's of ADHD

This workshop is for home gardeners. The cost is $7. See the Spring Garden Series flyer on how to register.

Master Gardener Bob Hyatt teaches the best way to have a healthy lawn regardless of what mother nature throws your way.

Successful Inclusion in the Early Childhood Classroom

This workshop is for home gardeners. The cost is $7. See the Spring Garden Series flyer on how to register.

Open to persons living in Lebanon County. Please bring proof of address: driver’s license, phone bill, etc.

This one-day workshop is designed specifically (but not exclusively) for smaller landscapes. These small lots are a big deal, for the vast majority of Pennsylvania’s landowners have less than 10 acres. This land, wooded or not, can provide benefits.

This is a one day garden symposium featuring five different presenters, who will talk about garden related topics such as; container gardening, garden design, garden photography, pollinator gardens and shade gardening. Some other highlights are garden themed vendors, a goodie bag for each attendee and door prizes. A continental breakfast and hot lunch are included. The event will be held in the beautiful Palm Court at the Double Tree Resort. The Palm Court is an elegant and comfortable tropical themed meeting/dinning area

Integrating the Early Learning Standards into Curriculum and Assessment

Ponds and lakes are a common feature of the landscape of Monroe and Pike Counties and provide a source of enjoyment for many landowners. Although they occur naturally in this area, many have been constructed for a variety of purposes. Regardless of its intended use, the management of a pond or lake can be complex and sometimes difficult.

This one-day workshop is designed specifically (but not exclusively) for smaller landscapes. These small lots are a big deal, for the vast majority of Pennsylvania’s landowners have less than 10 acres. This land, wooded or not, can provide benefits.

Endless Mountains Gardening Day provides home gardeners with a whole day of quality classes on a wide variety of consumer topics.

Strong bones and flexibility, this is the class for YOU!

Classroom Success for Children with ADHD

Vegetable Gardening in Containers

Anyone can say anything about a business or product at any time. Social media provides more outlets for sharing that message. This webinar will provide tips and best practices for developing and maintaining a reputation in the social media world. It’s important to respond to positive and negative feedback, but responses need to be carefully considered. Learn more in this webinar.

Sharing Your Observations with Parents, Team, or School-Age Children

This opportunity to obtain restricted-use pesticide credits will be offered in Wysox PA at the Stoll Natural Resource Center. Remember to bring your license to the meeting.

Join Penn State Extension in Cumberland County for a series of four evening sessions on sustainable gardening topics. Learn tips and techniques to create gardens and landscapes that are healthy, productive, and beautiful.

Everyone that owns a horse, manages horses for others, or works with farm owners should attend this short course.

You need this seminar if you maintain landscapes professionally, train your grounds crews, are a tree board member. This seminar provides a biological background to woody plant wound response, and teaches practical pruning methods for structurally reliable results.

Strong Women/Men Growing Stronger is a safe, motivating, highly-effective, beginning weight-training program that includes food, health, and nutrition education. It is for women and men who have been mildly active or sedentary and are interested in working at their own pace to improve vitality, health, and strength. Classes include a five-minute warmup, 8-12 strength-training exercises to promote upper and lower-body strength, easy-to-use nutrition information, and a five-minute cool down.

A joint effort between Cornell and Penn State. Workshop to be held in Erie, PA/NY.

Market Rabbit Pen Entry Forms are due in the extension office! No late entries will be taken.

This two hour clinic provides basic on-site testing of your drinking water along with education about proper management of your private water well, spring or cistern. There is a $10 fee to attend. Call, email or visit the online registration link to register.

Connecting With Children- Positive Guidance Strategies

This two hour clinic provides basic on-site testing of your drinking water along with education about proper management of your private water well, spring or cistern. There is a $10 fee to attend. Call, email or visit the online registration link to register.

This course is designed to help participants answer the question “Is starting an agricultural business right for me?”

This course is designed to help participants answer the question “Is starting an agricultural business right for me?”

Herbal Blends

SAVE THE DATE!

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.

Church dinners, fire company barbecues, school booster club hoagie sales, club bake sales.. . . Nonprofit food fundraisers are an excellent way to socialize with the community while earning money for the organization

This training session will focus on using observations to plan the school-age program and set up the best possible environment for school-age children.

CSEFEL Helping Children Make Transitions Between Activities

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. Registered Dietitians or Certified Diabetes Educators will lead discussions.

The Western PA Landscape Symposium is open to the public and held in conjunction with the Garden Marketplace. This is an excellent opportunity to hear nationally renowned speakers on a variety of current landscape design topics.

The Annual Spring Home Gardening Clinic is sponsored by the Penn State Master Gardeners of Wyoming County. Come join us for a day of learning and sharing as you prepare to get back into your garden.

How toos of production for new and aspiring organic vegetable farmers.

Workshop addressing water quality, aquatic plants, algae, fisheries, wildlife and other common pond and lake management issues.

Workshop addressing common pond and lake issues including water quality, aquatic plants, algae, fisheries, wildlife and maintenance.

The Second Saturday workshop that will give you tips on community garden planning and how to organize your plot.

Church dinners, fire company barbecues, school booster club hoagie sales, club bake sales.. . . Nonprofit food fundraisers are an excellent way to socialize with the community while earning money for the organization.

Child care practitioner training.

Practitioners and Families Together: Self Esteem

CSEFEL Training #2 Helping Children Make Transitions Between Activities

Who should attend? Women 40 years of age and older who have been active or relatively sedentary for the past few years and are interested in improving their health, vitality, and wellbeing.

The MarketReady Producer Training program addresses market development risks and relationships small farmers must manage as they develop supplier relationships with restaurants, grocery, wholesale and foodservice buyers. This program covers transactional business issues that will prepare producers selling dairy, fruits, meats and vegetables to successfully engage in these markets.

Grow Your Business! The MarketReady program will provide you with a professional marketing education to improve sales relationships with restaurants and foodservice institutions. This national program, developed by the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service and adapted by Penn State Extension, will provide you with the tools for business success. Join top-level presenters from several Pennsylvania departments, state agencies, and related industries to learn!

Women 40 years of age and older who have been active or relatively sedentary for the past few years and are interested in improving their health, vitality, and wellbeing.Make a commitment to grow stronger and trimmer, and feel better about yourself. StrongWomen™ is a safe, simple, and highly effective strength training program.

Are the children in your care actively involved in their own learning? See how The Project Approach can make this happen.

A Quest in Ethics

The Pesticide Core Credit Recertification Meeting is designd for growers, farmers, and green industry professionals to stay updated on Core pesticide safety information and is approved for 4 core pesticide recertification credits by Pennsylvania Department eof Agriculture.

Keeping track of one or more Twitter or Facebook accounts can be tedious. Thankfully, there are several tools that can be used to monitor what’s being said about any topic or to post information for multiple accounts. This session will describe computer-based tools such as HootSuite and TweetDeck as well as mobile apps that can be used to manage a company’s social media presence.

The Pesticide Core Credit Recertification Meeting is designd for growers, farmers, and green industry professionals to stay updated on Core pesticide safety information and is approved for 4 core pesticide recertification credits by Pennsylvania Department eof Agriculture.

Beyond the Observation

The MarketReady Producer Training program addresses market development risks and relationships small farmers must manage as they develop supplier relationships with restaurants, grocery, wholesale and foodservice buyers. This program covers transactional business issues that will prepare producers selling dairy, fruits, meats and vegetables to successfully engage in these markets.

Grow Your Business! The MarketReady program will provide you with a professional marketing education to improve sales relationships with restaurants and foodservice institutions. This national program, developed by the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service and adapted by Penn State Extension, will provide you with the tools for business success. Join top-level presenters from several Pennsylvania departments, state agencies, and related industries to learn!

This two hour clinic provides basic on-site testing of your drinking water along with education about proper management of your private water well, spring or cistern. There is a $10 fee to attend. Call, email or visit the online registration link to register.

This two hour clinic provides basic on-site testing of your drinking water along with education about proper management of your private water well, spring or cistern. There is a $10 fee to attend. Call, email or visit the online registration link to register.

A Quest in Ethics

Child Abuse and Neglect-Mandated Reporter Training

The Penn State Master Gardeners - Warren County will present Seed Starting at 6:30 pm at the Warren State Hospital Greenhouse. The program will be presented by Judy Whitmire.

Most disciplines will be offered.

Where Gardeners Gather is a day of gardening inspiration, learning from top regional gardening experts, and an opportunity to meet with fellow gardeners. The day is hosted by the Master Gardeners of Delaware County at the Penn State Great Valley Campus in Malvern, PA. In addition to learning, there is great shopping at the Marketplace for plants, shrubs, special favorites of our speakers, as well as objects d’art for your garden.

Do you want to farm, but don’t have the land, capital or equipment resources to get started? Wondering what direction to go? This full day program will bring in experts, as well as new and experienced farmers to help you break the barriers to farm entry.

This Saturday workshop trains new Master Well Owner volunteers through Penn State Extension on proper construction, testing, protection and treatment of private water systems in Pennsylvania. Use the link below to learn more about MWON and submitting an application.

This seminar will introduce participants to the Early Learning Standards (Please bring your copy to class) for Preschoolers, how they are organized and how to integrate the standards into curriculum and assessment. (K2 C2 13)

This day for selecting and training potential counselors for the Multi-County 4-H Horse Camp.

Helping Children Make Transitions Between Activities

A season-long, highly rated, weekly vegetable garden growing experience.

Women 40 years of age and older who have been active or relatively sedentary for the past few years and are interested in improving their health, vitality, and wellbeing.Make a commitment to grow stronger and trimmer, and feel better about yourself. StrongWomen™ is a safe, simple, and highly effective strength training program.

Earth Day - 10:30 AM Class is very limited.

Stone walls are an indelible part of the history and landscape of Wayne county and all of Northeastern Pennsylvania. On April 24, the Penn State Master Gardeners will host a workshop on building and repairing stone walls—with an emphasis on repairing and restoration.

Earth Day

Using Observation to Support Individual Children’s Development

Open the Door…Let’s Explore!: Creating Nurturing Outdoor Spaces for Children

This two hour clinic provides basic on-site testing of your drinking water along with education about proper management of your private water well, spring or cistern. There is a $10 fee to attend. Call, email or visit the online registration link to register.

This two hour clinic provides basic on-site testing of your drinking water along with education about proper management of your private water well, spring or cistern. There is a $10 fee to attend. Call, email or visit the online registration link to register.

Preparing Children to Meet Challenges: Building Resiliency

Understand the importance of confidentiality in communication with parents or team members, how to communicate observations informally and formally with parents and team members, how to join with parents and team members to support children and the learning environment.

CSEFEL Logical Consequences

A home gardeners educational event featuring Paul Epsom. Paul's talk, "How I'm Creating My 'E' Garden," will focus on Paul's' idea of a successful garden - one that is Effortless, Environmental, Enabled, Edible, and Extraordinary. Participants will choose an additional four out of eight workshops to attend throughout the day. A plant sale and flea market will also be operating all day.

Rethinking Celebrations

Picnics - 10:30 AM Class is FULL.

Sheep Shearing School teaches the basics of harvesting wool with electric shears. You will become competent in catching, moving and throwing sheep, shearing and preparing the fleece for market.

Picnics

Child care practitioner training.

The Master Gardeners are pleased to host this informative workshop on Growing Sweet Potatoes, Asian Vegetables and Mushrooms at the Wayne County Park Street Complex in Honesdale on May 1.

Outdoor Environment, It’s a Learning Environment Too!

Methods of Obersvation

Hands on Insect ID and IPM for Backyard Gardeners

Cultural Identity

Capital Area Beekeeper's Association presents Part 1 of the Beekeeper's 25th Annual Short Course

Workshop focusing on common management issues for ponds and lakes including water quality, leaks, aquatic plants, algae, fisheries, wildlife and maintenance.

Workshop focusing on common management issues for ponds and lakes including water quality, leaks, aquatic plants, algae, fisheries, wildlife and maintenance.

Registration and payment are due today for Healthy Air + Healthy Spaces = Healthy Children on May 14

Successful Inclusion in the Early Childhood Classroom

Designed for dairy producers, their employees and advisers, this year's Technology Tuesdays webinar series focuses on animal well-being and housing.

Child care practitioner training.

Date Change! Presentation Night will now be held on Tuesday, May 8

This workshop series is intended to address OSHA 29CFR Part 1910.331—.335, which requires that employers of residential/commercial tree workers, who may be exposed to energized electrical conductors during normal tree care or urban forestry operations, document that they annually provide appropriate electrical hazards training for their employees. Completion and documentation of this training satisfies that requirement.

Child care practitioner training.

CSEFEL Training #3 Logical Consequences

Fun at Snack Time

Capital Area Beekeeper's Association presents Part 2 of the Beekeeper's 25th Annual Short Course

The Master Gardeners are planning to host their Annual Spring Plant Sale in Honesdale on May 12th.

This program, developed in cooperation with Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Pennsylvania Environmental Council, will focus on designing, installing and caring for landscapes that benefit our local environment by reducing stormwater, flooding, and water pollution.

Have you ever considered that your child care home or center could be making children sick?

Child care practitioner training.

Are you responsive, consistent, and nurturing to all children -- even the ones who push your buttons?

Let's Get Physical

Head Bumps Matter-Play Safely

Professionalism: Who Me!

Want children in your care to get along with others, feel secure, and be confident, engaged learners? This 4 part series may be for you!

The Penn State Master Gardeners - Warren County will present Color in your Garden at 6:30 pm in the Warren State Hospital Greenhouse. The program will be presented by Janis Turner.

Sheep, goats, swine

Logical Consequences

This fundraiser, supports the demonstration gardens as well as other Master Gardener educational projects in the county. The sale will feature heirlooms, annuals, hanging baskets, perennials, vegetables, herbs, ornamental grasses, native plants and some woody ornamentals.

Dauphin County 4-H will once again be featured at a Harrisburg Senators Game. This event also serves as a fundraiser for the 4-H Program Development Fund!

Four days of plenary, breakout and poste r sessions to discuss, learn and share information with researchers, producers, policy makers and regulators on carcass disposal technology, planning and policy. Included in these days will be hands-on workshops and demonstrations of available carcass disposal options.

Many people today are interested in growing and/or buying local foods and want to preserve them for use throughout the year. This process is not difficult. Yes I Can is an introductory workshop providing today's recommendations on how to safely can seasonal garden produce and speciality items.

Observation & Curriculum

Family Child Care Home Providers Round Table-Spring Session

This day-long course is designed for retail farm and farmers' market employees, and provides basic knowledge in the science of produce and the art of produce marketing.

Observation & Curriculum

Child care practitioner training.

SPRING BUS TRIP - Temple University Ambler and Meadowbrook Farm

The Basics of Observing Children

This two hour clinic provides basic on-site testing of your drinking water along with education about proper management of your private water well, spring or cistern. There is a $10 fee to attend. Call, email or visit the online registration link to register.

This two hour clinic provides basic on-site testing of your drinking water along with education about proper management of your private water well, spring or cistern. There is a $10 fee to attend. Call, email or visit the online registration link to register.

This workshop will help homeowners and forest landowners identify invasive plants and insects and develop strategies for controlling and removing them from their property. Participants will learn if mechanical removal will work or if herbicidal applications are required to control the invasives.

Beyond the Observation

Pesticide Education Curriculum? Need Pesticide Credits?

ASEV's annual conference held in Portland, OR

The Master Gardeners are pleased to host an informative workshop in late June on pruning shrubs. Do you have some landscape shrubs that are out of control? Then this is a workshop you don‘t want to miss!

Come learn to identify potato pests - weeds, insects, and diseases, options for managing them. A potato variety trial will also be featured.

This summer camp will focus on wildlife and nature and here at the Penn State Extension - Dauphin County Office we have wildlife to see and places to explore. We will learn to use compasses, binoculars, identify trees, and plants in the forest as well as learning to identify the signs of wildlife. Campers will make and keep a nature journal to chronicle their time and document their experiences. Wildlife is amazing and once you learn to see the wildlife all around you, then you will always be ready for a wild adventure.

Develop an appreciation for the sun, rain, worms, good bugs, and outdoor gardens. We will have an encompassing activities and projects filled day. The garden is the foundation for integrated learning. This is a great camp to introduce our young campers to the wonderful world of gardens.

Learn who the pollinators are, what they do, and why we need them. Penn State Extension Master Gardeners will guide campers through this three day camp filled with fun hands-on activities, games, and crafts.

2012 NACAA AM/PIC Charleston, SC

This summer camp will focus on the art of Pet Care whether you have a goldfish, dog, cat, horse, chicken or cavy. We want to help you become the best Pet Care Taker you can be. If you don't have the pet of your dreams this camp will help you learn tools for that future family member.

This is your opportunity to learn aspects of natural resource management by using tools such as the PMPC and local ordinances. Ask the experts your burning questions!

In Junk Drawer Robotics, campers will learn the science behind how things work. Using everyday objects, our campers will work collaboratively on a team learning about friction and design while building their own “Clip Mobile.” The day will end when our teams line up their “Clip Mobiles” in the ultimate race. It will be a fun filled day of experiments and challenges.

Lights, camera, action. This camp is for all of the young actors and directors out there. The week will be packed with all sides of the theatre from being on stage, behind the scenes, learning about cinema photography and still photography. Campers will create their very own stop-motion films and be a part of a stage production. At the end of the week campers will have all their creations on a DVD to take home and share with all their friends family.

In the kitchen everyone shares the tasty success of learning to bake and cook at 4-H Food Science Summer Day Camp. Campers will get hands on experience in the kitchen making tasty treats, preparing healthy meals, and performing hands on kitchen science experiments. This camp is fun for all and campers will be able to share their newly acquired tasty and fun life skills with the whole family.

August 14, 15, and 16, 2012

MWON provides an educational exhibit staffed by MWON volunteer each year at Farm Show.

Save the Date!

The Great Insect Fair is an annual extravaganza celebrating insect with lots of activities, games, crafts, tasty treats and fun for everyone!