2012
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Penn State Extension and Delaware Valley College Partner in Cover Crop Field Day
December 4, 2012
- The Crop Management Team recently completed their tenth cover crop field day during the month of November at Delaware Valley College in Doylestown.
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Montco fresh-food network grows invaluable
September 12, 2012
- In the last two years, the Cultivating Communities Campaign (CCC) - a network of community gardens, food pantries, soup kitchens, nutrition educators, and service groups - has handed out nearly 17,000 pounds of produce through 16 distribution sites in the North Penn/Indian Valley area of central Montgomery County.
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Montgomery County 4-H Fair:The Skippack Blogger Gets A Taste of the Country
August 9, 2012
- For kids who are active in Montgomery County 4-H, this fair is the culmination of the 4-H project year. It is their chance to show families, friends, and we-the-people what they have achieved as 4-H members.
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"A vote for straw" - Straw Bale Gardening
August 3, 2012
- This unusual growing system is not only thriving, but public proof that "you don't need 40 acres to grow vegetables" - right in the middle of the parking lot at the Montgomery County Penn State Extension office.
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Mom’s Morning Out at the 4-H Fair: Freezing Summer’s Bounty
July 26, 2012
- Fresh produce is wonderful and bountiful during these warm summer days, but what can you do to save some of this bounty to have during the cold winter months ahead?
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Mobile Ag Ed Science Lab teaches kids about farming
July 22, 2012
- Science is hitting the road in style with the eye-catching Pennsylvania Farm Bureau’s Mobile Ag Ed Science Lab.
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Penn State Extension to Offer Food for Profit Class
April 30, 2012
- Guiding food entrepreneurs through the initial steps to start a business, this workshop combines educational presentations, guest speakers and a highly interactive learning environment.
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2012 Summer Food Preservation Hands-on Workshops
April 27, 2012
- Remember those delicious home canned goods that Grandma used to put up from her backyard garden?
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Beginning Farmers Learn the Basics at Living on a Few Acres
April 26, 2012
- Thirty five participants from five counties in Southeast Pennsylvania attended the Living on a Few Acres (LOFA) program over a seven week period this spring.
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Prepare for Earlier Hay Harvest This Year
April 26, 2012
- The above normal temperatures this spring has sped up the maturity of the hay fields.
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DelVal Students Assist in Cover Crop Experiment
April 25, 2012
- Planting an overwintering cover crop sequesters nitrogen, holding it for the next growing season and preventing leaching into ground water.
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4-H Bee Club Members are...Busy as Bees!
March 21, 2012
- This year the 4-H beekeeping club is working on pollinator friendly certification for their garden outside the 4-H center.
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Are You Ready For the Master Gardener Plant Sale?
March 14, 2012
- It's time to start planning your garden - and the Master Gardener Plant Sale on May 19th is the perfect place to get your plants!
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Intro to Soils a Big Success!
March 12, 2012
- For three evenings in February, beginning farmers got their hands dirty.
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Become a Weather Observer!
February 28, 2012
- Do you like weather? Do you get excited about the weather forecast?
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2012 Late Spring Babysitting Classes
February 28, 2012
- The 4-H Babysitting Course is designed to help prepare young teens to babysit.
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Videos show versatility, benefits of PA apples
February 22, 2012
- During the 2012 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention in Hershey, the Pennsylvania Apple Marketing Program unveiled its series of ''Apple Minute'' videos to convention goers.
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2012 4-H Snow Ball Dance!
February 3, 2012
- Hosted by Montgomery County 4-H Teen Council
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2012 Straw Bale Garden Grant Available Now!
January 30, 2012
- Penn State Extension in Montgomery County is once again offering a mini grant to organizations working with youth and gardening.
