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Address
8 S. Carlisle Street, Courthouse Annex
PO Box 129
New Bloomfield, PA 17068-0129
Directions to our office
Contact
Phone:
717-582-5150
Fax:
717-582-5183
PerryExt@psu.edu
Office Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Perry County
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YOUTH SUMMER GARDEN CAMP WITH PENN STATE MASTER GARDENERS
May 15, 2012
Penn State Master Gardeners are offering a Summer Garden Camp for youth ages 8 to 11 or in grades 3 to 5 at the Penn State Extension office on Allen Road in Carlisle. There will be five sessions of growing, learning, hands-on fun on Tuesday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on the following dates: June 12, June 26, July 10, July 24, and August 7, 2012.
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A True Blue Flower
May 4, 2012
I went for a walk last Sunday, enjoying bright sunshine and blue skies, and encountered a delightful but little known native wildflower, blue-eyed grass, blooming along the way. It’s not really a grass, being a member of the Iris family, but it really does have a true blue flower. For me, that’s reason enough to recommend it for the garden, although some garden writers dismiss it as too inconsequential for inclusion in the garden. Often, the beauty of a plant is in the details.
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Restoration of the American Chestnut
May 4, 2012
On Thursday, May 10th at the Cumberland Woodland Owners’ Association meeting, Dave Armstrong with PA Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation (PA-TACF) will give a presentation on the restoration of the American chestnut.
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Vilsack: Ag research and education key to prosperity, security
May 17, 2012
Investment in agricultural research doesn't benefit just the 2 percent of the population involved in farming. It's a matter of national security, job creation, energy independence and human health. That's according to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who visited Penn State this week (May 16) to tour College of Agricultural Sciences research ...
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to visit Penn State on May 16
May 14, 2012
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will visit Penn State on Wednesday, May 16, to deliver an address commemorating the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and highlighting the groundbreaking research and innovation that takes place at land-grant universities, such as Penn State. Vilsack's address will take place at 11 a.m. ...
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Free educational programs offered at Master Gardeners' Garden Fair
May 11, 2012
Free public gardening workshops will be a featured attraction when the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Centre County hold their annual Garden Fair and Plant Sale, May 19. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Ag Progress Days grounds at Rock Springs, nine miles southwest of State College on state Route 45....
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A True Blue Flower
May 4, 2012I went for a walk last Sunday, enjoying bright sunshine and blue skies, and encountered a delightful but little known native wildflower, blue-eyed grass, blooming along the way. It’s not really a grass, being a member of the Iris family, but it really does have a true blue flower. For me, that’s reason enough to recommend it for the garden, although some garden writers dismiss it as too inconsequential for inclusion in the garden. Often, the beauty of a plant is in the details.Restoration of the American Chestnut
May 4, 2012On Thursday, May 10th at the Cumberland Woodland Owners’ Association meeting, Dave Armstrong with PA Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation (PA-TACF) will give a presentation on the restoration of the American chestnut.