Upcoming Events
April 2013
Workshop Series for Beginning Farmers
May 2013
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).
During this three-hour session, class participants will learn about the fundamentals of fuel supply and handling, available technologies for utilizing low, medium, and high grade Biogas streams, and the environmental benefits of processing otherwise unutilized or underutilized waste streams.
Partnerships need to happen with more than parents. And what we see, and hear, is not always what we think it is. That is true with parents, families, and/or guardians of the children in our care. (K3 C1 31)
June 2013
Class Dates: June 11 and 18, 2013; Exam: June 18, 2013 at 1:00 PM; Registration Deadline: June 7, 2013
Session #3 - Using Native Plants in the Garden
The first of two workshops being held during the growing season for participants to learn about soybean production.
This meeting will help you prepare for the upcoming pond season. It will help you manage a pond used for recreation, irrigation or a livestock water supply.
This meeting will help you prepare for the upcoming pond season. It will help you manage a pond used for recreation, irrigation or a livestock water supply.
This session is suitable for Parents, Families and Friends!
We are all conscious of the toll the Global War on Terrorism has taken on the military members. But, have you ever thought about the toll it has taken on family members, especially the children?
July 2013
Session #4 - Growing, Preserving, and Using Herbs
Creator of the gardens at Brandywine Cottage, David Culp is an expert on garden layering and perennials. No where is his expertise more apparent than the majestic display of plants at his Brandywine Cottage, a garden listed in the Smithsonian Institution Archives of American Gardens and regularly highlighted by Martha Stewart Living and HGTV.
This is a hands-on, interactive session using live plant samples. Participants will be asked to go through the samples on their own, naming the plant and what is wrong with it. Then, we will go over the samples together, emphasizing integrated pest management strategies for control. Pesticide Credits and Continuing Education Units will be awarded.
Class Dates: July 23 and 30, 2013; Exam: July 30, 2013 at 1:00 PM; Registration Deadline: July 16, 2013
Renewable Energy Academy - 3 hour workshop on Small Scale Hydro Applications for Farms, and Business
Success in the landscape begins with a comprehensive knowledge of plant material available in the trade and matching site conditions with appropriate woody plants. Green industry professionals cannot give accurate estimates if they are unable to identify the plants in a landscape because they will not be aware of the maintenance requirements. In this six-week, hands-on class, Sandy Feather and Nancy Knauss, Penn State Extension Horticulture Educators, will teach participants to identify shade and flowering trees by their unique characteristics, while gaining an understanding of their growing requirements, as well as their common insect and disease problems. Continuing Education Units and Recertification Credits will be awarded. Dates - July 25, August 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2013.
The Strengthening Families Program: for Parents and Youth 10-14 is a family skills-building curriculum designed to prevent teen substance abuse and other behavior problems; strengthen parenting skills; build family strengths.
August 2013
Bring the kids, and your gardening questions, and join the Penn State Master Gardeners of Allegheny County on Saturday, August 17th from 9am to 1pm for our annual field day of fun and educational activities.
September 2013
Class Dates: September 24 and October 1, 2013; Exam: October 1, 2013 at 1:00 PM; Registration Deadline: September 17, 2013
Renewable Energy Academy - 3 hour workshop on Wind Energy Systems for Homes & Business
Class Dates: September 30 and October 7, 2013; Exam: October 7, 2013 at 1:00 PM; Registration Deadline: September 27, 2013
October 2013
Class Dates: October 15 and 22, 2013; Exam: October 22, 2013 at 1:00 PM; Registration Deadline: October 8, 2013
December 2013
Renewable Energy Academy - 3 hour workshop on Renewable Liquid Biofuel Technologies and their applications
