Organic Vegetable Production Workshop & Crop Walk

September 5, 2024 3:00PM - 7:00PM Check-in starts at 2:30 p.m.

Registration Deadline: August 27, 2024 - 11:59PM

MSU Tollgate Farm & Extension Center, 28115 Meadowbrook Rd., Novi, MI 48377

Contact: Chris Galbraith at galbra53@msu.edu or 734-240-3178

Join fellow vegetable growers and MSU Extension staff to discuss sustainable growing practices, integrated solutions to pest management, and improving produce safety. Learn about the vegetable production practices being used at the MSU Tollgate Center farm through an interactive crop walk. If you’re a small-to-medium sized diversified vegetable grower, you won’t want to miss this summer workshop.

Cost: $25

Agenda

3 p.m. - Weed Control in High Tunnels, Chris Galbraith, MSU Extension/OSU Extension

3:30 p.m. - Managing Vegetable Diseases Organically - Considering All the Options, Vicki Morrone, Michigan State University

4 p.m. - Produce Safety Water Quality Update, MSU Extension

4:30 p.m. - Tollgate Vegetable Production & Sustainable Agriculture Program, Monique Mose, MSU Extension

5 p.m. - Dinner

5:45 p.m. - Crop Walk

7 p.m. - Evaluations & RUP Credits

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