Register now for the Organic Vegetable Production Workshop and Crop Walk

Chris Galbraith<galbra53@msu.edu> and Monique Mose<hemkermo@msu.edu>, Michigan State University Extension -

If you’re a small-to-medium sized diversified vegetable grower, you won’t want to miss this summer event.

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Join fellow vegetable growers and Michigan State University Extension staff to discuss sustainable growing practices, integrated solutions to pest management and improving produce safety at the Organic Vegetable Production Workshop and Crop Walk on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. This program will focus on practices relevant for diversified vegetable farms, including non-chemical approaches to crop protection.

This workshop will be hosted by Michigan State University (MSU) Extension staff Chris Galbraith, vegetable educator for southeast Michigan, and Monique Mose, sustainable agriculture program instructor at the MSU Tollgate Farm and Education Center. It will feature education and discussion on weed control in high tunnels and organic disease management. The agenda will also include a produce safety water quality update from MSU Extension and an overview of vegetable production and the sustainable agriculture program at the Tollgate Center.

Following dinner, participants will enjoy a brief wagon tour of the center grounds followed by a crop walk through the center’s vegetable fields and hoophouses. MSU Extension staff will lead a discussion on vegetable production based on observations while touring the field, leading to an interactive and dynamic learning experience for participants.

The program will run from 3 – 7 p.m. with check-in beginning at 2:30 p.m. Registering online prior to the event is strongly encouraged. The event will take place at the MSU Tollgate Farm and Education Center, 28115 Meadowbrook Rd, Novi, MI 48377. The cost for the event will be $25 and dinner will be provided. The program will be worth three restricted use pesticide credits in the categories of 1A, 1B, Comm Core and Priv Core.

Register for the Organic Vegetable Production Workshop and Crop Walk

Please reach out to Chris Galbraith at galbra53@msu.edu or 734-240-3178 with any questions.

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