CES gardening brown bag lecture series
May 23, 2011
The Cooperative Extension Service will host a brown bag lecture series on gardening topics beginning June 1 and continuing
throughout the summer. Registration is recommended.
Everyone is invited to bring lunch and questions to the series Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays from 12:10 – 12:50 p.m. in 158 University Park Building at 1000 University
Ave. The series will feature CES agents and staff, master gardeners, representatives
from the Fairbanks Soil and Water Conservation District and other special guests.
The series will also include tours of the UAF Facilities Services greenhouse and of
the Georgeson Botanical Garden.
For more information or to register for a class contact Taylor Maida at 474-2422 or
temaida@alaska.edu. The class topics and instructors are listed below.
Monday, June 1: Soil testing, George Hitz
Friday, June 3: Making your own earth box, Trusten Peery
Monday, June 6: Beginning vegetable gardening, Emily Reiter
Wednesday, June 8: Raised bed gardening, Steve and Lisa Neumuth
Friday, June 10: Worm composting in a tote, Taylor Maida
Monday, June 13: Using a broadfork and other organic gardening methods, Linda Schandelmeier
Wednesday, June 15: Beekeeping in Alaska, Steve Peterson
Friday, June 17: Invasive weeds, Darcy Etcheverry
Monday, June 20: Tour of the UAF Facilities Services greenhouse off Alumni Drive
Wednesday, June 22: Tips for containers and hanging baskets, Heidi Rader
Friday, June 24: Compost tea, Taylor Maida
Monday, June 27: Common garden pests, Taylor Maida
Wednesday, June 29: Beneficial insects, Taylor Maida
Friday, July 8: Berry antioxidants, Roxie Dinstel
Monday, July 11: Getting started composting, Emily Reiter
Wednesday, July 13: Growing and cooking raspberries, Marsha Munsell
Friday, July 15: Preserving your harvest, Roxie Dinstel
Monday, July 18: Perennial garden, Emily Reiter
Wednesday, July 20: Tour of the Georgeson Botanical Garden, Katie DiCristina