Year-round Vegetable Production Focus of Farm Tours, Workshop
- Monday, March 5, 2018, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
- Saturday, March 24, 2018, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Two farm tours and a workshop in March will showcase season
extension vegetable production, including the results of research funded by the
farmer-driven with funding support from the Northern New York Agricultural
Development Program serving Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St.
Lawrence counties. The tours, organized by Cornell Cooperative Extension, will
visit growers known for their success with production of fresh produce in all
seasons.
A Monday, March 5 tour at Pleasant Valley Farm, owned by Paul and Sandy Arnold
in Argyle, NY, will be available by pre-registration only. Paul, Sandy and Kim
Arnold will talk with tour visitors about how they grow winter vegetables with
little to no heat in their high tunnels. The Arnolds have been selling
winter-grown produce at markets since 2006. They have used low tunnels since
1993. Visitors will see tunnels in full production. Tour organizer Amy Ivy, a
regional vegetable specialist with the Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture
Program, says, “The Arnolds run one of the best known winter growing operations
in New York State.”
Space is limited for the free March 5 tour; preference will be given to
commercial growers and would-be growers in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson,
Lewis and St. Lawrence counties. Register at https://enych.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=904
or contact Amy Ivy at adi2@cornell.edu,
518-570-5991.
On Saturday, March 24, Ivy will lead a Growing Vegetables to Sell in Northern
New York workshop for those already commercially growing vegetables and those
considering expanding their vegetable production to commercial scale. She will
focus on growing vegetables in the spring and fall seasons in spite of the cold
climate of Northern New York. The discussion will include using high and low
tunnels and row covers.
This free 10 am to 12 pm workshop will be held at Colwell’s Farm Market and
Garden Center in Glenfield, NY. Registration is required by March 21. Signup
online at https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/GrowingVegetables_223or contact Mellissa
Spence at Cornell Cooperative Extension Lewis County at mms427@cornell.edu, 315-376-5270.
Funding for the Program is supported by the New York State Senate and
administered by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. Learn
more at www.nnyagdev.org.
Last updated February 12, 2018