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Vegetable Production Workshop: Garlic and Brassicas

• Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Join us at the Extension Learning Farm in Canton for a two-part workshop for vegetable growers focusing on garlic and brassica crops with additional general vegetable round table. Our morning session will be led by Crystal Stewart-Courtens of the Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program (ENYCHP). This portion include tips for growing great garlic from seed to post-harvest, advice for managing the invasive leek moth, and discussion with a panel of experienced garlic growers. The Brassica (cole) crop portion in the afternoon will be led by Elisabeth Hodgdon of ENYCHP. The afternoon will include pest and disease management, crop rotation, varieties, and planting dates. Organic and conventional management will be covered for both topics. Includes lunch for both half and full day registration.

2 DEC pesticide recertification credits available in categories 1A, 10, and 23. Must attend the whole day to receive credits.

If you are a veteran or active military, the full registration fee can be covered by NNY Veterans in Agriculture, a program of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County. Please mark on the registration if you are a veteran who would like to use this subsidy to cover the class registration fee.

Agenda:
Participants can sign up for morning only, afternoon only, or full day, and all options include lunch.

MORNING SESSION (9:30 AM – 1:30 PM):

• 9:30 am: Welcome & introductions, coffee & refreshments, DEC credit sign-in
• 9:40 am: Growing great garlic (Crystal Stewart-Courtens, CCE ENYCHP/Philia Farm)
• 10:40 am: Managing the invasive leek moth in allium crops (Elisabeth Hodgdon, CCE ENYCHP)
• 11:00 am: Farmer-to-farmer discussion with garlic grower panelists (Mike Davis, Harvest Hill Farm; Dan Kent, Kent Family Growers; Crystal Stewart-Courtens, CCE ENYCHP/Philia Farm)

AFTERNOON SESSION (12 PM – 4 PM)

• 12:00 pm: Lunch
• 12:40 pm: Messages from local agricultural service providers
• 1 pm: Vegetable round table and sharing session: Bring your vegetable production questions (on any other crop family!) or item to share (novel technique, tool you love, photos, etc.)
• 1:30 pm: Research updates: Organic pest and disease control in brassicas (Elisabeth Hodgdon, CCE ENYCHP)
• 2:15 pm: Reduced tillage brassica production at Philia Farm (Jean-Paul Courtens, Philia Farm)
• 2:45 pm: Farmer-to-farmer discussion on brassica production with speakers and program participants
• 4 pm: End workshop, distribute DEC certificates

In the event of bad weather, the alternate day for this workshop is Thursday, March 13th.

PAYMENT DETAILS- Payment options include paying by check by mailing or stopping at the office. Or paying online. If you selected credit card payment in the registration system, you will be directed to our credit card payment provider, PayPal. You DO NOT have to join PayPal to pay. Please look under the form on the first page you are directed to and click on "PAY BY CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD". This way you can pay without opening a PayPal account.

This workshop is sponsored by the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program and USDA Rural Business Development Funding.

Contact Flip Filippi with questions or requests for accommodations at mpf65@cornell.edu or 315-379-9192 ext 229.

Fee

$20 per person (half day, 9:30 – 1:30 or 12 – 4) or $30 per person (whole day)

Register

https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=veg_240

Location

Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County
2043B State Highway 68
Canton, NY 13617

Last updated March 6, 2025