Let food be your reward: Grow vegetables and small fruits
Let food be your reward: Grow vegetables and small fruits With Master Gardener Volunteers Diane & Robert Leifer
Growing your own organic vegetables and small fruit in your home garden is rewarding and financially beneficial. This six part series will provide you with all the information needed to be a successful grower of vegetables and small fruit. Lectures will include a complete understanding of the soil your crops grow in, how to maximize the yield in small growing spaces, growing your own transplants, and using companion planting and beneficialinsects for healthier plants. Demonstrations will be an integral part of the series. The final lecture will include a tour and discussion at the Leifer’s home garden.
Class Information
Monthly classes are held Monday nights at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rockland County’s Education Center located at, 10 Patriot Hills Dr. Stony Point, NY 10980 from 6:00 -8:00 PM.
Registration Information
Registration Deadline: January 19th 2015. A fee of $100.00 is due upon registering for the full series. Please note that there will be no refunds given. To register contact Ellen Chorba (845) 429-7085 x 117 or [email protected]
About the Instructors
Diane and Bob Leifer have been Master Gardener Volunteers for over 32 years, and frequently speak on the subject of organic gardening and other topics throughout Rockland County. Their gardens are unique in that they farm on every square inch and produce vegetables and fruits year round.
Directions
10 Patriot Hills Drive, Stony Point, NY 10980
From Palisades Parkway: •Take the Palisades Interstate Parkway north to •Willow Grove Road, Exit 14. •At the end of the exit ramp, turn right onto
Let food be your reward: Grow vegetables and small fruits
Willow Grove Road and drive approximately 1/4 of a mile to the first traffic light. •At the traffic light, turn left onto Patriot Hills Drive. •The Extension Education Center is the fourth building on the right side.
From Route 9W: •Take 9W to Filors Lane in Stony Point (Provi-
dent Bank). •Continue on Filors Lane for approximately 2 miles; Filors eventually becomes Willow Grove Road. •Turn right at the traffic light onto Patriot Hills Drive. •The Extension Education Center is the fourth building on the right.
From Tappan Zee Bridge:
Take I-287 W/ I-87 N / New York State Thruway north to the Palisades Parkway. •Take the Palisades Interstate Parkway North, Exit 13, toward Bear Mountain. •Follow the Palisades to the Willow Grove Road Exit, Exit 14, toward Letchworth Village. •At the end of the ramp, turn right onto Willow Grove Road. •At the first traffic light, turn left onto Patriot Hills Drive. •The Extension Education Center is the fourth building on the right.
Building Strong & Vibrant New York Communities
Monday, March 30, 2015 •Vegetable Gardening- Nuts & Bolts •Planning •Companion planting •Attracting Beneficial Insects •Vertical Vegetable growing •Practical Design of a Garden •Leifer’s Garden
Class Topics Monday January 26, 2015 •Basics •Soil management •Fertilizers •Compost •pH •Moisture •Light •Tools •Catalogs •Books •Internet use •Email communication Monday February 23, 2015 •Transplants •Seed selection •Winter sown vs indoor lighting •Soil-less mixtures •Growing Containers •Transplant demonstration
Monday, April 27, 2015 •Small Fruit Growing •Strawberries •Blueberries Tuesday May 26,2015 •Intensive Pest Management (IPM) •Drip Irrigation June •Site visit TBD
Registration Form
Registration Deadline in January 19, 2015 Monthly classes are held Monday nights at CCE Rockland Education Center from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. A fee of $100.00 is due upon registering for the full series. (cash, check, money order accepted) Complete this form and return it with payment made payable to: Cornell Cooperative Extension 10 Patriot HIlls Dr, Stony Point, New York 10980
Name Address City State Zip Daytime Phone Number E-mail Address
Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities andprovides equal program and employment opportunities.
Growing your own organic vegetables and small fruit in your home garden is rewarding and financially beneficial. This six part series will provide you with all the information needed to be a successful grower of vegetables and small fruit. Lectures will include a complete understanding of the soil your crops grow in, how to maximize the yield in small growing spaces, growing your own transplants, and using companion planting and beneficialinsects for healthier plants. Demonstrations will be an integral part of the series. The final lecture will include a tour and discussion at the Leifer’s home garden.
Class Information
Monthly classes are held Monday nights at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rockland County’s Education Center located at, 10 Patriot Hills Dr. Stony Point, NY 10980 from 6:00 -8:00 PM.
Registration Information
Registration Deadline: January 19th 2015. A fee of $100.00 is due upon registering for the full series. Please note that there will be no refunds given. To register contact Ellen Chorba (845) 429-7085 x 117 or [email protected]
About the Instructors
Diane and Bob Leifer have been Master Gardener Volunteers for over 32 years, and frequently speak on the subject of organic gardening and other topics throughout Rockland County. Their gardens are unique in that they farm on every square inch and produce vegetables and fruits year round.
Directions
10 Patriot Hills Drive, Stony Point, NY 10980
From Palisades Parkway: •Take the Palisades Interstate Parkway north to •Willow Grove Road, Exit 14. •At the end of the exit ramp, turn right onto
Let food be your reward: Grow vegetables and small fruits
Willow Grove Road and drive approximately 1/4 of a mile to the first traffic light. •At the traffic light, turn left onto Patriot Hills Drive. •The Extension Education Center is the fourth building on the right side.
From Route 9W: •Take 9W to Filors Lane in Stony Point (Provi-
dent Bank). •Continue on Filors Lane for approximately 2 miles; Filors eventually becomes Willow Grove Road. •Turn right at the traffic light onto Patriot Hills Drive. •The Extension Education Center is the fourth building on the right.
From Tappan Zee Bridge:
Take I-287 W/ I-87 N / New York State Thruway north to the Palisades Parkway. •Take the Palisades Interstate Parkway North, Exit 13, toward Bear Mountain. •Follow the Palisades to the Willow Grove Road Exit, Exit 14, toward Letchworth Village. •At the end of the ramp, turn right onto Willow Grove Road. •At the first traffic light, turn left onto Patriot Hills Drive. •The Extension Education Center is the fourth building on the right.
Building Strong & Vibrant New York Communities
Monday, March 30, 2015 •Vegetable Gardening- Nuts & Bolts •Planning •Companion planting •Attracting Beneficial Insects •Vertical Vegetable growing •Practical Design of a Garden •Leifer’s Garden
Class Topics Monday January 26, 2015 •Basics •Soil management •Fertilizers •Compost •pH •Moisture •Light •Tools •Catalogs •Books •Internet use •Email communication Monday February 23, 2015 •Transplants •Seed selection •Winter sown vs indoor lighting •Soil-less mixtures •Growing Containers •Transplant demonstration
Monday, April 27, 2015 •Small Fruit Growing •Strawberries •Blueberries Tuesday May 26,2015 •Intensive Pest Management (IPM) •Drip Irrigation June •Site visit TBD
Registration Form
Registration Deadline in January 19, 2015 Monthly classes are held Monday nights at CCE Rockland Education Center from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. A fee of $100.00 is due upon registering for the full series. (cash, check, money order accepted) Complete this form and return it with payment made payable to: Cornell Cooperative Extension 10 Patriot HIlls Dr, Stony Point, New York 10980
Name Address City State Zip Daytime Phone Number E-mail Address
Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities andprovides equal program and employment opportunities.
