From Emily Cook, Organic Vegetable and Fruit Extension Educator, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County:
Date: August 26, 2013
Location: Westwind Orchard, 215 Lower Whitfield Road, Accord, NY 12404
Time: 5:00pm-7:00pm
Spotted Wing Drosophila (or SWD) is new invasive pest threatening NY berry crops. Join us at Westwind Orchard to learn about organic management strategies for SWD, including cultural practices and organic pesticide options. There will be a display of netted raspberries and CCE educators and entomologist from the Hudson Valley Lab on hand to talk about results of trials of organic products for SWD control.
Westwind Orchard is an historic apple orchard located in the Hudson River Valley, in the shadow of the Catskill Mountains. Owner and farmer Fabio Chizzola operates a pick-your-own apple, raspberry, and primocane blackberry operation in Accord, NY.
Registration Fee: $10/person or $15/two or more people per farm
Pre-registration Deadline: 5 pm on August 22nd
Registration Instructions: Please contact the Registration Coordinator, Stephanie, by phone at 585-271-1979 ext. 509, by email at register@nofany.org, or shop online at http://tinyurl.com/nofanyevents.
This workshop is a collaboration between NOFA-NY and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County Supported by USDA Risk Management Agency, Outreach and Assistance Program and the Local Economies Project of the New World Foundation