Monthly Archives: October 2013
New course: Coffee, Cloves and Chocolate
New course coming Spring 2014: Coffee, Cloves and Chocolate: Plant Explorers and Thieves Did you know that pepper was a major player in Europe’s “discovery” of the Americas? Or that coffee is the world’s ...
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Video: ‘Stickwork’ workshop at Ithaca Children’s Garden
If you missed last Friday’s ‘Stickwork’ workshop led by sculptor and Messenger Lecturer Patrick Dougerty, time-lapse video of the build is available online. Read more about the event in the Ithaca Journal, and see ...
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Horticulturists featured in PeriodiCALS
Check out the fall issue of PeriodiCALS, where several horticulturists are prominently featured: Susan Brown (pages 3, 24), Thomas Björkman (page 21) and Michael Mazourek (page 22).
Hands-on ‘Stickwork’ workshop Friday with sculptor Patrick Dougherty at Ithaca Children’s Garden Friday
Everyone — young and old — is invited to help create a large-scale ‘stickwork’ sculpture with artist Patrick Dougherty at the Ithaca Children’s Garden, starting at 9:30 a.m. Friday. Dougherty, who has created more ...
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Zuefle is new vegetable IPM educator
From the NYS IPM Program website: Marion Zuefle, M.S., has joined the staff of the New York State IPM Program as a vegetable IPM educator. Zuefle, who previously served as a NYS IPM vegetable ...
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Wanted: N.Y. farmers interested in growing pawpaws
From Steve Gabriel, Extension Aide, Dept. of Horticulture, sfg53@cornell.edu: I’m collaborating with Roger Ort, Cornell Cooperative Extension – Schuyler County, on a Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension program grant to develop the pawpaw ...
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Landscape resilience interactive tour Oct. 23 at Dilmun Hill
Ben Falk, founder of Whole Systems Design and author of The Resilient Farm and Homestead, will lead a two-part event on October 23, “Reading the Landscape for Regeneration and Resilience.” The event starts with ...
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‘Stickwork’ artist Dougherty gives Messenger lecture Oct. 23
Visit includes presentation to Art of Horticulture class and hands-on workshop at Ithaca Childrens Garden. View full schedule. From Cornell Chronicle article 2013-10-16: Patrick Dougherty, an artist who has created more than 240 plant-based sculptures, ...
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Arboriculture class gets hands-on climbing experience
Lee Dean, lead arborist at Cornell Plantations, Wednesday taught basic tree-climbing to students in HORT 4940 (Special topics in Horticulture: Arboriculture – Applied Tree Care). Along with Dean, Taryn Bauerle and Don Rakow in ...
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