Via CALS Notes : Family centered open house at the organic acres at the H.C. Thompson Vegetable Research Farm in Freeville, N.Y. See how cotton and peanuts grow, learn about “good” bugs and “bad” bugs, ...
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Via Cornell Chronicle : The Cornell Plantations Fall Lecture Series kicks off September 3. Lectures are open to the public, and are also available as a one-credit class: HORT 4800. Students attend lectures, ...
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From Tom Whitlow: Had any Eureka moments lately? Hort 6350 Tools for Thought 1 credit S/U graduate seminar, readings and discussion Instructor: Tom Whitlow (thw2@cornell,edu) Ever wanted to read Kuhn or Popper (but put it ...
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From Marvin Pritts, Horticulture Section chair: August 16 was a big day for our ‘horticulture family’: Jenny Kao-Kniffin and family welcomed their newest addition, Mary Susquehanna Kniffin, who entered the world at 7 pounds ...
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Reposted from CALS Notes : CALS is about to become a whole lot “greener” thanks to a major greenhouse renovation scheme now underway at both the Ithaca and Geneva campuses. The initiative, called ...
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Robert J. “Jack” Lambert Jr. ’50, professor emeritus of freehand drawing, died August 8 at Kendal at Ithaca. He was 86. Lambert studied ornithology, anthropology, drawing and fine arts as an undergraduate at Cornell, ...
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From Heather Scott, technician, Drinkwater Lab: As part of the Food Dignity Project, I am working with local gardeners to measure how much produce they grow in their gardens in one season. I have ...
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From How Important Is a Perfect Lawn When You’re Selling Your Home? : “The simplest way to not screw up your lawn is to set your mower as high as it ...
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More than 100 greenhouse growers and retailers, florists, educators and others from around the state attended the 2014 Cornell Floriculture Field Day. The day included morning presentations on campus followed by afternoon walkabouts on ...
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Hortus Forum, Cornell’s undergraduate horticulture club, will have a plant sale on the perennial pad by the green greenhouse complex at Kenneth Post Lab 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday August 11. Offerings ...
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