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THIS IS A COPY OF AN EMAIL NOTICE FROM WNC SPECIALTY CROP INSTITUTE TO DAN MACON OF FLYING MULE FARM THAT CAME TO US FROM KATHRYN MACROBERTS [THUS THE NETWORK WORKS!]:

Merry Christmas! Yes, THE Eliot Coleman is coming to Reno.Advance information is being sent to our WNC subscribers as seating is limited, and we anticipate these workshops will sell out. Please register early if you plan to attend.

WNC Specialty Crop Institute presents:

Four Season Farming & Gardening with Eliot Coleman

Saturday, February 11, 9 am - 3:30 pm

RENO HIGH SCHOOL THEATER, 395 BOOTH STREET, RENO

$75 (includes lunch) - $85 after January 27

Sunday, February 12

RAIL CITY GARDEN CENTER, 1720 BRIERLEY WAY, SPARKS

Session 1 - 10:30 am - Noon Session 2 - 1:30 - 3 pm

$45 each session - $50 after January 27

Registration & Advance Payment Required - Limited Enrollment

Experience a workshop by Eliot Coleman, best-selling author and expert in season extension and year-round vegetable production. Learn about moveable greenhouses and using fabric covers, rodent control, farm tools, soil health, vegetable varieties that survive well in the cold, and more.

Saturday- This one-day workshop will focus on season extension practices for small farms and commercial enterprises.

Sunday - Two 90-minute workshops will focus on how home gardeners can extend the growing season, including how to use portable tunnels for your home garden. Each workshop will cover different topics. Choose one, or stay for both.

FEATURED SPEAKER: Eliot Coleman is nationally-acclaimed author of The New Organic Grower, Four Season Harvest and the Winter Harvest Handbook. He has more than 40 years of experience in all aspects of organic farming, including field and greenhouse vegetables, rotation grazing of cattle and sheep, and range poultry. Along with his wife Barbara Damrosch, he owns and operates Four Season Farm, an experimental market garden in Harborside, Maine.

Ann Louhela

Project Director, WNC Specialty Crop Institute

(775) 351-2551 (phone & fax)

www.wnc.edu/sci

Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food!