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Agroforestry and Forest Farming Work Party

Thursday, November 7, 2013 at 4:30pm to 7:00pm

Learn about agroforestry and forest farming during fall semester work parties at Cornell’s MacDaniels Nut Grove.

Work Parties will engage participants in a range of infrastructure and site improvements. We will work on a variety of projects including trail work, planting, mulching, mushroom inoculation, and more.

The MacDaniels Nut Grove is a forest farming and agroforestry research and education center located in the Cornell Plantations Upper Cascadilla Natural Area. The 5-acre site, just east of Cornell Orchards, was originally planted in the 1930s by pioneering horticulturist Dr. L.H. MacDaniels (1888-1986). Neglected for decades, researchers and students began renovating the site and establishing new research projects since 2002. The site currently boasts demonstrations of a wide range of crops that can be grown in the forest, including mushrooms, wild leeks, ginseng, ornamental plants, nuts, and fruits like Paw Paw.  Read more at: http://blogs.cornell.edu/mushrooms/nutgrove/

The work parties are free and open to the public. We ask that you come prepared to work in the fall weather. Please wear close-toed shoes and bring water to drink.

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Questions? Contact Steve Gabriel: sfg53@cornell.edu

Additional dates for this event:

  • September 12
  • September 26
  • October 10
  • October 17
  • November 7

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Sustainability

Website

http://blogs.cornell.edu/hort/2013/08...

Cost

Free

Contact E-Mail

sfg53@cornell.edu

Contact Name

Steve Gabriel

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