Mike Williams, Ball Horticultural Co., discusses trends in horticulture with Cornell University students at a Feb. 21, 2011 special seminar.
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Friday, July 31, 2009
Garden club helps SHS students attend MSU Horticulture Seminar
By Sue Blackbourn
For the Daily News
After completing a horticulture class at Starkville High School, Rusty Coats, instructor, selected Damien Poe and Delvin Robertson to attend the 40th Annual Mississippi State University Horticulture Seminar.Financial supports from Town and Country Garden Club, in cooperation with the Garden Clubs of Mississippi, Inc., and MSU, made it possible for these student to attend. Considerable time was spent by the 150 federated garden clubs in Mississippi, including Town and Country Garden Club, to raise scholarship funds because their members believe education goes hand-in-hand with beautification of the earth.Dr. Richard Harkess, seminar director, told the high school scholarship winners that the horticulture industry was the fastest growing segment of the U.S. agriculture.“During the journey, we toured the MSU facilities, Reese Orchards and Mayhew Tomato Farm,” said Damien Poe. “It was a great introduction to college life where the professors expected you to step out of the box and think for yourself..”MSU Ag Communications writer, Patti Drapala, said that 40 years ago, the university joined forces with the Garden Clubs of Mississippi, Inc. to sponsor a four-day event each summer for high school students to explore the world of plants.
For the Daily News
After completing a horticulture class at Starkville High School, Rusty Coats, instructor, selected Damien Poe and Delvin Robertson to attend the 40th Annual Mississippi State University Horticulture Seminar.Financial supports from Town and Country Garden Club, in cooperation with the Garden Clubs of Mississippi, Inc., and MSU, made it possible for these student to attend. Considerable time was spent by the 150 federated garden clubs in Mississippi, including Town and Country Garden Club, to raise scholarship funds because their members believe education goes hand-in-hand with beautification of the earth.Dr. Richard Harkess, seminar director, told the high school scholarship winners that the horticulture industry was the fastest growing segment of the U.S. agriculture.“During the journey, we toured the MSU facilities, Reese Orchards and Mayhew Tomato Farm,” said Damien Poe. “It was a great introduction to college life where the professors expected you to step out of the box and think for yourself..”MSU Ag Communications writer, Patti Drapala, said that 40 years ago, the university joined forces with the Garden Clubs of Mississippi, Inc. to sponsor a four-day event each summer for high school students to explore the world of plants.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
The Food of the Future
Seminar presented by Pamela Ronald, head of the plant genetics lab at University of California-Davis, and organic farmer Raoul Adamchak, husband and wife and co-authors of "Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetics and the Future of Food." 7:30-9 p.m. July 28. Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center, Marina Boulevard and Buchanan Street. $10. 415-561-6582, www.brownpapertickets.com/event/72367.
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