Vegetable Workshop: Garlic and Brassicas
Event Details
Date
March 4, 2025
Time
9:30am - 4:00pm
Location
Whallonsburg Grange
1610 Route 22
Essex, NY 12936
Cost
Half Day Morning : $20.00
(addl attendee $20.00 ea.)
Half Day Afternoon : $20.00
(addl attendee $20.00 ea.)
Full Day : $30.00
(addl attendee $30.00 ea.)
Host
Eastern New York Commercial HorticultureVegetable Workshop: Garlic and Brassicas
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
(SNOW DATE: March 7th)
9:30 am - 4 pm
Whallonsburg Grange (1610 Route 22, Essex, NY 12936)
Cost: $20 per person (half day) or $30 per person (whole day)
Includes lunch for both half and full day registration. Registration options are: Half Day Morning (9:30am - 1:30pm), Half Day Afternoon (12:00pm - 4:00pm) or Full Day
Join us for a two-part workshop for vegetable growers focusing on garlic and brassica crops with additional general vegetable roundtable at the Whallonsburg Grange. Our morning session will include tips for growing great garlic from seed to postharvest, advice for managing the invasive leek moth, and discussion with a panel of experienced garlic growers. Brassica (cole) crops is the topic of our afternoon session, when pest and disease management, crop rotation, varieties, and planting dates will be discussed.
2 DEC pesticide recertification credits offered in categories 1A, 10, and 23. Must attend the whole day to receive credits.
Agenda:
MORNING SESSION (9:30 AM - 1:30 PM)
9:30 am: Welcome & introductions, coffee & refreshments, DEC credit sign-in
9:40 am: Growing great garlic (Crystal Stewart-Courtens, CCE ENYCHP/Philia Farm)
10:40 am: Managing the invasive leek moth in allium crops (Elisabeth Hodgdon, CCE ENYCHP)
11:00 am: Farmer-to-farmer discussion with garlic grower panelists (Mike Davis, Harvest Hill Farm; Crystal Stewart-Courtens, CCE ENYCHP/Philia Farm; Others TBD)
AFTERNOON SESSION (12 PM - 4 PM)
12:00 pm: Lunch
12:45 pm: Messages from local agricultural service providers
1 pm: Vegetable round table and sharing session: Bring your vegetable production questions (on any other crop family!) or item to share (novel technique, tool you love, photos, etc.)
1:30 pm: Research update: Organic pest control in brassicas (Elisabeth Hodgdon and Teresa Rusinek, CCE ENYCHP)
2:15 pm: How we grow brassicas at Riverberry Farm (Dave Marchant, Riverberry Farm, Fairfax, VT)
2:45 pm: Farmer-to-farmer discussion with brassica grower panelists (Dave Marchant, Riverberry Farm; Mike Champagne and Marisa Lenetsky, North Point Community Farm, Plattsburgh, NY; Raymond Luhrmann, Fox Creek Farm CSA, Schoharie, NY)
4 pm: End workshop, distribute DEC certificates
Funding for this program was provided in part by the Northern NY Agricultural Development Program
Please contact Elisabeth Hodgdon (eh528@cornell.edu or 518-650-5323) with questions and requests for accommodations. Accommodation requests must be submitted by Feb. 18.
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Beets
Blueberries
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cherries
Cucumbers
Dry Beans
Eggplant
Ethnic Vegetables
Garlic
Grapes
Horseradish
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce / Leafy Greens
Melons
Nectarines
Onions
Parsnips
Peaches
Pears
Peas
Peppers
Plums
Potatoes
Pumpkins / Gourds
Radishes
Raspberries / Blackberries
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Snap Beans
Squash - Summer
Squash- Winter
Strawberries
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
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