• Transitioning to Renewable Energy for Greenhouse Heat (December 4, 2008)
• Alternative Greenhouse and High Tunnel Crops (December 12, 2008)
• Winter Flower Grower Program (January 28, 2009)
• Pesticide Education Programs and Pesticide Exams

Transitioning To Renewable Energy For Greenhouse Heat

December 4 , 2008
Sturbridge Host Hotel and Conference Center
Sturbridge, MA

Program Details and Registration
(pdf brochure)

Sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Extension Floriculture Program,Extension Vegetable Program, Vegetable Growers Association and Massachusetts Flower Growers Association

Contact Tina Smith, 413-545-5306, tsmith@umext.umass.edu, Ruth Hazzard, rhazzard@umext.umass.edu, 413-545-3696, Paul Lopes, 508-295-2212 ext. 24, lopes@umext.umass.edu University of Massachusetts Extension.

Alternative Greenhouse and High Tunnel Crops

December 12, 2008
Sturbridge Host Hotel and Conference Center
Sturbridge, MA

Program Details

Sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Extension Floriculture Program, Extension Vegetable Program, University of Connecticut Extension Program and Northeast SARE

Contact Tina Smith, 413-545-5306, tsmith@umext.umass.edu, Paul Lopes, 508-295-2212 ext. 24, lopes@umext.umass.edu University of Massachusetts Extension. or Leanne Pundt, 860-626-6240, leanne.pundt@uconn.edu University of Connecticut Extension

Winter Flower Grower Program Program details coming soon!
January 28, 2009
Briggs Nursery, 295 Kelley Blvd., North Attleboro, MA
8:30 AM- 3:30 PM

Greenhouse growers and garden retailers are invited to the annual Winter Flower Growers' Program sponsored by the Massachusetts Flower Growers Association and University of Massachusetts Extension Floriculture Program. This program includes open-houses at area greenhouses in the morning and a full-day educational program beginning at 10:00 held at Briggs Nursery.

Briggs Nursery is a full service nursery in North Attleboro and has been serving the local area of 48 years. Briggs recently completed a renovation of their entire facility by rebuilding from the ground up. The new facility is comprised of a 11,000 square foot Nexus greenhouse, 9,000 square feet of retail space and a 7,000 square foot storage basement area. Among some the elements of the new garden center is a café, a fertilizer /garden solution room and a separate conservatory. The store has been designed with an open floor plan and large scale displays for dramatic effect.

Pesticide Education Program Workshops
For a complete list of Pesticide Education Program Workshops, contact Natalia Clifton, UMass Extension at 413-545-1044 or check the Pesticide Education Website.

Massachusetts Pesticide Exams
Contact the Dept. of Food and Agriculture Pesticide Bureau at (617) 626-1785 or check the Pesticide Bureau's website.