Private pesticide applicators whose license expires September 30, 2009 will need two credits of V and two credits of X categories. This pesticide safety training will provide the two credits of V category. This training will also be available in Spanish using a translator. Please contact the Buncombe County Extension office to register. Let us know if you will need a Spanish translator. ... MORE
If you want to learn how to keep honeybees, here is the school for you!! The Beginners Beekeeping School will be held two consecutive weekends at Warren Wilson College, February 7, 8 & 14, 15. Space is limited, pre-registration is required. Registration is $35. To register and for more info go to www.wncbees.org or contact Buncombe County Extension. ... MORE
Mark your calendars for the Nursery Management Workshop on February 25, 8:30am - 4:30pm with lunch, at the Mountain Horticulture Crops Research and Extension Center, Mills River (formerly Fletcher, same place), NC. Topics to be covered include managing diseases and weeds, pour-through sampling for nutrient and pH management and irrigation. Registration fee of $20 includes lunch. Registration deadline is February 20. See "more information" for workshop brochure and registration form. ... MORE
The popular Landscape Management Workshop will be held on Thursday, February 26. Pesticide credits will be available for NC Pesticide License categories LNDX. Participants will learn about managing pesticide drift, principles of sustainable landscaping, scouting for landscape pests and landscape pruning. This workhop will be offered in Spanish. Call us and let us know if you need a Spanish interpretor. Please register for this event. Registration is $20 per person, includes lunch and due ... MORE
Buncombe County Beekeepers meet every (some exceptions) month on the 1st Monday from 7pm- 9pm at Groce United Methodist Church. Everyone is welcome to attend. ... MORE
Presented by Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Buncombe County. Topics include: Starting a Garden, Soil Preparation, Growing Warm Season and Cool Season Vegetables and Growing Strawberries and Blueberries. At the Folk Art Center, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville. Pre-registration required. Send $10 to Master Gardener Project Fund, 94 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 ... MORE
The NC Pesticide Applicator and Dealer License exam will be given at the Buncombe County Cooperative Extension office on March 10 at 1:00pm. To register for this exam, contact the NC Department of Agriculture, Pesticide Section (919)733-3556. There is no cost to take the exam. For study manuals, visit the following website and print off the order form to mail in. http://www.ncagr.gov/SPCAP/pesticides/license.htm
If you have questions about taking the exam, please call Buncombe County Cooperative ... MORE
Organic Growers School March 21st, 2009 @ 8:00 AM - March 22nd, 2009 @ 5:00 PM Flat Rock , NC
The 2009 Organic Growers School Spring Conference will be held March 21-22, 2009 at Blue Ridge Community College. For the first time ever, we are taking our event to two full days. Join us for over 70 classes and hands-on workshops each day, a trade show, seed & plant exchange, silent auction, and children's program. More hands-on workshops than ever before!
Topics include gardening, farming, livestock, homesteading, herbs, food preservation, alternative energy, cooking, soils, landscaping, ... MORE
Needing a NC Pesticide Applicators license? Here is an opportunity to attend a day long school on May 5 to prepare you for the Exam given at 1:00pm on May 6. To register please print off the registration for at the following website http://www.ncagr.gov/SPCAP/pesticides/exam.htm OR contact your local Cooperative Extension office and they can assist you. Be sure to also print off your study manuals Order Form at the website. ... MORE
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