Organic Vegetable Production Workshop & Crop Walk
Sept. 5, 2024
3 – 7 p.m. (Check-in starts at 2:30 p.m.)
MSU Tollgate Farm & Extension Center
28115 Meadowbrook Rd., Novi, MI 48377
Join fellow vegetable growers and MSU Extension staff to discuss sustainable growing practices, integrated solutions to pest management, and improving produce safety. Learn about the vegetable production practices being used at the MSU Tollgate Center farm through an interactive crop walk. If you’re a small-to-medium sized diversified vegetable grower, you won’t want to miss this summer workshop.
Cost: $25
3 p.m. - Weed Control in High Tunnels
Chris Galbraith, MSU Extension/OSU Extension
3:30 p.m. - Managing Vegetable Diseases Organically - Considering All the Options
Vicki Morrone, Michigan State University
4 p.m. - Produce Safety Water Quality Update
MSU Extension
4:30 p.m. - Tollgate Vegetable Production & Sustainable Agriculture Program
Monique Mose, MSU Extension
5 p.m. - Dinner
5:45 p.m. - Crop Walk
7 p.m. - Evaluations & RUP Credits
Accommodations
Michigan State University is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities. Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by contacting the event contact two weeks prior to the start of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.
Contact Information
Please contact Chris Galbraith at galbra53@msu.edu or 734-240-3178 with questions.