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March 15, 2018
Tip 1: Preparing Your Garden for Spring Although the cool temperatures seem to indicate a lingering winter, spring officially starts March 20. If the ground is no longer frozen, it’s not too soon to plant, specifically vegetables that can withstand the cold including cabbage, lettuce, broccoli, spinach and peas. As for plants in perennial beds, they need to be cut back if that was not done in the fall to make room for new sprouts. Pamela Bennett, Ohio State University Extension horticulture educator and director in Clark County, can provide tips to get a jump start on the growing season. Bennett is also the statewide Master Gardener Volunteer Program director. She can be reached at bennett.27@osu.edu or 937-521-3860.
Tip 2: Founder of 4-H, A.B. Graham, who was originally from Champaign County, Ohio, launched 4-H in 1902. The youth development program has grown into a national organization with 6 million members and 25 million alumni. Graham would have celebrated his 150th birthday this month. His surviving grandson, James Graham, recalls how his grandfather was ahead of his time regarding equality. The first 4-H clubs included white, black and Hispanic children, and he did not limit club members to traditional topics. He taught girls gardening and boys cooking. For a profile on Graham, visit cfaes.osu.edu/stories/ab-grahams-legacy. For more information, contact Suzanne Steel at steel.7@osu.edu or 614-292-9637.
March 2018 events
23 Floral Arranging Workshop, Jack and Deb Miller Pavilion, Secrest Arboretum, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, CFAES Wooster Campus, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, 9 a.m. to noon. Registration required. Registration: $25 for members of Friends of Secrest Arboretum; $30 for nonmembers. More information: secrest.osu.edu/events/floral-arranging-workshop.
April 2018 events
6 East Ohio Women in Agriculture Conference, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., R.G. Drage Career Technical Center, 2800 Richville Drive SW, Massillon. Registration: $55, or $30 for students. Combined discount registration available for those attending the April 7 Small Farm Conference in the same location. Register by March 23. More information: go.osu.edu/eowia2018, 330-674-3015.
7 Living the Small Farm Dream: Northeast Ohio Small Farm Conference and Trade Show, 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., R.G. Drage Career Technical Center, 2800 Richville Drive SW, Massillon. Registration: $60, or $30 for students. Combined discount registration available for those attending the April 6 East Ohio Women in Agriculture Conference in the same location. Register by March 23. More information: Rory Lewandowski, 330-264-8722, lewandowski.11@osu.edu, or go.osu.edu/CJDV.
16 Environmental Professionals Network Signature Event, “Sustainability Through Reinvention,” 7-8:45 p.m., Archie M. Griffin Grand Ballroom, Ohio Union, 1739 N. Union St., The Ohio State University, Columbus. Registration required. More information and link to register: go.osu.edu/CKNQ.
25-27 National Farm to Cafeteria, Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm St., Cincinnati, 5:30-7 p.m. on April 25, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 26, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 27. Registration: $250 by March 9; $300 after March 9; additional costs for field trips and short courses. More information:go.osu.edu/farm2school-conference.
26 Renewable Energy Workshop, 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Fisher Auditorium, Room 111, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, CFAES Wooster Campus, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster. Free. Held in conjunction with Wooster Campus Scarlet, Gray and Green Fair. More information: Mary Wicks, wicks.14@osu.edu, 330-202-3533.
26 Wooster Campus Scarlet, Gray and Green Fair, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., in and around Fisher Auditorium, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, CFAES Wooster Campus, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster. Free. Renewable Energy Workshop takes place as part of the event. More information: Gwen Zimmerly, zimmerly.30@osu.edu, 330-263-3761, or u.osu.edu/sggf.
27-28 Ohio 4-H LGBTQ+ Summit, Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 Fred Taylor Drive, The Ohio State University, Columbus. Professional Development Day, April 27, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., for 4-H-affiliated adults including post-high school participants, 4-H professionals, parents and volunteers. April 27 registration: $50 for adults, $10 for currently enrolled college students. Youth Summit, April 28, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., for youth only (and designated 4-H professionals), including middle school and high school students and youth not enrolled in 4-H. April 28 registration: $10. More information: Kayla Oberstadt, 614-292-3758, or go.osu.edu/CJDv.
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