Eugene Oregon Sustainable Landscape Training

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     Sustainable Landscape Training

  I am happy to say that the Lane County Extension Service is alive and well in our local community!  After their loss of funding during a recent election, I was very concerned that we were going to lose a tremendous resource to our community.  The folks at the extension service have moved mountains to continue to provide fantastic services to our local community including:

   The Master Gardener Program and associated hotline provides not only sustainable landscaping training, but hotline & walk-in services to help you identify pests & invasive plants, provide garden advice and training in composting & pruning

~ Hotline hours & walk-in service provided

      from 10-1 & 2-5 Monday-Thursday

    The extension office is located at

              783 Grant Street in Eugene, Oregon

~  Sustainable Lanscape Training: 

        Upcoming Workshop June 29-30          

               Workshop includes training in mulch & compost, pest control, lawn care, watering efficiently and more.  To register call the hotline at 541-344-4885 or visit their website at http://extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/gardens

~  Pruning Classes:  May-August

                Workshops include training in fruit thinning, sucker removal, rhododendron prunining and more.  Visit the extension website for specific dates/times/locations.

 The Master Food Preservers Program provides training in food preservation, food safety and more.

~  Upcoming Workshops Include:     

    Emergency Planning:  May 13th

    Feeding Your Family ~ Good Times & Bad:  May 20th

    Jams & Jellies:  June 17th

    Pickling Tomatoes & Salsa:  August 26th

    Canning Meat:  September 29th

    Canning Tuna:  8 special classes will be scheduled to accomodate folks interested in canning tuna.  If you would like to attend one of these courses call the extension 541-344-4885 for specific times and dates.

  If you have not utilized the services of the Lane County Extension Service, I highly recommend their services for all your questions about gardening, nutrition and food preservation.  They are a tremendous resource and a "Value Added" member of our community.