Sussex Co. Beginning Farmer Series Fruit Production Workshop

Monday, May 23, 2016     6:00-8:00 p.m.
Ernest Fruit Farm
15092 S. Union Church Road
Ellendale, DE 19941

This workshop will hosted at the Ernest Fruit Farm by Jeremy and Emmalea Ernest. UD Fruit/Vegetable Specialist Dr. Gordon Johnson and Sussex County Agent Tracy Wootten will be on hand to lead the workshop. Learn about tree fruits and small fruits (berries, grapes) and how they grow. Other topics covered will include opportunities for producing fruits on small farms, fruit establishment, fruit management, fruit pests (diseases, insects), fruit harvesting and handling, and local marketing of fruits.

To register contact Tracy Wootten at 302-856-7303 or wootten@udel.edu

It is the policy of the Delaware Cooperative Extension System that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, sex, disability, age or national origin.