Woodford HortUpdate November 2022
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October was a busy month! We had a successful Fall Gardening Workshop hosted by the Woodford County Extension Master Gardeners, a great bonsai class taught by local expert Joel Guerin, and a hands-on tree Id class at Buckley Wildlife Sanctuary. The Woodford County Extension Master Gardeners planted a pollinator garden at Huntertown Community Interpretive Park, and we are excited for the partnership with the park and for the opportunity to educate the community about native plants and pollinators. Thanks to Master Gardener Augusta Julian for leading this project and to the rest of her committee of Master Gardeners for all their hard work to make it happen.
We are also excited about our partnership with the local elementary schools to offer vegetable taste testing opportunities each month in the cafeterias using fresh produce from our local Woodford County farms. Our first taste testing event took place in October at Simmon’s Elementary. Students tasted fresh cucumbers from Salad Days Farm and loved them!
I am very excited to announce that the Woodford County Extension Master Gardeners are making a 2023 calendar that will be available to purchase by December 1st! This calendar will have photos from the pollinator photo contest, and fruit and vegetable gardening tips, including planting dates and more! Stay tuned for more details soon on when you can purchase the calendar! Thanks to Master Gardener Rebecca Weatherford for leading this project and to the rest of her committee for hours of work putting this together for the community!
