The DIRT Brochure - Minnesota State Fair

DEMONSTRATORS
African Violet Society of Minnesota
sites.google.com/site/avsminnesota
Minnesota Dahlia Society
www.minnesotadahliasociety.org
One Tomato, Two Tomato
www.onetomato-twotomato.com
Bauer, Sam - Univeristy of Minnesota, Ext.
Educator, Horticulture • [email protected]
Minnesota Gladiolus Society • www.gladworld.org
Organic Bob, LLC
www.organicbob.com
Benton County Master Gardener • [email protected]
Environmental Justice Advocates of Minnesota
www.commontablemn.org
Minnesota Hobby Beekeepers Association
www.mnbeekeepers.com
Minnesota State Florist Association • mnsfa.org
Forever Yours Farms • fyfarm.com
Minnesota State Horticultural Society
www.northerngardener.org
Giving Tree Gardens
www.givingtreegardens.com
Minnesota Sustainable Development Group
www.mnsdg.com
Hennepin County Master Gardener
hennepinmastergardeners.org
Monarch Joint Venture and U of M Monarch Lab
www.monarchjointventure.org
Lawn Chair Gardener • www.lawnchairgardener.com
Morrisey, Patty - FINNEGANS Corporate
Storyteller
www.finnegans.org
Living Sculpture Tree & Scrub Care, Inc
www.lstreecare.com
Midwest Floating Island
www.midwestfloatingisland.com
Olmsted County Master Gardener
www.co.olmsted.mn.us/extension/mgnewsletters/Pages/
default.aspx
Pine Tree Apple Orchard
www.pinetreeappleorchard.com
Ramsey County Master Gardener
www.co.ramsey.mn.us/mastergardener
Ready-2-fruit Mushrooms LLC
www.ready2fruitmushrooms.com
Spark-Y
www.spark-y.org
State Fair Farm Crops Superintendent
[email protected]
U of M Extension Master Gardener
www.extension.umn.edu/garden/master-gardener
Urban Oasis
urbanoasismn.org
Minnesota Compost Council
www.mncompostingcouncil.org
Thanks to Mickman Brother’s for providing the landscaping. Photos courtesy of Dave Hansen and the University of Minnesota.
THE DIRT
Located on the
northeast side of
the Agriculture
Horticulture Building,
next to the Skyride.
Demonstrations begin
daily at 10 a.m.
THE DIRT
Get “the dirt” on your most
vital agriculture/horticulture
interests and desires.
A plethora of knowledgeable
people will provide just the
information you are looking for.
DEMONSTRATION SCHEDULE
Thursday, Aug. 25
10 am: Theresa Rooney: “Sustainable/Lazy Gardening”
UMN Extension Master Gardeners, Hennepin County
11 am: Kathy Lahti: “African Violet Growing Tips”
African Violet Society of Minnesota
Noon: JoAnne Sabin: “Funny Things Honey Bees Do”
Minnesota Hobby Beekeepers Association (MHBA)
3 pm: Marty Bergland: “Herbs-Grow to use for Taste and Health”
Minnesota Horticultural Society
1pm: Ginny Black: “Turning Food and Yard Waste into Soil”
Minnesota Compost Council
2pm: Paul Trcka: “Pruning Trees”
UMN Extension Master Gardeners, Olmsted County
4 pm: JoAnne Sabin: “Surprising Things Honey Bees Do”
Minnesota Hobby Beekeepers Association (MHBA)
2pm: Ginny Black: “Turning Food and Yard Waste into Soil”
Minnesota Compost Council
3pm: Sam Bauer: “Low Maintenance Lawns”
University of Minnesota
5 pm: Matt Ratliff: “Growing Gourmet Mushrooms” Ready-2-Fruit
Mushrooms LLC
3pm: Nilgun Tuna: “Sustainable Lawn Care”
UMN Extension Master Gardeners, Ramsey County
4pm: Matt Ratliff: “Growing Gourmet Mushrooms”
Ready-2-Fruit Mushrooms LLC
Sunday, Aug. 28
4pm: Nilgun Tuna: “Growing Heirloom Tomatoes”
UMN Extension Master Gardeners, Ramsey County
5pm: Laura Hedeen and Ethan Lewis: “MN Food Association”
presented by The Common Table
1 pm: Theresa Rooney: “Gardening on the Dark Side”
UMN Extension Master Gardeners, Hennepin County
10am: Dawn Pape: “Pollinator Puppet Show and How to Host
Mason Bees-for Kids and Their Adults” Lawn Chair Gardener
2pm: Dave Knapp: “Night Gardens”
UMN Extension Master Gardeners
11am: John Jacobson: “Growing Apples in Minnesota”
Pine Tree Apple Orchard
3pm: Matt Ratliff: “Growing Gourmet Mushrooms”
Ready-2-Fruit Mushrooms LLC
Noon: Autumn Boos: “Floating Islands for Cleaner Water and
Wetland Habitat” Midwest Floating Island
4 pm: Linda G. Tenneson: “Starting Seeds indoors”
UMN Extension Master Gardeners, Benton County
1 pm: Larry Cipolla: “Hydroponic Gardening: The Easy Way” UMN Extension Master Gardeners, Hennepin County
5 pm: Dawn Pape: “Yard 2.0-Hello Functional Yards!”
Lawn Chair Gardener
2pm: Larry Cipolla: “Totally Tomatoes”
UMN Extension Master Gardeners, Hennepin County
Friday, Aug. 26
10 am: Jim Nayes: “Living Sculpture Trees - Rooted for the 21st
Century and Beyond” Living Sculpture Tree Care Inc.
11 am: Kathy Lahti: “African Violet Growing Tips”
African Violet Society of Minnesota
Noon: Mark Molitor: “Hydroponics - Minnesota Grown Organic
Produce 365 Days A Year” Forever Yours Farm Inc.
1 pm: Theresa Rooney: “Evolving Gardens-Aging Gracefully
with your Garden” UMN Extension Master Gardeners,
Hennepin County
2pm: Marie Digatono: “Sustainable Yards and Gardens. Get the
chemicals out!” UMN Extension Master Gardeners
3pm: Jim Nayes: “Living Sculpture Trees-Rooted for the 21st
Century and Beyond” Living Sculpture Tree Care Inc.
4 pm: Cora Lund Preston & Holly Holt: “Monarch Butterfly Life
Cycle and Conservation” Monarch Joint Venture/University
of MN Monarch Lab
5 pm: Dr. Rose Brewer: “The Commitment to Environmental
Justice Continues” Environmental Justice Advocates
of Minnesota
Saturday, Aug. 27
10 am: Dave Knapp: “Diseases of Tomato”
UMN Extension Master Gardeners
11 am: John Jacobson: “Growing Apples in Minnesota”
Pine Tree Apple Orchard
3pm: Lew Wallace: “Creative Design Arrangements with
Gladiolus” Minnesota Gladiolus Society
4pm: Larry Cipolla: “Hydroponic Gardening: The Easy Way”
UMN Extension Master Gardeners, Hennepin County
5pm: Tammy Kimbler: “Fermenting for Beginners”
One Tomato, Two Tomato
Monday, Aug. 29
10 am: Dave Knapp: “Growing Dahlias in MN”
UMN Extension Master Gardeners
11 am: Theresa Rooney: “Gardening on the Dark Side”
UMN Extension Master Gardeners, Hennepin County
Noon: Dawn Pape: “Pollinator Puppet Show and How to Host
Gentle Mason Bees” Lawn Chair Gardener
1pm: Theresa Rooney: “Sustainable/Lazy Gardening”
UMN Extension Master Gardeners, Hennepin County
2pm: Dawn Pape: “Pollinator Puppet Show and How to Host
Gentle Mason Bees” Lawn Chair Gardener
3pm: Ron Kelsey: “The Amazing Story of Corn”
Superintendant Farm Crops-Minnesota State Fair
4pm: Ron Kelsey: “From the Corn Row to the Show”
Superintendant Farm Crops-Minnesota State
5pm: Alice Madden: “Community Power”
presented by The Common Table
Tuesday, Aug. 30
5pm: Jim Nayes: “Living Sculpture Trees-Rooted for the 21st
Century and Beyond” Living Sculpture Tree Care Inc.
Wednesday, Aug. 31
10 am: Bob Dahm: “DIY Organic Lawn Care” Organic Bob LLC
11 am: Dave Knapp: “Diseases of Tomato”
UMN Extension Master Gardeners
Noon: Bob Dahm: “No Dig Gardening” Organic Bob LLC
1 pm: Ginny Black: “Turning Food and Yard Waste into Soil”
Minnesota Compost Council
2 pm: Ginny Black: “Turning Food and Yard Waste into Soil”
Minnesota Compost Council
3 pm: Katie-Lyn Bunney: “Monarch Conservation and Citizen
Science” University of Minnesota Monarch Lab
4 pm: Matt Ratliff: “Growing Gourmet Mushrooms”
Ready-2-Fruit Mushrooms LLC
5 pm: Sarah Jabar & Jessica Bass: “Urban Farming and
Aquaponics” Spark-Y
Thursday, Sept. 1
10 am: Paul Richtman: “Pruning Young Trees and Old Shrubs”
UMN Extension Master Gardeners
11 am: Paul Richtman: “Successful Composting”
UMN Extension Master Gardeners
Noon: Paul Richtman: “Blueberries in Your Backyard”
UMN Extension Master Gardeners
1 pm: Bob Dahm: “DIY Organic Lawn Care” Organic Bob LLC
2 pm: Bob Dahm: “No Dig Gardening” Organic Bob LLC
3 pm: Set Up For-Minnesota State Florist Association Professional
Designer of the Year Finals
Noon: Matt Ratliff: “Growing Gourmet Mushrooms”
Ready-2-Fruit Mushrooms LLC
1 pm: Marsha Van Denburgh: “Backyard Gardening”
North Metro Gardener
2 pm: Clarence Bischoff: “The Future of Food”
MN Sustainable Development Group
3 pm: Jim Nayes: “Living Sculpture Trees-Rooted for the 21st
Century and Beyond” Living Sculpture Tree Care Inc.
4 pm: Matt Ratliff: “Growing Gourmet Mushrooms”
Ready-2-Fruit Mushrooms LLC
5 pm: Tracy Sides: “Saint Paul’s Edible Streetscape: The Journey
of Food as Performance Art” Urban Oasis
Sunday, Sept. 4
10 am: Dave Knapp: “Growing Dahlias in MN”
UMN Extension Master Gardeners
11 am: John Jacobson: “Growing Apples in Minnesota”
Pine Tree Apple Orchard
Noon: Matt Ratliff: “Growing Gourmet Mushrooms”
Ready-2-Fruit Mushrooms LLC
4 pm: Matt Ratliff: “Growing Gourmet Mushrooms”
Ready-2-Fruit Mushrooms LLC
5pm: Russ Henry: “Backyard Food Forest” Giving Tree Gardens
Monday, Sept. 5
10 am: Matt Ratliff: “Growing Gourmet Mushrooms”
Ready-2-Fruit Mushrooms LLC
6 pm: Results from Live Competition-Minnesota State Florist
Association Professional Designer of the Year Finals
11 am: John Jacobson: “Growing Apples in Minnesota”
Pine Tree Apple Orchard
Friday, Sept. 2
10 am: Bob Dahm: “DIY Organic Lawn Care” Organic Bob LLC
11 am: Bob Dahm: “No Dig Gardening” Organic Bob LLC
1 pm: Larry Cipolla: “Backyard Composting”
UMN Extension Master Gardeners, Hennepin County
11 am: Ron Kelsey: “The Story of Seed, Feed, and Flour Sacks”
Superintendant Farm Crops-Minnesota State
Noon: Mark Molitor: “Hydroponics - Minnesota Grown Organic
Produce 365 Days A Year” Forever Yours Farm Inc.
2 pm: Jim Otto: “How to Grow Gladiolus”
Minnesota Gladiolus Society
Noon: Dawn Pape: “Yard 2.0-Hello Functional Yards!”
Lawn Chair Gardener
1pm: Larry Cipolla: “Hydroponic Gardening: The Easy Way” UMN Extension Master Gardeners, Hennepin County
11 am: John Jacobson: “Growing Apples in Minnesota”
Pine Tree Apple Orchard
4 pm: Live Competition - Minnesota State Florist Association
Professional Designer of the Year Finals
10 am: Shirley Mah Kooyman: “The Moonlight Garden: Creating
a Luminous Landscape” UMN Extension Master Gardeners,
Hennepin County
Noon: Saturday, Sept. 3
10 am: Dave Knapp: “Night Gardens”
UMN Extension Master Gardeners
Bob Dahm: “Extend Your Garden Season” Organic Bob LLC
Noon: Kenneth Nordberg: “Growing Heirloom Tomatoes”
Garden Club of Ramsey County & MSHS
1 pm: Mademoiselle Miel: “The Season of Bees/What happens in
Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall” Mademoiselle Miel
4 pm: Matt Ratliff: “Growing Gourmet Mushrooms”
Ready-2-Fruit Mushrooms LLC
5pm: Patty Morrissey: “Turning Beer Into Food - FINNEGANS
Past/Present/Future” FINNEGANS Corporate Storyteller