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Baton Rouge, LA - Southern
University Ag Center teaches
women in agriculture farm skills with workshops and hands-on training. The Wisteria Alliance training series
is being designed for women, and will be conducted primarily by women in an
environment where women on the farm or those interested in gardening can sharpen
their skills. The celebration kicked off today, October 22, 2013 at the SU Ag
Center. Participants came from as far away as Colfax, Louisiana for the
kickoff.
Kickoff
activities included: a slide show of previous trainings, a taste fair of SU Ag
Center products such as goat meat pie, hibiscus tea and jelly; a balloon
launch; giveaways; and networking.
Participants
in the training series will learn improved skills of managing livestock;
growing container gardens; using power tools; landscaping; building fences and
other topics by special request. The calendar of the training sessions was
shared at the kickoff celebration. The series will start on Saturday, November
16, 2013 and conclude on Saturday, August 9, 2014.
The
event organizers are Dawn Mellion-Patin, PhD, Extension Specialist and Zanetta
Augustine, Extension Associate.
For further detail, please contact Mellion-Patin at
225-771-3532, dawn_mellion@suagcenter.com or Zanetta
Augustine at 225-771-2591, Zanetta_Augustine@suagcenter.com .
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Contact:
Bridget Udoh
(225) 771-5714
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