SU Ag Center set for Fall Garden Workshop

Growing non-traditional vegetables, learning about edible landscapes and microgreens are some of the topics that will be covered during the 2014 Southern University Ag Center's Fall Garden Workshop.

The workshop, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. on November 25 in room 191 of A. O. Williams Hall - SU Ag Center, 181 B. A. Little Drive, in Baton Rouge.

Other topics covered during the workshop will include:

• School and Community Gardening
• Seasonal Vegetables Planning
• Insects, The Good and the Bad
• Hands on Planting and Harvesting
• Vegetable Tasting

Participants will also be able to tour the SU Ag Center's newly constructed "Urban Demonstration Farm," which currently features raised bed gardens of winter vegetables. Lunch will also be provided.

For additional information about the Fall Garden Workshop and to RSVP, contact Stephanie Elwood, Mila Berhane or Dr. Dawn Mellion-Patin at 225.771.2242.

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