Learn about heirloom apple production

By Debbie Roos - Agricultural Extension Agent
Posted Tuesday, January 15, 2008

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Pittsboro, NC - The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension presents an Heirloom Apple Production Workshop from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the Agricultural Building Auditorium in Pittsboro, NC. Nationally known heirloom apple expert and author Lee Calhoun will share his decades' worth of experience producing heirloom apples in the North Carolina Piedmont.

Topics:

- Rewards and challenges of growing apples in central North Carolina
- Variety selection
- Semi-dwarf vs. full-size trees
- Sourcing trees
- Planting and early care of apple trees
- Long-term care of apple trees - pruning, fertilization, pollination, insect/disease/weed management
- Harvest and postharvest handling - cleaning, cooling, and storage

The cost of the workshop is $15. The deadline for registration is January 24.

Please arrive between 6:30-6:45 pm to get signed in and to receive your handouts. The program will start promptly at 7:00 pm.

To register, download a registration form and mail with your check made payable to Chatham County Cooperative Extension to Debbie Roos at P.O. Box 279, Pittsboro, NC 27312. Contact Debbie Roos at 919-542-8202 for more information.

Visit the Calendar section of Cooperative Extension's Growing Small Farms website at http://www.growingsmallfarms.org for complete details on these other upcoming workshops and events:

January 19, 2008: North American Truffle Growers’ Association Annual Meeting in Pilot Mountain, NC

February 6, 2008: Planning for your Farm's Future Workshop from 9:00 am-3:00 pm in Louisburg, NC

February 8, 2008: Introduction to Community Supported Agriculture Workshop from 1:00-3:00 pm at the Vollmer Farm in Bunn, NC

February 15-16, 2008: 9th Annual Virginia Biological Farming Conference at the Sheraton Richmond West Hotel in Richmond, VA

February 20-21, 2008: Winter Vegetable Conference at the Crown Plaza Resort in Asheville, NC

February 23, 2008: Successful Small Farm Conference from 10:00 am-5:00 pm at the Vance-Granville Community College campus in Louisburg, NC

March 8, 2008: Organic Growers' School Spring Conference at Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock, NC

March 10, 2008: Spring Business Meeting for the Pittsboro Farmers' Market from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Agriculture Building in Pittsboro, NC

March 25-27, 2008: SARE's 20th Anniversary New American Farm Conference in Kansas City, MO

April 19-20, 2008: Piedmont Farm Tour sponsored by the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association