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ATTENTION ALL GARDENERS
Come be inspired, and get ready to spring into the
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Rhode Island Garden Symposium
Food, Flowers & Family
Saturday, March 3
8:15 to 4pm
URI Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences on the
URI Kingston Campus
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The University of Rhode Island Master Gardeners Association and the
URI Outreach Center are pleased to bring you Food, Flowers & Family, a special day designed for those who want to learn more about home gardening for a bountiful and beautiful harvest. The symposium is open to all and will be especially helpful to first-time gardeners, as well as volunteers at community gardens and educators working with gardeners of all ages.
Join us for a day filled with speakers and workshops that are sure to enrich your appreciation for the positive effects of gardening:
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Discover edible flowers and beautiful vegetables to incorporate into everyday meals
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Learn about Rhody Native™ plants and where to buy them to add value to wildlife in your backyard
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Explore how to preserve and enjoy the harvest all winter long
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Engage children in garden planning and planting
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Expand your color palette as you set a table that delights the palate.
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Barbara Emerson,
Edible Landscape Design
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Barbara Emerson is a Master Gardener and Edible Boston staffer. An enthusiastic gardener with a passion
for growing both new and heirloom vegetables, Barbara will show how the height, shape, texture, fragrance
and color of edibles can make your garden look and taste wonderful.
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Sydney Eddison,
Change: The Passage of Time in the Garden
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Sydney Eddison is the author ofGardening for a Lifetime: How to Garden Wiser as you Grow Olderand the winner of the American Horticultural Society of 2011 Garden Book Award. She brings enthusiasm, joy and the experience of a life-long gardener to her presentations.
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Kerry Ann Mendez
Three Seasons of Outrageous Color from Perennials-Hit the Easy Button
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Kerry Ann Mendez is dedicated to teaching people of all ages the art of low-maintenance perennial gardens. She has over 25 years of gardening experience and is a "passionate
perennialist" who enjoys mixing humor with practical information.
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A Free Raffle for Beginning Gardeners!
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Adventuring into gardening for the first time can be overwhelming. To get you started on the right foot we will be raffling off several opportunities to have a URI Master Gardener come to your house for a gardening consultation! To participate in this free raffle simply check off the box during registration and your name will automatically be entered!
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Sounds great, but how much?
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The symposium fee is $55 with early registration until February 15. After February 15, the fee is $65. The cost of the conference includes a continental breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack. Registration closes February 25. Pre-registration is required and seating is limited.
Safe & easy online registration for paying with a check or a credit card.
Or download, print and mail in registration form (checks only)
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Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences
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'Food, Flowers & Family' will take place at URI's CBLS building where rooftop and rain gardens are two of the many features that earned the building its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification. Detailed directions to CBLS will be provided during registration.
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Program
8:15 to 9:15 Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:15 to 10:25 Welcome and Opening Comments
Barbara Emerson, "Edible Landscape Design'
10:40 to 11:45 Sydney Eddison, "Change: The Passage of Time in the Garden'"
11:45 to 12:45 Lunch and Book Signing
12:45 to 1:45 Breakout Sessions, Participant's Choice
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Rudi Hempe leads a panel of Master Gardeners on growing vegetables
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Hope Leeson, "Adding Rhody Natives to Your Garden'
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Sejal Lanterman, "Preserving the Bounty"
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Julie Christina, "Children & Gardening: Ways to Get the Kids in the Garden"
1:45 to 2:15 Snack
2:15 to 3:20 Kerry Ann Mendez, "Three Seasons of Outrageous Color from
Perennials-Hit the Easy Button'
3:20 to 3:30 Closing Remarks and Raffle
3:30 to 4:00 Book Signing
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Thank you to our sponsors:
Amica Mutual Insurance Company
Gilbane
REMAX Professionals of East Greenwich
Conway Tours
URI MGA Public Outreach Programs are also supported by the White Family Foundation.
For more information, please call (401)-874-2900 or emailoutreach@uri.edu
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