Muscadine Grape Production in Eastern NC
Friday, Jan 25, 2013 12:00am – Sat, Jan 26, 2013 12:00am — 3 weeks awayWhere: 201 Stevens Mill Road, Goldsboro, NC 27530 (Map)
Date: Friday, January 25th
Time: To be announced
Registration Fee: To be announced
Location: Center for Environmental Farming Systems (201 Stevens Mill Road, Goldsboro, NC 27530) and A Secret Garden Winery (1018 Airport Road, Pikeville, NC 27863)
Organizers: Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)
Featured Speaker: Dr. Sara Spayd, NCSU Department of Horticulture and Linda Hall from A Secret Garden Winery
Space is Limited to 40 people
This workshop will cover the basics of Muscadine Grape production. Participants meet at the Service Building at CEFS and learn about the growth and reproductive cycles in these plats as well as their fruiting habits. Other topics that will be covered include: varieties that do well in North Carolina, the low-down on trellising, ideal soils and fertility regiments, common diseases and insect pests. After the basic topics of Muscadine production are covered, we move to the Small Farm unit and will (hopefully) do a hands-on planting of vines on the farm. (The on-farm demonstration is still being planned). From there, participants will drive to A Secret Garden Winery (http://www.asecretgardenwinery.com/) to see commercial production in operation and watch a pruning demonstration.
More information can be found on the CEFS website: http://www.cefs.ncsu.edu/newsevents/events/2013/sosa2013calendar.html#tomato1
