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2012 PROMOTIONS
Visit the I-77 Welcome Center to
"See What's Available at the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market"
MARCH
SATURDAY, MARCH 17
ANTIQUE TRACTOR SHOW /
MODIFIED LAWN MOWER SHOW &
SWAP MEET
JOIN US IN THE GREENERY SHED AS WE SPONSOR OUR FIRST EVER JOINT TRACTOR SHOW & MODIFIED LAWN MOWER SHOW AND SWAP MEET! FOLKS FROM DIXIE TURF TOYS, UNION COUNTY ANTIQUE TRACTOR & POWER CLUB, IRON PEDDLER'S ANTIQUE POWER CLUB, AND STUMPTOWN TRACTOR CLUB WILL BE AT THE FARMERS MARKET PROUDLY DISPLAYING THEIR TRACTORS AND MOWERS. WE WILL HAVE ACTIVITIES FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY TO PARTICIPATE IN. BE SURE TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW FOR A DAY FULL OF FUN AND EXCITEMENT!!!!
APRIL
SATURDAY, APRIL 7
“Ask a Master Gardener Day” at Charlotte Regional Farmers Market: Look for your Mecklenburg Extension Master Gardeners in the Greenery Shed to answer all your gardening questions.
Focus: Soil – Where It All Begins - Learn about Piedmont soil types & how to build healthy soil for healthy plants; free soil test kits available on request.
Mecklenburg Master Gardeners Hotline: 704-336-4011
Mecklenburg Master Gardeners Web Site: http://www.mastergardenersmecklenburg.org
SATURDAY, APRIL 14
“Ask a Master Gardener Day” at Charlotte Regional Farmers Market: Look for your Mecklenburg Extension Master Gardeners in the Greenery Shed to answer all your gardening questions.
Focus: Home Grown & Local Produce - Learn about growing some of your own food & about benefits of locally & home grown produce. Come meet Kristin Davis, Mecklenburg County Cooperative Extension Agent, Local Foods, Food Safety & Food Preservation, & talk to her about what to do with all that fresh produce you will grow in your own garden or buy at the market! Find out about Summer Preservation Classes at the Extension Office.
Mecklenburg Master Gardeners Hotline: 704-336-4011
Mecklenburg Master Gardeners Web Site: http://www.mastergardenersmecklenburg.org
MAY
SATURDAY, MAY 5
“Ask a Master Gardener Day” at Charlotte Regional Farmers Market: Look for your Mecklenburg Extension Master Gardeners in the Greenery Shed to answer all your gardening questions.
Focus: Got Bugs, Get Answers: Don’t miss the opportunity to meet Scott Ewers, Mecklenburg County Cooperative Extension Agent, Consumer & Commercial Horticulture, in person. As an expert on integrated pest management and disease control in your yard as well as all things horticultural, he will be there to answer questions about insect & disease problems in your vegetable and ornamental gardens & lawn.
Mecklenburg Master Gardeners Hotline: 704-336-4011
Mecklenburg Master Gardeners Web Site: http://www.mastergardenersmecklenburg.org
SATURDAY, MAY 19
“Ask a Master Gardener Day” at Charlotte Regional Farmers Market: Look for your Mecklenburg Extension Master Gardeners in the Greenery Shed to answer all your gardening questions.
Focus: Go Green in Your Garden: Easy, cost-effective practices to be more organic and sustainable in your yard from plant selection care to composting. Learn cost-effective, earth-friendly techniques for
planting a new or renovating an old lawn & keeping it healthy & beautiful.
Mecklenburg Master Gardeners Hotline: 704-336-4011
Mecklenburg Master Gardeners Web Site: http://www.mastergardenersmecklenburg.org
JUNE
SATURDAY, JUNE 2
“Ask a Master Gardener Day” at Charlotte Regional Farmers Market: Look for your Mecklenburg Extension Master Gardeners in the Greenery Shed to answer all your gardening questions. Focus: Worms - Nature’s Royal Recyclers: Learn all about vermiculture (composting kitchen scraps with worm bins) including how to start your own bin. BRING THE KIDS we’ll have fun, hands-on activities for the kids including demonstration worm bins for them to see worms at work.
Mecklenburg Master Gardeners Hotline: 704-336-4011
Mecklenburg Master Gardeners Web Site: http://www.mastergardenersmecklenburg.org
SATURDAY, JUNE 16
“Ask a Master Gardener Day” at Charlotte Regional Farmers Market: Look for your Mecklenburg Extension Master Gardeners in the Greenery Shed to answer all your gardening questions.
Focus: Go Native - Learn about benefits of using native perennials, trees, & shrubs in your yard; advice on plant selection for your garden; plant lists available on request.
Mecklenburg Master Gardeners Hotline: 704-336-4011
Mecklenburg Master Gardeners Web Site: http://www.mastergardenersmecklenburg.org
JULY
FRIDAY, JULY 13
WATERMELON DAY - 11:00 AM UNTIL 1:00 PM
JOIN US FOR OUR WATERMELON DAY AS WE SAMPLE SOME OF THE MOST DELICIOUS AND SWEETEST WATERMELONS AROUND! THE NC WATERMELON QUEEN WILL ALSO BE AT THE FARMERS TO MEET AND GREET WITH OUR VISITORS. DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO "FALL IN LOVE" WITH A SWEET WATERMELON!!!
SEPTEMBER
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
“Ask a Master Gardener Day” at Charlotte Regional Farmers Market: Look for your Mecklenburg Extension Master Gardeners in the Greenery Shed to answer all your gardening questions.
Focus: Local Foods: Farm to Fork - Learn about the about benefits of locally & home grown produce. Come meet Kristin Davis, Mecklenburg County Cooperative Extension Agent, Local Foods, Food Safety & Food Preservation. Find out more about building North Carolina’s local food economy through the
10% Farm to Fork Campaign.
Mecklenburg Master Gardeners Hotline: 704-336-4011
Mecklenburg Master Gardeners Web Site: http://www.mastergardenersmecklenburg.org
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
“Ask a Master Gardener Day” at Charlotte Regional Farmers Market: Look for your Mecklenburg Extension Master Gardeners in the Greenery Shed to answer all your gardening questions.
Focus: Lawn Care 101 - Learn cost-effective, earth-friendly techniques for planting a new or renovating an old lawn & keeping it healthy & beautiful.
Mecklenburg Master Gardeners Hotline: 704-336-4011
Mecklenburg Master Gardeners Web Site: http://www.mastergardenersmecklenburg.org
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