Day of Education 2025

 The Franklin County Master Gardener Volunteers & Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens Present:

Day of Education 2025

Agenda: 

7:30 - 8:15am: Registration and networking. Breakfast provided.

8:30 - 9:00 am: Opening Remarks -  Dr. Graham Cochran, PhD., CFAES Associate Dean of Operations, Dr. Laura Deeter, PhD., Director of Chadwick Arboretum, & Mike Hogan, Extension Educator and Associate Professor, OSU Extension

9:00 - 10:00am: Effects of Weather and Climate Change on Plants - Laurel Anderson, PhD., Dept. of Biological Sciences, Ohio Wesleyan University

10:00  - 10:15am: Break   

10:15 - 11:15am: Using Integrated Pest Management for Home Fruit and Vegetable Gardens - Frank Becker, Extension Educator: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Wayne County & Thomas Becker, Extension Educator: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lorain County

11:15 - 11:30am: Activity instructions

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11:30am - 12:00pm: Catered lunch by The Berwick including vegetarian and gluten-free options
 Zero-Waste Lunch Notes: Along with composting all of our food scraps, we have partnered with The Ohio State University Dining Services to provide us with the red "Zero Waste Toolkits" that include plates, cutlery, and cups. Please be careful not to throw away any of these items, including cutlery, and place in the black crates. 

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12:00 - 12:45pm: Winter sowing or microgreen activity/ break

12:45  - 1:45pm: The Secrest Select Program: Choosing and Promoting the Best Landscape Plants for Ohio - Jason Veil, Curator: Secrest Arboretum, Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences – Wooster

1:45 - 2:00pm: Break    

2:00 – 3:00pm: Design by Plan and Accident - Laura Deeter, Ph.D., Professor of Practice: Horticulture and Crop Science; Sandy and Andy Ross Endowed
Director, Chadwick Arboretum

3:00 - 3:30 pm: Wrap Up and Evaluations. Please complete your evaluation here. 

Register here!