Calendar of Events

9 AM - 2:30 PM
Registration starts at 8:30
Oklahoma City
Moore Norman Technology Center (13301 S Pennsylvania Ave.)

ODAFF Plasticulture Program Coordinator Micah Anderson will give a brief overview of how the plasticulture program works and show slides of vegetable gardens across the state using this technology to produce bountiful crops.

Presenters will share their own innovations and demonstrate equipment and methods they use to maintain productive gardens. Innovations include a new strain of okra, a waterwheel transplanter, and organic clay to protect plants from extreme temperatures. Practical help from soil and vegetable specialists will describe composting, soil enrichment with cover crops, irrigation strategies and pumpkins that can be grown successfully on plastic.

Awards will be presented to the best Marketer, Innovator and Farmer/Grower of the Year. Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Jim Reese, who farms in north central Oklahoma, will present the awards.

Anyone interested in learning more about this farming technique is welcome to attend. Registration costs $10 and includes lunch.  Please RSVP no later than Feb. 7 to Ashley Carroll at 405.522.4330. Registration after Feb. 7 and at the door will be $15 per person.