Dig into horticulture: two-part series

Essentials for prairie orchards

Join Leduc County in partnership with Municipal District of Greenview No. 16, Parkland County, Sturgeon County, and Woodlands County for a free two-part series online.

Prairie fruit comparisons
Whether you’re seasoned or just starting out, this event will cover the ins and outs of operating a successful, hardy orchard business. Horticulturalist Rob Spencer will compare different prairie fruit and berry bushes, yields, establishment and maturity, equipment needs, harvest and more.

• Date: Oct. 15, 2024
• Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m.
• Location: Free online webinar
• Deadline to register: Oct. 9, 2024

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Fruit grower perspectives
Peace Cherry Ranch and Broken Tine Orchard will cover various aspects of day-to-day commercial orchard operations such as production techniques, market and customer types, helpful tools, equipment, labour and more.

• Date: Nov. 12, 2024
• Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m.
• Location: Free online webinar
• Deadline to register: Nov. 5, 2024

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This event series is a collaboration between Sturgeon County, Leduc County, M.D. of Greenview, Parkland County and Woodlands County. Personal information provided is collected for the purpose of registering you for this program under the authority of section 33 (c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act. Aggregated data will be shared between these organizing partners for the purpose of analysis and statistics to continually improve our programming. If you have any questions about the collection and use of your personal information, please contact Sturgeon County Access and Privacy Advisor at 9613-100 Street, Morinville, AB T8R 1L9, 780-939-4321 or foip@sturgeoncounty.ca