Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:56:19 -0400
From: Debbie Roos
Subject: Farm Show and Tell Monday Nov. 1
Monday, November 1, 2010
5:00-6:30 pm
Screech Owl Greenhouses Farm “Show and Tell”
Pittsboro, NC
The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension has organized a “show and tell” at Screech Owl Greenhouses in Pittsboro, NC from 5:00-6:30 pm for Monday, November 1. This farm visit is for farmers of all levels and also eaters interested in learning more about our local farms!
Grower Ralph “Screech” Sweger is in his seventh year of production producing greenhouse crops. He now has five greenhouses producing year-round hydroponic lettuce and cucumbers, plus greenhouse tomatoes and peppers (in soil). The greenhouses are heated using alternative heating fuels (used vegetable oil, used motor oil,
biodiesel by-products, etc.). Screech markets his products through the Siler City, Fearrington, and Pittsboro Farmers’ Markets, and also sells to Angelina’s Kitchen and Chatham Marketplace. Starting later his fall, customers will be able to buy direct from the greenhouse.
You do not need to register for this free event. The program will begin promptly at 5:00 pm. Please arrive a few minutes early so we can start on time.. Park outside the gate to the Piedmont Biofuels plant; we will meet at the tin-roofed shed to the left of the greenhouses behind the artsy metal fence.
We hope to see you there!
Directions are on the Growing Small Farms website at http://bit.ly/djkGYR
This event is free and no registration is required. Just show up! For more information call 919-542-8202.
The website above gives details on all the Show & Tell Farms for 2010. Mark your calendars for the last event:
November 15: Piedmont Biofarm
Check out Cooperative Extension’s Growing Small Farms Website for more resources on sustainable production: www.growingsmallfarms.org
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Debbie
Debbie Roos
Agricultural Extension Agent
Chatham County Center
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
919.542.8202
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