The Peru Gazette

Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) and the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program will help new, prospective and experienced vegetable growers learn how to choose and grow the best crops for profit using high tunnel structures that allow for nearly year’round production. A workshop is set for Thursday, December 10 form 5:30 pm to 8:30pm at the CCE Essex County office at 3 Sisco Street in Westport. The workshop fee of $10 covers materials and refreshments; registration is requested by December 4 at https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/HighTunnelSchool15_10511 or 518.561.7450.

Speakers at the workshop include Cornell University NYS Vegetable Extension Specialist Judson Reid. Reid will talk about the results of NNYADP funded trials on growing basil, cucumbers, ginger, green beans, and zucchini in high tunnels and how the market income from these crops compares with the ever-popular tomato.

Amy Ivy, a regional vegetable and berry specialist, and Crystal Stewart, a vegetable specialist, with the Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Program, will present crop data and high tunnel grower tips at the workshops.

‘If growers can successfully use high tunnels to grow crops more commonly planted in fields, they have the potential to produce food crops that appeal to a broader market audience,’ says Ivy.

The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program is supported by the New York State Senate and administered through the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets. Find research reports and learn more at www.nnyagdev.org.