News & Features
January 2005

Farm, Garden, and Landscape Seminars at UMass

The University of Massachusetts Extension Agriculture and Landscape Program (UMEALP) is sponsoring a seminar series in 2005 called the Mass Aggie Seminars for backyard gardeners and beginning or part-time farmers and landscapers. All seminars will be taught by UMass Extension Educators and green industry professionals, at the Mass Bay Community College in Wellesley, and will emphasize how to produce food and manage landscapes and small farms in a sustainable manner.

Founded in 1864 as the Massachusetts Agricultural College, University of Massachusetts Amherst was established as a result of the federal Land Grant Act of 1862, to establish a land-grant college in each state to provide instruction in agriculture and the mechanical arts to the citizenry. Because of the University's historical and unique perspective, UMass faculty and Extension Educators are able to provide information regarding horticultural and agricultural practices that is leading-edge, research-based, unbiased, and tested in the field.

For a complete listing of seminar descriptions and a registration form, go to: www.massaggieseminars.org or call 413-545-0895.
Pre-registration required.