Learn how to grow, market and sell asparagus and make more money on less land!
Join us on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 for a two and a half hour class that will include:
• Virtual Fieldtrip
• Crop Profile
• Q & A Session with a specialist, farmer and buyer of the product.
• Networking
• Dinner
By the end of the class you will know if growing asparagus is right for you. Dinner will be served at 5:30.
Pesticide recertification credits available for all Ultra-Niche Classes.
1A (Ag plant): 3 credits
PP2 (Private Applicator): 3 credits
Three locations available: Please select location of choice when buying tickets.
• Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, 121 Northville Rd., Bridgeton, NJ 08302-5919
• Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County, 310 Milltown Rd., Bridgewater, NJ 08807-3587
• Rutgers EcoComplex, 1200 Florence Columbus Road, Bordentown, NJ 08505
For more information call Jenny Carleo, Agricultural Agent at (609) 465-5115 or email Jennifer Matthews at jmatthews@aesop.rutgers.edu.
Deadline to register is December 8, 2017 at 5:00 pm.
Register online at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ultra-niche-crops-asparagus-tickets-38005402181