If you’ve been thinking of growing your own herbs, you should absolutely do it! The next time you want a few leaves of rosemary or basil, you can just pluck them off your plant instead of running out to buy them. You can get started on your own kitchen garden at our Annual Plant Sale. New this year is our Herb Six Pack Annual Plant Sale sponsored by North Country Master Gardener Volunteers, Saturday, May 18, 8:00 -11:00am (or until plants last) at the Station Building, 1035 E. Maple Street (Hwy 70). For sale: Heirloom Tomatoes, Peppers, Natives, Herbs, and Cannas A recipe to try this summer.. No Knead Rosemary Bread 2 1/2 tsp. instant yeast 2 C. of warm water 1 T. sugar 2 tsp. salt 4 C. flour 2 tsp. chopped rosemary Olive oil Put the water and sugar in your mixing bowl and stir well.. add the yeast and stir again Add two cups of flour and stir well then add the other two cups of flour, salt and rosemary mix well with a wooden spoon Cover with a damp tea towel and let rise for an hour With oiled hands divide dough into bread size or form into buns Let rise Bake at 375 degrees 30 to 35 min. Serve with Herb Butter if you missed the recipe click below www.northcountrymgv.org/blog/herb-butter AuthorCarla TePaske ~ NCMG
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Additions to the Pollinator Six Pack ~ Continue to Feed the Bees ~ Why Have a Pollinator Garden? Butterflies, bees and other insects are attracted to flowers in search of nectar. They brush up against the anthers of a flower, get pollen grains on their body and carry the pollen from flower to flower. A Pollinator Garden is a garden predominately with flowers that provide nectar or pollen for a range of pollinating insects. A pollinator garden can be any size. You might only have a balcony or a small yard, but you can still plant a pollinator friendly flowers there. Ox Eye Sunflower and Purple Coneflower will be new additions to our Pollinator Six Pack. Annual Plant Sale sponsored by North Country Master Gardener Volunteers, Saturday, May 18, 8:00 -11:00am (or until plants last) at the Station Building, 1035 E. Maple Street (Hwy 70). For sale: Heirloom Tomatoes, Peppers, Natives, Herbs, and Cannas AuthorCarla TePaske ~ NCMGV The Pleasure of Herbs Herbs activate all your senses, inviting us to touch, smell and taste them. They are beautiful. Make our food come alive. Inspire new culinary adventures. They make us happy. Herbs that are featured in our Herb Six Pack that you will find at our annual plant sale are the following.
Annual Plant Sale sponsored by North Country Master Gardener Volunteers, Saturday, May 18, 8:00 -11:00am (or until plants last) at the Station Building, 1035 E. Maple Street (Hwy 70). For sale: Heirloom Tomatoes, Peppers, Natives, Herbs, and Cannas AuthorCarla TePaske ~ NCMGV
Her presentation included the herb gardens at Old World Wisconsin, the Schulz Farm located at Eagle, WI. The
history began with the European settlers arriving in the mid 1800’s, and the herbs they brought with them. Note the German immigrants migrating to Wisconsin in 1900 was equivalent to 34% of the population. The herbs were for medicinal purposes as well as culinary additives for their sustenance with a well rounded German garden containing 34 herbs. If your organization would be interested in this hour long herb presentation, contact the Spooner Agriculture Research Station. Article/Photos submitted by Katie Childs Photo Credit: Carla TePaske Is your mouth watering? Oh, the taste of home grown tomatoes. Oh, the taste of that first BLT! While researching growing tomatoes in Zone 3, MGV Carol Taylor and MGV Russ Parker found Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes. caseysheirloomtomatoes.ca/about/about-me-----.html Casey's Heirloom Tomatoes is a fascinating story. Click on the link above to learn more. If your mouth is watering for a BLT, be sure to come and join us for our Annual Plant Sale and pick out your favorite Heirloom Tomatoes. Annual Plant Sale sponsored by North Country Master Gardener Volunteers, Saturday, May 18, 8:00 -11:00am (or until plants last) at the Station Building, 1035 E. Maple Street (Hwy 70). For sale: Heirloom Tomatoes, Peppers, Natives, Herbs, and Cannas AuthorCarla TePaske NCMGV Photo credit: Carla TePaske ~ using dill to create a bouquet The Pleasure of Herbs Herbs activate all of our senses, inviting us to touch, smell and taste them.
Photo credit: Carla TePaske The Herb Six Pack A collection of herbs used to flavor food dishes of all kinds. Genovese Basil Garlic Chives Bouquet Dill Giant From Italy Parsley Rosemary Thyme Come to the Plant Sale, May 18th to get your Herb Six Pack $12.00 for the six pack Care tip brochure and recipes will be at the sale North Country Master Gardener Volunteers Annual Plant Sale, Saturday, May 18, 8:00 to 11:00 (or until plants last) at the Station Building, 1035 E Maple Street (Hwy 70), Spooner. Offerings include: Heirloom Tomatoes, Peppers, Natives, Herbs, and Cannas AuthorCarla TePaske, North Country MGV Above photo credit: Sue Reinardy Spring is on the way! Many of us are already starting to plan our garden projects for the 2019 season. Once again the North Country Master Gardeners will be having a plant sale. The sale will be offering many new items. We will have two new pollinators to add to your pollinator garden. New varieties of tomatoes, peppers and a herb six pack! North Country Master Gardener Volunteers Annual Plant Sale, Saturday, May 18, 8:00 to 11:00 (or until plants last) at the Station Building, 1035 E Maple Street (Hwy 70), Spooner. Offerings include: Heirloom Tomatoes, Peppers, Natives, Herbs, and Cannas Additions to the Pollinator Six Pack ~ Continue to Feed the Bees ~ the Ox Eye Sunflower and Purple Coneflower will be new additions to our Pollinator Six Pack. Ox Eye Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides Produces huge quantities of brilliant yellow - orange flowers from June to September. Very easy to grow. Seeds are great for the birds. Grows 2 - 5' tall. Self - sows, does not spread by rhizomes. Hardy to zone 4. Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea One of the best for attracting butterflies and birds, this showy and easy to grow cone flower adds a flashy touch to the late - summer garden. Grows 3 - 4' tall. Perennial ~ Hardy to zone 4. Above photo credit: Katie Childs AuthorCarla TePaske, North Country MGV During our North Country Master Gardener Membership Meeting on February 28th, Mark Nupren of the Friends of Namekagon Barrens gave a presentation. Mark shared the beauty of the unique flowers, animals and birds that live in the Barrens. Taking time to be with nature, looking close for new plants to identify and watching Sharp-tail grouse all can be enjoyed hiking in the Barrens. www.fnbwa.org/ Click on the above link for more information regarding Northwest Wisconsin Barrens. Maps, photos and stories about the Barrens can be found on the Friends of the Namekagon Barrens web page. Thank you Mark for your presentation. We look forward to having the Friends of the Namekagon Barrens at the Annual Twilight Tour in the Teaching and Display Garden, Tuesday, August 13, 4:00 to Twilight, Features guest speakers, demonstrations, displays, vegetable tastings. AuthorCarla TePaske, North Country MGV The theme for our 2019 Garden events is: Re-use, Recycle, Re-imagine. The dates have been set, so save these on your calendar, check back for more information on our home page or on the Spooner Agriculture Research Station Facebook page, and plan to join us. For events requiring pre-registration, please call the Station at 715-635-3506.
The Teaching and Display Garden is a joint effort between the Spooner Agriculture Research Station, operated by the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture and Life Science, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension, and area UW Extension Master Gardener Volunteers. The Garden can be found at 780 Orchard Lane, Spooner; located 1 ½ miles east of Spooner on Highway 70 or ½ mile west of Hwy 70/53 Interchange. Please bring your own chair for the Meet Me in the Garden Series. In the case of inclement weather, programs will be held at the Station Building at 1035 E Maple Street, Spooner WI.
Garden enthusiasts in Burnett, Sawyer and Washburn counties who are interested in learning more about horticulture and who have an interest in volunteering in their local communities can now register for the UW-Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Training program. This program is a gateway to learning for personal growth, and a mission to volunteer through community events, school projects, outreach, and UW-Extension activities. The first session is scheduled to begin Tuesday, March 26 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Spooner Agricultural Research Station and continue each Tuesday evening through June 18, 2019. Application deadline is March 1, 2019. Master Gardener Volunteer trainees from prior sessions learn from activities each week in the classroom, with live video feeds from University experts, and outdoor class instructions.
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