From Recipe to Reality Seminar, October 3
The Food Processing Center is offering a one-day seminar for all individuals interested in exploring the idea of starting a food manufacturing business. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. Registration deadline: December 19.
Additional program dates for 2009 in Lincoln, NE - October 3.
Contact Jill Gifford at (402) 472-2819 or jgifford1@unl.edu for an information packet. For more information and to register for the program, visit the UNL Food Processing's Food Entrepreneur web site.
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I2E Club Inventors, Investors & Entrepreneurs, October 13
Every 2nd Tuesday of the month the UNL Kimmel Education and Research Center hosts the I2E Club. October's speaker is Robert Hemmingsen, Hemmingsen Funeral Home.
The Sponsor of the night-- Auburn Economic Development and Tri-Valley Bank.
Bob Hemmingsen was born and raised in Auburn and he is the third generation of his family to be in the business there.. He earned his Nebraska Funeral Director license in February 1997 and opened Hemmingsen Funeral Home in April 1998. Bob will share his story of transitioning from the family clothing business to a whole new career while growing the business for the next generation.
Schedule:
5:30PM Networking Social
6:00PM Program
7:00PM "Inspiration & Motivation"
Location: UNL Kimmel Education and Research Center 5985 G Road, Nebraska City, NE
Fee: $10 per evening or $45 for a year’s membership
Contact: Dr. Connie Reimers-Hild
Phone: (402) 873-3166
Email: creimers2@unl.edu
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Wine School VII, October 23-24
This two day workshop will have intensive coverage of the art and technology of producing quality grape wines along with training on the testing associated with wine making. Mr. Vaughn Hammond, Extension Technologist with the University of Nebraska- Lincoln Kimmel Education and Research Center, and Alan Dillard, owner/winemaker at Limestone Creek Winery in the Shawnee Hills area of Southern Illinois, will demonstrate and assist with hands-on instruction of tests and equipment most used in the wine industry. Sponsored by Five Rivers RC&D.
Registration & fee information
For more information please contact:
Tammy Timms
Five Rivers RC&D
PO Box 626
Tecumseh, NE 68450
(402) 335-3347
tammy.timms@ne.usda.gov
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Understanding and Appreciating Fine Wines, October 30
Join us for a wine tasting event and applied wine evaluation learning experience on October 30, at Lincoln's Downtown Holiday Inn. Watch for more details at the UNL Viticulture Program web site coming later this summer. Or call (402) 472-8747 for more information.
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"Trick or Treat": Fall Grape Growers Workshop, October 31
The Treat: Vineyard floor management and weed management will be the featured topics for the Fall Workshop to be held a the Downtown Lincoln Holiday Inn on Saturday, October 31, 2009.
Tricks of the trade will be presented by experts on weed management and vineyard floor management, such as
- How do you control hose pesky goblins (weeds) that steal water and nutrients?
- What are the pros and cons of clean cultivation versus cover crops for row middles?
Watch for more details at the UNL Viticulture Program web site coming later this summer. Or call (402) 472-8747 for more information.
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High Country Gardens Nurseryman Speaks to Nebraska Gardeners, November 7
Nebraska gardeners are more than a little careful about where they get their advice but they trust recommendations from High Country Gardens, a mail order nursery specializing in plants that meet Nebraska’s tough-as-nails requirements for hardy, water thrifty, ornamental and environmentally friendly plants.
Horticulturist David Salman is the featured speaker of the 2009 Joseph & Dorothy Young Memorial Lectures in Horticulture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) on Thursday, November 5 at 7 p.m. at the UNL City Campus Union auditorium. He will be speaking on “The Water Thrifty Garden: Enjoying colorful native and adapted perennials in your Nebraska landscape.” A professional nurseryman, greenhouse grower and gardener for his entire career, Salman also writes his High Country Gardens catalog and selects the plants offered by the catalog. As part of his professional focus, he also seeks out, breeds and evaluates garden worthy plants, specializing in native species from the U.S. and northern Mexico as well as cold hardy, xeric species from western Asia and South Africa.
Salman was part of a Nebraska Statewide Arboretum gardening series 11 years ago and is eager to return. He has lived in New Mexico for most of his life, where the challenges are similar to those in Nebraska. Because of that, Salman said, he has “come to love plants with an untamed spirit, plants strong enough to survive harsh climates, short growing seasons and unpredictable precipitation.”
The High Country Gardens catalog reveals Salman’s other affinities: plants that attract butterflies and hummingbirds; environmentally-friendly landscapes; water harvesting and other practices that make the most of every resource available; and strong colors that won’t fade in the heat and exposure of long, hard summers.
The Joseph & Dorothy Young Memorial Lectures in Horticulture honors the late Dr. Joseph Young, a horticulturist who served the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as a teacher, researcher and administrator. The lecture series is hosted by the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum and made possible by a generous gift from the Young family.
Date: November 5
Time: On-site registration from
6-6:45, Program 7 p.m.
Location:
UNL City Campus Union auditorium
Cost: $12 and $10 to NSA members; free to students with ID
For more information or to pre-register before October 29, call (402) 472-2971
The Nebraska Statewide Arboretum is both a non-profit horticultural organization and a program of the Nebraska Forest Service, part of University of Nebraska's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. NSA achieves its mission of "sustainable landscapes for healthy homes and communities" through initiatives in education, community landscapes and the environment. For more information about Salman’s visit, call (402) 472-2971 or go to arboretum.unl.edu.
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Advanced Wine School, November 13 & 14
The two-day workshop will intensively cover the art of fining tannins and inactivated yeast, lab demonstrations and a bus trip.
Presentations:
Elli Butz, Lallemand, Vintage Winery Consultants - Instruction on Wine Fining Agents and Techniques
Michael Jones, Scott Laboratories, California - Tannins and Inactivated Yeast
Date: November 13 & 14
Time:
8:30 AM-4:00 PM both days
Location:
University of Nebraska Kimmel Research & Extension Center
Cost: $450.00 per person, commercial vintners only. Price includes class materials, Friday lunch and dinner, bus trip, wine tasting and refreshments, and Saturday lunch
For more information please contact:
Tammy Timms
Five Rivers RC&D
PO Box 626
Tecumseh, NE 68450
(402) 335-3347
tammy.timms@ne.usda.gov
Registration and fee information
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