Harvest Fest with Gardening Classes and More

First posted on 09-24-2009

Join us for Master Gardeners gardening classes at Harvest Fest Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27. The Greene County Master Gardeners are offering gardening classes as part of Rutledge Wilson Farm Park’s Harvest Fest. We invite you to join us for any or all of the classes. As usual, please help us share the news about the classes by sending it to your gardening friends, relatives, co-workers, etc. We hope to see you there, the classes are free and registration is not required, but appreciated. You can call 837-5949 to sign up.

Details on Harvest Fest at the Rutledge-Wilson Farm in Springfield:

Hours and dates: Saturday September 26, 10:00 am - 9:00 pm and Sunday September 27, 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Note: The Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch open until 10 p.m.

* Hayrides

* Variety of Booths and Crafts

* Make Your Own Scarecrow

* Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch

* Gardening & Harvesting Programs

* Farm Demonstrations

* Live Bluegrass Music

* Fun Contests: Best Dressed Farmer - Largest Produce - Mr. Potato Head - Most Unusual Produce

Call for more information! 417-837-5949

Master Gardener Class Schedule:

SATURDAY 26th
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Putting Your Garden to Bed for the Fall & Winter

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Grilling & Cooking with Vegetables

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Canning & Storing Your Harvest

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Making Nature’s Sweet Rewards Into Jams & Jellies

SUNDAY 27th
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm Square Foot Gardening (Plus an overview of the Master Gardener’s Demonstration Vegetable Garden)

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm Seed Harvesting & Storage

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm Raising & Carving Pumpkins

3:00 pm - 3:45 pm Composting: Harvesting Riches from Your Garden Debris

For question or information contact
Nancy Chambers, Administrative Assistant
University of Missouri Extension Greene County
Springfield, MO 65802 Phone: (417) 862-9284
email:

Additional information about other activities and the park can be found at their website: http://www.parkboard.org/info/city_park ... index.html

More information about Rutledge-Wilson Farm Community park: It was first envisioned as part of the community’s Vision 20/20 process, and has become a reality for Greene County and the Springfield metro area as a result of a 1/4-cent parks sales tax approved by voters in 2001.The 207-acre farm park was created to provide educational, as well as various recreational resources for the community and will celebrate the rich agricultural heritage of the area. Amenities include a new animal barn, new visitor’s center and gift shop, and milking barn. The grounds will consist of demonstration crops and gardens, 20-acre native prairie, pasture land, one-mile paved trail, farm-themed playground, and Wilson’s Creek. Special thanks to the Rutledge-Wilson families for their generous support of the Springfield-Greene County Parkboard.

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