BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Oregon State University//NONSGML Web Calendar//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Pacific BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19671029T020000 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10;UNTIL=20061029 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20071104T020000 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:19870405T020000 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=4;UNTIL=20060402 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20070311T020000 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20080530T150000Z-19915@calendar.oregonstate.edu CLASS:PUBLIC SUMMARY:Organic Growers Produce Sale DESCRIPTION:Learn more about the Organic Growers Club. DTSTART:20080530T150000Z DTEND:20080531T003000Z RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;UNTIL=20081017;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=FR;WKST=MO X-OSU-ADDRESS:2750 SW Campus Way X-OSU-CITY:Corvallis X-OSU-CONTACT-DEPT:Crop and Soil Science X-OSU-CONTACT-EMAIL:james.cassidy@oregonstate.edu X-OSU-CONTACT-PHONE:1 541 737 4507 X-OSU-LOCATION:Agricultural & Life Sciences X-OSU-ROOM:Foyer X-OSU-STATE:OR LAST-MODIFIED:20080530T164953Z CREATED:20080530T164953Z DTSTAMP:20080530T164953Z CONTACT:James Cassidy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20080726T170000Z-20273@calendar.oregonstate.edu CLASS:PUBLIC SUMMARY:OSU/USDA Fruit & Veggie Tour DESCRIPTION:Oregon State University's Department of Horticulture and the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service will host a pu blic tour of berry and pear collections and fruit and\nvegetable research o n Saturday\, July 26\, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Attendees will have a chance to explore and sample hundreds of fruit varieties and learn about sustainab le and organic food production\nresearch. The USDA's Germplasm Repository h as most of the 1\,800 known pear varieties in the world and 400 types of bl ueberries growing in their field plots. Blueberries\, cherries\, raspberrie s\,\nblackberries and early pears will be offered for tasting. "This will b e an opportunity for 'foodies' to really discover new fruits and vegetables – and this work is being done right in their\nbackyard\," said Barb Fick \, horticulturist with the OSU Extension Service. "Those attending will be able to ask questions of experts describing their work." The half-day event \, "Fruits and Vegetables\nfor Your Table: Taste and Tour\," will feature O SU and USDA-ARS horticultural research with an emphasis on fruits and veget ables. It will occur at OSU's Lewis-Brown Horticulture Research Farm and\nU SDA-ARS Clonal Germplasm Repository at 33447 S.E. Peoria Rd.\, near Corvall is. "The purpose of the tour is to get both the general public and growers more familiar with the resources at both the\nUSDA-ARS Repository and in OS U's Department of Horticulture\, especially with the increasing interest in locally produced fruits and vegetables\," saidb Fick. Researchers from the USDA and OSU are\nconstantly working on breeding new varieties with better taste\, appearance and disease-resistance. There will be fruits and vegeta bles on the tour that are not commercially available yet\, but will be\nava ilable to growers soon. A small bus will transport people around the facili ties and plenty of parking is available on site. Featured speakers and topi cs during the four-hour program will include:\n• Kim Hummer\, USDA-ARS: t he national blueberry collection\; • Anita Azarenko\, OSU Department of H orticulture: organic cherries and cherry crops in Oregon\; • Mary Peterso n\, USDA-ARS: the best in new\nraspberries and blackberries\; • David Bry la\, USDA-ARS: how to get the most out of your blueberries through irrigati on and fertilization\; • Joseph Postman\, USDA-ARS: pears of the world\; • Jim Myers\,\nOSU Department of Horticulture: the next generation of Ore gon's vegetables\, organic vegetables and novel squash. Benton and Linn Cou nty OSU Extension Master Gardeners will be assisting with the\nprogram. For more information\, contact the OSU Department of Horticulture\, 541-737-36 95 or the USDA-ARS National Germplasm Repository\, 541-738-4200. DTSTART:20080726T170000Z DTEND:20080726T210000Z LOCATION:Lewis Brown Farm/USDA-ARS Clonal Germplasm Repository X-OSU-ADDRESS:33477 SE Peoria Road X-OSU-CITY:Corvallis X-OSU-CONTACT-DEPT:Horticulture X-OSU-CONTACT-EMAIL:barb.fick@oregonstate.edu X-OSU-CONTACT-PHONE:1 541 766 6075 X-OSU-STATE:OR LAST-MODIFIED:20080618T202727Z CREATED:20080618T202727Z DTSTAMP:20080618T202727Z CONTACT:Barb Fick END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR