Adair County Extension Center

Local food/garden tour June 7

This year’s farm/local food tour will be held Friday, June 7 beginning at 1 pm. We will start at the farm of Brent and Lucinda Coursey, 32728 Highway E, LaPlata, MO. By 2:30 we will leave the Coursey farm, get back on Highway 63 and travel south to Singing Prairie Farm (John and Holly Arbuckle), 30552 Lantern Street, La Plata, MO. The tour is free and open to all interested persons. Pre-registration is not required. Just plan to be there at 1 pm. We will provide bottles of water. For more information or if you have questions, please contact the Adair County Extension Center at 660-665-9866. More details will be available in the upcoming June issue of the Garden Talk newsletter.

Master Gardener Training class in Kirksville

Master Gardener training classes will be held in Kirksville beginning August 22 through November 6 from 1-4 p.m. at the Adair County Extension Center. Classes will have garden tours. Cost of the class is $150.00. Please call 660-665-9866 for a registration form or send an email to schutterjl@missouri.edu. More information and a registration form will be available soon on this website.

Master Gardener shares how to maintain your garden tools

It's a great time to join 4-H!

Photo: Kids sharing at 4-H Camp 4-H is a community of young people across America learning leadership, citizenship and life skills. 4-H is young people making new friends and memories while preparing to be leaders of today and tomorrow. We are a volunteer-led organization that reaches boys and girls through small groups called clubs. 4-H members choose from over 40 projects in which to participate. Most projects use hands-on learning experiences to teach subject matter and life-skills such as cooperation, leadership and decision making — skills that can be applied over and over for a lifetime. Contact Michelle Klem, 4-H youth development specialist at klemmd@missouri.edu or at 660-665-9866 to learn how to join 4-H.