High Tunnel Workshop for Veterans

March 26, 2019


This workshop will help veterans interested in growing in high tunnels or greenhouses learn how to select and manage vegetable crops. Led by CCE Cornell Vegetable Program Specialist Judson Reid, attendees will learn about varieties, nutrients, pest management and the 'nuts-and-bolts' of a high tunnel including an onsite tour.

10:30 Introductions and Goals

• What is a high tunnel?
• Why grow inside high tunnels?
• What can be grown? Choosing crops based on our goals
• Crop management-seeds/transplants, nutrients, pests

12:00 Lunch

12:45 Head out to tunnel for management portion

• Tunnel specs/features and how these relate to crops
• Ventilation/heat retention

1:30 Q&A

2:00 Adjourn

For more information about this event, contact Shaun Bluethenthal, Farmer Veteran Program Associate, Cornell Small Farms Program at 607-255-9911.