Home & Garden briefs

Small farm orchard and berry workshop planned

Western Nevada College Specialty Crop Institute will host an orchard and berry production workshop on 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 10, at WNC Carson City campus, 2201 West College Parkway. Cost is $35 if registered by Monday, or $45 after Monday. Lunch is included in registration; seating is limited.

Participants will learn about orchard and berry production for the small farm including best varieties to grow in northern Nevada's climate and soils; site selection and planting, fertilization, pruning, pest management, and more.

For workshop registration or details, contact Ann Louhela at 775-351-2551 or e-mail louhelaa@ wnc. edu.

Full Circle celebrates TomatoFest

Full Circle Compost will participate in the Green LIving Festival 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 11 at Lampe Park in Gardnerville.

The garden center host a TomatoFest workshop at 11 a.m.

Bring two of your favorite tomato - one for appearance, one to taste - from your garden for a taste testing and contest. There will a large variety of heirloom tomatoes to taste.

Please call to RSVP as space is limited, 775-267-5305.

Full Circle also will host a TomatoFest 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday at Whole Foods Market in Reno. Call 775-829-8666 to make reservations.

Farmers market this week

While other farmers markets have wrapped up for the season, the Downtown 3rd & Curry St. market is in full production.

Everything is showing up at the Downtown 3rd and Curry street Farmers Market this week; Hearts of Gold melons, heirloom tomatoes, O'Henry peaches, pickling cucumbers and farm-fresh eggs you don't have to worry about.

Join Neal Stevens, from the Nursery Farm in Fallon, for a short informative talk about ornamental bunch grass. He'll tell you why it's easy to grow and maintain and where's the best place to plant it.

We'll also have a computer at the market so it will be easy for you to vote in America's Favorite Farmers Market contest with a chance to with prizes for those who participate. If you can't make it to the market vote online at the 3rd & Curry St. website or you can friend us on Facebook, there is also a link there.

The canning classes will be at 6 p.m. Monday and this is the last week to sign up.

For more information, call 775-720-7789.