Diversifying crops, farmers markets, isposal options for butcher waste among topics. 12:52 pm, Jan. 17, 2021 ×
Farmers markets are one of the topics that will be covered in the food entrepreneurship webinar series that NDSU Extension is hosting. Courtesy / North Dakota Department of Agriculture
North Dakota State University Extension is hosting a food entrepreneurship webinar series in February.
The webinars will be held virtually from 5 to 6 p.m. Central time Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23.
“This is an excellent opportunity to learn about food entrepreneurship,” says Brooks Warner, the NDSU Extension agriculture and natural resources agent in Nelson County.
The topics and presenters are:
Feb. 2: “Learn about disposal options for butcher waste and the process of composting butcher waste,” with Mary Keena, Extension livestock environmental management specialist based at NDSU’s Carrington Research Extension Center
Dakota Gardener: Gardening in the Winter
Esther McGinnis, Horticulturist, NDSU Extension
Gardening catalogs are arriving in the mailbox and my inbox is flooded with emails from seed companies touting the newest vegetable cultivars.
I’m starting to get the itch to get my hands dirty, but my garden is covered in 6 inches of snow.
What can a gardening addict do? Grow microgreens indoors!
Pioneered by the Chicago chef Charlie Trotter, microgreens are young, densely seeded vegetables or herbs that are grown in containers for one to four weeks before being harvested. Microgreens are sometimes called vegetable confetti and are a flavorful and nutritious topping for sandwiches, soups, pizzas and salads.