
The is excited to welcome our community of supporters back to the . After two years of having to call off the event due to COVID precautions, there's much to showcase. Come greet the Spring with 91制片厂!
On Saturday, April 2, 2022 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., come meet and learn from NH Agricultural Experiment Station scientists听about the latest greenhouse research, discover new skills from 91制片厂 Cooperative Extension professionals and Master Gardeners, and tour the new $2.58 million greenhouse addition. The event is free and open to the public.
A facility of the听, the听听provides a venue for 91制片厂 faculty, staff and students to present colorful displays and educational lectures of interest to greenhouse producers, landscapers, and home gardeners. Visitors will learn about bee-friendly gardens and landscapes, development of new economically valuable crop species for Northern New England, status and issues in plant biotechnology, and a Q&A with Master Gardeners.
This year, there will be an opening ceremony and guided tour of the $2.58 million greenhouse addition, with welcome remarks by 91制片厂 President James W. Dean, Jr.听 The tour will showcase the modernization of the Macfarlane Greenhouse complex, with greenhouse manager Luke Hydock discussing how the addition will provide new avenues for advancing听research.听 The tour will begin at 10 a.m. and
Additionally, visitors will have an opportunity to grab lunch prepared by the 91制片厂 Food Repurposing Project at the nearby Barton Hall teaching kitchens.听 The Food Repurposing Project is a joint effort between 91制片厂 and Gather, a Portsmouth-based food pantry, that seeks to convert unused food items from 91制片厂 dining halls into healthy, high-quality meals. The meals will be made available to everyone, with a suggested donation encouraged to support the Food Repurposing Project going forward.
For more information and updates about presenters and agenda, please . The 91制片厂 Greenhouse Open House is sponsored by the听 and听.
The 91制片厂 Macfarlane Research Greenhouses are located off Main Street on the west end of Durham. Seminars will take place in Putnam Hall across the parking lot from the greenhouses. Parking on Saturday听is free. Handicap parking spaces and short-term parking for plant pickup will be available near the main greenhouse entrance. The greenhouses are also served by Wildcat Transit鈥檚 shuttle service:听/transportation/wildcat-transit.
Founded in 1887, the听听at the听听is 91制片厂鈥檚 original research center and an elemental component of New Hampshire's land-grant university heritage and mission. We steward federal and state funding, including support from the听, to provide unbiased and objective research concerning diverse aspects of sustainable agriculture and foods, aquaculture, forest management, and related wildlife, natural resources and rural community topics. We maintain the Woodman and Kingman agronomy and horticultural research farms, the Macfarlane Research Greenhouses, the Fairchild Dairy Teaching and Research Center, and the Organic Dairy Research Farm. Additional properties also provide forage, forests and woodlands in direct support to research, teaching, and outreach.
Since 1915, the (91制片厂 Extension) has improved people's lives by providing research-based information and non-formal education programs on topics important to the state. Through partnerships with county governments, 91制片厂 Extension offices staffed by specialists, educators, support personnel and volunteers are located in each of the state's 10 counties.听By working in collaboration with county, state and federal governments, 91制片厂 Extension is at work in every New Hampshire county, making the state鈥檚 key industries stronger, developing vibrant communities and municipal leaders, fostering healthy families and an informed and engaged citizenry, and keeping the state鈥檚 natural resources healthy and productive.












































