Green Horizons

July 31 - August 3, 2005: National Walnut Council Annual Meeting, Moline, Ill. Themed "Reality Forestry," the meeting workshop topics include woodland wildlife management, resource management, harvesting, seeding, forest farming and specialty wood products. A field tour to the Loud Thunder Forest Preserve will also be included. To register, or for more information, visitwww.walnutcouncil.org.

July 31 - August 3, 2005: Northern Nutgrowers Association 96th Annual Meeting, Pella, Iowa. NNGA meetings provide a forum for the grower and serious hobbyist to share their recent findings and tours of orchards and facilities to observe planting, cultural, harvest, processing and marketing practices. In 2005, Pella, a beautiful and historic Dutch village with canals and windmills, will be host to the meeting. For more information, send e-mail to icomserve@aol.com with “NNGA Meeting 2005” as the subject; or visit http://icserv.com/nnga/

Aug. 20, 2005: Summer meeting of the Missouri Walnut Council, held at farm of Lloyd Grafton. Contact Scott Brundage by email at brundage@socket.net for more information.

Sept. 21 - 24, 2005: 45th Annual Black Walnut Festival, Stockton, Mo. Event features a carnival, parade, demonstrations by local crafters, a most interesting nut wizard relay race, and of course, plenty of black walnuts. Contact the Stockton Chamber of Commerce at (417) 276-5213 for hours and information.

Sept. 27 - 29, 2005: Management Intensive Grazing, a three-day seminar sponsored by the University of Missouri Forage Systems Research Center, Missouri Forage and Grassland Council (MFGC), and the Green Hills Farm Project. View program or register online at http://agebb.missouri.edu/mfgc/mfgconf.htm. For more information, contact Joetta Roberts, MFGC, at (573) 499-0886 or email mfgc@mchsi.com.

Oct. 27, Riparian Buffer Workshop, Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Center, New Franklin, Mo. Hosted by the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry. For more information, contact Julie Rhoads at (573) 882-3234 or by email at rhoadsj@missouri.edu. Additional information to be posted online at www.centerforagroforestry. org. (See box, page 11)

Oct. 29, 2005: 3rd Annual Missouri Chestnut Roast, Horticulture and Agroforestry Research Center (HARC), New Franklin, Mo. The Chestnut Roast is an outreach and educational opportunity featuring guided farm tours of the 660-acre HARC farm, agricultural exhibits and displays, free samples of fresh Missouri roasted chestnuts and chestnut dishes, agroforestry and cooking demonstrations, a children’s tent and several Missouri value-added food vendors, featuring Missouri black walnuts, chestnuts and pecans; meats and cheeses; specialty condiments and wines. Free admission and free parking. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit www.centerforagroforestry. org for more information.