SWREC horticulture field day set

HOPE – It’s time to mark those calendars for the annual Southwest Research and Extension Center’s Horticulture Field Day.

This year’s event is scheduled for June 27. It will begin in the auditorium from 8-9 a.m. with registration and introductions, along with biscuits and preserves.

The inside program will begin at 9 with discussions on nutritional information, recipe demonstrations and featured fruits and vegetables.

Outside, from 9-10 a.m. will be vegetables and blackberries production and management.

From 10-10:30 will be a talk on high tunnels, with vegetable washing from 10:30-11. From 11 as.m. until noon will be ornamental works, followed by lunch in the auditorium.

Registration is $25 per person and can be done by calling 870-777-9702.