Pierceton Heirloom Tomato Festival Announces Programs
August 13, 2023 at 3:08 p.m.
PIERCETON - The Pierceton Heirloom Tomato Festival announced the programs for the upcoming festival to be held on Aug. 26.
“Soil Health in Urban Agriculture” presented by Jamie Perry and Aleah Southworth of the Kosciusko Soil and Water Conservation District will be the morning program. This informative program begins at 10:30 a.m. in the The Old Train Depot.
Jamie Perry is the urban soil health specialist for Indiana Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts based out of the Fort Wayne NRCS Area Office.
Perry is a grower whose background includes managing a greenhouse, mentoring Burmese refugee farmers and teaching agriculture course at Ivy Tech Community College. He works with conservation partners and farmers across Northeast Indiana to form local Soil Health Working Groups that provide soil health education and address the needs of small-scale vegetable growers.
Urban soil health specialists and working group members train local conservation staff, growers and the public at field days, workshops, one-on-one meetings and via site visits and technical assistance. Reach out to Perry at [email protected].
Aleah Southworth is the conservation program field technician for Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District. She coordinates free soil samples and provides technical assistance for small-scale producers.
The Urban Healthy Soils Working Group for Kosciusko is bringing conservation resources and education to the community. Southworth can be reached by phone at 574-267-7445, ext. 5383, or by email at [email protected].
The afternoon program, “Taste the Wild Side: An Introduction to Foraging Local Wild Foods,” will be presented by Rebekah Bailey.
Bailey is a folk herbalist, whose passion for plants has carried her along more than 30 years of exploration, learning and sharing. Among her many pursuits have been owning a soapmaking supply company (currently retired from this business) and an occasional writer for The Essential Herbal Magazine.
Bailey can usually be found outdoors, playing in the dirt in her gardens, wandering the woods and fields or in the pasture with her Sebastopol geese. She resides in northern Indiana.
This family friendly program will be held in the Old Train Depot on Aug. 26 at 2 p.m.
These programs are just a sampling of the many activities and events planned for The Pierceton Heirloom Tomato festival.
The festival kicks off with a 5K run/walk at 9 a.m. Registration begins at 8 a.m. or pre-register online at runsignup.com. All other events will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival will be held in Brower Park and in The Old Train Depot in Pierceton.
PIERCETON - The Pierceton Heirloom Tomato Festival announced the programs for the upcoming festival to be held on Aug. 26.
“Soil Health in Urban Agriculture” presented by Jamie Perry and Aleah Southworth of the Kosciusko Soil and Water Conservation District will be the morning program. This informative program begins at 10:30 a.m. in the The Old Train Depot.
Jamie Perry is the urban soil health specialist for Indiana Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts based out of the Fort Wayne NRCS Area Office.
Perry is a grower whose background includes managing a greenhouse, mentoring Burmese refugee farmers and teaching agriculture course at Ivy Tech Community College. He works with conservation partners and farmers across Northeast Indiana to form local Soil Health Working Groups that provide soil health education and address the needs of small-scale vegetable growers.
Urban soil health specialists and working group members train local conservation staff, growers and the public at field days, workshops, one-on-one meetings and via site visits and technical assistance. Reach out to Perry at [email protected].
Aleah Southworth is the conservation program field technician for Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District. She coordinates free soil samples and provides technical assistance for small-scale producers.
The Urban Healthy Soils Working Group for Kosciusko is bringing conservation resources and education to the community. Southworth can be reached by phone at 574-267-7445, ext. 5383, or by email at [email protected].
The afternoon program, “Taste the Wild Side: An Introduction to Foraging Local Wild Foods,” will be presented by Rebekah Bailey.
Bailey is a folk herbalist, whose passion for plants has carried her along more than 30 years of exploration, learning and sharing. Among her many pursuits have been owning a soapmaking supply company (currently retired from this business) and an occasional writer for The Essential Herbal Magazine.
Bailey can usually be found outdoors, playing in the dirt in her gardens, wandering the woods and fields or in the pasture with her Sebastopol geese. She resides in northern Indiana.
This family friendly program will be held in the Old Train Depot on Aug. 26 at 2 p.m.
These programs are just a sampling of the many activities and events planned for The Pierceton Heirloom Tomato festival.
The festival kicks off with a 5K run/walk at 9 a.m. Registration begins at 8 a.m. or pre-register online at runsignup.com. All other events will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival will be held in Brower Park and in The Old Train Depot in Pierceton.