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Gardening and Farmers Market Class is April 6

Learn to Grow Vegetables

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Would you like to make a little extra money while enjoying gardening, crafts or baking? If so, you should plan to attend the Gardening and Farmers Market class on Saturday, April 6, 8:30 a.m. until noon in the Training Room at McKenzie City Hall.

UT Extension Agent Kenny Herndon will conduct classes on vegetable gardening and discuss the rules and regulations concerning the selling of food-related items at Farmers Markets throughout the state.

Selling produce, home-baked items and crafts are all good ways to add a little household income. The McKenzie Farmers Market typically opens the first Saturday in June and is open every Saturday through the end of September.

According to Herndon, “We generally have shortages of produce as the year wears on or fruit and vegetable varieties that no one grows. “ Learning how to time plantings in order to have produce at those times is as important as knowing how to grow the crops.

For more information on the meeting or to register please contact the University of Tennessee Extension Service Office- Carroll County at 731-986-1976. The cost to attend is free. The University of Tennessee offers its programs to all eligible participants and does not discriminate.