News Release
For Immediate Release — July 5, 2011
3rd Annual Fall Gardeners’ Festival Scheduled for UT AgResearch Plateau Center
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. — Gardeners should plan to spend a fun-filled day at the University of Tennessee Plateau AgResearch and Education Center on Aug. 30.
Beginning at 10 a.m. the center will host a Fall Gardeners’ Festival, and whether your gardening interests lie along the lines of landscaping for fun or gardening for food, you are sure to find presentations and exhibits of interest.
Sponsored by the Cumberland County Master Gardeners, UT Extension, and the Plateau AgResearch and Education Center, the event will include 12 presentations that feature UT experts and local gardening personalities. Tours of the center and walks in the center’s discovery gardens will also be available.
Admission is free, and registration begins at 9:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time. Snacks and lunch items will be available for purchase throughout the day.
The event will be held at the main unit of the Plateau AgResearch and Education Center on U.S. Hwy. 70N west of Crossville. A map and complete directions are available online at http://plateau.tennessee.edu/location/. For more information, call the center at 931-484-0034.
The Plateau AgResearch and Education Center in Crossville is one of 10 outdoor laboratories located throughout the state as part of the UT AgResearch system. UT AgResearch is a division of the UT Institute of Agriculture. In addition to its agricultural research programs, the UT Institute of Agriculture also provides instruction, research and public service through the UT College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, the UT College of Veterinary Medicine and UT Extension offices in every county in the state.
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Contacts:
Walt Hitch, Director, UT Plateau AgResearch and Education Center, 931-484-0034, jhitch@utk.edu
Patricia McDaniels, UTIA Marketing and Communications, 615-835-4570, pmcdaniels@tennessee.edu