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SOIL TESTING AVAILABLE

Soil testing is recommended every 3 – 5 years.  The Purdue Extension Vermillion County Office will take your garden soil samples (they must be dry) for nutrient & pH analysis and send them to a soils lab for fertilizer recommendations for $15.  For $10 more an organic matter analysis will be completed. Soil sample bags, sample forms, and instructions can be picked up at the Office.  For details, call 765-492-5330 or email cox119@purdue.edu .   

Parke-Vermillion Master Gardener Association Solar 101, November 17 @ 6:00 pm

The Parke-Vermillion Master Gardener Association will be hosting Solar United Neighbors at the Parke County Fairgrounds 4H Building at 6:00 pm ET for “Solar 101”.

Have you ever wondered how solar panels work? How much money they can really save you? What the benefits of solar are, for you and your community?

Join us on Tuesday, November 17, to get all these questions answered — and more!

• Is my roof good for solar?
• How does solar technology even work?
• What are the benefits of going solar?
• What's unique about solar in Indiana?
• What should a Master Gardener know about solar?

This is a free program and no registration is required.  For information about the presenter please see the attachment.  If you would like to register visit: https://www.mobilize.us/solarunitedneighbors/event/1079525/

Wabash Valley Audubon Society November Meeting, November 18 @ 6:30 pm

The Wabash Valley Audubon Society will host WVAS Board member Ellen Lunsford, sharing her experiences “Rehabilitating Indiana’s Turtles”.  Ellen is sub-permitted on a IDNR license and is in her first season of rehabilitating turtles.  So far, she has worked with box turtles, painted turtles, snapping turtles, and red-eared sliders. 

During her presentation, Ellen will introduce attendees to live turtles that are on their rehabilitation journey and share what you can do to help!  Come join us to learn what it's like to treat, rehab, brumate, and release healthy turtles back into their habitat. 

The program will be on Wednesday, November 18^th at 6:30 pm in the Dobbs Park Nature Center, 5170 E Poplar St., Terre Haute. All members and non-members are invited to this free program. 

The Wabash Valley Audubon Society serves Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo counties. To learn more about the Wabash Valley Audubon Society like their Facebook page or visit their website at www.wabashvalleyaudubonsociety.org.

Purdue Extension AG Breakfast, December 1 @ 8:30 am

Purdue Extension will host a free breakfast for landowners at 8:30 am on Tuesday, December 1^st at the Vermillion County Fairgrounds 4-H Community Building in Cayuga Park (610 4H Dr., Cayuga, IN).  Rachel Farrow, NRCS District Conservationist, will be discussing a wide range of USDA conservation programs in order to help farmers, woodland owners, and other landowners implement conservation programs and practices.  Pollinator plantings & wetlands conservation practices will also be included in this discussion.  Everyone interested in learning about USDA conservation and cost-sharing programs is invited to attend.  RSVP is required by contacting the Vermillion County Extension Office at 765-492-5330 or cox119@purdue.edu by November 24^th.  Sponsored by First Financial Bank.

If you need an interpreter, translator, or other accommodations, please contact Phil Cox at least 1 week prior to the programs at 765-492-5330 or cox119@purdue.edu.  Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.  Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action institution.