AGENDA

7:30-8:45 a.m.
Vendor set-up/breakfast

8:50 a.m. - Welcome/Opening Address
Dr. Terry Calaway, JCCC president 

9-10 a.m. - "From Passion to Profession"
Dan Heims, CEO
Terra Nova

10-11 a.m. - Pollinator Protection Issues, Urban gardens, Gardening with native plants
Environmental Protection Agency, Heather Duncan, Darin Banks,Kerry Herndon

11-11:30 a.m. - "Sustainable Substrates"
Dr. Cheryl R. Boyer, Asst. Professor and Extension Specialist
Ornamental Nursery Crops
Kansas State University

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - "Vegetable grafting as IPM for tomato field production"
Dr. Cary Rivard, Fruit and Vegetable Extension Specialist
Department of Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources
Kansas State University

12:30-1 p.m. - Lunch

1-2 p.m. - "‘Bioplastics’ and reducing Carbon footprint"
Dr. Ramani Narayan, Distinguished Professor
Michigan State University

2-3 p.m. - "Biodegradable Mulches"
Dr. Carol Miles, Vegetable Horticulturist
Washington State University 

3-3:30 p.m. - Break

3:30-4:15 p.m. - "Sustainable Pest Management"
Dr. Ray Cloyd, Professor, Entomologist
Kansas State University

4:15-5 p.m. - "Sustainable Landscapes"
Dr. Alan Stevens, Director
K-State Extension and Research

5-5:40 p.m. - "Sustaining ourselves, how plant selection and landscape choices can help us and the environment"
Matt Bunch, Horticulturist
Heartland Harvest Garden, Powell Gardens

6-9 p.m. - "New Perennials from Around the World: How new plants are found"
Polsky Practical Personal Enrichment Series
Dan Heims, CEO
Terra Nova

This event is sponsored by:

• Horticultural Sciences Students Association
• JCCC Center for Innovation
• JCCC Foundation
• JCCC Marketing Communications
• Carl Perkins Grant funding
• Student Sustainability Committee
• Hermes Landscaping and Nursery
• Suburban Lawn and Garden
• Ryan Lawn and Tree