Oregon State University Department of Horticulture

Join us for a Sustainable Horticulture Field Day on Wednesday, June 05, 2024 from 8:30 am - 12 p.m. This field day will be located at Oregon State University Lewis-Brown Farm, 33329 Peoria Rd. Corvallis OR.
This is a no-cost event, but please RSVP: https://forms.gle/LcsBcpAgeWy2t731A

Thank you to everyone who attended our open house at Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture!

Over 85 community members visited to learn about the research and activities being done at OCCUH. They learned about the Oregon Native Bee Atlas, developed by the Pollinator Health Lab; the Honey Bee Lab’s research into bee health and nutrition; the Dry Farming Project’s research into growing crops with no water in the Willamette Valley; the Benton County Master Gardeners’ events and activities in Benton County; and the Organic Growers Club’s CSA and engagement with OSU students. Representatives were also present to talk about the Reciprocity Garden and the social justice work and student engagement it facilitates. There is such great work that goes on at OCCUH; thank you to everyone who took the time to table and explain what they do.

We had a great time learning about all the activities and research being done at OCCUH and we hope to see everyone again next year!

Photos & writeup by Sophia N., OSU Extension summer intern

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Today’s the day! We can't wait to see you at the Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture's open house! July 13th, drop in from 10am - 2pm. Open to the public and family-friendly.

https://events.oregonstate.edu/event/oak_creek_center_for_urban_horticulture_open_house

Photos by Kathleen Dennis
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We can't wait to see you at the Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture's open house this Thursday! July 13th, drop in from 10am - 2pm. Open to the public and family-friendly.

https://events.oregonstate.edu/event/oak_creek_center_for_urban_horticulture_open_house

Photos by Kathleen Dennis

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Tour the organic vegetable plots and learn about the student-led CSA subscription program at the Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture's open house! July 13th, drop in from 10am - 2pm. Open to the public and family-friendly.

https://events.oregonstate.edu/event/oak_creek_center_for_urban_horticulture_open_house

Photos by Kathleen Dennis
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Ready for the Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture's open house? July 13th, drop in from 10am - 2pm. Family-friendly learning opportunity!
https://events.oregonstate.edu/event/oak_creek_center_for_urban_horticulture_open_house

Photos by Kathleen Dennis
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Our participated in the National Collegiate Landscaping Competition this year and had a blast.
Next year it's in Utah-- students from any major and campus can participate (hint hint) but it's geared towards those interested in a landscape/arboriculture career path.

This incredible video features our instructor, Joussy Hidrobo Chavez, on the Oregon Master Beekeeper Program in Spanish.
https://beav.es/S5Q
Oregon State Honey Bee Lab

Si quieres empezar en el mundo de las abejas, SER UN APICULTOR: curso en línea en español para ti a su mail: ¿Te gustan las abejas y te gustaría llegar a ser un apicultor y cuidar de las abejas y llegar a hacer miel. Oregon State University ofrece este cu...

NEW! 2022 Dry Farming Field Day: The Oregon State University (OSU) Extension Small Farms Program is offering the 8th annual Dry Farming Field Day. Come learn about multiple dry farming research projects, taste different varieties of dry-farmed produce and visit with other growers and researchers in the Dry Farming Collaborative. Sept. 14, 4-6 p.m. at the Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture (844 SW 35th St., Corvallis, OR 97331). This event is free to attend but registration is required. Space is limited. Farmers and service providers: https://beav.es/ib5; gardeners: https://beav.es/ibi. For more info and registration please visit: https://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/smallfarms/projects/dry-farming or contact Teagan Moran at 541-713-5011 or [email protected].

OSU Extension Service

Today is the day! Drop in between 9am-12pm for the Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture's Open House.

844 SW 35th St, Corvallis Between SW Western Blvd and SW Washington Way

Oregon Bee Project | Oregon State Honey Bee Lab | Oregon State University Small Farms Program | Master Gardener Programs of Linn and Benton Counties | OSU Extension Service: Benton County | OSU (Oregon) Master Gardener Program | Oregon State University Extension Service

Photos by Kathleen Dennis, OCCUH superstar volunteer

Hazelnut industry's partnership with OSU Foundation produces long-term benefits
Oregon State University (OSU) is a major source of the world’s research on hazelnut breeding, agronomy, and food science. For many years the Oregon Hazelnut Industry has partnered with OSU by providing direct annual financial support from the Oregon Hazelnut Commission and the Hazelnut Marketing Board, and through contributions from many individuals and companies.
https://www.capitalpress.com/sponsored/hazelnut-industry-s-partnership-with-osu-foundation-produces-long-term-benefits/article_96bce2b2-02fd-11ed-a5e1-d77533fe4bcf.html

Hazelnut Industry’s Partnership With OSU Foundation Produces Long-term Benefits Oregon State University (OSU) is a major source of the world’s research on hazelnut breeding, agronomy, and food science. For many years the Oregon Hazelnut Industry has partnered with OSU

Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao's Paani Foundation described as world's biggest permaculture project by Andrew Millison (National Herald India)
Andrew Millison, a well known international permaculture designer and a professor at Oregon State University recently released an episode on his YouTube channel on Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao’s ‘Paani Foundation’.
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/aamir-khan-kiran-raos-paani-foundation-described-as-worlds-biggest-permaculture-project-by-andrew-millison

Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao’s Paani Foundation described as world’s biggest permaculture project by Andrew Millison Andrew Millison, international permaculture designer and a professor at Oregon State University recently released an episode on his YouTube channel on Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao’s ‘Paani Foundation’.

Update: due to the heat we have rescheduled to August 3rd; drop-in anytime between 9am-12pm.
Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture Open house

Update: due to the heat we have rescheduled to August 3rd; drop-in anytime between 9am-12pm.
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Curious which native plant attracts the most bumblebees? The OSU Garden Ecology Lab can help answer that question!
Visit their research plots and talk with faculty & students at the Open House at OSU's Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture.

You'll also have a chance to learn about dry farmed vegetables, urban gardening, organic vegetable production, honeybees, & more.

Families welcome!

Located at 844 35th St SW in Corvallis on the OSU campus. Look for the welcome sign on 35th St between SW Washington Way and SW Western Blvd. Carpool or ride your bike!
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Photos: Emily Bonazzola, OSU student

Update: due to the heat we have rescheduled to August 3rd; drop-in anytime between 9am-12pm.
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Mark your calendar for our Open House at the OSU Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture.
Photos are just a few of the OSU projects that you'll learn about: The Student Organic Growers Club hoop house filled with trellised tomatoes, research into the best pollinator plants, and demonstration honey bee hives. You'll also learn about research into dry farmed vegetables, urban gardening, native pollinators & more.

Families welcome!

Located at 844 35th St SW in Corvallis on the OSU campus. Look for the welcome sign on 35th St between SW Washington Way and SW Western Blvd. Carpool or ride your bike!
College of Agricultural Sciences - Oregon State University |
OSU (Oregon) Master Gardener Program | OSU Extension Service: Benton County | Oregon State University Small Farms Program | Oregon State Honey Bee Lab | Oregon Bee Project | Master Gardener Programs of Linn and Benton Counties | Oregon State University Extension Service

Photos: Emily Bonazzola, OSU student

Bernadine Strik talking about the key findings from her 34 year career to the Oregon Blueberry Commission. What an amazing and productive program!

Our program leader, Shawn Mehlenbacher, was inducted as a Fellow of the American Society for Horticultural Science today at the ASHS annual meeting, held this year in Denver, Colorado. This is the highest recognition that ASHS bestows on members, acknowledging a career of significant contribution to horticultural science. We are very proud of our Shawn. Photo courtesy of Dr. Ryan Contreras.

Grab a cup of coffee in the morning, look for the bees visiting your squash, enter your data on your phone and maybe you'll be the first one in your County to document the magnificent squash bee. So easy! https://extension.oregonstate.edu/bee-atlas/squash-bee-survey

Botany and Plant Pathology Spring Seminar Series
Our first speaker this week is Dr. Kelly Vining. Dr. Vining's research integrates the powerful tools of genomics and bioinformatics with plant breeding. Dr. Vining works with a variety of crops important to the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, including mint, h**p, hazelnut, black raspberry, and potato. Common research themes are identification of disease and pest resistance genes, gene expression studies, and molecular marker development for marker-assisted selection. Her seminar will focus on h**p and mint. Both industrial h**p (Cannabis sativa L.) and mints (Mentha spp.) produce essential oils that are important commodities in the Pacific Northwest. Until recently, few genome resources existed for either crop, but this is rapidly changing. At OSU, the Vining lab and collaborators published the first-ever genome for a mint species in 2017, and have been building and using additional ‘omics resources since. For h**p, in partnership with local h**p seed producer OregonCBD, they already have a collection of nearly 50 h**p genomes, with more in the sequencing pipeline. For both crops, the genome resources are being put to work to discover molecular markers and accelerate breeding programs, as well as to ask fundamental questions about regulation of essential oil production and other agronomically-important traits. This seminar will provide an update on several mint and h**p projects enabled by the wealth of genome data.

https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/94595304700?pwd=SmhkY0hManpsblR4RlN5V1F5dDdKQT09
Password: BPP-Spring

Amazing new w**d electric control technology now being tested in the Moretti Lab at OSU Horticulture. Check it out!

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Everything you wanted to know about sweet cherry breeding (but were afraid to ask) in 15 min!
"Strategies to enhance genetic gain in sweet cherry breeding"
Per McCord Associate Professor, Stone Fruit Breeding & Genetics, Washington State University
Register: https://beav.es/JqB
Monday, March 8, noon