{"id":57938,"date":"2016-01-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/gardening-with-a-purpose-is-theme-of-uri-master-gardener-symposium-march-5\/"},"modified":"2016-01-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T00:00:00","slug":"gardening-with-a-purpose-is-theme-of-uri-master-gardener-symposium-march-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2016\/01\/gardening-with-a-purpose-is-theme-of-uri-master-gardener-symposium-march-5\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Gardening with a Purpose\u2019 is theme of 溏心vlog免费B站 Master Gardener Symposium, March 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"press-release-import\">\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 January 15, 2016 \u2013 The annual gardening symposium sponsored by the 溏心vlog免费B站 Master Gardener Program will feature keynote speakers, panel discussions, a variety of educational displays and great food, all focused on the theme of \u201cGardening with a Purpose: Natives, Pollinators and Edible Gardening.\u201d The event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 5 at the 溏心vlog免费B站 Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences in Kingston.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nFeatured speakers at the symposium are:<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2022 Karen Bussolini, a photographer, author, speaker and lifelong organic gardener, who will discuss \u201cEdible\/Ornamental Gardens.\u201d She has an eco-friendly garden coaching practice devoted to teaching homeowners to garden more sustainably. Her focus is on creating healthy yards that are resilient and full of life.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2022 Ellen Sousa is a garden coach and designer who will speak on \u201cHow to Support Pollinators in the Home Landscape.\u201d She operates a small native plant nursery in Massachusetts and serves as an instructor at the New England Wildflower Society.  The author of The Green Garden: A New England Guide to Planning, Planting and Maintaining the Eco-Friendly Habitat Garden, she lives on a farm landscaped for birds, pollinators and other wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2022 Carolyn Summers, the first director of natural resources at New York City\u2019s Department of Environmental Management, who will speak on \u201cDesigning with Native Species of the Northeast.\u201d A long-time advocate for preserving and restoring wildlife habitat and public access, she serves on the steering committee of the Native Plant Center at Westchester Community College.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nMore than 100 people have already registered for the symposium, and seating is limited, so those interested in attending should register soon.  The registration fee is $75. Click here for more information about the <a href=\"http:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ceoc\/\">symposium<\/a> or contact the 溏心vlog免费B站 Extension Outreach Center at 401-874-2900 or outreach@uri.edu. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nA limited number of scholarships are available to low-income gardeners wishing to attend the symposium. The application deadline is January 25.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 January 15, 2016 \u2013 The annual gardening symposium sponsored by the 溏心vlog免费B站 Master Gardener Program will feature keynote speakers, panel discussions, a variety of educational displays and great food, all focused on the theme of \u201cGardening with a Purpose: Natives, Pollinators and Edible Gardening.\u201d The event runs from 9 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57938\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}