Tuesday, June 24 from 9 am to 12:30 pm
UNL East Campus Research Farm
Tour will begin here (4018 Walker Ave, Lincoln, NE 68504) and from there we will caravan around East Campus to see research and have lunch.
Please register before June 6, 2025, to help us plan for lunch and parking.
If you are registering for a family or group, please complete one registration for each participant in your group.
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- Please join us for:
- A walking tour and presentations to learn more about specialty crop and local food systems research at UNL including:
- Biodegradable and innovative plastic mulch films and weed barriers
- Intercropping and double cropping vegetables, strawberries, and cut flowers
- Vegetable and strawberry variety trials
- Biochar, compost, cover crops, and soil health
- A free heavy metals soil analysis, provided by Tyler Durre from Nebraska USDA NRCS.
- A free sandwich lunch to network with other specialty crop growers.
- A walking tour and presentations to learn more about specialty crop and local food systems research at UNL including:
2025 Nebraska State Soil and Water Conservation Society Meeting
Immediately following the Grow Local Field Tour on June 24 is the 2025 Nebraska State Soil and Water Conservation Society Meeting in the East Campus Union. If interested in attending this related event, please visit https://nebraskaswcs.org/current-events--news.html to learn more and register.
