Peronto to Speak About Growing Organic Fruit Crops, Ellsworth American Reports

The Ellsworth American reported University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and professor Marjorie Peronto and her husband Reeser Manley, who teaches for the UMaine Extension Master Gardener Program, will give a public talk in Ellsworth about how to grow organic fruit crops. The gardening experts and co-authors of “The New England Gardener’s Year,” will share their knowledge about organically growing strawberries, raspberries and high-bush blueberries March 31 at Ellsworth City Hall Auditorium, according to the article. The free public event is hosted by the Ellsworth Garden Club. Peronto and Manley will cover organic gardening techniques for each of the small fruit crops and will answer questions after the presentation, the article states.