Ellis Clark Regional Agriscience and Technology Program
at Nonnewaug High School - Woodbury, CT
Adult Education Courses

Please find below the course titles, descriptions, instructor's name, fee (a registration fee of $10.00 per session covers instructor's expenses and refreshments for the evening, plus any other fee required to cover the cost of supplies used for the class), for each class to be offered to the general public on the six consecutive Thursday evenings including 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1 and 4/8/10.  

Each class will run from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, unless otherwise noted, and all classes will take place in the Agriscience building at Nonnewaug High School in Woodbury.   Most of the classes will be limited to 20 participants on a first come, first serve basis.  

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In order to register, please complete the registration form provided.  (Form and more information can also be found at www.woodburyffa.org.)  Any fees must be paid ahead of time to save your spot, with a check made payable to “Region 14”, and sent, along with a completed registration form to: Nonnewaug High School, 5 Minortown Rd., Woodbury, CT 06798  Attn: Bill Davenport.

THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2010

-  Proper Pruning of the Home Garden: Tools, Techniques and Timing
-  Diagnosing and Treating Lyme Disease in Horses
-  Vermicomposting
-  Fly Fishing  (5 week series of classes)
-  Equine Nutrition and Digestion
-  Beef Carcass Cutting
-  Gardening for Birds and Butterflies
-  So You Want to Make Soap?
-  Canine Behavior I: Common Myths and Misconceptions by Humans
-  Basic Floral Design

THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010

-  Basic Landscape Design and Plant Selection
-  Home Lawn Turfgrass Installation, Care, Maintenance and Problem Solving, Part 1
-  Utilizing Native Plants in the Landscape
-  Sausage Processing
-  Musculoskeletal System in the Horse
-  Needle Felting With Wool

THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2010

-  Maple Sugaring Basics
-  Circulation and Respiration in the Horse
-  An Introduction to Raising Poultry
-  Home Lawn Turfgrass Installation, Care, Maintenance and Problem Solving, Part 2
-  Orchid Basics
-  Canine Behavior II: How to Condition Your Dog for a Trip to the Vet

THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2010

-  Make Your Own Pork Crown Roast
-  Meat Quality
-  My plants have all died!  It must be my soil!
-  Senior Pet Health and Care
-  Saddle Fitting
-  Design a Rain Garden for your Backyard
-  In Clinic Hematology and Chemistry

THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2010

-  Perennials for the Sun and Shade
-  Beekeeping Basics (two session course, 4/1 and 4/8)
-  Beef Carcass Cutting
-  The Science of Container Gardening
-  Orchid Basics
-  Centered Riding On the Ground
-  Spring “Buff-Up” of Residential Landscapes

THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2010

-  Create a Dish Garden Using Succulents
-  Rose Care
-  Organics 101: The Real Dirt
-  Relocating Trees and Shrubs Using the Drum-Lacing Technique (securing/wrapping in burlap)
-  The Best Trees, Shrubs, Perennials and Vines for Residential Landscapes
-  Equine Nutrition 101
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