BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20250308T153000Z DTEND:20250308T210000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Intro to Growing Hazelnuts in the Upper Midwest DESCRIPTION:Spend a day learning the basics and benefits of growing hazel in the Upper Midwest. We will discuss the various species that grow in our region\; ecosystem benefits of these plants\; strategies for establishment\, maintenance\, harvest\, and processing\; and end the day learning about coppicing and how to craft a wreath with coppiced hazel stems. Whether you're considering farm-scale agroforestry or looking to add new natives to your backyard\, hazel is a resilient source of habitat\, food\, skin care\, mulch\, and crafting material.\n\nAll are welcome WEI classes are open to everyone.\n\nInstructor Bio: Paul Mairet is a beginning farmer and manager of Nine Hazels Farm\, a hybrid hazelnut farm and nursery in Lake City\, MN. He brings a background in arts and education and recent years of mentorship from hazelnut farmers\, researchers\, and artisans to his work.\n\nWEI has an annual scholarship fund to support cost-accessible programming. Please see scholarship application instructions in the registration form.\n\n\n\nAll classes are at WEI's Amador Hill Farm and Orchard in North Branch. Learn more and register at https://w-e-i.org/event/hazel. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Spend a day learning the basics and benefits of growing hazel in the Upper Midwest. We will discuss the various species that grow in our region\; ecosystem benefits of these plants\; strategies for establishment\, maintenance\, harvest\, and processing\; and end the day learning about coppicing and how to craft a wreath with coppiced hazel stems. Whether you&rsquo\;re considering farm-scale agroforestry or looking to add new natives to your backyard\, hazel is a resilient source of habitat\, food\, skin care\, mulch\, and crafting material.

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All are welcome &ndash\; WEI classes are open to everyone.

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Instructor Bio: Paul Mairet is a beginning farmer and manager of Nine Hazels Farm\, a hybrid hazelnut farm and nursery in Lake City\, MN. He brings a background in arts and education and recent years of mentorship from hazelnut farmers\, researchers\, and artisans to his work.

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WEI has an annual scholarship fund to support cost-accessible programming. Please see scholarship application instructions in the registration form.
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\nAll classes are at WEI'\;s Amador Hill Farm and Orchard in North Branch. Learn more and register at https://w-e-i.org/event/hazel. \;

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