Event to be held on the Chesapeake Bay’s western shore

Register for June 30 Summer meeting and fabulous outdoor barbeque

                                    Upakrik Farm

                             420 E. Bay Front Road (Rt. 258 )

 

 

          There’s nothing like a summer day spent outdoors and on the water, which is exactly the venue for the June 30 MCTA summer meeting, being held at Upakrik Farm, which is owned          and operated by Frank and Clara Gouin, in Deale, MD on the Chesapeake Bay’s fabulous      western shore.

          Since so many tree growers enjoyed last summer’s Pig Roast at the Brown’s tree farm          in Howard County, the Gouins – with the help of Fred Clark and Kimberly Mangold who have booked Red Hot & Blue Catering Services – have arranged for a delicious mid-day meal of barbeque chicken and pulled pork with all the trimmings. There will also be plenty of cold         drinks, a veggie and fruit platter and cookies and brownies, so no one will go hungry! 

          A continental breakfast with hot coffee and pastries will also be provided during early  morning registration at Upakrik Farm.

          As to the day’s agenda, President Wayne Thomas says Dr. Gouin will be giving fellow        tree growers a “short course” on the numerous projects and experiments he has undertaken         on his tree farm. As a University of Maryland Professor Emeritus, Dr. Gouin is a natural-born teacher, who has long shared his knowledge and expertise with MCTA and Christmas tree    growers over several decades – both before and after he “retired” from the University. So      there’s no doubt, there will be plenty of information dispensed throughout the day-long         session.

          During a farm tour, members will see Dr. Gouin’s small greenhouse and cold frames            for growing crops in the winter months, as well as his special fruit tree ladders and trickle     irrigation system for vegetables. In addition to Canaan, Douglas and Nordman fir, white pine        and blue   spruce Christmas trees, the farm has 155 peach trees, oriental persimmons and blueberries.

          Briefly, the day’s agenda looks like this:

 

·        8 a.m. registration and continental breakfast

·        Herbicide application: sprayer calibration and calculations, timing

·        Composting Christmas wreath and garland waste with horse manure

·        Planting seedlings: comparing planting board, 6-inch augured hole and 6-inch                          augured  hole amended with compost

·        Byran Butler: Insects and Diseases of Christmas Trees

·        Short Business Meeting

 

         For those who want to enjoy the water and wildlife, the Gouins have available                    three  canoes and a row boat. But bring your life preservers! There is also a bevy                            of wildlife, including bald eagles, ospreys, egrets and blue herons.

 

 

 

SUMMER  MEETING  JUNE  30, 2007

MAIL  IN  REGISTRATION  FORM

 

PLEASE  PRINT

MEMBER  NAME _______________________________________________________

ADDITIONAL  ATTENDIES _______________________________________________

                               ____________________________________________________

                        ____________________________________________________

FARM  NAME ___________________________________________________________

      

          REGISTRATION / LUNCH @  $45.00  1st PER  PERSON

                                     Guest  @  $20.00 PER PERSON

          ________ TOTAL  #  ATTENDING  X $45.00 = $ ________

           ________TOTAL   # Guest  ATTENDING   X   20.00 = $_________

                                                                T O T A L  _________

 

MAKE  CHECK  PAYABLE  TO  M C T A     DEADLINE  IS  JUNE  25, 2007

 

MAIL CHECK  WITH  THIS  FORM  TO

 

       MCTA

       3501  HANOVER  PIKE

       MANCHESTER,  MD   21102-1715

 

 

 

Hotels

 

Upper Marlboro Maryland is approximately 15 miles from Deale Maryland. Here are some hotels in Upper Marlboro area for your information.

 

Holiday Inn Express

9101 Basil Ct, Upper Marlboro - (301) 636-6090

 

Hampton Inn

9421 Largo Drive West, Largo - (301) 499-4600

 

Extended Stay America

9401 Largo Dr W, Upper Marlboro - (301) 333-9139