The 2025 Grow Local Field Tour is set for 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 24 at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln East Campus Research Farm, 4018 Walker Ave.
Hosted by Sam Wortman, associate professor of agronomy and horticulture, the tour will include presentations about specialty crop and local food systems research at the university and a walking tour of East Campus.
Presentations will include topics like biodegradable and innovative plastic mulch films and weed barriers, intercropping and double cropping vegetables, strawberries and cut flowers, vegetable and strawberry variety trials and biochar, compost, cover crops and soil health.
A free heavy metals soil analysis will be provided by Tyler Durre, soil scientist at the United States Department of Agriculture Nebraska Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Network with other specialty crop growers at the free sandwich lunch provided following the tour.
Registration is open through June 6 to help with planning for lunch and parking. If you are registering for a family or group, please complete one registration for each participant in your group.
The Grow Local Innovation Lab in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture works to design, create and test new methods, ideas and products to support local specialty crop growers and improve social, economic environmental sustainability of local food systems.
For more information, contact Sam Wortman at swortman@unl.edu.
