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FARMS News and Events
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Bamboo Greenhouse technology comes to Jamaica
With the high cost of imported raw materials driving up the cost to build greenhouses it was thought
to use a locally found “green” material, bamboo, to replace the steel and wood in the construction
of greenhouses. Hence this project set out to find the feasibility and possibility of building
greenhouses with locally sourced bamboo. Two prototype greenhouses were built, a 50 ft x 16 ft one
at Caymanas and a 100ft x 16 ft one in Mocho in that order.
See a presentation about the project
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Search for Associate Growers to grow Orchids
US Orchid Laboratory and Nursery Inc, the US branch of the largest orchid grower in China, has worked
with the UMES Cooperative Extension Service to develop the
methodology to propagate elegant orchid blooms
on the Maryland Eastern Shore. These Chinese horticulturists are part of a multifaceted project implemented
by the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development and the Maryland Department of Agriculture
in conjunction with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
An introductory meeting is scheduled on the UMES campus on February 2nd. 2008 to
introduce interested
residents of the Maryland Lower Eastern Shore to this new venture and explain how they might become
Associate Growers in this new industry. No experience is needed and the first set of growers will be selected
immediately. The program will introduce the orchid specialists, the company, the process and marketing of the
orchids, and a production tour of the Hydroponics Greenhouse facility adjacent to the Food Science Building.
For more information contact the UMES Cooperative Extension Service office at 410-651-6206.
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