City offers presentation on Sustainable Agriculture

(June 25, 2012) - People interested in learning about sustainable agricultural practices are invited to attend a free class, “Advances in Sustainable Agriculture,” from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 28 at the OSU-OKC campus in the Agricultural Resources Center, Room 196.

Presenter Gregory Scott, State Soil Scientist from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS), will discuss sustainable farming practices, principals of soil health and provide an online demonstration of the web soil survey tool to highlight how to look up and download soil information.

The class is free and open to the public. Registration is not required. Lunch is not provided, but participants are welcome to bring their own lunch.

This is the fifth in a series of green infrastructure presentations offered through the City of Oklahoma City.  Learn more at www.okc.gov/planning/gii/education/index.html.

Contact:  Kristy Yager
297-2550 / 863-2831