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Join us for an open house style Grape and Wine Production Field Day hosted on Saturday, September 13th this year at the UMN Horticulture Research Center!
What's being showcased this year:
Sample ~50 different grape varieties...
It's hard to imagine Valentine's Day without chocolate, and that association can be traced to a name that is very familiar to people who enjoy sweets on February 14. According to History.com, Richard Cadbury utilized advancements at his family's chocolate factory in England to produce new varieties...
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is nestled in the middle of January and is another day of...
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The holiday season is filled with activities and steeped in tradition. The magic does not end when Thanksgiving, Christmas or Chanukah have come and gone. While people mark off the days until they can count down the hours on New Year's Eve, another event between Christmas Day and December 31 merits...
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The University of Minnesota will be hosting the 2024 Grape Breeding and Enology Field Day on September 14th at the UMN Horticulture Research Center (HRC) this year!
Information related to growing grapes, building trellises, and UMN...
Many people anxiously await the first day of summer and look forward to activities that are tailor-made for warm weather. The first day of summer is known as the summer solstice, which marks the official start of astronomical summer. The solstice features more hours of daylight than any day of the...
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Most Christians will celebrate Easter on Sunday, March 31, 2024. Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter on May 5, 2024. Many religious holidays like Easter are known as "movable feasts," which means they are not fixed dates on the calendar, but are celebrated in accordance with the lunisolar calendar...