FJRVLSJamestown (CSi) The Friend’s of the James River Valley Library System presents Alicia Harstad with “Open Pollinated Plants-What are They.”

The presentation will be on Tuesday March 29, 2016, at 6-p.m., at the Stutsman County Library in Jamestown.

Alicia’s class will benefit anyone who is interested in gardening. She will discuss different plant pollination methods, the importance of open pollinated plants and the seeds that they spring from. She will also talk about the new seed library that will be housed at the Stutsman County Library. The seed library is a collaborative project between Jamestown Community Gardens, Stutsman County Branch of the James River Valley Library, Alpha Opportunities and Master Gardeners, to provide free vegetable seeds to the public.

Alicia is from Hoople, North Dakota, she grew up on a potato farm, attended NDSU and earned a B.S. degree in Crop and Weed Science and an M.S. degree in Plant Science with an emphasis on Weed Science.

She was the Steele County Extension agent for 2 ½ years before coming to Stutsman County. She has been the Stutsman County Extension agent for the last year. She and her husband Brian live in Rogers.

Register online at: http://www.friendsofjrvl.org/#!sign-up/nodfz

Contact Bill Kennedy with any questions Tel: 701-252-2217 Cell: 701-269-3333 Email: billkennedy0@gmail.com