NGO Maadjas and NGO Kuusiku Manor are organising a gardening seminar on Saturday, 27 July 2024 at Kuusiku Manor
"Gooseberries - neglected and under-utilised berries".
Time: 27 July 2024, 13-17
Place: 7 Manor Road, Kuusiku
Fee (includes coffee break) 10 euros, 5 euros for members of the NGO Maadjas.
Registration: pre-registration required.
Contact: Annika Michelson phone 53 416 962, NGO Maadjas
Terje Villems phone 56 257 010, NGO Kuusiku Manor.
Programme
- Setting up an exhibiton
- Cultural history of the gooseberries
- "What special features of gooseberries?" Annika Michelson. Maadjas MTÜ.
- Gooseberries have different leaves, twigs, flowers and berries. Let's learn together about their special characteristics.
- "Gooseberry heats the passions" Gooseberry exhibition in the UK. Ants Kuningas, MTÜ Kuusiku Manor
- Getting to know the collection in the garden of Kuusiku Manor, Terje Villems, NGO Kuusiku Manor
- Gooseberry exhibition and discussion - should we do a bigger inventory of daggers?
We will have a gooseberry exhibition on site. Participants can bring their own gooseberries to the exhibition.
On site you will be able to see the oldest varieties of gooseberries being grown today, as well as several other old varieties.