[OKC] FW: ATTENTION: AGRICULTURE OR BUSINESS EDITOR - Build a Hoop House: Workshop in Sapulpa, September 11

[Shauna Lawyer Struby]

From: mailbox at kerrcenter.com [mailto:mailbox at kerrcenter.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 9:23 AM
To: 'Maura McDermott Kerr Center'; Louise Garvin
Cc: 'Wylie Harris'; Melanie Zoeller
Subject: ATTENTION: AGRICULTURE OR BUSINESS EDITOR - Build a Hoop House: Workshop in Sapulpa,
September 11

 

PRESS RELEASE   August 18, 2010

Kerr Center, PO Box 588, Poteau, OK 74953 918.647.9123 

PRESS RELEASES AND PHOTOS CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT www.kerrcenter.com <http://www.kerrcenter.com/>  

Kerr Center is a non-profit educational foundation.

Contact:  <mailto:oklsa at pldi.net>  Maura McDermott, 918.474.3584 or  maura at ecewb.com 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   USE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 7


ATTENTION: AGRICULTURE OR BUSINESS EDITOR


 


 


 

A free workshop on Saturday, September 11, offers a chance to learn about hoop houses, and get some
hands on experience building a low-cost version, at Belcher's Bucket of Berries, a U-pick farm near
Sapulpa.

 

The workshop is free, but registration by September 7 is required to reserve a place.

 

A hoop house consists of a sheet of clear plastic stretched over a row of metal hoop ribs, using
only the sun for heat. Hoop houses are gaining popularity in Oklahoma because they protect crops
from cold weather and extend the growing season, at less cost than conventional, heated greenhouses.

 

Tod Hanley of Trebuchet Gardens in Norman will lead participants step by step through the process of
building a 100' by 17' hoop house of his own design - from bending the hoops, to pounding stakes, to
throwing the plastic over the hoops and securing it with ropes.

 

Steve Upson of the Noble Foundation in Ardmore will demonstrate a durable, portable hoop house end
wall. Upson has done extensive work on hoop house design.

 

Hanley's hoop house has several special features that make it inexpensive and easy to put up.

 

One way to save is by buying straight tubing and bending it rather than buying readymade hoops.
Hanley designed and welded his own bender that easily shapes the hoops, and will show workshop
attendees how it works.

 

The user-friendly design makes the hoop house easy to vent by simply pushing up the plastic, and
holds up well in the Oklahoma wind.

 

To register, contact the Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture by phone (918.647.9123), fax
(918.647.8712), or email (mailbox at kerrcenter.com).  A registration form, brochure, and driving
directions are available online at www.kerrcenter.com <http://www.kerrcenter.com/> .

 

The workshop will be held rain or shine. Bring a lawn chair, and wear shoes suitable for walking in
fields.

 

 

Lena Moore

Administrative Assistant

Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Inc.

P.O. Box 588

Poteau, OK  74953

Telephone: 918-647-9123 ext 210

Fax: 918-647-8712

email: lkmoore at kerrcenter.com

www.kerrcenter.com

 

 

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