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mailbox@kerrcenter.com [mailto:mailbox@kerrcenter.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 16, 2010 9:23 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Maura McDermott Kerr Center'; Louise Garvin<br>
<b>Cc:</b> 'Wylie Harris'; Melanie Zoeller<br>
<b>Subject:</b> ATTENTION: AGRICULTURE OR BUSINESS EDITOR - Build a Hoop House:
Workshop in Sapulpa, September 11<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>PRESS RELEASE
August 18, 2010</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Kerr Center, PO Box 588, Poteau, OK 74953 918.647.9123 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>PRESS RELEASES AND PHOTOS CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT </b><a
href="http://www.kerrcenter.com/">www.kerrcenter.com</a> <b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i>Kerr Center is a non-profit educational foundation.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Contact: <a href="mailto:oklsa@pldi.net"><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'> Maura McDermott,
918.474.3584 or </span> maura@ecewb.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE USE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 7<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<h1>ATTENTION: AGRICULTURE OR BUSINESS EDITOR<o:p></o:p></h1>
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<p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The workshop is free, but registration by September 7 is
required to reserve a place.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hanley's hoop house has several special features that make
it inexpensive and easy to put up.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>To register, contact the Kerr Center for Sustainable
Agriculture by phone (918.647.9123), fax (918.647.8712), or email (<a
href="mailto:mailbox@kerrcenter.com">mailbox@kerrcenter.com</a>). A
registration form, brochure, and driving directions are available online at <a
href="http://www.kerrcenter.com/">www.kerrcenter.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The workshop will be held rain or shine. Bring a lawn chair,
and wear shoes suitable for walking in fields.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Lena Moore<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Administrative Assistant<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Inc.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>P.O. Box 588<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Poteau, OK 74953<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Telephone: 918-647-9123 ext 210<span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Fax: 918-647-8712<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>email: lkmoore@kerrcenter.com<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>www.kerrcenter.com<o:p></o:p></p>
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