NDSU Extension again will host the Field to Fork Wednesday Webinar series starting in February.

Experts from across the region will discuss growing, preserving and preparing specialty-crop fruits and vegetables safely in the seventh annual webinar series.

The webinars are set for Feb. 16-April 20. The webinars are scheduled online from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Central Standard Time. They also will be archived for later viewing.

The webinars are free of charge but preregistration is required. The webinars will be held on Zoom, and participants will be sent sign-in reminders with the link for viewing.

“We are pleased to have faculty from several universities providing this learning opportunity for people across the region,” said Julie Garden-Robinson, NDSU Extension food and nutrition specialist. “This is an ongoing collaborative effort with the North Central Food Safety Extension Network.”

Topics include:

• Feb. 16: Turn any Balcony, Patio or Small Space into a Vegetable Garden – Don Kinzler, NDSU Extension – Cass County

• Feb. 23: Tips on Growing a Great Vegetable Garden – Tom Kalb, NDSU Extension horticulturist

• March 2: Good Gardening Practices: Safe and Healthy Produce – Barbara Ingham, professor and Extension food safety specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• March 9: Honey: Safety and Use – Shannon Coleman, assistant professor and Extension food safety specialist, Iowa State University

• March 16: Let’s Not Waste Food: From Storing to Composting – Julie Garden-Robinson, NDSU professor and Extension food and nutrition specialist

• March 23: Share the Bounty: Gardening to Fight Hunger in Our Communities – Esther McGinnis, NDSU associate professor and Extension horticulturist

• March 30: Developing Safe Food Products – Byron Chaves-Elizondo, assistant professor and Extension food safety specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

• April 6: Attracting Pollinators to Your Garden – Janet Knodel, NDSU professor and Extension entomologist

• April 13: Farm to School: Getting Started and Best Practices – Londa Nwadike, Extension associate professor and food safety specialist, Kansas State University and the University of Missouri; and Anna Barr, South Dakota State University Extension farm-to-school nutrition field specialist

• April 20: Preserving Food Safely: Home Food Preservation Update – Karen Blakeslee, Extension associate, Kansas State University

The project is made possible with funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service.

You also can register by contacting Garden-Robinson at 701-231-7187 or julie.garden-robinson@ndsu.edu.