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Nez Perce County
> Master Gardener>Lapwai
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Nez Perce County
Horticulture
& Master Gardener Program
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Lapwai
Demonstration Garden |
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Native
American Garden Yields Knowledge and Produce
for
Ten Consecutive Years
Gardeners are
seeking effective and environmentally friendly integrated pest
management gardening principles that maximize gardening
efficiency and productivity.
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A teaching and demonstration garden was established on
the Nez Perce Reservation in Lapwai, Idaho, in 1995.
Through the cooperative efforts of the USDA-Nez Perce Tribal
Food and Nutrition Services, the University of Idaho/Nez Perce
County Cooperative Extension System, and the Western Regional
Plant Introduction Station the garden continues to teach
traditional and alternative means of growing a garden whether
the gardener has unlimited space or just a square foot of
space to grow their garden.
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Pride is taken in this program due to the long-standing
support and cooperation of the citizens on the reservation.
The Nez Perce Tribe donated the site for the garden. Tribal members and Nez Perce County master gardeners provide
labor. Financial
support for other expenses incurred is obtained from the Nez
Perce Tribe, a UI/College of Agriculture Integrated Pest
Management Mini-Grant, and the Western Regional Plant
Introduction Station.
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Educational tours showing the benefits of using
innovative integrated pest management principles and
soil-incorporated green manure crops are held annually.
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Nutritional principles, how to integrate more fresh
vegetables into the diet, and how to practice healthier eating
habits are promoted during programs that accompany the garden
tours.
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The garden has proven to be a source of fresh produce
for the USDA Food and Nutrition Services clientele with corn
being the favored crop. Between
800 and 1,200 pounds of fresh corn have been donated to the
food bank each year, along with other fresh vegetables, since
the inception of the garden.
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The garden benefits a diverse audience of gardeners and
farmers by providing comparative yield data of differing
vegetable varieties, the use of pest resistant vegetable
varieties, and
information about the prevalence of corn smut.
It has also shown the use of integrated pest management
(IPM) principles to control pests, such as interplanting crops
that repel insects, using floating row covers to prevent
insect damage, and using permeable weed barriers to control
weeds.
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2005 Lapwai Garden Progress Report
2005 Pepper Variety Demonstration
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