Gardeners like to travel!

Whether it is to Korea,

Arboretum at Murray State University, Murray, KY 

Alaska, the Missouri Botanical Gardens or to the arboretum at Murray State University, just say “want to go” and McCracken County Master Gardeners grab their bags and are ready!

Arkansas Master Gardeners has extended an invitation for other Master Gardeners to join them for a France River Cruise in May. Yes, that is the country of France! Click here  for more information.

Maybe France isn't  for you this year but you would like to meet with other Master Gardeners from around the country; consider the International Master Gardener Conference, hosted by Iowa State University and The University of Nebraska-Lincoln at Council Bluff, Iowa September 22-25. For information on conference topics and registration, visit the University ofNebraska-Lincoln website. 

KOREAN CUISINE: The Next Food Trend

Tuesday, February 3, 2015, McCracken County Master Gardeners hosted a Korean Cooking School for area chefs and home cooks. 

 Five Korean women living in the Paducah community demonstrated their recipes for fresh Kimchi; Sik-hye (pronouced “C-K”, a fermented rice punch); Chrysanthemum Flower Tea; Kimbap (Korean sushi); Korean Pancake with seafood; Brown Sweet Rice Pancake (similar to a brownie); Japchae (stir-fried cellophane noodles with vegetables and meat); Savory Health Bread; Miso Soup; and, dried persimmons and pecans (snack). 

Dishes prepared during the school were then served as a tasting menu for that evening’s Toolbox Presentation called “Taste of Korea.”

Reminder!

Join us for a “Taste of Korea” at the Master Gardener’s TOOLBOX SERIES on Tuesday, February 3, at 5:00 p.m. at the McCracken County Extension Office, 2705 Olivet Church Road, Paducah.  You’ll hear from Carol Ullerich about her recent trip to Korea, and sample a TASTING MENU prepared by five Korean women living here in Paducah.  It’s all free and open to the public.  

Kimchee, Kimbap, Bibimbap?

Kimchee, Kimbap, Bibimbap?  What are these things?  Each is a traditional Korean dish. 

Expand your food horizons at a “Taste of Korea” at the Master Gardener’s TOOLBOX SERIES on Tuesday, February 3, at 5:00 p.m. at the McCracken County Extension Office, 2705 Olivet Church Road, Paducah.

 You may even decide to grow some Korean vegetables after sampling the TASTING MENU prepared by five local Korean women.  It’s all free and open to the public. 

Toolbox: A Taste of South Korea

Kentucky has fewer than 4.5 million residents and spans nearly 41,000 square miles.  By comparison, the entire country of South Korea has a population of just under 51 million people, but less than 39,000 square miles.  It’s no wonder 60% of Koreans live in high-rise apartments, but where do they garden? 

 Find out at a “Taste of Korea” at the Master Gardener’s TOOLBOX SERIES on Tuesday, February 3, at 5:00 p.m. at the McCracken County Extension Office, 2705 Olivet Church Road, Paducah.  It’s free and open to the public.

Taste of Korea

If your knowledge of South Korea is limited to the 1970’s MASH sitcom, you’ll be surprised by how modern this country is today.  Get a “Taste of Korea” at the Master Gardener’s TOOLBOX SERIES on Tuesday, February 3, at 5:00 p.m. at the McCracken County Extension Office, 2705 Olivet Church Road, Paducah.  It’s free and open to the public.