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2015 AppleJack Festival

Growing Curious Minds at #HappyOrchard during AppleJack

Date:
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9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Kimmel Education and Research Center
5985 G Road
Nebraska City NE 68410
Contact:
Dr. Deb Weitzenkamp, (402) 873-3166, deb.weitzenkamp@unl.edu
Kimmel Education and Research Center is focused on growing curious minds during this year’s
AppleJack Festival in Nebraska City to be held on September 19-20. The Nebraska Extension educators and staff will host a variety of free and educational activities during the two-day celebration.
#HappyOrchard will be featured during AppleJack this year. Download the new #HappyOrchard App on your iPad or tablet and play to learn more about pollination. Join the Orchard Scavenger Hunt and use your smartphone to enhance your orchard experience. Meet the authors and hear a story about a bee named Blue and how she learns to be happy. You will also meet the other #HappyOrchard characters, including pollinators: Buzz, Bonita, Flutter and Ernie.
Several more free educational activities and programs will be available to the public. Stop by the butterfly house and learn about the difference between butterflies and moths. Compare apples to potatoes with a microscope. Visit the arthropod zoo and learn about insects, spiders and more! Take a spin on a blender bike and find out how much energy it takes to make a fruit smoothie! Tell us your opinion in a video selfie with Big RED Talks. Curious minds might like to learn about the 29 degree programs and 2 professional programs offered by the UNL College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. A CASNR recruitment coordinator will assist in matching students’ interests and career goals.
Step outside and take a closer look at the science behind agriculture in the UNL Mobile Science Lab. For a tasty treat, the UNL Food Science & Technology Club will be selling UNL Dairy Store ice cream in their mobile trailer.
The UNL Kimmel Education and Research Center represents a unique public-private partnership between the Kimmel Orchard & Vineyard Educational Foundation, Inc. and the University of Nebraska. It is located at 5985 G Road, Nebraska City, Nebraska, next to the historic Apple Barn at the Kimmel Orchard & Vineyard, northwest of Nebraska City.
Join the Kimmel Team in growing young minds during this 2015 AppleJack event. Let’s creatively grow together with #HappyOrchard and all the free and educational activities.
Check our website at Kimmel.UNL.edu for more information on this upcoming event, or contact Deb Heidzig at the Kimmel Education and Research Center, 5985 G Road, Nebraska City, NE 68410 by phone 402-873-3166 or email: debora.heidzig@unl.edu

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