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2008 El Dorado County Fair Demonstrations

Daily

12-4:00pm
Quilt demonstrations
Organ Room

 

Thursday: Kids Day

Noon
Container Fountains
Agriculture Building
A fun, easy and inexpensive project for inside or outside

1:00 pm
Irises
Agriculture Building
Learn how to grow, maintain and divide irises to keep them healthy and productive.

1:00pm
Cupcake decorating

Cooking Stage in the Theater
Gary Gilligan, Official Fair Chef

2:00 pm
Propagation
Agriculture Building
this demonstration focuses on three of the many ways to propagate plants through seeds, cuttings and divisions.

2:30pm
Ice Cream Making - first 15 teams
Cooking Stage in the Theater
Gary Gilligan, Official Fair Chef

3:30pm
Plan Craft Design
Theater

4:00 pm
Gardening projects, Plants and Themes for Kids
Agriculture Building

5:00pm
Paws Big Treats- Dog treats
Cooking Stage in the Theater
Gary Gilligan, Official Fair Chef

6:30pm
Budget Cooking - Cheese steak Sandwiches
Cooking Stage in the Theater
Gary Gilligan, Official Fair Chef

Friday: Senior Day

1:00pm
Paws Big Treats - Dog Treats
Cooking Stage in the Theater
Gary Gilligan, Official Fair Chef

1:00pm
Irises

Agriculture Building
Learn how to grow, maintain and divide irises to keep them healthy and productive.

2:00 pm
Container Gardening with Flowers
Agriculture Building
Beautiful and Portable Landscapes for all seasons.

2:00pm
Critiquing your Floorplan
Theater

2:30pm
Budget Cooking - Sloppy Joes
Cooking Stage in the Theater
Gary Gilligan, Official Fair Chef

3:00 pm
Herb Container Garden
Agriculture Building
Growing herbs can be a fun and rewarding gardening experience.
Learn how to create an herb container garden as an attractive and useful asset to the patio, balcony or doorstep for people with little or no garden space or simply for the convienience of being near your kitchen.

3:30pm
Plan Craft Design
Theater

4:00 pm
Lawns
Agriculture Building
Learn the best mowing, irrigation, care and feeding timps to keep the lawn in great shape for summer.

5:00pm
Ice Cream Making - first 15 teams
Cooking Stage in the Theater
Gary Gilligan, Official Fair Chef

6:30pm
Summer Salads - Cheeseburger Salad
Cooking Stage in the Theater
Gary Gilligan, Official Fair Chef

Saturday

11:30am
Brunch Time Treats
Cooking Stage in the Theater
Gary Gilligan, Official Fair Chef

Noon
Daylilies and Irises
Agriculture Building
The care and planting of daylilies and irises.

12:30pm
Paws Big Treats - Dog treats
Cooking Stage in the Theater
Gary Gilligan, Official Fair Chef

1:00 pm
Terrarium Gardens
Agriculture Building
A brief history, tools and equipment to use and a plant list for an open and a closed terrarium garden.

1:30 pm
Plan Craft Design
Theater

2:00 pm
Propagation
Agriculture Building
This demonstration focuese on three of the many ways to propagate plants through seeds, cuttings and divisions.

2:00pm
Critiquing your Floorplan
Theater

3:00 pm
How to Plant a Tree… Green Side Up
Agriculture Building

3:00pm
Summer Salads
Cooking Stage in the Theater
Gary Gilligan, Official Fair Chef

4:00 pm
Butterfly Bed and Breakfast Plants
Agriculture Building
Focus on nectar and host plants for butterflies.

5:00pm
Ice Cream Making - first 15 teams
Cooking Stage in the Theater
Gary Gilligan, Official Fair Chef

6:30pm
Budget Cooking - Zesty Beef Tacos
Cooking Stage in the Theater
Gary Gilligan, Official Fair Chef

Sunday: Fathers Day

11:30am
Brunch With Dad
Cooking Stage in the Theater
Gary Gilligan, Official Fair Chef

Noon
Drip Irrigation Basics
Agriculture Building
Demonstration of basic equipment and concepts of drip irrigation for efficient watering of your landscape and gardens.

12:30pm
Plan Craft Design
Theater

1:00 pm
Propagation
Agriculture Building
This demonstration focuses on three of the many ways to propagate plants through seeds, cuttings and divistion.

1:30pm
Bow Wow Licious Company Dog Treats - With Miss Bow Wow
Cooking Stage in the Theater
Gary Gilligan, Official Fair Chef

2:00 pm
Container Garden
Agriculture Building
Learn how to make a beautiful flower container garden.

3:00 pm
How to Plant a Tree… Green Side Up
Agriculture Building

3:00pm
Cupcake Decorating
Cooking Stage in the Theater
Gary Gilligan, Official Fair Chef

4:00 pm
Fruit Tree Pruning
Agriculture Building
Learn pruning methods for both new and established fruit trees.

4:30pm
Ice Cream Making with Dad - first 12 dads
Cooking Stage in the Theater
Gary Gilligan, Official Fair Chef

6:00pm
Budget Cooking
Cooking Stage in the Theater
Gary Gilligan, Official Fair Chef