<font size="3">Hello Advocates!</font><div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="3"><br clear="all" /></font></div><div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div><font size="3"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">I am MJ Oviatt, educator at the </span><a href="http://www.savannainstitute.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Savanna Institute</a><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">, a non-profit dedicated to planting more trees in the Midwest. We encourage farmers and landowners to </span><b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">grow more fruit and nut trees</b><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> and shrubs for the health of the land and our communities! One of our favorite plants is </span><i style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b>Amelanchier</b></i><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">, or serviceberry!</span></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="3"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="3"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">On June 21st, we are hosting a </span><b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/juneberry-tasting-immersive-farm-tour-at-fields-restored-tickets-1324039360369?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Juneberry Tasting and Immersive Farm Tour</span></a> </b><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">on at our demonstration farm, Fields Restored, in Oregon, IL. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Serviceberry (or juneberry) is a very common landscaping plant, but the berries are more than edible--they are delicious! <b>If you have never tasted one, now is your chance to try berries from over 10 cultivars at once!</b></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Bring an extra basket to take home some extra fruit!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Event Agenda</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">10 am - 11:30 am - Pick Your Own Juneberries</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">11:30 am - How to Grow Juneberries Talk</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">12:00 pm - Juneberry Marketing Talk</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">12:30 pm - Silvopasture Farm Tour</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">12:50 pm - 2025 Favorite Juneberry Variety announced!</span></p><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="3">Please register <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/juneberry-tasting-immersive-farm-tour-at-fields-restored-tickets-1324039360369?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-source=cp&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">here</a>. </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="3"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="3">Thank you and hope to see you there!</font></div></div></div>
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