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Growing Places 
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
Growing Organic Transplants
2:00 pm
There is still time to register for this Tuesday's eOrganic webinar on Root Media and Soil Fertility for Organic Transplants, presented by John Biernbaum of Michigan State University at 2PM Eastern Time (1PM Central, 12PM Mountain, 11AM Pacific Time).
In this webinar, John will focus on helping farmers understand simplified root media and fertility management options for high quality transplants. Topics covered include: 1) growing container options, 2) selecting and blending root media components and amendments, 3) water soluble and mid-crop nutrient sources, 4) compost as a primary, on-farm or locally available root media and nutrient management tool, and 5) how irrigation methods impact root media and nutrient management. The webinar is free and open to the public, and advance registration is required. Register now at http://www.extension.org/pages/60943
Growing Organic Transplants
Call for PAPERS AND POSTERS for the 2012 Northeast Organic Research Symposium January 19-20, 2012 Saratoga Springs, NY
5:00 pm
Map to http://www.nofany.org/symposium
Organic agricultural research is on the rise at universities across the country. At the same time, however, organic farmers tend to lack access to this information. In response to this disconnect, NOFA-NY is organizing the Northeast Organic Research Symposium. The Symposium will provide an opportunity for researchers to share their relevant organic agricultural research with one another and with organic farmers from New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and Connecticut. Student and professional researchers are invited to submit papers to present at the Symposium or posters to be displayed at poster sessions. The goal is to reach over 200 organic farmers, over 30 academic researchers, and over 10 student researchers.
This Symposium offers a unique opportunity for students and researchers investigating organic topics to engage with a knowledgeable audience through roundtable discussions—exploring research at a depth rarely achieved at large conferences. In addition, themes explored at the Symposium will carry over into conversations around organic research at the annual NOFA-NY Organic Farming Winter Conference, January 20th-22nd. In its 30th year, the Winter Conference has, most recently, attracted over 1,200 farmers, researchers, extension agents, and students.
CATEGORIES OF SUBMISSION
Please submit an abstract of no more than 250 words (including references) addressing one of the themes listed below as it pertains to farming in the Northeastern United States. NOFA-NY, along with the Symposium Advisory Committee (SAC), will review the abstracts and organize sessions by theme.
Proposal Themes:
• Issues in Organic Vegetable Production
• Issues in Organic Fruit Production
• Issues in Organic Ruminant Livestock Systems
• Issues in Organic Non-Ruminant Livestock Systems
• Issues in Organic Grain Systems
• Soil Management in Organic Systems
• Pest Management in Organic Systems
• Weed Management in Organic Systems
• Economics & Marketing of Organic Systems
Papers
Priority will be given to papers based on current research or research conducted within the past 5 years in all sectors of organic agriculture. Selected authors will present their work as part of a panel or individually at the Symposium and paper summaries will be included in the Symposium Proceedings.
Student Papers
Student papers should describe complete or nearly complete research or development efforts in organic agriculture. Accepted student authors will present their work as part of a panel and paper summaries will be included in the Symposium Proceedings.
Posters
Posters are the preferred format for preliminary research results; innovative systems and services;
experimental and in-practice projects; and educational programs. The poster session will be a vibrant and popular component of the Symposium and posters may remain up for the Winter Conference as well as the Symposium. At least one author must be present at the poster session. Posters will be included in the Symposium Proceedings.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Presentation abstracts for papers and posters should be sent as attachments (DOC or PDF) via email to Symposium@nofany.org by November 1, 2011. Please include only the title and an abstract of less than 250 words in the attachment. The body of the email should contain author’s full contact information (name, phone, email, address), academic affiliation or farm, paper title, and theme. In the subject line, include either “Paper” “Student Paper” or “Poster Session.”
The authors chosen for the symposium will be notified by December 1, 2011. Authors will then have until January 1, 2012 to submit project summaries to be published in the Symposium Proceedings.
STIPENDS
Limited grant-supported funding exists to cover travel and lodging for symposium presenters.
Call for PAPERS AND POSTERS for the 2012 Northeast Organic Research Symposium January 19-20, 2012 Saratoga Springs, NY
Exploring the Small Farm Dream (4-week course)
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Duke Farms' Coach Barn
How do you begin a vegetable CSA, a goat’s milk dairy, herbal tea business, pick-your-own orchard, or pastured poultry operation?
If you are considering launching a small farm enterprise, but are unsure of where to start, this course is for you! For career changers looking to the next frontier, for farm apprentices considering a start-up, or for a hobbyist looking to become profitable, the Explorer class is intended to bridge the gap between ideas and action.
The course’s goal is to help aspiring farmers learn what it will require to start and manage their own profitable agricultural enterprise, and to decide if this is a path they really want or can take. Participants will discuss current opportunities in small-scale agriculture, explore objectives, assess personal skills and financial resources, conduct preliminary market research, and develop an action plan for pursuing their interests in food and farming.
What to Expect:
Guidance to the information you need to develop a successful farming plan
Interviews with farmers and visits to farms - see the dreams made into reality
Self-assessment, research and class discussion, which are central to the course Connection with others interested in farming
It is important to note that this course will not teach you how to farm. Through facilitated independent study, aspiring farmers take the opportunity to explore their farm business ideas and clarify next steps.
For more info and to register, please visit: http://www.nofanj.org/programs_esfd.htm
This class is part of a series. You must register for the first event in this series to attend.
Sheep Management
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Berks County Agricultural Center
This seven-week course covers the basics of sheep management from feeds and feeding, to pasture management, to lambing and sheep health.
Do you want to keep sheep? Maybe you already have a small flock, but need some more guidance? Wherever you are in your journey to raising and keeping sheep, this course has something for you.
Topics Covered:
Feeds and Feeding - learn the importance of feeding according to age and reproductive status
Breeding and Reproduction
Keeping Sheep Healthy - how often to trim hooves and what to vaccinate your ewes for and when, as well as how often to de-worm
Pasture Management - how to properly monitor your pastures' soil fertility and know when to lime and fertilize
Lambing
Join Penn State Extension Educator, Mike Fournier, Tuesday evenings October 4 through October 25 from 7PM to 9PM for this essential course for anyone considering keeping sheep. Registration is limited to 20, so register today!
Sheep Management
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Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
NOFA-NY Fall Benefit Cocktail Reception
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Back Forty Restaurant
Please join event co-chairs, Laura O'Donohue and Scott Chaskey on Wednesday, November 2nd at Back Forty Restaurant in NYC to celebrate three great organic farming heroes in NY state: John Gorzynski, Kristin Kimball and Mark Ruffalo. More information and tickets are available at: http://www.nofany.org/nycfundraiser.
NOFA-NY Fall Benefit Cocktail Reception
Edible Queen's Queens Uncorked
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Join us for Edible Queen's Queens Uncorked event next Wednesday at The Foundry. Participating restaurants will be serving delicious, seasonal tastings paired with wine from local vineyards and shops. Proceeds go to the GrowNYC/Greenmarket farmers who were recently impacted by Tropical Storms Irene & Lee.
Queens Uncorked
Wednesday, November 2nd
6:00pm - 9:00pm
The Foundry
42-38 Ninth Street, Long Island City
Tickets: $40 and available here http://queensuncorked.eventbrite.com/?ref=ecal
Participating restaurants include Artopolis, Astor Bake Shop, GrowNYC/Greenmarket, La Fusta, LIC Market, Little Oven, London Lennie's, Lucas Steakhouse, Manducatis Rustica, MexiQ, Sweetleaf, Uncle Peter's Restaurant, Queens Kickshaw, a variety of wine shops, and much more.
Edible Queen's Queens Uncorked
Farmageddon: Movie Premiere
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Map to Cornell Cinema - Cornell University
featuring a panel discussion with documentary subjects Steve & Barb Smith of Meadowsweet Farm and A. Fay Benson, the head of Small Dairy Support with C.U. Extension
A wake up call for anyone who eats food: this nervy documentary promotes a healthy paranoia about the USDA and FDA's "war" on the small farmers of the local foods movement. Beginning with the controversy over the sale of raw milk, the film repeatedly demonstrates t...he numerous ways that local farmers are being harassed by government agencies working in the interests of industrial agribusiness. The farmers and consumers interviewed in the film make the persuasive argument that federal and state agencies focus their monitoring on small scale producers when food-related illnesses are historically traceable to genetically modified foods, factory farming, and large-scale livestock facilities. Surveillance footage of raids on Mennonite farms and food co-ops, interviews with FDA officials, and agricultural experts round out this articulate argument for promoting access to local, healthful foods. Cosponsored with Greenstar Cooperative Market. More at farmageddonmovie.com Digital Projection
2011, color, 1 hour 30 minutes, USA
Farmageddon: Movie Premiere
Sheep Management
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Berks County Agricultural Center
This seven-week course covers the basics of sheep management from feeds and feeding, to pasture management, to lambing and sheep health.
Do you want to keep sheep? Maybe you already have a small flock, but need some more guidance? Wherever you are in your journey to raising and keeping sheep, this course has something for you.
Topics Covered:
Feeds and Feeding - learn the importance of feeding according to age and reproductive status
Breeding and Reproduction
Keeping Sheep Healthy - how often to trim hooves and what to vaccinate your ewes for and when, as well as how often to de-worm
Pasture Management - how to properly monitor your pastures' soil fertility and know when to lime and fertilize
Lambing
Join Penn State Extension Educator, Mike Fournier, Tuesday evenings October 4 through October 25 from 7PM to 9PM for this essential course for anyone considering keeping sheep. Registration is limited to 20, so register today!
Sheep Management
Financing Options for Beginning Farmers
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Join us online next Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 8 pm (EST) for the first new farminar of the year!
Financing Options for Beginning Farmers
From bank loans, to USDA beginning farmer loans, to small business development loans, this farminar will overview the multitude of financing available for beginners.
... Jason Jones and Erin Drinnin live in Des Moines, IA. Jason has worked for eight years on three different fruit and vegetable farms. He currently is the farm manager of the Homestead near Pleasant Hill, IA. This farm couple is ready to look at their options for financing to begin their own business, Wilted Leaf Farm, in central Iowa.
Andy Hunziker works for the Boone County USDA Farm Service Agency in Farm Loan Programs as a Farm Loan Manager. Andy administers the agency's loan programs that provide financing for beginning farmers of various enterprises in central Iowa.
FREE "Farminar" from Practical Farmers of Iowa of the 2011 fall series. This web-based seminar is a 90-minute, interactive, online learning opportunity offered by Practical Farmers of Iowa.
Please pass along this valuable online learning opportunity to your network of friends and colleagues.
Sincerely,
Luke Gran
Next Generation Coordinator
Practical Farmers of Iowa
P.S. New farminars are presented live at 8 PM (EST) Tuesdays in November, December, January, and February. Check out more Faminars from Practical Farmers of Iowa below!
More than 35 previously recorded farminars are available in our archive.
Supported by the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA, Grant # 2010-49400-21843
See More
Financing Options for Beginning Farmers
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5th Farm-Based Education Conference
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Enjoy three days of field trips, workshops, panel discussions, networking time with friends and colleagues, inspiring success stories, evening entertainment, hearty local food and fun, and of course, new knowledge to take back to your farm education programs. We hope you’ll join us!
The 5th Farm-Based Education Conference will bring together nearly 200 farm-based education practitioners, partners, and community leaders including... farmers, teachers, non-formal educators, philanthropists, chefs, historians, land conservationists, journalists, health care specialists, and food system and farm advocates.
Past conference workshops include:
■Experiential Education and its Role on the Farm
■Farm and School Collaboration: Programs on the Farm and in the Classroom
■Challenges and Solutions to Running a Successful Farm Camp
■Business Planning for Farm-Based Education
■Effective Interpretation for Self-Guided Visitors
■Successful Farm-Based Education Models and Programs
About Shelburne Farms
Shelburne Farms is a nonprofit education center, 1,400-acre working farm, and National Historic Landmark located on the banks of Lake Champlain in Vermont. The mission of Shelburne Farms is to cultivate a conservation ethic by teaching and demonstrating the stewardship of natural and agricultural resources.
School field trips, summer camps, educator workshops and many other programs allow children, educators, and families to learn in a place of natural and architectural beauty. Incubated on the property, the farm’s programs are then shared with educators through national and international partnerships to inspire stewardship and a global commitment to sustainability. The FBEA is managed by Shelburne Farms with support from a Working Group of volunteers.
Chief among the farm's professional development programs are the ABC's of Farm-Based Education Workshops hosted on the farm and in partnership with other farms in the United States and Canada. At the root of these workshops is Project Seasons, a collection of hands-on education activities developed by Shelburne Farms for classroom educators, pre-school & after-school teachers, camp instructors and parents working to cultivate an awareness and appreciation of agriculture and natural resources.
Shelburne Farms was created as a model agricultural estate in 1886 by William Seward and Lila Vanderbilt Webb. In 1972, it became an educational nonprofit. The nearly 400 acres of woodlands are Green Certified from the American Tree Farm System. Their grass-based dairy has 125 purebred, registered Brown Swiss cows. Their milk is transformed into an award-winning farmhouse cheddar cheese on the property and is available all over the world including in many New England Whole Foods Markets. You can learn more about Shelburne Farms by visiting their website.
5th Farm-Based Education Conference
Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
Leasing Your Land to a Farmer: An information Session for Landowners
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Making land available for farming is essential for our community’s agriculture. Having a farmer on your land can be rewarding for you, too. At this information session we will go over the basics, including finding and working with a farmer, information and leases, legal aspects, and community considerations.
Presenters include staff from the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project and Land for Good.
RSVP at http://tinyurl.com/landleasing.
Contact Becca Weaver at bweaver@comteam.org with questions.
Leasing Your Land to a Farmer: An information Session for Landowners
Leasing Your Land to a Farmer: An information Session for Landowners
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Making land available for farming is essential for our community’s agriculture. Having a farmer on your land can be rewarding for you, too. At this information session we will go over the basics, including finding and working with a farmer, information and leases, legal aspects, and community considerations. Presenters include staff from the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project and Land for Good. Thurs, November 3, 2011 from 6:30 to 8:30. The Groton Grange, 80 Champney St, Groton, MA. RSVP at http://tinyurl.com/landleasing. Contact Becca Weaver at bweaver@comteam.org with questions.
Maple production from healthy trees
7:00 pm
Maple producers depend on healthy and vigorously growing trees for high quality and high quantity sap. Cornell’s Maple Program has worked at university facilities and with maple producers for several years on a sugarbush thinning applied research and extension project to assess the influence of thinning on tree growth and sap sugar concentrations. Join Dr. Peter Smallidge, NYS Extension Forester as he discusses how trees grow, why tree growth is important to maple production, how thinning affects growth and the relationship between thinning and sap sugar concentrations. Learn guidelines for decision making for when to thin and which trees to remove when managing a sugarbush.
This webinar is pending for SAF CFE continuing education credits
Webinar connection details are available at http://maple.dnr.cornell.edu/webinar.html
No registration is required. Webinars are presented on the first Thursday evening of the month at 7pm.
Maple production from healthy trees
Sheep Management
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Berks County Agricultural Center
This seven-week course covers the basics of sheep management from feeds and feeding, to pasture management, to lambing and sheep health.
Do you want to keep sheep? Maybe you already have a small flock, but need some more guidance? Wherever you are in your journey to raising and keeping sheep, this course has something for you.
Topics Covered:
Feeds and Feeding - learn the importance of feeding according to age and reproductive status
Breeding and Reproduction
Keeping Sheep Healthy - how often to trim hooves and what to vaccinate your ewes for and when, as well as how often to de-worm
Pasture Management - how to properly monitor your pastures' soil fertility and know when to lime and fertilize
Lambing
Join Penn State Extension Educator, Mike Fournier, Tuesday evenings October 4 through October 25 from 7PM to 9PM for this essential course for anyone considering keeping sheep. Registration is limited to 20, so register today!
Sheep Management
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5th Farm-Based Education Conference
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Enjoy three days of field trips, workshops, panel discussions, networking time with friends and colleagues, inspiring success stories, evening entertainment, hearty local food and fun, and of course, new knowledge to take back to your farm education programs. We hope you’ll join us!
The 5th Farm-Based Education Conference will bring together nearly 200 farm-based education practitioners, partners, and community leaders including... farmers, teachers, non-formal educators, philanthropists, chefs, historians, land conservationists, journalists, health care specialists, and food system and farm advocates.
Past conference workshops include:
■Experiential Education and its Role on the Farm
■Farm and School Collaboration: Programs on the Farm and in the Classroom
■Challenges and Solutions to Running a Successful Farm Camp
■Business Planning for Farm-Based Education
■Effective Interpretation for Self-Guided Visitors
■Successful Farm-Based Education Models and Programs
About Shelburne Farms
Shelburne Farms is a nonprofit education center, 1,400-acre working farm, and National Historic Landmark located on the banks of Lake Champlain in Vermont. The mission of Shelburne Farms is to cultivate a conservation ethic by teaching and demonstrating the stewardship of natural and agricultural resources.
School field trips, summer camps, educator workshops and many other programs allow children, educators, and families to learn in a place of natural and architectural beauty. Incubated on the property, the farm’s programs are then shared with educators through national and international partnerships to inspire stewardship and a global commitment to sustainability. The FBEA is managed by Shelburne Farms with support from a Working Group of volunteers.
Chief among the farm's professional development programs are the ABC's of Farm-Based Education Workshops hosted on the farm and in partnership with other farms in the United States and Canada. At the root of these workshops is Project Seasons, a collection of hands-on education activities developed by Shelburne Farms for classroom educators, pre-school & after-school teachers, camp instructors and parents working to cultivate an awareness and appreciation of agriculture and natural resources.
Shelburne Farms was created as a model agricultural estate in 1886 by William Seward and Lila Vanderbilt Webb. In 1972, it became an educational nonprofit. The nearly 400 acres of woodlands are Green Certified from the American Tree Farm System. Their grass-based dairy has 125 purebred, registered Brown Swiss cows. Their milk is transformed into an award-winning farmhouse cheddar cheese on the property and is available all over the world including in many New England Whole Foods Markets. You can learn more about Shelburne Farms by visiting their website.
5th Farm-Based Education Conference
Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
Healthy Soils for a Healthy Organic Dairy Farm
1:15 pm
On Friday, join the eOrganic dairy team for a live broadcast of a presentation by Heather Darby of the University of Vermont, and Cindy Daley of the University of California-Chico from the NOFA-NY Organic Dairy and Field Crop Conference in Syracuse, New York, entitled Healthy Soils for a Healthy Organic Dairy Farm. The presenters will discuss how to build and maintain healthy soils and soil testing for nutrients and overall health. They will share recent on-farm research results that show the changes in forage quality and milk production on amended and non-amended organic pastures. The free broadcast will take place on November 4, 2011 at 1:15 PM Eastern Time (12:15 PM Central, 11:15 AM Mountain, 10:15 AM Pacific Time).
Advance registration is not required for this webinar; however, space is limited. To participate, at the presentation start time, sign on at https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2009421&password=M.E8A9F1600126C89E7D80393B1EE2B4.
Healthy Soils for a Healthy Organic Dairy Farm
Sheep Management
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Berks County Agricultural Center
This seven-week course covers the basics of sheep management from feeds and feeding, to pasture management, to lambing and sheep health.
Do you want to keep sheep? Maybe you already have a small flock, but need some more guidance? Wherever you are in your journey to raising and keeping sheep, this course has something for you.
Topics Covered:
Feeds and Feeding - learn the importance of feeding according to age and reproductive status
Breeding and Reproduction
Keeping Sheep Healthy - how often to trim hooves and what to vaccinate your ewes for and when, as well as how often to de-worm
Pasture Management - how to properly monitor your pastures' soil fertility and know when to lime and fertilize
Lambing
Join Penn State Extension Educator, Mike Fournier, Tuesday evenings October 4 through October 25 from 7PM to 9PM for this essential course for anyone considering keeping sheep. Registration is limited to 20, so register today!
Sheep Management
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Fall Hops Conference
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Map to Brown's Brewing Company
The Northeast Hop Alliance and the Cornell Agriculture Economic Development Program of Madison County announce the Fall Hops Conference to be held on Saturday November 5th at Brown’s Brewing Company in Troy New York. The conference is for anyone interested in growing hops commercially. Tremendous growth in the microbrew industry has led to a renewal of hop production in the Eastern US, especially New York and New England. Consumers are looking for quality and variety in their beer choices and locally grown hops are helping to make those brews fantastic.
The Conference will include speakers from the Pacific Northwest and Eastern hop growing regions. Dr David Gent, a leading USDA plant pathologist from Corvallis Oregon, and Dr. Shaun Townsend, a hops researcher, from Oregon State University will share up to date information on disease management and horticultural practices for quality hop production, and harvesting. Dr Heather Darby from University of Vermont will speak about land preparation and fertility in the hopyard, and Chris Callahan of Callahan engineering will reveal his prototype for a small scale mobile hop harvester. Other speakers will include information on trellis design, the cost of getting started, pest management, an update on the Farm Brewery legislation in New York and more.
The Northeast Hop Alliance annual meeting will be held at the conference. This is a great opportunity to meet growers, researchers and brewers and to learn about growing hops commercially in the Northeast. If you are growing hops or contemplating doing so, then you won’t want to miss this event.
The program will run from 8 am to 5 pm. There is a fee for the day which will include lunch. The event is sponsored by a USDA/NYS Specialty Crops block grant and a Northeast SARE Speaker grant.
Please register before October 28th by visiting http://nehopalliance.eventbrite.com or check out the northeast hop alliance website at www.nehopalliance.org For more information on the conference contact Steve Miller at sgm6@cornell.edu or call 315 684-3001 x 127.
5th Farm-Based Education Conference
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Enjoy three days of field trips, workshops, panel discussions, networking time with friends and colleagues, inspiring success stories, evening entertainment, hearty local food and fun, and of course, new knowledge to take back to your farm education programs. We hope you’ll join us!
The 5th Farm-Based Education Conference will bring together nearly 200 farm-based education practitioners, partners, and community leaders including... farmers, teachers, non-formal educators, philanthropists, chefs, historians, land conservationists, journalists, health care specialists, and food system and farm advocates.
Past conference workshops include:
■Experiential Education and its Role on the Farm
■Farm and School Collaboration: Programs on the Farm and in the Classroom
■Challenges and Solutions to Running a Successful Farm Camp
■Business Planning for Farm-Based Education
■Effective Interpretation for Self-Guided Visitors
■Successful Farm-Based Education Models and Programs
About Shelburne Farms
Shelburne Farms is a nonprofit education center, 1,400-acre working farm, and National Historic Landmark located on the banks of Lake Champlain in Vermont. The mission of Shelburne Farms is to cultivate a conservation ethic by teaching and demonstrating the stewardship of natural and agricultural resources.
School field trips, summer camps, educator workshops and many other programs allow children, educators, and families to learn in a place of natural and architectural beauty. Incubated on the property, the farm’s programs are then shared with educators through national and international partnerships to inspire stewardship and a global commitment to sustainability. The FBEA is managed by Shelburne Farms with support from a Working Group of volunteers.
Chief among the farm's professional development programs are the ABC's of Farm-Based Education Workshops hosted on the farm and in partnership with other farms in the United States and Canada. At the root of these workshops is Project Seasons, a collection of hands-on education activities developed by Shelburne Farms for classroom educators, pre-school & after-school teachers, camp instructors and parents working to cultivate an awareness and appreciation of agriculture and natural resources.
Shelburne Farms was created as a model agricultural estate in 1886 by William Seward and Lila Vanderbilt Webb. In 1972, it became an educational nonprofit. The nearly 400 acres of woodlands are Green Certified from the American Tree Farm System. Their grass-based dairy has 125 purebred, registered Brown Swiss cows. Their milk is transformed into an award-winning farmhouse cheddar cheese on the property and is available all over the world including in many New England Whole Foods Markets. You can learn more about Shelburne Farms by visiting their website.
5th Farm-Based Education Conference
Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
Tilling the Soil of Opportunity (5-week course)
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Map to South Jersey Technology Park
What’s next for your farm business?
Tilling the Soil of Opportunity is designed to help you test your ideas, explore new marketing opportunities, and develop a business and marketing plan specific to your farm. Participants will assess their resources, develop marketing strategies, understand financials, learn how and where to get funding for their businesses, and network with other farmers.
Session Outline:
• Take stock of your resources
• Basic equipment required
• Legal terrain
• Manage from the ground up
• Plant it, grow it, market it!
• Reap the benefits - marketing strategies
• Get your budgets in line
• Analyze These: Cash Flow & Financial Statements
• Cultivate your money resources
• Harvest your future
Tilling the Soil of Opportunity is aimed at those individuals who have started or are thinking about starting an agricultural-based venture that is not tied to large-scale commodity-style production. The course features individual assistance in all areas of business planning as well as networking opportunities with other farmers.
For cost and registration, visit: http://www.nofanj.org/programs_tso.htm
This class is part of a series. You must register for the first event in this series to attend.
Sheep Management
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Berks County Agricultural Center
This seven-week course covers the basics of sheep management from feeds and feeding, to pasture management, to lambing and sheep health.
Do you want to keep sheep? Maybe you already have a small flock, but need some more guidance? Wherever you are in your journey to raising and keeping sheep, this course has something for you.
Topics Covered:
Feeds and Feeding - learn the importance of feeding according to age and reproductive status
Breeding and Reproduction
Keeping Sheep Healthy - how often to trim hooves and what to vaccinate your ewes for and when, as well as how often to de-worm
Pasture Management - how to properly monitor your pastures' soil fertility and know when to lime and fertilize
Lambing
Join Penn State Extension Educator, Mike Fournier, Tuesday evenings October 4 through October 25 from 7PM to 9PM for this essential course for anyone considering keeping sheep. Registration is limited to 20, so register today!
Sheep Management
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Women in Sustainable Agriculture Conference
8:07 am
The registration fee for the 2011 conference includes two full days of farm tours, intensive learning circles, exciting workshops, timely panel discussions, inspiring networking opportunities, and an abundance of fine dining! For more information please contact: Conference Coordinator Ann Stone at ams39@psu.edu or 1-814-863-4489. More information and registration online at: http://2011wisa.aers.psu.edu/.
2011 Women in Sustainable Agriculture Conference
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Map to Penn Stater Conference Center
Nov. 6-8, 2011
State College, PA
With its emphasis on farm-based learning, practical skill-building sessions and networking opportunities, the 2011 Women in Sustainable Agriculture Conference, promises to be a unique and engaging conference you won't want to miss. And VT WAgN is chartering a motor coach to -- quite literally -- bring a busload of Vermonters there!
"The conference will showcase the opportunities, struggles, passions, and history of women throughout the US who have chosen careers in agriculture and we want Vermonters to be there," says Beth Holtzman, coordinator of WAgN. "It will be an incredible opportunity to share knowledge and connections that build stronger and more sustainable farms."
Chartering a bus will help save on fuel costs and fatigue, and we hope, add some fun to the trip. Additionally, a limited number of scholarships and travel assistance may be available for qualified individuals.
Workshop and panel topics include: new and beginning farmers, creative marketing, policy and advocacy, urban farming, linking farmers with low-income communities, raising livestock, vegetable and crop farming, business planning, alternative land tenure strategies, balancing farming and life, and more.
The first day of the conference will include educational farm tours where farmers will demonstrate and share their farming strategies such as community-supported agriculture, high tunnel vegetable production, diversified livestock enterprises, and educational efforts on farms.
The conference will also feature authors and artists who will tell stories of women farming through non-fiction, literature, art, and film.
Interested in a seat on the bus? Email wagn@uvm.edu or call 802-223-2389. More information about the conference and links to the online registration site are available at the WAgN Blog at
http://blog.uvm.edu/wagn/2011-women-in-sustainable-agriculture-conference/
2011 Women in Sustainable Agriculture Conference
Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
2011 Women in Sustainable Ag Conference
5:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Map to Penn Stater Conference Center
View agenda and registration details here: http://2011wisa.aers.psu.edu/
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Cornell Agribusiness Strategic Marketing Conference: Capitalizing on Group Action & Alliances to Improve Marketing Returns
Hyde Park, NY.
This year’s conference, is assembling an outstanding field of agricultural producers and academic, industry, and government speakers to discuss and highlight innovative agricultural marketing models that have capitalized on the benefits of group action and business alliances. With a focus on small- and medium scale agricultural producers and value-added food processors, the goal of the conference is to improve the understanding and application of innovative agricultural marketing practices to improve firm competitiveness. To encourage additional attendance by agricultural producers, funding provided by the Ruth & Will Morgan Assistant Professorship in Applied Economics and Management will help cover conference registration fees for farmers attending. A full conference agenda and registration information will be available soon. Checkout http://marketingpwt.dyson.cornell.edu.
Women in Sustainable Agriculture Conference
8:07 am
The registration fee for the 2011 conference includes two full days of farm tours, intensive learning circles, exciting workshops, timely panel discussions, inspiring networking opportunities, and an abundance of fine dining! For more information please contact: Conference Coordinator Ann Stone at ams39@psu.edu or 1-814-863-4489. More information and registration online at: http://2011wisa.aers.psu.edu/.
Wine and Cheese Tour of Penns Valley
9:00 am
With approximately 14,000 acres of grapes, Pennsylvania ranks 7th in the Nation in the production of wine. On this tour, we’ll pair two local wineries with two farms making raw milk cheeses. First stop is Happy Valley Winery. This is State College’s newest winery. We will tour the vineyards and hear from winemaker Elwin Stewart about how Pennsylvania grapes can produce superior wines. He will explain the process of starting a ne...w winery. A lunch featuring local farm-fresh foods will be provided. Following lunch, the tour group will proceed to Spring Bank Acres where Amish farmer Raymond Fisher and his family process and sell their own dairy products, including cheese, milk, butter, raw milk, yogurt, buttermilk, and cream. They sell at the farm, at local farmer’s markets, and through local health food stores. Raymond will give us a tour of the milking parlor and processing facility and explain the opportunities offered by local, raw milk dairies.
We will also visit Stone Meadow Farm where farmer Brian Futhey is famous for his artisan cheeses, including Cheddar, Camembert, brie, and taleggio. He sells his cheeses at farmers markets, co-ops, and natural foods stores. Brian will explain why he switched from conventional dairying to seasonal, grass-based production of cheese, and share the lessons he’s learned along the way. Concluding our tour will be a visit to Seven Mountains Winery. Long-time home brewer Scott Bubb built a winery when the manufacturing plant where he worked for 35 years closed. He built the winery in 2009 and since then has won many prestigious awards for his Vidal Ice Wine and cranberry wines, and aims to make his dry red wines his signature. Scott will show us the vineyard, cellar, and shop.
Collaborative Marketing Tour of Morrison’s Cove
9:00 am
Visit Ojala Farm/Clover Creek Cheese Cellar where farmers Dave and Terry Rice will give us a tour of their grass-based seasonal dairy, including milking parlor and cheese house. They will explain how they market their cheese at local shops and farmers markets, and how they work collaboratively with their neighbors to offer a local farm tour of neighboring farms, and sell products and advertise their products at neighboring farm ...businesses. Then head to Piney Creek Greenhouse. Vernon and Lucille Martin will show us through their greenhouse and beautifully landscaped gardens. A local lunch will be served in the sunny greenhouse. Over lunch, Vernon will talk about collaborative marketing as a way they can help their farming community stay profitable to stay in business. Vernon will offer examples of how collaborative marketing happens in Morrison’s Cove.
Participants will enjoy shopping in the greenhouse and gift shop. The tour will conclude with a visit to Friends Farm. Chris Wise and John Favinger will provide a tour of their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm and certified kitchen. From providing CSA shares, to selling local food and prepared lunches at their on-farm market, to hosting local parties, bridal showers, and retirement dinners, the Wise-Favingers have always marketed to their community. But marketing with other local farmers and businesses has become an increasing focus of their efforts.
Community Supported Agriculture Tour of Port Royal
9:00 am
The Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model is one where members sign up for a share of a farm’s harvest and pay at least a portion in advance of the season, providing the farm with working capital when they need it most. CSA provides farmers with a secure market for their produce and minimizes the marketing risks inherent in farming. CSA members receive weekly shares of fresh--usually organic--produce all season and have th...e satisfaction of knowing where and how their food is grown and connecting to the health and sustainability of their local farming community.
The tour group will visit Village Acres CSA where Roy and Hope Brubaker and family operate one of Central Pennsylvania’s largest CSAs. The family operation offers over 250 shares, has an on-farm certified kitchen for preparing value-added foods from farm produce, and sells organic produce wholesale to the Tuscarora Organic Growers cooperative. Farm manager Dave Ruggerio will show us the fields, packing shed, and the greenhouses. He will explain how the farm’s infrastructure has evolved over time to meet the farm’s changing needs. Dave will also explain how the farm meets its labor needs throughout the season. Participants will enjoy lunch made with produce and meat from Village Acres and Blue Rooster Farms in the new on-farm kitchen, “The Food Shed.” Over lunch Julie Hurst will explain why the farm decided to add a kitchen, their future vision for the project, and what you need to know if you plan to add one to your farm. Farm owner Roy Brubaker will give us a brief history of the farm, explain how the family works together to keep the farm sustainable, and discuss the other piece of their business--selling produce wholesale through cooperatives like TOG.
To close the tour, we will visit Tait Farm CSA. Kim Tait will give us a tour of State College’s largest CSA. Tait Farm CSA offers year-round shares. We’ll meet at the Harvest Shop, where the farm sells local foods, locally produced gifts, and plants. Kim will then provide a tour of the CSA fields and distribution center. She’ll then discuss the potential for CSA to provide a sustainable living for farmers and the obstacles you must plan for.
Adventures in Marketing Intensive Learning Clinic
9:00 am
The most important factor in farm sustainability is to have an excellent product. The second most important factor is making sure people know about it. In this day-long intensive learning clinic we will explore all the components of a great marketing plan from pricing your product to selecting the right outlets to current best practices in using social media. Together we will unravel the complexities of developing a marketing plan that works for your business. We’ll think about emerging trends and the benefits and risks of niche markets. This will be an interactive day so come prepared to work on drafting or improving your farm's marketing strategy. Bring your promotional materials, your current marketing plan (if you have one) and, most importantly, bring your stories, your experience and your lessons learned.
Value-Added Tour of Amish Country in the Picturesque Kishacoquillas Valley
9:00 am
Visit Josie & Malinda Zook's Farm and learn how they keep a small farm profitable by selling farm products directly from the farm gate. Because the Zooks are Old-order Amish and do not use electricity, most everything on the farm is hand- or horse-powered, including an icehouse to cool milk and vegetables throughout the summer with ice cut in the winter. Tour Zook’s Orchard where Amos and Rachel Zook own and operate a multi-gene...ration Amish family farm where they grow peaches, apples, cherries, and blueberries. All the fruit is sold at the farm gate and at a farm stand at the Belleville Market. In the fall, they press gallons of cider with their antique cider press. Next door, their daughter and son-in-law have recently started growing strawberries and raspberries for sale at their farm. We’ll tour both farms and see (and taste) the cider pressing and enjoy a traditional Amish dinner served at another Amish farm at noon (Please note that a vegetarian option is not available for this lunch).
After lunch, the group will proceed to Byler Goat Dairy where James and Darla Byler operate a family farm. Tthey milk Alpine goats and make dry curd cheese (similar to ricotta) and chevre, as well as yogurt and kefir. They bottle raw and pasteurized milk and sell it through Wegman’s grocery store and at several local stores. They will show you through the stable, milking parlor, and cheese room, and explain the obstacles and rewards of goat dairying and direct-market farming.
To close the tour, we will visit Hameau Farm Camp where Gay Rodgers will show you around her summer farm camp for girls ages 8-14. Gay started the camp as a way to connect her love of farming and teaching in a successful and sustainable farm business. Campers enjoy caring for her herd of registered Ayrshire cows, flock of Jacob sheep, Alpine goats, and Barred Rock chickens. Gay also has developed another farm business—a retreat for artists who want to develop their plein air skills. She will give us a farm tour, serve us tea at the end of the day, and talk about how to find your sweet spot where your farming interests, talents, and opportunities lie.
Dairy Skills Training – Bovine Reproduction and A. I.
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Map to Spring Hope Farm & Synergy Farm
A Bovine Reproduction and A.I. course will be held at the Spring Hope Farm in Seneca Castle (Nov. 7-8) and at the Synergy Farm in Wyoming (Nov. 9-10). Topics to be covered include: Anatomy & Physiology, Heat Detection, Synchronization Protocols, Reading Bull Proofs, Insemination Techniques, Thawing Frozen Semen, Nitrogen Tank Practice & Safety, Loading A.I. Guns, and Practice Breeding Cows.
The cost of the course is $150 per person. A starter A.I kit will be available for an additional charge. Registration is required by November 4.
Classes will run from 9am-3pm each day.
Choose your preferred location and contact Cathy Wallace to register at 585-343-3040,
Tractor Operation and Maintenance Intensive Learning Clinic
9:00 am
Map to Penn State University
This workshop will take place in the Ag Arena. Topics to be addressed during this hands-on workshop will include tractor safety, maintenance, and operations. Participants will learn what to look for when purchasing used equipment, how to hitch safely to drawbars and with 3-pt mounted attachments. Pre-operation inspections of equipment will be demonstrated and practiced. An opportunity to operate small and mid-size tractors and attach equipment will be provided. Instructors will be Dennis Murphy, Sam Steel and Bill Harshman. All are with the Agricultural Safety & Health Program, Penn State University.
2011 Cornell Agribusiness Strategic Marketing Conference - Scholarships!
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Map to FDR Presidential Library and Home
Consumer interest in 'local' foods and other products has increased sharply in recent years, prompting substantial changes in food supply chains. Accessing markets can be particularly problematic for smaller-scale businesses who lack sufficient volumes of products to feasibly attract and retain larger-scale and more distant buyers. Economies of scale can often result with producers and agribusinesses working together to addres...s these production and marketing barriers.
A team of experts will discuss the ins and outs of new agricultural cooperative development.
With a focus on small and medium scale agricultural producers and value-added food processors, the goal of the conference is to improve the understanding and application of innovative agricultural marketing practices to improve firm competitiveness.
Funding provided by the Roth and Will Morgan Assistant Professorship in Applied Economics and management will help cover conference registration fees for farmers attending. [EDITORIAL NOTE: FARMER SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILAVBLE! GREAT CONFERENCE OPPORTUNITY!]
An additional training session for educators follows the regualr conference this year. CCE Jefferson county and the Farmers Market Federation will present a trainin session on a brand new curriculum developed for farmers and producers on food safetly issues in direct marketing venues.
A full conference agenda and registration information will be available at http://marketingpwt.dyson.cornell.edu/ as details are finalized.
This event is sponsored by the Agricultural Marketing and Management Program Work Team.
2011 Cornell Agribusiness Strategic Marketing Conference - Scholarships!
2011 Women in Sustainable Agriculture Conference
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Map to Penn Stater Conference Center
Nov. 6-8, 2011
State College, PA
With its emphasis on farm-based learning, practical skill-building sessions and networking opportunities, the 2011 Women in Sustainable Agriculture Conference, promises to be a unique and engaging conference you won't want to miss. And VT WAgN is chartering a motor coach to -- quite literally -- bring a busload of Vermonters there!
"The conference will showcase the opportunities, struggles, passions, and history of women throughout the US who have chosen careers in agriculture and we want Vermonters to be there," says Beth Holtzman, coordinator of WAgN. "It will be an incredible opportunity to share knowledge and connections that build stronger and more sustainable farms."
Chartering a bus will help save on fuel costs and fatigue, and we hope, add some fun to the trip. Additionally, a limited number of scholarships and travel assistance may be available for qualified individuals.
Workshop and panel topics include: new and beginning farmers, creative marketing, policy and advocacy, urban farming, linking farmers with low-income communities, raising livestock, vegetable and crop farming, business planning, alternative land tenure strategies, balancing farming and life, and more.
The first day of the conference will include educational farm tours where farmers will demonstrate and share their farming strategies such as community-supported agriculture, high tunnel vegetable production, diversified livestock enterprises, and educational efforts on farms.
The conference will also feature authors and artists who will tell stories of women farming through non-fiction, literature, art, and film.
Interested in a seat on the bus? Email wagn@uvm.edu or call 802-223-2389. More information about the conference and links to the online registration site are available at the WAgN Blog at
http://blog.uvm.edu/wagn/2011-women-in-sustainable-agriculture-conference/
2011 Women in Sustainable Agriculture Conference
Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
2011 Women in Sustainable Ag Conference
5:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Map to Penn Stater Conference Center
View agenda and registration details here: http://2011wisa.aers.psu.edu/
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Cornell Agribusiness Strategic Marketing Conference: Capitalizing on Group Action & Alliances to Improve Marketing Returns
Hyde Park, NY.
This year’s conference, is assembling an outstanding field of agricultural producers and academic, industry, and government speakers to discuss and highlight innovative agricultural marketing models that have capitalized on the benefits of group action and business alliances. With a focus on small- and medium scale agricultural producers and value-added food processors, the goal of the conference is to improve the understanding and application of innovative agricultural marketing practices to improve firm competitiveness. To encourage additional attendance by agricultural producers, funding provided by the Ruth & Will Morgan Assistant Professorship in Applied Economics and Management will help cover conference registration fees for farmers attending. A full conference agenda and registration information will be available soon. Checkout http://marketingpwt.dyson.cornell.edu.
Women in Sustainable Agriculture Conference
8:07 am
The registration fee for the 2011 conference includes two full days of farm tours, intensive learning circles, exciting workshops, timely panel discussions, inspiring networking opportunities, and an abundance of fine dining! For more information please contact: Conference Coordinator Ann Stone at ams39@psu.edu or 1-814-863-4489. More information and registration online at: http://2011wisa.aers.psu.edu/.
2011 Women in Sustainable Agriculture Conference
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Map to Penn Stater Conference Center
Nov. 6-8, 2011
State College, PA
With its emphasis on farm-based learning, practical skill-building sessions and networking opportunities, the 2011 Women in Sustainable Agriculture Conference, promises to be a unique and engaging conference you won't want to miss. And VT WAgN is chartering a motor coach to -- quite literally -- bring a busload of Vermonters there!
"The conference will showcase the opportunities, struggles, passions, and history of women throughout the US who have chosen careers in agriculture and we want Vermonters to be there," says Beth Holtzman, coordinator of WAgN. "It will be an incredible opportunity to share knowledge and connections that build stronger and more sustainable farms."
Chartering a bus will help save on fuel costs and fatigue, and we hope, add some fun to the trip. Additionally, a limited number of scholarships and travel assistance may be available for qualified individuals.
Workshop and panel topics include: new and beginning farmers, creative marketing, policy and advocacy, urban farming, linking farmers with low-income communities, raising livestock, vegetable and crop farming, business planning, alternative land tenure strategies, balancing farming and life, and more.
The first day of the conference will include educational farm tours where farmers will demonstrate and share their farming strategies such as community-supported agriculture, high tunnel vegetable production, diversified livestock enterprises, and educational efforts on farms.
The conference will also feature authors and artists who will tell stories of women farming through non-fiction, literature, art, and film.
Interested in a seat on the bus? Email wagn@uvm.edu or call 802-223-2389. More information about the conference and links to the online registration site are available at the WAgN Blog at
http://blog.uvm.edu/wagn/2011-women-in-sustainable-agriculture-conference/
2011 Women in Sustainable Agriculture Conference
Dairy Skills Training – Bovine Reproduction and A. I.
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Map to Spring Hope Farm & Synergy Farm
A Bovine Reproduction and A.I. course will be held at the Spring Hope Farm in Seneca Castle (Nov. 7-8) and at the Synergy Farm in Wyoming (Nov. 9-10). Topics to be covered include: Anatomy & Physiology, Heat Detection, Synchronization Protocols, Reading Bull Proofs, Insemination Techniques, Thawing Frozen Semen, Nitrogen Tank Practice & Safety, Loading A.I. Guns, and Practice Breeding Cows.
The cost of the course is $150 per person. A starter A.I kit will be available for an additional charge. Registration is required by November 4.
Classes will run from 9am-3pm each day.
Choose your preferred location and contact Cathy Wallace to register at 585-343-3040,
2011 Cornell Agribusiness Strategic Marketing Conference - Scholarships!
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Map to FDR Presidential Library and Home
Consumer interest in 'local' foods and other products has increased sharply in recent years, prompting substantial changes in food supply chains. Accessing markets can be particularly problematic for smaller-scale businesses who lack sufficient volumes of products to feasibly attract and retain larger-scale and more distant buyers. Economies of scale can often result with producers and agribusinesses working together to addres...s these production and marketing barriers.
A team of experts will discuss the ins and outs of new agricultural cooperative development.
With a focus on small and medium scale agricultural producers and value-added food processors, the goal of the conference is to improve the understanding and application of innovative agricultural marketing practices to improve firm competitiveness.
Funding provided by the Roth and Will Morgan Assistant Professorship in Applied Economics and management will help cover conference registration fees for farmers attending. [EDITORIAL NOTE: FARMER SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILAVBLE! GREAT CONFERENCE OPPORTUNITY!]
An additional training session for educators follows the regualr conference this year. CCE Jefferson county and the Farmers Market Federation will present a trainin session on a brand new curriculum developed for farmers and producers on food safetly issues in direct marketing venues.
A full conference agenda and registration information will be available at http://marketingpwt.dyson.cornell.edu/ as details are finalized.
This event is sponsored by the Agricultural Marketing and Management Program Work Team.
2011 Cornell Agribusiness Strategic Marketing Conference - Scholarships!
Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
2011 Women in Sustainable Ag Conference
5:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Map to Penn Stater Conference Center
View agenda and registration details here: http://2011wisa.aers.psu.edu/
Exploring the Small Farm Dream (4-week course)
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Duke Farms' Coach Barn
How do you begin a vegetable CSA, a goat’s milk dairy, herbal tea business, pick-your-own orchard, or pastured poultry operation?
If you are considering launching a small farm enterprise, but are unsure of where to start, this course is for you! For career changers looking to the next frontier, for farm apprentices considering a start-up, or for a hobbyist looking to become profitable, the Explorer class is intended to bridge the gap between ideas and action.
The course’s goal is to help aspiring farmers learn what it will require to start and manage their own profitable agricultural enterprise, and to decide if this is a path they really want or can take. Participants will discuss current opportunities in small-scale agriculture, explore objectives, assess personal skills and financial resources, conduct preliminary market research, and develop an action plan for pursuing their interests in food and farming.
What to Expect:
Guidance to the information you need to develop a successful farming plan
Interviews with farmers and visits to farms - see the dreams made into reality
Self-assessment, research and class discussion, which are central to the course Connection with others interested in farming
It is important to note that this course will not teach you how to farm. Through facilitated independent study, aspiring farmers take the opportunity to explore their farm business ideas and clarify next steps.
For more info and to register, please visit: http://www.nofanj.org/programs_esfd.htm
This class is part of a series. You must register for the first event in this series to attend.
Sheep Management
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Berks County Agricultural Center
This seven-week course covers the basics of sheep management from feeds and feeding, to pasture management, to lambing and sheep health.
Do you want to keep sheep? Maybe you already have a small flock, but need some more guidance? Wherever you are in your journey to raising and keeping sheep, this course has something for you.
Topics Covered:
Feeds and Feeding - learn the importance of feeding according to age and reproductive status
Breeding and Reproduction
Keeping Sheep Healthy - how often to trim hooves and what to vaccinate your ewes for and when, as well as how often to de-worm
Pasture Management - how to properly monitor your pastures' soil fertility and know when to lime and fertilize
Lambing
Join Penn State Extension Educator, Mike Fournier, Tuesday evenings October 4 through October 25 from 7PM to 9PM for this essential course for anyone considering keeping sheep. Registration is limited to 20, so register today!
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Dairy Skills Training – Bovine Reproduction and A. I.
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Map to Spring Hope Farm & Synergy Farm
A Bovine Reproduction and A.I. course will be held at the Spring Hope Farm in Seneca Castle (Nov. 7-8) and at the Synergy Farm in Wyoming (Nov. 9-10). Topics to be covered include: Anatomy & Physiology, Heat Detection, Synchronization Protocols, Reading Bull Proofs, Insemination Techniques, Thawing Frozen Semen, Nitrogen Tank Practice & Safety, Loading A.I. Guns, and Practice Breeding Cows.
The cost of the course is $150 per person. A starter A.I kit will be available for an additional charge. Registration is required by November 4.
Classes will run from 9am-3pm each day.
Choose your preferred location and contact Cathy Wallace to register at 585-343-3040,
Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
Sheep Management
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Berks County Agricultural Center
This seven-week course covers the basics of sheep management from feeds and feeding, to pasture management, to lambing and sheep health.
Do you want to keep sheep? Maybe you already have a small flock, but need some more guidance? Wherever you are in your journey to raising and keeping sheep, this course has something for you.
Topics Covered:
Feeds and Feeding - learn the importance of feeding according to age and reproductive status
Breeding and Reproduction
Keeping Sheep Healthy - how often to trim hooves and what to vaccinate your ewes for and when, as well as how often to de-worm
Pasture Management - how to properly monitor your pastures' soil fertility and know when to lime and fertilize
Lambing
Join Penn State Extension Educator, Mike Fournier, Tuesday evenings October 4 through October 25 from 7PM to 9PM for this essential course for anyone considering keeping sheep. Registration is limited to 20, so register today!
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Dairy Skills Training – Bovine Reproduction and A. I.
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Map to Spring Hope Farm & Synergy Farm
A Bovine Reproduction and A.I. course will be held at the Spring Hope Farm in Seneca Castle (Nov. 7-8) and at the Synergy Farm in Wyoming (Nov. 9-10). Topics to be covered include: Anatomy & Physiology, Heat Detection, Synchronization Protocols, Reading Bull Proofs, Insemination Techniques, Thawing Frozen Semen, Nitrogen Tank Practice & Safety, Loading A.I. Guns, and Practice Breeding Cows.
The cost of the course is $150 per person. A starter A.I kit will be available for an additional charge. Registration is required by November 4.
Classes will run from 9am-3pm each day.
Choose your preferred location and contact Cathy Wallace to register at 585-343-3040,
Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
Sheep Management
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Berks County Agricultural Center
This seven-week course covers the basics of sheep management from feeds and feeding, to pasture management, to lambing and sheep health.
Do you want to keep sheep? Maybe you already have a small flock, but need some more guidance? Wherever you are in your journey to raising and keeping sheep, this course has something for you.
Topics Covered:
Feeds and Feeding - learn the importance of feeding according to age and reproductive status
Breeding and Reproduction
Keeping Sheep Healthy - how often to trim hooves and what to vaccinate your ewes for and when, as well as how often to de-worm
Pasture Management - how to properly monitor your pastures' soil fertility and know when to lime and fertilize
Lambing
Join Penn State Extension Educator, Mike Fournier, Tuesday evenings October 4 through October 25 from 7PM to 9PM for this essential course for anyone considering keeping sheep. Registration is limited to 20, so register today!
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Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
Sheep Management
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Berks County Agricultural Center
This seven-week course covers the basics of sheep management from feeds and feeding, to pasture management, to lambing and sheep health.
Do you want to keep sheep? Maybe you already have a small flock, but need some more guidance? Wherever you are in your journey to raising and keeping sheep, this course has something for you.
Topics Covered:
Feeds and Feeding - learn the importance of feeding according to age and reproductive status
Breeding and Reproduction
Keeping Sheep Healthy - how often to trim hooves and what to vaccinate your ewes for and when, as well as how often to de-worm
Pasture Management - how to properly monitor your pastures' soil fertility and know when to lime and fertilize
Lambing
Join Penn State Extension Educator, Mike Fournier, Tuesday evenings October 4 through October 25 from 7PM to 9PM for this essential course for anyone considering keeping sheep. Registration is limited to 20, so register today!
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Cottage Cheese and Ice Cream Workshop
8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Map to Cornell University
Join the CCC on Saturday, November 12 for a full day of dairy! Our workshop will focus on the often overlooked dairy product- cottage cheese (don't judge until you have tried an artisan batch!). We will also cover the secrets to the best frozen dessert, as we make small batches of ice cream. At the end of the day, participants get to take home both products! All for $20, which includes a catered lunch.
This event is funded by the GPSAFC and is open to the Cornell community.
Cottage Cheese and Ice Cream Workshop
Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
Hudson Valley Farm Beginnings - at Hawthorne Valley Farm
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Map to Hawthorne Valley Farm Learning Center
The Learning Center at Hawthorne Valley Farm is once again offering our whole farm planning course, beginning in October 2011, called Hudson Valley Farm Beginnings®. This program will take place at Hawthorne Valley Farm in Ghent, NY (Columbia County, NY) and will include seven classroom sessions in on-farm goal setting, strategic and business planning, marketing, and financial management, for those interested in developing or expanding farming enterprises. Hudson Valley Farm Beginnings is farmer-led and farmer-taught so participants will gain access to many local and regional farmer-mentor colleagues during the classroom sessions and during four additional field days at local, sustainably managed farms. After completing a fully articulated and written business plan, participants will be able to have the plan reviewed by a farmer-mentor of their choosing.
Hudson Valley Farm Beginnings is based on curricula developed by the Land Stewardship Project and Angelic Organics Learning Center, programs which have graduated over 500 farm entrepreneurs in past years. This course will bring apprentices, new farmers, current landowners and future farm entrepreneurs together to work toward making their agricultural dreams a reality.
For information about this program, please access our website,
Map to South Jersey Technology Park
What’s next for your farm business?
Tilling the Soil of Opportunity is designed to help you test your ideas, explore new marketing opportunities, and develop a business and marketing plan specific to your farm. Participants will assess their resources, develop marketing strategies, understand financials, learn how and where to get funding for their businesses, and network with other farmers.
Session Outline:
• Take stock of your resources
• Basic equipment required
• Legal terrain
• Manage from the ground up
• Plant it, grow it, market it!
• Reap the benefits - marketing strategies
• Get your budgets in line
• Analyze These: Cash Flow & Financial Statements
• Cultivate your money resources
• Harvest your future
Tilling the Soil of Opportunity is aimed at those individuals who have started or are thinking about starting an agricultural-based venture that is not tied to large-scale commodity-style production. The course features individual assistance in all areas of business planning as well as networking opportunities with other farmers.
For cost and registration, visit: http://www.nofanj.org/programs_tso.htm
This class is part of a series. You must register for the first event in this series to attend.
Sheep Management
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Berks County Agricultural Center
This seven-week course covers the basics of sheep management from feeds and feeding, to pasture management, to lambing and sheep health.
Do you want to keep sheep? Maybe you already have a small flock, but need some more guidance? Wherever you are in your journey to raising and keeping sheep, this course has something for you.
Topics Covered:
Feeds and Feeding - learn the importance of feeding according to age and reproductive status
Breeding and Reproduction
Keeping Sheep Healthy - how often to trim hooves and what to vaccinate your ewes for and when, as well as how often to de-worm
Pasture Management - how to properly monitor your pastures' soil fertility and know when to lime and fertilize
Lambing
Join Penn State Extension Educator, Mike Fournier, Tuesday evenings October 4 through October 25 from 7PM to 9PM for this essential course for anyone considering keeping sheep. Registration is limited to 20, so register today!
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Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
Fall on the Farm
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Map to Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture
Join us for a weekend of family activities and adult workshops celebrating the fall season and preparing for Thanksgiving. Help us to feed our turkeys, learn how we prepare our fields for winter, and collect ideas (and ingredients!) for your Thanksgiving table, including homemade beeswax candles!
Information and registration at www.stonebarnscenter.org.
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Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
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Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
Sheep Management
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Berks County Agricultural Center
This seven-week course covers the basics of sheep management from feeds and feeding, to pasture management, to lambing and sheep health.
Do you want to keep sheep? Maybe you already have a small flock, but need some more guidance? Wherever you are in your journey to raising and keeping sheep, this course has something for you.
Topics Covered:
Feeds and Feeding - learn the importance of feeding according to age and reproductive status
Breeding and Reproduction
Keeping Sheep Healthy - how often to trim hooves and what to vaccinate your ewes for and when, as well as how often to de-worm
Pasture Management - how to properly monitor your pastures' soil fertility and know when to lime and fertilize
Lambing
Join Penn State Extension Educator, Mike Fournier, Tuesday evenings October 4 through October 25 from 7PM to 9PM for this essential course for anyone considering keeping sheep. Registration is limited to 20, so register today!
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Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
DEC Hearing on Marcellus Draft Regulations
1:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Dansville Middle School Auditorium
DEC hosting public hearings on Marcellus draft regulations
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently issued its draft
regulations for high-volume hydraulic fracturing which are based on the proposed
requirements contained in the agency's revised draft Supplemental Generic Environmental
Impact Statement released earlier this month. The documents can be found on the DEC
webpage at http://www.dec.ny.gov/index.html.
The draft regulations create a legal framework for implementing the proposed mitigation
measures in the revised dSGEIS. The public comment period on the draft regulations begins
today and runs concurrently with the public comment period on the dSGEIS, which ends Dec.
12. DEC also released the proposed State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES)
General Permit (GP) for Stormwater Discharges associated with high-volume hydraulic
fracturing. New York Farm Bureau is in the process of reviewing the dSGEIS and
accompanying regulations to assess the documents impacts on agriculture.
DEC will hold four public hearings on the revised draft SGEIS, draft regulations and propose
SPDES GP. Each public hearing will have an afternoon and an evening session from 1 p.m. to
p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., respectively. Comments will be accepted in written and oral format
at the hearings.
DEC Hearing on Marcellus Draft Regulations
Sheep Management
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Berks County Agricultural Center
This seven-week course covers the basics of sheep management from feeds and feeding, to pasture management, to lambing and sheep health.
Do you want to keep sheep? Maybe you already have a small flock, but need some more guidance? Wherever you are in your journey to raising and keeping sheep, this course has something for you.
Topics Covered:
Feeds and Feeding - learn the importance of feeding according to age and reproductive status
Breeding and Reproduction
Keeping Sheep Healthy - how often to trim hooves and what to vaccinate your ewes for and when, as well as how often to de-worm
Pasture Management - how to properly monitor your pastures' soil fertility and know when to lime and fertilize
Lambing
Join Penn State Extension Educator, Mike Fournier, Tuesday evenings October 4 through October 25 from 7PM to 9PM for this essential course for anyone considering keeping sheep. Registration is limited to 20, so register today!
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VALUE-ADDED INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES FALL COURSES
9:00 am
Map to New York Agricultural Experiment Station Food Venture Center
Farmers and others in the Adirondack Region interested in food businesses have an opportunity to take classes in the 2011 Value-Added Institute toward a food processors' certificate issued by the New York Small Scale Food Processors' Association (NYSSFPA) this fall. NYSSFPA, in partnership with Adirondack Harvest and several Cornell Cooperative Extension offices, will offer a variety of workshops in Watertown, Ballston Spa, and... Malone, with a final class in Geneva. Completion of these classes can lead to greater business profitability through the processing of local food products.
November 17 in Geneva at the New York Agricultural Experiment Station Food Venture Center:
• Acid and Acidified Foods
$25 registration fee covers 3 classes and lunch at one of the sites, the Geneva class with lunch, and dinner and graduation at the New York Wine and Culinary Center in Canandaigua. Valued at over $250, this institute is funded by a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Northeast Sustainable Agriculture, Research and Education (NESARE) program. For further information and registration contact: Alison Clarke at 585-394-0864,accompost@gmail.com or visit www.adirondackharvest.com.
VALUE-ADDED INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES FALL COURSES
Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
Public Hearings on Marcellus Draft Regulations
1:00 pm – 9:00 pm
DEC hosting public hearings on Marcellus draft regulations
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently issued its draft regulations for high-volume hydraulic fracturing which are based on the proposed requirements contained in the agency's revised draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement released earlier this month. The documents can be found on the DEC webpage at http://www.dec.ny.gov/index.html.
The draft regulations create a legal framework for implementing the proposed mitigation measures in the revised dSGEIS. The public comment period on the draft regulations begins today and runs concurrently with the public comment period on the dSGEIS, which ends Dec. 12. DEC also released the proposed State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) General Permit (GP) for Stormwater Discharges associated with high-volume hydraulic fracturing. New York Farm Bureau is in the process of reviewing the dSGEIS and accompanying regulations to assess the documents impacts on agriculture.
DEC will hold four public hearings on the revised draft SGEIS, draft regulations and propose SPDES GP. Each public hearing will have an afternoon and an evening session from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., respectively. Comments will be accepted in written and oral format at the hearings.
Public Hearings on Marcellus Draft Regulations
Sheep Management
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Berks County Agricultural Center
This seven-week course covers the basics of sheep management from feeds and feeding, to pasture management, to lambing and sheep health.
Do you want to keep sheep? Maybe you already have a small flock, but need some more guidance? Wherever you are in your journey to raising and keeping sheep, this course has something for you.
Topics Covered:
Feeds and Feeding - learn the importance of feeding according to age and reproductive status
Breeding and Reproduction
Keeping Sheep Healthy - how often to trim hooves and what to vaccinate your ewes for and when, as well as how often to de-worm
Pasture Management - how to properly monitor your pastures' soil fertility and know when to lime and fertilize
Lambing
Join Penn State Extension Educator, Mike Fournier, Tuesday evenings October 4 through October 25 from 7PM to 9PM for this essential course for anyone considering keeping sheep. Registration is limited to 20, so register today!
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Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
Sheep Management
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Berks County Agricultural Center
This seven-week course covers the basics of sheep management from feeds and feeding, to pasture management, to lambing and sheep health.
Do you want to keep sheep? Maybe you already have a small flock, but need some more guidance? Wherever you are in your journey to raising and keeping sheep, this course has something for you.
Topics Covered:
Feeds and Feeding - learn the importance of feeding according to age and reproductive status
Breeding and Reproduction
Keeping Sheep Healthy - how often to trim hooves and what to vaccinate your ewes for and when, as well as how often to de-worm
Pasture Management - how to properly monitor your pastures' soil fertility and know when to lime and fertilize
Lambing
Join Penn State Extension Educator, Mike Fournier, Tuesday evenings October 4 through October 25 from 7PM to 9PM for this essential course for anyone considering keeping sheep. Registration is limited to 20, so register today!
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Beekeeping for the Future
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Map to The Pfeiffer Center
A holistic understanding of the honeybee colony and its partnership with nature can help every beekeeper understand the connections between the honeybee, the earth, and human health. We will investigate the workings of the hive from multiple perspectives, building a foundation for a holistic understanding of honeybee life that will help participants build a positive relationship with their hives. 9 am to 5 pm, $95. Contact The Pfeiffer Center, 845-352-5020
info@pfeiffercenter.org/
Beekeeping for the Future
Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
Tilling the Soil of Opportunity (5-week course)
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Map to South Jersey Technology Park
What’s next for your farm business?
Tilling the Soil of Opportunity is designed to help you test your ideas, explore new marketing opportunities, and develop a business and marketing plan specific to your farm. Participants will assess their resources, develop marketing strategies, understand financials, learn how and where to get funding for their businesses, and network with other farmers.
Session Outline:
• Take stock of your resources
• Basic equipment required
• Legal terrain
• Manage from the ground up
• Plant it, grow it, market it!
• Reap the benefits - marketing strategies
• Get your budgets in line
• Analyze These: Cash Flow & Financial Statements
• Cultivate your money resources
• Harvest your future
Tilling the Soil of Opportunity is aimed at those individuals who have started or are thinking about starting an agricultural-based venture that is not tied to large-scale commodity-style production. The course features individual assistance in all areas of business planning as well as networking opportunities with other farmers.
For cost and registration, visit: http://www.nofanj.org/programs_tso.htm
This class is part of a series. You must register for the first event in this series to attend.
Sheep Management
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Berks County Agricultural Center
This seven-week course covers the basics of sheep management from feeds and feeding, to pasture management, to lambing and sheep health.
Do you want to keep sheep? Maybe you already have a small flock, but need some more guidance? Wherever you are in your journey to raising and keeping sheep, this course has something for you.
Topics Covered:
Feeds and Feeding - learn the importance of feeding according to age and reproductive status
Breeding and Reproduction
Keeping Sheep Healthy - how often to trim hooves and what to vaccinate your ewes for and when, as well as how often to de-worm
Pasture Management - how to properly monitor your pastures' soil fertility and know when to lime and fertilize
Lambing
Join Penn State Extension Educator, Mike Fournier, Tuesday evenings October 4 through October 25 from 7PM to 9PM for this essential course for anyone considering keeping sheep. Registration is limited to 20, so register today!
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Farm Skills Workshop: Scaling Up Your Farming Enterprise
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Map to Farm Learning Center.
How can I evaluate my farming enterprise and plan for its growth? How do I scale up my farm infrastructure, marketing and capital investment over time? This Farm Beginnings skills workshop led by Jean Paul Courtens of Roxbury Farm will bring together experienced vegetable and livestock farmers as well as other agriculture experts to explore this intriguing and important question.
Farm Skills Workshop: Scaling Up Your Farming Enterprise
Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
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Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
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Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
Sheep Management
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Berks County Agricultural Center
This seven-week course covers the basics of sheep management from feeds and feeding, to pasture management, to lambing and sheep health.
Do you want to keep sheep? Maybe you already have a small flock, but need some more guidance? Wherever you are in your journey to raising and keeping sheep, this course has something for you.
Topics Covered:
Feeds and Feeding - learn the importance of feeding according to age and reproductive status
Breeding and Reproduction
Keeping Sheep Healthy - how often to trim hooves and what to vaccinate your ewes for and when, as well as how often to de-worm
Pasture Management - how to properly monitor your pastures' soil fertility and know when to lime and fertilize
Lambing
Join Penn State Extension Educator, Mike Fournier, Tuesday evenings October 4 through October 25 from 7PM to 9PM for this essential course for anyone considering keeping sheep. Registration is limited to 20, so register today!
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Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
Sheep Management
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Berks County Agricultural Center
This seven-week course covers the basics of sheep management from feeds and feeding, to pasture management, to lambing and sheep health.
Do you want to keep sheep? Maybe you already have a small flock, but need some more guidance? Wherever you are in your journey to raising and keeping sheep, this course has something for you.
Topics Covered:
Feeds and Feeding - learn the importance of feeding according to age and reproductive status
Breeding and Reproduction
Keeping Sheep Healthy - how often to trim hooves and what to vaccinate your ewes for and when, as well as how often to de-worm
Pasture Management - how to properly monitor your pastures' soil fertility and know when to lime and fertilize
Lambing
Join Penn State Extension Educator, Mike Fournier, Tuesday evenings October 4 through October 25 from 7PM to 9PM for this essential course for anyone considering keeping sheep. Registration is limited to 20, so register today!
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Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
Sheep Management
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Berks County Agricultural Center
This seven-week course covers the basics of sheep management from feeds and feeding, to pasture management, to lambing and sheep health.
Do you want to keep sheep? Maybe you already have a small flock, but need some more guidance? Wherever you are in your journey to raising and keeping sheep, this course has something for you.
Topics Covered:
Feeds and Feeding - learn the importance of feeding according to age and reproductive status
Breeding and Reproduction
Keeping Sheep Healthy - how often to trim hooves and what to vaccinate your ewes for and when, as well as how often to de-worm
Pasture Management - how to properly monitor your pastures' soil fertility and know when to lime and fertilize
Lambing
Join Penn State Extension Educator, Mike Fournier, Tuesday evenings October 4 through October 25 from 7PM to 9PM for this essential course for anyone considering keeping sheep. Registration is limited to 20, so register today!
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Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
Sheep Management
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Berks County Agricultural Center
This seven-week course covers the basics of sheep management from feeds and feeding, to pasture management, to lambing and sheep health.
Do you want to keep sheep? Maybe you already have a small flock, but need some more guidance? Wherever you are in your journey to raising and keeping sheep, this course has something for you.
Topics Covered:
Feeds and Feeding - learn the importance of feeding according to age and reproductive status
Breeding and Reproduction
Keeping Sheep Healthy - how often to trim hooves and what to vaccinate your ewes for and when, as well as how often to de-worm
Pasture Management - how to properly monitor your pastures' soil fertility and know when to lime and fertilize
Lambing
Join Penn State Extension Educator, Mike Fournier, Tuesday evenings October 4 through October 25 from 7PM to 9PM for this essential course for anyone considering keeping sheep. Registration is limited to 20, so register today!
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Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
Hudson Valley Farm Beginnings - at Hawthorne Valley Farm
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Map to Hawthorne Valley Farm Learning Center
The Learning Center at Hawthorne Valley Farm is once again offering our whole farm planning course, beginning in October 2011, called Hudson Valley Farm Beginnings®. This program will take place at Hawthorne Valley Farm in Ghent, NY (Columbia County, NY) and will include seven classroom sessions in on-farm goal setting, strategic and business planning, marketing, and financial management, for those interested in developing or expanding farming enterprises. Hudson Valley Farm Beginnings is farmer-led and farmer-taught so participants will gain access to many local and regional farmer-mentor colleagues during the classroom sessions and during four additional field days at local, sustainably managed farms. After completing a fully articulated and written business plan, participants will be able to have the plan reviewed by a farmer-mentor of their choosing.
Hudson Valley Farm Beginnings is based on curricula developed by the Land Stewardship Project and Angelic Organics Learning Center, programs which have graduated over 500 farm entrepreneurs in past years. This course will bring apprentices, new farmers, current landowners and future farm entrepreneurs together to work toward making their agricultural dreams a reality.
For information about this program, please access our website,
Map to South Jersey Technology Park
What’s next for your farm business?
Tilling the Soil of Opportunity is designed to help you test your ideas, explore new marketing opportunities, and develop a business and marketing plan specific to your farm. Participants will assess their resources, develop marketing strategies, understand financials, learn how and where to get funding for their businesses, and network with other farmers.
Session Outline:
• Take stock of your resources
• Basic equipment required
• Legal terrain
• Manage from the ground up
• Plant it, grow it, market it!
• Reap the benefits - marketing strategies
• Get your budgets in line
• Analyze These: Cash Flow & Financial Statements
• Cultivate your money resources
• Harvest your future
Tilling the Soil of Opportunity is aimed at those individuals who have started or are thinking about starting an agricultural-based venture that is not tied to large-scale commodity-style production. The course features individual assistance in all areas of business planning as well as networking opportunities with other farmers.
For cost and registration, visit: http://www.nofanj.org/programs_tso.htm
This class is part of a series. You must register for the first event in this series to attend.
Sheep Management
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Berks County Agricultural Center
This seven-week course covers the basics of sheep management from feeds and feeding, to pasture management, to lambing and sheep health.
Do you want to keep sheep? Maybe you already have a small flock, but need some more guidance? Wherever you are in your journey to raising and keeping sheep, this course has something for you.
Topics Covered:
Feeds and Feeding - learn the importance of feeding according to age and reproductive status
Breeding and Reproduction
Keeping Sheep Healthy - how often to trim hooves and what to vaccinate your ewes for and when, as well as how often to de-worm
Pasture Management - how to properly monitor your pastures' soil fertility and know when to lime and fertilize
Lambing
Join Penn State Extension Educator, Mike Fournier, Tuesday evenings October 4 through October 25 from 7PM to 9PM for this essential course for anyone considering keeping sheep. Registration is limited to 20, so register today!
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Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
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Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
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Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
Public Hearings on Marcellus Draft Regulations
1:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Map to Tribeca Performing Arts Center
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently issued its draft regulations for high-volume hydraulic fracturing which are based on the proposed requirements contained in the agency's revised draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement released earlier this month. The documents can be found on the DEC webpage at http://www.dec.ny.gov/index.html.
The draft regulations create a legal framework for implementing the proposed mitigation
measures in the revised dSGEIS. The public comment period on the draft regulations begins
today and runs concurrently with the public comment period on the dSGEIS, which ends Dec.
12. DEC also released the proposed State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES)
General Permit (GP) for Stormwater Discharges associated with high-volume hydraulic
fracturing. New York Farm Bureau is in the process of reviewing the dSGEIS and
accompanying regulations to assess the documents impacts on agriculture.
DEC will hold four public hearings on the revised draft SGEIS, draft regulations and propose
SPDES GP. Each public hearing will have an afternoon and an evening session from 1 pm to 4
pm and 6 pm to 9 pm, respectively. Comments will be accepted in written and oral format at
the hearings.
Public Hearings on Marcellus Draft Regulations
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Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
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Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
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Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
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Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
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Growing Places
9:30 am
Map to In Person or Online
For aspiring farmers and start-ups.
Cost: $100-$135
2011-2012 Dates & Locations:
Springfield, Vt., Wednesdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 12, 19 & 26, 2011
Middlebury, Vt., Saturdays, 9:30-3:30, Oct. 15, 22 & 29, 2011
Online: Jan. 9 through Feb. 5, 2012.
Registration materials
For more information: Jessie Schmidt.
Growing Places was developed to assist individuals in exploring the idea of starting a farm or other ag-related enterprise. It is co-sponsored by the New Farmer Project and the Women's Agricultural Network.
Growing Places is designed for individuals:
•who are considering starting an agriculture or natural resource based business, but who aren't sure where to start.
Growing Places is designed to help participants:
•develop a comprehensive goal statement which will help in the business planning process
•explore and evaluate opportunities and resources
•become familiar with state and federal agriculture programs
Growing Places is organized into six modules, each addressing a different aspect of business development. Each session pulls in experts in that particular topic area to give depth to the lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises that make up the course format. Farmer guest speakers and panelists are an important component, and by sharing their experiences with the group, offer a much appreciated realistic perspective.
Detailed information about the Growing Places curriculum is available at the Women's Agricultural Network (WAgN) website. Session information and the link to the registration form are also available at the WAgN site.
Scholarship and Financial Aid information: Some individuals may be eligible for scholarships or financial aid through either the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation or the Vermont Farm Women's Fund.
Growing Places
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Information for beginning farmers.
