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Calendar
was updated the week of January 5, 2009
JANUARY
Jan 7
Value-Added
Dairy: It’s More Than Milk. 9:30am – 3:30pm. Carroll
County Library, 70 Second St NE, Carrollton, OH. Come learn
from dairy producers who are adding value to their product &
increasing their profits. Registration $25, $20 for members
of Innovative Farmers of Ohio; includes lunch & materials.
Contact OSU Extension; 1035 Harcourt Rd.; P. O. Box 1268; Mount
Vernon, Ohio, 43050 or 740-397-0401.
Jan 9
Half Pint and Essex: A Tale of Two Farms--A Winter Forum on
Farm Systems Design presented by the Local Food Project at Airlie
(Warrenton, VA). Presenting for the first time in Virginia,
these innovative farms will share a complete and detailed picture
of the innovative systems that have allowed their sustainable
operations to flourish. For more information, send an email
to localfoodproject@airlie.org or visit our blog at http://sixteenfootladder.blogspot.com/.
Jan 10
PASA Western Region Membership Potluck. 11am-3pm, Cranberry
Municipal Center, Council Chambers, 2525 Rochester Rd, Ste.
400, Cranberry Twp PA 16066-6499. All members are welcome &
bring a friend! If your last name begins with A to M: Side Dish.
If your last name begins with N to Z: Dessert. RSVP to Julie
Inman in PASA’s Pittsburgh office, 412-697-0411 or julie@pasafarming.org.
Jan 10
Ohio: Our Farms, Our Feast. Workshop discussion entitled “Hogs=Pork=$$$.Innovative
Farmers of Ohio and the Ohio Rural Rehabilitation Program proudly
present a series of events dedicated to promoting, supporting
and educating about local, value added and seasonal foods. The
mission of Ohio: Our Farms Our Feast is to influence the quality
of life for farmers and consumers by seeking and sharing knowledge
and creating opportunities for the expansion of local food production
systems and markets. Contact OSU Extension; 1035 Harcourt Rd.;
P. O. Box 1268; Mount Vernon, Ohio, 43050 740-397-0401. $25
per person, $20 for members of Innovative Farmers of Ohio.
Jan 14, 15,
16, 20, 21
8th Annual NOFA course in Organic Land Care, Doyle Conservation
Center, Leominster, MA. Jan. 27, 28, 29, 30, Feb. 2, 2009 at
the CT Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven, CT; Feb.
17, 18, 19, 20 and 23, 2009 at the Birch Hill, Schodack, NY;
and Feb. 25, 26, 27, March 2 and 3, 2009 at the Save the Bay
Center, Providence, RI. This 5-day intensive course trains and
accredits professionals to practice organic land care (caring
for land without the use of synthetic pesticides or soil amendments).
It is recommended for landscapers, designers, municipal and
parks employees, horticulturists, master gardeners and entrepreneurs.
Visit www.organiclandcare.net.
Jan 15-19
The Agriculture Course: An Intensive Study of the Origins and
Future of Biodynamics, with Mac Mead, Steffen Schneider, and
Malcolm Gardner. For active students and practitioners of Rudolf
Steiner’s approach to agriculture, which treats the farm
or garden as an organism. Chestnut Ridge, NY. Contact Mimi Satriano,
845-352-5020 x15, mimi@threefold.org, www.pfeiffercenter.org/workshops.
Jan 16-17
Future Harvest – CASA’s 10th Annual Conference -
Connect Locally: Food, Farms & Community, at the NEW Frederick
Holiday Inn and Conference Center
Frederick, MD. Event will feature Nina Planck, author of Real
Food, as the conference keynote speaker as well as breakout
sessions on marketing, farming economics, grass based systems,
and sustainable production of hay, grain, fruit, vegetables,
and flowers. For more information see our website calendar at:
www.futureharvestcasa.org/09conference.html
Jan 19-21
The North American Strawberry Growers Association annual meeting
& conference, New Orleans, LA at the Hotel Monteleone. Visit
www.nasga.org or contact Kevin Schooley, info@nasga.org or 613-258-4587.
Jan 21-24
2009 Practical Tools and Solutions for Sustaining Family Farms
Conference, Chattanooga, Tennessee. The conference schedule
will be available in October at www.ssawg.org or call 678-494-0696
to request a brochure.
FEBRUARY
Feb 5-7
PASA’s 18th Annual Farming for the Future conference,
Penn Stater Conference Center, State College PA. Stay tuned
to this website for details. The theme this year: The Worldwide
Search for Food Sovereignty: Finding Your Foodshed. Conference
brochures will be mailed to members in the end of November.
Feb 21
Introduction to Organic Beekeeping: Preparing a New Hive for
Spring, with Chris Harp. Covers basic tasks for first time beekeepers,
with an emphasis on honoring the bees' needs. Chestnut Ridge,
NY.Contact The Pfeiffer Center, 845-352-5020 x20, info@pfeiffercenter.org,
www.pfeiffercenter.org.
MARCH
Mar 28
Beginning a Vegetable Garden, with Mac Mead. Topics covered
will include: planning the garden (what goes where and when),
preparing the soil, planting and raising seedlings, companion
planting, and weeding and mulching. Chestnut Ridge, NY: Contact
The Pfeiffer Center, 845-352-5020 x20, info@pfeiffercenter.org,
www.pfeiffercenter.org.
APRIL
Apr 4
Raised Beds in the
Garden and Farm Organism, with Mac Mead. Create the most favorable
conditions for growing garden produce or crops with this simple,
effective technique. Work with both hand tools and machines
will be presented. Chestnut Ridge, NY: Contact The Pfeiffer
Center, 845-352-5020 x20, info@pfeiffercenter.org, www.pfeiffercenter.org.
Apr 23-24
National Small Food Manufacturer Conference, Lincoln, NE. Holiday
Inn Downtown Lincoln. Learn how to heat up your food business!
This conference has been designed specifically for small food
manufacturers throughout the country. Presented by The Food
Processing Center University of Nebraska visit www.fpc.unl.edu/nsfmc/
MAY
May 9
SHEEP CAMP FOR ADULTS—Owens Farm, Sunbury PA, 8:30 am
- 5:00 p.m. Jump-start the learning curve. Full-day, very hands-on
workshop on keeping sheep. Work alongside experienced shepherds.
See agenda on www.owensfarm.com, or email info@owensfarm.com
570-286-5309.
JUNE
Jun 4-6
Native
Plants in the Landscape Conference at Millersville University.
For more information visit www.millersvillenativeplants.org,
call 717-871-2189 or email npilc@yahoo.com.
June 6
The Role of the Horse in the Farm Organism, with Mac Mead. The
horse is an important source of petroleum-free power for the
small farm, as well as fertilizer, and plays a vital role when
the farm is seen as an organism. This workshop will include
hands-on sessions in caring for and working with draft horses.
Chestnut Ridge, NY: Contact The Pfeiffer Center, 845-352-5020
x20, info@pfeiffercenter.org, www.pfeiffercenter.org.
JULY
Jul 14-16
Plasticulture 2009, Ramada Inn and Penn State University, State
College, PA. For more information visit www.plasticulture.org.
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