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More details are available on our website ( www.DocHammill.com ). If you would like to discuss the workshop with Doc personally or have questions, please contact him by email ( [email protected] ) or phone (406-250-8252). For registration, or questions regarding lodging and on-site farm meals, please contact Gloria Decatur at (707) 983-8196 or [email protected]

CCOF Marketing 101 Webinar September 28, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Back by popular demand! Register NOW!* Are you new to organic production and want to get started with a CSA or farmers' market? Are you currently working in direct marketing and interested in branching out to retail or wholesale? Would you like to explore […]

Driving and Farming with Horses Workshop at Ruby and Ambers Organic Oasis - Dorena, Oregon. October 7 - 9, 2011 3 full days of hands-on instruction on driving and farming with horses with instructors: Doc Hammill and Cathy Greatorex, Walt Bernard and Kris Woolhouse To register: www.DocHammill.com or call 406 - 250 - 8252

Cultivating Success: Sustainable Small Farms Education A great series of classes taking place in Washington State including: Sustainable Small Farming & Ranching On Farm Internships Agricultural Entrepreneurship

At Hawthorne Valley Farm in Ghent, NY Understanding Soil Sunday, October 2 • 9 am to 4 pm Healthy soils are the foundation for developing sustainable farms. Dr. Conrad Vispo of Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program will lead a panel of farmers and soil specialists as we explore and deepen our awareness of the different soil types […]

  Seed Circus is an experiential series of events and interpretive agricultural exhibits that are part country fair, part circus, part adult education, part child-sport. It's purpose is to increase our capacity to integrate and celebrate agrarian wisdom and design.

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Farmstead Meatsmith has a few more classes lined up for the fall.  Please contact [email protected] or206.463.6328 for reservations. Chicken Harvest and Feast at La Biondo What:  Farmstead Meatsmith is pairing with La Biondo Farm and Kitchen to present our next Chicken Harvest Feast. These are glorious events encompassing in one day everything that will advance the agrarian renaissance.  You work […]

12-week course starts Sept 20 in Everett. Growing New Farmers Critical to Regional Food Security Ensuring there are enough people with the skills to step into the shoes of retiring farmers is the focus of 12-week course. According  to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, while the number of farmers  continues to shrink, their average age […]

The Central New York Resource Conservation and Development Project is accepting applications for a year long, statewide training program for beginning women farmers. Women farmers - and aspiring farmers - from around New York State are encouraged to signup for the course that promotes goal setting; financial, business, and marketing plans; land and infrastructure planning; soil […]

This fall I've decided to open up my home to New Yorkers interested in the possibilities of backyard food production and self reliance. I'm offering an intensive, all day course on "backyard homesteading" on Sunday, September 25th from 9 a.m.-5.p.m. Some of the topics that will be covered are: -Raised Bed Gardening (building beds, planning […]

Some of the biggest names in sustainable agriculture and food -- Joel Salatin, Joan Dye Gussow, Philip Ackerman-Leist, Jenna Woginrich,Frances Moore Lappé, Harvey Ussery, Ira Wallace and more -- will descend on Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Seven Springs, Pa., next month for the Mother Earth News Fair.   Seven Springs, Pa. | Sept. 24-25, 2011 Saturday event hours: 9 a.m. - 7 […]

Looking to sell, lease, or cooperatively work your farmland?  Learn about options for transferring farmland, ways to reduce the cost of holding land, and how to keep working lands in production at the FarmLink Landowner Workshop. *** Please register by Thursday, September 15 *** Registration now OPEN!  https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/192742 WSU Snohomish County Extension Cougar Auditorium 600 128th St SE […]

2011 Updates on Marketing and Selling Raw Milk in Vermont and Best Management Practices for Raw Milk Handling August 30, 11:30 am to 12:15 pm: 2011 Updates on Marketing and Selling Raw Milk in Vermont. Jared Carter of Rural Vermont will outline the options and legal requirements established under the 2009 Raw Milk Law, focused […]

The Bioneers conference, October 14-16 in San Rafael, CA will feature Severine von Tscharner Fleming in the workshop Growing Growers: The 100,000 New Farmers Challenge with Sarita Role Schaffer of Grow Food and Organic Valley farmer Tyler Webb. Meet the vanguard of new young farmers as they discuss their creative responses to the challenges and […]

"Garden Insects: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful" presented by Diane Matthews-Gehringer, B.S. & M.S. Entomology Saturday, August 6th, 9am to 11:30am at Skoloff Valley Farm in Susquehanna County, PA. In this workshop we will become familiar with the insects that are commonly found in our eastern Pennsylvania gardens, learning about their life cycles, […]

Learn the craft of banjo making at this unique weeklong workshop held at the magnificent and historic grounds of Sylvester Manor, Shelter Island, NY. Using a watch & do approach, noted banjo builder and teacher Jeff Menzies will guide you step by step as you make the pot, craft the neck, and stretch the skin on a gourd banjo.  You […]

Open Farm Lunch & Food Justice Presentations August 12 & 13 12-2pm Saving Seeds Farm 3 Flower Farm Lane, Sedgwick, Maine Space is limited, RSVP by calling 207-359-2128 or emailing [email protected] Cost:$10 or more suggested donation or join the morning work crew 9am - 12pm Friday, August 12 Roast chicken*, new potatoes, salad and veggies, […]

from Sam of anarchy apiaries in the Hudson Valley... The B.A.N.D. will have it’s annual Bee Day Party Potluck on Saturday, July 30, 2011, starting around 1 PM, again at the home of the Steels- Cedar Cliff Farm, which is now excitedly also Great Song Farm, a biodynamic, draft-power CSA stewarded by Jen and Anthony.  This […]

Food & Farm Activist Retreat: August 10 -16 Sedgwick, Maine Contact Food for Maine's Future for program information: 207-244-0908 or [email protected] OVERVIEW Food for Maine's Future will host an informal gathering of food and farm activists at Saving Seeds Farm in coastal Sedgwick, Maine. This event is a lead up to the 2012 North America […]

Carolina Farm Credit is now accepting applications for the third class to participate in an e-learning financial and business planning course.  The Ag Biz Planner curriculum includes financial and business planning, budgeting and other money matters essential to a farm’s success. Carolina Farm Credit is offering the Farm Credit University on-line program in conjunction with […]

"The Wonders of Raw Milk", a cheesemaking class this Saturday at Hawthorne Valley Farm from 1-4pm.  Cheesemaker Peter Kindel will cover how to make a few fresh, raw milk cheeses (including Camembert and Gouda) and yogurt and then will discuss the world of non-pasteurized products along with a tasting of a few locally available raw milk […]

Join the Heritage Grain Conservancy July 14-15 for a Grain Festival sponsored by Northeast SARE to share seed and skills. In contrast to the corporate seed system with patented seed, we are reinvigorating the traditional knowledge and skills of seed-saving, integrating grains in diversified farms, and local grain production. July 14 - Growing and Breeding […]

Sunday, September 25 from 12 PM - 5 PM (upstate NY) Agrarian Acts, presented by NACL and The Greenhorns.   Come one, come all, to Agrarian Acts-- a contemporary county fair celebrating the multifarious ideas, enterprise, and creative work of a New Generation of Farmers. The day’s events will include a screening of the new […]

Join us for late season farm walks! Mark your calendar & visit our upcoming farm walk page to register. Here is the line up: Monday, June 27 - Templeton Farm, Chewelah Small Scale Poultry & Marketing Operation Monday, July 11 - Cloudview EcoFarms Diverse Organic Vegetable Operation Meets Community & Biodiversity Monday, July 18 - […]

Here are some upcoming NOFA-NY Events: Safe Produce Harvest and Handling for Organic Producers Friday, June 3rd 10:00am – 12:00pm Pedersen Farms: 1798 County Road 4, Seneca Castle, NY 14547 FREE for NOFA-NY Members / $15 All Others How do GAPs regulations translate onto a large scale diverse organic produce farm? Rick Pedersen will show […]

"If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man." - Albert Einstein BEEKEEPING WITH A WILD HEART PLEASE JOIN US FOR A DAY OF OBSERVATION AND EXPLORATION OF THE […]

Join us for the 15th annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival honoring women and their contributions to the development of Idaho and the west. 

Saturday, June 25, 9:30am – 4pm at Glynwood Farm (Cold Spring, NY) - $60, registration and advanced payment required This all day workshop by Jim McLaughlin will teach you the necessary skills to process poultry on your own farm. Conducted in both classroom and in Glynwood’s onsite poultry processing facility, students will learn: * proper techniques […]

at Sylvestor Manor.   Young Farmers ages 8-12 and Farm Instructors in Training ages 13-16. Excellent! Looking for a greener summer program for your kids? Enroll your children ages 8-12 for a week or more in our Young Farmers Program. They’ll learn about the cycles of planting and harvesting; tend vegetable, flower and herb beds; care […]

Jenna of Cold Antler Farm is hosting a workshop that will get you started -  August 7 at the farm. It will be held on Sunday, August 7th. The 4-hour workshop will include an hour lunch, (10AM-3PM) and explain the basics of setting up a small rabitry for personal use. You'll learn the basics of […]

damn do we love debbie roos. She is an extension agent down in North carolina  and a hero in that role. When we talk about 'service providers' for farmers she is one who exemplifies that. ------- Come join the Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension and the Chatham County Beekeepers' Association for our […]

Looking for insight on starting or improving your urban farm?  Join NOFA-NY and fellow urban farmers on June 12th in Queens, NY to delve into the challenging yet rewarding business of rooftop farming & production for urban markets.  The Brooklyn Grange is a working farm on a rooftop in Long Island City, Queens, New York.  […]

Our friends at  MOFGA are hosting and/or sponsoring these events.  Diversity your operation with livestock! May 14: Livestock 101 ­ Basic Livestock Production 9 am to 4 pm held at the American Legion, 21 College Ave. in Waterville. Sponsored by: University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Maine Department of Agriculture and Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners […]

don't forget!  The deadline for these helpful workshops is approaching...May 18 deadline to register for the May 23rd event! Chainsaws 101:  Safe Use and Maintenance for Beginners Learn to use and maintain chainsaws safely at two workshops in Essex, VT coordinated by the UVM Extension New Farmer Project and the Women’s Ag Network.  Workshop instructor […]

Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming offers popular summer course for college students Ithaca, NY – In cooperation with the Environmental Studies Program at Tompkins Cortland Community College, Groundswell will again offer the eight-week Summer Practicum in Sustainable Farming and Local Food Systems from June 1st to July 25th, 2011. The Summer Practicum is […]

FARM FINANCING: Helping New Farmers Scale the Capital Access Barriers Monday, May 9 from 12pm - 1pm Dorothy Suput, founder and executive director of The Carrot Project, will summarize the findings and recommendations of a national working group on farm financing, whose report Farm Financing: Opportunities to Improve the Financial and Business Environment for Small […]

at Sanborn Mills Farm in Loudon, NH among the skills you could be learning: Traditional Blacksmithing Introductory Tinsmithing Oxen Basics for the Teamster and Team Logging with Draft Animals

The NOFA-NY Education Team pleased to announce our newest addition to the NOFA-NY Beginning Farmer Summer Workshop Series.  This event will take place on three farms in the Ithaca, NY area on May 16th, focusing on working season-extension infrastructure into a farm’s yearly production plan.  Each farm will give insight into the types of season […]