Upcoming Events
January 27-29: 75th Annual Farm Show, Barre Civic Center, Barre, Vermont.
Meet and discover information about farm and home products. More information coming soon.
August 8-10, All day: NOFA Summer Conference, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. Keynote speaker this year will be DR.Arden Anderson, author, physician, international lecturer and educator on holistic and nutritional medicine and sustainable agriculture. His most recent book is titled Real Medicine, Real Health. A workshop for everyone who wants to start learning about food and land: from beekeeping, to sheep care, to grain growing, to plumbing! Activities and workshops for children and teens too. Sponsored by Northeast Organic Farming Association. Early bird discount if you register before July 7th. Register online at www.nofa.org. Contact: Deb Pouech, 860-684-0551, nofasc@hersnhoney.com or Julie and Jack, 978-355-2853, nofa@nofamass.org (no calls after 9pm please).
August 13th: Women's Ag Network Workshop: Water, Wire, and Wellness. 9am to 3pm. This workshop will help farmers new to livestock farming learn more about fencing and watering systems, as well as strategies for maintaining healthy animals. Maple Wind Farm, Huntington, Vermont. To register, send $25 if before July 29th and $40 if after July 29th to: From the Ground Up, UVM Extension, 617 Comstock Road, Berlin, VT 05602. Please make checks payable to "UVM". For more information contact WAgN at wagn@uvm.edu or 802-223-2389.
August 15th, 22nd, and 29th, 1-4pm: Parasite Management and FAMACHA Training, Aug.15 @ Shelburne, VT, Aug. 22 @ Grafton, VT, Aug.29 @ Bath (Woodsville), NH. UVM Extension Livestock Specialist Chet Parsons is holding workshops to help small ruminant farmers and breeders deal with assessing the internal parasite problems in their animals and how to implement best management practices. He will use the FAMACHA system of determing anemia in animals. Class size limited and pre-registration required. $35 with FAMACHA card and $25 without card. Deadline July 28th.Contact: Chet Parsons, chester.parsons@uvm.edu, 802-524-6501 x 212.
August 20th, and 27th, 1-3pm: Lamb Grading Workshop, Aug.20th @ Shelburne, VT, Aug. 27th @ East Ryegate, VT. Learn to grade your lambs for carcass quality with UVM Extension Livestock Specialist Chet Parsons. Hands-on workshops with live lambs. Pre-registration required. $25 per farm. Contact: Chet Parsons, chester.parsons@uvm.edu, 802-524-6501 x 212.
August 27th, 10-2: Holistic Planned Grazing in Action, Maplewood Natural Organics, HIghgate, VT. As part of the summer organic livestock series put on by the Northeast Organic Farming Association-VT, Eric Noel will share hi on-the-ground experience with Holistic Planned Grazing, a management system designed by Allan Savory. Eric will give an overview of his current and past grazing charts, results, and more. Sarah Flack will facilitate a farmer discussion on possible applications. Workshops are FREE for all organic and transitioning dairy and livestock farmers-otherwise, $10 for NOFA-VT members and $15 for non-members. Drinks and snack provided. BYO lunch. Directions: Exit 20 off I-89 (2nd St.Albans exit) Rt 207 north all the way to Highgate. Take Right at T onto Rt.78. 1/4 mile go left on 207 North/Gore Rd 3.5 miles from center of town. Eric Noel: 868-5083
September 10th, 10-1: Organic Dairy Grazing and Animal Health Management, Taconic End Farm, Leicester, VT. As part of the summer organic livestock summer workshop series put on by the Northeast Organic Farming Association-VT, a pasture walk and lunchtime discussion with Annie Claghorn and Sarah Flack on health care treatmens and prevention for an organic dairy including homeopathy, herbs, and other materials. Co-hosted with the VT Pasture Network at the Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Directions: Take Rt.7 to Leicester. Go west on West Rd. Bear Left at first Y, at 2nd intersection, which is a T, turn left. Farm is first on the right. Annie Claghorn and Catilin Fox: 247-3979. Contact: NOFA-VT, 434-4122, info@nofavt.org to register.