North Country Sustainability Center and Hames & Axle Farm are offering a Beginning Dairy Goat Keeping workshop. Topics will include housing, fencing, selection, feed, veterinary care, breeding selection and milk handling. Teacher is Pat Stewart, owner/farmer at Hames & Axle Farm and author of Personal Milkers: A Guide to Nigerian Dwarf Goat Keeping. More information […]
You are cordially invited to The Gill Tavern's Farm Dinner, this time featuring the bounty of Wingate Farm from just up the road in Hinsdale, NH. There, on land that has been in the family for four generations, farmers Olivia and Susie run a diversified livestock and vegetable farm, raising chickens for meat and eggs, […]
NOFA-NJ is offering a new webinar “Pest Exclusion Fencing" on Tuesday, September 23rd at 8 p.m. EST. Livestock and pest exclusion fencing specialist Len Pollara will be giving this webinar presentation. Len will discuss how to match the fencing with your needs, installation tips, applications, where to source materials, and construction. Fence styles, fundamentals of fence […]
Thursday evenings, Sept 25 - Oct 30, 6:30-8pm This course, taught by an experienced farmer and a Cornell Cooperative Extension educator, is 6 weeks long and consists of weekly webinars followed by homework, readings, and discussions in an online setting. By the end of this fast-paced course, you will have the majority of your business […]
Have you ever still been hungry after eating a big, homegrown salad and wished that you grew something more…substantial? Grains and beans can be grown and harvested at any scale to add diversity to your dinner table, CSA share, farm stand, and crop rotation. Come to Alprilla Farm to learn how we grow and process […]
CISA's Local Hero Program and Berkshire Grown invite you to this great wholesale selling workshop. Have you been wondering whether you should sell wholesale or been considering expanding your wholesale business? Do you know what the expectations are if you do? This workshop will provide you with an understanding of what wholesaling options exist, what […]
The 2014 Cornell Sheep & Goat Symposium will be held on Friday and Saturday 3 and 4 October. The hands-on activities Friday will start with a tour of the Cornell Sheep Farm and explanation of ongoing research and management. The Saturday sessions will be in Morrison Hall on the Cornell Campus, Ithaca, NY. Dr. Dave […]
Bring your family out to celebrate the harvest and Valley Malt's anniversary! Malt House Tours 10am—Noon Valley Malt, 27 Middle St Music, Food & Beer Noon—6pm Young Men's Club, 183 East St Admission is $10 for adults and kids are free. All the ingredients necessary for a good time Live Music: featuring Acoustic Brew and Fat Bradley Wood-fired pizza by […]