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Jen
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Jennifer
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 Posted - Feb 26 2008 : 7:23:30 PM
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There is a dizzying array of sustainable agriculture workshops offered by North Carolina Cooperative Extension and the Center for Environmental Farming Systems for 2008. The workshops cover a wide range of topics and offer something for everyone!
The list below includes dates and topics. Check out Cooperative Extension's Growing Small Farms website at
http://chatham.ces.ncsu.edu/growingsmallfarms/calendar.html for complete details on each workshop.
March 6, 2008: Small Fruit Production
March 7, 2008: Making the Web Work for your Farm Business
March 8, 2008: Organic Growers' School Spring Conference
March 10, 2008: Spring Business Meeting for the Pittsboro Farmers' Market
March 12, 2008: Twilight Tour: Season Extension
March 14, 2008: Maintaining Breeding Flocks of Standard Breeds
March 25-27, 2008: SARE's 20th Anniversary New American Farm Conference in
Kansas City, MO
April 7, 2008: QuickBooks Pro for Farms
April 9, 2008: Twilight Tour: Vegetable Transplanting
April 10, 2008: Basic Procedures with Small Farm Equipment
April 16, 2008: Reproductive Management & Gastrointestinal Parasite Control
in Small Ruminants
April 19-20, 2008: Piedmont Farm Tour
April 22, 2009: Develop a Plan for Cover Crop Use in Vegetable Rotation
Workshop
May 1, 2008: Techniques, Husbandry & Evaluation for Outdoor Hog Production
May 14, 2008: Twilight Tour: Managing Winter & Summer Cover Crops
May 15, 2008: High Tunnel Research Tour
May 19, 2008: Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Training for Farmers' Market
and Roadside Stand Managers
June 7, 2008: Gardening with Kids
June 9, 2008: Developing a School Sustainable Agriculture Program
June 11, 2008: Twilight Tour: Livestock Integration
June 22-28, 2008: National Pollinator Week
June 26, 2008: Bread Wheat and Organic Production
July 9, 2008: Twilight Tour: Vegetable Harvest Considerations
July 10, 2008: Fueling the Farm II: Managing energy risks, reducing energy
costs and exploring alternative energy sources
July 11, 2008: Biofuels 101: Hands-on Demonstration of Biofuel Production
July 17, 2008: Pasture-Based Dairy
July 19, 2008: Bugs in the Garden
July 21-22, 2008: Raising Heritage Turkeys on Pasture
July 24-26, 2008: Out-of-State Organic Grain Tour: VA, MD, PA
July 30, 2008: Making Use of Beneficial Insects for Crop Pest Management &
Pollination
July 31, 2008: Why Buy Local?
August 13, 2008: Twilight Tour: Irrigation & Water
August 20, 2008: Organic Certification
August 25, 2008: Developing Community Based Food Systems
August 28, 2008: Pasture Establishment, Design and Management
September 10, 2008: Twilight Tour: Winter Cover Crops
September 15, 2008: Biointensive Agriculture
September 25, 2008: How to Build Permanent Fencing
November, Date & Time TBA: Grass-Fed/Locally-Finished Beef
Jen
Farmgirl Sisterhood Member #9
The View From My Boots: www.bovesboots.blogspot.com
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North Carolina Cooperative Extension Workshops
