BEGINNING FARMER WORKSHOPS

The Growing Farmers Initiative at the Stone Barns Center for Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, NY holds beginning farmer workshops on Thursday afternoons. Workshops are free and open to the public.  To register and for more more info, visit the Virtual Grange.

Soils 101 | March 17 

Russ Briggs, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Propagation | March 24

Jack Algiere, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture

Soil Food Webs | March 31

Janice Thies, Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Soil Testing and Fertility Management | April 7

Zach Wolf, Hawthorne Valley Farm; Locusts on the Hudson  

Botany | April 14 

Matthew Palmer, Columbia University Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology Department

Compost | April 21

Jack Algiere, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture

Land Assessment | April 28

Crystal Stewart, Cornell Cooperative Extension

POULTRY SCHOOL

A 2 day intensive on March 19 and 20.  Poultry School is the place to be for learning a whole lot about running pastured poultry operations of any size. For more info check out the Virtual Grange.  Only a few tickets left – be sure to register soon to reserve a spot!