North Central Events

Water Conservation 101

outreach@sare.org (Marie Flanagan) — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:00:50 +0000

Community CROPS presents Water Conservation 101.May 25th, 2013, 1pm-4pm at Prairie Pines, 112th and Adams, in Lincoln NE.http://www.communitycrops.org/workshopsRegister Online at http://beta.communitycrops.org/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/event/info&reset=1&id=27

The Buzz on Bees

outreach@sare.org (Marie Flanagan) — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:57:19 +0000

Community CROPS presents "The Buzz on Bees."May 25th, 2013, 9am-Noon at Prairie Pines, 112th and Adams, in Lincoln NE.http://www.communitycrops.org/workshops

Vegetable IPM Field Day

outreach@sare.org (Marie Flanagan) — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:24:16 +0000

Gain the knowledge and experience you need to implement Integrated Pest Management (IPM) on your own farm! You are invited to participate in an upcoming IPM field day led by:
• Dr. Jaime Piñero, Lincoln University IPM Specialist
• Jacob Wilson, Lincoln University IPM Extension Associate
• Susan Jaster, Lincoln University ISFOP Farm Outreach Worker

The field day at Rocky Creek Valley Farm on June 6th at 6:30pm will demonstrate the integration of trap cropping with chicken tractors as a non-chemical way of controlling cucumber beetles and squash bugsin cucurbits. Selected cover crops, pheromone pest trapping and monitoring, and other IPM methodswill also be showcased. The workshop is free.
Please RSVP Gary Wenig at gary@RCVfarm.com or call 816-853-0196.

Designing Edible Forest Gardens

outreach@sare.org (Marie Flanagan) — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:13:39 +0000

"Designing Edible Forest Gardens" will explore the vision, theory, design and practice of ecological forest agriculture that uses our temperate deciduous forest as a model. By mimicking the structure and function of a natural ecosystem architecture through all stages of growth, a good design can maximize photosynthesis for perennial production of food, fodder, and fiber.

The short course will cover the basics of forest gardening: forest ecology and architecture, examples of forest gardens, principles of permaculture, site analysis and selection, healthy soil, water management, understanding plant guilds and plant community functions, selection of plant species, the design process of forest gardens, goals and financial plans, and tours of two urban food forests in Kansas City. Participants will leave the course with plant lists, resources on design strategies, and a base map for scheming and dreaming up your forest garden.

Designing Edible Forest Gardens will be held Saturday-Sunday, June 1 & 2 at CoWork Waldo, 7449 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City MO 64114. Enrollment fee $160.

The workshop taught by three well versed and experienced permaculture designers, Steve Moring of Kaw Permaculture, Michael Almon of Forest Floor Permaculture, and Steve Mann of Cultivate Kansas City. For more information go to http://www.sustainabilityaction.net/. To register, go to http://www.kawpermaculture.com/education-training/, or contact Steve Moring at moringse@gmail.com, or (785)691-7305.

5th Annual Summer Solstice Lavender Festival

outreach@sare.org (NCR SARE Intern) — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:43:26 +0000

Join us on June 15-16 from 10 am-6 pm for the fifth annual Summer Solstice Lavender Festival in conjunction with SARE grant recipient Peaceful Acres Lavender Farm LLC. Enjoy the taste of lavender food supplied by a culinary chef as well as free lavender lemonade during the SARE tour on both days. Participate in lavender craft workshops, tour a sustainable home, and learn more about Peaceful Acre's SARE project on Increasing Lavender Production.

Registration is free and open to the public. RSVP at http://www.peacefulacreslavenderfarm.com/lavender-festival.html and check out their SARE project by visiting http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx?do=search and searching FNC10-819.

Sustainable Management of Soil-Borne Diseases and Weeds Workshop

outreach@sare.org (NCR SARE Intern) — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:38:54 +0000

The Lincoln University IPM program will be offering a Train-the-Trainer PDP workshop on Sustainable Management of Soil-Borne Diseases and Weeds on June 4-5, 2013. Located on George Washington Carver and Allan T. Busby farms in Jefferson City, MO, participants will be trained by agricultural professionals on sustainable management of soil-borne diseases and weeds in various crop production systems. This workshop is classroom taught by experts in their fields along with hands-on demonstrations to reinforce concepts with an emphasis on organic practices. Some of the demonstrations will include solar-power irrigation, multi-species grazing, and organic pest management.

This workshop is free, but pre-registration is required. For those outside of Missouri, space is limited. Contact Debi Kelly at KellyD@missouri.edu and copy Jaime Piñero at pineroj@lincolnu.edu if you are interested in attending. Lunch, snacks, and educational materials will be provided at no cost to participants.

Looking to the Future: Small Farming for Food Security on the Farm Workshop Series 2013

outreach@sare.org (Marie Flanagan) — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:37:58 +0000

Take part in a one or all of a six part series of workshop focusing on beginner farmer topics and practices. Led by several local, sustainable, small scale farmers, these workshops will include education presentations as well as hands-on activities. Get ready to get your hands dirty! Price is based on the workshop, see www.bertrandfarm.org for information and to register before space runs out!

Workshop 1 5/20/13: Introduction to Organic Small Farm Model

Workshop 2 6/10/13: Green House Production I

Workshop 3 6/24/13: The Birds and the Bees

Workshop 4 7/15/13: Permaculture Practices on the Small Farm

Workshop 5 7/29/13: Green House Production II

Workshop 6 8/12/13: Preserving the Summer Harvest

Beef Cattle and Forage Day

outreach@sare.org (NCR SARE Intern) — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:21:42 +0000

Join NCR-SARE grant recipient Doug Landblom for a field day on Manning Ranch Headquarters near Dickinson, ND. Enjoy a variety of experts speaking on topics ranging from grass finished beef, ranch operations, the value of cover crops, and many more. Hear about Landblom's project on "Increasing Sustainability of Livestock Production of the Northern Great Plains", while viewing the area he has been working on first hand and enjoy a lunch provided by our sponsors. For more information on Landblom's project see www.sare.org/projects and search for LNC11-335. For more information on the event see http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/dickinsonrec.

This event is free, no preregistration is required.

Beyond Season Extension: High Tunnels for Economic, Community and Environmental Sustainability

outreach@sare.org (Anonymous User) — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:27:12 +0000

Current Extension Educators, NRCS personnel and other agriculture professionals throughout the state are encouraged to attend this upcoming professional development series at Green Edge Organic Gardens.This professional development series will train agriculture professionals on the site specific adaptation and use of high tunnel structures at small farms such as Green Edge in order to extend and create growing seasons, as well as training on the marketability of specialty crop production year-round. Three introductory workshops will take place this year, with the first on April 4. Mileage reimbursements or pre-payments are available if necessary.In the introductory sessions attendees will learn:• Season extension on small acre specialty crop farms in Appalachia• Manipulating high tunnel design and management in specific climates and seasons• Winter crop selection and production in high tunnels - transitioning to the spring season• Spring and summer cropping and marketing strategies - high tunnels for warm season crops • Cropping for fall and winter transition with cold season crops – accounting for frost and more• Production of specialty crops including micro greens and mushrooms for a broad crop portfolio• Diversified marketing of crops toward sustainable, small farm business modelThe hope is that following these trainings, agriculture professionals will be able to disseminate the information learned to their regions and be even better equipped to aid their local producers in site specific adaptations of high tunnels in order to increase local production. Participants will also receive professionally designed print and electronic copies of material that will be covered to use for future on-farm consultations.Following the introductory workshops, two need-based advanced courses will be designed and implemented the second year of the professional development series. Participants are encouraged to attend several if not all of the first year sessions, as each season presents unique challenges.Green Edge Organic Gardens is a certified organic farm on 120 acres of fertile bottomland in Amesville, Ohio. Owners Kip and Becky Rondy have worked for years to develop their innovative system of high tunnel, specialty crop production and marketing that has allowed them to expand and hire a fulltime farm manager, community supported agriculture (CSA) manager, farm staff for vegetables and specialty crops and a rotating group of live-in interns.

Beyond Season Extension: High Tunnels for Economic, Community and Environmental Sustainability

outreach@sare.org (Anonymous User) — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:27:11 +0000

Beyond Season Extension: High Tunnels for Economic, Community and Environmental Sustainability

outreach@sare.org (Anonymous User) — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:27:10 +0000

Beyond Season Extension: High Tunnels for Economic, Community and Environmental Sustainability

outreach@sare.org (Anonymous User) — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:27:09 +0000

Beyond Season Extension: High Tunnels for Economic, Community and Environmental Sustainability

outreach@sare.org (Anonymous User) — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:27:08 +0000

Beyond Season Extension: High Tunnels for Economic, Community and Environmental Sustainability

outreach@sare.org (Anonymous User) — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:27:07 +0000

Beyond Season Extension: High Tunnels for Economic, Community and Environmental Sustainability

outreach@sare.org (Anonymous User) — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:27:06 +0000

Beyond Season Extension: High Tunnels for Economic, Community and Environmental Sustainability

outreach@sare.org (Anonymous User) — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:27:04 +0000

Current Extension Educators, NRCS personnel and other agriculture professionals throughout the state are encouraged to attend this upcoming professional development series at Green Edge Organic Gardens. This professional development series will train agriculture professionals on the site specific adaptation and use of high tunnel structures at small farms such as Green Edge in order to extend and create growing seasons, as well as training on the marketability of specialty crop production year-round. Three introductory workshops will take place this year, with the first on April 4. Mileage reimbursements or pre-payments are available if necessary.In the introductory sessions attendees will learn:• Season extension on small acre specialty crop farms in Appalachia• Manipulating high tunnel design and management in specific climates and seasons• Winter crop selection and production in high tunnels - transitioning to the spring season• Spring and summer cropping and marketing strategies - high tunnels for warm season crops • Cropping for fall and winter transition with cold season crops – accounting for frost and more• Production of specialty crops including micro greens and mushrooms for a broad crop portfolio• Diversified marketing of crops toward sustainable, small farm business modelThe hope is that following these trainings, agriculture professionals will be able to disseminate the information learned to their regions and be even better equipped to aid their local producers in site specific adaptations of high tunnels in order to increase local production. Participants will also receive professionally designed print and electronic copies of material that will be covered to use for future on-farm consultations.Following the introductory workshops, two need-based advanced courses will be designed and implemented the second year of the professional development series. Participants are encouraged to attend several if not all of the first year sessions, as each season presents unique challenges.Green Edge Organic Gardens is a certified organic farm on 120 acres of fertile bottomland in Amesville, Ohio. Owners Kip and Becky Rondy have worked for years to develop their innovative system of high tunnel, specialty crop production and marketing that has allowed them to expand and hire a fulltime farm manager, community supported agriculture (CSA) manager, farm staff for vegetables and specialty crops and a rotating group of live-in interns.

Local Meats Processing: Successes and Innovations

outreach@sare.org (NCR SARE Intern) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:47:32 +0000

The National Good Food Network presents a webinar on the innovations and lessons gathered from successful local meat processors around the country. Tune in at 3:30 PM ET to hear the results of Arion Thiboumery and Lauren Gwin's NCR SARE project on the "Small Meat Lockers Working Group" as well as several other professionals in the local processing industry. This event is free to the public, register now to reserve your space.

For more information on Arion's project search GNC07-085 on http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx?do=search

2013 Hop Growers Roundtable

outreach@sare.org (NCR SARE Intern) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:25:38 +0000

Join Simple Earth Hops on June 22, 2013 for a Hop Growers Roundtable located in Dodgeville, WI. This event features two presentations by Matt Sweeny on "Marketing Hops" and "Sustainable Hopyard Establishment" as well as a reception and hop growers panel discussion. As a NCR-SARE grant recipient, Matt Sweeny will be able to share insight from his recent project entitled "Fostering Local Sustainability: Establishing Commercial Hops for Upper-Midwest Craft Brewers." Tickets are $45 per attendee.

For more information on Matt's project search project number FNC09-748 at http://mysare.sare.org/mySARE/ProjectReport.aspx?do=search

Soil Health Field Day - Wright County NRCS

outreach@sare.org (NCR SARE Intern) — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:42:44 +0000

Wright County NRCS will be holding a Soil Health Field Day on April 19th, which will include a live strip till field demonstration, speakers, and a farmer panel. First hand experiences will be shared by local landowners and speaker topics will include cover crops, strip tillage, and water quality.

The field day is free and open to the public, but please RSVP by April 15th.

This event is sponsored, in part, by the MN State SARE Program.

Alternative Energy Production and Utilization on Farms Workshop

outreach@sare.org (NCR SARE Intern) — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:21:34 +0000

Lincoln University will be hosting an, Alternative Energy Production and Utilization On Farms Workshop, May 7-9th at the George Washington Carver Farm in Jefferson City, Missouri. This will be a "train the trainer" workshop covering topics such as the basics of solar energy systems, different designs of anaerobic digesters, pyrolysis and biochar production, and much more. Hands-on training will be provided. For more information, please see the attached flyer or contact below.

This workshop is sponsored, in part, by NCR-SARE.