Event Calendar

Calendar was updated the week of July 1, 2008

JULY

July 1
Ag Heritage Day at Towanda Farmers’ Market, 1-5pm. Special focus on the Northern Tier Buy Fresh Buy Local and the 2008: Year of the Barn Project. Contact Ruth Tonachel at info@northerntierbfbl.com.

July 5
Village Green Market, Julian, PA 10am-2pmto become a Vendor contact Ann Wilken, 814-355-8026, or abwilken@verizon.net

July 6
Dyeing Wool Workshop, Steam Valley Fiber Farm, Trout Run, PA. 10am-4pm. $75 includes lunch. To register for a class, please send $10.00 non-refundable deposit to: Steam Valley Fiber Farm, 2304 Steam Valley Road, Trout Run, PA 17771. Or call Phylleri Ball at 570-998-2221, email: svmfiber@uplink.net.

July 7-11
Sustainable Health & the Classroom Workshop, 9am-4pm, Quiet Creek Herb Farm & School of Country Living in Brookville, Pennsylvania, Jefferson County. Sponsored by Clarion University. Create a vision for sustainable health in your home and classroom by reducing stress through yoga, preparing/eating nutritionally-dense whole foods, strolling in the woods wild crafting plants, and growing herbs, vegetables, flowers, and fruits. Interested K- 12 Teachers (public, private or home school educators). Act 48 Credits available. Cost is $200 (includes all materials and luncheons). Call Claire and Rusty Orner at 814-849-9662 or e-mail us at quietcreek@windstream.net for more information www.quietcreekherbfarm.com.

July 9-12
The Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Association is offering a wind turbine installation class, July 9-12, at the Kempton Community Recreation Center in Berks County. To enroll in the workshop, please visit http://www.paenergyfest.com/downloads/08skystream.doc. For more information, contact Bill Hennessy at wjhennessy@dejazzd.com or call 610-682-4300 or visit http://www.paenergyfest.com.

July 10
PASA Field Day: Thursday, 10am – 3pm. Disease & Insect Management for Small Fruits & Brambles. Penn State Landisville Research & Extension Center, Manheim, Lancaster County. To register visit the Farm-Based Education Page of this website.

July 12
Polyface Farm Field Day at Joel Salatin’s Farm, Swoope VA, sponsored by Acres USA. Visit www.acresusa.com or call 1-800-355-5313 for more information.

July 12-18
7th Annual Buy Fresh Buy Local Week farm tours, farmers’ markets, happy hours and cooking events throughout Southeastern PA. Visit www.localfoodphilly.org for details & purchase tickets to various events.

July 14
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) 2008 Organic Field Day Series. Outwit weeds! (Grain crop edition), 4-7 pm, Cornell's Musgrave Farm, 1256 Poplar Ridge Rd, Aurora, NY (Cayuga Co.) Sharpen your weed management skills through hands-on exercises, demos, and discussions based on the Organic Cropping Systems Project's long-term grain crop experiment. Learn to identify weeds at the seedling stage, to time cultivations and adjust cultivation equipment to maximize weed control, and to estimate weed density and its impact on crop performance. See ridge-tillage and cultivation equipment demonstrated. Best practices for integrated weed management will also be discussed. For further information, contact Elizabeth Dyck (607-895-6913). Free.

July 17
PASA Field Day, Greenhouse and High Tunnel Production: Heating, Hydroponics, & IPM Northern Tier Growers and Frosty Hollow B & B, Coudersport, Potter County. 9am – 4pm. To register visit the Farm-Based Education Page of this website.

July 18
Rodale Institute Field Day, Rodale Institute, Kutztown, PA. Check out the latest research with tours & updates on the Farming Systems Trial research underway on the 333-acre certified organic farm. 10am-4pm. Contact 610-683-6009, visit www.rodaleinstitute.org.

July 21
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) 2008 Organic Field Day Series. Organic Berry Growing and Farm Tour, 5-7pm, followed by NOFA Long Island Chapter Annual Mtg. and Chicken BBQ Potluck, Makinajian Farm, 276 Cuba Hill Rd, Huntington, NY (Suffolk Co.) Makinajian Farm is a diverse, 4 acre certified organic farm, one of the last working farms in Huntington. Two generations of the Makinajian family work together growing organic blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, cut flowers, and a wide range of vegetables and herbs, as well as laying hens and meat birds for their retail store located on the farm. Join the NOFA Long Island Chapter afterwards as we enjoy Makinajian Farm's own rotisserie chickens and elect Chapter officers for 2008-2009. Please bring a potluck dish to share. $5 NOFA members, $15 non-members.

July 22
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) 2008 Organic Field Day Series. Diverse Organic Livestock Production, 4-7pm, Kingbird Farm, 9398 W Creek Rd, Berkshire, NY (Tioga Co.) Kingbird Farm is a small, horse-powered farm where Karma, Michael and Rosemary Glos raise a diverse array of certified organic, pasture-raised livestock including pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and eggs. They also raise grassfed Highland/Angus cattle. Their farming methods are based on a belief in diversified, small family farms with a respect for the land and the animals they raise on it. They manage their land organically; increasing fertility with compost, controlled grazing, and natural minerals. Join the Glos family at their farm to learn how they manage their diverse organic livestock system. $5 NOFA members, $10 non-members.

July 24
PASA Field Day, Intensive Greenhouse Growing: Business Model, IPM, & Hydroponics. Milestone Centers, Inc., Buena Vista , Allegheny County. 10am – 3pm. To register visit the Farm-Based Education Page of this website.


July 26
PASA Western Region Summer Farm Tour. For more information contact Julie Inman, julie@pasafarming.org or call 412-697-0411.

July 26
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) 2008 Organic Field Day Series. Growing Bread Locally, 1-4 pm, Lightning Tree Farm, 132 Andrew Haight Rd, Millbrook, NY (Dutchess Co.) Get an in-depth look at an innovative enterprise we hope will soon become common: a working partnership between an organic grain farm and a baker producing artisan breads for local markets. At Lightning Tree Farm, tour the fields to see modern and heirloom wheats that produce high-quality bread flour including Red Fife, a classic hard red bread wheat developed by a Canadian farmer over 150 years ago. Follow the bread-making process through harvesting and milling and taste loaves baked in a traveling wood-fired hearth oven. Farmers Alton Earnhart and Jeanine Connolly and baker Don Lewis of Wild Hive Farm will be on hand to discuss the ingredients and know-how needed to make this type of enterprise a success. This workshop is made possible through the NE SARE funded Northeast Organic Wheat project. For more information, contact Elizabeth Dyck (607-895-6913). Free.

July 27
Brunch & Farm Tour, Summerhouse Grill & Franklin Hill Pharm CSA (Susquehanna Co.,PA). Contact Summerhouse Grill, 570-278-2000 or www.summerhousegrill.com to reserve your space for this unique event.

July 28
PASA Field Day, Ice Cream, Robotic Milking, & On-Farm Bottling
Milky Way Farm/Chester Springs Creamery, Chester Springs, Chester County. 10am – 3pm. To register visit the Farm-Based Education Page of this website.

July 29
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) 2008 Organic Field Day Series. Organic Crops and Dairy Field Day, 10am-1pm, Bawden Family Farm, 119 Factory Rd, Hammond, NY (St. Lawrence Co.) Mark your calendar for this North Country field day about small grain production for an organic dairy farm. Brian and Elizabeth Bawden will share their experiences from years of grain production in challenging conditions. They will discuss combinations of grains and planting dates. They grow and process oats, peas, beans, spring wheat, Japanese millet, triticale and more for on-farm grain supply. Bring the family and enjoy the St. Lawrence River area after the field day! This workshop is co-sponsored by the NY Organic Dairy Initiative and NOFA-NY. $5 NOFA members, $10 non-members.

July 30
Natural Dyeing Workshop, Steam Valley Fiber Farm, 9am-4pm. $75 includes lunch. To register for a class, please send $10.00 non-refundable deposit to: Steam Valley Fiber Farm, 2304 Steam Valley Road, Trout Run, PA 17771. Or call Phylleri Ball at 570-998-2221, email: svmfiber@uplink.net.

July 30
Grazing Tour at Rocky Top Farm – Bill & Barb Miller, Westfield PA. The Miller’s run a small farm on the top of a mountain in Northern Tioga County. They have developed a pastured poultry operation from chick to crock-pot. They do much of their farming with mules and raise stocker cattle as conditions, time and quality of life permit. Join us for a little different spin on sustainable agriculture. For more information and directions, please contact Andrea Boyce at the Tioga County Conservation District at 570-724-1801 ext. 110.

AUGUST

Aug 2
Village Green Market, Julian, PA 10am-2pmto become a Vendor contact Ann Wilken, 355-8026, or abwilken@verizon.net

Aug 2
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) 2008 Organic Field Day Series. Bee Fabulous Organic Beekeeping Workshop and Mead Festival, 11am-2pm, Hamlet Organic Garden, 321 Beaver Dam Rd, Brookhaven, NY (Suffolk Co.) The Hamlet Organic Garden (HOG) is a 230 member CSA farm in Brookhaven Hamlet. In addition to fruits and vegetables, members receive HOG honey through a collaboration with bee keepers Desmond Lowe and Judy Calloway of Calloway and Lowe Apiary. You'll learn about bees and their place on an organic farm and sample some HOG wildflower honey. Then with Matt Bollerman and Matt Bobiak (official HOG homebrewers) you'll learn about the history of mead, sample some local, Long Island brews, and sample our own HOG meads from last year's Mead Day. We will start a must, rack a mead to secondary, add herbs, spices, fruits, and bottle a mead from secondary, showing the entire mead-building process. $5 NOFA members, $15 non-members.

Aug 2-3
Peach Festival, Frecon Farms, 510 South Reading Avenue, Boyertown PA. In celebration of our peach harvest don’t miss our Peach Festival featuring cooking demonstrations, recipe contests, live music, children’s activities and food tasting to get everyone in the harvest spirit. Local artisans will share their very best foods and crafts and the season’s best produce will be available. Visit www.freconfarms.com.

Aug 3
First Annual PASA Grass-fed Beef Challenge Cook-Off, Lehigh Co. PA. Join us for this judged cook-off and tasting. Those interested in entering or attending should contact PASA headquarters, 814-349-9856 or visit the homepage of this website.

Aug 4- 16
Three Sisters Farm Permaculture Design Course. Darrell Frey and a team of co-presenters will lead the participants in discussions, design work and hands on training in ecological design. The course site, Three Sisters Farm, has been in development at a permaculture farm since 1985. Farm enterprises include market gardening, plant sales, and consultation and education services. Program includes permaculture principles and practices, design and planning, and study of intensive market gardening, natural building, energy systems, resource management, watershed management, sustainable community development, and great food from the farm and local farmers! Participants who successfully complete the course receive a Certificate of Permaculture. For more details please contact Darrell Frey at defrey@windstream.net or call 724-376-2797.

Aug 9
PASA sponsored Centre County Farm Tour, 12:30pm-5pm. Tour several farms in Centre Co., kid-friendly activities & bring your coolers for farm fresh goodies! Contact Rachel Schaal, rachel@pasafarming.org, 814-349-9856 x2.

Aug 9
Grass-fed Beef Summer Field Day. at Leona Meat Plant in Troy, Bradford County, (northeast) Pennsylvania from 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Learn how to visually appraise cattle for carcass quality and level of finish from Gearld Fry of Bakewell Reproductive Center. We will tour Leona Meat plant where Mike Debach will give an in depth talk about how a carcass is broken down into primals and then retail cuts. You will see beef at various levels of finish and learn how quality dictates final market. Aaron Miller from Miller’s Livestock in Kinsman, Ohio will discuss his pasture management program and how beef quality is influenced by soil fertility and forage quality. Aaron has been working with Jeff Mattocks of Fertrell® and together have made some interesting things happen. Jeff will be on hand to answer questions and add his expertise to the group discussions. The finale activity is a meal featuring a grass-fed beef entrée prepared by Chefs Andrew Tarlow and Mark Firth of Marlow & Sons of Brooklyn, New York. Pre-registration is required. Cost is $65 per person and the class is limited to 50 participants. For a brochure that includes the registration form and directions contact Laurel Hoffman at 814-256-3707 or by email at theanimalkeeper@yahoo.com.

Aug 12
PASA Field Day: Farm Scale Composting at Rodale Institute Rodale Institute, Kutztown, Berks County. 10am – 3pm. To register visit the Farm-Based Education Page of this website.

Aug 12
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) 2008 Organic Field Day Series. Wholesale Vegetable Production and Marketing. 4-7pm, Lucky Dog Farm, 35796 State Highway 10, Hamden, NY (Delaware Co.) Richard and Holley Giles have been farming 44 acres at Lucky Dog Farm since 2000. They grow a broad range of organic vegetables for their CSA, 3 farmer's markets in central NY, and for local and NYC wholesale markets. About 50% of their farm business is based on their wholesale markets and they have mastered production systems and marketing strategies that make it a success for their farm. A close relationship with Angello's Distributing, an organic distributor located in the Hudson Valley, has been important for the wholesale portion of the business. You will meet the experienced farm crew and see some of the things that Lucky Dog has done to expand production and increase efficiency in both wholesale and retail portions of the business. $5 NOFA members, $10 non-members.

Aug 17
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) 2008 Organic Field Day Series. Organic Cooking Workshop! 1-5pm, Firefly Farm and the NY Wine & Culinary Center, Canandaigua, NY (Ontario Co.) This will be a great workshop! We will meet at Firefly Farm (5910 Smith Rd, Canandaigua) at 1pm where farmer Sharon Nagle grows countless varieties of vegetables on just one acre of farmland. You will learn how she packs in such a high diversity of vegetables into such a small space while sustaining good soil health. Then you will help harvest the ingredients you will use to cook up a delicious organic meal back at the NY Wine & Culinary Center (800 S. Main St., Canandaigua)! With Chef Jeff Christiano in the state of the art Hands-on Kitchen, you will learn how to take fresh, local, seasonal produce and turn it into something scrumptious! Class limited to 24 participants. Pre-registration required with the NY Wine & Culinary Center (585-394-7070 or www.nywcc.com), $45 per person.

Aug 17
Making Biodiesel at Home, at HLW Acres, 1727 Exchange St, Attica, NY 14011. 11am – 4pm. Preregistration required. For information contact Hermann Weber, 585-591-0795. The presenter will be Bill Botch from New England Biodiesel.

Aug 19-21
Ag Progress Days, Rock Springs PA. Free admission & parking. Visit apd.psu.edu or call 814-865-2081.

Aug 19
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) 2008 Organic Field Day Series. Veg Varieties for Organic Systems, 5-7 pm, Long Island Horticultural Research Ctr, 3059 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, NY (Suffolk Co.) A new flush of organically grown varieties, both OP and hybrid, has cropped up in seed catalogs. Come learn how they actually perform in comparison to old standbys. Sandra Menasha, CCE Vegetable/Potato Specialist, will host a tour of the research center's fields and projects, highlighting results of varietal trials of broccoli, cauliflower, colored peppers and sweet corn grown under organic conditions. Grower cooperators with the Organic Seed Partnership will discuss their variety trialing results and list their "top ten" favorite varieties. For further information, contact Sandra (631-727-7850). Free.

Aug 20
PASA Field Day: Organic Value-Added Dairy & Direct Marketing Triangle Organics, Aaronsburg, Centre County. 10am – 3pm. To register visit the Farm-Based Education Page of this website.

Aug 20 & 21
North American Strawberry Growers Association Summer Tour. Strawberry growers from throughout the U.S. & Canada will visit 10 Ohio farms that specialize in strawberries, blueberries, raspberries & vegetables. Visit www.nasga.org, or call executive director Kevin Schooley, 613-258-4587.

Aug 21
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) 2008 Organic Field Day Series. Organic Crops and Dairy Field Day, 10am-1pm, Sto-Ridge Farm, 4955 Nelson Rd, Cazenovia, NY (Madison Co.) Join us as pioneer organic farmers Hank and John Stoker share their farm and crop experiences with very special guest, Jerry Brunetti. The Stokers produce grain crops for their dairy, while developing a whole farm system incorporating composting, alternative fuel, and intensive grazing. This rare opportunity to learn from Jerry Brunetti will be a highlight of the summer and not to be missed! This workshop is co-sponsored by the NY Organic Dairy Initiative and NOFA-NY. $5 NOFA members, $10 non-members.

Aug 22
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) 2008 Organic Field Day Series. Organic Dairy Field Day, 9am-3pm (lunch provided), Swendsen Family Farm, 721 Akron Rd, Akron, NY (Genesee Co.) Both transitional and certified organic dairies are welcome to this field day with Jerry Brunetti and other guest speakers. In the morning Jerry will discuss soil health and quality forages. In the afternoon you will explore topics such as pasture management, herd health, soil, and quality milk in small groups for in-depth discussions. This workshop is co-sponsored by Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative, Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, the NY Organic Dairy Initiative, and NOFA-NY. Free.

Aug 22-24
FROM GARDEN TO TABLE: An Intensive, Hands-on Workshop Producing, Preparing, and Preserving your own Vegetables. Hosted by the Home Grown Living School at Fiedler Farm in Aaronsburg (Centre Co.) PA. Learn gardening techniques including seeding, mulching, composting, container gardening, and sprout production. Learn to harvest and can fresh veggies and other safe methods for preserving your garden's bounty. Enjoy farm-fresh meals and learn healthy recipes and preparation techniques of fresh-grown food. For more information & to register contact Nell Hanssen & Bob Vernon at 814-349-8915 or nell@groundworkfarms.com.

Aug 26
PASA Field Day: Incorporating Value-Added Goat Dairy into a Diversified Farm Business Paradise Gardens & Farm, Reynoldsville, Jefferson County. 10am – 3pm.To register visit the Farm-Based Education Page of this website.

SEPTEMBER

Sept 2
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) 2008 Organic Field Day Series. Organic Dairy and Field Corn Trial, 11am-3pm, Twin Oaks Dairy, LLC, 3175 State Rte 13, Truxton, NY (Cortland Co.) Together, Rick and Kathie Arnold and Bob Arnold run Twin Oaks Dairy, LLC and have been certified organic since 1998. Their high level of management allows them to achieve an average of 20,000 lbs of milk/yr with 130 cows. They grow 100% of their forage and about 50% of their grain needs on their combination of river bottom and side hill land. You will learn about their successful organic system as well as a SARE research project the Arnolds are working on with CCE to reduce the cultivation needs of organic field corn by using narrow rows and planting cover crops between the rows. This workshop is co-sponsored by the NY Organic Dairy Initiative and NOFA-NY. $5 NOFA members, $10 non-members.

Sept 4
PASA Field Day: The Ultimate Diversified Farm: Grow & Sell It All! Berry Fields Farm, New Albany, Bradford County. 10am – 3pm. To register visit the Farm-Based Education Page of this website.

Sept 6
Village Green Market, Julian, PA 10am-2pmto become a Vendor contact Ann Wilken, 814-355-8026, or abwilken@verizon.net

Sept 6
Pick Your Own Kickoff Weekend, Frecon Farms, 510 South Reading Avenue, Boyertown PA. Spend a day outside, enjoying the countryside, hand selecting fruit from our orchard! Pick Your Own will run from September 6 through October 18 featuring all varieties of Frecon apples, red fall raspberries, pears and pumpkins nestled throughout the orchard. Visit www.freconfarms.com <http://www.freconfarms.com> .

Sept 6
Gingseng Workshop, 9am -4pm. Eldred, McKean Co. PA. Visit http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/wildplant/workshop_listing.aspx for details. Workshops are being arranged for specific regions in cooperation with, and demand from dealers, collectors, growers, and the interested public. Pre-registration at most events is required since space, materials, and refreshments will be limited.

Sept 7
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) 2008 Organic Field Day Series. Farmscape Ecology Workshop, 3-6pm, Hawthorne Valley Farm, 327 County Rte 21C, Ghent, NY (Columbia Co.) Join Claudia Knab-Vispo and Conrad Vispo of Hawthorne Valley Farm's Farmscape Ecology Program for a hands-on exploration of on-farm natural history. The Farmscape Ecology Program explores the interaction of agriculture with native plant and animal species. The Program has been exploring on-farm diversity around Columbia County, doing whole-farm ecological mapping and more focused studies of ponds and floodplains. During this field day, you will learn how you might explore your own farm and will discuss how some of the resulting information might be incorporated into land-use decisions. $5 NOFA members, $10 non-members.

Sept 8
PASA Intensive Learning Program: Lacto-fermentation, Canning, & Kitchen Sanitation Basics Friends Farm, Williamsburg, Blair County. 10am – 4pm. To register visit the Farm-Based Education Page of this website.

Sept 9
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) 2008 Organic Field Day Series. Organic Dairy Field Day, 10am-1pm, Willow Creek Farm, 3161 State Rte 244, Belmont, NY (Allegany Co.) Looking for answers about your pasture and forage-based dairy production challenges? Join Chuck Deichmann at his organic dairy farm to discuss high quality forage production, forage testing, determining rations, and pasture on a progressive grasslands farm. An additional treat will be a discussion of the robotic milking system used on Chuck's rotational grazing dairy and how it has eased farm time and labor resources. This workshop is co-sponsored by the NY Organic Dairy Initiative and NOFA-NY. $5 NOFA members, $10 non-members.

Sept 12
PASA Field Day: Miniature Nubians & Goats’ Milk Skin Care Products Spotted Hill Farm, Pottstown, Montgomery County. 10am – 3pm. To register visit the Farm-Based Education Page of this website.


Sept 13
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) 2008 Organic Field Day Series. Urban Agriculture = Added Value, 1-3pm, Red Hook Community Farm, Columbia St & Beard St, Brooklyn, NY (Kings Co.) An organic farm grows in Brooklyn? You betcha! Join the non-profit organization Added Value at their 2.75 acre farm to learn about their urban agriculture project. Added Value has transformed a once dilapidated playground into a vibrant community farm where youth interns and adult volunteers grow together. The farm provides sustenance to residents, creates meaningful work for neighborhood teens, generates economic activity, and improves the health and well-being of the Red Hook community. The teens sell food grown on the farm at local farmers' markets, through CSA partnerships, to local restaurants, and donate it to those in need. Profits from the sale of produce are cycled back into the program to support stipends for the youth participants. $5 NOFA members, $10 non-members.

Sept 15
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) 2008 Organic Field Day Series. No-Grain Organic Dairy, 10am-1pm, Moore Farms, 2083 Moore Hill Rd, Nichols, NY (Tioga Co.) At Moore Farms, Rob and Pam Moore seasonally milk 60 organic dairy cows on 240 acres of managed pastures without supplemental grain. Over the past 12 years the Moores have improved this system, finding a healthier balance of high quality forage, cattle genetics, and management for their no-grain feeding program. They are first to admit that it's not as easy as it sounds! Come learn about their intensive grazing system, pasture management, strategies for raising calves, milking, and maintaining good herd health on a grass-only diet. $5 NOFA members, $10 non-members.

Sept 16
PASA Field Day: IPM Strategies, Compost Tour & Pollinator Research Dickinson College Farm, Carlisle, Cumberland County. 10am – 3pm. To register visit the Farm-Based Education Page of this website.

Sept 18
PASA Field Day: Urban French Intensive Gardening with Hands-On Soil Preparation
Pittsburgh Urban Farming Initiative, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. 10am – 3pm.
To register visit the Farm-Based Education Page of this website.

Sept 19-21
2008 Pennsylvania Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Festival, Kempton Community Center Grounds, Kempton PA. Includes a PASA sponsored farmers’ market tent, interested PASA member vendors can contact Michele Gauger, michele@pasafarming.org or 814-349-9856 to reserve a spot. Visit www.paenergyfest.com.

Sept 19-21
Common Ground Fair, sponsored by the Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association (MOFGA). 9am-6pm. Contact 207-568-4142, http://mofga.org.

Sept 21
PASA Harvest Celebration Benefit Dinner at the Hilton Harrisburg. The food event of the season! A gustatory celebration with proceeds benefiting PASA’s Annual Fund. Contact Development Director, Lauren Smith at lauren@pasafarming.org for details.

Sept 21
Bike Fresh, Bike Local. This event features 25, 50 & 75-mile routes throughout the beautiful landscapes of rural Chester Co. PA. The ride begins & ends at Victory Brewing in Downingtown. $35 registration includes t-shirt, road snacks, & post-ride meal. Proceeds benefit PASA. Contact PASA SE Regional Director Marilyn Anthony at marilyn@pasafarming.org.

Sept 26
PASA Harvest Celebration Benefit Dinner at Longwood Gardens. Join us for a joyous celebration of local foods at the premier horticultural center in America. Seating is limited, so please reserve early. $150 per person. To reserve your place or a table for 8, contact PASA SE Regional Director Marilyn Anthony at marilyn@pasafarming.org.

Sept 2008 – June 2009 One-Year Part-Time Training in Biodynamics. Sign up now for this popular introductory course in biodynamics, a scientific and spiritual approach to farming and gardening. Sessions include Evolution, Environment, and Ecology; Biodynamic Preparations; Soil Building and Composting; Animal Husbandry; Pruning Fruit Trees; and more! Monthly weekend sessions from September to June. Contact The Pfeiffer Center, Chestnut Ridge, New York, phone 845-352-5020 x20, info@pfeiffercenter.org, www.pfeiffercenter.org/workshops <http://www.pfeiffercenter.org/workshops>

Sept 26-28
2nd Annual Northeast Animal Power Field Days, Tunbridge Fair Grounds, Tunbridge, VT. The Northeast Animal Power Field Days is a celebration of sustainable farming and renewable resources promoting conservation, stewardship, small farms, healthy forests, and the roles that they play in vital communities. This 3-day conference will feature working animal and equipment demonstrations in field and forest settings, workshops, exhibits, networking sessions, and an auction and swap meet on Sunday. Workshop topics will include grazing management, working with draft animals, livestock health, getting started with animal power and more. For more information, go to: www.animalpowerfielddays.org or contact Carl Russell and Lisa McCrory, info@animalpowerfielddays.org, 802-234-5524. Join our discussion forum; www.draftanimalpower.com.


Sept 27
PASA Field Day: On-Farm Pastured Poultry Processing & Rotational Grazing Livestock Henry Family Farms, Bessemer, Lawrence County. 10am – 3pm. To register visit the Farm-Based Education Page of this website.


Sept 27
Gingseng Workshop, 9am -4pm. Galeton, Potter Co. PA. Visit http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/wildplant/workshop_listing.aspx for details. Workshops are being arranged for specific regions in cooperation with, and demand from dealers, collectors, growers, and the interested public. Pre-registration at most events is required since space, materials, and refreshments will be limited.

OCTOBER
Oct 1 Grazing tour at KTS Farms – Kress & Tammy Simpson, Mansfield PA Kress should be finishing up his first season in a new expanded parlor facility. The trials and tribulations of this 3rd generation (probably more) dairyman will be highlighted at this walk as only Kress can do! See how livestock production planning grazing planning and holistic management keep this guy on task and target for generating wealth in a very unique setting. For more information and directions, please contact Andrea Boyce at the Tioga County Conservation District at 570- 724-1801 ext. 110.

Oct 4
Village Green Market, Julian, PA 10am-2pm to become a vendor contact Ann Wilken, 814-355-8026, or abwilken@verizon.net

Oct 4
Frecon Farms Harvest Festival, Frecon Farms, 510 South Reading Avenue, Boyertown PA. For more details visit www.freconfarms.com.

Oct 4-8
Community Food Security Coalition 12th Annual Conference, Philadelphia PA & Cherry Hill, NJ. Visit www.foodsecurity.org for details.

Oct 8-9
The Mid-Atlantic Dairy Grazing Conference & Organic Field Day, Shenandoah Valley, VA. Conference will include visits to pasture-based organic dairy farms, grazier panel discussion & other workshops on grazing. More details to come. Contact Steven Washburn, 919-515-7726 or Steve.Washburn@ncsu.edu.

Oct 11
Gingseng Workshop, 9am -4pm. Shavers Creek Environmental Center, State College. PA. Visit http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/wildplant/workshop_listing.aspx for details. Workshops are being arranged for specific regions in cooperation with, and demand from dealers, collectors, growers, and the interested public. Pre-registration at most events is required since space, materials, and refreshments will be limited.

Oct 13
PASA Field Day: Informal Small Group Tour for Interns with the Nordells, Beech Grove Farm, Trout Run, Lycoming County. 10am – 4pm. To register visit the Farm-Based Education Page of this website.

Oct 18
PASA Intensive Learning Program: Home Cheesemaking: Hands-On Workshop for Beginners. Quiet Creek Herb Farm, Brookville, Jefferson County. 10am - 4pm. To register visit the Farm-Based Education Page of this website.

Oct 30 – Nov 1
Cheesemaking Course, sponsored by Penn Soil RC&D. An intermediate to advanced level course taught by well known Vermont cheese maker Peter Dixon. Visit www.pennsoilrcd.org or to Dianna Hendrick at the Penn Soil RC&D office at 814-226-8160 ext. 192 or dianna.hendrick@rcdnet.net.

2009

FEBRUARY

Feb 5-7
PASA’s 18th Annual Farming for the Future conference, Penn Stater Conference Center, State College PA. Stay tuned to this website for details.