2009 Field Days and Intensive Learning Programs
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2009 Field Day & Intensive Learning Program Archive
April
Farming Profitably: Business Planning & Management, Marketing, and Record-Keeping
Saturday, April 4 and Saturday, April 18
Successfully Integrating Interns/Apprentices into Your Farm
Wednesday, April 29
May
Farming Profitably: Business Planning, Management, Marketing, & Record-Keeping
Saturday, May 2
Comfortable Cows: Healthy Herd Management
Monday, May 11
Growing for a Growing CSA
Thursday, May 21
Soil for Seed Starting: Getting Rid of the Guess Work
Saturday, May 30
June
Transitioning to Organic at Rodale Institute
Friday, June 5
Weed Suppression and Biodiversity through Cover Crops and Field Edge Plants
Wednesday, June 17
Diversified Livestock Farming
Friday, June 19
Intensive Small Space Market Gardening: SPIN Farming ®
Tuesday, June 23
From Grass to Butter & Ice Cream: An Educational Dairy Farm
Wednesday, June 24
Beekeeping for Farmers: Get Pollinating!
Friday, June 26
July
Hands-On Biodiesel Production
Friday, July 10
Successful Restaurant Sales: Custom-Tailoring Your Product, Shipping, & Service
Tuesday, July 14
Diversifying Your Farm with Small Grains
Tuesday, July 21
Controlling Cucurbit Pests on a Diversified Farm
Tuesday, July 28
Sunflower Oil: Non-GMO Alternative Energy for Sustainable Farming
Friday, July 31
August
2nd Annual Grass-fed, Grass-finished Beef Challenge Cook-off
Sunday, August 2
Adding Value to Dairy: Ideas for Expanding Your Markets
Wednesday, August 12
Advanced Cheesemaking with Peter Dixon
Tuesday—Thursday, August 18-20
September
Plant Your Own Ginseng Patch
Saturday, September 12
Transitions: Coming Full Circle on a Third Generation Diversified Fruit Farm
Friday, September 25
October
Home Cheesemaking: Hands-On Workshop for Beginners
Friday, October 2 and Saturday, October 3
Season Extension & Post-Harvest Storage for Year-Round Profitability
Friday, October 16
Hands-On Small Ruminant Care
Friday & Saturday, October 23 & 24
Pastured Pork: from Farrow to Finish, Forage to Charcuterie -SOLD OUT!
Friday, October 30
November
Woodlot Management: Maintaining Healthy, Productive Forests
Friday, November 6
