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2008
Educational Outreach Events PASA is pleased to provide a series of Farm Based Education (FBE) events that promote and demonstrate sustainable farming methods as well as technical instruction on many related topics. Events will be posted as they are organized with the majority of the programming beginning in June. Act 48 professional development credit is available for qualified teachers. Act 48 forms will be available on-site at each event or you can download the two documents here and submit via surface mail or fax. Please note that both forms must be completed and returned to PASA in order to receive credit. Act
48 Cover Page - Act
48 Professional Development Survey
To learn more
about an event or to download presented materials post-event, click
on the titles below. Register for an event by clicking on the purple
Field Day Registration button.
Managing Farmers' Markets: Learning from Experience Date:
Saturday, March 15 Rodale Tour: Women Mentoring Women for the Future of Sustainable Agriculture Date:
Wednesday, May 21 Energy
on the Farm: A Toolkit for Taking Control of Energy Bills Biocontrols in the Greenhouse on a Diverse Vegetable Farm Date:
Thursday, June 26 Disease & Insect Management for Small Fruits and Brambles Date:
Thursday, July 10
Date: Thursday,
July 17 Intensive Greenhouse Growing: Business Model, IPM, and Hydroponics Date:
Thursday, July 24 Ice
Cream, Robotic Milking, and On-Farm Bottling Grass-fed, Grass-finished Beef Challenge Cook-off Date:
Sunday, August 3 Farm Scale Composting at The Rodale Institute Date:
Tuesday, August 12 Date:
Wednesday, August 20 Incorporating Value-Added Goat Dairy into a Diversified Farm Business Date: Tuesday,
August 26 The Ultimate Diversified Farm: Grow and Sell It All! Date: Thursday,
September 4 Miniature Nubians and Goats’ Milk Skin Care Products Date:
Friday, September 12 IPM Strategies, Compost Tour and Pollinator Research Date:
Tuesday, September 16 Urban French Intensive Gardening with Hands-On Soil Preparation Date:
Thursday, September 18 On-Farm Pastured Poultry Processing and Rotational Grazing Livestock Date:
Saturday, September 27 Informal Small Group Tour for Interns with the Nordells Date:
Monday, October 13 Intensive
Learning Program Date:
Saturday, October 18
PASA’s Educational Outreach Programs Press Releases
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