BEGINNING FARMER WORKSHOPS AT STONE BARNS CENTER
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
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!
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture is on a mission to create a healthy and sustainable food system that benefits us all.
On 80 acres just 25 miles north of New York City, we operate a highly diversified, four-season farm and an education center that hosts over a hundred thousand visitors each year. As a nonprofit, we work to:
- Experiment with and improve sustainable farming practices.
- Train beginning farmers in resilient, regenerative farming techniques.
- Help children discover the sources of their food while preparing them to steward the land that provides it.
- Increase public awareness of healthy, seasonal and sustainable food
Our food system is on an unsustainable course: resource depletion, environmental degradation, epidemics of disease and obesity, food that doesn't represent the true costs of its production. We are working to change the way America eats and farms by inspiring people, engaging leaders and the public, developing practices in resilient agriculture and driving choices that benefit human health and the environment. Join us!
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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