Organic Methods for a Thriving Vegetable Farm

Location
Earth Sky Time Community Farm, 1547 Main St., Manchester, VT, 05255
Cost
Free for farmers thanks to support from the USDA Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP), $35 for members; $45 for non-members; free for BIPOC*
Start Date
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Contact Name
Hannah Sporn, NOFA-VT Events Coordinator
Phone
802-434-4122
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pumpkin harvest at Earth Sky Time Community FarmInnovative organic practices contribute to a thriving diversified farm. Join for a workshop at Earth Sky Time Community Farm aimed at commercial growers of all scales and see some of the farm's many organic practices at work. Tour the farm with Bonnie and Oliver of Earth Sky Time, along with Becky Maden, UVM Extension Nutrient Management Specialist, to learn about how their 5 acres of no-till permanent beds are maintained without disposable plastics, understand their method of planting soil blocks on bare ground with a water wheel transplanter, mulching crops with a modified manure spreader, green chopping adjacent pasture for mulch, prepping beds with specialized equipment, and irrigating with a modular system. Plus, meet Vermont Organic Farmers staff to ask your burning organic certification questions and learn about the Transition to Organic Partnership Program. This workshop earns one RAP Agricultural Water Quality education credit.

 

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