This workshop is designed for farmers, farm-based educators, and non-formal educators.
Are you looking to build a farm-based education program, or inspire your existing programming? At this workshop, you’ll fill your toolbox with kid-tested activities as you join a community of peers from around the region. Spend time in hands-on, activity-based learning while you explore Shelburne Farms’ dairy, farmyard, garden, and forest classrooms.
We launched the Jack Lazor Memorial Soil Health Stewards program in
Dowsing for Spiritual Growth - tune in to the unseen world
Interested in improving your grazing skills or new to Management Intensive Grazing?
Please join Larson Farm for a pasture walk highlighting the use of automatic gate openers and innovative seeding strategies to improve soil fertility, pasture dry matter intake, and overall farm sustainability. These technologies were implemented as part of a grant with the Dairy Business Innovation Center in collaboration with 5 other farms and the Center for an Agricultural Economy. The pasture walk will take place from 1-3, with a potluck to follow. Bring a dish and dishes to eat on. Please register in advance.
Join UVM Extension for a workshop to develop individualized protocols for the herd health of your small ruminant operation, led by veterinarian Dr. Dayna Locitzer. This workshop will review the importance of creating protocols, where on the farm they are best used, and the best strategies for designing your own protocols.
Join UVM Extension for a hands-on dairy herd health workshop hosted by Cedar Mountain Farm and led by veterinarian Dr. Dayna Locitzer, DVM.
With a mix of time in the classroom, on pasture, and in the barn, we'll discuss the principles of herd health, a cow's daily time budget, physical exam of the cow, demonstration of clinical skills like knot tying and administering injections, and calving and when to intervene.
This workshop is for dairy farmers looking to deepen their clinical skills and understanding of herd health management.
Join for one or more of the following workshops this summer in Vermont and New York!
In this workshop, Nathan Lake will cover the basics behind the science, technique, upkeep, and overall process of backyard composting. We will discuss strategies for composting in a small urban environment, or with access to more space. Once you have a working compost strategy, eliminating food waste and feeding your garden becomes easy!
Join us for a deep dive into the world of growing cucumbers and squash. The cucurbitaceae plant family shares similar characteristics such as germination, plant growth, water requirements, common pests & diseases and seed saving. We’ll explore varieties to decide between growing a seedless, thin skinned, bush, pickling, slicer or Persian cucumber. And we’ll guide you to select winter squash varieties that are less susceptible to pest damage.
