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Calendar of Events
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January |
| 26th, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 2, Class 1: Marketing and Sales |
February |
| 2nd, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 2, Class 2: Intro to Farm Business Planning and Enterprise Selection |
| TBD |
Farm Business Planning Session 2, Field Trip: Exploring market outlets first hand |
| 9, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 2, Class 3: Crop Planning and Production |
| 17, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 2, Class 4: Equipment and Supplies Sourcing. Startup budgets. |
| 23, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 2, Class 5: Farm Financials: Writing the Business Plans |
March |
| 2, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 2, Class 6: Writing the Business Plans II and Real Stories from Guest Growers |
| 19, 4-6 pm |
Field Training: Hoophouse propagation and Seedling Management |
April |
| 2, 4-6 pm |
Field Training: Equipment Use and Maintenance (Farm Safety) |
| 13, 7-9pm |
2009 Farm Business Planning Course Graduation |
| 16, 4-6 pm |
Field Training: Irrigation Set Up |
| 30, 4-6 pm |
Field Training: Laying out Fields and Making Raised Beds |
May |
| 14, 4-6 pm |
Field Training: Nutrient Management and Record Keeping |
| 28, 4-6 pm |
Field Training: Pest Management (Organic Pesticide Safety) |
| 29, 9:30-4:30 |
Mobile Poultry Processing Unit Training in collaboration with the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at the New England Small Farm Institute in Belchertown |
June |
| 11, 4-6 pm |
Field Training: Post Harvest Handling, Food Safety and Marketing |
| 18, 10-3 |
Livestock Field Training: Sheep School in collaboration with the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine (Grafton, MA) |
| 25, 4-6 pm |
Field Training: Weed Management |
July |
| 9, 10-3 |
Livestock Field Training: Poultry School in collaboration with the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine (Grafton, MA) |
| 9, 4-6 pm |
Field Training: Disease Management (Organic Pesticides II) |
| 23, 4-6 pm |
Field Training: Cover Cropping Field Trip |
August |
| 6, TBA |
Farm Tour: Tour of New Entry’s four Dracut farm sites |
| 22, 10-3 |
Livestock Field Training: Swine School in collaboration with the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine (Grafton, MA) |
September |
| 10, TBA |
Workshop: Canning and other food preservation |
| 27, TBA |
Harvest Festival: 8th Annual End of Season Harvest Celebration - food, music, hayrides, games, and more! |
October |
| 17, 10-3 |
Livestock Field Training: Beef Cattle School in collaboration with the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine (Grafton, MA) |
| 20, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 1, Class 1: Intro to Farm Business Planning and Enterprise Selection |
| 27, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 1, Class 2: Crop Planning and Production |
November |
| 3, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 1, Class 3: Equipment and Supplies Sourcing. Startup budgets. |
| 10, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 1, Class 4: Marketing and Sales |
| 17, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 1, Field Trip: Exploring market outlets first hand |
| 21, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 1, Class 5: Farm Financials: Writing the Business Plans |
| 24, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 1, Class 6: Writing the Business Plans II and Real Stories from Guest Growersn |
January - December 2010 (additional trainings to be posted when scheduled) |
| Jan 26, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 2, Class 1: Marketing and Sales |
| Feb 2, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 2, Class 2: Intro to Farm Business Planning and Enterprise Selection |
| February TBD |
Farm Business Planning Session 2, Field Trip: Exploring market outlets first hand |
| Feb 9, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 2, Class 3: Crop Planning and Production |
| Feb 16, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 2, Class 4: Equipment and Supplies Sourcing. Startup budgets. |
| Feb 23, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 2, Class 5: Farm Financials: Writing the Business Plans |
| Mar 2, 6-9 pm |
Farm Business Planning Session 2, Class 6: Writing the Business Plans II and Real Stories from Guest Growers |
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Explore Farming workshops are offered on a rolling basis, please call our office or email mhimmel@comteam.org if you would like to be notified of upcoming classes.
Explore Farming workshops and Farm Business Planning classes are held at the New Entry office in Lowell unless otherwise indicated. Field Trainings are typically held at the farm site located at 1471 Bridge St., in Dracut, behind the Richardson's Dairy.
If you are interested in attending any of the events listed above, please send an email to nesfp@tufts.edu to receive notification of any scheduling changes. All dates are subject to change do to weather and other factors. Please confirm dates and times for events on our website at www.nesfp.org and call the NESFP office at (978) 654-6745.
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