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2013: Events and Workshops

January

February

March

27, 6-8 pm New Entry Spring Launch and Graduation
30, 10 am-3 pm Workshop: High Tunnel/Greenhouse

April

17, 5-7 pm Workshop: Organic Fertilizers & Green Manure Cover Crops

May

1, 5-7 pm Workshop: Raised Beds and Field Preparation
9, 10 am - 2:30 pm BFNMass In-person Meeting
12, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Livestock Farm Day
15, 5-7 pm Workshop: Irrigation and Water
29, 5-7 pm Workshop: Small Farm Equipment & Tools

June

6, 6-8 pm Jewish Community Workshop on Leasing Land to a Farmer
12, 5-7 pm Workshop: Organic Pest Management
14, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm Sheep School
16, 8 am - 2:00 pm (approx) Poultry Processing Hands-on Training
26, 5-7 pm Workshop: Weed Management

July

14, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm Internal Parasite Management for Small Ruminants
10, 5-7 pm Workshop: Disease Management
17, 5-7 pm Workshop: Food Safety & Good Agricultural Practices
21, 1-3 pm Pastured Poultry Farm Tour

August

1, 4:45-7 pm 6th Annual Open Farms Tour-Read our info sheet about this event
2, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm Feeds, Forage and Nutrition
7, 5-7 pm Workshop: Cover Cropping
28, 5-7 pm Workshop: Composting
30, 3 - 5 pm Cattle Behavior and Handling

September

October

November

December

Explore Farming workshops are offered on a rolling basis, please call our office or email sanderson@comteam.org if you would like to be notified of upcoming classes.

National Incubator Farm Training Initiative Webinar Series
These upcoming webinars will focus on practical tools and strategies for operating farm incubator projects. Our project partners will present on the following topics based on decades of experience running successful farmer training and support programs. Please check back for active registration links. All times listed are EST.

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 New Entry farm sites in Dracut, MA. Please call our office or email sanderson@comteam.org, or visit http://nesfp.nutrition.tufts.edu/resources/livestockschool.html for more information about livestock events.

Dracut Incubator Farm Field Training Workshops

Field training workshops are open to the public, and you must register in advance. Please contact our office or email eruuttila@comteam.orgThere is a $15 charge for anyone who has not attended the Farm Business Training Class. Pesticide Safety and Farm Safety Trainings are required of NESFP site-based participants prior to pesticide/chemical or equipment use.

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.