Join Future Harvest, Chesapeake Harvest, and the Million Acre Challenge for this webinar where we will delve into the why, what and how of food safety training for farm personnel, and best practices for cleaning and sanitizing food and equipment. We will virtually visit Whitelock Community Farm in Baltimore City where farm manager, Kimberly Raikes, and her crew will show and tell how they weave food safety into the daily routines on their urban farm, and the changes and upgrades…

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County is organizing a Small-Scale Food Processing Workshop for current and aspiring food entrepreneurs. It will be held on Wednesday, January 27 and Thursday, January 28 from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm both days. The first day of the workshop will cover Food Processing Fundamentals and the second will discuss Small Business Management Basics including how to write a grant proposal. A wide range of presenters from Cornell University Food Venture Center, the NYS Department…

The Greenhouse Growers Day webinar will help growers stay up to date on the latest practices and techniques to produce high-quality herbaceous plants. This webinar will replace the annual face-to-face conference held each January. This cutting-edge program will cover new strategies for greenhouse production, insect and disease management, and production techniques. The Penn State Flower Trials Results are presented at this meeting to provide the most recent performance data. Pesticide applicator credits are available to licensed applicators of the following states:…

Online via Zoom, 1:00 PM—2:30 PM EST (including check-in for DEC credits) Limited to 10 participants in each session. Please sign up for only one session – the material presented on each session date is identical. Cost: $20/person residing in Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schenectady and Washington Counties. $25/per person residing elsewhere in NYS. 1 NYS DEC credit approved in each of these Categories: 3a, 24, and 25, for  a total of three credits. Because DEC credits can be earned…

Dreaming of starting your own farm? Farm Dreams is an entry-level, day-long workshop designed to help people who are seeking practical, common-sense information on sustainable farming and how to move forward. This is a great workshop to attend if you are in the exploratory stages of starting a farm. In this one-day, exploratory workshop participants will… Learn about sustainable farming careers in Western North Carolina. Discover and assess your resources, skills and farming intentions. Begin to develop an educational plan…