SYRACUSE, NY — NOFA-NY’s 2019 On-Farm Field Day season is underway with events across New York State!
Upcoming field days in August and September include:
Building Resilience into Organic Forage Systems (Organic@Cornell Summer Field Day Series)
Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm (Lunch included)
Location: Twin Oaks Dairy, 3185 NY-13, Truxton, NY 13158
Cost: Free!
New Tools for Managing Onion Thrips and Foliar Disease in Organic Onion Production
Date: Thursday, August 15, 2019
Time: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Cornell AgriTech Research Farm (Gates West), 3394 Gates Rd, Geneva, NY 14456
Cost: Free!
Expanding Organic Seed Availability: Farmer Breeder Collaboration
Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Time: 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Location: Norwich Meadows Farm, 105 Old Stone Rd, Norwich, NY 13815
Cost: $15 (NOFA-NY Members receive 10% discount)
NOFA at the NYS Fair: Women in Food & Farming (presented in partnership with Farm to Fork 101)
Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Time: Demonstrations at 12:30 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm, and 5:00 pm
Location: Wegman’s Demonstration Kitchen in The Art & Home Center at The New York State Fairgrounds (581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse, NY 13209)
Cost: Free to attend with admission to the New York State Fair
Fall Flower Harvest, Seed Saving, and Propagation at Hickory Hurst Farm
Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Time: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Hickory Hurst Farm, 4083 W Lake Rd, Mayville, NY 14757
Cost: $15 (NOFA-NY Members receive 10% discount. All attendees will take home a selection of flower seed, generously donated by High Mowing Organic Seeds.)
Building your Farm Team to Build Healthier Soil
Date: Monday, October 21, 2019
Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Soul Fire Farm, 1972 NY HWY 2, Petersburg, NY 12138
Cost: Free!
Visit www.nofany.org/fielddays to get complete event details and to register online. Pre-registration for all field days will close two days before the date of the event, but walk-ins are welcome.
— NOFA-NY
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