September 27, 2012 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm
*This was originally scheduled for 9/18 but has been rescheduled to 9/27* Tony Lehouillier, owner of certified organic Foote Brook Farm in Johnson, VT, will cover the following essentials for potato production: understanding your soils, cultivation techniques, irrigation needs, harvesting with a two-roll picker, and disease issues. Feel free to bring a camera to take pictures of equipment. Bring boots for field walking. Vern Grubinger, UVM Vegetable and Berry Specialist will co-lead this workshop. Presented in cooperation with UVM Extension, the Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Association, and USDA Risk Management Agency.
Foote Brooke FarmJohnson, VT
Cost:
Free for farmers an VVBGA members; $10 NOFA-VT members; $20 non-members
Website:
NOFA-VT Summer Workshop Series
Contact:
NOFA-VT
Contact Email:
info@nofavt.org
Contact Phone:
(802) 434-4122 Apprentice & Farm Worker Program
