Future Harvest's 2008 Field Day Series
Join Future Harvest at its popular, informative free field days throughout 2008! Go to the individual farm websites for directions or contact us for more information.
Getting the Dirt on Strawberries
6 p.m. Thursday May 8 : Guy Moore, co-owner of Larriland Farms, Howard County, will host an informative session on strawberries during the flowering time. Learn about pest management, matted row production, season extension, variety selection and trends in marketing.
 Adding Value to Dairying
6 p.m. Thursday, June 19: Bobby Prigel will give a tour of Belleview Farm in Baltimore County, focusing on his successful rotational grazing strategies, organic management and his plans for expansion into value-added enterprises. Prigel has grazed his herd since 1994.
Sustainable Vegetable Production
6 p.m. Thursday July 17: Learn more about the challenges and opportunities to vegetable farming with minimal use of agrichemicals at Potomac Vegetable Farms, Wheatland, Va.
Are Small Ruminants For You?
6 p.m. Thursday Sept. 11: Jean Dietz-Band of Many Rocks Farm in Keedysville, Md., will give a tour of her 120 meat goat operation and discuss her breeding experiments.
Cover Crops Primer
6 p.m. Wednesday, October 22:
University of Maryland researcher and cover crops expert Ray Weil will give a tour and talk about fall cover crops -- specifically how forage radish slows erosion -- at One Straw Farm in Baltimore County.
Future Harvest 2007 Events
Taste of Spring
Our first-ever educational tasting event on May 31 allowed participants to sample great spring foods and wine from the Chesapeake Bay region. more...
Practical Energy Solutions for Small Farms
Controlling Energy Costs: Practical Solutions for Small Farms was a day-long workshop targeting energy conservation and renewable energy options for small farms. Held March 22 at the Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, Md. more...
Future Harvest’s Field Day Series
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Future Harvest-CASA
P. O. Box 1544
Eldersburg, MD 21784
phone: 410-549-7878
fax: 410-549-9778
email: fhcasa@verizon.net
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