Farm-Centric Events for September & October

Autumn is a great time of year to wrap up projects and start something new. These events near the Southern Alleghenies Region celebrate the 2013 growing season, teach new skills, and look forward to a new tomorrow.  Sign up for one today!

 

September 25, 2013- Using Cover Crops in Vegetable Production Systems, USDA/NRCS Webinar

September 25, 2013- Dairying with Heritage Breeds, PA WAgN Event, Mifflin

September 25, 2013- Water Quality in the Marcellus Region, Penn State Cooperative Extension Webinar

September 26, 2013- Renewable Energy Academy: Wind Energy Systems for Homes & Farms, Penn State Cooperative Extension Event, Westmoreland

September 26-27, 2013- Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance (NODPA) 13^th Annual Field Days, Tioga

September 28, 2013- PASA’s Annual Meeting, Cumberland

September 30, 2013- Honey Harvesting Beekeeping, PASA Sustainability School Workshop, Allegheny

October 1, 2013- Pastured Poultry and Conservation Planning, USDA/NRCS Webinar

October 1-3, 2013- Cultured Dairy Products Short Course, Penn State Cooperative Extension Course, Dauphin

October 2, 2013- Landscape Design & Plan Selection Series, Penn State Cooperative Extension Course, Franklin

October 3, 2013- PA Pesticide License Exam, Penn State Cooperative Extension Event, Monroe

October 3, 2013- Working Lands for Wildlife: Ducks Unilimited’s Winter Wheat Initiative in the Northern Great Plains, USDA/NRCS Webinar

October 3, 2013- Keystone International Livestock Exposition: Livestock and Equine Forum, Penn State Cooperative Extension Event, Centre

October 3-5, 2013- Pork, Salt & Fire, PASA Field Day, Perry

October 4, 2013- Food For Profit, Penn State Cooperative Extension Event, Adams

October 4-6, 2013- Life in the Soil, Rodale Institute Class, Berks

October 5, 2013- Porktoberfest: Highland Games, Music & Celebration, PASA Event, Perry

October 5, 2013- Experience Cumberland County Agriculture, Penn State Cooperative Extension Event, Cumberland

October 5 & 6, 2013- Third Annual MidAtlantic Women’s Herbal Conference, Berks

October 6, 2013- “Wildman” Steve Brill Foraging Walk, PASA Sustainability School, Montgomery

October 7, 2013- Life in the Soil: Compost, Rodale Institute, Berks

October 7 & 15, 2013- ServSafe Certification, Penn State Cooperative Extension Course, Huntingdon

October 8, 2013- Life in the Soil: Compost Tea/Extract, Rodale Institute, Berks

October 8, 2013- Precision Agriculture in Dairy Housing, Penn State Cooperative Extension Webinar

October 9, 2013- Introduction to Livestock GRACEnet and how ARS Research can be transferred to NRCS, NRCS/USDA Webinar

October 9, 2013- Soil Microscopy with Dr. Elaine Ingham, Rodale Institute, Berks

October 10, 2013- Food for Profit, Penn State Cooperative Extension Event, Dauphin

October 11, 2013- Fall Greenhouse Meeting, Penn State Cooperative Extension Event, Somerset

October 12, 2013- Backyard Chickens, PASA Sustainability School, Cumberland

October 15-17, 2013- Food Safety and Sanitation for Food Manufacturers, Penn State, Centre

October 16, 2013- Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Phipps Conservatory, Allegheny

October 16, 2013- Best Milking Practices for Hispanics, Penn State Cooperative Extension Event, Somerset

October 16, 17, 23 & 24, 2013- Arborist Short Course, Penn State Cooperative Extension Event, Montgomery

October 17, 2013- Food Hubs & Farm to School, National Good Food Network (NGFN) Webinar

October 17, 2013- Organic Cover Crop Workshop and Tour, Penn State Cooperative Extension/USDA/NRCS Event, Big Flats, NY

October 20, 2013- Third Annual World’s Greatest Farmer Showdown, Longview Center for Agriculture, Montgomery

October 22-24, 2013- Pasteurizer Operators Workshop, Penn State Cooperative Extension Workshop, Dauphin

October 22, 2013- Robotic Milking: Housing & Management Characteristics of Diary Farms Using Robotic Milking Technology, Penn State Cooperative Extension Webinar

October 22-24, 2013- Pasteurizer Operators, Penn State, Centre

October 25, 2013- Improve Production using Diary Farm Records, Penn State Cooperative Extension Webinar

October 26, 2013- Backyard Tree Fruit, Longview Center for Agriculture, Montgomery

October 26, 2013- Woodland Owners of the Southern Alleghenies: Golden-Winged Warbler Habitat Demo, Penn State Cooperative Extension Event, Bedford

October 26, 2013- Backyard Fruit Trees, PASA Sustainability School, Montgomery

October 26, 2013- Summer Smiles Honey Farm, PASA Event, Somerset

October 28, 2013- Beef Butchery for Farmers and Chefs, PASA Field Day, Westmoreland

October 28 & November 4, 2013- ServSafe Certification, Penn State Cooperative Extension Course, Cambria

October 29, 2013- Financial Realities, PASA Master Class, Allegheny County

October 30, 2013- Water: A Study of Roadside Springs in Pennsylvania, Penn State Cooperative Extension Webinar

 

 

 

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April Showers

The Southern Alleghenies region will be utterly showered with informative agricultural workshops and webniars in April.  Many topics are covered by these workshops including: ServSafe certification, Herd Health & Animal Care, home beer & wine making, Organic vegetable growing techniques, and many more!

April 1, 2013- Cooking for Crowds: A Volunteer’s Guide to Food Safety, Penn State Extension Workshop, Blair County

April 2, 2013- Introduction to Tree Risk Assessment for Communities, Penn State Extension Webinar

April 3, 2013- High Tunnel Twilight, Penn State Extension, Franklin County

April 5, 2013- Animal Emergencies in an Agricultural Environment, Penn State Extension Workshop, Centre County

April 5, 2013- American Chestnut Schools, Penn State Extension, Franklin County

April 6, 2013- From Science to Salsa: Tomatoes, Spring Creek Homesteading Workshop, Centre County

April 6-7, 2013- Emergency Rescue in an Agricultural Environment, Penn State Extension Workshop, Fulton County

April 10, 2013- Low Interest Micro-loans for Farmers, FSA Webinar

April 10, 2013- Cover Crop Field Walk, Penn State Extension, Franklin County

April 11, 2013- ServSafe, PennState Extension, Centre County

April 11, 2013- Orchard Twilight Meeting, Penn State Extension, Franklin County

April 13, 2013- Gardening for Pollinators, Penn State Extension, Franklin County

April 14, 2013- Berry Fruit Wines, Spring Creek Homesteading, Centre County

April 17, 2013- Organic Gardening Workshop, Spring Creek Homesteading, Centre County

April 17, 2013- Food Safety Modernization Act Requirements for Emerging Food Hub Operators, National Good Food Network Webinar

April 18, 2013- Supplementing the Organic Dairy Cow Diet: Results of Molasses and Flaxseed Feeding Trials, eOrganic Webinar

April 18, 2013- Local Meats Processing: Successes and Innovations, National Good Food Network Webinar

April 19, 2013- Cover Crop Field Walk, Penn State Extension, Huntingdon County

April 20, 2013- 2013 Vegetable Gardening Class, Penn State Extension, Dauphin County

April 20, 2013- Planting Backyard Fruit & Nut Trees & Shrubs, Spring Creek Homesteading, Centre County

April 20, 2013- Grow Great Greens, Spring Creek Homesteading, Centre County

April 22, 2013- Cheese Producers- Food Safety Meeting, PASA, Dauphin County

April 22, 2013- Victory Garden, Penn State Extension, Franklin County

April 22, 2013- ServSafe, Penn State Extension, Somerset County

April 23, 2013- Researcher and Farmer Innovation to Increase Nitrogen Cycling on Organic Farms, eOrganic Webinar

April 23, 2013- Dairy PROS, Penn State Extension, Centre County

April 23, 2013- Safety and Health Management Workshop for Farm Operators, Penn State Agricultural Safety & PA WAgN Workshop, Huntingdon County

April 25, 2013-  The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: Garden Pests, Penn State Extension, Franklin County

April 25, 2013- Opportunity Knocks: Rural Development Programs that Support Local and Regional Food Systems, National Good Food Network Webinar

April 25, 2013- Beer Brewing, Spring Creek Homesteading, Centre County

April 26, 2013- Animal Emergencies in an Agricultural Envionment, Penn State Extension, Centre County

April 27, 2013- Container Gardening, Penn State Extension, Franklin County

April 27, 2013- Backyard Strawberries, Spring Creek Homesteading, Centre County

April 28, 2013- Quality Animal Management, Penn State Extension, Cambria County

April 28, 2013- Wine from Grape Juice, Spring Creek Homesteading, Centre County

May 1-2, 2013- PA Association of Milk, Food & Environmental Sanitarians Conference, Centre County

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Juniata Farmers Market!

You may have heard, there’s a new market in the region: the Juniata Farmers Market!

Located at North 4th Avenue & North 6th Street in Altoona, PA the market kicked off it’s first season on June 7th and will be going strong every Thursday from 3:00-6:00 PM until the end of November!

Below are descriptions of some of the vendors, stop by the market and see what they are offering this week!

Bee Kind Winery is a family owned business nestled comfortably along side the Susquehanna River in the heart of the Pennsylvania Wilds (Clearfield County). They are focused on creating great tasting balanced wines that are affordable yet unique and offer an array of wines that range from dry reds and whites to fruity dessert wines.

Berglorbeer Farma is a home-based agricultural and sustainable living business atop 3 acres in the mountains of Windber, PA.  Run by David and Kristin Sewak, they grow heirloom vegetables, herbs, eggs, mushrooms, and native landscape plants using organic methods.

Clover Creek Cheese Cellar is run by the Rice family and based on the 126 acre Ojala Farm in beautiful Morrison’s Cove, Blair County.  Their dairy operation is grass based, which means that the cows are outside in the fresh air, eating grass and other fresh plants all summer; in the winter they eat hay and some grain. Clover Creek Cheese Cellar offers a selection of raw milk cheeses as well as grass fed beef, eggs, and raw milk.

D n’ D Farms is owned and operated by Derrick and Dessie Carpenter of Blair County, PA. Their mission is to provide a healthy, natural, humanly raised product as an alternative for the local customer base. Their product lineup includes beef, pork, chicken, lamb, goat, veal, eggs, turkey, vegetables, and soap & lotion products.

Michael Friday Farms is owned by its namesake and is located in lovely Tyrone, PA.  They offer a variety of locally grown produce, ranging from asparagus to zucchini.  Alongside produce offerings they also offer hanging baskets, potted plants, gourds, corn stalks, and eggs!

Sun & Moon Creations is owned by Tammy Wolfe of Blair County, PA. In an effort to offer the highest quality products that are safe, gentle, nourishing, and beneficial to the skin, she makes soap the old-fashioned way, using all natural products, including organic oils, butters, essential oils and lye. Tammy offers soap, lip balm, bath salts, hand and foot butter, bug spray, and soy candles.

Stay tuned for more updates and info on the Juniata Farmers Market as the season progresses!

Juniata Farmers Market June 7, 2012

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