Event Details
Date
February 16, 2016
Time
11:00am - 2:30pm
Location
McLean Fire Hall
2 Stevens Rd.
McLean, NY 13102
Cost
$10.00
(additional attendee $10.00 ea.)
$15.00 2 participants from same farm
At the Door
$10.00 Per Person
$15.00 2 participants from same farm
Host
Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program
Pre-Registration Deadline: February 12, 2016
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Organic Dairy & Crop Producer's Discussion Group Meeting
February 16, 2016Let's get together and discuss cropping plans & options for the next season. Thor Oechsner, will kick off the meeting with a presentation of Attempts in Reduced Tillage in Organic Grain Farming. A second presentation will demonstrate his Practices to Produce and Market Buckwheat.
Thor, as many of you know, farms 1200 acres of corn , food grade small grains and hay in rotation on his hill farm in Newfield, south of Ithaca. He also is an owner of Farmer Ground Flour in Trumansburg which produces organic artisan grains and flours grown from his and other area farms. These go to markets all over NY and New England. He also co-owns Wide Awake Bakery which use a bread CSA model to market wood fired loaves and pastries using flour from his mill to the Ithaca area. Our conversation will be fueled by a delicious hot lunch. Looking forward to seeing you and having a lively discussion.
The cost is $10 each or $15 for 2 people from the same farm. Register online or by calling Jen Atkinson at 391-2660 Ext. 403 or email jma358@cornell.edu.
