[MCN] Farmer Field Days in Western Montana - Starting Next Week

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*Farmers Learning from Farmers - Starting May 25th!*



No one knows more about farming than farmers themselves.  That’s why
the Community
Food & Agriculture Coalition <http://www.missoulacfac.org> is hosting a
series of workshops starting Wednesday, May 25th to help farmers share
their expertise.



Field days are free, on-farm, farmer-led events.  The workshops are geared
towards people who are just at the beginning of their farm exploration –
interns and pre-start-up farmers – but are open to beginning and
established farmers of all ages and backgrounds.



The first field day will be at *Ploughshare Farm*, an 18-acre diversified
vegetable and livestock operation in *Moiese*. Owners Nicole and Cale sell
their produce at the Missoula and Polson Farmers' Markets and through the
Western Montana Growers' Co-op and via that experience, they have gained a
great depth of knowledge over the past eight years about how to
successfully grow for a farmers' market. Nicole will discuss *crop and
harvest planning and will host an interactive demonstration on setting up
an effective farmers' market booth*. The field day will take place on
Wednesday, May 25th from 5pm-7pm. *Please register by Sunday, May 22nd.*



Four additional field days will be held throughout the summer, with topics
covering *starting up an organic orchard and vineyard, producing vegetable
seeds, growing weed-free onions, and managing resources on a diverse
livestock operation*.



For more info on this and other field days, visit
http://missoulacfac.org/2016-field-days.html. This field day series is
sponsored by the USDA, Community Food & Agriculture Coalition, MSU
Extension, the National Center for Appropriate Technology, the Montana
Sustainable Growers Union – HomeGrown, Nourish the Flathead, and many other
partners.


--
Annie Heuscher

Program Director
Community Food & Agriculture Coalition
http://missoulacfac.org/
406-830-8218
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