Essential FREE Resource for Farmers, Market Managers, and Local Producers
*Essential FREE Resource for Farmers, Market Managers, and Local Producers* *Marketing for Profit: Tools for Success Webinar Series Registration Now Open!* The Farmers Market Federation of NY and the NY Farm Viability Institute have partnered with USDA Northeast SARE to present a series of webinars on marketing, /Marketing for Profits: Tools for Success/. These webinars [...]
Read More...Walnut Creek Farms Field Day
Walnut Creek Farms Field Day June 16, 2012 10 am – 4 pm 4 Miles East of Waynoka, OK Co-Sponsored by OFRA, NRCS, RMA, SSAWG, and the Kerr Center OFRA and its partners are proud to co-sponsor a Field Day at Walnut Creek Farms, east of Waynoka, OK on June 16, 2012. We are excited [...]
Read More...MFSI Herb Growing Training Class March 27 2012
MFSI PRESS RELEASE: March 9, 2012 Contact: Melodie Sivadon Reader Company Name: Mvskoke Food Sovereignty Initiative Telephone Number: 918.756.5915 or cell 918.752.6113 Fax: 918.756.5918 Email: mreader@mvskokefood.org Address: 100 E. 7th Street, Suite 101, Okmulgee, OK 74447 Web site address: www.mvskokefood.org MFSI Announces: Herb Growing Training Session Okmulgee, OK – Herb grower Richard Belcher of Checotah [...]
Read More...Drought Management and Feed Budgeting
When: Sat, Oct 22, 2011, 9am – 3pm Where: Wilson Livestock Training – Wilson Community (map) Dr. Ann Wells and Dr. Ron Morrow will be the speakers. Wilson Livestock Training – Wilson Community Dr. Ann Wells, DVM will teach a 10-week course on Sustainable Livestock Production from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m, Sat.. Lunch is [...]
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Fire, The Most Ancient Landscape Tool
Every year humans use fire to clear forests, brush, and pastures. Even before humans, lightning, volcanoes, and other causes burned landscapes as well. And everyone knows that the grass comes back greener after a fire.
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Livestock Training – March 26, 2011
Ann Wells, DVM, teaching a 10 week course on Sustainable Livestock Production Ann is a veterinarian with over 15 years experience in organic livestock production, including producing and selling organic lamb herself. In private practice for 11 years and working on the ATTRA project for 9 years, she now has her own business working with [...]
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Holistic Livestock Management Part 3
Once the Whole Under Management has been described, the decision makers gather, and, keeping that Whole in mind, discuss their values, the type of life they wish to lead, how they will attain that life, and what the future must look like in order to have that life.
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Holistic Management Framework Part 1
As some, or most, of you know I have been working the last two years on becoming a Holistic Management® Certified Educator, which basically means I would be certified by Holistic Management® International to teach Holistic Management®.
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Livestock Health Care: October 3-7, 2010 at Heifer Ranch
Learn about the routine care of livestock, such as cattle and sheep, while you help us complete our fall livestock health checks. Weigh livestock, trim hooves, paint brand and ear-tattoo sheep, pregnancy check cattle and evaluate body condition and general animal health. Perform daily livestock chores and other duties such as moving and setting up temporary fences.
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From Bees to Honey: October 3-7, 2010 at Heifer Ranch
Learn what it takes to raise bees by helping with our fall honey harvest. Remove honey boxes from the hives and extract the honey. Inspect and prepare the hives for winter. Prepare honey for selling – bottle the honey, seal the bottles in melted beeswax and label for sale. Levels of physical activity include some levels of lifting and moderate amounts of walking.
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