Small Farm Field Day 2005

presented by MOFGA
and
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension

A day of free workshops and demonstrations
for
Small Farmers, Homesteaders, and Gardeners

Sunday, July 31
9 am - 4 pm
at
MOFGA's Common Ground Education Center
Unity, Maine

(Download Poster -- MS Word doc, 28Kb)

Ongoing Demonstrations

Scything demonstrations and instruction
   by Scythe Supply

   by Chris Cavendish, Fishbowl Farm

Day Lilies for Sale & Perennial Gardening advice
   by Wes Cotton & Jacqui Lee

Blacksmithing Demonstrations
   in the brand-new MOFGA Blacksmith Shop

Schedule of Talks

(see insert and map for locations)

9:30am

Building and using a Movable Greenhouse
   Chris Cavendish, Fishbowl Farm
Introduction to scything and scythe sharpening
   Carol Bryant and Richard Scott, Scythe Supply
Wild edibles talk & walk
   Matthew Heintz
Cheesemaking
   Eric Rector, Monroe Cheese Studio

10:30am
Drip Irrigation
   John Fromer, Appleton Ridge Farm
* Summer orchard care & orchard tour
   Bob Sewell, Sewell's Orchards
Soil testing
   Bruce Hoskins, UMCE
Small-scale poultry raising
   Diane Schivera, MOFGA

11:30am Vegetable breeding and seed saving
   Mark Hutton, UMCE & CR Lawn, Fedco Seeds
Cold frames: low-tech but effective season extension
   Russell Libby, MOFGA
Care & feeding of the family cow
   Conrad Heeschen
The finer points of hand-tool sharpening
   Chris Coulling, homesteader extraordinaire

12:30pm
LUNCH will be available for purchase

1:30pm
Poultry processing
   Scott Greaney, Greaney's Turkey Farm
Fishbowl Farm field walk
   Chris Cavendish, Fishbowl Farm
* Introduction to the new Organic Pest Management Resource Guide
   Eric Sideman, MOFGA
Raising happy pigs
   Laurie & Jason Costa

2:30pm
Renewable energy & energy efficiency
   Pat Coon, EnergyWorks
Getting creative with garden hand tools
   Jack Kertesz, MOFGA
* Weed ID and control
   Chris Reberg-Horton, UMCE
Laying hen breed ID & selection
   Bob Hawes, University of Maine Professor Emeritus

3:30pm
Join us for a game of softball in the freshly-mown amphitheater!

* pesticide recertification credits available