Land Connection Field Days and Workshop Info
Information about other Land Connection field days and workshops is available at http://thelandconnection.org/farmers/field-days
Small Farm Development
Programs and Workshops focused on developing the knowledge and skills base of sustainable growers.
Scale Up Production With A Tractor
Learning to drive a tractor is as much art as it is science and thankfully the attendees of our Driving and Maintaining Your Tractor field day had a very detailed explanation of how to both maintain a tractor and… Continue Reading
Growing a Sustainable Business?
We’ve all heard of growing veggies, but growing a business? Both Donna O’Shaughnessy & Keith Parish of South Pork Ranch and Kevin Kilgus of Living Waters Farm have certainly done that - they have grown their farm businesses from small… Continue Reading
Where’s That Guinea Hog?
A 4-H group from Clifton, IL visited the farm on June 10th with 15 children and 5 adults. Carolynne Saffer took them on a tour of the farm, focused on the history and production at the farm - then and… Continue Reading
Rabbit Rearing
What is this contraption? It’s a rabbit tractor! One of our regular participants in Spence Farm Foundation’s farmer trainings has stepped it up and has invested time and energy into making this rabbit tractor which houses Silver Fox rabbits,… Continue Reading
Learning The Keys To Bees
On Saturday May 4th, seventeen participants attended a workshop on seasonal beekeeping. Darryl Coates of the IL DNR presented a wonderful mix of slide show, question and answer, demonstrations and opened two of the hives and discussed the contents with… Continue Reading
Growing Your Sustainable Farm Business
Economic, social and environmental factors must be in balance for a small sustainable farm business to thrive. We will visit two thriving businesses and learn what makes them so successful. For more details and to sign up: spencefarmfoundation.org/field-days/sustainable-farm-business/
Planning Your Spring Garden
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Source: Chris Konieczka University of Illinois Extension Local Food Systems and Small Farms Educator BLOOMINGTON, IL-“It’s not too early to start planning for next season’s crops”, says University of Illinois Extension Local Food Systems and Small Farms Educator Chris Konieczka. … Continue Reading