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Urban Agriculture Seminar

March 20, 2014Amy Cook
Rick Bayless Herb Garden

  Spence Farm Foundation’s Urban Agriculture Seminar Introduction to Small Space Production Gardens How to Develop Chef/Grower Collaborations in Urban Agriculture Join Spence Farm Foundation and Bill Shores for a two part series learning what is needed to start a… Continue Reading →

Programs farm education, Spence Farm Foundation, sustainability education

289,999 Farmers Age 75+

October 22, 2013Carolynne

In the US, of the 3,281,534 agricultural producers, there are 289,999 farmers over the age of 75 according to a USDA survey. In comparison, there are only 54,147 under the age of 25. The national average farm size is 421… Continue Reading →

High School Agriculture About, farm education, Spence Farm Foundation, sustainability education

Scale Up Production With A Tractor

August 20, 2013Carolynne

  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 →

Small Farm Development farm education, Farmer Training, Spence Farm Foundation

Potato Partnership

August 19, 2013Carolynne

  Spence Farm Foundation and Prairie Central Junior High are partnering to raise potatoes on the school’s campus to benefit local food pantries and also to be a teaching tool for the school. The plants are looking great and there… Continue Reading →

Community Garden Program News, Programs community garden, farm education, farm to school programs, Spence Farm Foundation, sustainability education

Children Visit the Farm

May 12, 2013Carolynne

“The Life and Times of a School Child in the 1860’s”, “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle a Banana?” and “Prairie Walk and Talk” will be highlights when a local home school group and Tri-Point Schools visit the farm this spring. These programs are… Continue Reading →

Schoolhouse News farm education, farm to school programs, school programs

Growing Your Sustainable Farm Business

April 24, 2013Carolynne

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/

Programs, Small Farm Development farm education, Farmer Training, Small Farm Business Planning, Sustainability

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