For your friends and family interested in local, organic food, what about a gift certificate from Cedar Circle Farm?
Sleigh rides on the farm
Once the snow comes, call Dean to set up a time: 802-785-4211. Over the fields and down to the river we go....... laughing all the way!
On-Farm Training for Aspiring Farmers
Our goal for our farm workers, who aspire to have their own operations, is for them to gain skills in:
- greenhouse production
- integrated pest management
- planting field crops
- cultivating, weeding, fertilizing (cover crops, compost and organic fertilizer)
- harvesting, processing
- marketing and education
In addition, the apprentice should become more adept at problem-solving, project planning, and working as a team member. We advise workers to stay at CCF for several years and to take beginning farmer classes that are available through the University of Vermont, NOFA/VT, and various agencies as well as to attend state and regional conferences.
Beginning Farmer Workshops
CCF hosts and organizes workshops for beginning farmers, usually one per summer. In August 2006, we hosted an all-day event, co-organized by CCF, the UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture and the UVM Extension System’s Women’s Agriculture Network. The purpose of the workshop was to provide beginning farmers and growers with practical information on managing mechanical systems on horticultural farms. Specific systems examined were greenhouses, irrigation and cultivation. About 40 people from around the state and a few from neighboring states attended.
No workshops are planned for the 2008 season. However, in 2009 we are planning to host a two-day workshop focusing on beginning tractor maintenance.