2024 Eastern Shore Small Farm Workshop
Please join us for our first Eastern Shore Small Farm Workshop on Wednesday March 20th and Thursday March 21st.
The event will take place at the Northampton County Parks and Recreation Offices (former Northampton Middle School) and will feature speakers from the Virginia Tech ESAREC, Virginia Tech Food Science and Technology department, VDACS Marketing department, Beekeeping Guild, and Virginia State University Small Farm and Animal Production programs. Please click HERE for a detailed agenda of the event.
The workshop is FREE but requires registration (as space is limited) at the following link: http://tinyurl.com/ESSmallFarmWorkshop. Lunch is provided and sponsored by the Association of Eastern Virginia Agricultural Producers, Inc, Farm Credit and Northampton Farm Bureau.
If you have any additional questions, contact:
Helene Doughty - Northampton VCE - 757-678-7946 - hdoughty@vt.edu
Theresa Pittman - Accomack VCE - 757-787-1361 - tpittman@vt.edu
We are looking forward to seeing you at the workshop and engaging in conversations to improve, diversify and support your farms!
2024 SMALL FARM WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS AND RESOURCES:
Helene Doughty - Insect Pests Issues and Management Options
Dr. Doug Higgins - Disease and Management Options
Dr. Mark Reiter - Soil Fertility
Dr. Vijay Singh - Weed Issues and Management Practices
Dr. Sanjun Gu - High Tunnel Production and Irrigation Practices
Ursula Deitch - Marketing strategies and VDACS Marketing Programs
Ben Dukes - Small Farm Outreach Program
Dr. Alexis Hamilton - Value-Added Products
Chris Kutyla - Beekeeping and Honey Production
Theresa Pittman - Food Safety on Small Farms
Rachel Lawmaster - Animal Production (Backyard poultry, Rabbits, Rabbits Modules, Beef cattle, Beef cattle terminology, Goats and Sheep)
Here are some additional resources from the speakers on specific topics:
VA Dairy Law, VA Food and Drink Law, VA Food Donation Law, VA Food Handbook
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