Monday, September 30, 2019, 10:00 am until 3:00 pm
Red Shirt Farm, 60 Williamstown Road, Lanesboro, MA
Soil Health Field Day at Red Shirt Farm: High and Low Tech Approaches to Small Scale No-Till Farming
Are you inspired to learn more about No-Till farming and want to see for yourself the tools and methods being used to build soil and grow vegetables? Join us at Red Shirt Farm in Lanesboro, MA to learn from farm manager Jim Shultz and guest presenter Bryan O’Hara of Tobacco Road Farm in Lebanon, CT. These two farmers both run well-organized, profitable and small-scale vegetable production systems, but diverge on the level of mechanization they employ. Together they will present a range of options for equipment and mechanization on the small-scale farm. You can engage with them during an interactive field walk and discussion of their farm systems. Topics of discussion will include: climate battery greenhouse, Johnson-Su Bioreactor, permanent bed systems, primary tools and cover cropping. Jim will give a demonstration of his BCS transferred mulch system, including mower, rake and mini-baler. This system is used to convert cover crops to mulch that can be used elsewhere on the farm. NOFA Members: $25 / Non-members: $30* For questions contact Doug Cook, Education Events Coordinator, at doug@nofamass.org or (603) 969-8195.
