A full day focused on working with beginning farmers around soil health, including:
Classroom: Delve into crop rotations with cover crops and reduced tillage management strategies, and cover crop species selection and termination methods in vegetable systems.
Farmer Presentation: Lauren McAllister, beginning farmer and manager of Bloomington’s People’s Market will share about her SARE Project – “No Waste Mushroom Cultivation… for small-scale and urban farmers.”
Tour: Tour Maple Hill Farm and learn from Elliot and Margaret Dale about their approach to soil health, and how their practices have evolved over time. Learn how they bring a new piece of land into crop production with cover crops and rotational grazing. See low-till methods of bed preparation and management.
Date: 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., October 4, 2023
Location: Maple Hill Farm, 8101 S. Victor Pike, Bloomington, IN 47403