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The next Council Meeting in Concord, NH
will be on Monday, Sept. 13, 2010 at 6:30pm
for directions call Kate at (603) 539- 4456
Events of Interest :
July 6
Tuesday
6pm
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SBFNH Tri county meeting
at New Hampton Town Offices, 6 Pinnacle Hill Road, New Hampton, NH.
Our meeting this month will focus on fundraising. We will be identifing what projects we want to work on and support this year (poultry buy, horticultural buy, training), and then putting a plan together to accomplish this. All are welcome, and hope to see you there.
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July 9
6:30pm-8pm |
Twilight Meeting: Bird Netting for Blueberries
at the Butternut Farm in Rumney, NH.
The following items will be covered by Maggie Brox, owner of Butternut Farm; Bill Lord, Extension Professor, Emeritus; and Donna Doel, Soil Conservationist with NRCS.
- Demonstrate the yearly set-up process
- Discuss winter storage issues
- Describe performance of Maggie's system over the past season
- Discuss construction and maintenance issues as well as the implications of these systems on the management of other pests.
- Provide information on the cost-share program NRCS offers for these systems.
Click here to download flyer with directions. |
July 14
Wednesday
5:30pm-8pm |
New Hampshire Tree Fruit Growers Twilight Meeting
UNH Woodman Horticultural Farm, Durham, NH
A farm twilight meeting for commercial tree fruit growers will be held at the UNH Woodman Horticultural Farm, Durham, NH. This meeting is being partially funded under a collaborative agreement between the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension and the USDA Risk Management Agency.
The featured speaker will be Cornell University’s Dr. David Rosenberger. Dr. Rosenberger is an experienced tree fruit pathologist and will discuss an IPM Approach of Controlling Summer Diseases” (Sooty Blotch and Fly Speck) and Peach Diseases. Field Claims Specialist Janice Barnes will be presenting how crop insurance companies conduct apple and peach yield assessment for determining a claim.
UNH Cooperative Extension Specialists will be discussing pest management options and orchard management. Pesticide
Click here for more details |
July 15
Thursday
5:30pm-7:30pm |
Pasture Walk
Normanton Farm, Litchfield, NH
Contact Dot Perkins or Mary West 796-2151 for more info. |
July 15
Thursday
8:30am-4pm |
Merrimack County Conservation District Erosion Control Field Day
Carter Hill Orchand, Concord,NH
Call 223-6023 for details |
July 21
Wednesday
4pm-6pm |
Trial Field Walk at High Mowing Seeds
Marsh Rd., Wolcott, VT
Focus on cucumbers, beets, carrots, cabbages (fresh market), herbs, snap beans, okra, artichokes, and fava beans
www.highmowingseeds.com/visiting-our-farm.html or call (802) 472-6174 |
July 22
Thursday
6:30pm |
SBFNH Coos County Meeting
at Haynes Homestead in East Colebrook
contact Julie Moran 237-5159
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July 21
Wednesday
6pm-8pm |
Pond Maintenance Clinic
Connolly Brothers Dairy Farm, Temple, NH
A pond requires care and maintenance to provide enjoyment and years of service. When maintained properly, they improve the value of a property with enhanced aesthetics, recreation, and wildlife benefits.
Topics include general pond management, pond ecology, water quality, troubleshooting algae and weed control, selecting stocking fish species, techniques of stocking fish species and permits for pond building or repairs.
This hands-on pond clinic will be held around a pond site - rain or shine - so please dress for outdoor conditions. Sponsors of the clinic are Hillsborough County Conservation District and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
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July 27
Tuesday |
No SBFNH Carroll County Meeting this month |
Aug 2
Monday
8:15 am-noon |
The Organic Dairy Research Farm field day
Lee, NH
Beverages and light snacks will be provided from 7:15 to 8:15. The programs will begin at 8:15 and end before noon. The events are free to all. Directions: www.colsa.unh.edu/aes/pdf/ODRF_Directions_NHAES.pdf |
Aug. 3
Tuesday
5:30 pm |
Adopt-an-Organic Field Land Care Tour and Potluck
Sawyer Park, Kensington, NH |
Aug 3
Tuesday
6pm |
SBFNH Tri county meeting
New Hampton Town Offices, 6 Pinnacle Hill Road, New Hampton, NH
call Melanie Benton 744-6670 or email
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Aug 9
Monday
6pm |
Organic Vegetable Poduction Farm Tour
Blue Ox Farm, Enfield, NH
Directions: The farm is located at the corner of NH rt4A and Shaker Hill Rd. in Enfield,NH. From the South take I-89 North. Exit 17 to merge onto Rt 4 east toward 4A/Enfield/Canaan. Continue onto High St. Continue onto Shaker Hill Rd. Slight left to stay on Shaker Hill Rd. Blue Ox Farm will be on the right.
This tour is $10 for NOFA members, $15 for non-members |
Aug 10
Tuesday
5:30pm- 7:30pm |
Moveable High Tunnels for Vegetable Production
Longview Farm, Plymouth NH.
Join us as Carol and John Perkins, owners of Longview Farm, give a tour of their moveable high tunnels. UNHCE Plant Health Specialist Cheryl Smith and Sustainable Horticulture Specialist Becky Sideman will be on hand to discuss chemical and cultural plant disease management strategies for high tunnel production. 1.5 PAT credits available. Please call Heather Bryant at 603-787-6944 or email
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to reserve a space.
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Aug 11
Wednesday
5pm |
NH Farm Bureau Annual Meeting, Picnic, and Stump Speeches
Grand Timber Farm, Canterbury,NH
Dinner followed by unformal political stump speeches- on a real stump donated by NH Timberland Owners- and music by Two Fiddles
$10 call 603-224-1934 to reserve your place |
Aug 17
Tuesday
5:30pm-8:30pm |
Asian Longhorned Beetle Awareness Meeting
Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St, Nashua, NH, 03060
Forest health experts fear that an exotic pest called the Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB), which made its way into the U.S. in wooden packing crates from China more than a decade ago, could move into New Hampshire and devastate our forest landscape. In the summer of 2008, the beetle was discovered in Worcester, Massachusetts. Since then more than 26,000 trees have been taken down in that area. With Worcester just 40 miles from New Hampshire, state and local officials are very concerned. To help teach people how to recognize the adult Asian Longhorned Beetle, and signs of its presence, free educational meetings have been held around the county since last summer. In addition to a question and answer session, those attending learn how to scout for and report potential beetle sightings, how ALB could impact New Hampshire’s forest and nursery industries, how to prevent the movement of ALB and how other states are coping with ALB infestations.
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Aug 17
Tuesday
5:30pm-8pm |
No-Till Forage Seeding Farm Twilight Meeting
Location: John Lastowka Residence,
183 Amherst Road, Merrimack, NH
A special farm twilight meeting dealing with no-till forage seeding will be taking place at the John Lastowka residence. In August of both 2008 and 2009, John made successful no-till forage seedings and is planning to make another seeding this August.
Carl Majewski, Agricultural Resources Extension Educator in Cheshire County, will be discussing how to make a no-till forage seeding. Chad Cochrane, USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service District Conservationist in Hillsborough County, will present information on NRCS programs that farmers should consider participating in.
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Aug. 17
Tuesday
5:30pm-8pm |
Integrate Vegetable & Livestock Production
New Roots Farm, Newmarket NH
New Roots Farm grows certified organic vegetables and seedlings and raises heritage breed pigs, poultry and sheep on grass. They sell their products through their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and summer and winter farmers markets, and their farm is a drop-off site for Community Supported Fisheries (CSF). Join hosts Jeff and Renee Cantarra along with staff from UNH and UNH Cooperative Extension, MOFGA, Seacoast Eat Local, and Eastmans' Local Catch as we tour the farm and discuss farming and marketing practices. Contact Deb Stevens at 603-679-5616 or email
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with any questions.
Full flier and directions:
http://extension.unh.edu/Agric/Docs/TwiNewRoots.pdf
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August 22
Sunday
10am-2pm |
Trial Field Walk at High Mowing Seeds
Marsh Rd., Wolcott, VT
Highlighting summer crops, including cucumbers, summer squash, melons, watermelons, beans, beets, carrots, lettuce, fennel, snap beans, edamame, napa cabbage, tomatoes and peppers. Note: This Trials Field Walk coincides with the Kingdom Farm & Food Days, a two-day event celebrating food and farming in the Northeast Kingdom.
www.highmowingseeds.com/visiting-our-farm.html or call (802) 472-6174 |
August 24
Tuesday
6 pm |
Public infomational meeting
Laconia Memorial Middle School.
Public infomational meeting/hearing on the future of the Laconia State School property. There is a movement to try to include an agricultural resource center on the property. Come out and support it. Contact Karen Barker at Tom & Karen Barker <
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> for details. |
Aug 26
Thursday
8:15am-noon |
N H Agricultural Experiment Station Field Day
Woodman Farm, Durham NH
Farm manager, faculty & student researchers, UNH Cooperative Extension staff, and others will present some of the research, teaching and extension activities being done at the farm. At Woodman Farm, this includes research on a wide range of fruit, vegetable and organamental crops. Agricultural producers and others with an interest in local agricultural research and outreach are encouraged to attend. Beverages and light snacks will be provided from 7:15-8:15am, and the program will take place from 8:15am-noon. Directions: www.colsa.unh.edu/aes/pdf/Woodman_Directions_NHAES.pdf
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Aug 31
Tuesday
5:30pm |
Organic No-Till Farm Tour
Tuckaway Farm, Lee, NH
This tour will be focused on organic no till equipment and limited/no till establishment of covercrops to build soil organic matter. Small grain and oilseed on-farm variety selection as well as harvesting and on-farm processing of grains and oilseeds for feed and fuel will also be discussed. On-farm biodiesel production and use will be briefly covered as well. Use the farm address to find directions online: 59 Randall Road, Lee, NH. This tour is $10 for NOFA members, $15 for non-members |
Sept. 22
Wednesday
4pm-6pm |
Trial Field Walk at High Mowing Seeds
Marsh Rd., Wolcott, VT
Focus on winter squash, carrots, beets, leeks, onions, lettuce and root crops
www.highmowingseeds.com/visiting-our-farm.html or call (802) 472-6174
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