101 Lakes Ag & Natural Resources Bulletin Volume 4, Issue 2 March & April 2018 Important Dates March 1st-3rd– Indiana Small Farm Conference in Danville 12th– Northeast Indiana Local Food Forum– IPFW 13th– Market Vendor Series Session 5– Marketing 15th– HCI Public Form at Angola High School 5pm-8pm 16th– Pesticide Program in Ashley- 10am-12pm 19th– Living on the Land Series Begins 20th– National Ag Day April 3rd– Spring Garden Series – Landscape Design 10th– Spring Garden Series– Soil Amendments & Composting 11th– Extension Board Meeting- 6:30pm 17th– Spring Garden Series– Pollinator Gardening 24th– Spring Garden Series– Water Management Are you a beginning farmer or considering purchasing some acreage to farm? Then this 9 week series is for you. Living on the Land: Stewardship for Small Acreages is a nine-week series that explores farming practices and various crop and animal enterprises. Classes will begin Monday, March 19, 2018 and conclude May 21, 2018. Classes will be held at Bridgeway Church, 210 Brians Place, Kendallville, IN (just east of Rural King). Cost: $75 per person / $100 per couple from the same farm. For more information or to register for the series, visit: https://extension.purdue.edu/Steuben/Pages/article.aspx? intItemID=28106
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101 Lakes Ag & Natural Resources Bulletin Volume 4, Issue 2 March & April 2018
Important Dates
March
1st-3rd– Indiana Small Farm Conference in Danville
12th– Northeast Indiana Local Food Forum– IPFW
13th– Market Vendor Series Session 5– Marketing
15th– HCI Public Form at Angola High School 5pm-8pm
16th– Pesticide Program in Ashley- 10am-12pm
19th– Living on the Land Series Begins
20th– National Ag Day
April
3rd– Spring Garden Series – Landscape Design
10th– Spring Garden Series– Soil Amendments & Composting
11th– Extension Board Meeting- 6:30pm
17th– Spring Garden Series– Pollinator Gardening
24th– Spring Garden Series– Water Management
Are you a beginning farmer or considering purchasing some acreage to farm? Then this 9 week series is for you. Living on the Land: Stewardship for Small Acreages is a nine-week series that explores farming practices and various crop and animal enterprises.
Classes will begin Monday, March 19, 2018 and conclude May 21, 2018. Classes will be held at Bridgeway Church, 210 Brians Place, Kendallville, IN (just east of Rural King).
Cost: $75 per person / $100 per couple from the same farm.
For more information or to register for the series, visit:
computer or internet but would like to register your
fields call 765-413-5797. Once your fields are
registered, you can also purchase DriftWatch signs to
post in your fields. Dicamba applicators can then visit
the FieldWatch Map to identify sensitive crops near
their application site.
For more information on the new dicamba labels
visit www.oisc.purdue.edu/pesticide/dicamba.html.
Local Food Forum Coming in March
The Northeast Indiana Local Food Network has a mission to support the growth of a vibrant local food marketplace across Northeast Indiana, by increasing the visibility and economic opportunities for our
region’s local food producers and businesses, so they can expand their sales both locally and beyond.
Join them for their 2018 Northeast Indiana Local Food Forum! This fun, informative and interactive event is intended to strengthen connections and
celebrate our local food community. The Local Food Forum will open with a keynote address by Holly
Parker from the Fair Food Network in Ann Arbor, Michi-gan and will be followed by a series of breakout ses-sions, a lunch that's locally-sourced to highlight our community, and Lightning Talks-where you’ll have the opportunity to share your ideas, news, or stories about local food through a 3-minute
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