Please join us for these field days- they promise to be packed with good
sustainable agriculture information!
Come one, come all...
Cornell University's Organic Vegetable Cropping Field Days
August 17 and 24, at the Homer C. Thompson Vegetable Research Farm,
Freeville, N.Y.
Both events are FREE and open to the public
Organic Vegetable Research Farm Day
August 17 (Monday), 4-7PM
Learn about organic seed varieties, season extension techniques, reduced
tillage strategies and compost quality at the certified organic portion of
Cornell University's Freeville Farm. Researchers at the farm create
specialized equipment for weed control and reduced tillage intensity, raise
the bar in organic breeding for quality and disease resistance, investigate
nutrient management through cover cropping, and explore early production of
warm-season crops in high tunnel production. The field day will begin with
a brief overview of the farm projects will begin in the Thompson lab
followed by in-field sessions with individual researchers designed for
hands-on learning.
Diverse Fertility Management: Cover Crops and Other Nutrient Sources
August 24 (Monday), 4-7PM
Learn about diverse fertility management by using and evaluating different
cover crops for nutrient management at this Organic Cropping Systems field
day.
Researchers will empower attendees to measure cover crop density and
predict the resulting nutrient content. The Organic Cropping Systems
project demonstrates the use of various warm- and cool-season cover crops
and the cumulative effect of different management styles in vegetable
production. Join us for hands-on learning and grower networking!
Questions? Contact Melissa Madden, (607) 351 3313 or
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected].
Directions: The 30 acre Freeville Organic Research Farm is part of the
Homer C. Thompson Vegetable Research Farm in Freeville, NY, located about
10 miles northeast of Cornell's Ithaca campus. (From the CU campus, follow
Rt. 366 to Freeville and go straight through the 4-way stop to the farm
about 1 mile beyond Freeville. Turn left at Ed Hill Road and park in the
Thompson lab lot. The address is 133 Fall Creek Rd., Freeville 13068)
Check us out at
<http://www.cuaes.cornell.edu/cals/cuaes/ag-operations/freeville-farm/>http://www.cuaes.cornell.edu/cals/cuaes/ag-operations/freeville-farm/
Melissa Madden
Organic farm coordinator
Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station (CUAES)
147D Plant Science Building
Ithaca, NY 14853
t. (607) 351 3313
email. [email protected]
_______________________________________________
For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please
visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/
RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for:
[email protected]
http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins
Questions about the list? ask [email protected]
free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
