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Events : Festivals, fairs, and other events in and around Charlottesville! Workshops: For farmers young and old, beginning and experienced. Join us to learn something new! Volunteer Opportunities: Put your skills to work for the Local Food Hub and other area farmers!
EVENTS:
Family Fitness FairSunday, April 25, 2010
1:00pm - 5:30pm
Admission: $15 (includes T-shirt)
Location: Panorama Farms
Join Charlottesville Day School in celebrating Virginia's Youth Fitness Day at Panorama Farms! With foot races for
toddlers, big kids, and adults plus live
music, picnicing, biking, games of catch, and more, this event is guaranteed to get you fit -- and wear your kids out! This will be the
third annual event and is now in celebration of a state-wide initiative
to get kids active. No matter what you're doing with your gang,
Panorama Farms is a great setting. Plus, did we mention that a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Local Food Hub?
Get more infomation here!
WORKSHOPS:
Got Mushroom?Saturday, April 10, 2010
9:00am - noon
Cost: $55
Location: Sharondale Farm, Cismont
Learn to grow gourmet and medicinal mushrooms in the city. This workshop will include discussions of mushroom biology, ecology & permaculture, and several hands-on small space gardening methods for cultivating mushrooms on logs, on coffee grounds, on cardboard, and other urban wastes! Every participant will take home a small bag of oyster mushroom spawn - this is an excellent species for growing mushrooms on many available urban resources.
For more information, contact Mark Jones at
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or (434) 296-3301.
Local Food Hub Workshop: Farm Planning and ManagementMonday, April 12, 2010
3:30pm - 6:00pm
Cost: free for partner producers / $40 general public
Location: Educational Farm at Maple Hill
Learn the basics of farm planning and management from Anthony Flaccavento and Steve and Adrianna Vargo, including succession planting, crop rotation, cover crops and soil testing. This class is the first in a series of workshops designed to improve efficiency, yield, and overall profitability of small farms. For additional workshop topics and dates, please contact
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. **Class space is limited**
Please RSVP to Marisa:
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or (434) 286-2176.
Got Mushroom?Saturday, April 17, 2010
9:00am - noon
Cost: $55
Location: Sharondale Farm, Cismont
Learn to grow gourmet and medicinal mushrooms in the city. This workshop will include discussions of mushroom biology, ecology & permaculture, and several hands-on small space gardening methods for cultivating mushrooms on logs, on coffee grounds, on cardboard, and other urban wastes! Every participant will take home a small bag of oyster mushroom spawn - this is an excellent species for growing mushrooms on many available urban resources.
For more information, contact Mark Jones at
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or (434) 296-3301.
Virginia Cooperative Extension WorkshopsThe Virginia Cooperative Extension hosts a range of workshops and classes on a variety of topics including crops and soils, agricultural systems, nursery and greenhouse use, and others. Check their calendar to learn more!
Photo credits (top to bottom) © OliverAlex/Creative Commons (Kids Jumping); ©rpeschetz/Creative Commons (tractor).
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