Time to be announced
CCE
Erie County and the Cornell Vegetable Program are partnering to
facilitate a monthly women's discussion group on weekday evenings during
the 2019 field season!
Each meeting will feature an established,
innovative Farm-her leading the group on a tour of her operation and
sharing her expertise on business management and production. Several
guest speakers, as well as CVP staff, will be brought in to act as
resource people for developing solutions to common production
challenges.
The goal of the discussion group is to create a
strong, professional resource network among farming women in western NY
and to celebrate and recognize leading women growers. Thanks to a grant
from Farm Credit East's Northeast AgEnhancement program, participation
is free and will include scouting materials and factsheets.
The
selected crop themes are centered around horticultural production, with
an emphasis on vegetables. Each meeting will include a snack break and
time to explore topics of interest to the group. This group is open to
anyone professionally farming, including employees, and FFA/4-H youth
age 16 & up who plan a career in horticulture.
The
July 15 meeting will cover small fruit production and insect control led
by Elizabeth Buck, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program, and Abby Seaman, NYS
IPM Program. The meeting will be hosted by Gayle and Naomi Thorpe (Thorpe's Organic Family Farm). Gayle and Naomi will share their experiences managing a diversified organic farming operation and family farm transitions.
View the full Women in Ag discussion group schedule (PDF; 574KB)
This event is free
Elizabeth Buck
Cornell Vegetable Program
emb273@cornell.edu
585-406-3419
Thorpe's Organic Family Farm
12866 State Route 78
East Aurora, NY 14052