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Field Meetings Calendar  
Dates and Topics, 2011
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Attendance at Field Meetings is open to all apprentices, hourly workers, serious volunteers, managers, owner/operators, and family members of Farm Members of CRAFT in Western Connecticut.
(Cf. Field Meeting Policies)

All other farm people, or interested individuals, wishing to attend a Field Meeting, must contact that farm in advance (click
Find farm, below).
May 2

Monday

3 pm


5 pm
Cover crops; Compost,
Soil fertility

Potluck Social
New Milford

Fort Hill Farm
(Find farm)


May 16

Monday

3 pm


5 pm
Greenhouse propagation;
Tillage; Commercial kitchens

Potluck Social
Roxbury

Riverbank Farm
(Find farm)


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June 13

Monday

3 pm


5 pm
Biointensive/mechanical farming;
Drip Irrigation

Potluck Social
Falls Village

Chubby Bunny Farm
(Find farm)


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July 11
(Rain date
  July 18)
Monday

3 pm


5 pm
Small-scale weed control;
Rototillers; Daylilies

Potluck Social
Sherman

Bloomingfields Farm
(Find farm)


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Aug. 15

Monday

3 pm


5 pm
Rotational grazing
of dairy cows

Potluck Social
Cornwall

Local Farm
(Find farm)


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Sept. 12

Monday
3 pm


5 pm
Apple and berry production;
Selling through a roadside stand

Potluck Social
Roxbury

Maple Bank Farm
(Find farm)

Sept. 26

Monday

3 pm


5 pm
Pasture-raised poultry:
eggs and meat production

Potluck Social
Cornwall

Stone Wall Dairy Farm
(Find farm)


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October 17

Monday

3 pm



5 pm
Strawberries, blueberries,
pumpkins, wine grapes,
Christmas trees

Potluck Social
Shelton

Jones Family Farms
(Find farm)


October 31

Monday
3 pm



5 pm
Vegetable farm lessons—
  the 5th year;
2011 CRAFT Wrap-up

Potluck Social
Kent

Marble Valley Farm
(Find farm)

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