N.E. ORGANIC GRAIN WORKSHOP
Mary Jane Else (melse@hampshire.edu)
Thu, 04 Mar 1999 15:39:53 -0500
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>NORTHEAST ORGANIC GRAIN PRODUCTION AND MARKETING:
>A FARMER-TO-FARMER WORKSHOP
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>MARCH 17 1999, 9AM TO 430PM
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>HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE, AMHERST MA.
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> There will be a Farmer To Farmer Workshop and Discussion on Organic
>Grain Production and Marketing on Wednesday, March 17, 1999, from 9 a.m.
>to 4:30 p.m., at the Red Barn, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA.
>Registration is $5.00 and includes lunch and snacks. Child care will be
>provided. Register at the workshop or contact Alex MacPhail at
>413-586-6372 or via email at earthark@igc.org .
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> The purpose of the workshop is to provide a forum for local farmers to
>explore the pros and cons of growing organic grains in the central New
England
>and eastern New York region. Consumer demand for organic products including
>milk, yogurt, cereals, flours, and ice cream is growing rapidly and the
>continued growth of this market will make it possible for some farmers to
>increase the profitability of their operations by producing organic grains.
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>Speakers at the workshop will include:
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> John Mayer has been a large scale commercial organic grain grower
>on his 800 acre farm in the Finger Lakes region of New York.
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> Jack Lazor and his wife Anne operate Butterworks organic
>dairy in Westfield, VT. They have been growing organic forage and feed
>grains for 20 years on 600 acres in Northern Vermont.
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> Klaus Marten and his wife, are also large scale organic grain
>producers on their farm near Pennyan, New York, and have put together a
>support group of 46 or so growers who farm a total of 11,000 acres of
>organic grains in the central New York region.
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> Arnie Voehinger, of Belchertown, MA., is an organic grower who also
>specializes in designing, building and customizing farm equipment for organic
>practices. Arnie is on the organic certification committee for
>Massachusetts NOFA.
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> Cliff Hatch is an organic grower from Gill and Granby, MA., who
>produces a number of crops for market. Cliff will be the workshop
>facilitator.
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> Erin White of Vermont Organic Feed Co., Inc., of Bethel, VT., who
>has been a wholesale organic grain buyer for several years.
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> Andy Leinhoff, of Cabot, VT., who operates Vermont Cereal Company,
>Inc. which wholesales grains for human consumption to local markets.
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> Representatives of the Champlain Valley Milling Co., Inc., of
>Westport, N.Y. (a leading producer of organic flour), and Green Mountain
>Grain, of Pittsford, VT., will also be on hand.
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>A tentative schedule for the workshop is as follows:
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> 8:30 a.m. Registration begins
> 9:00 Introduction by Alex MacPhail
> 9:10 Cliff Hatch introduces the speakers in rotation. Each farmer
> gives fifteen minute presentation on their farms, practices,
> and marketing.
> 10:15 General discussion and question and answer period.
> 11:30 Lunch begins.
> 1:00 p.m. Afternoon sessions begin:
> 1-2 p.m.: fertility (John and Jack)
> 2-3 p.m. : support groups, discussion group formation (Klaus).
> 3-4 p.m. : equipment conversions, etc.. (Arnie)
> 4:30 begin wrap up.
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>Questions? Contact Alex MacPhail at 413-586-6372 or via email at
>earthark@igc.org. For consice directions to the Red Barn, call Hampshire
>College at 413-549-4600. Or, if you're good with a map: Hampshire
>College is ~3 miles South of Amherst center on Rt. 116. The 'Red Barn'
>is located immediately behind the Admissions office at the crest of a
>small hill, ~150 yards North of the main entrance to Hampshire on Rt. 116.
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