FRIDAY, MARCH 17 1995
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> 1:30 p.m. FARM TOUR. Meet at the Cyrus McCormick Homeplace/Shenandoah Valley A
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> Next: Buffalo Springs Herb Farm in Raphine where Don Haynie and Thom Hamlin have
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> Last stop: Red Gate Farm. Reid Putney will explain how he raises his Red Polled
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> SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1995
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> 7:00 a.m. BREAKFAST
> 8:00 a.m. REGISTRATION
> 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. PLENARY SESSION
> Trauger Groh is the biodynamic farmer of Temple/Wilton Community Farms, Wilton,
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> 10:30 a.m. CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSION I
> Homeopathic Veterinary Care: Dr. John Koontz, DVM of the Durham Animal Hospital
> Season Extension Techniques and Growing Your Own Transplants: Donna Marquisee,
> Home Based Business: Dr. Ann Lastovica, Extension Specialist, VSU, has led the V
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> 1:30 p.m. CONCURRENT ROUNDTABLES
> Varmint Control, Rural Electronic Access, Mulching Research Update, Permacultur
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> 3:30 p.m. CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSION II
> Direct Marketing Your Livestock: Joel Salatin, farmer, Polyface Farm, Inc, Swoop
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> The Correct Way to Lime-- the Foundation of a Balanced Soil: Jim Barlow , Alter
> 5:30 p.m. DINNER
> 7:00 p.m. VABF ANNUAL AUCTION. Fine crafts, garden tools, and tasty food items
> 8:00 p.m. SQUARE DANCE with Bill Richardson and the Jug Busters
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> SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 1995
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> 7:00 a.m. BREAKFAST
> 8:15 a.m. CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSION III
> Your Farm and Liability Issues: Jesse Richardson, agricultural lawyer. Many of
> Controlled Microbial Composting (CMC) -- hows and whys of this intensive method
> A New Lease on Farmland - Assuring a Future: Marie Cirillo of the Community Land
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> 10:15 a.m. CONCURRENT ROUNDTABLES
> Composting, Crop Rotation, Legumes, Poultry, Manure Management, Food Processing
> 12:00 p.m.--LUNCH
> 1:30 p.m. PLENARY SESSION
> Sustainable rural communities: Building on Our Strengths: Anthony Flaccavento,
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> 3:15 p.m. VABF Annual Membership Meeting
> 4:00 p.m.--CONFERENCE ADJOURNS
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> Jim Pease
> WORK PHONE: 703-231-4178
> WORK FAX: 703-231-7417
> Associate Professor / Extension Economist
> Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
> Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0401
> EMAIL: PEASEJ@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU
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-- Margaret Merrill Jefferson Madison Regional Library 201 E. Market St. Charlottesville, VA 22902-5287 mmerrill@leo.vsla.edu