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Organic
Agriculture Calendar of Past Events
Past events 2011:
Neely-Kinyon Field Day, September 21, 2011
Past events 2010:
PFI FIELD DAYS
For more information, visit www.practicalfarmers.org
Saturday, September 11
Ron, Maria, and Daniel Rosmann, and Ellen Walsh
1222 Ironwood Road
Harlan
712/627-4653
10:00 – 2:00pm, light lunch provided
Ron and Maria, PFI leaders for more than 20 years, operate a successful mid-sized farrowing system. They grow/market diverse organic crops: corn, soybeans, barley, oats, popcorn, and mixed alfalfa. Integrated into the farm are a 40-sow deep-bedded farrow to finish operation and a 90-head cow-calf herd; meat is marketed direct and through a co-op.
Beginning farmers David and Ellen will be married September 4. David owns 70 acres and rents 120. Raising corn, beans, oats, hay, and a pasture after oats.
Thursday, September 23
USDA-ARS Breeding Corn for Sustainable Ag and U.S. Testing Network
ISU Agronomy Farm
1308 U Ave
Boone
515/441-3062 (cell, PFI Staffer Sarah Carlson)
10:00am – 2:00pm, lunch provided
Learn about non-GMO and organic corn hybrids available and more that are close to commercialization. The first ever Breeder and Retailers Showcase will highlight the work of the recently launched U.S. Testing Network, a group of breeders and seed companies testing hybrids. Check out the demonstration plot and spend quality time networking with retailers and breeders.
Saturday, October 16
Organic Greens
2316 133rd Street
Kalona
James Nisly
319/936-6510
9:00 – 4:00pm, coffee and lunch provided
James Nisly is putting the finishing touches on his 3,000 sq ft commercial root cellar. Come hear about his plans for the storage space and his experiences getting the cellar built. Presenters will discuss planning, building, and storing products in a root cellar.
ISU RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION FARMS FIELD DAYS
For more information, visit www.ag.iastate.edu/farms
November 21-22
The Tenth Annual Organic Conference
We welcome suggestions
for other events to be included in periodic updates. Please call (515)
294-5116 to make a suggestion or request an updated calendar.
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Saturday, June 26
Dan Specht
29742 Pleasant Ridge Road
McGregor
563/873-3873
10:00am – 3:00pm, lunch provided
Dan’s farm is a certified organic grass-based farm that produces high-quality grass-finished beef. Managed rotational grazing is the primary tool used to harvest forage on about 500 acres of permanent and cropland pasture.
Saturday, July 10
Grinnell Heritage Farm
1933 Penrose Street
Grinnell
Andrew and Melissa Dunham
641/236-4374
3:00 - 6:00pm, stay for a potluck
Grinnell Heritage Farm produces USDA certified organic vegetables, flowers, and herbs. Andrew is a 5th generation Iowa farmer. The 80-acre farm has been in the family for 153 years, and is counted amongst the oldest family farms in central Iowa.
Saturday, July 17
Small Potatoes Farm
24629 180th Street
Minburn
Rick and Stacy Hargmann
515/677-2438
3:00pm
Rick and Stacy have operated Small Potatoes Farm since 2004. They own 10 acres and have approximately three in production each year. Their crops are primarily distributed through their 100-member CSA. The farm is an intensively managed, certified organic, human-scale farm, focused on raising high-quality vegetables.
Saturday, July 31
ISU Student Organic Farm
@ ISU Horticulture Farm
55519 170th Street
Ames
AND
Mustard Seed Community Farm
366 W Ave
Ames
515/520-9691 (Nicholas Leete)
9:00am – 1:00pm, lunch provided at Mustard Seed
The ISU Student Organic Farm is a student-run club that manages 1.5 acres of vegetable production, creating a functional, educational, CSA-based farm, increasing community awareness and support of local food systems, and practicing and experimenting with organic production methods. Mustard Seed Community Farm is a 2-acre, cooperatively run vegetable and herb farm operating according to organic principles and community-oriented food production. The farm provides produce to a 20-member CSA, food banks, community meals, and farm workers.
Saturday, August 28
Paul and Karen Mugge
6190 470th Street
Sutherland
515/441-3062 (cell, PFI Staffer Sarah Carlson)
1:00 – 4:00pm, snacks at 4:00
This 800-acre organically certified farm has a rotation of corn, soybeans, small grains, plus some legumes. Oats, barley, and canola are the small grains currently in the rotation. The first field was certified in 2000.
Past
Events 2009
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