***2009 CRAFT Field Days***

 

Small Fruit Production:  Strawberries, Currants, and Blueberries
Sunday, May 17, 2009    10am – 2pm
JenEhr Farm, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

 

Small-Scale Farm Machinery & Hand Tools
Monday, June 15, 2009    1pm – 4pm
Sandhill Organics, Grayslake, Illinois

 

Beginning Farmer Field Day: Grass Fed Beef Pasture Walk
Saturday, June 27, 2009    1pm – 4pm
Irish Grove Farms, Inc., Pecatonica, Illinois
Advisor: Bob Van De Boom, V D B Organic Farm, Delavan Wisconsin

 

Soil Fertility: Cover Crops and Crop Rotation
Saturday, July 18, 2009    1pm – 4pm, potluck after
Tipi Produce, Evansville, Wisconsin

 

CSA In Action
Tuesday, July 28, 2009    2pm – 5pm
Angelic Organics, Caledonia, Illinois

 

Urban Agriculture Field Day
Sunday, August 2, 2009    1pm – 4pm
City Farm and Chicago Honey Co-op, Chicago, Illinois

 

Beginning Farmer Field Day: Vegetable Production
Thursday, August 20, 2009    1pm – 4pm
Hazzard Free Farms, Pecatonica, Illinois
Advisor: David Cleverdon, Kinnikinnick Farm, Caledonia, IL

 

Beginning Farmer Field Day: Disease & Pest Identification in Vegetables
Thursday, September 3, 2009    1pm – 4pm
Salute! Farm, Woodstock, Illinois
Advisors: Janet Gamble, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute &
Nathan Hutt-Tiwald, Green Earth Institute, Naperville, IL

 

Grass-based Dairy
Monday, September 14, 2009   1pm - 4pm, potluck lunch at 12:30

Krusen Grass Farms, Elkhorn, Wisconsin

 

Biodynamic Preparations
(This event is open to the public. You do not need to be a CRAFT member to attend this event. All are welcome.)
Saturday, September 26, 2009    2pm into the evening
Zinniker Farm, East Troy, WI

 

Moveable Hoop Houses: Season Extension on Small Acreage
Thursday, October 15, 2009    1pm – 4pm
Heritage Prairie Market Farm, Elburn, IL