***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