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July 26-30, 2010
Sheep & Wool Camp at VT Grand View Farm
10am-2pm
A full farm immersion for ages 7-11. Tend to the sheep, pet the bunnies, walk the angora goats, and explore weaving, spinning, felting, and knitting!
$150/child
$125 for optional mom's camp
http://www.grandviewfarmvt.net/VermontFiberRetreats.html
July 31, 2010
INTRODUCTION TO PASTURE MANAGEMENT: USING RUMINANTS TO IMPROVE PASTURE
Bread and Butter Farm, Shelburne/S. Burlington, VT
Livestock expert Sarah Flack will cover the fundamentals of setting up a new grazing system for ruminants – or improving an existing one. Using practical examples of grazing systems, we’ll discuss pasture plant species and how to manage them for desirable plants, as well as how to do so with livestock and fence rather than expensive plowing and planting. Topics include plant species, grazing methods, fence, water systems, pasture design and layout, paddock size, and acreage. Cosponsored by the VT Grass Farmers Association.
Contact: Jenn Colby, 802-656-0858, jcolby@uvm.edu, www.uvm.edu/pasture
August 2, 2010
OUT TO PASTURE DAY WITH SARAH FLACK
Cedar Mountain Farm, Hartland, VT
Cedar Mountain Farm is one of the integrated enterprises at Cobb Hill Cohousing Community and a delightful backdrop for this day-long workshop led by Sarah Flack. Topics covered during the day will include: using livestock grazing to improve pastures, how to avoid overgrazing damage, managing spring & fall grazing, keeping animals within their fences, balancing rations with pasture, and avoiding parasites. The workshop will also include discussion of the Organic pasture rule, NRCS Conservation Practices, plant ID, and integrating wildlife management into your pasture rotation.Contact: UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture, 802-656-5459, sustainable.agriculture@uvm.edu
November 5, 6, & 7, 2010
The Northeast Handspinners Association 2010 Gathering
Grand Summit Resort Hotel & Conference Center at Mount Snow, West Dover, VT
Ten fiber mentors are scheduled to teach at the Gathering; Sara Lamb from California, Deb Menz from Wisconsin, Letty Klein and Amy Tyler from Michigan, Nancy Morey from New York, as well as some New England area instructors. Class topics include: Weaving with Cut Pile; Combs & Hackles; Braid Rugs with Roving; Color Blending at the Wheel; Needle Felting; Natural Dyeing; Knitting/Cutting Without Fear; Wire Knitted Jewelry; and more! There will be a great variety of fiber oriented learning, sensational food, fabulous vendors, and fun! For more information, contact Norma Bromley, 3069 Schoolhouse Rd., Newark, VT, (boreas25@localnet.com) 802-467-3222, or check out updated information on the Northeast Handspinners Association website: www.nehandspinners.org
November 11 - 13, 2010
16th Annual Great Lakes Dairy Sheep Symposium
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
The symposium will include presentations by dairy sheep producers, sheep milk processors, university scientists, and industry service personnel on Nov. 11 and 12 followed by a bus tour on Saturday, Nov. 13 of a dairy sheep farm, a sheep milk farmstead cheese operation, and the Spooner Agricultural Research Station. The Spooner Station, operated by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has the only dairy sheep research farm in North America. The final program and registration information will be available on the Dairy Sheep Association of North America’s web site (www.dsana.org) by the end of July.
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