Piedmont Farm School 2013 - Our Turn!

 

                      

The pictures above courtesy of our new friend at Hope Farms, because of course we forgot to take pictures ourselves!

Today was a extra busy day at the farm.  We were hosts to the 2013 Piedmont Farm School, which is meeting monthly February to June and September to October for business training and field trip to local farms. Our guests toured the farm and the creamery... and of course, sampled LOTS of our goat cheese!

Below is the list of topics, so that you'll know what you missed out on...

Feb. 12

‐ Whole Farm Planning
 

Feb. 28

‐ Farm Trip to Peregrine Farm in Alamance County

March 12

‐ Farm Planning

March 28

‐ Small Scale Dairy Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery, LLC in Germanton, NC

April 9

‐ Financial Record Keeping

April 25

‐ Specialty Crops Farm Trip (Hops and Mushrooms) in Yadkin and Iredell Counties

May 14

‐ Farm History and Current Situation "What Have You Got?”

May 30

‐ Fruits Farm Trip to High Rock Nursery and The Persimmon Branch

June 11

‐ Marketing Fundamentals
 

June 27

‐ Vegetables Farm Trip to Piedmont Research Station

Salisbury and Correll Farms, Cleveland in Rowan County

September 10

‐ Your Business Planning

September 26

‐ Pasture Pork and Poultry Farm

Trip to Wild Turkey Farm in Rowan County

October 8

‐ Student Review

October 27

‐ Agritourism, Marketing
Sanders Ridge Winery, Vineyard and Organic Farm, in Booneville