On December 14th, the Livestock track of our Field School took a look at the ups, downs, and intricacies of farming poultry on a small scale. A farmer panel consisting of Elizabeth Malayter (JEM Farm, Rogersville), David Banks (Free Reign Farm, Elizabethton), and Tony...
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Crop Planning with Pam Dawling
On December 7th, we here at the field school were fortunate to host Pam Dawling as our speaker for a workshop on Crop Planning and Year Round Production. Pam has almost 40 years of experience in sustainable agriculture and authored the book Sustainable Market Farming,...
ARC&D is awarded $500K to Boost Farm Markets
Appalachian RC&D Council –Awarded $500k to Boost Farmers Markets Across the Region November 30, 2017 Johnson City, TN Farmers Markets in Northeast TN and Southwest Virginia just received a big boost through a grant award of almost half a million dollars under the...
Selecting Your Seed Companies
The days are short and the desire to sit on the couch while sipping a cup of hot cocoa is very strong! Don’t just watch TV, however, with seed catalogs filling up your mailbox, it’s time to start planning your crops for next year! (Okay, maybe watch a little TV...
Visioning Your Farm Business
The first session of the ‘17/’18 Field School was a great success! We had to cap enrollment at 40 students, which packed the classroom at the Jonesborough Farm Bureau last Thursday evening! The topic for this first session was “A Vision for Your Farm,” and covered...
Appalachian Fusion 2017 – Thanksgiving
Sponsored by: THANK YOU to all the fine and beautiful guests who came to the cauldron Friday November 3rd for our fundraiser dinner event in downtown Johnson City. This was our second year hosting a shared community fundraiser . This post is simply to...
What to do if you didn’t get into Field School
Wow! Did the Field School fill up fast! Over the last two years, we struggled a bit to meet our recruitment goals, only reaching 35 students a day or two before the first session in November. This year, word seem to spread like wildfire, and we’re closing our...
Who’s Teaching at Field School?
This year, the Field School has over 20 experienced farmers and Ag professionals bringing their expertise to lead our sessions! This program offers beginning farmers the opportunity to meet with and learn from professional farmers and see many of their operations...
Field School: Farmer Training Program Recruiting for 3rd Year!
Farming is not for everyone, but everyone needs farmers. In order to build the next generation of motivated and prepared farmers in East Tennessee, area agricultural partners have worked together to create an educational series, called The Field School, which is...
Congrats to our 2016-17 Field School Graduates!
Congrats to the graduates of the ‘16/’17 Field School! They are truly Out-standing in Their Fields! We will be celebrating their success with a graduation ceremony and covered dish dinner on Thursday August 10th at 6pm at Grand Oak Farm (2575 Hwy 81-North,...