August 5th
Fruit Tree Production
Interested in starting a home or commercial orchard? Join us as Al and Jean Fuoroli, the owners of
Elwood Orchard dive deep into the process of owning and operating an organic orchard. Covered topics will include how to get started, potential challenges that you may face in your orchard as well as the benefits of choosing disease resistant tree varieties. Hope to see you there!
Sun, August 5, 2018 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
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Elwood Orchard
58 Snake Hill Road
North Scituate, RI 02857
Elwood Orchard is Rhode Island’s only USDA certified organic apple orchard run by Jean and Al Fuoroli. The orchard is home to over 1,000 fruit trees, including apples, peaches, nectarines and Asian pears. The orchard also grows gourmet garlic, pumpkins, winter squash and flowers during the season.
IT’S ALMOST TIME FOR SUMMER CONFERENCE!
August 10-12, 2018
Hampshire College
Amherst, MA
Registration is Open!
Keynotes by ROWEN WHITE and ERIC HOLT-GIMÉNEZ. Learn more & register at www.nofasummerconference.org
Developing Raised Field Beds: On-Farm Workshop
Sunday August 19. 10 am – 12 PM
Location: Hocus Pocus Farm. 87 Reservoir Rd. Glocester, RI 02914
Registration Free at this Eventbrite link.
Farming No-till on Leased Land: On-Farm Workshop & Potluck
Wednesday, August 22. 5 – 7 PM
Location: Moonrose Farm. 684 Natick Avenue. Cranston, RI 02921
Registration Free at this Eventbrite link.
This event sponsored with The Young Farmer Network.
POTLUCK DINNER after the workshop!
Plan to stay and join in the fun. What makes Young FarmerNights unique is that the focus of the events is on having fun and getting to know each other. Bring your favorite dish to share with the farming community!
Free and open to the public.
Berry Production On-Farm Workshop
