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July 2010

12 Sessions Beginning July 6, 2010
Vital Force: A Webinar in Basic Veterinary Homeopathy
Click here to register online.
Sessions occur over a 6 week period every Tuesday and Thursday starting 07/06/2010 and ending 08/12/10. Session Time: 07:00 PM Central Time. Session Duration: 1 hour

The Vital Force webinar is a series designed to introduce the philosophy, the theory, and the techniques of classical homeopathy as it applies to our animal companions. During the 12 sessions we will explore medicine, sustainable organic agriculture, and ecology as a continuum into the larger concepts of global health; the paradigm of holism as it applies to the individual, to general populations, and to the global biome; the theory and principles of classical homeopathy; the actions of medicine in the body; ways to assess the effects of therapy; and, will progress to the mechanics of homeopathy through the use of the repertory and the material medica. We will conclude with a material medica study of the common acute and emergency remedies used in our animal companions.

These 12 hours will be a concentration of the basic information necessary for a firm foundation in the art and science of homeopathy and to begin you and your animal companions on the path to true health.

Participants will need to be prepared with a copy of Kent's Repertory and Clarke's Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica. These materials are available at most sites that sell homeopathy materials. For selected sources, check the Links page of this website.

First class begins July 6, 2010. Space limited to 45 participants.

Tuesday, July 13th, 7pm-9pm
Roller Killing Cereal Rye to Plant Soybeans
Central Susquehanna Valley Organic Crop Growers’ Network
To Be Held At Paradise Valley Organic Farm, Bucky Ziegler
51 Ziegler Road, Milton, PA 17847. From Route 254, between Milton and Washingtonville, turn onto Strick Road toward Limestoneville. Follow Strick Road through Limestoneville, and at the split in the road go straight onto Ziegler Road. First farm on the left.

Penn State Extension teams up with local organic crop growers to offer an on-farm educational opportunities for farmers interested in organic production of agronomic crops. Free and open to all interested persons.

For more information, contact Dave Hartman, Penn State Extension, at 570-784-6660 ext. 12 or dwh2@psu.edu

July 15, 2010, 1 to 4 pm
Producing organic livestock feed crops and accessing NRCS cost share programs.
John Koschmeder, Riceville, IA 50466

Organic corn, soybeans, oats and clover have been grown successfully in rotation for many years on this organic farm in North Central Iowa. Farmers looking to learn more about organic production, as well as Natural Resource Conservation Service EQIP cost share programs (including diversification of crop rotations, use of cover crops, protection of stream riparian areas, planting windbreaks and more) which are available in the Cedar Creek watershed, and across the state of Iowa are encouraged to attend. Contact Kristin Jurcek 920-342-9504, MOSES registration.

July 22, 2010
Highfields Composting 101 Workshop
Highfields Compost Demonstration and Research Site, Hardwick, VT

9 am – 3:30 pm. This workshop involves classroom, hands-on and demonstration components covering recipe development, feedstock mixing, pile formation, monitoring, management, and site development. CONTACT: June, 802-472-5138 x203, or june@highfieldscomposting.org

July 30, 2010
Achieving and calculating 30% dry matter intake from grazing and producing high quality feed crops.
Dan and Darlene Coehoorn, Rosendale, WI 54974

1-4:30 PM. This field day will discuss how to manage both fields and pastures to produce feed for the organic dairy herd and will include a short description on how to calculate dry matter intake from grazing for the various ruminants on your farm. Contact Kristin Jurcek 920-342-9504, MOSES registration.

July 31, 2010
Introduction to Pasture Management: Using Ruminants to Improve Pasture

1:00pm - 4:00pm. Livestock expert Sarah Flack will cover the fundamentals of setting up a new grazing system for ruminants - or improving an existing one. Topics include plant species, grazing methods, fence, water systems, pasture design and layout, paddock size, and acreage. Cosponsored by the VT Grass Farmers Association. $10 for NOFA-VT and VGFA members, $15 non-members. Contact: NOFA-VT, info@nofavt.org Phone: 802-434-4122