Farmer Intensive w/ Farm Tours: Equipment & Irrigation

998 E Black Butte Ave,Sisters OR 97759

11 June, 2022

Description

This weekend intensive for farmers (presented by Rogue Farm Corps) consists of 3 tours of Central Oregon area farms vegetable focused farms of varying scales - Mahonia Gardens in Sisters, Sungrounded Farm in Terrebonne, and Boundless Farmstead in Alfalfa. The farm tours will focus on understanding the farm's essential tools, equipment, and irrigation systems. We'll hear from the owners of these three sustainable farm businesses about their operations in general and tips that make it possible for them to do what they do. We will be mostly outside and will follow our COVID-19 protocol for in-person events. *This intensive is open to anyone with the desire to learn about farm systems. It is designed for people with at least 6 months of field experience on a working farm/ranch who wants to continue in the field of agriculture. It is geared toward people who aspire to manage or run a farm operation someday, and applicable to people who are in owner/manager positions of a farming business. This intensive is part of Rogue Farm Corps' advanced Apprenticeship Farmer Training Program Event Series which focuses on farm management topics for the aspiring farm manager. We are opening it up to the general farming community as well. Participants will be provided handouts as well as electronic resources related to the topics. We are opening this event up to local farmers assuming they already have a place to stay locally. If you are coming from elsewhere and need a place to stay you may contact [email protected] to inquire about the potential to camp with us. You are encouraged to bring a sack lunch and eat with us at the beginning of the first day. RFC will provide a sandwich bar lunch on the second day. There is the potential for a potluck dinner Saturday evening depending on interest. AGENDA (subject to change): Saturday June 11: 12:00-12:30pm Arrive / Check-in / Eat Lunch, etc (Mahonia Gardens)12:30-2:30pm Mahonia Gardens Farm Tour (Sisters)2:30-3:00pm Drive to Sungrounded Farm (Terrebonne)3:00-5:00pm Sungrounded Farm Tour5:00-5:30pm Q&A / Networking timeSunday June 12: 10-11am Boundless Farmstead Tour (Alfalfa)11am-12pm Equipment talk @ Boundless12-1:15pm Irrigation talk @ Boundless1:15-2:00pm Lunch, Reflections, Networking, EvaluationsAttendees will receive a confirmation email with ticket purchase, and another email with additional details as the event approaches. Cost: $80 is the standard registration fee for this weekend. You may choose to pay on a sliding scale between $50 and $90 via the various ticket options on Eventbrite. If you are a US military veteran you may use code "AGVETS22" at checkout for a full scholarship. If you identify as BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, or low-income, you may use code "SCHOLARSHIP22" at checkout for full and partial scholarship tickets. Questions? Please email [email protected]. Please sign up in advance. Space is limited! Rogue Farm Corps is an Oregon non-profit dedicated to training and equipping the next generation of farmers and preserving farmland. More info: https://roguefarmcorps.org