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Spring Offerings | Summer
Offerings | Autumn Offerings | Winter
Offerings
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Garden |
- vegetable origins
- genetic diversity
- design
- irrigation
- digging beds
- planting potatoes, onions, leeks, peas....
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Greenhouse Operations |
- photosynthesis
- what is a seed?
- care of seedlings
- frost effects, plant tolerance, "hardening"
- annual vs. perennial
- erosion prevention methods
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Animals |
- rotational grazing
- sheep shearing
- egg production increases
- birth on the farm: lambs, calves, chicks
- caring for the young
- signs of labor and health assessment
- nutritional needs
- castration and tail docking
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Garden |
- successive plantings
- seed saving
- heat loving vs. heat intolerant
- water needs, how to meet them
- water conservation
- weed suppression—IPM, organic methods
- cooking produce: nutrition, variation, taste
- family picnics
- vegetable marketing/ sustainability
- CSA—community supported agriculture
- plant parts we eat (onion [stem], tomato [fruit],
carrot [root])
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Animals |
- grass farming
- rotational grazing
- parasites, preventative medicine
- pasture size—drought concerns
- weaning, leaders/followers
- egg production
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Garden |
- final harvests—canning, drying, freezing
- frosts
- cover crops—erosion prevention, nutrition
enrichment, OM management
- garlic planting
- care for perennials
- seed saving
- Harvest Festival—importance of local agriculture,
community service
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Animals |
- weaning
- preparation for winter: eat more, put on more wool
or hair; fat reserves
- egg production slows
- breeding: ram, bull; artificial insemination; gestation
period
- nutritional requirements
- determining how long animals remain on pasture
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Garden Planning |
- mid-winter lettuce, greens, herbs
- greenhouse preparation
- planning and mapping out garden for next season
- ordering seeds
- propagation of perennial plants
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Animals |
- deep bedding in the barn
- monitoring of bred animals
- halter training
- grooming
- hoof trimming
- milking
- cheese making
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Barns & Property |
- repairs
- improvements
- barn-building workshop
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The FARM Institute - Post Office Box 1868 - Edgartown,
Massachusetts 02539 - (508) 627-7007 |
