SMALL FARM SCHOOL 2014 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE Class availability subject to change Workshop descriptions start on page 2

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1 BLOCK A 8:30 10:00 1A: Farmland: How to find, lease, and purchase 2A: Post harvest handling and storage 3A: Vegetable nutrient management 4A: Rotational grazing and pasture management SMALL FARM SCHOOL 2014 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE Class availability subject to change Workshop descriptions start on page 2 CLASS PACKETS AVAILABLE from 7:30 am, open all day at Clairmont Hall Lobby EXHIBITOR BREAK: 10:00-10:30 WELCOME 8:00AM lunch tent and exhibit area BLOCK B BLOCK C 10:30 12:00 1B: Financing your small farm 2B: Sharpening and maintaining hand tools 3B: Weed management in vegetables 4B: Get to know your soil: At the farm and online) LUNCH: 12:00-1:15 exhibit area 1C: Assessing farm resources and selecting an enterprise 2C: Marketing your farm business 3C: Vegetable disease management 4C: You and your wild neighbors: Coexisting with wildlife on the farm BREAK: 2:45 3:00 1D: Cost accounting 2D: Farmscaping for beneficials 3D: Irrigation scheduling for vegetables 4D: Vertebrate pest management in fruits and vegetables 5A/B: Managing diseases and insects in tree fruits 5C: Fruit tree pruning 5D: Establishing tree fruits in the Willamette Valley 6A/B: Small scale swine production 6C/D: Poultry raising: One person's cottage business near Oregon City 7A/B: On- farm veterinary care 8A/B: Small engine troubleshooting 7C/D: Fence building 8C/D: Introduction to basic tractor safety and operation 9C/D: Preserving summer s bounty of tomatoes WORKSHOPS IN GREEN ARE FIELD CLASSES AND WILL HAVE AN OUTSIDE COMPONENT

2 SMALL FARM SCHOOL 2013 WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS Class availability subject to change BLOCK A 8:30 10:00 1A Farmland: how to find, lease, and purchase Landholders, land seekers, and future land seekers are all welcome to this panel, which will address these questions: How do you search for land and negotiate a sale? How do both parties craft a successful lease agreement? How can you build a good landlord/tenant relationship? Instructors: Nellie McAdams NextGeneration Program Director and Staff Attorney at FoFF. Keldah Hedstrom, Real Estate Broker, United Country Peaceful Escape Real Estate MORNING SESSIONS BLOCK B 10:30 12:00 1B Financing your small farm Description coming soon Instructors: Nellie McAdams NextGeneration Program Director and Staff Attorney at Friends of Family Farmers, Scott Nieman with FSA, and Amy Pearl from Springboard Innovations and Hatch 2A Post harvest handling and storage Learn the steps to minimize damage and deliver high quality produce from harvest to consumer. Post harvest handling techniques, storage recommendations and food safety will all be covered. Instructor: Renee Harber, Clackamas Community College 3A Vegetable nutrient management Nick will describe how to take reliable soil samples. Using some sample soil tests, or possibly your results (if you bring a recent soil test), he will explain how you can interpret soil test results and calculate your own fertilizer recommendations. If time allows, he will introduce you to OSU s Organic Fertilizer and Cover Crop Calculator which you can use to account for cover crop Nitrogen contributions and to choose fertilizers. Instructors: Nick Andrews, OSU Extension 2B Sharpening and maintaining hand tools Bring your tools and learn to maintain and sharpen them so they hold an edge. Shovels, hoes, hand pruners, loppers, pruning saws and others. Instructor: David Mitchell, North Clackamas High School 3B Weed management in vegetables (field class) Effective and efficient weed management is a huge challenge for vegetable farmers growing diverse crops. Weston will introduce important strategies and techniques to reduce long- term weed pressure by taking an ecological approach to weed management. Learn the tricks and tools of the trade to keep a step ahead of weeds to maximize yield and profit and minimize work and frustration. Instructor: Weston Miller, OSU Extension Service

3 BLOCK A 8:30 10:00 MORNING SESSIONS BLOCK B 10:30 12:00 4A Rotational grazing and pasture management Animal management can protect pastures from over grazing and ensure long- term productivity. Learn the fundamental principles and practices that promote healthy pastures. Instructor: Gene Pirelli, OSU Extension 4B Get to know your soil: At the farm and online Understanding the soils you are working with is the first step for successful long- term production. There are many resources available to help you understand the soils around you from the shovel in your shed to the soils information available online. You ll leave ready to start exploring your soil, and eager to find your soil map. Instructor: Cory Owens, State Soil Health Coordinator, NRCS 5A/B Managing diseases and insects in tree fruits Learn techniques for managing diseases and insects commonly found in Willamette Valley tree fruit crops. This workshop will address identification, monitoring and controlling pests and diseases. Identify, access and use data from your nearest weather station to help you make decisions on how to manage your crops using the my pests. Instructors: Paul Jepson IPPC, OSU and Jay Pscheidt, OSU Extension 6A/B Small scale swine production (field class) All aspects of swine production, including breeding, farrowing and raising meat pigs. Includes management practices for piglets. Classroom and hands- on. Instructors: Wynn and Kathy Mayfield, Western Hog Services 7A/B On- farm veterinary care (field class) This three- hour morning class will focus on animal husbandry, health and body condition evaluation, oral medication, hoof care, vaccination/injection techniques, parasite control and emergency management. Demonstrations may include the following animals: goats, horses, sheep and alpaca/llamas. Instructor: Jennifer Willey, DVM 8A/B Small engine troubleshooting Get your motors running! Troubleshooting small engine problems. Focus will be on small engine gas- powered machines used on the farm and at home. Hands- on. Instructor: Tyler Snider, Service Manager at Stark St. Lawn and Garden

4 BLOCK C AFTERNOON SESSIONS 1C Assessing farm resources and selecting an enterprise What can I produce on this farm? To answer this complex question you have to consider soil and water resources, financial limitations, access to labor and markets, and perhaps most importantly, your own passion and interests. Chip will draw on his experience to deepen your insights as you find your answer. Instructor: Chip Bubl, OSU Extension 2C Marketing your farm business Learn how to engage people in your food and farm story. Understand how to determine who your audience is as well as adapt your story for different formats (i.e., tweets & blog posts). Before the session is up, take a stab at your first writing piece. Instructor: Gianna Banducci, Marketing Director at Our Table, and Trista Cornellius 3C Vegetable disease management Effective disease management depends on accurate diagnosis. In this class you will learn to recognize the symptoms of some common vegetable diseases. Cindy will also discuss steps you can take to prevent and manage some of the most important vegetable diseases in the Willamette Valley. Instructors: Cindy Ocamb, OSU Extension 1D Cost accounting Accounting for the costs of running your farm is essential to making informed decisions about pricing, crop mix, market channels, production methods, investments in equipment and infrastructure, and farm expansion. This workshop will focus on ways to track key costs and how to use information on these costs to make decisions that are focused on improving profitability. Experiences with a pilot project using a tool developed at Cornell University and currently being tested by Oregon farmers to assess the profitability of various market channels will be shared. Instructors: Tanya Murray, OSU Center for Small Farms and Community Food Systems 2D Farmscaping for beneficials (field class) Know your good bugs with an introduction to beneficial insects and native pollinators. Learn about plants, landscapes and farming practices that support pollinators and beneficial insects and how to include them in your farm production plan. Instructor: Gwendolyn Ellen, OSU IPPC 3D Irrigation scheduling for vegetables After your irrigation system is installed, you have considerable control over how much water to supply. Crop growth stage and water use, soil type and weather all influence when to water and how much to water. Pukhraj will introduce the science and practice of irrigation scheduling so that you can grow healthy crops and harvest quality produce, while conserving water resources. Instructors: Pukhraj Deol, OSU Extension

5 BLOCK C AFTERNOON SESSIONS 4C You and your wild neighbors: Coexisting with wildlife on the farm This class will concentrate on providing habitat for species that are not in direct competition with your crops like amphibians, reptiles, bats, and fish, but will also touch on strategies to tolerate and co- exist with those species that know a good thing when they see it, like deer and berry- loving birds. Lastly, we ll talk about how to make wildlife go to work for you on the farm by providing habitats for beneficial wildlife that can help you control your rodent neighbors. Instructor: Elizabeth Ruther, Habitat Conservation Biologist, ODFW 5C Fruit tree pruning (field class) Learn about the importance of fruit tree pruning to maximize fruit production and increase overall health. You will learn about proper pruning techniques, tools and timing. You will be guided through the steps of pruning with demonstrations and visuals, and help you gain confidence in making the right cut. Fruit thinning will also be discussed. Instructors: Monica Maggio, Core Fruit Institute 4D Vertebrate pest management in fruits and vegetables This class will look into identification of the common vertebrate pests that impact the yield and quality of commercial horticultural food crops (vegetables and herbs, fruit, small fruit, and nuts). The class will cover specific management options to reduce losses. Particular attention will be paid to managing situations where food can become contaminated by diseases spread by some of these animals and birds. Instructors: Chip Bubl, OSU Extension 5D Establishing tree fruits in the Willamette Valley (field class) Thinking about starting an orchard? This session will cover topics on fruit tree plant selection, establishment, and nutrient management. Instructor: Anita Azarenko, OSU Tree Fruit Professor and Lamancha Ranch and Orchard and Nick Andrews, OSU Extension 6C/D Poultry raising: One person's cottage business near Oregon City (off- site field class) Chris Chulos II will show his set up for raising a wide variety of specialty poultry that supplies him with eggs to sell locally and chicks and chickens to sell locally and nationally. He will share is experiences in building this operation over many years. Participants will tour the location to see first hand the incredible range of poultry raised and sold by Chris. Transportation to site will be available. Instructors: Chris Chulos II 7C/D Fence building (off- site field class) This three- hour afternoon class will take place at the Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District s Beaver Creek Demonstration Farm. Further description coming soon. Transportation to farm will be available

6 Instructors: TBC BLOCK C AFTERNOON SESSIONS 8C/D Introduction to basic tractor safety and operation (field class) Learn the basics of tractor use and safety. Lecture and hands- on class. Instructor: Andrea Leao 9C/D Preserving summer s bounty of tomatoes Canning a product from start to finish. Join OSU Extension Service Family Food Education Volunteers and Food & Nutrition Instructor Kelly Streit for a step- by- step tomato canning demonstration. Learn about equipment needs approved resources available to safely preserve your tomato bounty. Instructor: Kelly Streit, Food & Nutrition Instructor, OSU Extension Family & Community Health, and Family Food Education Volunteers