CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Soil Health for Perennial Fruit Crops
Saturday, June 24, 2017 ~ 11:00am-4:00pm
Held at 3336 Podunk Rd, Trumansburg, NY
Managing orchard fertility is about more than just fertilizer. The fact is your orchard soil is a giant digestive engine, chewing up carbon, nitrogen, and minerals to feed not only your trees but the soil food web. In this workshop, we’ll discuss the basics of your soil so you can better understand what’s going on right under your feet, the mineral connection, and what you can do to improve the soil’s health and overall vitality to grow better fruit. Last year we discussed the basics of soil chemistry, physical characteristics, and soil biology. This year we’ll focus more on the practical aspects of what you can do to holistically improve your soils, but we’ll also go over some basics methods you can use to assess your overall soil health and fertility.
Space is limited, pre-registration is required.
$40 or $35 for those who pre-register by 6/18
Building Biodiversity through Biodynamics
Saturday, August 19, 2017 ~ 11:00am-4:00pm
Held at TBD
In this workshop we’ll use the biodynamic principle that your farm is a living organism to discuss principles and practices behind biodiversity and how you can use it to build a stronger, more resilient farm and orchard.
Space is limited, pre-registration is required.
$40 or $35 for those who pre-register by 8/13
Assessing Fruit Quality at Harvest
Saturday, October 14, 2017 ~ 11:00am-4:00pm
Held at TBD
Determining when fruit is ready to pick can be tricky especially if you’re looking for specific quality characteristics, such as for hard cider, storability, or fresh eating quality. Fruit is NOT magically ready when it turns red! In this workshop we’ll discover how to assess fruit quality and learn how much fruit quality can change over just a few days or weeks. Learning how to determine optimal harvest time involves knowing your objectives, taking note of obvious changes such as seed color, skin color, aroma, acidity, tannins, and overall taste, and measuring brix, starch, titratable acidity, tannins, firmness, and more. We’ll go over each metric and how to use affordable instrumentation accurately.
Space is limited, pre-registration is required.
$40 or $35 for those who pre-register by 10/8
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Know Your Roots
events and workshops.
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