New Happenings with Local Food and Farming at Our Libraries

Join us for an opportunity to hear from Lincoln County farmers about what
it's like to farm on the Oregon Coast. And learn about new happenings with
local food and farming before the start of the summer growing season.

There are two opportunities to do so:

Monday, April 30th at 6:30pm at the Newport Library, in the downstairs
meeting room. Joining us that night are Thomas and Erica Leaton from Sitka
Springs Farm in Toledo, Ann Jumel from Blue Heron Farm in Waldport and Pat
Neal and Eren Johnson from Neal Farm in Siletz. See attached flyer for
more information.

Tuesday, May 1st at 6:30pm at the Driftwood Library in Lincoln City.
Joining us that night are Ann Jumel from Blue Heron Farm in Waldport and
Randy and Sarah Walker from Walker Farms in Siletz. This discussion is
part of the Driftwood Library's Coastal Encounters series.

http://www.driftwoodlib.org/press/apr12/CoastalEncounters2012.pdf
Chloe Rico

Small-Scale Intensive Farm Training (SIFT) project

Growing Farms Plannning Book

Growing Farms' planning book is available to public

EM 9043 "Growing Farms: Successful Whole Farm Management Planning Book"
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Over the last three years, 250 new and would-be farmers in Oregon have learned to dream strategically in an Oregon State University Extension workshop series called "Growing Farms: Successful Whole Farm Management."

Building Farmers Workshop Series in Tillamook April 24th-May 9th

A workshop series for beginning small farmers is being held in Tillamook that might be attractive to Lincoln County producers, particularly in the north end of the county. Download a brochure and registration form.

Bart Eleveld, Extension Economist, Farm Management
Agricultural and Resource Economics Department
Phone: 541-737-1409; Fax: 541-737-2563
Email: bart.eleveld@oregonstate.edu
Enterprise budget website:
http://arec.oregonstate.edu/oaeb/
Oregon Agricultural Information Network website:
http://oain.oregonstate.edu/

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Newport Farmers Market begins Saturday May 12

The outdoor Newport Farmers Market begins Saturday May 12, 2012 9am to 1pm and runs every Saturday through October......

March 30th was the last indoor LC Fairgrounds Farmers Market until Fall 2012

We appreciate the time and efforts of all those folks who helped make the market such a huge success.
Looking forward to seeing you next fall.