From Liz Olsen, MG: Just a reminder that IPM/Pesticide Use & Safety are required every 2 years. Please join us on Thursday, Feb. 14th.
Gail Langellotto will be presenting both the a.m. and p.m. sessions.
If you are inclined please bring a snack to share with the class. Plus this is a great opportunity to meet the new students and introduce yourself.
Reminder: OCCC President has requested we park in the upper lot. It is only a few paces further.

Oregon Small Farms Conference

Visual Soil Assessment in Pastures & Cultivated Crops

Learn how to evaluate soil health in pastures and cultivated crops. Graham Shepherd will describe his Visual Soil Assessment methods. Teresa Matteson will describe soil quality projects in Oregon. Graham Shepherd, Bioagronomics; Teresa Matteson, Benton Soil & Water Conservation District.

www.bioagrinomics.com

BioAgriNomics specializes in the provision of smart farming and fertilizer advice, and the Visual Soil Assessment (VSA) method. Healthy soils promote healthy plants, animals, people and the environment.

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Farm to School @FarmtoSchool
Register for our next WEBINAR: Using school garden produce in school food service Feb.12 http://ow.ly/gWhpR

Making the connections: Using school garden produce in school food service  

School gardens ... what better way to engage students in healthy eating experiences? Serving garden produce in school food service programs presents new challenges, but it can be done!

Oregon State University, College of Agricultural Sciences
New and seasoned farmers to swap stories at OSU conference
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Experienced and newer farmers will share their wisdom at the Oregon Small Farms Conference at Oregon State University on March 2.
 http://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/sites/default/files/small-farms-conference/2013sfcbrochure.pdf
 http://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/sfc

Guide to Environmental Markets for Farmers and Ranchers

http://www.farmland.org/documents/GuidetoEnvironmentalMarketsforFarmersandRanchers.pdf

www.farmland.org

Record keeping software tailor-made for small farms.  Exploring software at the Small Farms Conferenc on March 2 in Corvallis

AgSquared | demo

www.agsquared.com