Farmers: “Keep It Growing” - you can grow more food all year long!

Learn from farmers who use "season extension" to harvest more food in spring, fall, and winter. 

• Visit their farms to see how they're using low tunnels, high tunnels, and caterpillar tunnels to produce more - and earn more money - throughout the year. 

• Connect with other farmers and learn together.

“Keep It Growing” is a free 7-part workshop series where we’ll cover:

• What you can grow for harvest in the "shoulder" season (November-March).

• How season extension can increase your income, even out your cash flow, and build your business.

• Challenges and things to consider before building.

• What infrastructure and costs are involved.

We start soon, and we only have room for 30 farmers. Click here to RSVP today (it's free!) or learn more at www.indianafarming.org/events. Free dinner at in-person events, plus participants will be entered to win prizes from High Mowing Seeds, Nifty Hoops, and others.

The workshop series is a combo of farm tours and virtual workshops in southeast IN. 

Farm tour sites and topics:

• Infrastructure options + Choosing your crops: Lobenstein Farm (St. Leon, IN) + Natural Resources Conservation Service

• Soil Prep and Fertility: Splinter Ridge Farm (Madison, IN) + Urban Soil Health

• Tools: Wild Pansy Farm (Crothersville, IN)

Virtual session topics and presenters:

• Making a planting plan + succession timing (High Mowing Seeds)

• Airflow, managing moisture, etc (Nifty Hoops)

• Daily management (Unvarnished Farm)

• Finding profit (Partners IN Food and Farming)

• Finding buyers (Food and Growers Association)

Dates/Locations:

• August 29th, Lobenstein Farm--St. Leon, IN  5:30-8pm

• September 19th, Splinter Ridge Farm--Vevay, IN 5:30-8pm

• October 24th, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• November 14th, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• December--no class (optional one-on-one meetings with hosts)

• January 23rd, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• February 20, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• March 26th, Wild Pansy Farm--Crothersville, IN 5:30-8pm

This free workshop series is a collaboration between the Food and Growers Association, Partners IN Food and Farming, Purdue Extension, and Urban Soil Health.

Farmers: “Keep It Growing” - you can grow more food all year long!

Learn from farmers who use "season extension" to harvest more food in spring, fall, and winter. 

• Visit their farms to see how they're using low tunnels, high tunnels, and caterpillar tunnels to produce more - and earn more money - throughout the year. 

• Connect with other farmers and learn together.

“Keep It Growing” is a free 7-part workshop series where we’ll cover:

• What you can grow for harvest in the "shoulder" season (November-March).

• How season extension can increase your income, even out your cash flow, and build your business.

• Challenges and things to consider before building.

• What infrastructure and costs are involved.

We start soon, and we only have room for 30 farmers. Click here to RSVP today (it's free!) or learn more at www.indianafarming.org/events. Free dinner at in-person events, plus participants will be entered to win prizes from High Mowing Seeds, Nifty Hoops, and others.

The workshop series is a combo of farm tours and virtual workshops in southeast IN. 

Farm tour sites and topics:

• Infrastructure options + Choosing your crops: Lobenstein Farm (St. Leon, IN) + Natural Resources Conservation Service

• Soil Prep and Fertility: Splinter Ridge Farm (Madison, IN) + Urban Soil Health

• Tools: Wild Pansy Farm (Crothersville, IN)

Virtual session topics and presenters:

• Making a planting plan + succession timing (High Mowing Seeds)

• Airflow, managing moisture, etc (Nifty Hoops)

• Daily management (Unvarnished Farm)

• Finding profit (Partners IN Food and Farming)

• Finding buyers (Food and Growers Association)

Dates/Locations:

• August 29th, Lobenstein Farm--St. Leon, IN  5:30-8pm

• September 19th, Splinter Ridge Farm--Vevay, IN 5:30-8pm

• October 24th, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• November 14th, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• December--no class (optional one-on-one meetings with hosts)

• January 23rd, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• February 20, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• March 26th, Wild Pansy Farm--Crothersville, IN 5:30-8pm

This free workshop series is a collaboration between the Food and Growers Association, Partners IN Food and Farming, Purdue Extension, and Urban Soil Health.

Farmers: “Keep It Growing” - you can grow more food all year long!

Learn from farmers who use "season extension" to harvest more food in spring, fall, and winter. 

• Visit their farms to see how they're using low tunnels, high tunnels, and caterpillar tunnels to produce more - and earn more money - throughout the year. 

• Connect with other farmers and learn together.

“Keep It Growing” is a free 7-part workshop series where we’ll cover:

• What you can grow for harvest in the "shoulder" season (November-March).

• How season extension can increase your income, even out your cash flow, and build your business.

• Challenges and things to consider before building.

• What infrastructure and costs are involved.

We start soon, and we only have room for 30 farmers. Click here to RSVP today (it's free!) or learn more at www.indianafarming.org/events. Free dinner at in-person events, plus participants will be entered to win prizes from High Mowing Seeds, Nifty Hoops, and others.

The workshop series is a combo of farm tours and virtual workshops in southeast IN. 

Farm tour sites and topics:

• Infrastructure options + Choosing your crops: Lobenstein Farm (St. Leon, IN) + Natural Resources Conservation Service

• Soil Prep and Fertility: Splinter Ridge Farm (Madison, IN) + Urban Soil Health

• Tools: Wild Pansy Farm (Crothersville, IN)

Virtual session topics and presenters:

• Making a planting plan + succession timing (High Mowing Seeds)

• Airflow, managing moisture, etc (Nifty Hoops)

• Daily management (Unvarnished Farm)

• Finding profit (Partners IN Food and Farming)

• Finding buyers (Food and Growers Association)

Dates/Locations:

• August 29th, Lobenstein Farm--St. Leon, IN  5:30-8pm

• September 19th, Splinter Ridge Farm--Vevay, IN 5:30-8pm

• October 24th, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• November 14th, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• December--no class (optional one-on-one meetings with hosts)

• January 23rd, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• February 20, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• March 26th, Wild Pansy Farm--Crothersville, IN 5:30-8pm

This free workshop series is a collaboration between the Food and Growers Association, Partners IN Food and Farming, Purdue Extension, and Urban Soil Health.

Farmers: “Keep It Growing” - you can grow more food all year long!

Learn from farmers who use "season extension" to harvest more food in spring, fall, and winter. 

• Visit their farms to see how they're using low tunnels, high tunnels, and caterpillar tunnels to produce more - and earn more money - throughout the year. 

• Connect with other farmers and learn together.

“Keep It Growing” is a free 7-part workshop series where we’ll cover:

• What you can grow for harvest in the "shoulder" season (November-March).

• How season extension can increase your income, even out your cash flow, and build your business.

• Challenges and things to consider before building.

• What infrastructure and costs are involved.

We start soon, and we only have room for 30 farmers. Click here to RSVP today (it's free!) or learn more at www.indianafarming.org/events. Free dinner at in-person events, plus participants will be entered to win prizes from High Mowing Seeds, Nifty Hoops, and others.

The workshop series is a combo of farm tours and virtual workshops in southeast IN. 

Farm tour sites and topics:

• Infrastructure options + Choosing your crops: Lobenstein Farm (St. Leon, IN) + Natural Resources Conservation Service

• Soil Prep and Fertility: Splinter Ridge Farm (Madison, IN) + Urban Soil Health

• Tools: Wild Pansy Farm (Crothersville, IN)

Virtual session topics and presenters:

• Making a planting plan + succession timing (High Mowing Seeds)

• Airflow, managing moisture, etc (Nifty Hoops)

• Daily management (Unvarnished Farm)

• Finding profit (Partners IN Food and Farming)

• Finding buyers (Food and Growers Association)

Dates/Locations:

• August 29th, Lobenstein Farm--St. Leon, IN  5:30-8pm

• September 19th, Splinter Ridge Farm--Vevay, IN 5:30-8pm

• October 24th, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• November 14th, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• December--no class (optional one-on-one meetings with hosts)

• January 23rd, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• February 20, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• March 26th, Wild Pansy Farm--Crothersville, IN 5:30-8pm

This free workshop series is a collaboration between the Food and Growers Association, Partners IN Food and Farming, Purdue Extension, and Urban Soil Health.

Lace up those sneakers and join the fun at “Runnin’ & Wranglin’” a 5K fun run/walk to benefit local parks and invasive species management!

Farmers: “Keep It Growing” - you can grow more food all year long!

Learn from farmers who use "season extension" to harvest more food in spring, fall, and winter. 

• Visit their farms to see how they're using low tunnels, high tunnels, and caterpillar tunnels to produce more - and earn more money - throughout the year. 

• Connect with other farmers and learn together.

“Keep It Growing” is a free 7-part workshop series where we’ll cover:

• What you can grow for harvest in the "shoulder" season (November-March).

• How season extension can increase your income, even out your cash flow, and build your business.

• Challenges and things to consider before building.

• What infrastructure and costs are involved.

We start soon, and we only have room for 30 farmers. Click here to RSVP today (it's free!) or learn more at www.indianafarming.org/events. Free dinner at in-person events, plus participants will be entered to win prizes from High Mowing Seeds, Nifty Hoops, and others.

The workshop series is a combo of farm tours and virtual workshops in southeast IN. 

Farm tour sites and topics:

• Infrastructure options + Choosing your crops: Lobenstein Farm (St. Leon, IN) + Natural Resources Conservation Service

• Soil Prep and Fertility: Splinter Ridge Farm (Madison, IN) + Urban Soil Health

• Tools: Wild Pansy Farm (Crothersville, IN)

Virtual session topics and presenters:

• Making a planting plan + succession timing (High Mowing Seeds)

• Airflow, managing moisture, etc (Nifty Hoops)

• Daily management (Unvarnished Farm)

• Finding profit (Partners IN Food and Farming)

• Finding buyers (Food and Growers Association)

Dates/Locations:

• August 29th, Lobenstein Farm--St. Leon, IN  5:30-8pm

• September 19th, Splinter Ridge Farm— Madison, IN 5:30-8pm

• October 24th, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• November 14th, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• December--no class (optional one-on-one meetings with hosts)

• January 23rd, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• February 20, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• March 26th, Wild Pansy Farm--Crothersville, IN 5:30-8pm

This free workshop series is a collaboration between the Food and Growers Association, Partners IN Food and Farming, Purdue Extension, and Urban Soil Health.

Join us at Perkins Good Earth Farm field training to learn about soil health on small farms! This event is a full-day training for conservation and agricultural professionals* working with urban and small farms, vegetable growers, and diversified farms. More details on the agenda are coming soon!

*The primary audience is staff of Indiana Conservation Partnership (ICP) organizations: conservation planners and field office staff of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Purdue Extension, and other ICP agencies. Growers and the public are welcome to attend. 

Join Wayne Co SOIL group for a free workshop on creating a pollinator habitat in your own backyard!

Wildlife Biologist, Savannah Stout, will be showing participants all that’s needed to begin your own pollinator plot: choosing a location, soil preparation, seed varieties, and how to prevent accidental mowing.

Farmers: “Keep It Growing” - you can grow more food all year long!

Learn from farmers who use "season extension" to harvest more food in spring, fall, and winter. 

• Visit their farms to see how they're using low tunnels, high tunnels, and caterpillar tunnels to produce more - and earn more money - throughout the year. 

• Connect with other farmers and learn together.

“Keep It Growing” is a free 7-part workshop series where we’ll cover:

• What you can grow for harvest in the "shoulder" season (November-March).

• How season extension can increase your income, even out your cash flow, and build your business.

• Challenges and things to consider before building.

• What infrastructure and costs are involved.

We start soon, and we only have room for 30 farmers. Click here to RSVP today (it's free!) or learn more at www.indianafarming.org/events. Free dinner at in-person events, plus participants will be entered to win prizes from High Mowing Seeds, Nifty Hoops, and others.

The workshop series is a combo of farm tours and virtual workshops in southeast IN. 

Farm tour sites and topics:

• Infrastructure options + Choosing your crops: Lobenstein Farm (St. Leon, IN) + Natural Resources Conservation Service

• Soil Prep and Fertility: Splinter Ridge Farm (Madison, IN) + Urban Soil Health

• Tools: Wild Pansy Farm (Crothersville, IN)

Virtual session topics and presenters:

• Making a planting plan + succession timing (High Mowing Seeds)

• Airflow, managing moisture, etc (Nifty Hoops)

• Daily management (Unvarnished Farm)

• Finding profit (Partners IN Food and Farming)

• Finding buyers (Food and Growers Association)

Dates/Locations:

• August 29th, Lobenstein Farm--St. Leon, IN  5:30-8pm

• September 19th, Splinter Ridge Farm--Madison, IN 5:30-8pm

• October 24th, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• November 14th, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• December--no class (optional one-on-one meetings with hosts)

• January 23rd, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• February 20, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• March 26th, Wild Pansy Farm--Crothersville, IN 5:30-8pm

This free workshop series is a collaboration between the Food and Growers Association, Partners IN Food and Farming, Purdue Extension, and Urban Soil Health.

Farmers: “Keep It Growing” - you can grow more food all year long!

Learn from farmers who use "season extension" to harvest more food in spring, fall, and winter. 

• Visit their farms to see how they're using low tunnels, high tunnels, and caterpillar tunnels to produce more - and earn more money - throughout the year. 

• Connect with other farmers and learn together.

“Keep It Growing” is a free 7-part workshop series where we’ll cover:

• What you can grow for harvest in the "shoulder" season (November-March).

• How season extension can increase your income, even out your cash flow, and build your business.

• Challenges and things to consider before building.

• What infrastructure and costs are involved.

We start soon, and we only have room for 30 farmers. Click here to RSVP today (it's free!) or learn more at www.indianafarming.org/events. Free dinner at in-person events, plus participants will be entered to win prizes from High Mowing Seeds, Nifty Hoops, and others.

The workshop series is a combo of farm tours and virtual workshops in southeast IN. 

Farm tour sites and topics:

• Infrastructure options + Choosing your crops: Lobenstein Farm (St. Leon, IN) + Natural Resources Conservation Service

• Soil Prep and Fertility: Splinter Ridge Farm (Madison, IN) + Urban Soil Health

• Tools: Wild Pansy Farm (Crothersville, IN)

Virtual session topics and presenters:

• Making a planting plan + succession timing (High Mowing Seeds)

• Airflow, managing moisture, etc (Nifty Hoops)

• Daily management (Unvarnished Farm)

• Finding profit (Partners IN Food and Farming)

• Finding buyers (Food and Growers Association)

Dates/Locations:

• August 29th, Lobenstein Farm--St. Leon, IN  5:30-8pm

• September 19th, Splinter Ridge Farm--Vevay, IN 5:30-8pm

• October 24th, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• November 14th, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• December--no class (optional one-on-one meetings with hosts)

• January 23rd, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• February 20, zoom webinar--6-8pm

• March 26th, Wild Pansy Farm--Crothersville, IN 5:30-8pm

This free workshop series is a collaboration between the Food and Growers Association, Partners IN Food and Farming, Purdue Extension, and Urban Soil Health.

Join Allen County’s newest soil-health working group committed to engaging the community in soil health-centric growing practices. There will be a presentation on soil health, a garden walk, cover crop demonstrations, and a make-your-own-smoothie blender bike!

Direct questions to (260) 484-5848 ext. 3, healthysoilscollaborative@gmail.com