Cooperative Extension at Highmoor Farm
Cooperative Extension at Highmoor Farm
Week of Events
Boots to Bushels – Market Farmer Training for New England
Online Course: January 20 — April 2, 2026 Classes held: Tuesday and Thursdays from 6:00 p.m. — 7:30 p.m. Cost: $195 for 11 weeks of online instruction (scholarships available) For: Beginning Farmers (less than 10 years of farming experience), Veterans, Veteran Family Members Classes are taught by subject matter experts and cover topics including vegetable […]
Non-Thermal Seed Treatment Solutions for Organic Farming Systems
Ensuring high-quality, pathogen-free seed is essential for organic crop production, yet organic standards limit conventional chemical treatments. This seminar highlights emerging non-thermal, non-chemical sanitation methods—particularly pulsed electric fields (PEF) and ozone-based technologies. Participants will learn how PEF disrupts microbial cells through electroporation, and how ozone provides rapid microbial inactivation without harmful residues. Both approaches show […]
Boots to Bushels – Market Farmer Training for New England
Online Course: January 20 — April 2, 2026 Classes held: Tuesday and Thursdays from 6:00 p.m. — 7:30 p.m. Cost: $195 for 11 weeks of online instruction (scholarships available) For: Beginning Farmers (less than 10 years of farming experience), Veterans, Veteran Family Members Classes are taught by subject matter experts and cover topics including vegetable […]