Farm Visit: No-Till Farming, Bowdoinham, Maine
June 29, 2022
Topic: No-Till Farming Techniques
Calling all New Farmers — and Anyone with Fewer Than 10 Years of Experience in Farming!
When: June 29, 2022 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Where: 1186 River Rd., Bowdoinham Maine
Presenter: Ian Jerolmack, Stonecipher Farm
Fee: $10
Come join UMaine Extension’s Boots-2-Bushels farm training program on June 29, 2022, from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at Stonecipher Farm in Bowdoinham, Maine for a farm visit about No-Till Farming Techniques with Stonecipher’s Ian Jerolmack. Ian Jerolmack and Emily Goodchild own and operate Stonecipher Farm, a certified organic 5-acre “no-till” vegetable, fruit, and egg farm. This farm visit is a good chance for new farmers to learn about no-till farming techniques and to network with other new farmers and service providers.
Boots-2-Bushels (B2B) is a 9-month hands-on market gardening education and training program for military veterans and their family members. The program is sponsored by UMaine Cooperative Extension’s Maine AgrAbility in partnership with the Veterans Administration and the Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener Association. PLEASE NOTE: You do not have to be a veteran nor be enrolled in B2B to attend this farm visit.
Who Should Attend?
New farmers based in Maine who have fewer than 10 years of experience in farming with a desire to learn more about no-till farming techniques on a diversified farm.
Limited to 10 participants.
Register Online
For more information or to request an accommodation, contact: Chris Howard, UMaine Extension, 207.944.6391, christina.howard@maine.edu
If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Chris Howard at christina.howard@maine.edu to discuss your needs. Receiving requests for accommodations at least seven days before the program provides a reasonable amount of time to meet the request, however, all requests will be considered.