Events for Farmers, by Farmers
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Sometimes a 20 minute conversation with someone who gets it can change the course of a season. Here are upcoming opportunities to have those conversations in the flesh with other small scale beginning farmers.
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Save the Date: October 20, 2019 - Mad Farmers Collective
The Mad Farmers Collective wants to share what they're learning about greens washing.
They had a grant from USDA SARE to test out different options, and prototype a few set ups.
Join HYFC and Mad Farmers Collective for a farm tour, demonstration, time together, and more.
Details TBA (soon!).
They had a grant from USDA SARE to test out different options, and prototype a few set ups.
Join HYFC and Mad Farmers Collective for a farm tour, demonstration, time together, and more.
Details TBA (soon!).
Summer Social: August 4, 2019 - Mavourneen Farm
Each summer, we host a farmer social. We think it's pretty excellent (though we may be biased). The idea is to host the social when we all are ready for a little fun - most plants are in the ground and growing, spring berries have been harvested, all of the animals are out grazing and rotating through pastures, but the fall harvest season isn't yet upon us.
Join the Hoosier Young Farmers Coalition at Mavourneen Farm in Bloomington for our Third Annual Summer Social.
Tour of the farm at 12:30. Good, old fashioned potluck lunch at 2pm. Swimming in the pond, volleyball, music and general hang out time until about 6pm.
Bring along:
Please note:
Can't wait to see you for fun, sun, and socializing!
Driving Details:
Address is 8745 S Rockport Road Bloomington, IN 47403
From Bloomington, follow South Rockport Road for about 12 miles. Just outside the tiny township of Kirksville, you will pass Rock East Road and then come down a very small hill. At the bottom, on the left you’ll see a gravel drive and a blue sign with lots of numbers on it. The sign says May Creek Farm on the top. Mavourneen Farm is located at May Creek—a farm within a farm. Follow the drive past the pine trees, there will be signs to direct parking. Call 812-322-8835 if you have any trouble finding the place.
Join the Hoosier Young Farmers Coalition at Mavourneen Farm in Bloomington for our Third Annual Summer Social.
Tour of the farm at 12:30. Good, old fashioned potluck lunch at 2pm. Swimming in the pond, volleyball, music and general hang out time until about 6pm.
Bring along:
- Something to share for the potluck.
- We'll have some beer and other drinks on hand, but BYO's are encouraged. We'll also have cups, plates, and the like. Bathroom accommodations are primitive and sustainable (read: composting toilet).
- Swimsuit and towel for the pond!
- Guitar, banjo, etc. to join in the music
- A camp chair and a smile.
- You, your farming friends, your partner, your kids, etc.
Please note:
- Please leave the pets at home - there's not a lot of space for animals to run around.
- We'll be guests at a community pond, and we'll want to respect their rules. Please plan to swim safely: Children need to be supervised by an adult at all times, people should wear a life jacket and stay inside the shallow area if they aren't strong swimmers, etc.
Can't wait to see you for fun, sun, and socializing!
Driving Details:
Address is 8745 S Rockport Road Bloomington, IN 47403
From Bloomington, follow South Rockport Road for about 12 miles. Just outside the tiny township of Kirksville, you will pass Rock East Road and then come down a very small hill. At the bottom, on the left you’ll see a gravel drive and a blue sign with lots of numbers on it. The sign says May Creek Farm on the top. Mavourneen Farm is located at May Creek—a farm within a farm. Follow the drive past the pine trees, there will be signs to direct parking. Call 812-322-8835 if you have any trouble finding the place.
Farm Crawl: Sunday, April 28 - Central Indiana
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Plans are in motion for a Farm Crawl for our spring 2019 event!
Get a behind the scenes look at Teter Organic Farm, Full Hand Farm, and Free Folk Farm... ...that means we'll see an organic fruit and veggie farm (that's tied to a church's outreach), a four-season farm in year 8 of production, and an urban farm in Year 1, all in one day. We'll add more details, but know that: - We'll start at 1pm - You'll have the chance to carpool with other farmers between the sites - We'll share a potluck meal at the end of the tours Follow us on Instagram and Facebook for more info. |
Young Farmer After Party: Friday, March 1 - Black Swan Brewpub
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We love the Indiana Small Farm Conference - and the chance to hang out afterwards.
We'll be at Black Swan Brew Pub in Plainfield after the conference (likely starting around 8pm). We'll cover a few appetizers, and have space for all the young farmers who want to come! Grab yourself a brew and some dinner, and hang some excellent folks from across the state. |
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Young Farmer Workshops at the Indiana Small Farm Conference
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This year, Purdue did something really neat - they invited proposals for the Indiana Small Farm Conference. The Hoosier Young Farmers Coalition pitched five workshops - things we thought that young farmers in Indiana needed.
The conference planning committee approved three of our ideas! They teamed us up with collaborators, and now we're helping host these workshops at the Indiana Small Farm Conference. Register for the conference today, and come find us at these sessions:
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Don’t see something in your area on our schedule?
Contact us and let's make something happen!
Contact us and let's make something happen!