Women Farm
Upcoming Events

Harvesting tools and equipment
(TEM-7)

On-farm Experience Instruction in what to consider when purchasing, borrowing, renting, or fabricating equipment and in practices of repair, routine and preventive maintenance, proper storage, and record keeping. (Due to insurance restrictions, direct use of other than hand tools not possible.) Examples of probably featured tools and equipment: baskets, outdoor irrigation systems, lettuce knives, mowers, pitchforks, pruning shears, refrigeration, stirrup hoe, and totes.... $130.00

Monday, June 4, 2012
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Meadow Rise Farm
6991 Renie Road
Bellville, Ohio 44813 map

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Tractor and weeding equipment
(TEM-9)

On-farm Experience Instruction in what to consider when purchasing, borrowing, renting, or fabricating equipment and in practices of repair, routine and preventive maintenance, proper storage, and record keeping. (Due to insurance restrictions, direct use of other than hand tools is not possible.) Examples of probably featured equipment: bush hog, corn hoe, cultivators, mower, rotary hoes, sickle bar, and tractor.... $130.00

Tuesday, June 5, 2012
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Burr Farms
4584 Roberts Mill Road
London, Ohio 43140 map

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Harvesting tools and equipment
(TEM-7)

On-farm Experience Instruction in what to consider when purchasing, borrowing, renting, or fabricating equipment and in practices of repair, routine and preventive maintenance, proper storage, and record keeping. (Due to insurance restrictions, direct use of other than hand tools not possible.) Examples of probably featured tools and equipment: baskets, outdoor irrigation systems, lettuce knives, mowers, pitchforks, pruning shears, refrigeration, stirrup hoe, and totes.... $130.00

Wednesday, June 6, 2012
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Rush Creek Gardens
801 W. Snodgrass Road
Piqua, Ohio 45356 map

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Weeding, seeding, harvesting
(BP-10)

Direct Experience Instruction in how to distinguish the weeds from the food, plant seeds into the soil, utilize mulches and compost, and how to judge ripeness and use harvesting tools and supplies.... $195.00

Monday, June 11, 2012
9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Meadow Rise Farm
6991 Renie Road
Bellville, Ohio 44813 map

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Marrland-Lithopolis
Salem Church Road NW
Lithopolis, Ohio 43136 map

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Rush Creek Gardens
801 W. Snodgrass Road
Piqua, Ohio 45356 map

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Welcome

Women Farm expands the capacity of Ohio women farmers to develop each other in ways that positively impact regional food farming and the conservation and preservation of Ohio farmland.

Women Farm Services

In small groups of no fewer than 5 and no more than 12

  • On-farm, in-field Learn-to-Farm direct experience instruction
    • Basic food production skills
    • Basic food farm business skills
    • Specialized food production skills
    • Specialized food farm business skills
    • Use of food farming tools, equipment, and machinery
Learn-to-Farm
  • Think-Do farm business management is a participatory project featuring a real problem or an actual opportunity defined by an experienced woman farmer
    • Develop an existent food farming business
    • Improve soil productivity to grow food
    • Transition to food farming
    • Create options for farmland use in response to life changes
    • Aspire to own farmland and operate a food farm
Think-Do
  • Conversations on issues of importance to women farmers
    • Facilitated conference calls
    • Monitored on-line discussions
Conversations

For individuals focused on regional food farming

  • On-farm mentoring, limited to subscribers of small group services
  • On-farm consulting
  • Information searches
On-Farm

On-line for regional food farmers