Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 07:14:31 -0400
From: Debbie Roos
Subject: Farm Show & Tell Monday Sept. 26
The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension has organized a “show and tell” at Granite Springs Farm from 5:30 pm-dark for Monday, September 26. This farm visit is for farmers of all levels and also eaters interested in learning more about our local farms!
Time: 5:30 pm-dark
Location:
266 Granite Springs
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Farmer: Meredith Leight
What You’ll See:
Meredith is in her third year of farming. She uses sustainable techniques to grow a wide variety of vegetables and sells to a few restaurants plus at the Chatham Mills Farmers’ Market, the Chapel Hill Farmers’ Market, and the Pittsboro Farmers’ Market. Meredith also manages a 40 member CSA (community supported agriculture) program that is
split into three 8-week sessions.
During the Farm Show & Tell, visitors will see lots of fall vegetables and a passive solar greenhouse for transplant production. Meredith will talk about her new CoolBot system which is a low-cost alternative to a traditional walk-in cooler which is so important for maintaining postharvest quality of produce.
Meredith is also working towards establishing an intentional community around her 140 acre property and farm and possibly creating an incubator farm.
Directions are on the Growing Small Farms website at http://bit.ly/djkGYR
This event is free and no registration is required. Just show up! The program will begin promptly at 5:30 pm. Please arrive a few minutes early so we can start on time.
Also mark your calendars for the next Farm Show & Tell which will be October 17 at Harland’s Creek Farm.
Check out Cooperative Extension’s Growing Small Farms Website for more resources on sustainable production: www.growingsmallfarms.org<http://www.growingsmallfarms.org>.
We hope to see you there!
Debbie
Debbie Roos
Agricultural Extension Agent
Chatham County Center
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
919.542.8202
www.growingsmallfarms.org
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