North Point Community Farm Twilight Meeting

Monday, August 19^th 4-7 pm (rain or shine)

2172 Military Turnpike, Plattsburgh, NY 12901

(For VT attendees: NPCF is a 15 minute drive from the Plattsburgh ferry dock, 34 minutes from the Rouses Point Bridge, 42 minutes from the Essex Ferry dock, and 1h9m from the Crown Point Lake Champlain Bridge)

$10 per farm

Join us for a tour of North Point Community Farm, a diversified vegetable, berry, and flower operation in the North Country. Farmers Marisa and Mike will give us an overview of their decision-making as they expand their business, increasing their high tunnel production, investing in new tillage equipment, and transforming an old dairy barn into an efficient wash-pack shed with food safety in mind. We'll end the evening with local food refreshments and an opportunity to network with growers from NY and VT.

DEC credits: 1.5 credits in categories 1A, 10, 23

Agenda:

4:00pm - 4:15 - Introductions and Overview of NPCF (Marisa Lenetsky and Mike Champagne, NPCF)

4:15 - 5:00 - High Tunnel Production (Judson Reid, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program/Harvest NY)

• Choosing a structure and site
• Soil health and fertility
• Irrigation systems and water quality
• Integrated pest management
• Structural improvements
• Vermont growers share their experiences with their own dairy barn renovations
• Food safety considerations for GAPs audits/FSMA inspections
• Safe handling, use, and storage of sanitizers

5:00 - 5:30 - Tillage equipment demonstrations (Marisa Lenetsky and Mike Champagne, NPCF)

5:30 - 6:30 - Renovating dairy barns for wash/pack (Andy Chamberlin and Hans Estrin, UVM Extension Ag Engineering)

6:30 - 7:00 - Refreshments and networking

Contact Elisabeth Hodgdon (eh528@cornell.edu or (518) 650-5323) with requests for accommodations.