North Point Community Farm Twilight Meeting
Event Details
Date
August 19, 2024
Time
4:00pm - 7:00pm
Location
North Point Community Farm
2172 Military Turnpike
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Cost
Per Farm : $10.00
Host
Eastern New York Commercial HorticultureNorth Point Community Farm Twilight Meeting
North Point Community Farm Twilight Meeting
Monday, August 19th 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.
Apples
Apricots
Asparagus
Beets
Blueberries
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cherries
Cucumbers
Dry Beans
Eggplant
Ethnic Vegetables
Garlic
Grapes
Horseradish
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce / Leafy Greens
Melons
Nectarines
Onions
Parsnips
Peaches
Pears
Peas
Peppers
Plums
Potatoes
Pumpkins / Gourds
Radishes
Raspberries / Blackberries
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Snap Beans
Squash - Summer
Squash- Winter
Strawberries
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
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