Event Details
Date
February 15, 2018
Time
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location
NYS Agricultural Experiment Station
630 W North St, Jordan Hall 2nd floor lounge
Geneva, NY 14456
Cost
This event is free.
Host
Eastern New York Commercial HorticultureRobert Hadad
585-739-4065
email Robert Hadad
Greater WNY Vegetable Farming Collaborative Teach-In
February 15, 2018To launch this inaugural Teach-In program (discussion group), we will be discussing necessary equipment and how to come up with a plan for solving our seasonal labor issues.
Equipment
- What are the most useful and necessary pieces of equipment to get started with based on scale?
- What are the priorities for acquiring equipment based on the experiences of the group?
- Tractors, cultivators, wash lines, oh my...
- Sharing equipment possibilities
- Using tarps -- the good, the bad, and the ugly
- Other equipment/tools
- What type of jobs needed?
- Full-time, part-time
- Salary rates
- Where to look?
- Sharing workers among farms to increase hours to full time for the workers while meeting farmer needs
Cost: FREE to attend but please bring a dish to contribute to the pot-luck luncheon.
For more information, contact Robert Hadad by email or call 585-739-4065