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Interested in organic gardening or pursuing a career in sustainable agriculture? The Western Piedmont Community College Sustainable Agriculture Program and Burke County Cooperative Extension will host a workshop entitled "Entrepreneur's Guide to Success in Sustainable Agriculture with Joel Salatin" Events will include a panel discussion, farm projects tour, exhibits by area organizations involved in sustainable agriculture and presentation by Joel Salatin.
Salatin is the owner/operator of Polyface Farms in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. A third generation alternative farmer, Salatin carries his message of environmentally sustainable farming practices to audiences nationwide. Salatin's farming methods have been profiled in the film, Food, Inc. and in the book The Omnivore's Dilemma by investigative journalist Michael Pollan. Salatin has written several books about farming including You Can Farm: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Start and Succeed in a Farming Enterprise.
This free workshop will be held on Monday, November 16 from 1-5pm at the Burke County Cooperative Extension office, 130 Ammons Drive, Morganton. Registration is from noon to 1pm., and space is limited, so be sure to arrive early. For more information about this event or if you or your organization would like to have a free exhibitor's table, please contact Chip Hope at chope@wpcc.edu, 828-448-3554 or Donna Teasley at donna_teasley@ncsu.edu, 828-439-4460.
Two aquaculture tours to showcase aquaculture production and fee fishing will be offered on December 3 and December 7. On December 3, a tour of Grandfather Trout Farm, Banner Elk, and Hump Mountain Trout Farm, Elk Park, will take place. Grandfather Trout Farm is a fee fishing operation located in near Boone. Hump Mountain Trout Farm is a fingerling and food fish producer located in Elk Park. Both of these facilities have been in operation for years.
On December 7, a tour of Creekside Carp & Catifish Lakes and Whitmar Lakes will take place. These facilities also have been operating for years. If you ever considered aquaculture as a business venture this is your chance to see some fish farms first hand. this is your chance to talk with the business owners. A van will be available for transportation and will leave Mario
n at 9:30am on both days. Return time scheduled for 4:00pm on December 3 and 3:30pm on December 7. You are welcome to drive to the facilities as well. Registration is required by December 1 and cost is $5.00. Make checks payable to McDowell County Center. Space is limited, call early. Call Cheryl Mitchell or Molly Sandfoss at 828-652-7874.
Two water quality testing workshops will be offered on Tuesday, November 24 and Thursday, December 10. The workshop on November 24 will be at Willie's Fish Lake, 537 Casstevens Road, Mount Airy. The workshop on Thursday, December 10 will be at Creekside Carp & Catfish Lakes, 2991 Sam Houser Road, Vale. Both workshops will start at 1:00pm and last until 3:00pm. Basic water quality parameters will be reviewed. Then you will have hands-on experience of testing water quality using chemical test kits. If you have testing kits or equipment, feel free to bring them. If you have a recreational pond, farm pond, or fee-fishing pond, this workshop is for you.
Registration is required. Call Cheryl Mitchell or Molly Sandfoss at 828-652-7874. If you have any questions, please call.
