Natural and Low-cost Homestead Design

Many Hands Sustainability Center / Organic Farm 411 Sheldon Road, Barre, United States

Saturday, May 11, 2024 9am-12noon with pot luck lunch Price: [...]

Starting Seeds and Seedlings

Many Hands Sustainability Center / Organic Farm 411 Sheldon Road, Barre, United States

Saturday, May 25, 2024 9am – 12noon with pot luck [...]

Keeping the Soil Covered: Tarps, Cover Crops, Mulch

Many Hands Sustainability Center / Organic Farm 411 Sheldon Road, Barre, United States

Julie Rawson and Jack Kittredge of Many Hands Organic Farm “aim for the highest possible fertility, a no till scenario, increased soil organic matter, and high nutrient density, disease and insect resistance, and as few weeds as possible.” Sound too good to be true? Join us at a hands-on workshop on their farm to discuss their experience 10 years into no-till management, a bit about their problems with this modality as they have evolved over the years, and the solutions that they have implemented. 

Cómo mantener el suelo cubierto: lonas, cultivos de cobertura, mantillo

Many Hands Sustainability Center / Organic Farm 411 Sheldon Road, Barre, United States

Julie Rawson y Jack Kittredge de Many Hands Organic Farm “buscan alcanzar la máxima fertilidad posible, practicar la agricultura sin labranza, aumentar la materia orgánica del suelo, una alta densidad de nutrientes, resistencia a las enfermedades y los insectos, y tan pocas malas hierbas como sea posible.” ¿Suena demasiado bien para ser verdad? Únase a nosotros en este taller práctico en su granja para aprender de sus 10 años de experiencia en el manejo de la agricultura sin labranza, compartir algunos de los problemas de este modelo que han experimentado a lo largo de los años y también las soluciones a las que han llegado. Sound too good to be true? Join us at a hands-on workshop on their farm to discuss their experience 10 years into no-till management, a bit about their problems with this modality as they have evolved over the years, and the solutions that they have implemented. 

Homestead Carpentry

Many Hands Sustainability Center / Organic Farm 411 Sheldon Road, Barre, United States

Saturday, June 15, 2024 9am-12 with pot luck lunch Price: [...]

Food preservation

Many Hands Sustainability Center / Organic Farm 411 Sheldon Road, Barre, United States

September 14, 2024 10am – 2 pm with a pot [...]