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  • Take the Macho Out of Mechanics Workshop

    Future Days Farm 37870 Chase Run Road, Albany, United States

    Join Rural Action, Morgan Hager of Future Days Farm, and Lindsay Klaunig of Trouvaille Farm for a fun and interactive event. Folks will come away with a better understanding of how to prevent common issues with their small engines as well as basic diagnostic knowledge. This class is ideal for folks who have operated small engines on farm and would like to learn the mechanics of their equipment. Get your hands dirty and learn some new skills in a welcoming and inclusive environment. Don't miss out on this opportunity to empower yourself and take the macho out of mechanics! Registration closes May 16. Click the link below to register.

  • Labor-Movement Virtual Workshops for Farmers (4-Part Zoom Series)

    Labor-Movement Virtual Workshops for Farmers
    Zoom

    Cynthia of Labor-Movement is offering online sessions over the next month to kick off this season. She will be offering 2-hour Movement Workshops, as well as a 4-part Zoom Series that goes into more detail about the topics covered during the workshops.

    4-Part Zoom Series:

    Expanded discussion of risk avoidance and management of musculoskeletal injuries. Information will include movement self-advocacy and considerations for implementing change for self and within a farm's strategies. ?

    Each session: 60 minutes

    May 27: Movement Health, Self-Advocacy, and Athletic Performance
    June 3: Food, Fluid, Sleep, and Stress are Foundations of Injury Risk Management
    June 10: Body Mechanics and Movement Patterns: Squats, Hinges, and Carries
    June 17: Movement Wellness vs Injury Recovery

    $15

  • Efficient Systems in the Market Garden

    Green Table Gardens 1469 Hook Road, Xenia, OH, United States

    Learn profitable and proven market gardening techniques by getting hands on instruction from a real grower. This workshop will take you beyond watching videos online to doing the garden tasks alongside real pros. Learn alongside a small group of others with Farmer Stephen on his 2/3-acre market garden. Learn more and register at the link below.

    $160

  • Labor-Movement Virtual Workshops for Farmers (2-Hour Movement Workshops)

    Labor-Movement Virtual Workshops for Farmers
    Zoom

    Cynthia of Labor-Movement is offering online sessions over the next month to kick off this season. She will be offering 2-hour Movement Workshops, as well as a 4-part Zoom Series that goes into more detail about the topics covered during the workshops. 

    2-Hour Movement Workshops:

    Movement health + wellness from an athletic perspective for those whose livelihoods rely on their body. Discussion of how athleticism fits into physical labor and what movement self-advocacy is.

    Topics covered include:

    overall health related to athlete well-being
    learn tips on managing food, fluid, sleep, and stress
    high use movement patterns: hinge, squat, and carries
    ways to reduce occurrence of low back pain and injury

    $15

  • Labor-Movement Virtual Workshops for Farmers (4-Part Zoom Series)

    Labor-Movement Virtual Workshops for Farmers
    Zoom

    Cynthia of Labor-Movement is offering online sessions over the next month to kick off this season. She will be offering 2-hour Movement Workshops, as well as a 4-part Zoom Series that goes into more detail about the topics covered during the workshops.

    4-Part Zoom Series:

    Expanded discussion of risk avoidance and management of musculoskeletal injuries. Information will include movement self-advocacy and considerations for implementing change for self and within a farm's strategies. ?

    Each session: 60 minutes

    May 27: Movement Health, Self-Advocacy, and Athletic Performance
    June 3: Food, Fluid, Sleep, and Stress are Foundations of Injury Risk Management
    June 10: Body Mechanics and Movement Patterns: Squats, Hinges, and Carries
    June 17: Movement Wellness vs Injury Recovery

    $15

  • Ins-and-Outs of Trellising

    Green Table Gardens 1469 Hook Road, Xenia, OH, United States

    Join an exploration of high tunnel trellising methods for cucumbers and tomatoes with farmer Stephen Mackell at Green Table Gardens. Stephen is experimenting to see which methods are effective with the least amount of labor on his organic market garden. Get a first-hand view of the methods, hear what Stephen is finding to work best for his production system, and consider what might work on your farm!

  • Labor-Movement Virtual Workshops for Farmers (2-Hour Movement Workshops)

    Labor-Movement Virtual Workshops for Farmers
    Zoom

    Cynthia of Labor-Movement is offering online sessions over the next month to kick off this season. She will be offering 2-hour Movement Workshops, as well as a 4-part Zoom Series that goes into more detail about the topics covered during the workshops. 

    2-Hour Movement Workshops:

    Movement health + wellness from an athletic perspective for those whose livelihoods rely on their body. Discussion of how athleticism fits into physical labor and what movement self-advocacy is.

    Topics covered include:

    overall health related to athlete well-being
    learn tips on managing food, fluid, sleep, and stress
    high use movement patterns: hinge, squat, and carries
    ways to reduce occurrence of low back pain and injury

    $15

  • Labor-Movement Virtual Workshops for Farmers (4-Part Zoom Series)

    Labor-Movement Virtual Workshops for Farmers
    Zoom

    Cynthia of Labor-Movement is offering online sessions over the next month to kick off this season. She will be offering 2-hour Movement Workshops, as well as a 4-part Zoom Series that goes into more detail about the topics covered during the workshops.

    4-Part Zoom Series:

    Expanded discussion of risk avoidance and management of musculoskeletal injuries. Information will include movement self-advocacy and considerations for implementing change for self and within a farm's strategies. ?

    Each session: 60 minutes

    May 27: Movement Health, Self-Advocacy, and Athletic Performance
    June 3: Food, Fluid, Sleep, and Stress are Foundations of Injury Risk Management
    June 10: Body Mechanics and Movement Patterns: Squats, Hinges, and Carries
    June 17: Movement Wellness vs Injury Recovery

    $15

  • Labor-Movement Virtual Workshops for Farmers (4-Part Zoom Series)

    Labor-Movement Virtual Workshops for Farmers
    Zoom

    Cynthia of Labor-Movement is offering online sessions over the next month to kick off this season. She will be offering 2-hour Movement Workshops, as well as a 4-part Zoom Series that goes into more detail about the topics covered during the workshops.

    4-Part Zoom Series:

    Expanded discussion of risk avoidance and management of musculoskeletal injuries. Information will include movement self-advocacy and considerations for implementing change for self and within a farm's strategies. ?

    Each session: 60 minutes

    May 27: Movement Health, Self-Advocacy, and Athletic Performance
    June 3: Food, Fluid, Sleep, and Stress are Foundations of Injury Risk Management
    June 10: Body Mechanics and Movement Patterns: Squats, Hinges, and Carries
    June 17: Movement Wellness vs Injury Recovery

    $15

  • Equipping a Diversified Vegetable Farm

    That Guy's Family Farm 394 State Route 380, Clarksville, OH, United States

    Guy and Sandy Ashmore have built out their array of equipment over the course of several decades as organic vegetable farmers. As Conard and Kelsey, the next generation of Ashmores, transition to leadership, they are evaluating what is essential and what could use modification. Join this conversation with the Ashmore family on what systems have worked for them, what changes they are anticipating, and which equipment is essential to their success.

  • Owl's Nest Farm

    Flower Farming with Adrianne Roach

    Owl's Nest Farm 550 Gleason Rd., Piketon, OH, United States

    Join flower farmer Adrianne Roach for a morning of "pick your own stems" and simple bouquet making at Owl's Nest Flower Farm. Discuss the best plants for starting your own cutting or butterfly garden, how to manage pests using sustainable farming methods, and where to get started in flower farming for profit. Owl's Nest practices low- and no-till farming using organic methods for healthy soils and beautiful local flowers that are grown not flown.

  • 2025 Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day

    Iowa State University Horticulture Research Station 55519 170th Street, Ames, IA, United States

    Join farmers from across the Midwest for this daylong event. Spend the morning checking out weeding tools up close and speaking with company reps at the trade show. Catch education sessions from experienced farmers and experts and engage with farmers from across the region. After a break at noon for lunch, the afternoon will feature the heart of this event: field demonstrations of weeding and cultivation tools for all scales in row crops and vegetables. Head to the demo plots specially planted with corn, beets and brassicas to see numerous tools in action. Registration is available at the link below until August 6.

    $85