Are you new to farming, a seasoned farmer, or a backyard gardener wanting to scale up? Come learn success tips from small-scale farm experts! CWC and the University of Wyoming Extension will present a Small Farm Symposium on the second weekend in March. There will be workshops, farm tours, discussions, and a keynote speaker.
When: Friday, March 10 – Saturday, March 11, 2023
Where: Central Wyoming College Health and Science Building
Friday, March 10, 8 am – 4:30 pm
Workshops, Lunch & Farm Tours – $20
Workshops: Soil and Water, Marketing
Lunch by Rusty’s Corner.
1-4:30 pm Tours: Doyle Farm, Riverton & Lake View Gardens, Pavillion
5:30 pm: Farm to Table Dinner by Bunk’s BBQ and Panel Discussion – $35
Saturday, March 11, 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
Welcome Breakfast, Keynote, Lunch & Sessions – $40
Sessions:
- Vegetable Production
- Strategic Communications
- Solar Energy on the Farm
- Wyoming Food Freedom Act
- Profitable Poultry
- Grazing
- Managing Pastures
- Making Alternative Cuts of Meat
- Goat Dairy
- Insect Management
- Making Money with Mushrooms
- Business Skills
- & more!
8 am – 4 pm – Trade Show (and Door Prizes!)
For more information and a complete schedule, click here or call 307-347-3431.
Melissa Hemken, a Community Food System Specialist with CWC, joined the County 10 Podcast to talk about the state’s first ‘Harvest Wyoming’ small farm symposium. To listen to the podcast, click here.
Thank you to these generous sponsors!
- University of Wyoming Extension
- Central Wyoming College
- USDA-NIFA Beginning Farmer Rancher Development Program
- Wyoming Department of Ag Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
- Farm Credit Services
- Western SARE
- USDA Risk Management
- Range Solar
