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Salamander Springs Farm
UPCOMING EVENTS & WORKSHOPS

2024 Schedule: 

JANUARY 25-27, 2024 Organic Association of Kentucky Annual Conference

Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY:  Susana will teach a longer pre-conference workshop this year on No-till Cover Cropping Strategies, with fellow farmer buddy Jesse Frost of Roughdraft Farm. www.oak-ky.org/conference

 

APRIL-NOVEMBER 2024:  Second Saturday MONTHLY FARM TOURS at Salamander Springs Farm. 

Schedule & sign-up info on FARM TOURS page.  

PERMACULTURE SKILLS DAYS & INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS at Salamander Springs Farm:

Details & registration on WORKSHOPS page.

JUNE 1, 2024  Integrate Cover Crops without Tillage:  

Learn continuous relay cropping inspired by Masanobu Fukuoka’s work. Provides early season skills further developed in the July Soils and September Permaculture in Practice workshops.  Includes no-till methods of cover crop management in staple crops and vegetable beds, soil health, crop polycultures including cornfield milpa system Susana learned in Latin America

Details & registration

JULY 6, 2024 Soil Health Principles & Practice:   

Build healthy mycorrhizal soils that retain carbon, water and nutrients in the soil for nutrient-rich food without outside inputs!  Learn to develop contour swales for water and nutrient capture, permanent beds and no-till fields, use cover crops without tillage, mulches, compost, humanure and cycling “wastes.”  Details & registration

AUGUST 24, 2024  Crop Seed Selection & Saving:   full-day skills workshop this year! 

Locally-adapted seeds are crucial for a resilient future. Salamander Springs Farm has focused on developing local landrace varieties of staple foods and native crops of this continent.  Understand and work with pollination of different crop families, learn to harvest, dry, process and store seed at a low-tech homestead-scale.  Details & registration

SEPTEMBER 13-15, 2024 PERMACULTURE IN PRACTICE WEEKEND INTENSIVE:  

Since 2007, this inspirational weekend intensive has provided a transformative experience cherished by participants.  Immerse yourself in learning the practices needed to build and live on an off-grid, regenerative permaculture farm.  Hands-on learning of no-till systems, staple crops, hugulkultur, soil building, swales & water management, seed saving, off-grid systems, natural building, and more. Includes gourmet meals from the farm, camping accommodations including a solar shower, wonderful spring water, educational workshop materials to take home. This fun and memorable weekend has filled quickly in the past so register early!​​​​  Details & registration

(TBA) OCTOBER 2024, SOUTHEAST REGIONAL BIODYNAMIC CONFERENCE:

Barefoot Farmer/Long Hungry Creek Farm, Red Boiling Springs, TN:   Susana will again teach on no-till production using cover crops ands/or the basics of seed selection and saving of food crops. Salamander Springs Farm also has a booth at this event with the staples cornmeal, popcorn and dry beans, dried herbs, seeds and more. https://barefootfarmer.com/southeast-regional-biodynamic-conference_2023

(TBA) LATE SEPTEMBER or EARLY OCTOBER 2024, ANNUAL CORN HARVEST & SHUCKING PARTY at Salamander Springs Farm:  1-5 p.m., Community potluck & bonfire following. Camping available.  Sign up for newsletter to receive details!

(TBA) EARLY DECEMBER 2024, TENNESSEE LOCAL FOOD SUMMIT:

Details coming at www.tnlocalfood.org

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