NOFA Mass. Advanced Growers' Seminar

Hear Harvey Ussery and his work - at a NOFA/Mass. event.

The Northeast Organic Farming Association/Massachusetts Chapter presents an Advanced Growers' Fall Seminar with Harvey Ussery talking about the modern homestead on Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5, at Barre Congregational Church, Barre, Mass.

This two-day seminar focuses on achieving greater food independence using innovative models for increasing production on the homestead and small farm. The seminar will present an integrative, whole-systems approach to achieve maximum diversity and biological efficiencies that imitate nature while minimizing reliance on purchased solutions. Soil care, cropping, and livestock husbandry, much more.

Harvey Ussery and his wife, Ellen, are activists in the local foods movement. They produce all their own poultry and eggs, and grow most of their own vegetables, year-round, on three good acres in northern Virginia and further reduce dependence on the supermarket by purchasing most of the remainder of their food from local producers. His book, The Small-Scale Poultry Flock, with a forward written by Joel Salatin, is being published by Chelsea Green in October.

Registration is $150. For details and discounts, contact Ben Grosscup, event coordinator, ben.grosscup@nofamass.org, (413) 658-5374.