The field days I wrote about are finally scheduled! When I posted about the process before I wasn't sure how long it would take. It turned into one of those situations in which you work and work and work and think you're making no progress, but one day, without warning, you find yourself with your goal in hand! Our networking efforts produced some great results: three of the field days are co-sponsored. Sincere thanks are due to Richard Gast of Franklin County Cooperative Extension, Molly Ames of Jefferson County CCE, and Dick Winnett of the Finger Lakes Resource Conservation & Development Council. Richard and Molly are members of the Small Farms Energy Work Team.
There are four field days scheduled. See the Small Farms Program website for more information.
July 25, 2009: Photovoltaic electric system at Happy Haven Farm, Mooers.
July 30, 2009: Photovoltaic electric system at Lilac Lawns Farm, Mannsville.
August 5, 2009: Off-grid solar, wind, and water energy at On Warren Pond Farm, Trumansburg.
August 6, 2009: Solar-powered livestock watering at Bob Bondi's farm, Pulteney.
The current challenge is publicizing the field days. Violet realized that our press list was last updated three years ago, so she's asked me to make sure that the contacts are current and to expand the list. While working on that project, I've brainstormed some other ideas for getting the word out. My favorites: posting fliers at county fairs, asking farmers' market managers to tell their vendors, and listing the field days on the Ithaca Journal events calendar. Publicity has already gone out through the newsletters of several organizations and people are starting to sign up!
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