Northern New York Farmers' Partnership
LOCAL FARMERS who value PEOPLE, THE LAND, and ECONOMIC AUTONOMY working together with all members of the COMMUNITY
NNYFP members are constantly looking for cutting edge knowledge in grass based farming. Many members take the knowledge that they gain at these conferences and put it into practice on their own farms. Then, keeping with the mission of the group, they pass that knowledge onto new farmers, so the whole community can benefit from one members conference attendance. Below is a list of conferences that NNYFP members have attended.
NNYFP Member: Ann Bennett
Missouri grazier, Greg Judy, went from the brink of bankruptcy to easily paying off his home and farm’s mortgage in just two years with custom grazing. Low cost land leasing allows you to expand with little to no capital and with no risk from future price drops. At this school Greg will show you how to get started, how to develop a farm with zero tractor input, how to find cattle owners and how much to charge, how to clear brush with hogs, hair sheep and cattle, how to use custom grazing to finance your way into high value grassfed meat production.
NNYFP member: Nancy Lynch
NNYFP Member: Katrina Hebb
Seminar on Traditional Diets with Sally Fallon; Introduction to the Work of Dr. Price; Fats and Oils in Traditional Diets; Workshop on Lacto-Fermented Foods; Sourdough Bread and Noodles; John Dommisse, MD--"Vitamin B12: Difficulties and Obstacles in Diagnosing and Treating B12 Deficiency; John Cannell, MD--"Vitamin D, When, Where, Why and How Much"; An Emerging Story Being Told: Vitamin A and Its Role in Children's Nutrition and Health"; Keynote Address by Mark McAfee: "The Safety and Health Benefits of Raw Milk"
NNYFP Member: Martha Pickard
NNYFP Member: Paul Hetzler
Ridge Shinn and Gearld Fry led the workshop. Workshop included facts of AI, equipment and preparation steps. Attendees learned about the internal reproductive organs of the cow, practiced artificial insemination and then artificially inseminated live cows.
NNYFP Members: Nancy Lynch, Bob Pickard, Ben Schrader, Frank Hess
Conference topics include: how to treat and balance soil/plans with amendments, how to measure progress with Brix meter and pH meter,how to produce organic 100% grass-fed beef, how to choose genetics to optimize your grass.
NNYFP members: Pete Blaso, Roy and Renee Smith
Draft horses can still be viable tools for the forestry industry. This three-day workshop focused on the benefits of using equine labor in logging operations.
NNYFP Member: Damian Gormley
This training weekend covered: preserving the harvest, canning and beyond; making cheese, making soap, making money; making and selling healing herbal products, saving seed, saving money, saving our future.
NNYFP Members: Renee Smith, Ann Bennett, Martha Pickard
Conference topics included: the secrets of seasonal milk production; small acreages earn big returns from no-grain dairying, award winning cheese starts with 100% grassfed milk, and dual purpose dairy cattle.
NNYFP Members: Jeff Thayer, Roy and Renee Smith, Martha Pickard
Conference topics included: pastured livestock a la Salatin, marketing analysis and business planning, organic vegetable production and organic dairy and livestock certification.
NNYFP Member: Brian Bennett
Local foods dinner with GRUB authors Bryant Terry and Anne Lappe. GRUB is grub is healthy, local, sustainable food for all; food that supports community, justice, and sustainability; should be universal.
NNYFP Members: Jeff Thayer, Ken and Katrina Hebb, Nancy Lynch, Renee Smith and Martha Pickard
"Radiant Health For Children and Their Parents" Keynote Speaker: Michael Schmidt, Canadian Raw Milk Activist "Real Milk and Real Farms: The Hope for the Future of our Youth" Other subjects covered: traditional diets, soil fertility, backyard farming, digestive health, nutrition for child development, Gut and Psychology syndrome, preparation of organ meats, lacto-fermented soda production, testing for nutritional deficiencies...
NNYFP Member: Martha Pickard
NNYFP Member: Roseanne and Tom Gallagher
Conference topic: How to expand your Heifer Project and incorporate youth into the project.
NNYFP Members: Renee and Eli Smith
Subjects covered: delivering calves, the reproductive cycle, pipette and needle techniques, rolling a displaced abomasums, hardware, ketosis, mastitis, pneumonia and more.
NNYFP Member: Heather Donahue
Subjects covered: how to tell the difference between grass fed beef and grain fed beef, make a profit selling grass fed beef locally, culling your herd, when to know to get rid of animals to make a superior product.
NNYFP Members: Roy and Renee Smith
Workshop hosted by Nuestras Raices founded in 1992. Nuestras Raices is a grassroots organization that promotes economic, human and community development in Holyoke, Massachusetts, through projects relating to food, agriculture and the environment. The theme of the workshop was organizational and leadership development.
NNYFP Member: Brian Hicks
NNYFP Members: William and Mary Rogers, Sherry Gilbert