June 2008 eNewsletter

Community Board (*indicates new notice this month)

*Pullets Wanted - I'm looking for brown egg laying pullets that are not de-beaked.
Call Peter at 203-494-8408.

*Local Woodland Raised Heritage breed Pork - Please call (434-6872) or email billfarrellusa@yahoo.com if you have specific questions or if you want to see the pigs.

Free to a good organic home - soaker hose [hundreds of feet --cut to length you need]; flourescent shoplight fixtures [4' length --some with working bulbs]. Also, free pasturing in exchange for some help with fence/shelter maintenance. 3 acres in Bethany. Contact Dave Forman, Mad Mares Farm 203-393-9553 or goutremont@snet.net

*Topics for the next 4 issues of the The Natural Farmer - here are the topics for upcoming issues. If you are interested in contributing an article or your expertise, or need more information, send an email to: tnf@nofa.org.
-The Fall 08 Issue will focus on Winter Production and Sales
-The Winter 08-09 Issue will focus on Mulches in Organic Growing
-The Spring 09 Issue will focus on Soil Building
-The Summer 09 Issue will focus on Microbes, Food and Public Health

*Buy CT Grown! - www.buyctgrown.com
Buy CT Grown connects consumers with Connecticut grown products quickly and easily -- whether on a menu, at a farm, farmers' market or local nursery. As an information hub, the BuyCTGrown.com website uses cutting edge web design
and technology to provide a user-friendly, up-to-date directory of farms,
farmers' markets, and other venues for locally grown agricultural products. To learn more about member benefits and eligibility, or how to add or update a business listing, go to this site.

*Farm for sale -Beautiful farm in rural, western Snyder County, PA: includes 25 tillable acres (15 additional acres available for rent), 6 acres pasture, 39 acres, woodlands, barn, workshop, chicken coop, and large implement building. Neighboring farm is a PASA (Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture) member. Call Kristen Markley for more details: 570-658-8512, email: sweetmfarm@aol.com, 410-533-6687 (cell)

*Herdsman/Assistant Farm Manager and Intern - Town Farm Dairy, Simsbury, CT
Seeking Herdsman/Assistant Farm Manager for small, organic dairy farm with on site processing and retail store in Simsbury, CT. Position includes herd care, field work and vegetable garden, milking and processing milk, yogurt, cheese, etc. Opportunity to become Manager. On site housing. We also have a position open for an intern. Call Bruce Sullivan at 860-653-3887 or email resume to NAVILLUSWB@aol.com. Also visit www.townfarmdairy.org to learn more about this and their other programs.

Seeking internship/apprenticeship - Hardworking, aspiring organic farmer is looking for an internship/apprenticeship preferably within or near Fairfield County, Connecticut. Please contact: Johanna Yokokawa at email (jnyokokawa@att.net)

FARMERS' MARKET NOTICES:

*Farmers needed for downtown Hartford market - a project in Hartford to bring
fresh fruit/veggies to the city directly through local farmer markets. Please contact Michelle directly by email at: michelle.pierce@uconn.edu or call at (860) 486-8904.

*Goshen Summer Market: Grand Opening - Saturdays starting June 14 through October, 63 N Goshen Center School parking lot. Featuring local produce, baked goods, honey, milk, plants, crafts, flea market. Always looking for new vendors. For more info call 860-491-3866.

*Fiddleheads Natural Foods Spring Farmers Market - The Wednesday Market in New London, CT is open each week from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and will start to feature crafts. With full member support we can continue beingopen Wednesday and help Fiddleheads grow. Check their site for more details.