Fertility Strategies for Organic Vegetables. Fall Field Day!

Fertility Strategies for Organic Vegetables

Fall Field Day

November 2, 2009 - 1:00 – 4:00pm

Spring Hill Community Farm
Barron County, WI

Join fellow farmers and University specialists for an in-depth look at the fertility management strategies and practices at Spring Hill Community Farm. Mike Racette will discuss his use of cover crops, rotations, mulch, tillage, and purchased inputs. Spring Hill is a 20-year-old CSA farm growing a wide variety of vegetables on approximately 5 acres. University staff will be on hand to discuss the results of a survey of organic growers and their fertility management and to help answer questions. Please join us!

Spring Hill Community Farm
545 1-1/2 Avenue
Prairie Farm, WI 54762
http://www.springhillcommunityfarm.com/

A beverage and snack will be provided
Cost: Free!
Please RSVP to John Hendrickson at jhendric@wisc.edu or 608-265-3704
Sponsored by the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, College of
Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Department of Human and Community Development at the University of Illinois Funded by the USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program

Directions to Spring Hill Community Farm

From Eau Claire and points South and East
Take I-94 West. Take exit 41 for Hwy 25. Turn right (north) on 25. At Hwy 64,
turn left. At County Road F, turn right. Follow signs for County Road F to 1st
Avenue and turn left. Follow 1st Ave to 6th St. Turn right on 6th and then left on
1½ Ave. Spring Hill Community Farm is the last (fourth) place on the road.

From Twin Cities and points West
Take I-94 east and get off at exit #19, the Baldwin/Hwy. 63 exit. Go north (left)
on 63 through Baldwin. Continue on 63 to Hwy. 64, about 15 miles. Go east (right)
on 64 another 15 miles or so, just past Connorsville. Take County Road V north
(left) for 4.4 miles to 1410. Turn left on 1410, then immediately veer to the right
on 190th St. (Confusingly, "190th St." is called "4 3/4 St." at the other end.) Go
1.8 miles to a T in the road. Turn right on 1/2 Ave. Go 1.2 miles on 1/2 Ave. to 6th
St. Turn north (left) on 6th St. and drive .7 mile to 1 1/2 Ave. Turn west (left)
onto 1 1/2 Ave. Spring Hill Community Farm is the last (fourth) place on the road.

From points North
From Hwy 8, take County Road F south to Prairie Farm. Continue on County Road
F through town to 1st Ave. Turn right. Follow 1st Ave to 6th St. Turn right on 6th
and then left on 1½ Ave. Spring Hill Community Farm is the last (fourth) place on
the road.