Putting Small Acreage to Work

Wondering what to do with your 5 or 10 acre?  This program will provide you with a number of economically viable alternatives to make those productive.  The workshop will be held February 16 from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm at John Wood Community College, 1301 S 48^th St, Quincy, IL.  Cost is $30 per person or $40 per couple.  Lunch is included.

General Session – Pricing Your Product - Karisha Devlin, University of Missouri Extension

Breakout Sessions

Native Plants/Herbs - Gennie Martinez, American Botanicals Inc

High Tunnels - Cory Crawford, local producer **

Sheep/Goats - Dean Oswald, Midwest Grass and Forage, former University of Illinois Extension Educator, Animal Systems **

Timber - Bob Church, local grower and former Illinois Department of Natural Resources Forester

Vegetables - Mike Roegge, University of Illinois **

Basics of Food Preservation - Shirley Camp, former Univeristy of Illinois Extension Educator, Food and Nutrition

** Will repeat.

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