Food Moxie

Urban Farm Bike Ride
2020-10-17 08:00 - 16:00 UTC

Growing Cut-Flowers for Abundant Yields and Maximum Vase Life
2020-07-21 15:00 - 17:00 | Ruth Bennett Community Farm, 1318 Carla's Lane, Chester, PA, 19013, United States
Learn how to set up a cut-flower garden for intensive production on a small-scale. Natania Schaumburg from Ruth Bennett Community Farm in Chester, PA will do a field walk to show you systems that have worked for the Bennett Farm over the past 3 years.

The Bennett Farm produces flowers for entrepreneurial training as well as sale through a few different wholesale and direct-market channels. Topics will include variety selection and timing; field support techniques such as staking and netting; harvest tips; post-harvest handling and crop rotation to ensure you have a plentiful abundance of blooms (and greenery!) all season long.
Make a small bouquet at the end of the workshop to take home with you! Workshop is rain or shine and will only be cancelled in severe weather – check the Eventbrite site for updates. Refreshments provided. On-site parking is available. Park near basketball court and you walk up the court to farm entrance.
**Workshop will be on-site! We will be socially distanced during the workshop. Masks required.
This workshop organized as part of a collaboration with Food Moxie and Ruth Bennett Community Farm.
Ruth Bennett Community Farm, a project managed by the Chester Housing Authority, is a two-acre educational farm and environmental education center located at the Ruth Bennett Homes in Chester, PA. In addition to growing cut-flowers, we are dedicated to improving access to nutrient-dense foods at affordable prices to residents in Chester. We also provide opportunities for youth and adults to participate in health and wellness activities, job-readiness and beginning farmer training. We seek to promote a thriving and diverse ecosystem for community members to enjoy.

NOFA: Summer Conference
2020-07-20 - 2020-08-09 | Online
“Climate Solutions Are Grown In Soil – 2020 Keynote speaker Tim LaSalle
We’re mooooving online! Due to the continued recommendations for physical distancing to control the spread of COVID-19, we have decided to cancel the in-person conference and move to an online experience spread out over three weeks from July 20 – August 9, 2020.
At this time, we are solving for the best format to host the conference and reorganizing the educational program to fit the new model. The virtual conference will be a combination of live video conferencing and discussion group opportunities to network with the community in an online digital ecosystem.
More information on www.nofasummerconference.org
Ready to register? Registration is open now!
Get your full access pass for only $100 (for NOFA Members, $125 for non-members) and will include live access to all 60 workshops, the keynote address by Tim LaSalle, interactive community chats, special deals and raffles from our sponsors, and post-conference access to all video and audio recordings.”
