Maximizing High Tunnel Production

(Updated: Aug. 16, 2024, 5:29 a.m.)

Join Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, Fair Share Farm and N.C. Cooperative Extension to take your high tunnel production to the next level!


Thursday, April 6 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.


1450 Fairchild Rd. Winston-Salem, NC


Plants in a hightunnel

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Topics will include:
  • High tunnel basics: types of structures, general uses
  • Maximizing tunnel efficiency: production planning, crop rotations, variety selection, and other considerations
  • Soil health: organic production, weed management, and small-scale mechanization
After lunch, we will tour Fair Share Farm (3868 Transou Rd, Pfafftown, NC 27040) and hear from the farmers about growing in many different tunnels.

Hosts:


  • Emma Hendel & Elliot Seldner, Fair Share Farm
  • Amelia Bruss, CFSA Soil Health Technician
  • Joe Rowland, CFSA Organic Initiatives Coordinator
  • Celine Richard, N.C. Cooperative Extension Horticulture Agent

Registration:


  • $15 CFSA Member / $20 Non-Member
  • Lunch is included.
  • Registration deadline: April 3, 2023
  • Register Online

 

Questions: Reach out to Celine Richard,cvrichar@ncsu.edu.

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