2010 Events

Jefferson Farm & Gardens is currently taking reservations for school and group tours for spring and summer.

Members-Only Spring Celebration

The staff members at Jefferson Farm & Gardens are looking forward to celebrating Spring with you in this special event for members and their families as well as volunteers. Come visit our barn, feed the fish and view or collection of daffodils in bloom.

1 - 4 p.m. Saturday, April 10, 2010 at Jefferson Farm & Gardens

(Rain Date is April 17, 2010)

Summer Celebration

The staff members at Jefferson Farm & Gardens are looking forward to celebrating Summer with you in this special event. Come visit our barn to see the animals, feed the fish and view or collection of daylilies in bloom as well as our vegetable garden.

9 a.m. - noon Saturday, June 19, 2010 at Jefferson Farm & Gardens

Berry Options for U-pick or Direct Marketing Workshop

Made possible through the Beginning Farmer Program, this workshop is being offered to those wanting to grow and market berries. Farm tours in Columbia will be part of the agenda, including a stop at Jefferson Farm & Gardens. For more information and to register please contact Lorin Chann at 573-449-3518 or by Email.

June 22, 2010 from 1 - 5 p.m.

June 23, 2010 from 8 a.m. - noon

Beginning Farmer Workshop- Farm Tractors 101

Curriculum to be covered includes:

• selecting a tractor appropriate to your farm
• tractor transmissions and shifting
• using a tractor PTO with implements
• using tractor hydraulics
• tractor safety
• using tractors with farm implements
• brief overview of other farm equipment
• practice time driving and operating one of the tractors at the farm

The workshop is Wednesday evening July 14, 2010 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. If that session fills, another one will be offered on July 15, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. This workshop is to be held at Jefferson Farm & Gardens.

Registration is limited to 25 people. Cost is $20 in advance or $30 at the door, but advance registration is requested. To register, call Lorin Chann at the Jefferson Institute at 573-449-3518 or by Email.

More events for 2010 are yet to come!

Contact

Questions? Email the Jefferson Institute or call 573-449-3518.