OEFFA and the Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy have partnered to offer webinars and other educational opportunities designed to address the business and production aspects of managing successful specialty crop operations. These programs are made possible through a grant from the Ohio Department of Agriculture, the State of Ohio, and the United States Department of Agriculture under the provisions of the Specialty Crop Block Grant.

Webinars

Improving Efficiency on Your Organic Farm

Building Mutually Profitable Relationships with Independent Chefs and Restauranteurs

Advanced Weed Management Techniques

A Systematic Approach for Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Quality on Your Farm

Effective Cover Cropping Systems for Specialty Crop Farms

Building Relationships with Regional Grocers

Selling Produce to Schools

Creating a Mission Statement for Your Produce Operation

Estimating Cover Crop Nitrogen and Choosing Organic Fertilizers for Your Farm

• The fertilizer and cover crop calculator is available here.
• View the webinar PowerPoint here.

What’s It Worth? Setting Profitable Prices for Multiple Outlets

 

Raising the Salad Bar: Advanced Techniques and Season Extension for the Established Specialty Crop Grower

November 5-8, 2011

Eliot Coleman–

Season Extension Presentation Slides

Information Sheets: First Harvest Dates, Number of Seedlings, Plant and Row Spacing, Fall Sowing Dates, Summer Sowing Dates, Summer Transplant Dates, Transplant Instructions

Josh Volk–

Advanced Growing Techniques Presentation Materials

Recordkeeping Templates: Sample Field Maps, Sample Harvest Plan, Sample Master Plan

Michelle Gregg–

Food Safety In Organic Systems Presentation Slides

Matt Kleinhenz–

Region-Specific Season Extension Presentation Slides

Hal Kneen–

Produce Safety Presentation Slides

Sally Miller–

Disease Management Presentation Slides

Andy Pressman–

Grower to Grower and Seed Start and Transplanting Presentation Slides

Celeste Welty–

Pest Management Presentation Slides