Lochaber Monitor Farm meeting
Date:
Thursday 26 January 2017 - 10:30 to 15:30
Venue:
Strone Farm, Banavie, Fort William, PH33 7PB
Organiser:
Monitor Farm Programme
The first Lochaber Monitor Farm Meeting is taking place on Thursday 26 January at Strone Farm, and will be hosted by Chris Cameron. Lunch and afternoon session is at Mooring Hotel, lunch will be provided.
The first meeting will cover:
- Details of farming system at Strone Farm
- Overview of Monitor Farm Project
- Identify Community Group focus for the first year
Contact Info
Please book your place with SAC Oban by Monday 23 January contact Niall Campbell or Morven MacArthur at SAC Oban - 01631 563093 or email fbsoban@sac.co.uk
This meeting is part of a series of meetings being hosted by nine new Monitor Farms in Scotland.
Price:
Free
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Open meeting to find out about the Nithsdale Monitor Farm and the Monitor Farm Programme.
The event is free and open to all.
The first Nithsdale monitor farm meeting is taking place on Thursday 26 January at Clonhie Farm, Penpont, Thornhill, DG3 4ND and will be hosted by Andrew and Aileen Marchant.10.30am start and will finish around 3.30pm.
Lunch is being provided and will be at Durisdeer Village Hall, Durisdeer, Thornhill, DG3 5BQ.
Topics include:
• Introduction to Clonhie Farm
• My time as a Monitor Farmer – Duncan McEwen
• Pre-lambing nutrition – by John Vipond SAVI
• Getting involved in the Monitor Farm Project
The three-year Monitor Farm Project:
• is open to all and free to attend
• is relevant to local farming practices
• attendees have a say on topics covered and speakers invited
• attendees can pick and choose which events to go to
• is good fun and provides good foodFor further information and to book your place contact Judith Hutchison on 07718 919055 / Judith.agridigm@icloud.com.
Other Monitor Farms are also holding events - see QMS website for more details.
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Nine new Monitor Farms across the country will be opening their gates to local farming communities in the coming weeks.
