_We will continue our "Know Your Farmer" Series for 2011-12. There may also be special meetings to cover specific topics of interest to the membership.

January 2012

• VOGA Annual Meeting

When: Tuesday, January 10 at 6-8 pm
Where: Memorial Hall
What: Annual Meeting and fun!

• The Agriculture Course
  

When: Monday evenings January 9 - February 6 at 6:30 pm
Where: Trading Post in Paonia
What: see PDF flyer below

• Changing the Way We Eat Conference

When: Saturday, January 21 at 8:30am to 4pm
Where: Colorado Mountain College, Carbondale
What: Download flyers (Conference Info) and (Food Policy info)

February 2012

• Soil Health Conference

When: Feb 6-8, starting at 9AM
Where: Holiday Inn Express, 1391 S. Townsend, Montrose
What: Water quality issues and the relationship of farm practices and improved water quality. Download the flyer (pdf).

• Viticulture Seminar

When: Feb 29, 10AM to 3PM
Where: Leroux Creek Vineyard, 12388 3100 Road, Hotchkiss
What: A viticulture seminar with Philippe Armenier, a renowned biodynamic farmer/viticulturist. Yvon's phone number at home is 872-4746, if you get lost on the way.  Please bring a lunch. Then in the afternoon it's possible we will visit one or two other vineyards nearby. The price for the day is $50.

March 2012

• Fellowship of Preparation Makers' Biodynamic Conference

When: March 1-4
Where: Memorial Hall, Hotchkiss, CO
What: Biodynamic Conference

• Public Fruit & Vine Pruning Workshop

What: Fruit and vine pruning workshop – including tree fruits and grapes.
When: 1:00pm - 4:00 pm, March 24th , 2012 (Saturday)
Where: Western Colorado Research Center – Orchard Mesa, 3168 B 1⁄2 Rd., Grand Junction, CO
Specifics: The workshop will be presented by Colorado State University Western Colorado Research Center at Orchard Mesa. Cost for the class is $25 per person for those who register on or before March 19, 2012 or $30.00 at the door (if space is available). Registration will be limited to the first 45 people who register.

Download the application (pdf)

Desert Weyr, LLC is home to the largest flock of purebred Black Welsh Mountain sheep in North America. Oogie McGuire is the Secretary & Registrar for the American Black Welsh Mountain Sheep Association which registers the US and Canadian sheep. She is also the only approved inspector of Black Welsh for the UK Black Welsh Sheep breeders Association. The Desert Weyr flock is registered in both US and UK. We sell wool, meat, horns and breeding stock. 

March 13, 5-7PM.

16870 Garvin Mesa Rd., Paonia