Five Valleys and our partners Farm Connect Montana, Montana State University Extension, the Missoula Conservation District, and the Montana USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service are excited to be joining forces to bring our community a three-part soil health workshop series.
These FREE, monthly workshops are geared towards farmers, ranchers, land stewards, and gardners and will share practical knowlege and techniques for building healthy, productive soils. Mark your calendar! The workshops will be in-person, starting in March:
Dig into the essentials of soil health and ecological stewardship with Patrick Mangan of MSU Extension. Learn more about the complex world beneath your feet, and how we can take steps to help it thrive.
When: Thursday, March 6th; 5:30pm-7:00pm
Where: Balsamroot Conference Room, G.W. Marks Exploration Center, 1075 South Avenue W, Missoula (map)
Questions? Contact Jenny Tollefson, Stewardship Director at Five Valleys Land Trust, at jenny@fvlt.org.
Celebrate national Soil Health Week with a presentation by Dr. Tony Hartshorn of Montana State University about soil literacy and how to foster healthy agricultural lands. In the afternoon, we'll host an engaging Producer Panel that will discuss how to put ecological integrity at the center of farming and ranching. Lunch will be provided. There is also an optional local ranch field trip from 1:30pm-3:30pm! Please RSVP by April 1st.
When: Thursday, April 3rd; 10:00am-1:30pm (Optional ranch tour afterwards)
Where: Balsamroot Conference Room, G.W. Marks Exploration Center, 1075 South Avenue W, Missoula (map)
Registration is required by April 1st. To RSVP, please email Jenny Tollefson at jenny@fvlt.org.
The wrap up session will share about the tools and equipment you need to build healthy soils. This event will be hosted by Farm Connect Montana. More details coming soon.
Questions? Contact Jenny Tollefson, Stewardship Director at Five Valleys Land Trust, at jenny@fvlt.org or 406-549-0755.
Header photo by Paul Lebel
