North Grafton - A workshop on the Infrastructure on Mixed-Livestock Farms will be held on Tuesday, September 9th, from 10am-1pm at Tufts University Farm in North Grafton, Ma. Discussions during this session will include no-till seeding, use of direct-injection liquid manure, compost, herd health, biosecurity and fencing types.

Tufts University farm is home to a variety of livestock, including beef and dairy cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry. The farm uses intensive rotational grazing methods and also raises its own hay and silage corn. The farm is also home to the Azuluna project, which has developed protocols for farmers to raise veal, pork, lamb and eggs exclusively on grass, and then connects them with markets for these products.

This workshop is the last in a series of seven throughout the summer that have been organized by the Northeast Organic Farming Association, Massachusetts Chapter (NOFA/Mass), the NRCS and the UMass Extension Service. Those attending are asked to bring their own lunch. For more information on this and other workshops in the series contact Winton Pitcoff at 413-634-5728 or winton@nofamass.org. Complete details and directions to the farm can also be found on the NOFA/Mass website www.nofamass.org. They are funded in part by CROPP Cooperative’s Farmers Advocating for Organics (FAFO) Fund and NOFA/Mass Sponsors Stoneyfield Farm and Whole Foods Market.

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