{"id":2266,"date":"2009-06-22T13:45:09","date_gmt":"2009-06-22T17:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gallandt.wordpress.com\/?p=113"},"modified":"2009-06-22T13:45:09","modified_gmt":"2009-06-22T17:45:09","slug":"farm-training-project-workshop-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/weedecology\/2009\/06\/22\/farm-training-project-workshop-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Farm Training Project Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>June 16, 2009<\/p>\n<p>Peacemeal Farm, Dixmont, Maine<\/p>\n<p>There was an impressive turnout Tuesday evening for the Weed Management workshop at the Peacemeal farm. \u00a0Part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mofga.org\/Default.aspx?tabid=298\">Farm Training Project Workshop program <\/a>organized for farm apprentices, and others, by MOFGA, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, the presentations, demonstrations and field tour for this session were focused on weeds. \u00a0After some introductory comments related to the ecology of weeds in organic farming systems, the seventy five participants moved to the field for a demonstration of hand tools, including the Weed Master.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"114\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/weedecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/354\/2009\/06\/061609_9033.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-114\" title=\"061609_9033\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/weedecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/354\/2009\/06\/061609_9033.jpg\" alt=\"Clayton Carter, Fail Better Farm, Montville, Maine, demonstrates the Weed Master to MOFGA Apprentices at the June 16 evening Farm Training Project Workshop on weeds.  Photo Credit: Mike Mardosa, University of Maine\" width=\"450\" height=\"298\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clayton Carter, Fail Better Farm, Montville, Maine, demonstrates the Weed Master to MOFGA Apprentices at the June 16 evening Farm Training Project Workshop on weeds.  Photo Credit: Mike Mardosa, University of Maine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"115\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/weedecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/354\/2009\/06\/061609_9041.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115\" title=\"061609_9041\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/weedecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/354\/2009\/06\/061609_9041.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Guzzie, Peacemeal Farm, Dixmont, Maine, offers Russell Libby, Executive Director of MOFGA a turn at the helm of the Weed Master.  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Photo Credit: Mike Mardosa, University of Maine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 16, 2009 Peacemeal Farm, Dixmont, Maine There was an impressive turnout Tuesday evening for the Weed Management workshop at the Peacemeal farm. \u00a0Part of the Farm Training Project Workshop program organized for farm apprentices, and others, by MOFGA, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, the presentations, demonstrations and field tour for this session 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