Join us for a free field day event at Sussex County Community College’s Student Farm with the Foodshed Alliance at SAgE.

Monday, August 7 | 9 am–3 pm

Arrive by 8:45 am | Rain Date: August 8

Sussex County Community College’s Student Farm

290 Route 206 South, Newton, NJ 07860

Event Agenda:

·     NRCS Soil Scientist Fred Schoenagel and NJ RC&D: Soil sampling at the SCCC Student Farm site

·     Erin Shroll, Agricultural Business & Horticultural Science Supervisor: Regenerative Cover Cropping Practices and the benefits of increasing Plant Diversity

·     Lunch

·     Kass Urban-Mead from the Xerces Society: Pollinators and their habitats

·     Devin Cornia, the executive director of NOFA NJ: BCS Tractor and Soil microBIOMETER demos

·     After 3 pm: Enjoy farm tours and networking with local farmers!