(Photo courtesy of Pine Meadow Ranch)
Pine Meadow Ranch, School of Ranch, OSU Extension, and High Desert Food & Farm Alliance, are thrilled to announce the upcoming workshop, “Howdy Do: Practical Land Management.” Howy Do workshops turn the model on its head, tapping into community wisdom of farmers, ranchers, hay growers and gardeners on what works and what doesn’t work in Central Oregon when it comes to making things grow here.
Hosted at the picturesque Pine Meadow Ranch in Central Oregon, this workshop offers participants a unique opportunity to share what works and what doesn’t when it comes to developing soil, water management, and dealing with fire, pests, and other ranch and farm issues.
“I often learn more from the people I sit next to at workshops than I do from the lecture! Their secrets to growing great tomatoes, how bringing back wetlands improves hay production, and most strikingly, their stories about what doesn’t work. Howdy Do’s makes those experiences the star of the show,” said Pam Wavrin, program development manager of Pine Meadow Ranch.
This event emphasizes networking opportunities and focused discussions with community members and experts around topics that the group identifies as most impactful and important. Participants can also look forward to hands-on demonstrations on soil and water from OSU Extension’s Nate Stacey,
“The most impactful programs we run are peer-to-peer and neighbor-to-neighbor. People put into practice what they learn from someone with on-the-ground, in-the-dirt experience, and the battle scars to show for it,” said Andrea Smith of High Desert Food and Farm Alliance.
Registration for “Howdy Do: Practical Land Management” is open. For more information and to secure your spot, visit schoolofranch.org/w-howdy-land. Join the community of experienced ranchers, farmers and gardeners in discovering the tips and tricks of success in Central Oregon
“Central Oregon has a history of rugged individualism and a culture of we’re-all-in-this-together-ism. This first Howdy Do fosters our culture through idea sharing between experienced locals and newcomers, farmers, ranchers, gardeners, everyone trying to do the impossible – make things thrive in our soil,” said Mark Gross, founder and executive director of School of Ranch.
About Pine Meadow Ranch:
Pine Meadow Ranch is a 260 acre working ranch owned by the Roundhouse Foundation in Sisters, Oregon. In addition to being a working ranch and farm that is experimenting with a variety of regenerative and sustainable practices, it also hosts an artists residency and serves as a community gathering and learning center.
About School of Ranch:
School of Ranch hires skilled community members to teach practical and artisan skills to newcomers. We educate, support the business of the local entrepreneurs who run our workshops, and create common ground among people regardless of politics, age, background and beliefs.” schoolofranch.org
About High Desert Food and Farm Alliance:
HDFFA is a 501c3 nonprofit that supports a healthy and thriving food and farm network in Central Oregon through education, collaboration, and inclusion. We service this belief through three main programming pillars: agricultural support, food access, and consumer education. hdffa.org
