Tue, May 28
|Fair Winds Farm
Selling to the Ethnic Market: Sheep & Goats
Workshop 7~8:30 pm with optional 6:30 farm tour of this lavender & sheep farm
Time & Location
May 28, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Fair Winds Farm, 2 Fair Winds Ln, Quarryville, PA 17566, USA
Guests
About the event
Join Navy veteran Jan Hamby and Army veteran Dale Hamby at Lancaster County's Fair Winds Farm for this twilight workshop. Jan and Dale raise Finn sheep and lavender, and will offer an optional tour at 6:30 pm, prior to the 7 pm workshop.
Melanie Barkley, Senior Livestock Educator, Penn State Extension will lead the session on considerations for sheep and goat producers planning to sell to ethnic buyers.
Corrin Markey, DVM, MPH, CPH, Veterinary Medical Officer with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will share information on what a flock ID is and how farmers can get one, general tagging requirements, and the types of official identification that is available for sheep and goats. She will also take questions on regulatory compliance, and provide resources for information on humane slaughter considerations.
Tickets
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Fair Winds Farm is a working farm and footing may be uneven. Please dress for the weather. The written agreement contains the following language: "AGREEMENT AND WARNING: I understand and acknowledge that, except for limited circumstances listed below, an agritourism activity provider is not liable for any injury to or death of a participant resulting from an agritourism activity. I understand that I have accepted all risk of injury, death, property damage and other loss that may result from a
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