Work Morgan - Events

TI* refers to Tiller's International, there are so many worthwhile events taught there, we've listed their contact information here to save space on our calender; 10515 East OP Ave, Scotts, MI 49088 USA, 800-498-2700; 269-626-0223; 269-262-0226 (Fax); www.tillersinternational.org ; tillers@tillersinternational.org

Please Check with eventers for accuracy or changes. We are not reponsible for errors. It's just a community free calendar of events in which you may choose to participate.

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January
Happy New Year
Jan 14-18, The Ag Course- intensive study of biodynamics, The Pfieffer Center, Chesnut Ridge, NY, Greg Swartz, 845-352-5020 ext 20, info@pfieffer.org , www.pfieffer.org <
Jan 22-24, Circles of Caring, Saratoga Springs, NY, NOFA: NY's 28th Annual Organic Gardening Conference, 570-224-8515, conference@nofany.org <
Jan 23-24, TI*, Blacksmithing I, #310a, $155 <
Jan 27-31, Colonial Williamsburg, VA, 2nd Annual International Carriage Symposium, Highways & Horses: Travel & Transport by Horse Drawn Vehicles, 859-231-0971,
info@caaonline.com, www.caaonline.org <
Jan 30, Grayling, MI, 11th annual Northern Small Farms Conference, 231-533-8818,
www.msue.msu.edu/antrim    go to 2010 conference <
February
Feb 4-6, State College, PA, 19th Annual, Farming for the Future, www.pasafarming.org <
Feb 5-6, Lincoln, NE, Rural Advantage / Healthy Farms Conference, Nebraska Sustainable
Agriculture Society, healthyfarm@gmail.com or NASA on Facebook. <
Feb 13-14, Granville, OH, 31st Ecological & Farm Association, Joe Salatin & Ann Cooper, 50 workshops, 614-421-2022 ext 205, renee@oeffa.org <
Feb 18-19, TI*, Blacksmithing I, #310b, $155<
Feb 20-21, TI*, Logging, #260a, $140 <
Feb 26-27, TI*, Mower Clinic, #290a, $185 <
Doc Hamil's Work Horse Workshops, Driving Clinics & Videos; Workshops- call for new additions, Arizona; Doc Hammil, DVD- PO Box 415, East Glacier Park, MT; www.DocHammil.com, workshops@docdochammil.com, 406-250-8252.<
Russell's Workhorse Farm- Poplarville, MS 39470; 14 years teaching how to farm with draft horses, learn basics of harnessing, hitching, driving and working the draft horse to a wide variety of implements; Kenny & Renee Russell, 12055 Hwy 11 North; 601-795-4200; russellfarm@yahoo.com<
March
Mar 6-7,    TI*, Knife Making, #315a, $190 <
Mar 6-7,    TI*, Spinning Wool I, #195a, $80 <
Mar 12-13, Michigan Barn Preservation Conference; East Lansing, MI <
Mar 12-14, TI*, Windsor Tall Stools, #470a, $190 <
Mar 13-14, TI*, Spinning Wool II, #196a, $80 <
Mar 18-19, TI*, Blacksmithing I, #310c, $155 <
Mar 18-20, TI*, Ox Driving Clinic, #211a, #225 <
Mar 20-21, TI*, Blacksmithing II, #311a, $155 <
Mar 23-26, TI*, Draft Horse Basics, #230a, $270 <
Mar 27-28, TI*, Repousse, #360a, $195 <
Devil's Gulch Ranch- Learn skills doing real work on a ranch on the Northern California Coast; 415-662-1099; devilsgulchranch.com; youth & family camps, adult workshops, internships; horse production gardens, blacksmithing, agricultural mechanics, horseback riding. <
April
The Lord Jesus Christ was crucified, rose again (ascended to the Father and is ruling)!
Apl 3-4,    TI*, Animals & Ironies: Wizards, #312a, $175 <
Apl 8-10, TI*, Smithing for Museums, #346a, $225 <
Apl 10,     TI*, Identifying Wood, #407a, $45 <
Apl 10-11, TI*, Shaker Pedestal Table, #485a, $190 <
Apl 14-17, 32nd Annual Small Farmer's Journal Auction & Swap Meet, Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Madras, OR, 800-876-2893, www.smallfarmersjournal.com <
Apl 17,     TI*, Hand-twisted Cattail Rush Stool, #189a, $125 <
Apl 17-18, TI*, Timber Framing Tools, #452a, $230 <
Apl 19-24, TI*, Timber Framing & Raising, #431a, $350 <
Apl 24,     TI*, Raising Day, #432a, $25 <
Apl 24,     TI*, Plowing, free <
Russell's Workhorse Farm- Poplarville, MS 39470; 14 years teaching how to farm with draft horses, learn basics of harnessing, hitching, driving and working the draft horse to a wide variety of implements; Kenny & Renee Russell, 12055 Hwy 11 North; 601-795-4200; russellfarm@yahoo.com <
May
May 1-2,     TI*, Architectural Ironwork, #312b, $195 <
May 1-2,     TI*, Beekeeping, #180, $165 <
May 7-8,     TI*, Blacksmithing I, #310d, $155 <
May 7-8,     TI*, Timber Frame Design Seminar, #434a, $125 <
May 13-14, TI*, Coopering Tools, #455a, $210 <
May 15,      TI*, Soap Making, #164a, $75 <
May 15-16, TI*, Coopering, #445a, $185 <
May 15-16, TI*, Small Foundry Work & Patterns, #323a, $185 <
May 22,      TI*, Wooden Spoke Shaves , #454a, $85 <
May 22-23, TI*, Cheesemaking, #165a, $150 <
May 23,      TI*, ID, Use, Repair of Hand Tools, #459a, $80 <
Doc Hamil's Work Horse Workshops, Driving Clinics & Videos; Workshops- call for new additions, Colorado & Idaho; Doc Hammil, DVD- PO Box 415, East Glacier Park, MT; www.DocHammil.com, workshops@docdochammil.com, 406-250-8252.<
Draft Horse Workshop- Fair Winds Farm, Jay & Janet Bailey Family, 511 Upper Dummerston Rd., Brattleboro, VT05301; 802-254-9067; www.fairwindsfarm.org; support skills farming with draft horses. <
June
Jun 1, Benefit Horse Pull- Topeka Livestock Auction, Topeka, IN 46571;Robert Vale, 269-679-4653; topekaauction@yahoo.com <
Jun 4-8, Olson Driving School- Olson Ranch, 16480 Olson Ranch View, Black Forest, CO
               80908; 719-495-4486; olsoncarriage@msn.com <
Jun 5-6,     TI*, Basic Bench Metal Working, #320a, $165 <
Jun 5-6,     TI*, Farming, Dream Acres, #932a, $140 <
Jun 5-6,     TI*, Post & Rung stool, #461a, $155 <
Jun 7-11,   TI*, Farming with Oxen & Horses, #250a, $270, 507-352-4255 <
Jun 10-11, TI*, Blacksmithing I, #310e, $155 <
Jun 12,      TI*, Natural Wool Dyeing, #198a, $85 <
Jun 12,      TI*, Rope Making, #194a, $80 <
Jun 12-13, TI*, Blacksmithing II, #311, $155 <
Jun 19,      TI*, Stone Masonry, Dream Acres, #960a, $65, 507-352-4255 <
Jun 21-25, TI*, Oxen Basics, #222a, $380 <
Jun 25-27, TI*, Midwest Ox Drovers Association Gathering; Cook's Mill,MI;
                      www.midwestoxdrovers.com <
Jun 26,       TI*, Intro to Solar, Dream Acres, #991a, $65, 507-352-4255 <
Doc Hamil's Work Horse Workshops, Driving Clinics & Videos; Workshops- call for new additions, Iowa and Montana; Doc Hammil, DVD- PO Box 415, East Glacier Park, MT; www.DocHammil.com, workshops@docdochammil.com, 406-250-8252.<
Olson Driving School- Olson Ranch, 16480 Olson Ranch View, Black Forest, CO 80908; 719-495-4486; olsoncarriage@msn.com <
Annual Muller's Lane Farm Weekend- Paul or Cyndi Muller, Rock Falls, IL; 815-625-2607; mullerslanefarm@yahoo.com ;working with draft horses, blacksmithing, gardening, spinning, crocheting, knitting, weaving, cooking on cookstove & over open fire; no pets, no alcohol. Family friendly working farm. <
Mariposa Wagon Train- Jane Smith, PO Box 2046, Mariposa, CA 95338; 209-966-4003; www.mariposawagontrain.org <
July
July 2-3, Horse Progress Days-Topeka, IN; international showcase of new innovations in animal powered farming and transporting technologies; watch draft horses demonstrate: plows, manure spreaders, cultivators, vegetable equipment, mowers, rakes, forage handling systems, forecarts, sleds; by single, team and multiple hitches. <
July 8-9,   TI*, Fruit Stand, #312c, $175 <
July 9-10, TI*, Small Grain Harvesting, #280a, $140 <
July 10-11, TI*, Blacksmithing I, #310f, $155 <
July 17,     TI*, Midwest Tool Collectors Association Meeting; Cook's Mill; Scotst, MI
                      www.mwtca.org <
July 19-22, TI*, Blacksmithing for Youth, #313a, $280 <
July 24,     TI*, Ecology Field Day, #501a, $65 <
July 24-25, TI*, Tools for Home & Hearth, #312d, $185 <
July 30-1,   TI*, Sweet Weavers Guild Gathering, 800-498-2700; 269-626-0223; 269-262-0226 <
GEA Pleasure Driving; Pine Meadow Venue, USET Foundation; Gladstone, NJ; Gayle Stenson, 908-752-2653; one day pleasure driving.<
Haying with Horses- Montana; B Bar Ranch (bordering Yellowstone Park), hands on mowing, raking, bailing, equipment setup and maintenance; daily sessions starting young horses in harness; www.DocHammill.com <
Doc Hamil's Work Horse Workshops, Driving Clinics & Videos; Workshops- call for new additions, Montana; Doc Hammil, DVD- PO Box 415, East Glacier Park, MT; www.DocHammil.com, workshops@docdochammil.com, 406-250-8252.<
Annual Countryside Reunion- Robert & Yvonne Hardy, 13738 N CR 10W, Gentryville, IN 47537; 812-362-7411; poorfarmclan@netzero.com
Let know topics of interest for encouragment and direction for use of horses in homesteading. <
August
Aug 2-6,    TI*, Re-Inventing animal Power,
                      #701a, $375<
Aug 7-8,    TI*, Blacksmithing I, #310g, $155<
Aug 8-14, TI*, Flourish Summer Camp, Dream
                      Acres, 507-352-4255, 17289
                      County 8; Wykoff, MN 55990<
Aug 13-14, TI*, Port Oneida Fair, Sleeping Bear
                      Dunes, MI<
Aug 17-21, TI*, Small Scale Hay Making, #270a,
                      $280<
Aug 20-22, TI*, Mission Style Rocking Chair,
                      #466a, $275<
Aug 21-22, TI*, Candlesticks, #312e, $175<
Aug 24-28, TI*, Oxen Basics, #222b, $380<
Aug 28,      TI*, Open House, Dream Acres, 507-
                       352-4255, 17289 County 8;
                       Wykoff, MN 55990<
Aug 28-29 TI*, Wooden Duck Decoy Carving,
                      #429a, $175<
The Augusta Heritage Center- Davis & Elkins College, 100 Campus Dr., Elkins, WV 26241; 304-637-1209; www.augustaheritage.com    intensive hands on workshops: blacksmithing, log cabin building, masonry, timber framing, much more. <
Doc Hamil's Work Horse Workshops, Driving Clinics & Videos; Workshops- call for new additions, Montana; Doc Hammil, DVD- PO Box 415, East Glacier Park, MT; www.DocHammil.com, workshops@docdochammil.com, 406-250-8252.<
Northeast Organic Farming Association 33rd Annual Summer Conference- Hampshire College, Amherst, MA; Deb Pouech 860-684-0551; register online www.nofamass.org <
BFK Equestrian Dressage- 8:30am- 5:00pm; USET Foundation Dressage Arena, Kathy Moffitt 908-963-4026; from Training Level to Grand Prix. Spectators welcome. <
Dufur Threshing Bee- 13 miles south of Dalles, OR on Hwy 197 in downtown Dulfur, on the museum grounds and adjacent fields; Dulfur Historical Society, 541-467-2205. <
September
Sept 1,2,3; 10am to 5pm- 3rd Annual Plowing Contest- Carriage Hill Metro Park Farm, 7800 E. Shull Rd., Dayton, OH 45424; walking plow, 2&3 horse sulky plow, gang plow, youth plowing class. Jim Butcher, 973-275-5012; jbutcher@metroparks.org <
Sep 9-11,   TI*, Art of Stone Masonry, #631a, $280 <
Sep 11-12, TI*, Cheese Making, #165b, $150 <
Sep 18,      TI*, Wood Stove Cooking, Dream Acres, #944a, $70 <
Sep 19,      TI*, Community Harvest Festival, $10/ca <r
Sep 22-26, TI*, Windsor Chairs, #471a, $440 <
Sep 23-24, TI*, Blacksmithing I, #310h, $155
Sep 23-25, TI*, Timber Framing, Dream Acres, #965a, $160
Sep 25-26, TI*, Blacksmithing II, #311c, $155 <
Animal Power Field Days & Conference- at Tunbridge Fairgrounds; Carl Russell , Earthwise Farm & Forest, 341 Macintosh Hill Rd., Tunbridge, VT 05060; 802-234-5524; promoting stewardship of farming and forests: working animal competitions, workshops, demonstrations, vendors, local food and entertainment. <
Annual Midwest Wild Harvest Festival- Beaver Creek Reserve, Fall Creek, WI; www.foragersharves.com Learn about wild edibles from knowledgeable instructors and speakers; field trips, presentations, demonstrations, cooking contest, potluck banquet, lots of hands on activities. <
Doc Hamil's Work Horse Workshops, Driving Clinics & Videos; Workshops- call for new additions, Montana; Doc Hammil, DVD- PO Box 415, East Glacier Park, MT; www.DocHammil.com, workshops@docdochammil.com, 406-250-8252.<
Eastern CT Draft Horse Association Demonstration- Hebron County Fair in Hebron; participants with draft horses encouraged to participate; exhibit or volunteer, call Karl Lado, 860-376-4808, www.easternCTdrafthorse.com <
Olson Driving School- Olson Ranch, 16480 Olson Ranch View, Black Forest, CO 80908; 719-495-4486; olsoncarriage@msn.com <
Draft Horse Classic & Harvest Fair in Grass Valley, CA- draft horse perform, Harvest Fair, Western Trade Show, western music & entertainment; 530-273-6217,www.nevadacountyfair.com <
GladstoneFall Driving Event- - USET Foundation, Pine Meadow Venue; Ellen Ettinger, 352-615-6460. FEI, ADF; USEF recognized for: singles, pairs and 4-in-hand drivers. Spectators welcome. <
October
Oct 2-3,    TI*, Wheelwrighting, #464a, $185 <
Oct 4-9,    TI*, Timber Framing & Raising, 431b, $350 <
Oct 9,       TI*, Raising Day, #432b, $25 <
Oct 13-15, TI*, Ox Driving Clinic, #221a, $225 <
Oct 14-15, TI*, Coopering Tools, #455b, $235 <
Oct 15,      TI*, Home Herbals, #148a, $80 <
Oct 16-17, TI*, Coopering Butterchurns, #446a, $$210 <
Oct 16-17, TI*, Needle Arts, #190a, $145 <
Oct 20-22, TI*, Appalachian Broom Making, #183, $245 <
Oct 22-23, TI*, Blacksmithing I, #310i, $155 <
Oct 23-24, TI*, Appalacian Art Brooms, #184a, $175 <
Oct 26-30, TI*, Coopering Barrels, #448a, $450 <
Oct 27-29, TI*, Ox Training Clinic, #224a, $220 <
Annual Driving and Working Horses in Harness Workshop, Washington- Doc Hammill and John Erskine, at Happ Inc.; Ethyl, WA; 360-978-4562; www.happs-inc.com <
Doc Hamil's Work Horse Workshops, Driving Clinics & Videos; Workshops- call for new additions, Washington, Oregon, California; Doc Hammil, DVD- PO Box 415, East Glacier Park, MT; www.DocHammil.com, workshops@docdochammil.com, 406-250-8252.<
GEA Long Lining Clinic- USET Foundation, Pine Meadow Venue; Gayle Stenson, 908-752-2653 <
November
Nov 5-6,    TI*, Caning Chairs, #188a, $155 <
Nov 6-7,    TI*, Blacksmithing I, #310j, $155 <
Nov 13-1   TI*, Shaving Horse, #458a, $160 <
Nov 20,     TI*, Saw Sharpening, #451a, $85 <
Eastern CT Draft Horse Association Fun Day, at Blue Slope County Museum- 138 Blue Hill Rd., Franklin, CT ; bring your carriage horses, draft horses for fun and learning; open to the public; potluck dinner. Terry Joseph 860-273-6217; www.easternCTdrafthorse.com <
Russell's Workhorse Farm- Poplarville, MS 39470; 14 years teaching how to farm with draft horses, learn basics of harnessing, hitching, driving and working the draft horse to a wide variety of implements; Kenny & Renee Russell, 12055 Hwy 11 North; 601-
795-4200; russellfarm@yahoo.com <
December
Dec 9-10,   TI*, Blacksmithing I, #310k, $155<
Dec 11-12, TI*, Blacksmithing II, #311d, $155 <

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