A2B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 27, 2000
Educational Center And Working
(Continued from Pag* A 1)
So the company began leasing
the buildings and the land from
the Navy.
“This farm will have two pur
poses now,” said Jan Stanton,
who is the farm and education
center manager for the Horizon
Organic Dairy Annapolis facil
ity. “The first purpose will be to
have a productive farm and sell
the crops and milk. The second
will be to educate school chil
dren and families about the role
of agriculture and its impact on
the Chesapeake Bay.”
This spring, Stanton came on
board to oversee the develop
ment of a large education center
that will include hands-on activ
ities to teach children about or
ganic agriculture and
agriculture in general.
“It’s very exciting creating
something like this from
scratch,” said Stanton. “No
where in the nation is there any
thing like this a working farm
that will also be an educational
center. We are going to teach
people that farmers are the orig
inal stewards of the land, and we
will be able to show everyone
first-hand the entire process of
farming.”
In the education center will be
exhibits about crop rotation, soil
composition, the milking pro
cess, pesticides and fertilizers,
and other aspects of farming.
Opening in September, the edu
cation center will be housed in
one of the existing dairy barns.
School groups are already
scheduled to tour the facilities.
National Brown Swiss Convention
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co) Join fellow Brown Swiss
breeders as they “Moove Into A
New Millennium” during the
2000 National Brown Swiss
Convention on July 12 - 15 at
the Harrisburg Hilton in Harris
burg.
“Mooving Into A New Millen
nium” is more than just a title of
this year’s convention. It is the
theme for the four-day event, as
conventions are kept busy
throughout their stay.
Golfing, farm visits, tours, in
spirational speakers, buffets,
and social events are all part of
this year’s convention, which
culminates with the 2000 Na
tional Sale at the Pennsylvania
Farm Show Complex on Satur
day, July. 15. The sale begins at 8
a.m. and will feature high qual
ity Brown Swiss consignments.
A complete schedule of the con
vention is outlined below.
Remember to register by June
10 to receive the earlybird spe
cial hotel and pre-registration
rates. Don’t miss your chance to
Moover into the New Millen
nium with the Pennsylvania and
National Brown Swiss Associa
tions.
The cost of the convention
package is $9O for adults and
$6O for youth who pre-register.
Avoid the $3O late fee and regis
ter by June 10.
Hotel reservations before
June 10 are $B9 per night. Res
ervations increase to $179 per
night, subject to availability,
after that date. Return the regis
tration form below before the
June 10 deadline.
Farm Opening In Annapolis
“We are going to have meet
ing rooms for community
groups, milking demonstrations
and guided tours for families
and school groups, and a retail
store where people can buy
items centered around the
farm,” said Stanton. “I have al
ready visited a lot of community
groups to present the education
center concept.”
Since Stanton’s background is
in nutrition education and mar
keting, she is depending on the
crop manager and two other em
ployees to manage the S7S acres
of crops.
“We are very fortunate that
three of the farmers who worked
for the Naval Academy stayed
on after Horizon took over,” she
said. “The one was bom here,
and the other two have worked
on the farm for 23 years, so they
have lots of farming experi
ence.”
Still the three farm employees
have a challenge ahead of them
because they are in the process
of converting the farm to or
ganic. “Next year we will have
our first crop grown on organic
soil,” said Stanton. “The rest of
the farm will be totally con
verted to organic by 2002.”
On the farm, they will raise
rye, alfalfa, barley, com, and
soybeans. The crops from the
Navy farm will used to supply
Horizon Dairy’s milking herd
located in Kennedyville, Md.
Converting the farm to or
ganic won’t be too difficult be
cause the land has been very
well cared for. “The Navy has
Pennsylvania To Host
PENNSYLVANIA HOSTS THE
NATIONAL BROWN SWISS CONVENTION
Harrisburg Hilton and Towers, One North Second Street, Hamsburg, PA 17101
July 12,- 15,2000
ADULTS
JUNIORS
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Pre-Registrations must be postmarked by 6-10-20001
Registrations postmarked after 6-10-2000 , fees will be:
Late Registration Fee Adults $l2O 00 Juniors $9O 00 NO REFUNDS AFTER 7-1-00.
Registration Fees do not include the following: Golf outing, Hcindel Open
House, Thursday ‘s Tours, and 1-Max Junior Activity Individual events and meals may also be purchased
separately
Adults.
Send checks payable to PA Brown Swiss Assoc and mail with Registration form to
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WEDNESDAY. July !2
Golf Outing S3O 00
Hemde) Open House $5 00
Welcome Mixer $l5 00
THURSDAY. July 13
Breakfast $l2 00
TOURS Please indicate Ist ft 2nd choice
I Gettysburg $49 00
2 Lancaster County $39 00
3 Hershey Park $3O 00
4 Farm Tour $2O 00
PA Banquet COMPLIMENTARY IF PRE-REGISTERED BY 6-10-2000. ALL OTHERS $3O 00
Optional Junior Activity - I-Mix Theatre (after dinner) $9 00
Park Chai
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Juniors
always been very ecologically
aware,” said Stanton. “They
have won awards for their no-till
farming and for conserving the
soils.”
After the education center is
up and running, Stanton plans
to bring in 30 cows to use prima
rily for education purposes.
They’ll be milked on one side of
the existing double-four milking
parlor while the other side will
be modified into a viewing area
for visitors. Eventually the plans
are to build the herd back up to
300 to SOO cows so that the farm
can ship a tanker load of milk
each day.
In addition to the farm em
ployees, other employees are
working to develop the educa
tion center and retail store oper
ation. “We’re planning to have a
snack bar and picnic pavilion so
people can make a day of their
visit to the farm,’’ said Stanton.
Placed in a setting of scenic
trees and acres of fields, you
would never know that the Navy
farm is located within an hour
from Baltimore, Annapolis, and
Washington D.C. The location
will make it ideal for reaching
the urban community.
“We want to connect people
to the animals and the plants,”
said Stanton. “Children really
need this type of education be
cause they are so far removed
from the farm.”
Stanton is working closely
with the Maryland State Super
intendent of Science and an edu
cational consultant to make sure
that all of Maryland’s education
Farm Name
Total Registration $
FRIDAY, July 14
BREAKFAST OPTIONS $l2 00
Men* Program
Women’s Program
Junior Program, Elections ft Open
Forum
.Luncheon $2O 00-All Nat’l Award* ft
Nat’l Youth Achievement Speech
Tailgate Party ft Fun Auction $27 00
SATURDAY, July 15
Pre-Sale Buffet
The Anne Arundel 4-H Club has housed its 4-H dairy
,0r several yean - 80011 an
imals will be Joined by a few dairy cows that will be used to
demonstrate the milking process to visitors. Then, within a
tew years, around 300 more cows will be brought in to re
open the commercial dairy facilities originally built by the
Naval Academy.
standards are incorporated into
the center. “We want to transfer
the farm into a place where
people can learn.”
4-H kids from Anne Arundel
County have been learning on
the farm for several years. The
Navy opened up its barns to the
Anne Arundel Dairy Club’s 4-H
projects several years ago.
The animals are leased by the
4-Hers and housed in one of the
barns. Now Horizon Dairy will
renovate one of the front barns
into a showcase facility to house
the pampered 4-H animals.
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PENNSYLVANIA HOSTS THE NATIONAL CONVENTION
Wednesday, July 12
9:OOAM-i2:OOPM
11:00AM-4:30PM
6 00PM
800-10'00PM
Thursday, July 13
7:OOAM - 8:00AM
B.OOAM - B’l SAM
8:15-8:30AM
6 00-6 50PM
7.00 PM
Friday, July 14
7-30AM-9.15AM
7 30 AM
9 15-9.ASAM
10-00AM-12 00PM
10-30 AM
12:30-2:45PM
3:00-5:00PM
6.00 PM
8.00-11.00 PM
10 00AM
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“Our goal is to really involve
people in agriculture and teach
them about its importance,”
said Stanton. “I have always felt
that farmers are taken for
granted, and this is an opportu
nity to teach people who would
not have exposure to farming
elsewhere.”
“The center and the entire
farm will be a wonderful show
case for all of agriculture, not
just organic, because we are
teaching people about where
their food comes from,” she
Schadula of Evants
Golf Outing 9 hole scramble (Pleasant Valley Golf Course)
Open House' Front Line Swiss - H.E Heindel & Sons (golf party to join)
Welcome Bullet & Social Time
Music for all by DJ - Michael Kunkle
Buffet Breakfast
Busses board and leave for Gettysburg & Lancaster Tours
* return approx 5:00-5:30PM
Busses board and leave tor Hershey Park and Faim Tour
* return approx. 4-30 PM with optional Hershey return 5 30PM
Hospitality Reception with PA Dairy Pnncess Royalty
Pennsylvania Showcase Banquet, Ambassador Program followed
with Music by the Dixie Land Express or Optional 1-Max Theatre
Breakfast Options:
Men’s Program with Ken Bailey, Speaker
Ladies Program with Betty Groff, Cook Book Author
Junior Breakfast with National Youth Council Elections, Open Forum,
& Rebecca Somen Bube, Speaker
Prepare for National Business Meeting
National Business Meeting
Optional Junior Activity - Science Center
Luncheon with National Awards, National Youth Awards, and National
Youth Achievement Winner Speech
Shuttle transportation every 15 minutes from Hotel to PA Farm Show
Complex to view sale cattle
Tailgate Party followed by Fun Auction
Junior Pool Party
Breakfast at PA Farm Show Complex & view sale cattle
•‘transportation available to sale location
National Brown Swiss Sale
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