Please REGISTER NOW for the March 2024 Center for Lifelong Learning at Phoebe Needles
Please join us for “Whole System Hog” presented by Angela Dribben, MFA.
HOSTED BY: Phoebe Needles, Inc. Center for Lifelong Learning.
PRESENTED BY: Angela Dribben, MFA
Bent Fox Farms – “Haven for the High-End Hog”; bentfoxfarm.com
What is “Whole System Thinking” and how is it important to conserving the land around us, improving our health and the health of the animals we depend on for food? Join us for this presentation as Ms. Dribben explains her whole system approach to hog farming which includes heritage breed hogs, woodland paddock rotation, and non-GMO, locally-sourced feed supplements. She will also explain her small cut flower operation that uses no chemicals, including no “natural” packaged pesticides or fertilizers, while relying on building their soil through compost created on the farm along with the magic of companion plantings.
Angela Dribben is an artist, writer, and hog farmer working in the Appalachian region of Virginia. She holds a BA from Randolph Macon Women’s College and an MFA from Randolph College. It is her privilege to serve on the Virginia Commission for the Arts’ Teaching Artist Roster. She has served her literary community as an avid book reviewer and editor, and has also served as an adjudicator in many contests including Virginia’s Poetry Out Loud. Her debut collection, Everygirl, was a finalist for the 2020 Broadkill Review Dogfish Head Prize. Her most recent work can be found in Los Angeles Review: Orion, Coffin Bell, Split Rock Review, and others. Prior to settling in to farming, she served her community as a massage therapist, yoga teacher, and youth sports performance trainer for over two decades. She currently serves her community through memberships in Rotary, Ruritans, and the Virginia Tech Extension’s Master Gardener’s Program.
You are welcome to arrive at McCauley Community Center for a coffee social at 9:30 a.m. prior to the event. The event will start at 10:00 a.m. Lunch starts at approximately 12:00 p.m.
COST & HOW TO REGISTER:
The cost of the program plus lunch is $12.00 for members and $20.00 for non-members. YOU MUST pre-register for this event. This helps us to insure there is adequate seating and food prepared for both the coffee social and the luncheon.
TO REGISTER please click on the “Register Now” button below or call 540-483-1518.
TO PAY:
Chose one of the following ways to pay for this wonderful program:
– Click on the “Pay Now” button below to pay with Debit/Credit Card or PayPal
– Pay with cash or check at the door on the day of the event
– Mail a check made out to Phoebe Needles Center to 732 Turners Creek Road, Callaway, VA 24067
QUESTIONS: Please call 540-483-1518 or email [email protected].