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PIFF hosts programs for small-scale, diversified farmers - and the ag professionals who serve them. Contact us if you have a farmer-to-farmer learning opportunity you'd like to co-host or if you want us to help you publicize it! E-mail us at: info@indianafarming.org.
A list of past PIFF events can be found here.
Upcoming PIFF Events
Upcoming PIFF Events
Reach out to Eavy at Eavy@indianafarming.org with any questions about events or if you need assistance or accommodations.
A Note on Avian Influenza
A Note on Avian Influenza
Instructions for Visiting Farms with Livestock
Instructions for Visiting Farms with Livestock
Many of farms that host Field Days raise a variety of livestock. Best practices to avoid cross-contamination are particularly important now due to the high prevalence of Bird Flu, or Avian Influenza (H5N1).
To reduce the risk of cross-contamination and spread of disease, we ask that all attendees:
Wear shoes or boots that have not been worn on other farms with livestock or livestock buildings, or around a dense population of wild birds.
Wear clean clothes that have not been worn around other livestock.
You may be asked to clean and disinfect shoes or boots in a phenol or similar solution or we'll provide you with plastic shoe covers to wear for the duration of the field day.
🗓️Sunday, July 2025- April 2026 (7/13, 8/17, 9/28, 10/12, 4/26)
⏱️2-5pm ET
📍Farms around Indiana!
PIFF is partnering with Urban Soil Health to bring Farmer Mixers to farms across Indiana! Each event includes a workshop exploring conservation and season extension strategies, followed by a chance to relax and connect over snacks and drinks during some rare time off the farm.
All are welcome—feel free to bring games, instruments, or other fun activities!
Our kickoff event is July 13th at Lee's Edible Acres in St. Joseph County!
🗓️Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025
⏱️9:30-1pm EDT
📍Merry Lea Teaching Farm, 4415 W 200 S, Albion, IN, 46701
Join us for a hands-on Field Day at Merry Lea Teaching Farm to dig into food forests, cover cropping strategies, and on-farm seed saving.
What to expect:
Farm Tour + live percolation test demos
Lunch + Learn: Integrating seed sovereignty into your farm production plan
This event is in partnership with Urban Soil Health.
🗓️Friday, August 15th, 2025
⏱️2-6pm EDT (Arrive between 2-4pm for staggered tours)
📍Fischer Farms, 5142 S Kyana Rd, Birdseye IN 47513
Join us at Fischer Farms to dive into practical ways to improve soil health and sustainability on your farm or ranch.
What to expect:
4-Stop Farm Tour
Deep dive on summer annual forage management with Dave Fischer
Soil pit demo with Travis Gogel from NRCS
Grill + Chill w/ burgers from Fischer Farms
🗓️Saturday, September 27th, 2025
⏱️10-2pm ET
📍Woolly Yak Ranch & Winery, 3124 East 266th Street, Arcadia, IN 4630
We're teaming up with the Savanna Institute to host this one-of-a-kind field day to highlight a stunning example of agroforestry in Indiana at Woolly Yak Ranch and Winery.
What to expect:
Agroforestry Basics, Site Plannings, & Funding with Xinyuan Shi from SI
Nut tree maintenance with tree breeder, Jim McKenna
Farm & Orchard Tour
**A shuttle round trip from Indianapolis to the farm is available courtesy of Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District!**
Save the Date: New Farmer U
Save the Date: New Farmer U
🗓️ November 8th-9th with Farmer Social November 7th
⏱️9am-4pm EST
📍The Overlook, Bloomington IN
PIFF is partnering with Marbleseed to NFU to Indiana! New Farmer U is a weekend for farmers who are a few years (2-6yrs) into their farming journey and are looking for support in creating a successful, viable farm business, and building community in the process.
Check out examples of other NFU events here!
What to expect:
Lots of farmer-to-farmer learning, workshops led by subject mater experts, and an emphasis on participatory learning
Focus on farm finances, business planning, and related topics
Shared meals, community building, and campfires
Scholarships will be available to help cover registration and lodging costs.
Tickets will be available late summer. Stay tuned!
Upcoming Partner Events
Upcoming Partner Events
ONGOING
ONGOING
New Online Tool & Workshop Series! The Horticulture Business lab has launched an online seminar series and online tool to empower leafy green growers with data-driven financial decisions. The tool helps streamline recordkeeping, assess a range of economic decisions, and improve long-term financial outcomes for farms. Access upcoming webinars and workshops Here!
Grant Writing for Food and Farming Entrepreneurs (Self Paced): This course is designed for food and farm business owners in Michigan to better understand the grant writing process, as well as provide information about grant writing opportunities for specialty food businesses.
July
July
Models for Sharing Farm Equipment | July 8th | 8-9pm EDT: Join Rogue Farm Corps for a free webinar all about models for sharing and co-owning farm equipment!
August
August
Deep Food Gathering | August 3-10th | Paoli, IN: Deep Food is a week-long intensive communal learning environment focused on growing, cooking, eating, preserving, planning, thinking about and celebrating food.
September
September
Get the Dirt Conference | September 4th | 9-5pm EDT: This full-day event is for Indiana Conservation Partnership (ICP) staff and agricultural professionals who work with urban and small farms, vegetable growers, and diversified farms. Farmers are welcome to attend as much of the information is relevant for our producers, too.
Creating a Biofactoría and Chromatography of Biofertilizers by Jairo Restrepo | September 2-5th | Sobremesa Farm, Bloomington, IN: This course uses both theory and practice to engage participants around two specific concepts of organic agriculture: biofactorías and chromatography.
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