FREE TO A GOOD HOME As a service to those folks who find themselves ill-equipped to care for an equine friend, we offer a no-fee service. If you have a mule, horse, ox or pony which you need to give away, send us your 25 word or less listing to go in this new classified section. So long as no money changes hands, there will be no charge to you.
14Y draft cross mare. Was part of a team. Events, skidded logs, training cart, hard worker. Well trained, but not a beginner’s horse. Black, white socks and blaze, 15.3H 541-398-0091, OR
LITERATURE
WANTED: SFJ Back Issues. Vol. 3 #2 Spring ’79, Vol. 1 #3 Summer ’77, Vol. 1 #2 Spring ’77, Vol. 1 #1 Winter 76. Call with price to Tony Wallbank (519) 575-5443 or email tlwallbank@gmail.com
EQUIPMENT
Hand tied rope halters. Draft $12, QH $10, Colt $8. Black, blue, Hunter green, burgundy. Free shipping on five or more. 50 Spirit Horse Lane, Forsyth, Montana 59327. (406) 784-2965
New leather harness made in U.S. 3rd generation business. Work 2 hip with hames, collars extra Draft $802 for team; Qtr horse $757 for team. Pony and mini $430 for team. Also show 3 hip all spotted team harness Draft $882; Qtr horse $812. All harness made single also. St. Paul Saddlery, 953 W 7th St., St. Paul, MN 55102 www.stpaulsaddlery.com
Scythe Supply. European scythes, www.scythesupply.com, (207) 853-4750
REALESTATE
Historic Williams Family Farm, in northeastern California, 1282 acres of pristine farm and ranchland with total seclusion, lovely views and plenty of water. Homesteaded in the 1880’s, it has remained in the same family since. It features numerous springs, spring-fed ponds and reservoir, 3 domestic wells, a year-round 80F warm-spring that flows at 200 gal./min. and two developed homesites each with electricity, phone, septic and H2O. One has an existing 1,580sq.ft. 1997 3bdr/2ba modular home. The second is ready to build or RV. With 156 acres of farmable land, there is another 1125 acres of rangeland that’s home to deer, roaming elk, quail, pheasants, turkeys, and migratory waterfowl; it qualifies for 2 land-owner deer tags. No agricultural pesticides or chemical fertilizers applied in over 30 years, for organic growing or grazing. $895,000 = <$700/ac. Details: www.3320countyroad82.com, or phone: Laura Berman (530) 913-8789, License #0934015
SITUATIONS
FARM APPRENTICESHIPS IN MAINE: Learn about organic farming, livestock care, dairy, crops, marketing, greenhouse production, CSA’s, value-added and more. Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Assoc.’s (MOFGA) Farm Apprenticeship Program has over 70 farms participating around the state. www.mofga.org 207-568-4142
WORKSHOPS
Chuck Baley’s Four Corner’s Driving School. Teach people and horses how to drive. Call or write for dates. (970) 731-2431, P.O. Box 4357, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
DOC HAMMILL Workhorse Workshops and Videos: JUST RELEASED Two Brand New Videos!!!!!! See our display ad in this issue. Two more workshops in 2011: Dorena, OR – Driving and Farming with Horses Workshop, October 7-9, 2011. Covelo, CA – 3rd annual Driving and Farming with Horses Workshop, October 21-24, 2011. Now booking 2012 workshops: Driving and Workhorse Workshops all summer at Doc and Cathy’s ranch near Eureka, Montana. IOWA – 8th Annual Driving Horses in Harness Workshop at The Natural Gait, June 2012. Dorena, OR – Driving and Farming with Horses Workshop, October 2012. Covelo, CA – 4th annual Driving and Farming with Horses Workshop, October 2012. Observers may register for all workshops at half price. Contact Doc with questions, to register for a workshop, or to organize a workshop in your area. Detailed workshop information and photos at www.DocHammill.com . For Doc’s instructional DVDs check our display ad in this issue, visit the online store at www.DocHammill.com or call Doc at (406) 250-8252. Doug (Doc) Hammill D.V.M., PO Box 1494, Eureka, MT. 59917, workshops@dochammill.com
Hands On Horsemanship Training with Master Teamster Don Yerian at the breathtaking B Bar Ranch bordering Yellowstone Park in Montana. $175 per day, plus optional lodging. Two day minimum. Don will customize your workshop based on your level of horsemanship and specific interests. He teaches from the beginner level to more advanced. Courses can include harnessing, hitching, starting young colts, haying with a variety of equipment, logging, learning the dynamics of various machinery, setting up a three horse hitch, and using multiple drive lines. Call for more information (406) 848-7729 or email: bbar@bbar.com
Learn to Drive Drafthorses and Buggy Horses with Richard Douglass at Sow’s Ear Farm. Each four day course is limited to one individual or couple to insure an in-depth intensive hands-on experience. Lodging and farm fresh meals are provided at our horse-powered working family farm. Step back in time and experience farm life on an old order Amish style farm. For details call 315-379-9145 evenings or write Rich and Aimee Douglass, Sow’s Ear Farm, 110 Hill Rd. Hermon, NY 13652
MISCELLANEOUS
Comfortable 100% Wool lightweight socks made from Maine sheep. Colors: Earthtones, Heathers. Medium length 13”, $15.00. Short ankle length 9”, $11.00. State shoe size Men, Women, Children. Leg warmers $15.00. Headbands: small, medium, large, $6.00. Homemade. Mail to: Wee Knit It, 170 Sebec Lake Rd., Willimantic, ME 04443 or (207) 997-2954
SEEDS
Ecologically grown seeds. Giant pumpkin; heirloom tomatoes (including Oxheart); yellow rocket cress, bottle and nest egg gourds; Maypop; Urd bean. Call or write for free price list. Genesis One Seeds, P.O. Box 14122, Springfield, MO 65814 USA or call (417) 369-7777 during CST business hours. No evening or Sunday calls.
FREE Garden Seed. Red Caster Beans, Red Okra, Fat Boy Okra. Ask for other seed available. Send self-addressed envelope with name and phone number and $5 for shipping to Charles Gloshen, 322 N 5th St., Burlington, KS 66839-1506, 913-205-3631
German White/Ukrainian Red Hard neck garlic seed bulbs. $6.00 per pound, plus shipping. Frank Weakland, 523 Pusey Mill Road, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania 19352. (484) 880-9204
Handpicked Organic SEEDS for Flowers & Medicinals. Astragalus, Bupleurum, Calendula (mixed colors), Holy Basil, Purple Perilla, Painted Poppy (mixed colors), Styrian Hulless Pumpkin, Scarlet Flax, Purple Hyacinth Bean, Kniola”s purple-black Morning Glory, and more. All packets $2.75 each. Seed Greeting Cards $4.25 each. Please send name, mailing address and add 50 cents to order total for shipping. GREEN JOURNEY, P.O. Box 38, Veneta, OR 97487. email aline@efn.org.
Minnesota Pie Pumpkin. Tomato Seeds: Bonnie’s Best; Way Ahead; Amish Tasty; Burpee’s Long Keepers. For more info contact: Elvin W. Martin, 44339 Clearline, Leonard, MN 56652
Seeds – Certified organic and germination tested. Lavendar Poppy (somniferun), Marshmallow, Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate, Echinacea Purpurea, Chocolate Pepper, Cosmonaut Volkov Tomato, Rose de Berne Tomato, Orange Banana Paste Tomato, Black Krum Tomato, Golden Jubilee Tomato. Loon Song Seed Farm, 93 Old County Road, Hartland Maine 04943. Seeds: $2.00 per packet; with greeting card $4.00 per packet.
EVENTS
September 24 – 26, 2011 TEXAS DRAFT HORSE & MULE ASSOC. TRAIL RIDE, Ledbetter, TX; Randy Ash, 281-346-1373, randy.ash@ash-acs.com, www.tdhma.org
September 30 – October 2, 2011 Powell Gardens, Kansas City’s botanical garden, is hosting its ninth annual HARVEST CELEBRATION & ANTIQUE TRACTOR SHOW. Festival activities take place Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1-2, with John Deere as the featured brand. Powell Gardens is a 930 acre botanical garden located 30 miles east of Kansas City on Highway 50. For more information 816-697-2600 x207
October 1, 2011 The 25th Annual DIXON LAMB FESTIVAL , Dixon May Fair Grounds, Dixon, CA www.lambtown.com, 707-678-7386
October 6-7, 2011 NEW YORK STATE DRAFT HORSE CLUB DRAFT HORSE EQUIPMENT AND HORSE AUCTION, Cortland County Fair Grounds, Cortland NY, Gordon Howard, 315-436-5982, ghoward1951@yahoo.com, www.ny-state-draft-horse-club.org
October 10, 2011 Trout Run, PA. ANNUAL FARM TOUR with the NORDELLS. If interested in participating please contact by mid September. Anne and Eric, 3410 Rt. 184, Trout Run, PA 17771
October 10 – 14, 2011 HORSE LOGGING & FOREST MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP, Dorena, OR; Doc Hammill, 406-250-8252, workshops@DocHammill.com or walt@workhorseworkshops.com, www.DocHammill.com
October 12 – 14, 2011 OX DRIVING CLINIC, Tiller’s International, Scotts, MI; Richard Roosenberg, 800-498-2700, tillers@tillersinternational.org, www.tillersinternational.org
October 13 – 16, 2011 MICHIGAN GREAT LAKES INTERNATIONAL DRAFT HORSE SHOW & PULL, East Lansing, MI; 517-322-0352, aaronrice@mgli.org
October 14 – 16, 2011 TRADITIONAL BLACKSMITHING, Loudon, NH; Colin Cabot, 603-435-7314, info@sanbornmills.org, www.sanbornmills.org
October 20 – 23, 2011 WORLD CLYDESDALE SHOW, Madison WI; 815-247-8780, secretary@clydesusa.com
October 21 – 24, 2011 DOC HAMMILL 3RD ANNUAL DRIVING & FARMING WITH HORSES WORKSHOP, Covelo, CA; 406-250-8252, workshops@DocHammill.com, www.DocHammill.com
October 22, 2011 TEXAS DRAFT HORSE & MULE ASSOC ANNUAL SHOW, Nueces Canyon Equestrian Center, Brenham, TX; Danielle Wisnieski, 979-885-1108, horselakefarm@yahoo.com, www.tdhma.org
October 26 – 28, 2011 OX TRAINING CLINIC, Tiller’s International, Scotts, MI; Richard Roosenberg, 800-498-2700, tillers@tillersinternational.org, www.tillersinternational.org
October 28 – 30, 2011 LOGGING WITH OXEN, Loudon, NH; Colin Cabot, 603-435-7314, info@sanbornmills.org, www.sanbornmills.org
October 29, 2011 WORKHORSE & MULE SALE, Edgefield, SC; Mac Blevins, 423-542-5628, vdoris@charter.net, www.woodslivestock.com
October 29, 2011 BIODYNAMICS AND PERMACULTURE: EXPLORING TOOLS TO HEAL THE EARTH, Chestnut Ridge, NY, The Pfeiffer Center, 845-352-5020 x20, info@pfeiffercenter.org, www.pfeiffercenter.org
November 1 – 4, 2011 FALL DRAFT HORSE AUCTION, Topeka Livestock Auction, Topeka, IN; 260-593-2522, marketing@auctions-usa.com, www.auctions-usa.com
November 4 – 5, 2011 NACOOCHEE VALLEY OLD TIME FARM DAYS, Sautee, GA; 404-310-2558, 707-867-3179
November 14-15, 2011 THE 7TH ANNUAL SUSTAINABLE AG EXPO, sponsored by the Central Coast Vineyard Team, Paso Robles Event Center, Paso Robles, CA , info@sustainableagexpo.org, www.sustainableagexpo.org
November 19, 2011 BEEKEEPING FOR THE FUTURE, Chestnut ridge, NY, the Pfeiffer Center, 845-352-5020 x20, info@pfeiffercenter.org, www.pfeiffercenter.org
