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Tomia MacQueen

Wildflower Farm

Gardening For LIFE, Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance, Northeast Organic Farming Assoc.-NJ

www.instagram.com/WildflowerFarmNJ

Tomia MacQueen is an Educator (BA) of 18 years, a Farmer as well as a Master Gardener specializing in edible gardens for over 14 years. She is the owner of Wildflower Farm and the Founder of Dance for LIFE (Love, Inspiration, Faith and Empowerment) and Gardening for LIFE.
Tomia is a Board member of Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space (FoHVOS) and the Northeast Organic Farming Association-New Jersey, Founder of the Healing Waters Farming Project and a member of Governance for the Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance where she is also Lead for the Value-Added Working Group and a member seed grower.
Wildflower Farm sustainably produces organically and ethically raised pastured and free range poultry, lamb, vegetables with a truly unique focus on humane animal husbandry policies and conservation practices and is host to Educational Sustainability and Homesteading workshops for adults and children. Tomia partners with other local organizations, schools and universities as a Farmer/Mentor and dedicates herself to imparting healthy habits and positive body image to both her dance and gardening students, and to closing food security gaps through education.

Tomia is speaking in Pennsylvania.

Workshops

Check It Out!

Poultry, Sheep and Goats: Protecting Your Small Livestock from Predators

Whether you have two pet chickens or a hundred sheep, predation on your small livestock animals will almost always be a cause for concern. In this workshop we go over many of the ways and systems that you can implement to protect them.
Animal Husbandry

Speaking At:

Pennsylvania, Sunday 11:30-12:30 p.m., Grit Stage

City to Country Transitioning: How to Get Out of the City Without Losing Your Mind

Discover the reality of farming! Learn the basics of looking for land and funding your farm. Find out what to bring with you and what not to bother packing up, what to set up first, how to save yourself and your family a ton of money and heartache, and why your kids will likely love you and hate you at the same time for moving them into the country. Come ready to take notes in this information-packed workshop.
Modern Homesteading

Speaking At:

Pennsylvania, Saturday 5:00-6:00 p.m., Countryside
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