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Tool Sharpening For Farmers

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Join us for a FREE tool sharpening class with local knife sharpener, Harper Keehn! We will have all of the supplies you need, including hand files that you can take home with you. Just bring yourself and a tool that needs sharpening! For this class, we're focusing on smaller handheld tools, so bring some pruners or loppers. Feel free to bring larger tools if you want to show Harper and get advice on how to sharpen them! This class will be hands on, and you'll be practicing on your tools while Harper instructs.
 
Date: November 5th
Time: 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Address: Farm Fresh Rhode Island, 10 Sims Ave Unit 103, Providence, RI 02909
Accessibility Information: Handicapped parking available, restrooms onsite. The class will be seated.
 
If you are interested in carpooling to Farm Fresh please email Katelyn at youngfarmernight@gmail.com
 
**This workshop has limited spots, and we are prioritizing active farmers. PLEASE reach out if you can no longer make it, so we can offer your spot to someone on the waitlist!**
 
Harper Keehn

Harper Keehn is a mobile knife sharpener who has been working in the Northeast for over a decade. In that time she's sharpened over 60,000 knives, scissors, and garden tools. She sharpen all types of knives, including serrated and low-angle or asymmetrical Japanese knives. She also sharpens beauty shears for salons and home stylists, and teaches a garden tool maintenance and sharpening class in the spring and fall.

Land & Sea Together

Land & Sea Together is a collaborative network supporting the well-being of the farming, fisheries, aquaculture, and forestry communities of Rhode Island. We offer mediation services, succession planning, and free access to C3 Wellbeing, a RI-based Employee Assistance Program. Visit our website to learn more about our offerings, or email Stacy at agmediationri@gmail.com. 

NOFA RI

NOFA Rhode Island is an organization of farmers, gardeners and consumers working to promote organic farming and land care practices. Formed in 1990, the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Rhode Island (NOFA/RI) is an organization of farmers, consumers, gardeners and environmentalists working to promote organic farming and land care practices. NOFA/RI fosters a healthy relationship to the natural world through farmer-to-farmer education, advocacy and technical assistance. We work to increase the acres of sustainably and organically managed land and to provide access to local, organic food for all Rhode Islanders. NOFA/RI is affiliated with other NOFA chapters through the NOFA Interstate Council.

Young Farmer Network:

The Young Farmer Network (YFN) connects farmers, aspiring farmers, and farm allies from all social, racial, and economic backgrounds. Our mission is to create an environment within which people of all ages and agricultural backgrounds can cultivate personal and professional relationships across state borders. We work towards a supportive landscape for farmers and prospective farmers in developing socially, ecologically, and economically sustainable farm businesses and fulfilling lives.

Organizer

Young Farmer Network

Venue

Farm Fresh Rhode Island

10 Sims Avenue, Unit 103
Providence, RI 02909
United States

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