I have seen the website, and understand that Sandy Lerner, of Ayrshire Farms is involved, and note that they have the gal from VABF on their certification...
Hi Dori, I am very familiar with Dobson, used to live in Winston and took my Master Gardener training in Dobson. Our farm is 10 miles south of Wytheville,...
Thanks Sandra, I apologize for using the acronyms, it is a by product of working with the state. I do Environmental Education programs in the schools for our...
-We are close to NC and to WV, and are less than a couple of hours from anyone in the western part of the state, that includes Fincastle. The offer is open for...
Welcome, It is great to have you join the group. What made you chose alpacas? When we are at the farm fulltime we are considering getting alpacas and I have...
Hi Ellen Thanks for the welcome! I am relatively sure you would have seen those TV ads? Well, we had the land and wanted to do something with it, saw a ...
Does anyone have an further ideas about additions or corrections to the
By-laws of VAs's WAG? The By-laws are posted to the files section of the
site. Just...
My last bunny lady left today; she got snowed in! We had a wonderful meeting; five dedicated bunny ladies discussed shearing, bunny genetics, housing and...
Leslie, I am brand new to the list and have French angora rabbits... Very interested in how you ladies handle shearing. I have a couple who just don't seem to...
Ellen...wow..you are thinking about alpacas? Awesome....I was considering co-owning 2 but because of health reasons I have reconsidered. I have taken the...
If a newborn lamb is weak, more than puny, you need to give it a bottle more frequently than a.m and p.m. It's more like 1/3 bottle every 4 hours. You also...
Hello Sue, Welcome and thanks for joining us, we're glad you're here. Please go to the yahoogroups site and then to the Virginiaswomeninagriculture home page...
Oh gosh Kathryn...great idea! Brochures...no one had mentioned those yet. You hit the target when you mentioned the county fb wants you to participate in the...
Hi Ellen - I am familiar with Ag in the Classroom; it's a farm bureau program, or was. They established it about 13 or 15 years ago in VA. Is the SWCD part of...
Also, please note at the bottom of each group post the VAs' WIA address at yahoo. You'll get it twice with this e-mail because I'm leaving a copy *and* yahoo...
If any of you have pictures from your farms that you think might work on our upcoming website for VAs' Women in Ag, please either forward them directly to me...
okay everyone...here are our by-laws. please note...they will not come across the same as if you'd read them at the yahoogroups website. due to configuration,...
Hi I actually do have a couple of suggestions for you regarding the Bylaws. 1. Having just had to deal with this in another organization I would like you to...
Thanks for the welcome! Just did as you asked... :-) Sue Ives Alpacas of Nottingham Hollow Woodford, Virginia www.alpacasofnottinghamhollow.com Proud Member...
Alisa Alpacas are really very easy keepers! You are correct in that Marty McGee Bennett is tops as far as being the camelid behavior specialist... A real ...
Hi Sue - good points. 1. Yes, please do tell us what was done in your other organization regarding this potential problem. Would you put together an ethics...
Sure will! I am farm sitting this week for another farm as well as taking care of my own but should be able to get it done over the next couple of days. ...
Generally, and I think according to RRO's, the Chair doesn't vote *except* in case of tie. from our by-laws: "Article V - Officers Section 1. Board of...
Hi Sue - I'm re-thinking your comments on 1. I'm not sure of the legality of removing a member...? Do you mind giving some more information about your other...
Sandra No problem. I will just copy our Ethics Pledge for you. It is posted on line anyway and not private. We are a non profit but not 501.c.3. As I ...
Hello group, I am posting an ethics policy that I recently wrote for another group that I belong to. This is for an example mostly. I do think with some...