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To
empower and inspire farmers, individuals, and communities in the South
to create an agricultural system that is ecologically sound,
economically viable, socially just, and humane. Because sustainable
solutions depend on the involvement of the entire community, Southern
SAWG is committed to including all persons in the South without bias.
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Start Chatting It
Up!
Our 2009 Practical Tools and Solutions for Sustaining
Family Farms Conference will be held January 21-24,
2009 at the Chattanooga Convention Center in Chattanooga,
Tennessee. Mark your calendar and plan to participate in
this popular event.
Learn
more...
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Unique New
Educational
CD-ROM Now Available
Organic Vegetable Production and Marketing in the
South, with Alex Hitt of Peregrine Farm
A first of its kind all-in-one tool, the CD-ROM
(Windows Only) is a comprehensive interactive resource
designed to give organic farmers and educators in the South
the technical information they need. The CD-ROM (Windows
Only) was produced in partnership with the USDA Risk Management
Agency (RMA).
Learn more...
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USDA Community
Food Grant Halted Due to "Uncertainty"
Your Calls Needed to Restore Funding
The
USDA's very popular and successful program that provides millions
in support of Community Food Projects is in jeopardy.
Earlier this month the USDA received over 460 Letters of Intent
in response to their Request for Proposals. However
due to holdups associated with the 2007 Farm Bill process,
USDA now says the program is on hold.
Send faxed letters to and call your House of Representatives
member and both Senators and tell them you are very concerned
that continued CFP funding is in jeopardy in the Farm
Bill. To reach your Representative and Senators, call
the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.
The Community
Food Security Coalition invites those with questions to
contact their DC office at 202-543-8602.
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A Face You Can't
Forget
Mike and Teresa Walters
of
Walters Poultry in Stilwell, OK
A clip of Southern SAWG's video farm tour on Pastured
Turkey Production, featuring the Mike on the farm can
be viewed
here; to order your own copy of the 20-minute video,
click here.
Mike and his turkeys have been featured
in Gourmet and Bon Appetit magazines.
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Please share with us photos of
your farm. Send electronic versions to info@ssawg.org
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New Farm Enterprise and Community Food
Systems Resources Available!
New
Farming Enterprise resources now available: Organic Vegetable, Cut
Flowers,
Pastured Turkeys, Pastured Broilers, Meat Goats, Managed Grazing and
Seed Saving! Click
Here.
New
Community Food System
resources from recent leadership training and educational sessions now
available: planning, fundraising, assessments, capacity building,
collaborating, and more! Click
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2007 Census of Agriculture
Forms can be filled out online or mailed back
The
2007 Census of Agriculture has begun arriving in mailboxes across the
country. The USDA argues the importance of completing the census,
stating "The Census gives farmers and ranchers of each state the chance
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Southern
Sustainable Agriculture
Working Group, Inc.
(Southern
SAWG) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization formed in 1991 to promote
sustainable agriculture in the Southern United States.
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