About the 2010 Conference

Our 2010 Practical Tools and Solutions for Sustaining Family Farms Conference will be held January 20-23, 2010 at the Chattanooga Convention Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee again.

Plan to come see why so many return to participate in this conference year after year!

As always, this conference will to provide you with the practical tools and solutions you need to be successful in your farming enterprise, your community foods projects and your advocacy and outreach work.

If you would like to suggest a session, please complete this form. Click here to download form.

If you would like to serve on the session advisory committee, please click here.

We’ll post the full conference program and registration information in early October.  Please check back then.

Note to institutional and organizational leaders: it’s not too early to start securing funds for producers in your area to participate in the pre-conference and conference activities. If you need us to provide a letter of support to a potential funder, we’ll be happy to. Just contact us with the details.

We want to thank everyone who participated in our 2009 conference. We were so pleased to learn from the evaluations that you left the conference refreshed and inspired and with valuable new information and contacts that have you ready for a new season of sustainable agriculture!

We have had many requests for a copy of the incredible keynote speech John Ikerd gave at our conference. You can download it here.

Conference participants were given the opportunity to sign our Letter to President Obama urging him to give high priority to family farming, sustainable agriculture and community food systems. Here is a copy of that letter.

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for next year’s conference, to be held at the same location, Chattanooga Convention Center, January 20-23, 2010.