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Events
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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. We’re already
planning pre-conference courses and gathering conference session ideas.
Send your program ideas to Jean Mills, Conference Coordinator:
jean@ssawg.org
Conference program and logistical details will be posted the first
week of October.
“Eat Carolina Food Challenge” is a local food campaign
in which participants from the Carolinas agree to eat only food produced
within the region for one week: July 7-13, 2008. Challengers will
blog about their experience eating local food at www.carolinafarmstewards.org/blog/
and a winner with the most points at the end of the challenge will
receive free admission to the 23rd Sustainable Agriculture Conference,
CFSA’s annual conference, which draws over 700 attendees committed
to building sustainable community food systems in the Carolinas.
For more information, or if you'd like to take the challenge, contact
Kari.
Field Day & Workshop:
Organic Growers' Field Day and Soil Building Workshop
July 10 (preregistration required)
Lane Ag Center - Lane, OK
This free event at the Lane Ag Center is for new and established organic
growers, as well as those contemplating a venture. A workshop covering
soil building techniques, including organic conversion and composting,
will be followed by a field day addressing certification, production,
and irrigation. Preregistration is required to reserve a meal. http://kerrcenter.com/HTML/events.html#july10
Fueling the Farm II & Biofuels Production Workshops
July 10-11, 2008
Goldsboro, NC
The Center for Environmental Farming Systems in collaboration
with the National Center for Appropriate Technology will be
hosting two back-to-back full day workshops on on-farm energy conservation
and use in Goldsboro, NC. The first (July 10) will explore on farm
energy use and conservation, renewable energy options, enhancing energy
efficiency on the farm, the latest in carbon credits, and potential
funding sources for on-farm energy projects. Workshop participants
will have the opportunity to construct a solar heating system to supplement
the propane heat used in greenhouses. Larry Shirley, The Director
of the State Energy Office, will provide the keynote.
The second workshop (July 11) will be a hands-on workshop led by Matt
Rudolf of Piedmont Biofuels teaching on-farm production of biofuels
from seed crushing to end-product. For more details and registration
information, go to our website at: www.cefs.ncsu.edu,
call 919-513-0954 or email cefs_info@ncsu.edu.
Southeast Region Farm to School Conference
Thursday, July 17th
Asheville, NC
This conference will focus on the areas of training and technical
assistance, information services, networking, and support in policy
and media and marketing activities to help start and support Farm
to School projects in the Southeast Region of the National Farm to
School Network.For more information and to register, visit: www.growing-minds.org/
SSAWG COMMUNITY FOOD SYSTEMS TRAINING:
Second Annual Training Intensive
July 21 - 23, 2008
Nashville, TN
Background:
The Community Food Systems Program of Southern Sustainable Agriculture
Working Group (SSAWG) is holding its 2nd Annual Training Intensive
in Nashville, Tennessee in partnership with the Food Security Partners
of Middle Tennessee. We are inviting you and another individual representing
your local food systems organizing to join us for 2.5 days of learning
lead by some of the best minds in our work.
This year's training will focus on the following themes:
• Organizational development facilitated by Ruth Peebles (NC)
of the INS Group
• Assessment and evaluation facilitated by Jeanette Abi-Nader
(VA) of the Community Food Security Coalition and Darcy Freedman (SC)
of the University of South Carolina
• Policy and partnerships facilitated by Keecha Harris (AL) of
SSAWG and Mark Winne (NM) of the Community Food Security Coalition
Pre-registration is required.
Click here for Registration Form and more information.
Mid-Atlantic Meat Goat Symposium
Saturday, August 2, 2008 9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Randolph Farm Extension Pavilion
Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia
For details call Virginia Cooperative Extension at (757) 514-4330.
Future Farms 2008: Planning for Change
August 5-6, 2008
Bricktown Convention Center
Oklahoma City, OK
In this era of change, Oklahoma farmers and ranchers are branching
out-- trying new crops and marketing options. The best of these innovative
farm enterprises will be featured during the Future Farms 2008: Planning
for Change conference at the Bricktown Convention Center, August 5
and 6 in Oklahoma City. The two day conference will offer one day
of farm and ranch tours and one day of indoor presentations. http://kerrcenter.com/futurefarms_08/index.htm
Field Day: Season Extension and Hoop Houses
September 14
2 – 6pm
Trebuchet Gardens - Norman, OK
Fall is the perfect time to build a hoop house to extend your growing
season. Join Tod and Jamie Hanley at Trebuchet Gardens to see how
they built a 25’ x 96’ hoop house for under $1000 and grow
produce in it year round. They market their produce through three
local food markets and to individual customers, and also work with
children through the Farm to School program.
Enhancing the Adoption of Organic Farming
October 14-15, 2008 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
OSU/Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma State University, in collaboration with the Oklahoma Department
of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, invites you to attend a two-day
workshop on Enhancing the Adoption of Organic Farming in Oklahoma.
This workshop will present science-based information that covers basic
production concepts and techniques as well as information on acts,
certification rules, and marketing of organic products in Oklahoma.
http://dasnr8.dasnr.okstate.edu:8080/oksusag/news-and-events-1/enhancing-the-adoption-of-organic-farming/
We
will be happy to post Southern sustainable agriculture events on
this site. Submit events for consideration to info@ssawg.org.
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