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January 23-26, 2013

Our 22nd annual Practical Tools and Solutions for Sustaining Family Farms conference will be held in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Southern SAWG's mission is 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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    Many organizations are inspired by and working toward a vision of an ecologically sound, economically viable, socially just, and humane agriculture and food system, each working on a different piece or in a different place.

    If your organization is one of what we at Southern SAWG call "Colleague Organizations", please join our reference list by sending an email to jlukens@ssawg.org with the following information about your organization:

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    • Mailing address of primary administrative office

    • Best general telephone number

    • Best general email address

    • A very brief (250 characters including spaces) description

    • Website address

    Only the name, description, and web link will appear on our website. The list will be organized by state in which the primary administrative office is located.

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    Local Sales from Farms Higher than Believed

    Posted on DateFriday, November 11, 2011 at 1:06PM

    On Friday, November 4, USDA’s Economic Research Service released a report entitled “Direct and Intermediated Marketing of Local Foods in the United States” that assesses the relative scale of local food marketing channels throughout the country.  Using information from the 2008 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS), the report found that marketing of local foods, via both direct-to-consumer and intermediated channels, grossed $4.8 billion in 2008 – about four times higher than estimates based solely on direct-to-consumer sales.  A summary of the report can be found on the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition web page