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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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    • Best general telephone number

    • Best general email address

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    • 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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    Southern SAWG Conference Plans

    Posted on DateWednesday, August 10, 2011 at 4:37PM

    Development of our 2012 Practical Tools and Solutions for Sustaining Family Farms Conference is in full swing.  With feedback from past conference participants and our 17 member advisory committee, we’ve determined what pre-conference courses and regular conference sessions to offer this year and have about ¼ of the presenters secured.  This is the exciting part of the conference planning because we get to talk to innovative farmers and community food advocates from all around the South to learn what they can add to the conference program.  

    Conference Coordinator Jean Mills says “we’re also working right now to determine which combination of farms will offer our conference participants the most practical information that they can use back home. I didn’t realize how many excellent farms there are near Little Rock!"

    With a rapidly growing “local foods” movement in Little Rock, there is considerable excitement that so many sustainable farmers and community food advocates from around the region will be coming to their doorsteps. And those attending the conference who haven’t been to Little Rock recently may be in for a very pleasant surprise.”