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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 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
Here.
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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
to be heard and to shape the direction of American agriculture."
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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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