Many, many thanks to everyone involved in Southern SAWG’s 22nd annual conference. Our supporters, vendors, staff, donors, board, and YOU, really made it happen!
Taste of Arkansas Dinner
1,150 high-energy farmers and community food activists, representing 37 states and the Virgin Islands, gathered in Little Rock, Arkansas for an extensive program, poster display, silent auction and trade show. Witnessing everyone gathered in the ballroom for the Taste of Arkansas dinner was inspiring. “I am making plans now to be in Mobile for the 2014 conference,” said one participant as she pulled out of the parking lot for a long drive home.
Visit us on Facebook to see photos from the conference. If you have any pictures you would like to share, please contact us. And here are a few great reports to read about the 2013 conference from this year's attendees; North Pulaski Farms, Conway Locally Grown, and Earthineer.
Financial support from a number of organizations and agencies helps us keep registration costs down. Please thank conference sponsors for supporting this event.
A few of our presenters are sharing their presentations on SlideShare. See the links below and check back often for additions to the list. If you have a presentation to share, please contact us.
We are very excited to announce that next year’s conference will be January 15-18, 2014, in Mobile, Alabama. The new program will be available on-line in October. And watch your mail box in November for your copy of the program brochure. If you need other information about the conference, please click here.
Slide Shows and Presentations:
Now That You’re Organic, What Products and Materials Can You Use? by Doug Currier, Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI).
Why We Grow Organic Seed by Richard Moyer, Moyer Family Farm.
Producing Asian Greens For Market by Pam Dawling.
Intensive Vegetable Production on a Small Scale by Pam Dawling.
Food and Agriculture Policy Collaborative Policies That Promote Healthy Food and Healthy Economies presented by Judith Bell, Helen Dombalis, Kathleen Fitzgerald and Alexandra Ashbrook.
Systems Design for Organic Market Farms by George Kuepper, Kerr Center.