Posted 6.22.22 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program (OTECP) and Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) are two initiatives that help producers and handlers cover the cost of organic certification, along with other related expenses. Applications for...
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USDA announced support, resources, and new rules that will strengthen the American food supply chain, promote fair and competitive agricultural markets, prevent abuse of farmers by poultry processors, and make prices fairer for farmers and American consumers....
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Tennessee State University will be host to the upcoming LIFE Project / AgrAbility Project Workshop to be held at Tennessee State University’s downtown Nashville campus June 7-8, 2022....
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Tennessee Master Farm Manager will focus on solid business principles and efficiently utilizing resources on the farm. The Summer Master Farm Manager Course will utilize a hybrid method, with both prerecorded videos and live webinars. Zoom based webinar sessions will be held on Tuesday and...
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Southeast Tennessee Young Farmers is hosting a three-part discussion series to explore land access and how it relates to our southeast TN region. Please join us for Part I of the series, A National Lens, in which Holly Rippon-Butler, Land Campaign Director at the National...
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Burns Village & Farm is a new agrihood out side of Nashville and April 29-May 1, 2022 is their kick-off weekend. They are bringing Katie McCamant, co-author of Creating Cohousing: Building Sustainable Communities to Nashville, TN for a very special kick-off weekend. Katie McCamant will...
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Join the TN Local Food Summit for a screening of the documentary film 'Kiss the Ground'. The film is about regenerative agriculture and the hope it provides for climate change mitigation and regenerating our food systems....
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As part of the the Slow Your Roll: Plan Before You Plant series. Topic: Montgomery County Commercial Kitchen Use and Guidelines Presenter: Kimberly Minter-Verge, MS, CHES® Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences, Montgomery County...
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Tennessee Organic Growers Association is holding a Kitchen Garden workshop on Saturday, April 30th at Delvin Farms Certified Organic Farm from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30. Cindy Shapton will be our guest speaker who will walk you through the joys of creating a Kitchen Gardens to...
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As the world’s farmers watch the cost of synthetic fertilizer continue to increase, and global food prices shatter records kept by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the global food system is being stressed like never before. There is a more stable, resilient model being...
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