Greetings! Hello from Charleston, South Carolina. I have already met and know most of you but for those that are not familiar, I am with Lowcountry Local First and oversee the Growing New Farmers and Dirt Works Incubator Farm programs. I’m writing today to introduce...
Read MoreCSA Fair - This Saturday, February 27th Together with The Nashville Farmers' Market (NFM), Local Table Magazine is hosting the second Annual Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fair this Saturday, February 27th at the NFM, 900 Rosa L. Parks Blvd. The free event, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,...
Read MoreSustainable Farm Conference - April 14-15, 2016 at Stoney Creek Farm in Franklin, TN The purpose of our conference is to show people how to live with Less Stress and More Joy. Freedom from the “rat race” can be achieved by learning the benefits of...
Read MoreIntegrated and Real Farm Planning Training with Darren Doherty of Regrarians - April 4-14, 2016. A course that will give you practical, pragmatic and proven skills, techniques and technologies, that are going to take you and your enterprises and landscapes further. If you want to...
Read MoreFrom Purdue University - "Purdue Extension has developed a pair of Web-based, interactive resources to help new producers and anyone thinking about starting a small-scale livestock operation to make critical budgeting decisions. The Purdue Comparative Decision Support matrix, known as PCDS, includes a spreadsheet tool that...
Read MoreProducers interested in responding to consumer demand for grass-fed beef are invited to attend a new conference sponsored by the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. The 2016 Grass-Fed Beef Conference will be held March 17 at UT’s Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center in...
Read MoreSmall Farm Outreach and Assistance Workshop - MONTGOMERY COUNTY SITE - March 10th, 2016 Workshop Location: Montgomery County Extension Office 1030 Cumberland Heights Road, STE-A Clarksville, TN 37040 To register or for further information about the Outreach and Assistance Program, please contact: Ms. Linda Buchanan at lbuchanan6@tnstate.edu or 615-963-1827 View...
Read MoreTHANK YOU: Mid TN Growers Winter Meeting This Monday, we were happy to see so many friendly faces at our meeting at Green Door Gourmet. We had over 60 attendees and lively discussion on the state of local, sustainable food, including: status of all farmers markets...
Read MoreFrom the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance - "Norman Wirzba, PhD, Professor of Theology, Ecology and Agrarian studies at Duke University in the Divinity School, the Nicholas School of the Environment and the Sanford School of Public Policy, will present a public lecture at 4 p.m. on Feb....
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