Hello all, Save the Date of January 13 – 14, 2015 and plan to attend the Middle TN landscape Management Shortcourse in Williamson County. We have a great line-up of green industry and Extension speakers, pesticide & ISA CEU points, as well as the wonderful, hot lunch!
Early registration for the SSAWG is December 21. Afterwards, the prices increase to register to attend this conference January 14-17 in Mobile AL. Visit the site for details....
Read MoreCertified Naturally Grown, the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) and the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) are hosting an informational webinar to help farmers suggest changes before December 15th. Register...
Read More"Join eOrganic for our December webinar series on organic farming and research topics! Advanced registration is required, so register in advance...
Read More"Middle Tennessee farmland once fed Nashville, and it will again. As a peak year-end event fostering this change, the Tennessee Local Food Summit December 5-7, 2014 will be held at Vanderbilt University. Sponsored by Vanderbilt Health and Wellness, it will feature Nashville’s best chefs offering...
Read MoreThere is approximately $5,000 available for Tennessee State University for “mentor” farmers. Contact Ms.Leslie Speller-Henderson, the interim program leader of FCS program who has information for all applicants.
From Urban Green Lab - "Come watch "Fresh," a documentary about sustainable agriculture, which profiles farmers, activists and entrepreneurs who are changing America's food system". RSVP More about the film...
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“Join TN Organic Growers Association (TOGA), for an exciting bus tour of two Woodbury, TN farms with lunch & additional tour of Readyville Mill!”
In Fairfield Iowa. "Join Women, Food and Agriculture Network for our 2014 annual conference, Women Doing Democracy: Building Grassroots Coalitions to Grow Healthy Food and Farming in Your Community. The conference will kick-off with registration at 10 a.m. Friday, November 14, and end Saturday, November...
Read More“This course is intended to improve your understanding of GAPs to guide assessment of risks and implementation of practices to reduce risks on fresh produce farms. Taking this course will not result in your farm being “GAPs Certified”. GAPs certification is done by a third party (e.g. USDA, Primus, Global GAP) and involves the successful completion of an on-farm audit.”