This from Civil Eats: According to Jean-Martin Fortier, it isn’t a farmer’s job to feed the world. And he finds it absurd that many U.S.-based food and agriculture companies tell farmers they should do so. “Feeding the world? People in Africa don’t need the U.S. to...
Read More"We are excited to have Bob Due, grower and owner of Terraced Gardens Farm, leading our next CSA workshop on Choosing Equipment for a Small, Diversified Farm on Monday, May 11 from 1-3 PM (EST). Bob has been interested in tractors and tillers since the...
Read MoreThis from John: I have taken workshops through Pat Foreman and found them very informative. She is passionate about local food and thinks that having chickens and eggs are important to providing our own food. Check out the Chickens and YOU site and their many training...
Read MoreLocal Table on the Mountain Celebrates Stillhouse Restaurant Opening on Saturday, June 6. Local Table Magazine is hosting it's first farm to table event on the 300 acre farm of Short Mountain Distillery in celebration of the opening of the Stillhouse Restaurant. Situated in the beautiful rolling...
Read MoreAdding Fruit to Your CSA This is our fourth workshop in the series and will be led by Dave Lockwood and Shannon Meadows at Mountain Meadows Farm in Heiskell, TN. Shannon will speak about the farm's peaches, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries, and how they've contemplated doing an...
Read MoreFood for Profit takes you step by step through the information necessary to start and run a small food product business by adding value to fruits and vegetables. The workshop provides information that you will be able to use immediately to ensure that your business...
Read MoreNashville— Tennessee tomato growers have the opportunity to help build a foundation for their industry’s future at a number of scheduled meetings across the state beginning April 27. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has been granted federal Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) funds to launch...
Read MoreWhether you’re just considering getting into sustainable agriculture or are looking for help with specific issues affecting your operation, ATTRA’s expert staff, publications, databases, and other resources have been a go-to source of information for more than 25 years. And ATTRA is now offering two new...
Read MoreHello friends from the Food Hub learning group, As our funding from Southern SARE for the learning group is winding down, I want to thank all of you for your participation and willingness to share with others. Several webinars and presentations from the past...
Read MoreTSU Third Tuesday Workshop Workshop for April 21, 2015 will cover Vegetable Gardening. This will be held at the auditorium (RM 108), Ferrell-Westbrook building (the Barn) 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd., Nashville TN: Three speakers of TSU-CAHNS Professors for the workshop are as follows: Dr. Zena...
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