Education and Networking Opportunities

WORKSHOP: Small Farm Outreach and Assistance – March 10th

Small 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...

WORKSHOP: Veteran Farmers – April 2th

THANK YOU: Mid TN Growers Winter Meeting

THANK 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...

PRESENTATION: “Why Sustainable Agriculture Matters” – Feb 4th

From 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....

DemeterLOCAL: TN/KY Biodynamic Agriculture Chapter

A new TN/KY regional Biodynamic agriculture group is working together this Winter to learn the Demeter Standard for agriculture. Participating farms will begin peer inspection visits in 2016 in order to receive low-cost Demeter farm certification. This chapter also welcomes consumers, educators, new farmers, and anyone...

Mid TN Growers Fourth Annual Mid-Winter Meeting – FEB 8th

Mid TN Growers Fourth Annual Mid-Winter Meeting - FEB 8th I hope you are having a good winter, either enjoying the fruits of your labor, growing, relaxing, addressing infrastructure, or curling up with a seed catalog. Before we get fully started with our spring season, please...

Second Annual Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fair – FEB 27

Second Annual Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fair  - FEB 27 Dear CSA Farmer! I'm excited to let you know that The Nashville Farmers Market (NFM) and Local Table Magazine are working together again to present the Second Annual Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fair at the NFM on...

SNOW DAY REMINDERS: Southern SAWG, MidTN Growers Meeting & Pick TN

Hello all, Just a reminder that this Southern SAWG is one for the ages, our 25th Anniversary! Per this notice there is still room for more, although this conference's registrations has surpassed any prior conference. And there are good reasons why this is special: Featured speakers like Wendell...

COMPOST STUDY: Davidson County Growers

COMPOST STUDY: Davidson County Growers David Cloniger of Second Harvest would like information from Davidson County growers regarding compost use. Nashville is the focus of a National Resources Defense Council study on composting and food waste. David would like to know how much food you composted/turned...