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Southern SAWG – January 27 – 30

Southern SAWG - January 27 - 30 We are counting down to this exciting January 27 - 30 event. "The Southern SAWG annual conference has been providing the practical tools and solutions you need at our annual conference. It is the must-attend event for those serious...

Food Hub Conference – March 30 – April 1

In Conferences, Education/Networking Opportunities

Food Hub Conference - March 30 - April 1 Wednesday, March 30- Friday, April 1, 2016 W Hotel Midtown, Atlanta, Georgia Tuesday, March 29, 2016 Full Day Trainings: A number of full day, intensive trainings will be offered as a pre-conference option. These trainings will...

SHORT COURSE: Landscape Management – JAN 12th &13th

In Classes, Education/Networking Opportunities

2016 Middle TN Landscape Management Short Course - JAN 12th &13th 2016 Landscape Management Short Course will be held in Franklin, Tennessee on January 12th and 13th, 2016. Registration is currently open with an early bird registration discount for those post marked by 12/31/15. If you...

UT AgResearch Announces 2016 Field Day Schedule

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UT AgResearch Announces 2016 Field Day Schedule UT AgResearch will host 10 field days and five special events in 2016, including an Organic Crops Field Tour on April 28 at the East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center in Knoxville. A crowd interested in high tunnel production listens...

Winter Market: Clarksville – Fridays from 9:30 am – 1:30 pm

In Education/Networking Opportunities, Farmers' Markets

Winter Market-located at the Smith Trahern Mansion, 1st and McClure Streets in Clarksville, TN Fridays 9:30 am – 1:30 pm Last week the Winter Market was filled with vendors and late shoppers, like myself, which made a good day for many vendors. This week Maple Springs Farm...

TOOLKIT: Instructions for Starting a Local Food Organization

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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture are making a new resource available, Iowa Local Food Organizational Toolkit: Structure, Management and Finance. Part One provides guidance on how to establish a mission, build a board of directors and plan...

Winter 2015/2016 Training for DemeterLOCAL Chapter

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Winter 2015/2016 Training for DemeterLOCAL Chapter A new TN/KY Chapter is forming to work together over the coming months to learn the Biodynamic Demeter Standard. Participating farms will begin peer inspection visits in 2016 in order to receive low-cost Demeter farm certification. DemeterLOCAL’s goals are to encourage...

WEBINAR: National Food Hub Survey 2015 – NOV 19th

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WEBINAR: National Food Hub Survey 2015 - NOV 19th What is the state of the food hub across the country? Are hubs profitable? Is the local food market growing as much as people say? What are the economic, social and environmental impacts of hubs? What are...

WEBINAR: Pastured Pork Production – DEC 9th

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WEBINAR: Pastured Pork Production - DEC 9th Free learning opportunity for farmers! FACT will offer a free webinar on pastured pork production on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. EST. The panel of presenters will be former grant recipients from the Fund-a-Farmer Project who all...

PUBLICATION: Livestock Guardian Dogs

In Education/Networking Opportunities, Reports

PUBLICATION: Livestock Guardian Dogs SAN ANGELO – “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” This oft used nod to the U.S. Postal Service could as easily describe the work ethic of good...