Education and Networking Opportunities

Sustainable Farm Conference – April 14-15, 2016

Sustainable 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...

COURSE: Integrated and Real Farm Planning with Darren Doherty of Regrarians – April 4th -14th

Integrated 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...

NEW ONLINE TOOL: For Small-scale Livestock Producers

From 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...

CONFERENCE: Grass-Fed Beef – MAR 17

Producers 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...

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...