Education and Networking Opportunities

A presentation and conversation about biodynamic agriculture and the future of the food movement will take place this Thursday, April 17th. Titled " Food, Spirituality and Social change, the conversation will be held by Robert Karp. More...

WEBINAR: Commercial Farms or Socially-Minded Operations? – April 29th

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"Urban Farms: Commercial Farms or Socially Minded Operations?" will provide an analysis of the differences between nonprofit and commercial urban farms, and is based on research conducted by researchers at NYU, Penn State, and NCAT-ATTRA. Funding for this study was provided by National Institute of...

WEBINAR: Reduced Tillage – April 8

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Join eOrganic for a webinar entitled "Putting the Pieces Together: Lessons Learned from a Reduced-Tillage Organic Cropping Systems Project", by William Curran, Ron Hoover, and John Wallace of Penn State University. The webinar will take place on April 8 at 2PM Eastern Time, 1PM Central,...

WORKSHOP: Backyard Poultry – April 26th

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TOGO and the Sustainable Poultry Network are presenting this one-day workshop on Saturday, April 26th, 2014, 9-5 p.m. at the Old School Farm on 5022 Old Hydes Ferry Pike in Nashville. The workshop targets small, sustainable farmers and backyard poultry enthusiasts who are interested in breeding...

Free Permaculture Workshops – March 29th

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This Saturday, March 29th, thirty permaculture designers and educators from around the world will converge in Nashville (Warner Park Nature Center) to run nine short workshops introducing a range of topics in ecological culture design. All thirty are participants in an intensive Permaculture Teacher...

EVENT REMINDER: Mushrooms Cultivation Workshop

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SPACES ARE STILL AVAILABLE! Please join TOGA for a totally hands-on workshop on mushrooms with national expert, Tradd Cotter, lead researcher of Mushroom Mountain in South Carolina. Saturday, March 22nd, 9 AM-3 PM at Trevecca Nazarene. A full day of learning with all materials & lunch...

REPORT: Family Farming

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A new report from Food Tank. "The report proves that family farms—farms or ranches owned and operated by families—are not only feeding the world, but also nourishing the planet". Full Storyhttp://foodtank.com/news/2014/03/release-food-tank-by-the-numbers-family-farming-report...

CLASSES: Spiral Ridge Permaculture – Summer 2014

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Mark your calendars for these upcoming opportunities - Introduction to Holistic Management® Whole Farm/Ranch Planning and Holistic Planned Grazing - Keyline Design®: Whole Farm/Ranch Planning for Water Abundance and Soil Fertility - Introduction to Permaculture - Advanced Teacher Training in Youth and Child Permaculture Education - Permaculture Design Certificate Course -...

CONFERENCE: Whole Earth Summit – TODAY!

In Conferences, Education/Networking Opportunities, Webinars

An online conference covering food, water, community, regenerative design and social transformation. The conference includes 42 global visionaries and will take place March 11-13....

WORKSHOP: Hive Splitting – April 15

PRESENTATION: Biodynamic Agriculture and the Future of the Food Movement