Education and Networking Opportunities – Page 53

ACTION ITEM: Meet with candidate for State Senate, Jason Holleman – Aug 13th

In Action Items, Agricultural Policy, Education/Networking Opportunities

"Councilman Jason Holleman is a State Senate candidate for the Nashville region. He is meeting TODAY with local food leaders, urban gardeners, and farmers about some of the ways that state issues impact current Davidson county farmers ability to farm sustainably, and barriers to access...

Food Hubs Webinar – Thursday, August 15

In Education/Networking Opportunities, Webinars

National Good Food Network is sponsoring a webinar that "will describe the lessons learned from the recent benchmarking study of food hub financial and operational characteristics. The presentation will highlight how successful food hubs across the nation have achieved their mission and goals...

2013 Crop Production Workshop Series

In Education/Networking Opportunities, Workshops

UT-Knoxville is starting a workshop series this month, running through December. They are targeting “commercial producers and agriculture professionals interested in learning organic and conventional crop production practices”. Most workshops are between Knoxville and Nashville with the final workshop at Delvin Farms. See full list...

Middle TN Soil Health Conference – July 16th,17th & 18th

In Conferences, Education/Networking Opportunities

NRCS TN and TACD are bringing Soil Health Conferences to East, Middle and West Tennessee. The featured speaker is Ray Archuleta, an NRCS Conservation Agronomist who spoke at the TACD Convention in February. Ray McCormick, Ken Miller, farmers practicing soil health, and Greg Brann, NRCS,...

Farm to Table International Symposium, Aug 2-4, 2013

In Conferences, Education/Networking Opportunities

The Inaugural Farm to Table International Symposium (F2T) in New Orleans features the brightest thought leaders and leading practitioners in the burgeoning farm-to-table movement. F2T explores the cultivation, distribution, and consumption of food and drink sourced locally to globally. Topics include farming and aquaculture, fisheries,...

Food For Thought

In Education/Networking Opportunities

John Patrick wanted to point out an excellent resource on the NCAT's National Sustainable Agriculture Information service site. This feature has numerous resources for understanding the dynamics of local food systems, how growers can participate and, most useful to us, examples of successful community efforts...

Agrarian Trip to China

In Education/Networking Opportunities

Are you interested in going to China? And not only going to China, but going with a group of American farmers to visit with and learn about agriculture in China?! CJ Sentell of Ecotone Farm is collecting input for Professor Mengmeng Gu of Texas A&M AgriLife...

NGFN Agroforestry Webinar – June 26th, 3-4 pm

In Education/Networking Opportunities, Webinars

Agroforestry is a land-management system that combines trees and crops and/or livestock. Agroforestry systems improve yields by optimizing tree and crop interactions. They also enhance farm and forestland conservation and resiliency. In this webinar, the principles and practices of agroforestry will be discussed, with specific...

2nd Annual ‘Grow A School Garden’ Professional Training – June 24

In Classes, Education/Networking Opportunities, Workshops

8-3:30 pm @ Tennessee State University Join us this year to continue learning more about how to build and maintain school gardens and how to effectively integrate them into your school! Improve your skills and confidence in building, maintaining, and using gardens, understand the benefits of outdoor education...

Farm Day – June 9th 2013

In Events, Farm Tours

Community Food Advocates hosts A Family Farm Day at Buffalo Family Farm with: MUSIC. LOCAL FOOD. BEER. SILENT AUCTION. ECO CRAFTS. FACE PAINTING. GAMES. PETTING ZOO. Event proceeds support Growing Healthy Kids, a program of Community Food Advocates, which brings parents of public school children, students, and...