From the organizers: PRESS RELEASE: LONGMONT, Colorado (February 28, 2019) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) and the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin (Oneida) today announced they again are co-hosting the national Food Sovereignty Summit. It will be held September 23-26, 2019, at the Radisson Hotel in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Food Sovereignty Summit began [...]
From the organizers: Save-the-Date Registration opens June 2019 Minority Outreach Network National Conference Virginia State University’s Small Farm Outreach Program in partnership with Minority Outreach Network and USDA will host the first National Conference for Outreach and Agriculture Development on September 10-11, 2019 at the Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, VA. Outreach Professionals who lead [...]
From the organizers: The 2019 Southern Cover Crop Conference will bring researchers, Extension personnel, farmers, and ag industry specialists together discover the latest information related to cover crops in the South. 7/16- "Workshop Day" at the Auburn Hotel and Conference Center 7/17- "Field Day" E.V. Smith Research Center 8660 Eagle Road, Shorter, AL 36075 We will have speakers [...]
From the organizers: The Annual Veteran Farmers Conference is a free one-day event to educate and train veteran farmers in three key areas: 1) therapeutic farming to address PTSD 2) financial and technical assistance programs for small farmers 3) sustainable small farming techniques and practices. Join us to network with other local veterans, hear from [...]
From the organizers: Ceremony – Keynotes – Workshops – Round-table discussions – Panels – Planning meetings – Caucuses – Indigenous Voices Honoring our Earth Repair heroes & heroines “…what is needed is a real grass-roots, bottom-up, locally-managed restoration mass underground movement of informed people, a groundswell of popular opinion driven by a green ethos, to [...]
From the organizers: You’re invited to the 2019 Alabama Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils Annual Conference at the new Lodge at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, Alabama, starting Sunday, April 7th until Wednesday, April 10th! Listed below is all of the information pertaining to the conference, including registration and hotel accommodations. Please [...]
From the organizers: "Return To The Roots of Natural Health" Join us at Mt. Cheaha State Park, the highest point in Alabama for a weekend of herbal discovery. Come and learn from a great variety of speakers such as Thomas Easley, Robin McGee, Darryl Patton, Maggie Baker Conklin and other great herbal educators. With hands-on [...]
From the organizers: For healthy eaters, home growers, and farmers—Join us for our 26th Year! Cost: Early Registration Discount until January 31: $59 for Saturday, $49 for Sunday, $99 for both. Pre-conference workshops are $70 without conference registration, $55 with conference registration. After January 31: $74 for Saturday, $64 for Sunday, and $129 for Saturday [...]
From the organizers: "Agriculture is our culture" Registration Deadline: Wednesday, January 16 Dress Code: Friday - Casual Saturday - Casual Saturday Evening Closing Dinner - Business Casual Registration Cost: Adult: $250 per person - Includes all meals, tour ticket and t-shirt Children Ages 0-12: $80 per child - Includes all meals and tour ticket Hotel [...]
From the Organizers: Save the date, more to come! The Farmers Conference at Tuskegee University is often cited as the oldest event of its type in the nation. The first Farmers Conference, originally called the “Peoples Conference” was hosted on this historic campus on February 23, 1892. This conference exists today as a two-day educational [...]