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2008 New American Farm Conference
SARE’s 20th Anniversary New American Farm Conference was a rousing success! Posters, handouts, and breakout session presentations can now be downloaded for review.

Events for the next 4 months:

March 20, 2010  -  March 21, 2010
From the Ground Up workshop series
Growing Power in conjunction with the USDA’s Risk Management Agency and the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program present: Growing Your Community Food System “From the Ground Up” W
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Scope:  National
Website: http://www.growingpower.org/from_the_ground_up!.htm

March 21, 2010  -  March 24, 2010
Building Stronger Rural Communities - MAFO's 21st National Conference
Building Stronger Rural Communities: Pathways to a New World of Work MAFO's 21st National Farmworker Conference. Hyatt Regency on the Riverwalk San Antonio, TX
Location: San Antonio, TX
Scope:  National
Website: http://www.mafofarmworker.com/conf_theme.html

March 23, 2010  -  March 26, 2010
2010 Food Safety Education Conference
Join your friends and colleagues at this important Food Safety Education Event! Foodborne illness is a preventable and under-reported disease that presents a major challenge to both general and at-
Location: Atlanta, GA
Scope:  National
Website: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/atlanta2010/

March 24, 2010
Agriculture 2.0
Agriculture 2.0 is where the sustainable agriculture industry is being defined, built and funded. By serving as the lynchpin between entrepreneurs working to improve America’s food system and the inve
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Scope:  International
Website: http://www.newseedadvisors.com/

March 30, 2010  -  February 26, 2010
FREE Compost Marketing Workshop/Field Days
Making Your Compost Product Work for You! FREE Compost Marketing Workshop/Field Days Whether selling compost is your primary business or a side business, these workshops are for you! The workshops
Location: Millerton, NY
Scope:  Regional
Website: www.nerc.org

April 7, 2010  -  February 26, 2010
FREE Compost Marketing Workshop/Field Days
Making Your Compost Product Work for You! FREE Compost Marketing Workshop/Field Day Sponsored by the Northeast Recycling Council, Inc., Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, and New
Location: Millerton, NY
Scope:  Regional
Website: www.nerc.org

April 24, 2010  -  April 25, 2010
From the Ground Up workshop series
Growing Power in conjunction with the USDA’s Risk Management Agency and the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program present: Growing Your Community Food System “From the Ground Up” W
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Scope:  National
Website: http://www.growingpower.org/from_the_ground_up!.htm

April 28, 2010  -  April 29, 2010
LCA Sustainable Supply Chain Summit USA
As climate change concerns increase, relevant stakeholders are pushing companies more than ever before to take responsibility to account for and reduce the impacts of their products. This is not just
Location: Chicago, IL
Scope:  National
Website: http://www.lca-sustainable-supply-chain-usa.com/

April 28, 2010  -  April 30, 2010
Managing Agricultural Landscapes for Environmental Quality II: Achieving More Effective Conservation
MAL II will further explore the scientific, technical, and policy challenges with regards to agricultural landscapes. The workshop organizers are intent on focusing on assessment and management of vul
Location: Denver, CO
Scope:  National
Website: http://www.swcs.org/en/conferences/managing_agricultural_landscapes_ii/

April 29, 2010
2nd Annual Organic Crops Field Tour
The field tour will run from 7:30 am-2:30 pm, and includes ten 30-minute talks on organic and sustainable agricultural practices. These topics are: 1. Growing lettuce, strawberries and tomatoes in
Location: Knoxville, TN
Scope:  Statewide
Website: http://organics.tennessee.edu

May 15, 2010  -  May 16, 2010
From the Ground Up workshop series
Growing Power in conjunction with the USDA’s Risk Management Agency and the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program present: Growing Your Community Food System “From the Ground Up” W
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Scope:  National
Website: http://www.growingpower.org/from_the_ground_up!.htm

May 17, 2010  -  May 19, 2010
Taking Root: 5th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference
Farm to Cafeteria is TAKING ROOT all across the country. Entering its second decade, farm to cafeteria is becoming a permanent feature of school meals. It’s now the subject of collaborations with comm
Location: Detroit, MI
Scope:  National
Website: http://farmtocafeteriaconference.org/5/

May 20, 2010  -  May 21, 2010
National Small Food Manufacturer Conference
The Food Processing Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is presenting a National Small Food Manufacturer Conference May 20-21, 2010 in Omaha, NE. More information is available at www.fpc.unl
Location: Omaha, NE
Scope:  National
Website: http://www.fpc.unl.edu/nsfmc

June 3, 2010  -  June 5, 2010
PIERS 2010: Conference on the Environment
Historians and other chroniclers of the past have depicted the twentieth century in a variety of terms. Some refer to it as the ‘age of extremes’, others as the ‘age of anxiety’, and still others as ‘
Location: New York City, NY
Scope:  National
Website: http://www.pace.edu/pace/dyson/research-and-resource-centers/academic-centers-and-institutes/piers/summer-2010-conference/

June 12, 2010  -  June 13, 2010
From the Ground Up workshop series
Growing Power in conjunction with the USDA’s Risk Management Agency and the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program present: Growing Your Community Food System “From the Ground Up” W
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Scope:  National
Website: http://www.growingpower.org/from_the_ground_up!.htm

June 15, 2010  -  June 16, 2010
2010 Workshop on the Economics of Local Food Markets
The 2010 Workshop on the Economics of Local Food Markets will be held at the Trump Plaza Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, immediately following the annual meeting of the Northeastern Agricultural a
Location: Atlantic City, NJ
Scope:  Regional
Website: http://www.narea.org/2010/

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