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Events for the next 4 months: Ongoing through September 1, 2008 Central Illinois Farm Beginnings Central Illinois Farm Beginnings® is Central Illinois Farm Beginnings™ is a great way to jump-start your farm business. It is a farmer-led training and support program designed to help you plan and launch your economically and environmentally sustainable farm businesses. Farm Beginnings i... Location: Decatur, Illinois Scope: Statewide Website: http://www.farmbeginnings.uiuc.edu/ Ongoing through November 30, 2008 2008 Farmer Training Workshop Series Michael Fields Agricultural Institute’s 2008 Workshop Series offers over 40 individual workshops presented by farmers and other agricultural professionals. Our courses are designed to serve as entry points and pathways at every phase of an agrarian life – newly emerging farmers, farmers in tr... Location: East Troy, Wisconsin Scope: National Website: http://www.michaelfieldsaginst.org Ongoing through October 18, 2008 2008 Educational Outreach Events PASA is pleased to provide a series of Farm Based Education (FBE) events that promote and demonstrate sustainable farming methods as well as technical instruction on many related topics. Topics include biocontrols in the greenhouse, greenhouse growing, disease and insect management, and value-ad... Location: Multiple Locations, Pennsylvania Scope: Regional Website: http://pasafarming.org/programs/farm_based.htm Ongoing through October 11, 2008 The Nantucket Farmers & Artisans Market Nantucket Farmers & Artisans Market will run Saturday mornings from 9:00 to noon June 28 - October 11, 2008. The market will feature locally grown vegetables, berries, herbs, plants and cut flowers, as well as eggs, baked goods and locally, hand-crafted pottery, jewelry, crafts and more. The mark... Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts Scope: Regional Website: http://www.sustainablenantucket.org/ Ongoing through August 29, 2008 Eco-Homes: An Introduction to Ecological Building and Appropriate Technology Have you ever wondered how to create a home that is energy efficient, environmentally friendly and designed for both human comfort and integration into the natural surroundings? This three-week intensive offers a broad overview of the elements of home building and design with a focus on Permacult... Location: Dexter, Oregon Scope: International Website: http://www.lostvalley.org/EPI August 25, 2008 Developing Community Based Food Systems State and local governments, agriculture professionals, policy makers, economic development specialists and consumers are beginning to see the benefits of developing local food systems. Currently faced with declining numbers of farmers, waning vibrancy of rural communities, over-dependence on fos... Location: Goldsboro, North Carolina Scope: Regional Website: http://www.cefs.ncsu.edu/calendar2008.htm#cbf August 25, 2008 - September 7, 2008 Permaculture Design Certification Course Permaculture Design Certification Course with Adam Rawson and Marisha Auerbach K-Jo Farm, Vashon Island, WA Permaculture is whole system design and development for sustainable living and land use. Permaculture presents at framework for consciously designed landscapes that mimic the patterns... Location: Vashon Island, Washington Scope: Regional Website: http://www.herbnwisdom.com/Events.php August 26, 2008 The Up and Coming Landscape & Lawncare Industry There is an increasing demand for organic nursery stock, organic lawncare, and landscaping that can be maintained organically. Attend this workshop to learn about opportunities this might present for your business. In many cases there are organic fertilizers and sprays that accomplish similar obj... Location: Asheville, North Carolina Scope: Regional Website: http://www.organicgrowersschool.org/ August 28, 2008 Alternative Fruit Crops Field Day Fruit growers are invited to attend a workshop featuring fruits such as pawpaw, elderberry and persimmons. Missouri State Department of Agriculture personnel in conjunction with the Extension horticulture specialist will present. Speakers: Mr. John Avery is Fruit Grower Advisor at Missouri St... Location: Mountain Grove, Missouri Scope: Regional Website: http://calendar.missouristate.edu/item.asp?EventID=15455&LinkedDate=8/28/2008&date=yes&month=8&year=2008 August 28, 2008 Pasture Establishment, Design and Management for Outdoor Hog Production This all day workshop will include hands on training for agents and producers involved in outdoor pork production. Emphasis will be on techniques for helping farmers maintain groundcover in outdoor hog operations. Topics will include groundcover management, pasture design, rotations, fencing, and... Location: Goldsboro, North Carolina Scope: Regional Website: http://www.cefs.ncsu.edu/calendar2008.htm#ped August 29, 2008 - September 1, 2008 Slow Food Nation Slow Food Nation, the largest celebration of American food in history, will bring together tens of thousands to experience an extraordinary range of activities highlighting the connection between plate and planet. The majority of Slow Food Nation’s events will be free and open to the public. Part... Location: San Francisco, California Scope: National Website: http://slowfoodnation.org/ September 1, 2008 Ohio Green Living Fayre Join us for a day of workshops, exhibits, demonstrations, old-fashioned family games, horse drawn wagon rides, the OEFFA organic farm tour, fishing, music and more. The cost to attend is only $5 per person and the event will go from 11 am to 6 pm. Workshops - Two tracks of workshops will be... Location: Johnstown (just east of Columbus), Ohio Scope: Statewide Website: http://www.ohiogreenliving.org September 4, 2008 - September 7, 2008 Singles In Agriculture 22nd National Campout Sept. 4-7th Iowa Chapter of Singles In Agriculture is hosting our 22nd National Campout in Manson Iowa, Sept. 4-7th. It will be held at Twin Lakes Christian Center. Open to all singles with an agriculture interest. Come tour the famous Grotto and other tours with us, enjoy boating on the lake, evening of spe... Location: Manson, Iowa Scope: National Website: http://www.singlesinag.org September 5, 2008 - September 6, 2008 Taste Iowa A Local Food Festival including: vendor's market; producer, consumer, and children's workshops; celebrity chef demonstration; recipe contest; Iron Chef contest; an 'All-Iowa' meal; live entertainment, and much more! Sponsored by Grundy National Bank, Northern Iowa Food & Farm Partnership, and th... Location: Conrad, Iowa Scope: Statewide Website: http://www.gnbbank.com/gnb_conrad.asp September 6, 2008 2nd Annual "C.A.R.E. ENERGY FAIR" This fair is being organized by C.A.R.E. (Conservation and Renewable Energy), a group organized under WATCH, Inc. to help educate and promote conservation and clean, renewable energy in Charlevoix County. Our goal for the “CARE ENERGY FAIR” is to showcase like-minded groups and individuals ... Location: Charlevoix, California Scope: National Website: www.charlevoixlibrary.org September 12, 2008 - November 8, 2008 3rd Annual Sierra Nevada Small Farm Progress Days 3rd Annual Sierra Nevada Small Farm Progress Days Sept. 12-14: California Sheep Academy, Thompson Ranch, Auburn, California Sept. 28: Vegetable/Row Crop Field Day, Natural Trading Co., Newcastle, CA Farmer Fair: October 18, 2008,Thompson Ranch, Auburn, CA Oct. 26: Forestry Field ... Location: Placer County, California, California Scope: Regional Website: http://www.smallfarmprogressdays.org September 14, 2008 - September 18, 2008 Biodiversity in Agriculture: Harlan II Symposium Agricultural biodiversity plays a crucial role in the sustainable production of food, fiber, and feed for humanity. An international symposium was held in Aleppo, Syria in May 1997, dedicated to Jack R. Harlan, 1917–1998, evolutionary biologist and plant explorer. To review progress, assess the c... Location: Davis, California Scope: International Website: http://harlanii.ucdavis.edu/index.htm September 18, 2008 - September 19, 2008 Women in Agriculture & Small Business Conference Oklahoma’s Fifth Annual Women in Agriculture & Small Business Conference will be held on September 18th & 19th, 2008 at the Moore Norman Technology Center located at SW 134th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Oklahoma City. It is presented by the Great Plains Resource Conservation and Development... Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Scope: Statewide Website: http://www.greatplainsrcd.org September 19, 2008 - September 21, 2008 Common Ground Fair MOFGA celebrates its 32nd Common Ground Country Fair on September 19, 20 & 21, 2008, in Unity, Maine. The Fair allows fairgoers to make connections with a rapidly expanding base of organic farms in the state of Maine. Hundreds of vendors, exhibitors and demonstrators, more than 1,000 volunteers, ... Location: Unity, Maine Scope: Statewide Website: http://www.mofga.org/TheFair/tabid/135/Default.aspx September 19, 2008 - November 23, 2008 Weekend Permaculture Design Certification Course The objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive overview of sustainable futures, based on permaculture philosophy, techniques, and strategies that one could incorporate into their everyday life, or enhance their career. This course will provide diverse hands-on experience. The intent... Location: Vashon Island, Washington Scope: Regional Website: http://www.herbnwisdom.com/Events.php September 20, 2008 Farm Aid Concert Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp organized the first Farm Aid concert in 1985 to raise awareness about the loss of family farms and to raise funds to keep farm families on their land. Dave Matthews joined the Farm Aid Board of Directors in 2001. Farm Aid has raised more than $30 mill... Location: Mansfield, Massachusetts Scope: National Website: http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.2723605/ September 21, 2008 6th Annual Southwest Michigan Community Harvest Fest The beauty of fall makes this a special celebration of local foods, farming and sustainability. Purchase pumpkins, sorghum syrup and much more from 50-plus vendors. Keynote speaker is Will Allen of Growing Power, an urban agriculture and education program in Milwaukee; you’ll also meet Donna McCl... Location: Scotts, Michigan Scope: Regional Website: http://www.fairfoodmatters.org/harvestfest/index.php Website 2: http://www.tillersinternational.org/index.html September 22, 2008 - September 24, 2008 ELP Food Tour Conference 2008 The Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) invites you to "The Politics of Food," a national conference on how America grows, distributes, buys, and eats its food. ELP's Politics of Food national conference will engage participants in a challenging exploration of how and why our food system w... Location: Raleigh, North Carolina Scope: National Website: http://www.elpnet.org/foodtour/conference.php September 25, 2008 - September 27, 2008 West Coast Geen Convention West Coast Green 2008 Innovation I Building I Business I Design The Largest Conference & Expo on Green Innovation The Heart of Silicon Valley San Jose Convention Cente... Location: San Jose, California Scope: International Website: http://www.westcoastgreen.com September 28, 2008 - October 4, 2008 Exchange Forum in Crete, Greece: Organic Agriculture & Traditional Foodways Professional Experiential Learning Program in Crete, Greece The Mediterranean Diet: Refreshing your understanding. Translating it to the plate. A culinary-cultural immersion program for agriculture, nutrition and culinary professionals. Participate in dialog, presentations, cultural explora... Location: Crete, Greece (several locations: organic farms and villages) Scope: International Website: www.cookingincrete.com Website 2: www.fieldtoplate.com October 4, 2008 - October 8, 2008 Restoring Our Urban and Rural Communities with Healthy Food The Community Food Security Coalition’s annual conference is back bigger and better than ever! Join 1,000 of your colleagues for the nation’s primary food systems networking and educational event outside Philadelphia for five days of inspiring presentations, scintillating workshops, fantastic net... Location: Cherry Hill, New Jersey Scope: National Website: http://healthyfoodconference.com/ October 4, 2008 - October 9, 2008 Joint Annual Meeting: Geological Society of America-Soil Science Society of America-American Society of Agronomy-Crop Science Society of America-Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies More than 10,000 scientists, professionals, and students will gather in Houston on 5-9 October 2008 to discuss the latest research and current trends in energy, water resources, science education, earth systems, and related sciences. The intention of this first-ever joint meeting is to highlig... Location: Houston, Texas Scope: International Website: https://www.acsmeetings.org October 11, 2008 Building a Greenhouse from Plastic Pop Bottles We have all seen those pesky 2-liter plastic bottles littering the countryside. If you are like us, you have imagined that there must be something useful we could do with that bit of rubbish. Well, there is... Come spend the day with us learning how to build your own greenhouse using di... Location: Philo, Ohio Scope: Regional Website: http://www.bluerockstation.com October 15, 2008 - October 17, 2008 9th GLOBALGAP Conference In 2008 GLOBALGAP returns to Europe for its 9th Conference. Good Agricultural Practices are becoming more and more widely adopted with consumers demand for healthy safe and sustainably produced food driving their expansion. An ever increasing number of producers in more than 80 countries are choo... Location: Cologne/Germany Scope: International Website: www.globalgap.org Website 2: www.avantel.de/globalgap2008 October 20, 2008 - October 22, 2008 SWCS Farming With Grass Call for Papers The Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) will convene a conference to address the factors driving change in mixed agricultural systems. Specific objectives include: • Engage participants across diverse disciplines and institutions in identifying research, technology, and policy needs to ... Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Scope: National Website: www.swcs.org/fwg October 22, 2008 - October 25, 2008 Holistic Management International Conference Come learn about "Paradigm Shifting for the Future" at the Holistic Management International Conference in Brandon, Manitoba Canada. Speakers include: Abe Collins, Ivan Aguirre, Lee Pengilly, Peter Holter, Ron Chapman, Gene Goven, Gabe Brown, Ken Meter, Jill Clapperton, Meyers Norris Penny, Blain... Location: Brandon, Manitoba Canada Scope: International Website: http://www.holisticmanagement.org/n7/Internat_Gath/canada_conference.html October 31, 2008 - November 2, 2008 The 23rd Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference You won’t want to miss this year’s conference: Keynote speakers include sustainable ag legends Wes Jackson and Joel Salatin, and we’ll be debuting extended, hands-on workshop formats. And of course we’ll have the staples that have made the conference such an important part of the Carolinas’ a... Location: Anderson, South Carolina Scope: Regional Website: http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/events.shtml November 10, 2008 - November 11, 2008 Introduction to Holistic Management This 2 day program is an introduction to Holistic Management. Learn how you can create healthy land and healthy profits. Program is scheduled at the Pleasant Grove Grange. Instructors are Holistic Management Certified Educators Tony & Andrea Malmberg. Location: Summerville, Oregon Scope: International Website: http://www.holisticmanagement.org/n7/Programs_Services/courses_07.html November 12, 2008 - November 13, 2009 Community Food Leaders Forum Seed to Table: Shaping Our Local Food Systems Join us for 1 1/2 days of sharing ideas, meeting new people, making connections and setting goals. Learn about successful projects and effective ways to improve the way our food is produced, distributed, and eaten. Featuring guest speakers from Alabama and from around the Southeast. More ... Location: Andalusia, Alabama Scope: Regional Website: http://www.asanonline.org/forum.htm November 12, 2008 - November 13, 2008 Holistic Management Financial Planning This 2 day program will focus on Holistic Management Financial Planning. Learn how you can create healthy profits and improve your time management. Program is scheduled at the Pleasant Grove Grange. Instructors are Holistic Management Certified Educators Tony & Andrea Malmberg. Location: Summerville, Oregon Scope: International Website: http://www.holisticmanagement.org/n7/Programs_Services/courses_07.html November 14, 2008 - November 15, 2008 Holistic Management Grazing Planning This 2 day program will focus on Holistic Management Grazing Planning. Learn how you can improve pasture productivity and animal performance. Program is scheduled at the Pleasant Grove Grange. Instructors are Holistic Management Certified Educators Tony & Andrea Malmberg. Location: Summerville, Oregon Scope: International Website: http://www.holisticmanagement.org/n7/Programs_Services/courses_07.html November 14, 2008 - November 15, 2008 Holistic Management Biological Monitoring This 2 day program will focus on Holistic Management Biological Monitoring. Learn how you can assess pasture productivity and land health. Program is scheduled at the Pleasant Grove Grange. Instructors are Holistic Management Certified Educator Andrea Malmberg. Location: Summerville, Oregon Scope: International Website: http://www.holisticmanagement.org/n7/Programs_Services/courses_07.html December 4, 2008 - December 6, 2008 The 2008 Acres U.S.A. Conference The annual Acres U.S.A. conference sets the standards for innovation and learning. It is where you find farmers and consultants from every side of eco-farming who come together to share their experience and expertise. Attend the non-stop event, learn the latest in cutting-edge technology and meth... Location: St. Louis, Missouri Scope: National Website: http://www.acresusa.com/events/events.htm

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