Farmers Market Manager Training - Nov 28/Franklin, Nov29/Knoxville Farmers markets provide many positive impacts and spillover benefits to local communities, but are you able to communicate those benefits effectively to key community leaders? Farmers markets should be key assets in community and regional development plans. Learn...
Read MoreSURVEY: Tennessee Beginning Farmers Development Project (TBFRDP) I am pleased to announce that University of Tennessee and Tennessee State University have both received grants from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) entitled “Tennessee Beginning Farmers Development Project”. Over the next three years the...
Read MoreCompact Raised Bed Mulch Layer for sale in Joelton Posted 10.11.17 This RB436 has never been used and sells new for $1,800. There is also a double drip attachment at $270.00. The price for both is $700.00. Call 615 415-2734. As advertised...
Read MoreUT Organic Field Day - Oct 26th in Knoxville What: UT Organic Field Day When: OCTOBER 26, 2017 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. EDT Where: East Tennessee AgResearch & Education Center—Organic Crops Unit 7315 Government Farm Road Knoxville, Tennessee Speaker: Steve Muntz is the executive director of the Southern Sustainable...
Read MoreFACT’s 2017 Fund-a-Farmer Grant I’m delighted to announce that FACT is now accepting applications for our next round of Fund-a-Farmer Grants! This year we will award up to $2,500 for two types of grants: 1.) Pasture Improvement Grants for projects designed to help you transition to a...
Read MoreSTUDY: Agrobiodiversity Investments as Triple Win for Health, Environment and Food System Sustainability ROME, ITALY (26 September 2017) – The first comprehensive scientific analysis of how agrobiodiversity can make our vulnerable food system more resilient, sustainable and nutritious has been carried out by leading agrobiodiversity research...
Read MoreLooking for Vegetable Farm Job I am seeking Assissant Farmer or a comparable position on a vegetable farm in the Nashville area or southern Middle Tennessee. I have four years' experience growing vegetables on a larger scale and experience with tractors and other machinery. I...
Read MoreGUIDE: Working With Your Meat Processor Your meat processor is your partner in taking an animal from pasture to plate.Farmers who want to sell meat directly to restaurants, grocery stores, or consumers need a reliable and skilled partner: the meat processor is an essential team member...
Read MoreFOR SALE: House in Charlotte, TN - Orchards, Asparagus, Blueberries, etc. A special and very unique feature of this property is the income producing orchards. For example there are 50 apple, pear, and plum trees; there is a .333 acre garden of Jersey Knight and Purple...
Read MoreSouthern SARE Producer Grants The Call for Proposals for the 2018 Producer Grants, intended for farmers/ranchers and farmer/rancher organizations throughout the Southern region, is now available from the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SSARE) program. Proposal submission deadline is Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 at 5 p.m....
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