Get Help With EQIP High Tunnel Applications ATTRA wants to help EQIP High Tunnel applicants. Many states have deadlines approaching for NRCS's Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funding consideration in fiscal year 2017. This includes applications for the High Tunnel System Initiative, which can assist in...
Read MoreACCEPTING APPLICATIONS: The Clarksville Downtown Market The Clarksville Downtown Market is currently accepting vendor applications for the 2017 Market Season. Vendors can apply here https://goo.gl/forms/rDcstbEJt7mPr8ul1 . The deadline to apply is Friday, March 17th. Vendors will be notified of acceptance by email no later than Friday...
Read MoreMidTN Chapter of Slow Food USA Kickoff Party - Feb 12, 2017 The brand-new Middle Tennessee chapter of Slow Food USA is kicking off with our closest friends! Slow Food Middle Tennessee (SFMTN) invites you to join us for a chapter kickoff party at Jackalope Brewing...
Read MoreProduce Safety Alliance Grower Training in Murfreesboro - FEB 15, 2017 This is a reminder that the Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training is coming up on February 15th, 2017 in Murfreesboro, so that you can continue on to the Pick TN Conference right from there! More...
Read MoreWORKSHOP: Post-harvest Management Practices Do you have questions about: Maximizing the quality of your fruits and vegetables through your postharvest practices? Adhering to food safety recommendations and National Organic Program requirements? Minimizing food safety risks in the packinghouse? If so, join us for a day-long workshop where we will...
Read MoreSURVEY: Metro Nashville Food System Assessment We are surveying regional farmers to gauge your interest in supplying local institutions with the foods you grow. Our survey is part of a Metro Nashville food system assessment, funded by the Tennessee Department of Health and Human Services. Using...
Read MoreSustainable Agriculture Advocacy in 2017 With a new president and the 115th Congress recently sworn in, farmers and sustainable agriculture advocates around the country have been asking: What does this new Administration and Congress mean for agriculture and food policy? How can we most effectively advocate...
Read MoreBULK ORDER: Going to Deerfield? Anyone heading up to Deerfield this week or next? We'd love to tag a few small items onto your order. Please contact Laura at Green Door Gourmet - flowers@greendoorgourmet.com Thanks! -- Laura Dison Flowers & Greenhouse Manager Green Door Gourmet flowers@greendoorgourmet.com (615) 942-7169...
Read Morestrong>New Organic Animal Welfare Standards are Good for Farmers and Consumers Washington, D.C. – January 18, 2017— Consumers who choose to buy organic eggs, poultry, and meat expect organic farmers to raise their animals in the healthiest conditions possible – to provide access to the outdoors,...
Read MoreFOR SALE: Mushroom Logs Posted January 23, 2017 Tis' the season to plug mushroom logs! Henosis sells organic mushroom spawn for logs and kitchen table production. Choose from several varieties of mushrooms: All weather Shiitake, Maitake, King Stropharia (Wine Cap), Oysters (Phoenix, Pearl, Blue, Elm,...
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