SURVEY: 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 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 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 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....
Read MoreFILM: Writer & farm activist Wendell Berry - Oct 9th: Vanderbilt Join us for a screening of the documentary film, Look and See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry with a panel discussion with Vanderbilt faculty and community leaders to follow. Hors d’oeuvres will be provided by...
Read MoreIntroducing Regenerative Organic Certification Rodale Institute has pioneered regenerative organic agriculture since our founder, J.I. Rodale, wrote "Healthy Soil=Healthy Food=Healthy People" on a chalkboard back in 1942. His son, Robert Rodale, coined the term 'regenerative organic agriculture' to distinguish a kind of farming that goes beyond...
Read MoreSCHOLARSHIPS: Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Thanks to support from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA projects 2016-07430 & 2017-04975), I am pleased to announce that we will be able to provide financial support for growers in Tennessee to attend the Produce Safety Alliance...
Read MoreWORKSHOP: Foraging & Wild Food with Alan Powell The Third Tuesday Workshop on September 19th will feature Alan Powell, Master Forager & wild food expert. He will take us on a walk around TSU farm to discover wild edibles. He will share his expertise in this...
Read MoreTAEP 2017 Cost Share Applications The TAEP 2017 cost share applications are now available at www.tn.gov/taep. The Producer Diversification program offers cost share opportunities for your industry’s producers under the Organic sector. · TAEP Application A –...
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