The Tennessee Agritourism Association has planned a ROCK'N three day bus tour for you, July 19-21st, beginning and ending in Chattanooga! There will be lots of farm visits, including a wedding venue, peach and apple orchards, specialty meats, a haunted barn, pumpkin patch/corn mazes, as...
Read MoreSouthern SAWG is holding a meeting in Nashville at Scarritt Bennett on Jun 26-28. Since some of the board members and staff will be here on Thursday, we decided it would be a good time to hold this potluck so you could meet some of...
Read MoreFrom Alicia and Bert Batson - Farming Friends, Bert's nephew, Ben Hartman who operates Clay Bottom Farm along with his wife, Rachel, in Goshen, IN, has written a book on successful small, organic farming published by Chelsea Green, a sustainable living publisher. Ben and...
Read MoreDavid Wells' mushroom company, Henosis, is hosting a workshop to teach people how to build edible gourmet mushroom beds. Not only are these mushrooms delicious to eat, but they filter water, and benefit your garden, building compost for years to come. You can easily incorporate...
Read MoreCommunity Food Advocates is excited to announce that we have purchased and renovated a new Nashville Mobile Market with funds that were generously donated to us by Tyson Foods, as a part of their KNOW Hunger Nashville project with the Urban League of Middle Tennessee....
Read MorePlease join us Sunday, June 14th 10:00 am - 1:00 pm at Six Boots for Biodynamic prep making and good conversation. Karen Davis Brown will join us to help guide our first hands-on Yarrow prep making (BD 502), one of the compost preps. We'll also talk about growing Yarrow and we'll eat a farm...
Read MoreHere is a research article that is a move toward more sustainable agriculture - John Patrick. "A comprehensive study finds organic agriculture is more profitable for farmers than conventional agriculture. In spite of lower yields, the global study shows that the profit margins for organic...
Read MoreJoin the TSU Outreach and Assistance Conference for Farmers, Forest Landowners and Ranchers on July 14-15, 2015 at the Agriculture Extension Service Building in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. No registration fee, but you do need to register. Travel funds are available. For More Information, Contact: Dr. Arvazena...
Read MoreThis workshop is part of Tennessee State University's Cooperative Extension Program: Third Tuesday Workshop Series. It will take place from June 16th from 10AM-2PM and will include the following topics: Hive Splitting, Summertime Hive Management, and Preparing for Honey Extraction. This workshop will use live bees so...
Read MoreThe sixth and final workshop in our CSA Workshop Series will be June 15th from 1-3 PM CST in Grimley, TN. Come and learn marketing tips and ways to keep your customers happy from the Herb and Plow Farm's Chris and Ron Arnold and Megan...
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