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Southern Provisions – October 9th

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Southern Provisions - October 9th For those with inquiring minds and hungry palates, here is a once in a lifetime chance to sit down with Natalie Dupree, the Grande Dame of Southern Food, and Dr David Shields, aka "the rice man" to talk about food, southern...

WEBINAR: FSMA Is Here….Are You Ready? – OCT 7th

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WEBINAR: FSMA Is Here...

Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo – OCT 3rd – 6th -Nashville

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The 2015 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo™ will gather food, nutrition and health care professionals from around the world at the Music City Center for four days of learning, debating and networking, all in the interest of improving the nutritional health of all people....

COURSE: English GAPs Online Produce Safety – OCT 7th-27th

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From Betsy Bihn - "Just a reminder that the next English GAPs Online Produce Safety Course will begin, October 7 and will run through October 27, 2015. A minimum of 10 people must be registered for us to offer the course and class size is...

COURSE: Advanced Master Meat Goat Producer – OCT 28-30, 2015

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The Advanced Master Meat Goat Producer Program will to be held in Spring Hill at the Middle Tennessee Research and Education Center, October 28 – 30. Agents that wish to attend can sign up in SUPER. View Flyer Registration Form ...

COURSE: Risk Free Ranching – SEPT 25-26, 2015

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Risk Free Ranching: Starting From Scratch 25-26 September 2015 (Friday and Saturday) *Limited to 24 participants in Hawkins County TN. Greg Judy will be teaching a 2-day course on how to make a living from the land by grazing cattle, even if you don’t...

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: Nashville Metro Schools

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The Farm to School initiative from the School Nutrition Alignment Team aims to help Metro Schools provide fresh, high-quality local produce to our students, and to educate students about food and agriculture. With the aid of the School Nutrition Alignment Team, MNPS is currently accepting submissions...

FUNDING: Southern SARE Calls for Proposals

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The Call for Proposals for the 2015 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. 13, 2015 at 5 p.m. EST. Announcement of...

FUNDING: Fund-a-Farmer Project

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We are pleased to announce that FACT is now accepting applications from livestock and poultry farmers for our next round of Fund-a-Farmer grants! As you already know, our Fund-a-Farmer Project provides grants to qualifying humane farmers who need assistance in improving the welfare of their farm...

CONFERENCE: Biodynamic Conference – October 2-4, 2015

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The Biodynamic Conference is presenting a number of basic and hands-on activities for new farmers, as well as exploring the ways that farmers learn and thrive. Let’s talk about growing a healthy new generation of farmers, and farms. Topics of discussion for the weekend include: Permaculture...