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Grazing Winter Seminar – March 21, 2012

by John Hall on February 21, 2012

The Walworth County Grazing Winter Seminar will be held on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 from 9:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Randy’s Restaurant & Funhunters Brewery, Whitewater WI.  For a detailed brochure and registration information, click here.  

Value-Added

by Margaret Krome on February 21, 2012

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American farmers have always been among the nation’s innovators, and USDA began offering Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPG’s) about ten years ago to help them keep innovating. This grant program is a crucial economic driver in rural America, helping farmers explore new options, expand their businesses, boost profits, and employ new workers.

Massive Deregulation of Genetically-Engineered Crops

The USDA is considering allowing the release of 2, 4-D tolerant corn, while biotech giants battle for control of the seed industry in a panic over intellectual property rights.

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Internship Opportunity – Stella Gardens, MFAI

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Michael Fields Agricultural Institute (MFAI) is offering several internship opportunities to learn and work in Stella Gardens, a 2-acre market garden specializing in perennial fruits and annual vegetables. Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, located in East Troy, Wisconsin, is a public, non-profit with the mission to cultivate the ecological, social, economic, and spiritual vitality of food and farming systems through education, research, policy, and market development.

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Make an Impact on the Future of Organic Agriculture

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Are you interested in the future of organic agriculture in Wisconsin and are willing to do your part to help it grow? If so, the nomination period is now open for four seats on the Wisconsin Organic Advisory Council. Nominations must be submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) by Monday, March 19, 2012. [Read more...]

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10th Annual Local Farmer Open House

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Saturday, March 17th at 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Located at the Urban Ecology Center in Riverside Park.

Know your farmer. Know your food. Once a year, farmers gather at the Open House where you can meet them and learn more about their sustainable growing practices and what they have for sale. This is a free event.

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Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and Communities

This guide is written for anyone seeking help from federal programs to foster sustainable and innovative initiatives in this country associated with agriculture and forestry. Sustainability is commonly understood to embrace the triple concepts of economic, environmental and social viability. Specifically, the guide provides information about program resources pertaining to natural resources conservation and management; [...]

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Does your school want to become a Farm to School site?

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Wisconsin’s AmeriCorps Farm to School Program has created active and engaged Farm to School programs at schools around the state, and they are currently accepting new applicants.

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Are you a farmer? Do you practice conservation? Want to get paid for it?

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The deadline just got pushed back, so you have until January 27 to fill out an application form and get in the Conservation Stewardship Program this year!

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NCRBDG Winter Gathering 2012, Jan. 27-29

Biodynamics is a cultural movement, as well as a farming practice and we want to build the social connections between people around Biodynamics. This year we are again focusing on getting to know each other on a social level. How do we continue to support one another in our Biodynamic work is a question we carry into this gathering. Large farmers to home gardeners and consumers are all encouraged to attend.

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Building Food Systems, One Business At A Time

There are lots of federal and state programs to help build food systems (Really! For information about all of them, check out our Building Sustainable Places Guide). But how do we make it easier for farmers to access these programs? Well, Brittany did it, with a little help from us.

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2012 Southern Wisconsin Vegetable Workshop, Feb.7 2012

Production and Marketing for Organic and Conventional Growers The second annual Southern Wisconsin Vegetable Workshop will be held on Tuesday, February 7th at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI.  The workshop will feature sesssions on crop production methods, weed control, safe handling practices and a variety of marketing opportunities.  Presentations will feature area farmers, [...]

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