ONGOING
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System offers
workshops on a wide variety of topics.
Check
their calendar.
The Sustainable Agriculture
Research and Education Program now offers an online continuing
education program for agricultural educators.
http://sare.org/coreinfo/ceprogram.htm
MARCH
March 11.
Crystals Springs, MS. High
Tunnel Workshop.
msucares.com/crops/hightunnels
March 12-13. Louisville, MS. Winston
County Self Help Cooperative's Saving Rural America and Youth
Conference. wcshc.com
March 16-18. Regional Vegetable
Production Meetings.
8:30 am – Noon. Topics will include
aparagus production for local markets, a new look at old
watermelon varieties, southern pea production, high tunnel
vegetable production, fungal diseases of curcurbits, and insect
pest identification and control.
March 16. Cullman, AL.
Cullman Extension office,
Cullman County
Office Building, 402 Arnold
St.NE. Call 256-737-9386 for directions.
March 17.
Athens, AL.
Limestone Extension office, 1109 West Market St., across
from the Post Office. Call 256-232-5510 for directions.
March 18.
Anniston, AL.
Cane Creek Community
Garden. Contact Chip East at
256-846-0314 for more information.
March 20. Sharpsburg, GA.
Hands-On Hoop House Construction Workshop. 8
am – 5 pm. Join Jay Salinas, former co-director of Growing Power
in Milwaukee, at 180 Degree Farm, for hands-on workshops
focusing on economical hoop house construction. Register on or
before March 12, 2010 and pay $75 for the Hoop House Workshop,
$60 for the Composting Workshop or $125 for both.
http://georgiaorganics.org/events/event.php?id=1082
March 21. Sharpsburg, GA.
Composting and Vermiculture Workshop.
12:30 - 5 pm. Participants learn about
compost production with piles, bins and windrows and the art of
making compost with worms. Register on or before March 12, 2010
and pay $75 for the Hoop House Workshop, $60 for the Composting
Workshop or $125 for both.
http://georgiaorganics.org/events/event.php?id=1083.
March 23. Auburn, AL.
Welcoming the Wild. York Lecture at Auburn
University featuring Fritz Haeg. 7
pm. Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. Haeg is an artist,
architect and gardener best known for his efforts to turn front
lawns into edible landscapes and who is now also focusing on
landscapes that sustain wildlife. His York Lecture, entitled “,”
will discuss the role of the artist and designer in society at
large, and the roles they may play in how we relate to our
environment and one another. He will also give an overview of
his landscape projects that are turning lawns and landscapes
into spaces that sustain both human and animal life.
APRIL
April 16-17.
Savannah, GA. Greening the Southeast.
Download press release or visit
www.sogreennetwork.org
April 24. Florence, AL. Shoals
Earth Day Festival.
10 am - 5 pm. Wilson Park. Exhibitors are welcome, please
contact Nancy Muse at 256-767-2909 or
NancyMuseSEA@aol.com.
BEYOND
May 21. Normal, AL.
Department of Justice Agricultural Antitrust Hearings. Stay
tuned for details.
June 9-11. Huntsville, AL.
2010 Soil and Water Conservation Society Annual Meeting:
Managing Our Soil and Water Resources.
http://www.alchapterswcs.aces.edu
October 16-19. New Orleans,
LA. 14th Annual Community Food Security conference.
www.foodsecurity.org
