Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Another Scholarship Announcement to 2010 FL Small Farm Conference for SWFSFN Members

 

 

From: Robert Kluson [mailto:rkluson@scgov.net]
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 12:53 PM
To: Robert Kluson
Subject: Another Scholarship Announcement to 2010 FL Small Farm Conference for SWFSFN Members
Importance: High

 

Greetings, members and supporters of the SW FL Small Farmer Network.  I am very pleased to also share with you the announcement from the FL Association of Community  Farmers Markets (FACFM) for a farmer scholarship to the 2010 FL Small Farm Conference.  To apply for the FACFM scholarship  please send a letter telling FACFM  a little about you, your products, how long you have been farming, where you are located and your practices (i.e. organic, sustainable, conventional) - (see  https://sites.google.com/a/facfm.org/facfm/scholarship-info

 

Please, also forward this email to your fellow small farmers and small farm community that may also be interested in this opportunity.

 

Thanks and, please, direct all of your questions about the scholarship directly to FACFM via the instructions on their webpage

 

Robert

 

Robert A. Kluson, Ph.D.

AG/NR Extension Agent

UF/IFAS Sarasota County Extension

6700 Clark Road, Sarasota, FL  3241

(941) 232-3090; FAX (941) 861-9886

http://sarasota.extension.ufl.edu/AG/ag.shtml

 

Florida Small Farms & Alternative Enterprises Conference

 

 

 

From: Slow Food of Greater Sarasota [mailto:slowfoodsarasota@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 10:11 PM
To: slowfoodsarasota@hotmail.com; Robert Kluson
Subject: Small Farms Conference

 


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Working to inspire a transformation in food policy, production practices and market forces so that they ensure equity, sustainability and pleasure in the food we eat.

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Keynote Speaker: Will Allen, Founder of Growing Power, Inc.

 Allen leads the "Good Food Revolution" and has been named one of the Time 100: World's Most Influential People for his efforts to secure healthy, abundant and affordable food for all.  A real Slow Foodie!

 

Note:  Early registration deadline is July 12th

 

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Our Chapter is supporting a scholarship to send one or more small farmers or other sustainable food system stakeholders to this Conference.  Please help us by making a donation today.

 

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If you are an individual who needs financial assistance to attend the Conference, please  email us at slowfoodsarasota@hotmail.com  to obtain a scholarship application.

 

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