Greetings, SWFSFN members and supporters. This is a friendly final reminder to you about our upcoming Dec 6th meeting. The announcement and details for it are contained in the email below. As always, please, feel free to distribute it to your fellow farmers and colleagues.
Thanks, and don’t forget that everyone is invited to participate in the pot luck lunch and seed swap . . .
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
From: Robert Kluson
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 10:21 AM
To: Robert Kluson
Cc: 'Tere Salamé'; 'bmsantos@ufl.edu'
Subject: SAVE THIS DATE: Dec 6th Meeting of SWFSFN at UF/IFAS Gulfcoast REC in Hillsborough County
Hello members & supporters of the SW FL Small Farmer Network (SWFSFN)! I am very pleased to send you this announcement and invitation to the next meeting of SWFSFN. As you know, on July 31st and Aug 1st we held our 2010 Small Farms & Alternative Enterprises Conference. We now are going to provide you with a follow-up educational event on one of the topics from this conference, i.e., hoop houses and protected agriculture. It will be hosted by Dr. Bielinski Santos and Teresa Salame. For background info on their research program see their webpage at http://gcrec.ifas.ufl.edu/SantosHortProgram/index.htm
I am sure that you will not want to miss this opportunity for another very worthwhile SWFSFN event and an opportunity for social networking with your fellow small farmers in SW Florida. Come meet your colleagues who are making our local food systems a reality! Remember to bring seeds to share for our Seed Swap activity as a demonstration of the usefulness of our collective actions. Finally, we are planning to have another spectacular pot lunch so bring your locally-grown foods prepared with you special recipes for the holiday season!
For your reference, here 's our meetings details and agenda:
Date: Monday, Dec 6, 2010
Time: 9:30 am to 3:00 pm
Hosts: Teresa Salame and Dr. Bielinski Santos
Place: UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research & Education Center, 14625 County Road 672, Wimauma, FL 33598
Directions: see the webpage http://gcrec.ifas.ufl.edu/balmmapanddirections07.htm
Cost: NONE
RSVP: YES, please
AGENDA
9:30 to 10:00 am - registration
10:00 am to 11:00 am - welcome and presentation
- Overview of the Research Center and programs.
- "Solutions for Small Farmers and Home Gardens: Production Practices for Vegetables and Small Fruit Crops
- Discussion on possible future research programs for meeting the needs of small farmers
11:00 am to 12:00 pm - Tour of research and education on protected agriculture & hydroponics peppers, tomato and strawberries.
12:00 to 1:00 pm - pot luck lunch & seed swap
1:00 to 2:00 pm - growers meeting - introductions & announcements
a) introduction of county SWFSFN grower leaders
b) member comments on 2010 FL Small Farm & Alternative Enterprise Conference in Kissimmee, FL (July 31-Aug 1, 2010)
2:00 to 3:00 pm - County Extension agents presentations:
a) Florida Market Maker demonstration (see http://fl.marketmaker.uiuc.edu/main/index)
b) Upcoming education events at county Extension offices
c) TBD
. . . please, feel free to pass along this announcement to your fellow small farmers who would be interested in our activities. If they are not familiar with SWFSFN, please, refer them to both our webpage (see http://sarasota.ifas.ufl.edu/AG/swfsfn.shtml) and Yahoo Group (see http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SW_FL_Small_Farms/)
Thanks,
Robert
Robert A. Kluson, Ph.D.
Agriculture/Natural Resources Extension Agent II
UF/IFAS - Sarasota County Extension
6700 Clark Road, Sarasota, FL 34241
(941) 232-3090; FAX (941) 861-9886
http://sarasota.extension.ufl.edu/AG/ag.shtml
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