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Subject: Small Farms Networking Meeting September 19 Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Polk Small Farms Update Early September 2011   Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Florida A. & M., University Cooperative Extension Program, and Boards of County Commissioners Cooperating. Dear Mary,   Hello out there!   Lots to look forward to this fall for small farms educational opportunities!   I've just finished out a number of difficult milestones and ready to get busy programming!       Raising Vegetables for Farmers Markets   Saturday, September 17 10 a.m. -12 p.m. UF/IFAS Polk County Extension Service, Bartow See the flyer here http://polk.ifas.ufl.edu/AG_Safety/files/pdf/Calendar/Raising%20Vegetable%20for%20Farmers%20MarketsAgenda.pdf Register here http://raisevegesformarket.eventbrite.com/ Short notice, don't panic, I'll repeat it again this fall.     Southwest Florida Small Farmers Network Meeting   Monday, September 19 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Shady Oaks Fruit Farm, Lakeland See flyer here http://polk.ifas.ufl.edu/AG_Safety/files/pdf/Calendar/SW%20FL%20Small%20Farmer%20Network%20meetingShadyOaks.pdf   See more about the network at http://sarasota.ifas.ufl.edu/AG/swfsfn.shtml   Please send an email to me at mbhenry@ufl.edu to let me know you are coming or call me at (863) 519-8677 x 110   This is the blueberry u-pick operation featured on August cover of Central Florida Ag News. Help them out by bringing along a few 2 liter bottles to build a low cost vertical garden system. We'll demonstrate how to build that system at the meeting and then you'll be asking people to collect 2 liter bottles for you so you can make your own! See that system here http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/HS/HS118600.pdf and come out for the program! Also, I'll be talking a bit on the farmers markets of Polk County. I recently did an interview on them for PGTV. Take a look at that interview here See the updated fact sheet on Polk County Farmers Markets here http://polk.ifas.ufl.edu/AG_Safety/files/pdf/publications/Farmers%20Markets/PolkFarmersMarketsUpdated82511mostrecent.pdf Also see a new fact sheet on Polk County U-Picks here http://polk.ifas.ufl.edu/AG_Safety/files/pdf/publications/Farmers%20Markets/PolkUpicks.pdf   Growing Pomegranates in Polk County Plus USDA Funding (especially energy) October 12 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. UF/IFAS Polk County Extension Service, Bartow See the flyer here http://polk.ifas.ufl.edu/AG_Safety/files/pdf/Calendar/PomegranateProgramFlyerOct12.pdf Register here http://polkpomegranates.eventbrite.com/   Entering Your Florida Marketmaker Profile October 21 Neil Combee Administration Building, Bartow See the flyer here http://polk.ifas.ufl.edu/AG_Safety/files/pdf/Calendar/MarketmakerPolkFlyerOct%2021.pdf Register here  http://polkmarketmaker.eventbrite.com/       Other important programs to consider: October 6: Vegetable and Small Fruit Nutrient Management Meeting, GCREC, Balm, FL See flyer here http://polk.ifas.ufl.edu/AG_Safety/files/pdf/Calendar/2011%20Vegetable%20and%20Small%20Fruit%20Nutrition%20Management%20Workshop.pdf   Nov. 9: Florida Ag. Expo, GCREC, Balm FL http://flagexpo.ifas.ufl.edu/     November 1, 2011 Fall Florida Blueberry Growers Association meeting http://www.floridablueberrygrowers.com/calendar.html#year=2011&month=11&day=1&view= month    Master Goat and Sheep Producers Certification Program January 10-13 2012 UF/IFAS Polk County Extension Service, Bartow Save the date! Details coming soon... To be patterned after this program http://www.famu.edu/cesta/main/index.cfm/cooperative-extension-program/agriculture/small-ruminant/master-goat-and-sheep-program/general-information/        This will be our first small farmers network meeting in Polk.  Yahoo!  We're getting somewhere!  I hope you can make it! Mary Beth Henry Small Farms/Pesticide Licensing Extension Agent I, UF/IFAS Extension Polk County 1702 HWY. 17 S, Bartow, FL 33831 T: 863.519.8677 x 110  F: 863.534.0001 mbhenry@ufl.edu     http://polksmallfarms.comhttp://smallfarms.ifas.ufl.edu/  No Farmers No Food   Need notice of upcoming training and other information? Join the email newsletter here: http://visitor.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001o4tMzQsu5DOxO2qVEDjYVdg1iw8e-mlP  Join the conversation here http://polksmallfarms.blogspot.com/   Forward email This email was sent to mbhenry@ufl.edu by mbhenry@ufl.edu |   Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. University of Florida IFAS Polk County Extension | 1702 Hwy 17 S. | PO Box 9005 Drawer HS03 | Bartow | FL | 33831