Friday, March 25, 2016

The Cultivator Newsletter - March 2016

 

 

Connecting farmers and food system innovators across Florida

Published Monthly by the UF/IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Extension Team

 

Issue No. 6

March 2016

 



See you in Fort Myers!!

April 1 & 2, 2016

Registration for ECHO Field Workshops,
Bus tour of Urban farms in Lee County and 

Conference sessions are still open.

Register today!!  

Register for the Conference here

Register for pre-Conference events here

 

 

 

Policy Work needed 

to improve our State's food system

Learn about the work of a group of committed individuals who are bringing back the Florida Food Policy Council.

Read More

 

 

 

Upcoming Events 

 

 

Northwest Florida

 

- Strawberry Field Day
  April 18, 2016; Jay
  For more information call Blake at 850-623-3868


Northeast Florida

 

- 2016 Beginning Beekeeping Short Course
  March 26, 2016; Green Cove Springs
  More information here

 

- Greenhouse and Outdoor Hydroponics Short 

  course for Teachers

  April 7, 2016, Live Oak

  Scholarships available

  Registration and more info here

- Hydroponic Gardening for the Homeowner
 
April 23, 2016; Live Oak
  More information and registration here

- Building Your Own Farm's Food Safety Manual
 
April 27, 2016; Jacksonville
  More information contact Terra at 904-255-7450

- How to Start a Food Business in Florida
  May 13, 2016; Gainesville
  More information and registration here 

- Cold Hardy Citrus Workshop
  May 17, 2016; Perry
  More information and registration here
 

- Soil Microbiology Short Course: Applications 

  and  Analysis of Mycorrhizal Associations.

  July 11-13, 2016, Gainesville

  Registration and more info here

Central Florida

 

- OF2H Symposium - Veteran Farmer Meeting

  April 19 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, Ocala

  For more information here

  

- Seminole County Farm Tour

  April 1st, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm 

  More information and registration here

   

South Central Florida

 

- Regional Small Farms Conference

  April 1 & 2, Fort Myers.
  For more information and registration here

 

- ECHO Field Workshops

  April 1, Fort Myers

  For more information and registration here

 

- Bus tour of Mentor Farms in Lee County

  April 1, Fort Myers

  For more information and registration here

- How to Start a Food Business in Florida
  May 27, 2016; Immokalee
  More information and registration here 

South Florida

- UF/IFAS FSMA FDA Meeting  
  March 30, 2016; Belle Glade
  More information and registration here

 

- Business and Energy Workshop

  April 6 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm LaBelle, FL

  More information call Yashira Mendez

  561-792-2727 X 5    

 

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Other Events outside Florida

 

- Southern SARE Cover Crop Conference

  July 18-19, 2016, Mt. Olive and Goldsboro, 

  North Carolina

  More information here

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

About this Newsletter.

The Cultivator is an online monthly newsletter 

published by the UF/IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Extension Team. 

 

The objectives of the newsletter are to share practical production and marketing information

 and build a strong network among small and medium scale farmers 

and other food system stakeholders across Florida. 

 

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About us

is a collaboration of about 140 University State and County Faculty Extension across Florida.

The team works on supporting small and medium scale farms 

and strengthening local and regional food systems.

 

We hope that you find this online newsletter useful.

Please send us your events, announcements, feedback, suggestions and questions to

Call us at 352-294-1692

 

UF/IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Extension Team

PO Box 110690

Gainesville, FL 32611

 

 

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