Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Reminder: SWFSFN Announcement - Oct 29th Special Event for Regional Farmers and Foodrepeneurs

Hello, everyone. Here’s your friendly reminder about tomorrow evening’s super event for local foods producers and entrepreneurs – see email below. The featured speaker is Michael Shuman who is the author of Local Dollars Local Sense and numerous local ag economic studies (see http://www.cuttingedgecapital.com/team/michael-shuman/). As was mentioned, it’s an excellent chance to network about local food markets and opportunities . . . also you can hear Michael Shuman deliver the keynote speech at tomorrow’s Sustainable Communities Workshop before the Foodtrepeneur event – for registration see https://www.scgov.net/sustainablecommunities/Pages/default.aspx

Thanks,

robert

From: Robert Kluson
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2014 3:03 PM
To: Robert Kluson
Cc: Don Hall (don@transitionsarasota.org)
Subject: SWFSFN Announcement - Oct 29th Special Event for Regional Farmers and Foodrepeneurs

Members and supporters of the SW FL Small Farmers Network (SWFSFN), we are very pleased to share with you the following announcement from Transition Sarasota about a very special event for local farmers and foodrepeneurs on Wednesday, Oct 29^th as part of the 2014 Eat Local Week program for the Greater Sarasota area. Come be part of an exciting development of our local food movement . . .

Please, share this email with anyone you know who would be interested in this event. Thanks . . .

Robert Kluson

UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County

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What do you get when you bring together the best of local food and drink with one of the leading voices of the New Economy movement and one of our area's hottest bands? A one-of-a-kind event that can only be called a "Foodtrepreneur Showcase"!

Meet and mingle with the farmers, food entrepreneurs, and activists who are making our local food scene one of the most hopeful and happening things around, get inspired by Eat Local Week 2014 keynote speaker Michael Shuman, and celebrate the start of the new growing season while listening to the sounds of homegrown indie-folk duo Good Graeff.

$10 per person. Free admission for all who attend Sarasota County's 9th Annual Sustainable Communities Workshop. Vendor spaces also available: $40 for businesses, $20 for nonprofits. Both include a table, chairs, and two free tickets.

Information and registration website = http://www.transitionsrq.org/events/eat-local-week-foodtrepreneur-showcase

UF/IFAS in the news, 10/29

Good morning. Today’s UF/IFAS news:

Florida wins $4.5 million in speciality block grants

http://highlandstoday.com/list/highlands-agri-leader-news/florida-wins-45-million-in-speciality-block-grants-20141029/

6 Factors To Evaluate The Nutrition In Your Forage Supply

http://beefmagazine.com/blog/6-factors-evaluate-nutrition-your-forage-supply

Teen Anti-Substance Abuse Program Proves Successful

http://www.newswise.com/articles/teen-anti-substance-abuse-program-proves-successful

UF/IFAS Extension in Lake County presents Saturday in the Garden class: ‘Plant This, Not That’

http://www.noodls.com/viewNoodl/25614782/lake-county-fl/ufifas-extension-in-lake-county-presents-saturday-in-the-ga

Other news:

Charlotte Co. rancher seeks to sell "free-range" feral pigs

http://www.abc-7.com/story/27026277/charlotte-co-rancher-seeks-to-sell-free-range-feral-pigs#.VFDTiPnF--h

Mapping U.S. Agriculture (blog)

http://blogs.usda.gov/2014/10/28/mapping-u-s-agriculture/

Government says salmonella controls DeCoster practiced in Maine were not followed in Iowa

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/10/se-controls-decoster-used-in-maine-were-not-transferred-to-iowa/#.VFDXHvnF--g

Business Insider ranks UF 123rd in list of UF smartest colleges

http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_89d02710-5f15-11e4-9e38-ebbe1162e7b5.html

University Salaries: Who's the highest-paid employee at University of Florida?

http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/blog/morning-edition/2014/10/university-salaries-whos-the-highest-paid-employee.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_southflorida+(South+Florida+Business+Journal)

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

SWFSFN Announcement - Oct 29th Special Event for Regional Farmers and Foodrepeneurs

Please, share this email with anyone you know who would be interested in this event. Thanks . . .

Robert Kluson

UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County

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Information and registration website = http://www.transitionsrq.org/events/eat-local-week-foodtrepreneur-showcase

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Hi Everyone,

We will have our Winter Peach Workshop in Fort Pierce again this year –and I hope that you can attend! We will be focusing on fruit harvest and postharvest in peaches to maximize consumer acceptability. In addition, we will be talking about starting a statewide Florida Peach Growers Association.

Attached is our agenda and location information. I am planning on getting a sponsor for lunch, so please be sure to RSVP to Velma Spencer at the Indian River Research and Extension Center.

If you have any questions, please let me know!

Mercy

“The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it”

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Moth Balls- Follow the label

From FDACS

PCO Pointer Moth Ball Uses

We have been getting a lot of consumer complaints lately in regards to the use / misuse of moth balls. I spoke with a consumer the other day who told me that he had contacted his “large” pest control company because he had a snake get into his commercial building. He stated that the pest control company told him that they did not handle snakes, but made a recommendation that he use moth balls around the exterior structure to repel the snakes. I have a big problem with this for a couple of reasons; First of all outside use of these products is prohibited in fact the applications are limited to an airtight space or well sealed container such as a garment bag. Unfortunately applications are being made in locations not listed on the “pesticide” moth ball labels; such as attics, walls, voids, crawl spaces, gardens, closets, or plastic garbage bags. These uses are violations of the labels and are illegal! A lot of consumers and pest control operators don’t seem to be aware that moth balls are a pesticide and regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). Contact information: FDACS (850) 617-7882, National Pesticide Information Center (800) 858-7378, Poison Control Center (800) 222-1222, Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology, Pesticide Surveillance Program (800) 606-5810.

FYI MB

Mary Beth Henry

Small Farms/Pesticide Licensing

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New Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online
The new issue of Healthy Animals features research to help keep rainbow trout healthy. (10/20) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2014/141020.htm

Fun, Friendly Website Helps Teens Eat More Veggies A new website co-developed by USDA researchers helps adolescents to make better food choices and to be less sedentary. (10/22) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2014/141022.htm

Assessing Cotton Fiber Quality from a Tiny Sample A USDA pilot plant has new equipment capable of processing small batches of cotton fibers more quickly. (10/24) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2014/141024.htm

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