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Georgia Organics 10th Anniversary Conference |
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| Event Subtitle |
Connecting at the Crossroads - New Directions for Farms, Foods & Communities |
| Host | Georgia Organics |
| Date | March 8, 2007 - March 10, 2007 |
| Time | 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM |
| Description | Notice: Advanced Registration has sold out.
Some tickets may be available at the door.
Georgia Organics hosts our 10th Anniversary Conference featuring keynote speaker Joel Salatin, one of the nation’s most renowned sustainable farmers and recently profiled in Michael Pollan’s bestseller Omnivore’s Dilemma. This year’s three-day conference will include more than 20 cutting edge workshops, in-depth educational sessions, farm tours, an on-farm field day with Joel Salatin and the ever-popular Organic Banquet featuring local and organic foods and the culinary talents of Georgia chefs. Last year’s conference drew 325 attendees including farmers, gardeners, consumers, culinary representatives and agricultural professionals.
In addition to keynote speaker Salatin, this year's highlights include Atlanta chefs Cathy Conway and Michael Tuohy joining forces on the Organic Banquet, two different farm tours (one featuring Paulk Vineyards, Georgia's 2006 Farmer of the Year), and a full-day field day with Joel Salatin at C&M Earthworks on Saturday. And you won't want to miss Thursday evening's feature when farm advocate Justin Ellis' recounts tales of his 5,000 bicycle ride across America in search of the soul of America's small farms.
Conference scholarships are available to offset all or part of the conference registration costs:
* USDA RMA: For new and transitioning organic and sustainable farmers to cover a significant portion of the conference tuition. Contact Karen Adler of Georgia Organics at 404.633.4534 or karen@georgiaorganics.org. Georgia Organics actively seeks to serve minority, women, limited-resource, and underserved farmers with the scholarship program. This scholarship is supported in part through a partnership with the Risk Management Agency (RMA) of the USAD.
* SARE: A limited number of scholarships are available for Georgia cooperative extension agents through Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE). Contact Julia Gaskin at 706.542.1401 to apply.
Download the entire Winter 2006/7 issue of The Dirt to read our interview with Joel Salatin. Includes complete conference details and registration form. (2MB pdf)
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| Cost | Full 3-day registration is $235 for Georgia Organics members, $300 for non-members. See the registration form for individual event and two-day pricing options. |
| Location Info | Central Square Complex
200C Madison Ave
Douglas, GA 31533
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| County | Coffee |
| Contact Info | | Name: | Suzanne Welander
| | Tel: | 678.702.0400
| | Email: | info@georgiaorganics.org
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