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The Cultivator
Connecting farmers and food system innovators across Florida

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. 

We hope that you find this online newsletter useful.
Please send us your feedback, suggestions and questions to smallfarmsnews@ufl.edu
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The Cultivator
Connecting farmers and food system innovators across Florida
Published Monthly by the UF/IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Extension Team
Issue No. 1
September 2015
Do not miss the opportunity to attend the Shadehouse/Greenhouse demonstrations at the  Mid- Florida Specialty Crops Conference on November 6 in Apopka.  -- Continue Reading

PhotoStory: Cover Crops for Pest Management and Soil Health - See more
In This Issue
November 6, 2015
Apopka, FL
More information here
Quick Links

Small Farm Newsletter Archive
Question of the Month
What are the best blueberry varieties for planting in the Florida Panhandle?

Check out the answer by Matthew Orwat of UF/IFAS here
Upcoming Webinars

Climate Change and Organic Agriculture, October 6 ---
Revisiting Organic Agriculture, October 6

Upcoming Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Events

Northwest Florida
- Pecan Field Day
  October 1, starting at 8:30 am, Monticello
  To register call 850-342-0187
- Tomato School
  Monday October 12, and October 19, 
  DeFuniak Springs
  Register online here
- New Leaf Annual Farm Tour
  October 24 & 25 in theTallahassee region
  More information here
  
Northeast Florida
- Microgreens 101
  Thursday, October 15 from 9:00 am-2:00 pm, 
  Live Oak
  Register here or call 386-362-1725 ext 102
- Best Practices at Farmers' Markets
  November 9, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, 
  Gainesville. Register online here
- Basic Goat Production Workshop
  October 17 from 9:00am to 2:00 pm, Gainesville
  RSVP calling 352-955-2402
- Master Herdsman Series
  October 15 from 6:00pm-8:30pm, Green Cover 
  Springs.  Register online here
- Cool-Season Forage Management
  Tuesday, September 29, 5:30pm-8:30pm, Starke
  Call 904-966-6224 to register
- Tour De Farm - Slow Food First Coast
  November 5 around the Northeast Florida
  More information here
Central Florida
- Mid-Florida Specialty Crops Conference
  Friday November 6, from 9:00 to 4:00 pm, 
  Apopka.  Register here or call 352-294-1692
- Build your Own Farm's Food Safety Plan
  Tuesday, October 6, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, 
  Tavares.  Register online here
- Small Ruminant Production Conference
  November 20, 9:00am-5:00pm, Ocala
  Register online here
South Central Florida
- Organic Farming 101
  October 1, 8 & 15, Sarasota
  Register online here
- On Farm Networking Meeting - SWFSFN
  October 12, 9:30am-3:00pm, Bradenton
  Free registration online here
- Florida Pomegranate Association Annual 
  Meeting
  October 23, 9:00am-3:30pm, Lake Alfred
  Register online here
- Florida Ag Expo
  November 4, 7:30am-3:45pm, Balm
  More information here

South Florida
- What will it take to end hunger in Miami   
  Summit
  October 3, 9:30-4:30pm, Miami
  Free registration online here
- Redland Growfest
  October 17 & 18, Homestead
  More information here

 
News and Announcements
Publications

  - Community garden sprouts in south Lee  - 

    Open here

  - Funding for farmers markets SNAP program - 

    Open here

  - NRCS Conservation Cost Share deadline for      

    assistance is December 18. - More here

  - USDA Expands Organic Price Premium 

    Elections for Crop Insurance - More here

  - Organic Survey results show sales from Organic 

    farms up -  More here

  - Crop Rotation Boosts Soil Microbes, Benefits 

     Plant Growth - More here

  - Lettuce Production Systems and Cultivars used 

     in Hydroponics and Protected Culture Open 

     here

  - Planning for a Farm Tour - Open here

  - Fungal Gummosis in Peach - Open here

  - Cover Crops for Sustainable Crop Rotations -

    Open here

  - Specialty Melon Production for Small and 

    Direct-Market Growers - Open here

  - International Year of Soils - NRCS Short video 

    series - Open here

  - Using Turnip as a trap crops for 

    Yellowmargined  Leaf Bettle - Open 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 feedback, suggestions and questions to smallfarmsnews@ufl.edu


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