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Upcoming Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Events
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Northwest Florida
- FAMU Fall Crop Field Day
October 24 from 8:00am-3:00pm, Quincy
- New Leaf Annual Farm Tour
October 24 & 25 in the Tallahassee region
- Seven Days of Local Delights
Plenty of workshops and learning opportunities
October 26 - November 1
- Intro to Urban Farming Workshop
October 31 from 2:00pm-3:00pm, Tallahassee
- Veterans, New, Small Farmer Workshop
November 6 from 9:00am-2:00pm, Marianna
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Northeast Florida
- Basic Goat Production Workshop
October 17 from 9:00am-2:00pm, Gainesville
RSVP calling 352-955-2402
October 15, 22 & 29 and November 5 & 12
Clay county Extension Office
- Permaculture Design Intensive Course
October 23 from 1:00pm-5:00pm
At the UNF Ogier Gardens, Jacksonville
- Tour De Farm - Slow Food First Coast
November 5 around the Northeast Florida
- Best Practices at Farmers' Markets
November 9, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm,
Gainesville. Register online here- Growing Gourmet Mushrooms: Shiitake &
Oyster
November 13, 9:30am-3:00pm, Gainesville
Register by calling 352-337-6209
- Drip Irrigation School
Novermber 19 & 20, Live Oak
- AGRItunity
January 22 & 23, 2016, Citrus County
More information forthcoming
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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- Small Ruminant Production Conference
November 20, 9:00am-5:00pm, Ocala
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South Central Florida
- Thrips Management in Strawberry
October 20 from 12:00pm-3:00 pm, Dover
RSVP by calling 813-744-5519 ext 54134
- Florida Pomegranate Association Annual
Meeting
October 23, 9:00am-3:30pm, Lake Alfred
- Food Safety: What is My Risk?
October 28 from 9:00am-4:00pm, Wimauma
- Organic 101 Workshop
November 1, at Sweetwater Community Farm
Tampa. More information here- Florida Ag Expo
November 4, 7:30am-3:45pm, Balm
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South Florida
- Redland Growfest
October 17 & 18, Homestead
- Localecopia Meet & Greet
November 17 from 1:00pm-3:00pm, West Palm
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News and Announcements
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Publications
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- Guava can be a profitable crop. More here - Farmer Op-ed: Opportunities abound for Marion
County farms, yet go untapped. More here - More agritourism for education and farm-time fun. More here
- James Olmstead, Nex generation of researchers.
- NRCS Conservation Cost Share deadline for
assistance is December 18. - More here - The impact of Women Farmers in Florida.
- New Florida Farm to School, Farm to Community
Newsletter. Sign up by emailing:
- Sumter County Extension Helps Implement
SNAP/EBT at Farmer's Market - More here
- Organic certification available. Deadline for your
application is October 31. More here- University of Florida receives USDA grant to
establish regional center for food safety training
- Three new blueberry varieties could expand
growing range in Florida. More here |
- Lettuce Production Systems and Cultivars used
in Hydroponics and Protected Culture Open
- Planning for a Farm Tour - Open here - Getting the most out of Social Media - Open here - Value-Added Products for Fresh Highbush
- Specialty Melon Production for Small and
Direct-Market Growers - Open here
- Economic Contributions of Agriculture, Natural
Resources, and Food Industries in Florida in 2013
- Using Turnip as a trap crops for
Yellowmargined Leaf Bettle - Open here
- Loss of crop diversity in U.S. farms shows study
over the last 34 years - More here - Municipal Zoning for Local Foods in Iowa -
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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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
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