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Upcoming Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Events
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Northwest Florida
Send us your events!!
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Northeast Florida
- Agriculture Conservation Workshop
November 21, from 9:00am-2:00pm, Baldwin
- Building your Own Farm's Food Safety Manual
December 7 from 8:15am-5:00pm, Live Oak
Registration and more info here
- AGRItunity
January 22 & 23, 2016, Citrus County
More information forthcoming
- Small Scale Mushroom Production
February 5, 2016 from 8:15am-4:30pm, Live Oak
Registration and more info here - Starting a Successful Hydroponic Business
March 14&15, 2016, Live Oak
Registration and more info here
- Starting a Successful Hydroponic Business
March 18&19, 2016, Live Oak
Registration and more info here
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Central Florida
December 1, 8:30am-12:15 pm, Tavares
Free registration here
- Florida Blueberry Pollination Workshop
December 2, 9:30am-12:00pm, Tavares
Free registration here
- UF/IFAS Florida Olive Update & Grower Needs
Assessment.
December 10 from 10:00am-2:00pm, Citra
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South Central Florida
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South Florida
- Fall Vegetable Field Day
December 3, from 9:00am-1:00pm, Immokalee
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News and Announcements
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Publications
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- Chef takes side gig as hydroponic farmer.
- USDA in partnership with Florida Organic Growers release organic video series. See videos here- Southern SSAWG Conference Scholarships
available. Deadline is December 1.
More here Specific scholarships for mentor
farmers by SARE, contact Kelly Moore
352-273-3508 kmon913@ufl.edu
- Collier County schools lead the way in farm-to-
- NRCS Conservation Cost Share deadline for
assistance is December 18. - More here- Preparing your honey bees for winter. More here- New Florida Farm to School, Farm to Community
Newsletter. Sign up by emailing:
- Bilbrey Family Farm in Polk County profiled.
- Cold Protection tips for North Florida Vegetable
- Take caution when dealing with yellowstriped
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- Organic Transition: A business Planner for
Farmers, Ranchers... by SARE. Open here- Guidelines or Purchasing and Using Commercial
Natural enemies and biopesticides. Open here- Updated version of the vegetable and row crop
Best Management Practices Manual released.
- Small Flock Poultry Nutrition. Open here
- National Organic Farming Handbook released by
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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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