The Cultivator Newsletter

Connecting farmers and food system innovators across Florida

Published Monthly by the UF/IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Extension Team

See you in Fort Myers!!

April 1 & 2, 2016

Registration for ECHO Field Workshops,
Bus tour of Urban farms in Lee County and

Conference sessions are still open.

Policy Work needed

to improve our State's food system

Learn about the work of a group of committed individuals who are bringing back the Florida Food Policy Council.

Quick Links

- Small Farms Program Website

- UF/IFAS Extension near you

- UF/IFAS Virtual Field Day

- The Cultivator Newsletter

Archive

- Regional Small Farms

Conferences

Quick Links

- Transitioning to Organic Production. April 5, at 3:00 pm

Upcoming Events

Northwest Florida - Strawberry Field Day April 18, 2016; Jay For more information call Blake at 850-623-3868	Northeast Florida - 2016 Beginning Beekeeping Short Course March 26, 2016; Green Cove Springs More information here - Greenhouse and Outdoor Hydroponics Short course for Teachers April 7, 2016, Live Oak *Scholarships available* Registration and more info here - Hydroponic Gardening for the Homeowner April 23, 2016; Live Oak More information and registration here - Building Your Own Farm's Food Safety Manual April 27, 2016; Jacksonville More information contact Terra at 904-255-7450 - How to Start a Food Business in Florida May 13, 2016; Gainesville More information and registration here - Cold Hardy Citrus Workshop May 17, 2016; Perry More information and registration here - Soil Microbiology Short Course: Applications and Analysis of Mycorrhizal Associations. July 11-13, 2016, Gainesville Registration and more info here
Central Florida - OF2H Symposium - Veteran Farmer Meeting April 19 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, Ocala For more information here - Seminole County Farm Tour April 1st, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm More information and registration here	South Central Florida - Regional Small Farms Conference April 1 & 2, Fort Myers. For more information and registration here - ECHO Field Workshops April 1, Fort Myers For more information and registration here - Bus tour of Mentor Farms in Lee County April 1, Fort Myers For more information and registration here - How to Start a Food Business in Florida May 27, 2016; Immokalee More information and registration here
South Florida - UF/IFAS FSMA FDA Meeting March 30, 2016; Belle Glade More information and registration here - Business and Energy Workshop April 6 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm LaBelle, FL More information call Yashira Mendez 561-792-2727 X 5 or Yashira.mendez@fl.usda.gov --------- Other Events outside Florida - Southern SARE Cover Crop Conference July 18-19, 2016, Mt. Olive and Goldsboro, North Carolina More information 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

The UF/IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Extension Team

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 events, announcements, feedback, suggestions and questions to

smallfarmnews@ifas.ufl.edu

Call us at 352-294-1692

UF/IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Extension Team

PO Box 110690

Gainesville, FL 32611