The Cultivator Newsletter

Connecting farmers and food system innovators across Florida

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

Thank You
for a great Fort Myers Conference!

Check out our conference pictures here!

A farmer story: Sprouting for your health

Learn about farmer Chris Lindsey, who is well known as "The Sprout Queen." She co-owns a farm located in Bokeelia, FL.

Florida Food Policy Council Takes Root

Learn about the outcomes of the April 3rd organizational meeting and future plans. Learn how to join this effort.

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Upcoming Events

Northwest Florida - Conversations with an Agrarian Farmer April 23, from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm, Tallahassee More information and registration here - Panhandle Fruit & Vegetable Conference October 11, 2016, Jackson County More information forthcoming	Northeast Florida - Hydroponic Gardening for the Homeowner April 23, 2016; Live Oak More information and registration here - Intermediate Beekeeping Workshop April 23, from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm, Jacksonville 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 - High tunnel Production in Northeast Florida May 11 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm, Jacksonville More information and registration here - 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 - FSPCA Training - to become "Preventative Controls Qualified Individual" for Food Safety June 1 - 3, Orlando More information and registration here	South Central Florida - How to Start a Food Business in Florida May 27, 2016; Immokalee More information and registration here - FSPCA Training - to become "Preventative Controls Qualified Individual" for Food Safety August 9 - 11, Wimauma More information and registration here - Canning Under the Cottage Law November 4 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Bartow More information and registration here
South Florida - Localecopia Meet and Greet May 25 from 1:00pm-3:00pm, Palm Beach RSVP to info@localecopia.org - FSPCA Training - to become "Preventative Controls Qualified Individual" for Food Safety September 7 -9, Fort Pierce More information and registration here --------- Other Events outside Florida - Southern SARE Cover Crop Conference July 18-19, 2016, Mt. Olive and Goldsboro, North Carolina More information here

News and Announcements	Relevant Publications
- UF/IFAS to certify inmates in culinary class. More - Bok Tower Gardens Outdoor Kitchen and Edible Garden now open. More here - Leaf Mold infecting high tunnel tomatoes. More here - USDA designates 11 Florida Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas. More here - Value-added producer grant open. More here	- Vertical Farming by ATTRA/NCAT. Open here - New USDA toolkit helps measure economic impact of local foods. Open here - Teaching in Nature's Classroom: Core Principles of Garden-based Education. Open here - Growing Plums in Florida. Open here - Lowering soil pH to Optimize Nutrient Management and Crop Production. 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

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