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Connecting farmers and food system innovators across Florida
Published Monthly by the UF/IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Extension Team
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Introducing the Farm to School,
Farm to Community Team
The team works with local partners as well as state and federal agencies to improve the health of Florida citizens while benefiting farmers and the local economy. Read More
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Keeping your leafy vegetables looking fresh
at the farmers' market
Do you struggle to keep your greens looking great at your farmers market display? We have plenty of tips for you! - Read More!
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Upcoming Regional Conference
October 11, 2016
Marianna, FL
More information here
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Northwest Florida
- 2016 Master Goat and Sheep Certification
Program. May 20-21, and June 3-4, Quincy For more information and registration here - Gulf Coast Farm to Table - Networking event
May 23 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm (CDT), Cantonment More information and registration here- North Florida Peach Variety Meeting May 31 from 10:00am-12:00pm, Quincy More information here- FAMU Farm Fest 2016 June 11 from 10am-3:00pm, Quincy For more information and registration here - Panhandle Fruit & Vegetable Conference October 11, 2016, Jackson County More information here Registration will be open in June
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Northeast Florida
- High Tunnel Production in Northeast Florida May 24 from 10:00am-12:00pm, Jacksonville More information and registration here
- Florida Farmers' Network
June 27 from 9:00am-5:00pm, Gainesville More information and free registration here- Florida Farmers' Network
July 12 from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, Jacksonville More information and free registration here
- Soil Microbiology Short Course: Applications and Analysis of Mycorrhizal Associations. July 11-13, 2016, Gainesville Registration and more info here
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Central Florida
- FSPCA Training - to become "Preventative
Controls Qualified Individual" for Food Safety
June 1 - 3, Orlando
More information and registration here
Send us your events to share!!!
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South Central Florida
- How to Start a Food Business in Florida May 27, 2016; Immokalee More information and registration here- Tampa Bay Cottage Industry Expo July 30, from 9:00am-3:30pm, Wesley Chapel, FL 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
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South Florida
- Localecopia Meet and Greet
May 25 from 1:00pm-3:00pm, Palm Beach
RSVP to info@localecopia.org
- South Florida Bee College
August 12-13, Davie, FL
For more information email honeybee@ifas.ufl.edu
- FSPCA Training - to become "Preventative
Controls Qualified Individual" for Food Safety
September 7 -9, Fort Pierce
More information and registration here
- Regional Small Farms Conference
November 1-2, Fort Pierce, FL
More information forthcoming.
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Other Events outside Florida
- Southern SARE Cover Crop Conference
July 18-19, 2016, Mt. Olive and Goldsboro,
North Carolina
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News and Announcements
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Relevant Publications
| - Turning Florida lanws into food - Orlando.
More here
- UF/IFAS Extension backyard poultry seminar. More
here
- Loans from USDA's FSA now can support storage and post-harvest equipment for farmers who sell at local markets. More here
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Hydroponics and Protected Culture for Florida.
Open here
- UF/IFAS Publication: Management of Cucurbit
Downy Mildew in Florida. Open here
- UF/IFAS Publication: School Gardens? A Growing
part of Schools. Open here
- Lowering soil pH to Optimize Nutrient
Management and Crop Production. Open here
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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 events, announcements, feedback, suggestions and questions to
Call us at 352-294-1692
UF/IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Extension Team
PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611
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