Don't Miss These Important Deadlines!

Don't procrastinate! All kinds of deadlines coming up soon! See details below.

Deadline: November 15, 2014

Call for Poster Abstracts

If your research or program provides practical information relevant to organic and sustainable family farmers and/or to those working to build local food systems, you are invited to display a poster about your work at the 2015 Southern SAWG conference.

Those interested in displaying a poster or posters must first submit a brief abstract for each poster. Abstracts are due November 15, 2014. Members of the Southern SAWG Scientific Committee will review all submitted abstracts and make decisions regarding acceptance. Click here to learn more. Questions? Email posters@ssawg.org.

Deadline: December 1, 2014

Wanted: A Few Good (not tall) Farm Tales

Got an amazing farm tale to tell? We'd love to hear it! At our Practical Tools and Solutions For Sustaining Family Farm Conference this January in Mobile,"Tales from the South", a public radio program, will be taping talented farmers at our conference reading their own true stories.

Submit your story for consideration for the show! Those selected for the show will receive a FREE conference registration.

Deadline for submissions is December 1, 2014 and you must be able to attend the Saturday evening recording. Click here for submission details.

Click on the video link below to get your creative writing juices flowing.

Fee Waiver Deadlines Fast Approaching!

2015 Conference Fee Waivers

This year there are several options for those looking for a fee waiver to participate in our Practical Tools and Solutions for Sustaining Family Farms Conference to be held in Mobile, Alabama, January 14-17, 2015.

Submit your story for the Tales From the South event at the conference and if it is accepted for the show, you get a FREE conference registration. Click here for submission details.
Alabamians: Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network (ASAN) is offering a limited number of full and partial conference fee waivers (no travel funds) for Alabama's sustainable farming population. Application deadline is December 1.
Military Veterans: The University of Arkansas and the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) is offering a limited number of scholarships (conference fees and travel funds) to military veterans. Application deadline is December 12.
Delmarva farmers: Historic Lewes Farmers Market is offering a limited number of scholarships (conference fees and travel funds) for their farmer vendors. Deadline is December 15.
Southern farmers or soon-to-be-farmers: Southern SAWG is offering a limited number of conference fee waivers (no travel funds). Application deadline is December 1.

To learn more about all of the fee waiver options and how to apply, click here.

Thank you to all the organizations that are providing this opportunity for farmers to participate in this outstanding conference. If your group is offering scholarships and you would like us to help publicize this, please let us know.

You can help a farmer participate in the conference, too.

Surprise your favorite farmer(s) or community food advocate(s) with a gift of a Southern SAWG conference registration! They deserve the treat and it will be a great contribution to your community! Click here to register.

Trade Show and Advertising Deadlines

If you offer products or services to those looking for sustainable farming and local food system solutions, then this is the event for you. Think about it--over 1,000 potential customers for your business! Deadline for tradeshow registration early-bird rates is December 3, 2014.

New this year! Our program is going full-color, which will bring more attention to your advertisement! Place a full-color advertisement in our conference program to inform attendees about the products and/or services your company or organization offers. Display ads are due December 3, so act now to reserve your place in the program.

Click here for information about our trade show and advertising opportunities.

Early Bird Registration Deadline

Early Bird Registration Deadline:
December 20

The Southern SAWG conference is always a great bargain, given the quality of the information to be gained and the networking opportunities that come with such a large turnout of the South's most innovative and successful producers, organizers and advocates in sustainable agriculture. Your farming operation or local foods organization can't afford to miss this event.

Click here for registration information.

Become a 2015 Conference Sponsor

As a sponsor you will be helping hundreds of farmers, community food advocates, educators and researchers across the South, and with the visibility this event affords, it will distinguish you as a critical supporter of the sustainable agriculture movement. Click here to learn more and show your support.

Be a Sponsor!

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