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Events and Workshops
Annual Oklahoma /Arkansas Horticulture Industries Show
January 6 and 7, 2012
Tulsa Community College Northeast Campus
Two days of concurrent educational sessions are conducted in each of the 5 areas of Vegetables, Public Gardens, Fruits, Sustainable Ag/Farmers Markets, & Christmas Trees.
Theme for the Horticulture Industry Show is "Propagating Success: Pursuing Excellence in Horticulture." For more information, please visit the website: www.hortla.okstate.edu/his
Southern SAWG Conference: Practical Tools & Solutions for Sustaining Family Farms
January 18-21, 2012
Little Rock, AR - Peabody Hotel
For over 20 years Southern SAWG has provided the practical tools and solutions for, and built the necessary bridges between farmers, marketers, ag professionals and local food system advocates. The annual conference attracts over 1,200 farmers and advocates every year.
Pre-conference events begin on Wednesday and include one-and-a-half day intensive short courses, and on Thursday, several half-day field trips and mini courses. Each of these pre-conference activities requires separate registration.
The general conference, to be held on Friday and Saturday, offers fifty-six 90-minute sessions on a broad range of topics. These sessions will provide organic and sustainable production and marketing information for commercial horticultural and livestock producers, enterprise management lessons, farm policy education and community food systems development information.
For more information, including program and registration, visit the conference website.
