November 6, 1997
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Friday, 7 November 1997 -- Columbia, MO
Conference
Title: "5th Annual Small Farm Trade Show & Conference"
Sponsor: Small Farm Today Magazine
Contact: Chuck DeCourley
1-800-633-2535
573-687-3148 (fax)
Friday, 7 November 1997 -- Creola, OH
Workshop
Title: "Small Farmers' Free-Range Poultry Short Course"
Sponsor: Small Farmers' Institute
614-596-4379
Friday, 7 November 1997 -- Hancock, MA
Conference
Title: "Northeast Regional CSA Conference"
Sponsor: CSA of North America
Contact: Elizabeth Keen
413-528-4374
Saturday, 8 November 1997 -- Moyers, WV
Workshop
Title: "Ginseng and Goldenseal Workshop"
Sponsor: Lightstone Foundation
304-249-5200
304-249-5310 (fax)
lfi@access.mountain.net
Wednesday, 12 November 1997 -- Billings, MT
Workshop
Title: "Ranching for Profit School"
Sponsor: Range Management Consultants, Inc.
Contact: Elaine Kelly
505-898-7417 or 505-821-4214
Thursday, 13 November 1997 -- Luxembourg
Conference
Title: "Third International Conference on Grey Literature:
Perspectives on the Design and Transfer of Scientific and Technical
Information"
Sponsor: Commission of the European Communties
Contact: TransAtlantic/GreyNet
31-20-671.1818
GreyNet@inter.nl.net
http://www.konbib.nl/infolev/greynet/home.html
Friday, 14 November 1997 -- State College, PA
Conference
Title: "Preserving Crop Diversity and Saving Seeds in the Northeast"
Sponsor: Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA)
Contact: Dr. Carolyn Sachs
814-863-8641
Remarks: Keynote speakers include: Kent Whealy from the Seed Savers
Exchange and Pat Mooney from the Rural Advancement Fund International.
Friday, 14 November 1997 -- Minneapolis, MN
Conference
Title: "The Soul of Agriculture: A New Production Ethic for the
21st Century"
Sponsor: Center for Respect of Life and the Environment
Contact: Roger Blobaum
202-537-0191
202-537-0192 (fax)
CRLE@aol.com
http://www.center1.com/crle.html
Friday, 14 November 1997 -- Hendersonville, NC
Conference
Title: "Carolina Farm Stewardship Association's 12th Annual Sustainable
Agriculture Conference: Celebrating Local Farms, Food and
Communities"
Sponsor: Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
Contact: Laura Lauffer
919-542-2402
cfsa@sunsite.unc.edu
Friday, 14 November 1997 -- Mount Vernon, WA
Conference
Title: "Growing Together: Exploring a New Vision of Agriculture and
Community"
Sponsor: Washington Tilth Producers
1-800-731-1143
Saturday, 15 November 1997 -- Ontario, Canada
Exhibition
Title: "The 15th Ecological Agriculture Symposium: Feeding
Ourselves & The Community"
Sponsor: The Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario (EFAO)
Contact: Harold Saunders
519-666-0705
Remarks: Tomás Nimmo for Trade Show Information
705-444-0923
705-444-0380 (fax)
organix@georgian.net
Monday, 17 November 1997 -- Portland, Maine
Conference
Title: "Practical Partnerships: A New England Sustainable
Agriculture"
Sponsor: Center for Sustainable Agriculture at the University of
Vermont
Contact: Kate Duesterberg or Deb Heleba
802-656-0037 or 802-656-0233
kduester@zoo.uvm.edu or dheleba@zoo.uvm.edu
Monday, 17 November 1997 -- Ithaca, NY
Workshop
Title:"Regenerating the Waters of Life: Ecological Approaches to
Human Habitat. A Permaculture Workshop"
Sponsor: EcoVillage
Contact: Liz Walker
607-255-8276
ecovillage@cornell.edu
Monday, 17 November 1997 -- Dallas, TX
Conference
Title: "BioCycle: South Central Conference '97"
Sponsor: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
1-800-661-4905
biocycle@aol.com
Thursday, 20 November 1997 -- Dallas, TX
Conference
Title: "Texas Renewables '97"
Sponsor: Texas Solar Energy Society
Contact: Russel E. Smith
512-345-5446
512-345-6831 (fax)
r1346@aol.com
Friday, 21 November 1997 -- Philmont, NY
Workshop
Title: "Advanced Organic Vegetable Farming"
Sponsor: The Regional Farm & Food Project
Contact: Regional Farm & Food Project
518-426-9331
518-465-8349 (fax)
Monday, 1 December 1997 -- Bangalore, India
Conference
Title: "3rd IFOAM-Asia Scientific Conference: "Food Security in
Harmony with Nature""
Sponsor: International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements
(IFOAM)
Contact: IFOAM-Asia
91-240-332336
91-240-331036/335304 (fax)
iird-daniel/aurangabad@dartmail.dartnet.com
Remarks: International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements
(IFOAM) is the world-wide umbrella organisation of organic agricultural
movements of the world having over 570 active member groups in 100
countries, striving to promote ecologically sound and socially justifiable
organic agriculture.
Tuesday, 2 December 1997 -- Baltimore, MD
Conference
Title: "Partners for Smart Growth Conference"
Sponsor: U.S. Environment Protection Agency and the Urban Land
Institute
Contact: Urban Land Institute
1-800-321-5011
smartgrowth@uli.org
http://www.uli.org
Thursday, 4 December 1997 -- St. Louis, MO
Conference
Title: "1997 Acres USA Conference"
Sponsor: Acres USA
504-889-2100
504-889-2777 (fax)
Friday, 5 December 1997 -- Lafayette, IN
Conference
Title: "Opportunities in Alternative Hog Production"
Sponsor: Sustainable Earth Inc.
Contact: Steve Bonney
765-463-9366
sbonney@iquest.net
Sunday, 7 December 1997 -- Milwaukee, WI
Conference
Title: "Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference"
Contact: Laura Paine
602-262-6203
608-265-3437 (fax)
lkpaine@facstaff.wisc.edu
Thursday, 11 December 1997 -- Natural Bridge, VA
Conference
Title: "Farm Diversification: From Planning to Profit"
Sponsor: Southern Region SARE
Contact: Michael Lachance
804-263-4035
lachance@vt.edu
http://www.ext.vt.edu/news/pease/conference.html
Sunday, 4 January 1998 -- Bismarck, ND
Workshop
Title: "Profit from Livestock Seminar"
Sponsor: Area IV Natural Resource Corp.
Contact: Herb Mittlestedt
701-663-6534
herbecc@btigate.com
http://www.btigate.com/~herbecc
Wednesday, 21 January 1998 -- Memphis, TN
Workshop
Title: "Southern Region SARE PDP/Chapter 3 Annual
Workshop"
Sponsor: Southern Region SARE
Contact: Roseanne Minarovic or Roger Crickenberger
919-515-3252
919-515-5950 (fax)
rcricken@amaroq.ces.ncsu.edu
Wednesday, 21 January 1998 -- Pacific Grove, CA
Conference
Title: "18th Annual Ecological Farming Conference: Still Out
Standing in Our Field"
Sponsor: Committee for Sustainable Agriculture and many fine
businesses
Contact: Conference Coordinator
408-763-2111
408-763-2112 (fax)
csaefc@scruznet.com
http://www.impactonline.org/csa/
Thursday, 22 January 1998 -- Memphis, TN
Conference
Title: "Southern SAWG Annual Conference and Trade Show"
Sponsor: Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (SAWG)
Contact: Jean Mills
205-333-8504
jeanmills@aol.com
Friday, 30 January 1998 - Ontario, CANADA
Conference
Title: "The 17th Annual Organic Conference & Eco-Products Trade
Show: Sharing The Lessons of Organic Farming"
Sponsor: Canadian Organic Growers
Contact: Tomas Nimmo
705-444-0923
705-444-0380 (fax)
organix@georgian.net
http://www.gks.com/OrgConf/
Tuesday, 10 February 1998 -- Ames, Iowa
Conference
Title: "Managing Manure in Harmony with the Environment and
Society"
Sponsor: Soil and Water Conservation Society - North Central
Region
Contact: Paul Miller
515-284-4370
paul.miller@ia.nrcs.usda.gov
http://www.swcs.org/PolicyManMan.htm
Friday, 6 February 1998 -- State College, PA
Conference
Title: "7th Annual PASA Farming for the Future Conference"
Sponsor: Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA)
Contact: Lauren Shorsher
814-349-9856
trimtab@psu.edu
Monday, 23 February 1998 -- San Jose, Costa Rica
Conference
Title: "International Conference on Pesticide Use in Developing
Countries: Impact on Health and Environment"
Sponsor: Department for Research Cooperation of the Swedish
International Development Cooperation Agency (SAREC-SIDA);, and the
Universidad Nacional of Costa Rica.
Contact: Yamileth Astorga M.Sc.
506-277-3582
506-277-3583 (fax)
ppuna@irazu.una.ac.cr
http://www.una.ac.cr/ambi/ppuna
Tuesday, 24 February 1998 -- Victoria, BC CANADA
Conference
Title: "North American Farmers' Direct Marketing Conference"
Sponsor: Southern Vancouver Island Direct Farm Marketing
Association
Contact: Brent Warner
250-656-0941
250-656-8922 (fax)
BWARNER@galaxy.gov.bc.ca
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca
Thursday, 26 February 1998 -- San Antonio, TX
Conference
Title: "First Annual American Kenaf Society Conference"
Sponsor: American Kenaf Society
Contact: Morris J. Bitzer
606-257-3975
606-257-2185 (fax)
mbitzer@ca.uky.edu
Saturday, 28 February 1998 -- Aurora, NE
Conference
Title: "Wise Choices, Bright Futures: 1998 Annual Meeting of the
Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society"
Sponsor: Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society
Contact: Cris Carusi
402-254-2289
402-254-6891 (fax)
cecarusi@hartel.net
http://www.netins.net/showcase/nsas
Friday, 6 March 1998 -- Willits, CA
Workshop
Title: "Biointensive Sustainable Mini-Farming Workshop"
Sponsor: Ecology Action
Contact: Cynthia Raiser Jeavons
707-459-0150
707-459-5409 (fax)
Friday, 20 March 1998 -- Chambersburg, PA
Workshop
Title: "Biointensive Sustainable Mini-Farming Workshop"
Sponsor: Cynthia Raiser Jeavons
Contact: 707-459-0150
707-459-5409 (fax)
Thursday, 2 April 1998 -- Savannah, GA
Meeting
Title: "37th Annual Southern Regional Science Association Meetings"
Sponsor: Southern Regional Science Association
Contact: Andy Bernat
202-606-9235
202-606-5321 (fax)
andrew.bernat@bea.doc.go
Monday, 13 April 1998 -- Santa Cruz, CA
Workshop
Title: "Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture"
Sponsor: The Center for Agroecology and the University of
California Extension
Contact: Ann Lindsey
408-459-2321
408-459-2799 (fax)
http://zzyx.ucsc.edu/casfs/
Remarks: Although the program does not begin until April, 1998, our
application deadline is November 3, 1997.
Monday, 1 June 1998 -- Lake Buena Vista, FL
Conference
Title: "First International Conference: Geospatial Information in
Agriculture and Forestry"
Sponsor: ERIM International Inc.
Contact: 313-994-1200, ext 3234
313-994-5123 (fax)
wallman@erim.org
http://www.erim.org/CONF/conf.html
Wednesday, 3 June 1998 -- Madison, WI
Conference
Title: "Who Owns America? II How Land and Natural Resources are Owned
and Controlled"
Sponsor: Land Tenure Center's North American Program
Contact: Gene Summers or Lynn Meinhoz
608/262-3658
608/262-2141 (fax)
ltc-nap@facstaff.wisc.edu
http://www.wisc.edu/ltc/nap.html
Sunday, 14 June 1998 -- St. Louis, MO
Conference
Title: "1998 National Extension Technology Conference"
Sponsor: University Outreach and Extension at the University of
Missouri
Contact: Dave Klostermann
314-516-5958
dave_klostermann@ccmail.umsl.edu
http://outreach.missouri.edu/netc98/
Sunday, 19 June 1998 -- St. Paul, MN
Conference
Title: "4th International Conference on Precision
Agriculture"
Sponsor: Precision Food Center
Contact: Tracey Svee
612-625-8215
612-625-2207 (fax)
tsvee@mes.umn.edu
http://precision.agri.umn.edu/98conf/index.html
Tuesday, 4 August 1998 -- Montpellier, France
Conference
Title: "2nd International Rice Blast Conference"
Sponsor: CIRAD (Centre de cooperation internationale en recherche
agronomique pour le developpement)
Contact: Secretariat IRBC 98
I +33 4 67 61 56 03 (fax)
RBC98@cirad.fr
http://www.cirad.fr/irbc98.html
Remarks: Preregistration is expected before Sept 15, 1997.
CIRAD: Center for International cooperation in
Agronomic Research for Development.
Saturday, 7 November 1998 --
Workshop
Title: "Free-Range Poultry Short Course"
Sponsor: The Small Farmers' Institute
Contact: 614-596-4379
Sunday, 29 November 1998 -- Pretoria, South Africa
Conference
Title: "The International Association for Farming Systems
Research-Extension's 15th Symposium"
Sponsor: The International Association for Farming Systems
Research-Extension
Contact: Sandra Collier
+27 11 442 6111
+27 11 442 5927 (fax)
cpjhb@jhb.lia.net
Sunday, 29 November 1998 -- Wageningen, The Netherlands
Conference
Title: "The International Symposium MODEL-IT: Application of
Modelling as an Innovative Technology in the Agri-Food Chain"
Sponsor: The Agrotechnological Research Institute ATO-DLO
Contact: Maarten Hertog
MODEL-IT@ATO.DLO.NL
http://www.bib.wau.nl/ato/modelit/
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program
1997-98 Grant Schedule
NOW AVAILABLE ON THE WWW AT
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/san/htdocs/sare/96GrantSchedule.html
SARE's 1997-98 funding sponsors grants in research/education, professional
development for agricultural professionals and producer projects in
sustainable agriculture. Four regional councils administer grant
applications and recommend funding decisions to the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. Each administrative council sets its own schedule in calling
for proposals and determining successful projects. For requests for
proposals and other information, contact the regional office.
North Central Region:
July 15, 1997 - Call for 1998 research and education preproposals
Sept. 12, 1997 - Research and education grant preproposals due
December, 1997 - Invitation for full research and education proposals
January, 1998 - Full research and education proposals due
Febuary, 1998 - Professional development program proposals due;
- Call for producer grant applications
May, 1998 - Administrative Council announces funding
recommendations
13-A Activities Bldg., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE,
68583-0840; (402) 472-7081; SARE001@unlvm.unl.edu
Northeast Region:
Sept. 1, 1997 - Call for farmer proposals
Oct. 1, 1997 - Call for research and education and
professional development proposals
December, 1997 - Farmer grant proposals due
January, 1998 - Administrative Council announces farmer funding
recommendations;
- research and education/professional development
proposals due
April, 1998 - Administration Council announces funding
recomendations
University of Vermont, Hills Bldg., Burlington, VT, 05405-0082
(802) 656-0471; msimpson@zoo.uvm.eduSouthern Region:
November, 1997 - Invitation for full research and education proposals
December, 1997 - Research and education preproposals due
January, 1998 - Producer grant proposals due
February, 1998 - Call for Research and education preproposals;
- professional development proposals due
April, 1998 - Administrative Council announces funding
recommendations on research and education
and on producer proposals
University of Georgia, Ag Experiment Station, 1109 Experiment St.,
Griffin, GA, 30223-1797
(770) 412-4787; groland@gaes.griffin.peachnet.edu
Western Region:
October, 1997 - Research and education proposals due
November, 1997 - Professional Development Program proposals due
January, 1998 - Farmer/rancher grant proposals due
May, 1998 -Administrative Council announces funding
recommendations
Rm 322 Agriculture Science Bldg., 4865 University Blvd., Utah State
University, Logan, UT 84322-4865, (801) 797-2257, fnhinck@cc.usu.edu
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Internet: san@nal.usda.gov
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