**January, 1999**
When: January 21, 1999
Where: Rochester, MN
What: You Can Farm - speaker Joel Salatin
Info:His speech, "You Can Farm", focuses on going beyond direct
marketing to relationship marketing.
Contact:Land Stewardship Project
Attn: Richard Ness
PO Box 130, 180 E. Main
Lewiston, MN 55952
For registration information call 5075233366
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When: Saturday, 23rd January 1999
Where: Macomb, IL
What: "Livestock Production....Learning To Respect Our Earth"
Info:Seminar will be located at the VFW 1200 E. Jefferson ,
Macomb, IL 61455
Doors open at 11:30am, Speakers start promptly at Noon to 4pm
Light Refreshments & Musical Entertainment
Donations will be accepted at the door to help fund this seminar.
Contact: Kathy at 309-837-3150 jeffries@macomb.com
Presented by SOLE (Save Our Land & Environment)
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When:January, 23, 1999,
Where: Cloquet, MN
What: "'Biosolids' or 'sludge'? A broad perspective"
Info: Sat., Jan. 23, at the Cloquet Forestry Center. Registration begins
at 8:30 a.m.,
followed by the SFA's business meeting at 9:00 a.m., and program from 10:30
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Registration for SFA members is $8 for individuals and
$12 for families; for non-members, $12 for individuals and $20 for
families. It includes lunch prepared from locally produced foods, and
child care.
Contact:The University of Minnesota Extension Service: Carlton County and
the USDA
SARE program are co-sponsoring the event. Contact 218/727-1414 or
sfa@skypoint.com for more information.
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When:Jan. 25-27, 1999
Where: Indianapolis, IN
What: 3rd Annual General Membership Meeting of the
Organic Farmers Marketing Association
The Adams Mark Hotel near the Indianapolis International Airport
Contact: OFMA Website at http://www.iquest.net/ofma/
or contact: Cissy Bowman
8364 S SR 39
Clayton, IN 46118
317-539-4317
email: cvof@iquest.net
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When: Tuesday, February 2, 1999,
Where: Philadelphia, PA
What: MICHAEL ABELMAN TO SPEAK IN PHILADELPHIA
Info: at 3 p.m. Michael Ableman, author of ON GOOD LAND
- - THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN URBAN FARM, will show slides, discuss his
successes and failures in building a community farm, and sign this and his
first book, FROM THE GOOD EARTH, A CELEBRATION OF GROWING FOOD AROUND THE
WORLD. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has graciously donated the
use of their auditorium on the 5th floor of 100 North 20th Street,
Philadelphia. Admission is free.
Contact: risa <risa@libertynet.org>
For reservations or information, please contact Suzanne Milshaw at
215-569-4129.
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When: February 9-10, 1999
Where: Eau Clair, WI
What: Bringing Profit Back to the Farm:
Tools and Rules for Value Added Agriculture Conference & Trade Show
Info: Holiday Inn Convention Center, Eau Claire WI
Conference Web Site
http://www.uwrf.edu/ag-resource-center/events
Exhibitors: Contact the River Country RC&D at 715-834-9672 for more
information!
Contact: Ed Weber
River Country RC&D
1101 W. Clairemont Ave., Suite 1C
Eau Claire, WI 54701
phone: 715-834-9672
fax: 715-834-8663
e-mail: eweber@wi.nrcs.usda.gov
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When:Feb. 12 and 13, 1999
Where: State College, PA
What: The Pennsylvania Association
for Sustainable Agriculture is sponsoring the 8th annual "Farming for
the Future" conference Feb. 12 and 13 at the Penn Stater Hotel and
Conference Center in State College, PA.
Contact: call PASA at 814-349-9856 or write to them at P.O. Box 419,
Millheim, PA 16854. To reserve a room at the conference rate, call the Penn
Stater by by Jan. 15 at 1-800-893-4602 or dingo@epix.net
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When: Feb 16 & 17, 1999
Where: St. Cloud, MN
What:"1999 Minnesota Organic Conference and Trade Show: From
Your Farm Gate to Their Dinner Plate"? The conference is Feb 16 & 17 at the
Kelly Inn, St. Cloud MN.
Contact: Jan Gunnink dgunnink@prairie.lakes.com
at 507-237-5162 or see the web site at: www.organic.org/6/index.html
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When:February 19th & 20th
Where: Victorian Inn, Hutchinson, MN
What: 1999 Minnesota Grazing Conference
Info:This conference is for anyone working with animals.
Contact: Doug Gunnink
Rt.1 Box 105
Gaylord, MN. 55334
ph 507-237-5162
fax 507-237-2343
dgunnink@prairie.lakes.com
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When: February 20 - 21
Where: East Austin, TX
What: Let's Talk Organics!
Info: A two-day organics charrette, a creative, open approach to
exploring ways to get more organics growing and on our tables, will be
held February 20 - 21 in East Austin at Patrice Sullivan's Barn!
Contact: Call Lyndon
Felps at 448-0717 or Doug Lewin at 236-8177 for more information.
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When: February 20, 1999
Where: Albany, NY
What: CREATING SUCCESSFUL GROWER MARKETING COOPERATIVES
Contact: Tracy Frisch, Regional Farm & Food Project, 27 Elm St., Albany,
NY 12202
(518) 426-9331
Info: The Regional Farm & Food Project is hosting a full-day conference
entitled "Creating Successful Grower Marketing Cooperatives" on Saturday,
February 20, 1999 in Albany, NY.
Contact: Regional Farm & Food Project, 27 Elm Street, Albany, NY
12202, (518) 432-1679 or 426-9331. The Regional Farm & Food Project is a
membership organization of farmers and consumers working toward
sustainable agriculture and a healthy food system in the Hudson-Mohawk
region of eastern New York state.
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When: February 26 and 27, 1999
Where: Winnipeg, Canada
What: OUR FOOD ... OUR HEALTH ...OUR FUTURE:
A Conference on Organic Agriculture in Manitoba which is to take place
February 26 and 27 at Bulman Centre, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB
Canada.
Contact: Manitoba Eco-Network, #2 - 70 Albert Street,
Winnipeg, MB R3B 1E7 Ph: 204-947-6511 Fx: 204-947-6514
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When: March 1-2, 1999
Where: Seattle, WA
What: Farmers Markets in the Year 2000," Annual Washington Farmers Markets
Conference, March 1 & 2, Pike Place Market, 85 Pike St, Room 500, Seattle,
WA 98101.
Contact Mark Musick, e-mail: musick@pikeplacemarket.org
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When: March 4-7, 1999
Where: Naramata, BC Canada
What: Organic Crossroads Conference, to be held March 4-7 at Naramata
Centre, in Naramata, BC.
Contact: Rebecca Kneen, Conference Coordinator
S12, C17, RR1 Sorrento BC V0E 2W0
Tel: 250-835-4775 * fax: 250-835-8561 * email: rkneen@jetstream.net
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When: March 4-6, 1999
Where: Sinsinawa, WI
What: Upper Midwest Organic Farming Conference
Sinsinawa Mound Center, Sinsinawa, Wisconsin
Contact: Faye Jones, fjeoc@win.bright.net
715-772-3153 http://agile.net/UMOFC/
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When: March 10-14, 1999
Where: Anaheim, CA
What: The Anaheim Trade show is March 10-14, 1999. It would be good to send
the info by around the 1st of March and you can send it to me here in Umpqua.
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When: 11-14 April 1999
Where: Keele, UK
What: Gene Flow and Agriculture-Relevance for transgenic Crops
Contact:Dr. P. Lutman - IACR-Rothamsted - Harpenden, Herts, Al5 2JQ, U.K.
E-mail: Peter.Lutman@bbsr.ac.uk-
Ing. Agr. Beatriz Alida Pérez (Ph.D.)
INTA - CC N° 25
(1712) Castelar
Argentina
PHONE: 054-1-621-0125 / 621-1684
FAX: 054-1-621-5663
e-mail: bperez@inta.gov.ar
http://www.inta.gov.ar
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When: Saturday, April 17, 1999, 1-5pm
Where:Chicago, IL
What: Brave New Botany: a conference on genetic engineering
at the University of Chicago
Ida Noyes Hall
1212 E. 59th St.
Chicago, IL
free admission
Contact: John Wilson at the Hyde Park Co-op
1526 E. 55th St.
Chicago, IL 60615
(773) 667-1444 ext. 1207
hpcoop@hpcoop.org
www.hpcoop.org/hpcoop
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When: April 30-May 1
Where: Madison, WI
What: North Farm General Membership Meeting and Natural Products Show
Info: Workshops, exhibitors
Contact: North Farm Cooperative, 204 Regas Rd., Madison, WI 53714
1-800-236-5880
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When: May 2-5, 1999
Where: Detroit, MI
What: NATIONAL TOWN MEETING FOR A SUSTAINABLE AMERICA
Info: President's Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD) is convening a
National Town Meeting for a Sustainable America (NTM) in Detroit, Michigan
and points across America. Co-chairing the effort are EPA Administrator
Carol Browner and Ray Anderson, Chairman and CEO of Interface, Inc. in
Atlanta, Georgia. Co-sponsoring the event with PCSD is the Global
Environment & Technology Foundation (GETF).
Contact: Linda Elswick
International Partners for Sustainable Agriculture (IPSA)
2100 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Tel: 202 778-6119
Fax: 202 778-6134
Email: ipsa@igc.apc.org
Website: www.sustainableamerica.org
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When: May 19 & 20, 1999
Where: Gilroy, CA
What: The 2nd Annual Summit on Organic Food Technology, aka,
Info: S.O.F.T. focuses on technical areas for product developers in the
organic industry (such as food safety) as well as focused information on
international markets, ingredient resources and the changing legal face of
certification. Contact: Gay Franklin
408/842-4893 ph, 408/842-5036 fx or gvnc@safemail.com
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When: August 20-22, 1999
Where: Norway, IA
What: Herbfest 99
Contact: michelle.mckee@frontiercoop.com or call 800-669-3275
Info: Treating and teaching children, herbal therapies, healing traditions,
growing and conservation, and mixing it up. We also offer herb walks and a
full children's program. Other activities include bonfire, live band,
volleyball, and yoga.
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When: 21-24 Septiembre, 1999
Where: El Batan, Mexico
What: 5th International Workshop on Septoria/Stagonospora Diseases of Cereals
Contact:
Dr. Ravi Singh - Wheat Program-CIMMMYT
Lisboa 27. Apartado 6-641, México, D.F.
Fax:+52-525-726-7558
E-mail: rsingh@cimmyt.mx
Http://www.cimmyt.mx
or
Ing. Agr. Beatriz Alida Pérez (Ph.D.)
INTA - CC N° 25
(1712) Castelar
Argentina
PHONE: 054-1-621-0125 / 621-1684
FAX: 054-1-621-5663
e-mail: bperez@inta.gov.ar
http://www.inta.gov.ar
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When: October 1-3, 1999
Where: Charles Town, WV
What: 4th Annual Mid-Atlantic Farming and Gardening Conference
Info: "The 1999 conference will feature gourmet growing expert Paul
Stamets, biodynamic farmer and author, Hugh Love, biodynamic prep maker,
Hugh Courtney, and many other interesting presenters and workshops.
Contact: Allan Balliett (304) 876-2373
EMAIL: bdnow@igg.com
http://www.igg.com/bdnow
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When:
Where:Staten Island, NY
What: "FEED THE LANDSCAPE, NOT THE LANDFILL: Giving Your Client Options"
Info: A one-day seminar featuring organic landscaping techniques, for
landscape professionals and their clients.
Hosted by:
The Compost Project at Staten Island Botanical Garden
1000 Richmond Terrace, Building H
Staten Island, New York 10301
Contact: For further info and registration, call:
the Compost Hotline: (718) 273-0629
grussell@nybg.org
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