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| Event Flyer |
Baton Rouge, La. – Southern University Ag Center staff members Mila Berhane, Stephanie
Elwood and Owusu Bandele (retired professor emeritus) are listed among the
conference presenters for the 25th annual conference of the Southern
Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (SWAG), Inc.
The conference, themed
Practical Tools and Solutions for Sustaining Family Farms, will be held in
Lexington, KY from Jan. 27-30, 2016.
Both Berhane and
Elwood will make a joint presentation on “Getting Great Starts,” which will
discuss the best systems for growing transplants in heated tunnels or
greenhouses.
Berhane will also make
a presentation on “Integrated Ecological Weed Management: Examples of Organic
Farms in the South,” with experts from North Carolina and Georgia.
Bandele will present
during the Friday Edition of ‘Voices From the Field: The Everyday Work.’ This
special event will feature individuals whose everyday work contributes to
remarkable progress in the areas of sustainable, organic and/or local food movement.
The Southern SWAG
Conference provides practical tools and solutions for sustainable and organic
farmers, as well as, creates more vibrant community food systems. The event is
planning to draw more than 1,000 farmers and local food advocates from across
the nation.
Its’ mission is to
empower and inspire farmers, individuals, and communities in the South to
create an agricultural system that is ecologically sound, economically viable,
socially just, and humane.
For additional
information about the conference, visit http://www.ssawg.org/.
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