Kamrin and I attended the Small Farms conference last year and besides learning a ton about Florida Farming we were able to network with some truly inspiring agricultural entrepreneurs and visionaries. Since last years conference I have had the opportunity to work with many of these wonderful people on the food centric issues that I champion.
If you have any interest in the issues surrounding local food production, distribution, policies, best practices etc. this is an event you won’t want to miss. Plus….I can’t think of a better primer for anyone wanting to become more involved with the issues that inspired me to found the Winter Park Harvest Festival.
I hope you’ll join the us next month and I look forward to the conversations and synergy this event fosters.
For more details you can click the Small Farms image above, but here is a brief summary of what to expect:
The purpose of the Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference is to provide farmers with more in-depth educational information, to facilitate networking, dialog, and visioning among members of the Florida small farms community, and to increase awareness of the small farms industry to decision makers, supporting institutions, and the general public.
The conference will provide high quality educational and networking activities geared to small farms. Concurrent educational sessions (presentations, workshops, hands-on demonstration, and discussion groups) will be provided to share results of groundbreaking research and provide educational support for producers to operate sustainable and profitable enterprises.
The Winter Park Harvest Festival is a proud sponsor of an incredible Local Food guide debuting this Summer. Over the last two years the dedicated volunteers at the Simple Living Institute have been compiling the first comprehensive listing of farms, community gardens, and farmers markets in the region.
