Georgia Multicultural Sustainable Agriculture Conference 
March 12, 2013, 8:00 am- 4:00 pm 
Location: Clarence Brown Conference Center, 5450 Georgia 20, Cartersville, GA 30121
Registration Fee: $20

This conference will highlight poultry management, agri-tourism, How to start a farm, organic fruits and vegetables farming, mirco irrigation and how to grow International/ethnic foods. Conference participants will attend sessions on how to become eligible and apply for USDA Farm Bill Programs, developing a farm business plan, soil and plant resources, developing a successful conservation plan, risk management, best management practices and engineering design for your farm.  

FEATURED CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Dr. George E. Boyhan
Extension Vegetable Specialist
University of Georgia (Athens, GA)
http://www.hort.uga.edu/Personnel/faculty/profile/FacGB.html

Pilar Quintero
Owner/Operator
Rancho Alegro Farm (Dacula, GA)
http://ranchoalegrefarm.com/

Dr. James E. Brown
Professor of Horticulture
Fort Valley State University (Fort Valley, GA
http://www.fvsu.edu/faculty-staff/brown-james-e



Conference Agenda

8:00—9:00 Registration (Etowah Ballroom)

9:00 Welcome: (Carter Lecture Hall)
Ellis Lamme, President Upper Ocmulgee River RC&D Council, Chairman Gwinnett County SWCD

9:05 Conference Preview: (Carter Lecture Hall)

9:15 Getting Started: (Carter Lecture Hall)
Chad Carlton, Charlton Farms     

9:35 Georgia Agricultural Landowners’ Guide: (Carter Lecture Hall)
Josh Smith, Grant Manager-Limestone Valley RC&D Council

9:50 Break

MORNING CONCURRENT BREAKOUTS
(30 minute sessions, repeated three times)

Urban & Small Scale Farming
Larry Williams, Agrimission

Alpacas 101
Liz Bates, Southern Estate Alpacas    

Small Animal Production & Management
Greg Bowman, UGA-Extension

NOON

LUNCH SPEAKER: Building A Diverse Urban Farm Enterprise
                               Pilar Quintero, Owner/Operator - Rancho Alegro Farm

AFTERNOON CONCURRENT BREAKOUTS
(30 minute sessions, repeated three times)

Basic Soils
 Greg Clark, USDA-NRCS

Mirco Irrigation/ Ag BMP Design
 George Skovran, USDA-NRCS

Organic Farming
 Dr. James E. Brown, Ft. Valley State University

3:00 Break

Conservation Plans and USDA Financial Assistance
Julius George, USDA-NRCS

Vegetable Variety and Production
 Dr. George Boyhan, UGA Extension

Q & A

4:00 Adjourn

 

Register for the Cartersville Conference

 

Georgia Multicultural Sustainable Agriculture Conference 
September 17, 2013, 8:00 am- 4:00pm  
Location: The Gwinnett Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, GA 30097
Registration Fee: $20

This conference will highlight urban organic farming, seasonal high tunnels/mirco irrigation, farmer markets, farm to school, community supported agriculture(CSA), how to start a farm, equine management/rotational grazing, food saftey and how to grow International/ethnic foods. Conference participants will attend sessions on how to become eligible and apply for USDA Farm Bill Programs, developing a farm business plan, soil and plant resources, developing a successful conservation plan, risk management, best management practicies and engineering design for your farm.

Register for the
Duluth Conference

Georgia Multicultural Sustainable Agriculture Conference
April 17, 2014, 8:00 am-4:00pm  
Location: Georgia National Fairgrounds, Miller Murphy Howard Building, 401 Larry Walker Parkway, Perry, GA, 31069
Registration Fee: $20

This conference will highlight aquaculture, goat production/marketing, row crop farming/irrigation and organic fruit and vegetable production, pecan and forestry management and how to grow International/ethnic foods. Conference participants will attend sessions on how to become eligible and apply for USDA Farm Bill Programs, developing a farm business plan, soil and plant resources, developing a successful conservation plan, risk management, best management practices and engineering design for your farm.

Register  For the
 Perry Conference April 17, 2014