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Alabama Statewide Organic Farming Workshop
Identifying the Challenges and Constraints to Growth
of the Organic Produce Industry in Alabama
October 28 & 29, 2011
Organized by Tuskegee, Auburn, and Alabama A&M Universities
ASAN, and The Federation of Southern Cooperatives
Tuskegee University, Auburn University, and Alabama A&M University together with Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network (ASAN) and The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/LAF are pleased to announce an important workshop to identify key challenges and constraints of production and consumption of organic produce grown in Alabama. This project is funded by USDA/Organic Farming Program. The workshop will identify marketing, policy, production, and research challenges that organic growers face in the State and propose options for alleviating the constraints.
The workshop will be held at The Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center on October 28 & 29, 2011. We invite all stakeholders in the organic industry in Alabama to attend, including farmers, scientists, retailers and restaurant owners (chefs and cooks), representatives of key institutions—local school boards and administrators, hospitals, nursing homes, policy makers, market managers, foodies, etc. to participate in the workshop. Pre-registration information is posted on ASAN’s website (http://www.asanonline.org). For additional information contact Kokoasse at (334) 724-4521 (kka@mytu.tuskegee.edu), Jan at (334) 844-2124 (garrecj@auburn.edu), or Regine at (256) 372-4689 (Regine.mankolo@aamu.edu). RSVP by October 1 if you plan to attend.
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Alabama Organics is a website dedicated to providing information on organic farming practices in Alabama. It is an independent site, meaning that it does not need to consider offending corporations or institutions, and does not need to worry about being labeled as “organic or radical”. Though not all of the information posted on this website has been published in a peer reviewed journal or subjected to the rigors of the scientific method, it will be filtered through the lens of a healthy dose of informed skepticism.
The goal of this website is to pass on useful information to foster the production of organic produce, to encourage the consumption of locally grown organic produce, to educate Alabamians about the health benefits of consuming fresh, organically grown produce, to strengthen our local communities, to inform the public about impending legislation and the dangers of industrial agricultural practices to our health, economy, and our environment, and ultimately, to empower people to take back your lives!!! The headlines are full of stories of rising food prices and declining food reserves. You can be free of those concerns as you learn to grow what you eat and eat what you grow. If you can’t grow your own, do the next best thing: support your local organic farmer. For updates to this website: visit my blog: www.alabamaorganics.blogspot.com