Conference

Each February since 1992, farmers, food system professionals, educators, advocates, homesteaders, and others who are passionate about building a better food system have gathered at our annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference for four days of intensive learning on 100+ food and farming topics.

Whether you’re in the beginning stages of your career, have decades of experience, or fall somewhere in between, you’ll be able to pack your schedule with valuable and practical sessions that will support your work in the season and years ahead.

Practical Tools and Solutions for Sustaining Family Farms Conference will be January 22-25, 2020 in Little Rock, Arkansas Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group’s 29th annual conference provides practical information and tools for new and experienced organic and sustainable producers, young farmers and ranchers, value-added food producers, and those creating more vibrant community food systems in the South. The event offers pre-conference courses and field trips, concurrent conference sessions, a poster session, networking opportunities, and a lively trade show.

A high-quality educational event with the atmosphere of a seasonal celebration.

Please join us for the annual reunion of the region's sustainable growers, biodynamic enthusiasts, permaculture practitioners, homesteaders, and friends in general.

All MEALS INCLUDED.
Chef prepared, local, organic and biodymamic food, complete with hot tea and coffee bar.

Have you ever wondered what else our food system could look like? Or, maybe you’re working to make a new food system. If so, we’d love to have you at the 2019 Community Food System Conference.

HEALTH FROM THE SOIL UP

The Quivira Coalition, Holistic Management International, and American Grassfed Association will collaborate again to convene ranchers, farmers, environmentalists, land managers, scientists, medical professionals, nutritionists, students, teachers, and others for four days—November 19-22, 2019 in Albuquerque, New Mexico—to explore ideas of Health from the Soil Up.

A day of education, celebration, and dialogue, this 4th annual symposium intends to acknowledge, celebrate and lift up leaders who are women-identified, trans, queer, Indigenous, Black, people of color, and whose identities intersect and transcend these categories. All humans are welcome to participate. The day will focus on nurturing connections to strengthen our collective movement through inter-generational dialogue weaving together policy, advocacy, justice, art, and farming.

Hosted at Red H Farm at the Permaculture Skills Center.

The Fellowship of Preparation Makers Gathering 2020 will be held at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute on January 30^th  – February 2^nd. The theme is BD 501 and 508: Tools to bring the cosmic light into the earth. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about BD 501 and 508 and get your biodynamic questions answered. The gathering with kickoff with a Chromatogram Intensive. All levels are welcome and invited to the gathering!

See attached brochure.

NOFA-NY’s 38th Annual Winter Conference is an unparalleled opportunity to connect with sustainability-minded farmers, gardeners, and consumers. The conference is one of the largest in the region with more than 1,100 attendees annually, plus more than 100 educational workshops and an approximate 80 trade show vendors. This year, we are combining our two flagship events - the Winter Conference and the 9th Annual Organic Dairy and Field Crop Conference into one weekend - bringing you the highest level of programming possible. We hope to see you there!

Regenerative Earth Summit
Soil + Water + Climate

Sustainability, Energy and Environment Complex
University of Colorado, Boulder

“Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics”
~ David Attenborough

Heritage Livestock Conference: All Things Sheep!

October 25-26, 2019 in Santa Rosa, California

Topics include:

• Targeted Grazing
• Holistic Management
• Fiber Production
• Natural Wool Dying
• Conservation breeding
• Marketing sheep and sheep products

Do you have personal experience that you'd like to share or question that you want answered?

Join us on Saturday for 3 interactive panel discussions with experts: