Upcoming Conference: Harvesting Opportunities in New York
November 5, 2013/
American Farmland Trust Hosts Harvesting Opportunities Conference
November 20, 2013
Hilton Albany, 40 Lodge Street, Albany, New York
The future for protecting farmland in New York will be a primary focus of the upcoming Harvesting Opportunities in New York conference that will be held on November 20 in Albany. The conference focuses on growing local food economies and protecting farmland.
Workshops will address key topics such as strategies to keep farmland affordable for next generation farmers; funding and program priorities for local, state and federal farmland protection programs; community planning for wine, beer and spirits; engaging the public in saving farmland; and new research about the efforts of the federal government and land trusts to permanently protect farmland across America.
Register here!
Questions? Contact:
Tammey Holtby
American Farmland Trust
518-581-0078 x302
newyork@farmland.org
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I’m interested in your updated calendar of events .
Hi Millie,
Our new events calendar can be found at http://blogs.cornell.edu/smallfarms/events/. You can click “All Events” or narrow it down by region of New York State to find small-farms-related events close to you.
Best,
Sarah