This webinar will focus on the integration of cover crops and roller crimper systems for no-till vegetable farming, with a special emphasis on pumpkin cultivation. Learn how these practices reduce soil erosion, enhance soil health, and suppress weeds while supporting productive yields. Featuring insights from field studies along California’s southern coast, this session will showcase practical solutions for improving sustainability in irrigated pumpkin production, offering valuable strategies for farmers, researchers, and agricultural practitioners alike.

Are wild animals eating your produce before your customers get a chance? Join us to discuss methods of wildlife exclusion and co-management in your produce fields. Each workshop will include hands-on demonstrations of fencing, decoys, and other deterrents. Learn from the experts, including Dr. Annette Wszelaki (vegetable specialist), Dr. Chris Graves (wildlife specialist), Dr. Dave Lockwood (fruit and nut specialist), and Brooke Emery (produce safety assistant). Workshops will last roughly 2 hours and include lunch! We look forward to seeing you soon on a farm near you!

This one-day conference will encourage church leaders to consider the role of the land their churches are on, especially in the context of feeding our hungry neighbors.  Lunch will be provided by The Nashville Food Project. A $15-$20 donation is suggested. Date & Time: 
Saturday, November 23rd, 9:00am until 12:30pm

Come join us for a fun-filled evening at Old School Farm! Bring your friends and family for a night of delicious pizza, good company, and great vibes. Let's gather around the fire, play yard games & enjoy some tasty slices. Pizzas will be topped with ingredients grown on the farm or sourced locally. Our sauce is farm made & we will have some available for you to purchase if you love it!

This free webinar on avian influenza features Dr. Maurice Pitesky from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. NCAT is a co-sponsor of this online event. This webinar is offered as part of the project titled: "Two Strong Wings, Cover Crops & Veggies: Developing the Next Generation of Integrative Farmers in California, Iowa, and Kentucky" funded under the USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program.

Nashville Food Project is coming together to celebrate Welcoming Week and the rich community fostered through shared spaces. organizations and communities (across the world) bring together neighbors of all backgrounds to build strong connections and affirm the importance of welcoming and inclusive places in achieving collective prosperity.

This webinar series is an opportunity for small businesses working in regional grain value chains to learn successful strategies for working with local grains. You’ll get to hear from leading bakers, millers, and industry professionals about topics ranging from how grain testing can support your business, practical insights about gradually incorporating local grains and making good bread accessible to your consumers, and effective storytelling and marketing strategies from successful regional grain businesses.

Mark your calendars! The 2024 Small Farm Expo from TSU College of Agriculture is coming this September 5th, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m! We're talking engaging presentations, fruitful networking opportunities, expert speakers, and vendors showcasing the best of the Tennessee farming scene. Experience the wealth of TSUAg's small farm wisdom in action.

We can’t predict exactly what the future will look like, nor can we prepare ourselves perfectly for it. This is true of everything and especially for our future experiences with food. As Forum for the Future notes, “we can shape the future, and the best way to start is by imagining the future we want to see.”

Support our work by joining us for an evening of local food & beverages, live music, silent auction, and stargazing at the historic Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory.

Join us on TSU’s certified organic farm for a demonstration on how to implement climate-smart agricultural practices for organic grain production. The demonstration will include cover crops, organic grain production and climate-smart agricultural practices. Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will be represented alongside TSU for this half day educational event.

Join us for a webinar with NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Audrey Kolde on using integrated pest management to manage pests on organic crops in the South. These science-backed practices empower farmers to cultivate robust, thriving plants while effectively managing pest infestations.

Organic Transition Initiative 823 (OTI) is specifically meant to help those transitioning to organic operations, by cost-sharing and providing technical support on practices organic and transitioning farmers want to implement on their farms.

Wacky Wednesday Lunch and Learn-July 17th, 202, Homesteading 101: Farming in the City, 533 Glenstone Springs Drive, Clarksville TN 37043, Free Event-Registration Required.

At Erin’s Farm, Linda and Gary Hamm will provide an informational tour of their farm where they grow blueberries and Christmas Trees.

You will also be able to view the conservation efforts incorporated into the farm such as the monarch & pollinator fields, and native grasses.

Come celebrate our 14th year with us! Our all natural, chemical free, biodynamic blueberry farm has plenty to celebrate.

This workshop will help growers and homeowners evaluate if orchard production is feasible as the title says, plan before you plant! Join us on June 7th, 2024, from 12:00 – 2:00 pm at Mt. Carmel 5050 Pickering Rd, Clarksville, TN 37043

Farmers market managers, food hub coordinators, local food grocers and wholesale buyers of local food are invited to join us for a virtual workshop on Coordinated Production Planning (CPP). This event is hosted in by Southeast TN Young Farmers, Tennessee Association of Farmers Markets, and Tennessee Local Food.

The Cumberland River Compact’s latest agricultural education series, the River Friendly Farms Grazing School, sprung from a desire to help local livestock farmers improve their land– and their economic outcomes– while protecting sensitive water resources. The Compact will host one-day Grazing School workshops in the spring and fall starting in May of 2024 to teach farmers how to implement managed grazing systems on their farms.

Come join us for the Southeastern Grain Gathering, a lively event celebrating the wonderful world of grains! This in-person gathering will take place at Fasig-Tipton, located on Newtown Pike in beautiful Lexington, KY.

Join us during the third session of Seeds of Success where OFA will explore Crop Insurance for Organic Farmers: What’s Working, What’s Not, and How We Can Make it Work for Us on April 16, 2024, at 2PM ET. The Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF), is partnering with the Organic Farmers Association (OFA), and National Organic Coalition (NOC) to host the Seeds of Success series of virtual farmer-to-farmer networking sessions.

Hear from community members about the importance of farming and eating organically.

During this workshop, twin brothers, Obiora and Irucka Ajani, will discuss the diverse ways to improve soil health (and therefore plant health), and ultimately your health & drop knowledge on seeds. As engineers by training, they bring technical and scientific knowledge, along with Nature observations & an innate desire to help others re‐think how food is grown.

From Seed to Table: Strategies for a Healthier You