12th Annual West Virginia Small Farm Conference

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The 2016 W.Va. Small Farm Conference will be February 25 – 27 at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia. This annual gathering of stakeholders in the future of local food and sustainable farming offers many types of training, production information and updates and the opportunity to network and gather new ideas!

Join us for the 12th Annual W.V. Small Farm Conference!

Pre-Conference Workshops on Wednesday, February 24:

– Good Handling Practices (GHP) / Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Training
– Youth Agriculture Entrepreneurship Competition
– Better Process Control School (Wed / Thurs)
– Good Manufacturing Practices (Thurs)

The conference officially begins on Thursday, February 25 with in-depth tracks that span over 3 days, including:

– Animal Production
– Farm Management
– Marketing
– Integrated pest Management
– Specialty Crops & Value Added Products
– Emerging Issues
– Local Food Community
– Farm to School & Wholesale Markets
– AgriTourism & Bed & Breakfast Association
– Future Farmers
– Beginning Fruit & Vegetable Production
– Advanced Fruit & Vegetable Production

Thursday evening features the Winter Blues Farmers Market and Local Food Dine-Around.

More information can be found at the Small Farm Center
Facebook Page: facebook.com/WVUSmallFarmCenter
Website: smallfarmcenter.ext.wvu.edu
Or call Lisa at (304) 293-2715

Register here: 2016wvsmallfarmconference.eventbrite.com

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