Connect Locally: Food, Farms and Community

Future Harvest - A Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture is holding its 10th Annual Conference in Frederick, MD on January 16th and 17th, 2009. Keynote speaker Nina Planck, author of Real Food, will talk about the cultural and nutritional significance of traditional foods. Pre-conference sessions and workshops will cover agritourism, soil fertility, farm to institution programs, healthy food, sustainable grass-based systems, farm profitability, sustainable fruit and vegetable production and affordable grain production. Aspiring farmers, transitioning farmers, experienced farmers, buyers interested in local foods and agriculture, and consumers are all welcome. To learn more go to: www.futureharvestcasa.org. Registration will be available online mid-November.