TOGA

Tennessee Organic Growers Association's 8th annual conference will be held on March 23rd and 24th in Nashville, Tennessee.

The conference will be a two day event with farm tours and movie on Friday, March 23rd and a full day of nationally renowned and local speakers on Saturday, March 24th. Saturday's workshops will be 15 sessions with subjects such as Mushroom production, Soil Fertility, Kitchen Gardens, Herbs, Berries and Brambles, Beekeeping, Goats, Heritage Beef, Backyard Chickens and more.

The movie, "What's 'Organic' About Organic?" was produced and directed by Shelly Rogers and will be shown at the Nashville Farmer's Market on Friday, March 23rd at 6:30 p.m. The cost of the movie is $10.00 and a panel discussion will follow the movie. Wine will be available for purchase before the movie.

*This year's Key Note Speaker Michael Ableman is a farmer, author, and photographer and a recognized practitioner of sustainable agriculture and proponent of regional food systems. He has written several books and numerous essays and articles, and lectures extensively on food, culture, and sustainability worldwide. Michael is currently farming at the Foxglove Farm on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, home of The Center for Arts, Ecology & Agriculture

For more information on TOGA: info@tnorganics.org