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2012

Feb 1 – 4  EcoFarm Conference , Pacific Grove, California
For over three decades, The Ecological Farming Association flagship event has brought food system stakeholders together for education, networking, and celebration. With over 60 workshops featuring prominent speakers on the latest advances in agricultural techniques, marketing strategies, research, and other important food system issues, along with organic meals and lively entertainment, the EcoFarm Conference is the largest sustainable agriculture gathering in the western United States.

Feb 1-4 21st Annual Farming for the Future Conference Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture, State College, PA. “Breaking Ground for a New Agriculture: Cultivating Versatility and Resilience.”
The 2012 conference is expected to attract more than 2,000 farmers, chefs, students, business leaders and others from over 30 U.S. states and several foreign nations.  Conference programming is slated to highlight the resilience of the growing movement while taking stock of obstacles that threaten its progress.
 In addition to more than a dozen full-day pre-conference tracks and over 100 conference workshops, Farming for the Future will host a full schedule of events and activities, including a seed swap, live music and a juried exhibition of art inspired by the conference theme.  www.pasafarming.org/conference .

Feb 2-5 Missouri Regional Organic Conference, St. Louis, MO. Lineup of speakers include such famed presenters as Jeff Moyer, farm manager of Rodale Institute; Jeffrey Smith, author of "Seeds of Deception"; Jim Long, author of 23 books on urban edible landscapes; Jordon Rubin, founder of Garden of Life and Beyond Organic; and a full day of "Iron Chef" competition featuring some of the best of St. Louis’ chefs.  Friday and Saturday will be filled with 8 concurrent hands-on workshops being presented on such topics as aquaponic production of tilapia and shrimp by KY State Universities experts; tree grafting classes by Stark Bros; best of bramble cultivars for Midwest climates; cheese-making; showing of the documentary, "What's Organic about Organic" and the list goes on and on. All 3 days of invaluable training and great networking is only $195.... That is only $65 per day!  Get pre-registered early to help us assess how much food our great sponsors need to donate and help our award winning St. Louis chefs prepare their menus.  Union Station Marriott. Check out the full agenda at www.missouriorganic.org.

February 13-15 When Our Food Gets Contaminated, We Get Sick - Human Pathogens on Plants Workshop: Multidisciplinary Strategy for Research. Hyattsville, Maryland, U.S.A.
Join The American Phytopathological Society and food safety colleagues at this research-focused Human Pathogens on Plants Workshop, as members of the food science and plant pathology communities gather to share research strategies, perspectives, and expertise and to help shape future priorities and multidisciplinary strategies for research on human pathogens on plants.

Register by January 17 to save $55!
$295 registration fee, if received by January 17, 2012
$350 registration fee, if received on or after January 18, 2012, or onsite

http://www.apsnet.org/meetings/humanpathogenplants/Pages/default.aspx

Feb 15 – 18 BioFach 2012, Nuremburg, Germany.

Feb 21 - 23 Winnepeg will be hosting the first Canadian Organic Science Conference, featuring great speakers and interesting research topics. www.oacc.info/cosc

Feb 23 – 25  The MOSES Organic Farming Conference ,La Crosse, Wisconsin.
The MOSES Organic Farming Conference (OFC) is the largest organic farming conference in the United States. Organized by the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) , and held annually in La Crosse, the OFC is an extraordinary, farmer-centered event. With over 70 informative workshops, 150 exhibitors, locally-sourced organic food, live entertainment, and inspirational keynote speakers, the OFC is celebrated as the foremost educational and networking event in the organic farming community. From its humble beginning with 90 attendees in 1989, the most recent conference (2011) attracted almost 3,000 farmers, advocates, educators, students, and more! Registration and lodging information .

March 3  NOFA-NH Winter Conference, Dover High School, Dover, New Hampshire.

May 21 – 24 NOSB Spring 2012 meeting, Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

June 18 – 21 2nd International Organic Fruit Research Symposium: Organic Fruit 2012, Leavenworth, Washington.

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