Second Organic Conference Planned for Nov. 15
Alabama vegetable and fruit growers interested in "going organic" can get an update on the AAES' new organic farming research initiative and pick up valuable growing tips from a veteran organic farmer during a one-day conference in Birmingham Tuesday, Nov. 16.
The 2004 Organic Conference, "Going Organic: Experiences and Strategies for Alabama Growers," will be held from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) office at Birmingham Botanical Gardens, 2612 Lane Park Road.
Registration is $10 per person, which includes lunch. The meeting, co-sponsored by AAES and ACES, is open to the public.
Arnold Caylor, superintendent of the North Alabama Horticulture Research and Extension Center (NAHREC) in Cullman and leader of an organic farming research project, AU plant pathologist Joe Kloepper and rural sociologist Joe Molnar, both of whom organized last year's conference, will make presentations at the meeting, as will Alex Hitt, a North Carolina organic grower who will share practical how-tos of organic production based on his 20 years' experience.
Tentative plans are for the conference to wrap up with a tour of the NAHREC's organic research plots.
More on the conference and a registration form can be found online at frontpage.auburn.edu/ausare/orgveg. Pre-registration is requested but not required.
For more information on the conference, contact Dee Fowler at fowlewd@auburn.edu or 334-844-1950.