Florida Conference Helps Small Farms

The Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference in Kissimmee is scheduled to take place this year from Aug. 2 to Aug. 4. The conference is meant to spark collaboration and networking among small farmers and to provide them with updated and researched information. The educational sessions provided are led by noted researchers and experts, and discuss topics such as operating sustainable and profitable enterprises, integrating cost-effective methods to meet state regulations and applying the latest research to real-world problems.

Attendees get the chance to share knowledge and network by participating in workshops and demonstrations. People that should attend include small family farms, transitional farmers, foundations, policy makers, educators/researchers, agricultural associations and beginning farmers. For more information, go to Conference.IFAS.UFL.edu/SmallFarms.