Sustainable Food and Farming Conference in Maryland

Posted on December 29, 2010 by in Education, Events, Farming Practices, Farming Resources, Food Systems, Local Food // 1 Comment

We Are What We Eat: Community Health Through Sustainable Farming: 12th Annual Conference - Jan. 14-15, 2011; Pearlstone Center and Kayam Farm, Reisterstown, Maryland CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE! Or download the registration form to mail in with a check here. View the complete conference BROCHURE (PDF) here!

The Future Harvest-CASA Annual Conference is a highly anticipated annual gathering for hundreds of farmers, agricultural experts and researchers, marketers and food systems advocates who care about the sustainability of food and farming systems in the Chesapeake watershed.

More than 25 workshops and 40 speakers will help you learn to: Use more effective sustainable farming techniques; Market farm products profitably; Engage your entire community in building a stronger local food system

The Pearlstone Conference and Retreat Center in Reisterstown, Maryland, provides the perfect backdrop for the 2011 Annual Conference. The Pearlstone Center promotes environmental awareness by modeling bio-sustainable business practices and facilities management, and features Kayam Organic Farm, a working educational farm. Meals throughout the weekend will feature sustainable, kosher cuisine, sourced extensively from local farms and producers.