Fwd: Are You Passionate About Sustainable Agriculture With Knowledge to Share?

[rachel layman]

Anyone out there interested in offering a presentation at the first ever Idaho Center for Sustainable Agriculture's fall conference?

Regional Sustainable Agriculture Conference Nampa Civic Center, Idaho November 14th, 2013 Are you a farmer, rancher, or professional in sustainable agriculture interested in sharing your expertise, real-world strategies and cost-saving knowledge?   On November 14th, 2013 at the Nampa Civic Center in Idaho, the Idaho Center for Sustainable Agriculture (ICSA) will bring together farmers, dairy operators, government officials and advocacy groups from around the U.S. to educate, network and seek real solutions to our agricultural concerns at the 2013 Sustainable Agriculture Conference.   In addition to several recognized keynote speakers, we'll be selecting a handful of presenters for workshop sessions on locally relevant and valuable topics. This is your chance to showcase solutions that can make a difference!  We invite you to submit a presentation proposal to share your expertise and knowledge. Presenters are requested to craft a workshop proposal that demonstrates a clear plan to disseminate information that is interesting, exciting, unique, appropriate and memorable on sustainable agriculture topics.  Workshops will be approximately 50 minutes including Q&A. The Submission Deadline is June 28th, 2013. We are particularly interested in the following topics: Lowering Input Costs: Soil Investments and Cover Crops Lowering Input Costs: Pesticides Reduction  Lowering Input Costs: Real-World Water Conservation Holistic Management Permaculture Sustainable Dairy Innovation Risks/Alternatives to Antibiotic Use in Poultry and Cattle Local Food Safety & Delivery Best Practices GMO – Facts and Myths Consumer Workshop – Sustainable Shopping Sustainable-minded Home Gardening Click here to email your proposal for review. Questions?  Interested in being a financial sponsor?  Contact petep...@idahocsa.org WHEN November 14th, 2013 8am - 7pm WHERE Nampa Civic Center Copyright © *2013 Idaho Center for Sustainable Agriculture* All rights reserved. Unsubscribe • Add/Update Subscription Forward this to a friend Friend us on Facebook

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Rachel Layman