CFSA Sustainable Agriculture Conference – Columbia, SC Nov. 14-16
Grace Baucom
The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association is celebrating our 40th anniversary Sustainable Agriculture Conference this November in Columbia, South Carolina – and you’re invited!
Learn more and register: carolinafarmstewards.org/sustainable-agriculture-conference
The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) is a farmer-driven nonprofit advancing small farms and local food systems in the Carolinas through technical assistance, education, and advocacy initiatives. Our Sustainable Agriculture Conference is a unique, authentic professional development event bringing together farmers, food systems changemakers, technical service providers, and community leaders from across the region to learn, network, and build momentum and community focused on local, sustainable, and organic agriculture.
The 2025 – 40th anniversary! – conference, scheduled for November 14th-16th in Columbia, South Carolina, will feature inspiring and practical workshops, networking meetups, an expansive trade show, a keynote panel, pre-conference workshops and farm tours, and more. Whether you’re seeking new production ideas and tips for your farm, advocacy and food system coalition-building strategies for your community, or business development guidance for your food business, the Sustainable Agriculture Conference is designed for you.
A few of this year’s scheduled workshops:
Succession Planting for Continuous Vegetable Harvests
Building Healthy Farms with Multi-Species Livestock Systems
Ecological Health Indicators for Any Landscape
Turning Farm Byproducts into Profit and Purpose
Easements, Estates, Entities, and Other Farm Law Topics Made Easy
Guiding Food Systems Change with Grassroots Action
Navigating Farm Finance for Sustainable Growth
The Sustainable Agriculture Conference is a hands-on, meaningful, individualized professional development opportunity you won’t want to miss – buy your ticket today, then share this email and the attached flyer with your network in the Carolinas to let them know about this special event. Early bird ticket pricing is active through 8/31, and scholarships, discounts, and work exchange opportunities are all available to support attendance.
Join us Nov. 14-16 to meet 600+ new food and farming friends, forge lasting connections, grow practical knowledge, and leave invigorated for the season of local food and farming ahead!
