Carolina Farm Stewardship Association

2010 Sustainable Ag. Conference
Dec. 3-5 - winston-salem, nc
Register now and save $50! Early Bird Rates end Sept. 15!
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UPDATE: Announcing our Keynote Speaker, Michael Shuman

Sept. 18 & 19
1-5PM Both Days
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OktoberFresh
Oct. 3, 2010 3-7pm at
Patient Wait Farms
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s.510 action alert:
8/13/10
The Senate has finally released a new draft of S.510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, and now is the time for our community to act. The bill has many improvements over prior food safety bills, thanks to you. But, we still need to get one key amendment into the bill. Consumer groups and the bill sponsors have worked with Sen. John Tester of Montana, an organic farmer, to develop language that prohibits FDA from imposing: (1) additional produce regulations on small farms, and (2) industrial-sized safety plans on small food businesses. Call your senators today and tell them to add the Tester amendments into S.510.
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early bird registration for the 2010 sustainable agriculture conference:
CFSA's 25th Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference will take place December 3-5, 2010 in Winston-Salem, NC.
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Register now and save $50! Early bird discounts end 9/15.

stewardship newsletter:
The Summer Stewardship News is now available on-line in the member's-only newsletter archive!

In this edition: Stories on Mushroom Mountain, Whipoorville Farm's RAFI grant to build a solar germination house, canning tomatoes, a fabulous pickle recipe from Zely & Ritz, Market Fresh news for farmers, and more!

The newsletter is a member benefit. To receive the newsletter and all the other benefits of membership, join CFSA today!

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We depend on donations from folks like you to grow healthy food and farms in the Carolinas. The work of CFSA supports local organic producers from the field to Washington, DC. Projects like the NC Organic Bread Flour Project , our advocacy work and One Seed at a Time Project are just a few examples of the contributions CFSA is making to ensure sustainable food communities.

Consider a donation now, any amount helps! Join the Food Revolution!

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Find Local Food on your iPhone/iPod touch with the NC/SC Food App. A portion of the proceeds from all app sales benefit CFSA.

Join the 10% Campaign!
The Center for Environmental Farm- ing Systems (CEFS) has launched a statewide campaign to increase support for local food producers, businesses and communities. Register at www. nc10percent.com and pledge to spend 10 percent on foods produced or grown locally; or grow your own! Encourage your friends, family, co-workers and neighbors to join the 10% Campaign and expand North Carolina’s local food economy while enjoying the greatness of North Caro lina food. Make the Choice. Make a Difference. Make it Local.

Building a Sustainable Local Food Economy
May 2010: Our friends at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems have published a landmark new report on action steps for expanding and strengthening North Carolinas sustainable local food economy. The report is the result of over a year of public meetings, discussions, and research, including input from CFSA and hundreds of our members. To learn more, visit the website for CEFS Farm to Fork Initiative.