NEW: SWMN Urban Farming Conference: 16 November 2009, West Valley City (SLC), Utah
Farming issues and opportunities in and near urban centers, including selling to schools and other institutions and exciting new developments along the Wasatch Front.
Click here to see the agenda and to register early for a reduced cost!!
Article in The Salt Lake Tribune: October 27, 2009
"Salt Lake County community garden plan taking root"
This article looks at the growing community garden movement in Salt Lake County and the upcoming SWMN Urban Farming Conference in West Valley City, UT.
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_13645257
More SWMN Conferences/Regional meetings: We are currently exploring one or two additional conferences/regional meetings over this next year and will post the plans here as soon as possible.
The 7th Annual SWMN Conference was held in Durango on April 6-8, 2009
We had a very successful conference with many discussions on "good food networks." See the February Newsletter for more on this emerging topic.
Click here for the conference agenda to see what was covered.
See also our July Newsletter for a recap of the Conference discussions.