2008 Events  

July 14   Growing Growers Workshop: The Taste & Nutrition of Local Vegetables
Learn more about and appreciate the food that is produced. Hilary Brown of Local Burger will cover preparation and Lisa Markley will discuss the nutritional qualities of different foods. This workshop is great for marketing to health-conscious customers.
Includes tour of Moon on the Meadow Farm, an organic vegetable farm.
$15 before July 7th, $18 after
4:00-7:00 p.m.
Douglas County Extension Office
2110 Harper St
Lawrence, Kansas
For more information, email Growing Growers, or call (816) 805-0362

July 21-23   2008 Greenhouse Management Short Course
Columbia, MO
Registration is $75 and limited to the first 25 to register
For more information, email David Trinklein, or call (573) 882-9631

July 31 - August 1   Stream Assessment Workshop
Lyon County, Kansas Intermediate level workshop for natural resource professionals
Limited to the first 20 to register
Registration  - $125 and includes lodging, meals and course materials
For more information, email Paul Ingle, or call (785) 640-2645

August 4-8   21st North American Prairie Conference
The theme of the conference will be "The Prairie Meets the River"
Winona State University
Winona, Minnesota
For more information, email Brune Borsari or call (507) 457-2822

August 12-13   Nebaraska Grazing Conference
Kearney, NE
For more information, contact The Center for Grassland Studies at (402)472-4101, email or visit the Web site

August 12-14   Principles of Rangeland Management
Eastern Range School
Producers and landowners are encouraged to learn about grass and animal ecology in Kansas, fire and its role in management, plant identification, feed and forage balance and measuring and monitoring. The school is sponsored by the Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition, with co-sponsoring entities including USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, K-State Research and Extension and State Conservation Commission.
White Memorial Camp
Council Grove, Kansas
For more information, contact KGLC at (620) 241-3636, (785) 922-7061 or visit the Web site

August 17   Growing Growers Workshop: Pests, Disease and Weeds
A full day workshop will cover cucumber beetles, early blight, Johnson grass and more. Learn about options for controlling the pests that plague us.
Presenters include Ray Cloyd, Entomologist, K-State, Megan Kennelly, Plant Pathologist, K-State, and Time Walters, agronomist ad farmer, East Wind Gardens.
Includes tour of Natures Choice Farm, one of the most established vegetable producers in the area and a biodynamic farm.
$30 before August 10th, $33 after
Buchanan County Extension
4125 Mitchell Ave.
St. Joseph, Missouri
For more information, email Growing Growers, or call (816) 805-0362

August 19-21   Principles of Rangeland Management
Western Range School
Producers and landowners are encouraged to learn about grass and animal ecology in Kansas, fire and its role in management, plant identification, feed and forage balance and measuring and monitoring. The school is sponsored by the Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition, with co-sponsoring entities including USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, K-State Research and Extension and State Conservation Commission.
Camp Aldrich
Barton County, Kansas
For more information, contact KGLC at (620) 241-3636, (785) 922-7061 or visit the Web site

September 15   Growing Growers Workshop: Tree Fruit Production
An overview of tree fruit production will be given by presenter Mike Gerhardt, including both conventional and organic management.
Includes farm tour of Pome on the Range, a family run orchard.
$15 before September 8th, $18 after
4:00-7:00 p.m.
Pome on the Range
2050 Idaho Road
Williamsburg, Kansas
For more information, email Growing Growers, or call (816) 805-0362

2009 Events

January 17  Kansas Winter Grazing Conference
Sponsored by KCSAAC and the Kansas Graziers Association
Assaria, KS

February 1-7  North American Farmers' Direct Marketing Association National Conference
Savannah, GA
For more information, visit the Conference web site

September 15-18   5th National Small Farm Conference
The conference is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
For more information, email Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant or visit the website