West GA BFDP

West GA BFDP Educations and Outreach for Agricultural Businesses and Small Farmers

12/10/2024

Attention farmers! 📣 The application period for UGA Journeyman Farmer Certificate program is now open! This comprehensive program is designed to equip new and beginning farmers with the skills they need to farm smarter, not harder. Topics covered include small fruit and vegetable production techniques, small farm business planning, and farmer mentorship.

Applications are due by 11:59pm on Sunday, December 15. Classes will begin on January 22 and run through April 2, meeting weekly on Wednesdays from 6 to 8:30pm All classes will be held in person at the Camp Truitt 4-H Educational Center in College Park, GA.

Don't miss out—apply today at bit.ly/journeyman2025! 🔗

11/23/2024

🌱 3 Months Until SOWTH 🌱

Get ready to join us for the inaugural SOWTH conference SOWTH Conference, hosted by Georgia Organics and a steering committee of partners throughout the region! Set for February 4-6, 2025, at the Georgia World Congress Center in AtlanGeorgia World Congress Center, this is where small farms meet big community!

🌟 Dive into peer-led workshops and farm tours
🌟Choose from over 100 diverse sessions
🌟 Network with 1,000+ farmers and leaders from 13 Southern States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Mark your calendars! Together, we’ll sow the seeds for a strong sustainable agricultural movement across the South.
🌟 Register today! Early bird pricing ends on December 7th: www.sowth.org

11/14/2024

➡️ LAST CALL FOR SOWTH 2025 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS!

Join over 1,000 farmers and leaders committed to sowing a strong sustainable agricultural and local food movement across our Southern region at the inaugural SOWTH Conference at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on February 4-6, 2025! ☀️

SOWTH 2025 scholarships are available to cover registration costs, including a two-day conference pass, add-on farm tour, and/or on-site childcare, as well as travel expenses.

Producers in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Virginia are eligible to apply.

Application deadline is TODAY, November 13th so get yours in ASAP! https://bit.ly/sowthscholarship 🔗

SOWTH is brought to you by Georgia Organics

11/01/2024

🌾 Kick-Off Workshop: Enhancing the Food Supply Chain Series! 🌾

Join us for Workshop 1: Getting Started — the first of a 4-part series designed to help YOU build a stronger, more profitable agribusiness! Each session in this series focuses on essential steps to elevate your farm, from production to marketing. Best part? You can join in person at the Georgia Peanut Commission in Tifton, GA, or tune in via Zoom!

📅 Date: November 15, 2024
🕙 Time: 10 AM – 3 PM (Lunch included for in-person attendees!)

Workshop 1 Topics: ✅ Getting a Farm Number and the benefits
✅ Understanding Heir Property rights
✅ Record-Keeping & Applying for USDA Grants
✅ Financial Document Preparation
…and more!

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1056779679469?aff=oddtdtcreator

👉 Register now to attend in person or via Zoom! Let's grow our farm community together. 🌱

10/01/2024

Oxford College Farm is hosting a Farmer Field Day on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Participants will learn everything they need to know to start using cover crops on their organic farm right away. Cover crops are a key practice, along with crop rotation, on the Oxford College Farm and any other Certified Organic farm. This field day will teach growers the why and how of using cover crops successfully. Registration is free and required.

Visit https://bit.ly/oxfordoct2024 to register before Oct. 3, 2024. 🔗

Photo credit: Oxford College Farm by Jenna Shea Photojournalism

05/21/2024

Mark your calendars We hope to see you tomorrow for the Educational Farm and Garden Walk. RSVP now by texting or calling 678-641-1048. Educational Farm and Garden Walk - May 22 @ 9:30 a.m. Take this 9

04/12/2024

Just like siblings, these veggies and flowers grow best together to help fight pests and increase your yield. https://bit.ly/3wictnY

04/12/2024

The tomato is one of the most popular garden vegetables! If you're looking forward to growing your own tomatoes for the first time this summer, keep these tips in mind:

🍅Plant tomato transplants deeper than they were growing in the tray; the deeper, the better.

🍅Pick a location that does not hold water and receives as much direct sunlight as possible.

🍅Try to pick a variety with as many letters after the name as possible. The letters all have meanings: F means fusarium tolerance, V means verticillum tolerance, TMV means to***co mosaic virus tolerance, and N means nematode tolerance.

🍅The two types of plant growth for tomatoes are determinate and indeterminate:

➡️Indeterminate means varieties grow, blossom and produce tomatoes throughout the growing season. Because of this abundant lush growth, pruning and staking is recommended.

➡️Determinate tomato plants are relatively compact and produce a full bushy plant ideally suited to growing in cages. The plants flower, set fruit and ripen in a short period of time so that the main harvest is concentrated into a few weeks.

🍅Tomatoes need an inch to inch and a half of water per week throughout the whole season, whether that be through irrigation or rainfall.

🍅All tomato plants must be supported off the ground in some manner to prevent loss of fruit to rots and sunburn. Wooden stakes, placed at planting time or shortly after, are the most common type of support.

🍅Tomatoes start ripening from the blossom end. For the sweetest, most flavorful tomatoes, allow the top of the tomato to get red before harvesting. The riper the tomato, the less acidic it tastes.

👉Learn more about tomatoes: http://extension.msstate.edu/blog/quick-tips-for-growing-tomatoes

👉Access the Mississippi Vegetable Gardener's Guide here: https://extension.msstate.edu/publications/mississippi-vegetable-gardeners-guide

04/11/2024

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12/30/2023

The FFood Animal Concerns Trust (FACT)is offering grants of up to $3,000 to independent farmers raising beef cattle, bison, broiler chickens, dairy cows, ducks, geese, goats, laying hens, pigs, sheep, and turkeys. 🦃

In 2024, FACT is supporting:

✔️Farms enhancing and expanding animal pasture
✔️Farms pursuing one of three animal welfare certifications
✔️Farms already holding one of the welfare certifications

Elevate your farm with FACT's support! Learn more and apply — bit.ly/FACTgrant. 🌐

📷Courtesy of the Food Animal Concerns Trust.

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