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Land Stewardship Project 25 th Anniversary Event: Local Foods Dinner and Program
Sponsored by Land Stewardship Project
Minneapolis (MN), August 2

The event will kickoff with a local foods dinner followed by a program about Land Stewardship Project's history and future, featuring guest speaker Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie. Following the program there will be time to socialize with other LSP members working to build a food and agriculture system that is family-farm based, environmentally sound and socially just. Tickets for the event are $10 (kids under 7 are free). To order your tickets call the Minneapolis office at 612-722-6377.  If you have questions please call or email Mike McMahon at 612-722-6377 or mcmahon@landstewardshipproject.org.
From the Land Stewardship Project Web site
For more information, visit: http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/resources-events.html

The Food Project Summer Institute
Sponsored by The Food Project
Lincoln and Boston (MA), August 2-4

Throughout the year, The Food Project hums like a complex ecosystem: all different pieces of the organization work together and complement each other to provide youth and community with a sustainable food system and a sense of social awareness.  But how does it all work?  What is the recipe for success in farming, youth development AND social change?

This August, we will answer these questions when we open our doors for the “Summer Institute.”  This three-day workshop offers a rare chance to see the intimate details of The Food Project's inner workings.  The Summer Institute is an engaging, interactive learning experience for anyone interested in the issues of youth, land, food, and community.
From The Food Project Web site
For more information, visit: http://www.thefoodproject.org

Introduction to Permaculture Film Festival and All-Day Workshop
Sponsored by the Land Stewardship Project
Montevideo (MN), August 3-4

Learn how to consciously design and maintain productive ecosystems that have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. Practice using Permaculture design concepts on real site plans in our Small Group Design Activity. Apply what you learn at home and in your neighborhood. Through the harmonious integration of landscape and people, we are better able to produce food, energy, shelter, and meet other needs—both material and non-material—in a sustainable way.
From the Land Stewardship Project Web site
For more information, visit: http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/resources-events.html

Youth-led Food System Workshop
Sponsored by The Food Project
Lowell (MA), August 8

This training is an opportunity for teens to learn about the sustainable food system movement, meet teens from other programs, and attend workshops for and led by teens. The topics covered include nutrition, urban agriculture, and diversity.
From The Food Project Web site
For more information visit: http://www.thefoodproject.org/blast/Internal1.asp?id=359

Northeast Organic Farming Association Summer Conference(NOFA)
August 10-12, 2007, Amherst(MA), August 10-12

A sustainable future based on the strength of local economies will be the major focus of this year's Summer Conference, held at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. The Summer Conference is not just for farmers. With over 150 workshops, everyone can find something to choose from in the fields of sustainability, nutrition, spirituality, homesteading, agriculture, and food politics and activism, among others.
From the NOFA Web site
For more information visit: http://www.nofamass.org/calendar2/view_entry.php?id=52&date=20070810

American Community Garden Association (ACGA) 28 th Annual Conference:
Rooting for the Future
Sponsored by ACGA
Boston (MA), August 9-12

The ACGA Annual Conference brings together hundreds of individuals from across the United States, Canada, and abroad, who are engaged in all aspects of gardening and greening. The conference includes 50+ hands-on workshops, guest speakers, special interest and networking sessions, keynote speakers, a film festival, and visits to parks, school gardens, community gardens, and other green spaces in the Boston area.
From the ACGA Web site
For more information visit: http://www.communitygarden.org/07ConfBrochure.pdf

7th Annual Field Days and Food Producers' Meeting
Sponsored by Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance (NODPA)
East Canaan (CT), August 17-18

The 2007 NODPA Field Days will take you through two states and many different years of experience in organic dairying. The event will feature two farm tours, one hosted by long time organic dairy farmer Rick Segalla's and the other by recently transitioned dairy farmer Morgan Allen. There will be the traditional Friday evening banquet of local foods and organic beef, workshops on Saturday, plus the trade show, and many experienced farmers and expert resources.
From the NOFA Interstate Council Web site
For more information visit: http://www.organicmilk.org/fielddays07brochure.pdf

Value-Added Dairy Farm Tours
Sponsored by the Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship (CADE)
Norwich (NY), August 18

CADE is offering a series of value-added farm tours. Each tour includes visiting the farm, touring the processing facility and interacting with the farm owners. This month's featured farm is Evans' Farmhouse Creamery.
From the CADE Web site
For more information, visit: http://www.cadefarms.org/

Land Stewardship Project 25 th Anniversary Event: Harvest Festival Farmers Market
Sponsored by Land Stewardship Project
Granite Falls (MN), August 19

The Land Stewardship Project's western office will celebrate our 25th Anniversary with a "Harvest Festival Farmers Market," artisan demonstrations, food, and music in the beautiful Minnesota River Valley at Memorial Park in Granite Falls . The afternoon event will feature a graduation ceremony for western Minnesota 's 2007 Farm Beginnings class. Contact Michele Skogrand at 320-269-2105 or lspwest@landstewardshipproject.org .
From the Land Stewardship Project Web site
For more information, visit: http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/resources-events.html

International Kitchen Garden Day
Sponsored by Kitchen Gardeners Association
Wherever YOU are, August 26

Kitchen Garden Day is an annual, decentralized celebration of food produced on a human-scale. It is an opportunity for people around the world to gather in their gardens with friends, family, and members of their local community to celebrate the multiple pleasures and benefits of home-grown, hand-made foods. How people celebrate International Kitchen Garden Day and with whom is up to them. Some choose to do so in public ways with large gatherings of friends and neighbors, whereas others opt for a more intimate celebration with close family. For event ideas, or to see who else is celebrating, and where, visit: http://www.kitchengardeners.org/2005/10/kitchen_garden.html
From the Kitchen Gardeners Association Web site
For more information, visit: http://www.kitchengardeners.org/2005/10/kitchen_garden.html

Fifth Annual Food Alliance Midwest “ Minnesota Cooks”
Sponsored by Food Alliance Midwest, Minnesota Farmers Union, and Renewing the Countryside
St. Paul (MN), August 28

“Minnesota Cooks” brings farmers, consumers, and chefs together over great food. This year it will consist of eight cooking shows featuring some of Minnesota 's top chefs. The shows will start on the hour between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help out at this event. For more information, contact Jill McLaughlin at jill@foodalliance.org or 651-265-3684. Food Alliance Midwest, which was established in 2000 by LSP and Cooperative Development Services, certifies food as sustainably produced.
From the Land Stewardship Project Web site
For more information, visit: http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/resources-events.html

Ohio Green Living Fayre
Sponsored by Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association
Johnstown (OH), September 3

Learn good, old-fashioned, tried and true sustainable skills such as canning, maple syruping, weaving, and cheese-making. Experts will also be on hand for presentations on renewable energy-from solar to wind to bio-diesel. The day will also include games, fishing, hiking, vendors, workshops, nature walks, food and music.
From the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association Web site
For more information, visit: http://www.oeffa.org/eventprofile.php?eventid=226&sjt=events

Third Annual “Buy Fresh, Buy Local—Select Michigan Day”
Lansing (MI), September 13

This third annual celebration will feature a farmers' market on the Capitol lawn. Farmers and vendors from all over the state will be selling Michigan-grown and processed products, from apples to honey to fresh flowers.
From the Michigan Integrated Food and Farming Systems Web site
For more information, visit: http://www.miffs.org/selectmich/events.asp

Fall Festival
Sponsored by the Center for Environmental Farming Systems
Goldsboro (NC), September 15

This year's festival features exhibits on organic and sustainable farming, home gardening, small farm equipment, and healthy eating. Local experts will also offer demonstrations on topics of interest to farmers and home gardeners, and there will be a number of agriculture activities for kids, including games, crafts, and much more. Farm tours, live music and plenty of food are also on the schedule!
From the CEFS Web site
For more information visit: http://www.cefs.ncsu.edu/fallfestival2007.htm

First Annual True Nature County Fair
Sponsored by The Organic Growers School
Horse Shoe (NC), September 28-30

The True Nature County Fair is a weekend-long celebration of sustainable living in the southern Appalachians featuring vendors of local, organic, and sustainable products and resources from throughout the Southeast, workshops on all facets of sustainable living, a children's program and live music in a pristine mountain setting. Daily: $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 3-12, free for children 2 years and younger.
From the Organic Growers School Web site
For more information, visit: http:// www.organicgrowersschool.org