UF/IFAS Florida Small Farms
Hugh Fred Dietrich III and his family owns Dietrich’s Flying D Ranch in Orlando, Florida. Dietrich is one of three winners for this year’s Innovative Farmer Award. Congratulations!! The ranch is a 600 acres family operation that was established during World War II, and… Read More
Steve Crump runs Vo-LaSalle Farms, a truly diversified farm in Volusia County producing 110 acres of citrus (65 of them are owned and 45 managed), 1 acre of verti-gro vegetables, 22 acres of beef cattle pasture, 45 acres of… Read More
Farmer Ken Ryan runs Herban Gardens in North Fort Myers, Florida. He is one of three winners for this year’s Innovative Farmer Award. Congratulations!! Ken is passionate about growing high quality food plants. His North Fort Myers farm… Read More
We interviewed Chef Tony Donnelly while meeting with him and the great team of Osceola Heritage Park, in final preparations for the conference. He shared with us his views about the upcoming Small Farms Conference and the local… Read More
Great News! The early registration deadline has been extended to July 21st. We have heard your requests and have decided to give you some extra time to obtain a good discount! New countdown timer is here! Early Registration… Read More
Mary Beth Henry, Small Farms & Pesticide Licensing Extension Agent from Polk County will lead a great session that will help you take your pest management program to the next level! Listen to a recent radio interview where Jon… Read More
Hurry! Early Registration ends soon! You can save today by registering to the Small Farms and Alternative Enterprise Conference. Watch the countdown and don’t miss a good deal! The tours are filling up (Urban Farm is full!) but… Read More
Meet Jim Ewing, the moderator for a session called “Soil Health in the Subtropics and Tropics,” at this year’s conference. Do not miss this great organic & sustainable-track session! Jim Ewing is an award-winning journalist, author and former… Read More
Urban Farming Techniques Tour (8:30 am to 12:30 pm) We’ll kick off the conference on Friday with a bus tour of three operations showcasing Urban Farming Techniques. Data released last month from the US Census (link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/03/27/metropolitan-areas-are-now-fueling-virtually-all-of-americas-population-growth/) found… Read More
http://youtu.be/Z-Ua5z7cxjI Check out what student Monica Petrella has to say about her experiences at the Florida Small Farms & Alternative Enterprises Conference!
