Contact: Joel Rosen
Tel. 218-389-3306
[email protected]
www.lakesuperiorfarming.org
PO Box 307 Carlton MN 55718

LAKE SUPERIOR SUSTAINABLE FARMING ASSOCIATION
2009 Annual Meeting - Dinner & Events

The Lake Superior Sustainable Farming Association will be holding its 2009 Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 31st , 2009 at Peace United Church of Christ, 1111 N. 11th Ave, Duluth, MN 55805. All are welcome to participate in educational workshops led by local farmers & enjoy a local foods dinner of hearty winter soups and homemade bread. Evening will end with keynote speaker Randy Hanson, "On Bees' Wings: Growing a Community Food System"

Itinerary
3:00 PM -- Welcome and Registration
3:30 PM -- Workshops
4:45 PM -- Business Meeting
6:00 PM -- Local Foods Dinner
7-8:00 PM – Keynote, Randy Hanson: On Bees’ Wings: Growing a Community Food System

Workshops
1. Interpreting Soil Test Results for Organic Soil Management - What Does It
All Mean? Photosynthesis, Respiration, Nitrogen Fixing, and the Mysteries of
Soil Test Interpretation, John Fisher-Merritt, Food Farm
2. Direct Marketing Meat and Poultry: Opportunities and Challenges.
Topics include processing, consumer needs and distribution, Mark Thell, 4
Quarters Holdings
3. Seed and Vegetative Plant Propagation - Learn techniques for successful -
plant propagation from seed and cuttings, Deb Shubat, Shubat’s Fruits
4. Lake Superior Farm Beginnings - Learn more about SFA's effort to support
and train more successful local farmers, Cree Bradley, Lake Superior Farm
Beginnings Facilitator

Cost
$18/Adult
$15/Adult for SFA members, college students, and seniors
Children under 10 free

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The Lake Superior Sustainable Farming Association (LSSFA) is a nonprofit coalition of
producers and consumers moving farm practices and food systems into a sustainable future.
We support the development and enhancement of sustainable farming systems through
innovation, demonstration, education, and farmer-to-farmer networking.
LSSFA is a participating regional chapter of the Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota,
a 501(c) (3) nonprofit corporation. www.sfa-mn.org