scroll down linked page for workshop info: Entrepreneur’s Guide to Success in Sustainable Agriculture with Joel Salatin

1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Nov 16, Burke County Extension Office, Morganton, NC

Interested in organic gardening or pursuing a career in sustainable agriculture? The Western Piedmont Community College Sustainable Agriculture Program and Burke County Cooperative Extension are hosting this workshop which will include a panel discussion, farm projects tour, exhibits by area organizations involved in sustainable agriculture and a presentation by Joel Salatin. Joel is the owner/operator of Polyface Farms in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. A third generation alternative farmer, Salatin carries his message of environmentally sustainable farming practices to audiences nationwide. Salatin’s farming methods have been profiled in the film Food, Inc. and in the book The Omnivore’s Dilemma by investigative journalist Michael Pollan. Salatin has written several books about farming including You Can Farm: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Start and Succeed in a Farming Enterprise.

This workshop is free and registration is from Noon to 1 P.M., but space is limited, so be sure and arrive early. For more information about this event or if you or your organization would like to have a free exhibitors table, please contact Chip Hope at chope@wpcc.edu or 828.448.3554 or Donna Teasley at donna_teasley@ncsu.edu or 828.439.4460. This event is being held in conjunction with WPCC’s Fall Speakers Forum. This year, the theme is “Food for Thought: Reinventing Our Food System for a Healthier World”.