Jane Saiers & Darin Knapp, RambleRill Farm; Mark Dempsey & Joe Rowland, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association; Daniel Massey, Seven Springs Farm Supply; Ben Dubard, Wild Hope Farm; Steven Beltram & Danielle Hutchison, TendWell Farm; Jorge Montezuma, Wanu Organics; Taylor Holenbeck, Happy Dirt; Peter Brezny, Psycho Chicken Eco Farm

Join organic growers, service providers, and industry professionals for a farmer-led series of discussions, demonstrations, and panels focused on improving management strategies, maintaining healthy soil, and strengthening peer-to-peer networks in the Carolians. Session topics include:

• Nutrient management for small and mid-scale operations

• Organic considerations for on-farm composting

• Cover crop timing and termination strategies

• Organic market outlook and price points

• Growing high-value specialty crops for wholesale

This event is supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP). Thanks to TOPP, this event is free to attend for farmers but registration is required. Lunch is provided and costs $20 per farmer attendee.