Organic Farming

While we are a distribution company, not involved with production/growing/farming, we thought this important enough to share:


From: Jeremy Moghtader
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:15:26 -0400
To: <FARMMKTMI@LIST.MSU.EDU>
Subject: Organic Farmer Training Program Accepting Applications for 2010

Now excepting applications for 2010 Cohort of the

Organic Farmer Training Program

@ the Michigan State University Student Organic Farm!!!!!!

The Organic Farmer Training Program is a 9 month intensive training program in year round organic farming focusing on diversified production of vegetables, flowers, fruits and herbs for local markets. Students engage in the management of the 10 acre certified organic farm including passive solar greenhouses used for year round production in cold climates and heated only by the sun. Students also engage in the management of SOF garden and field production for the farm?s primary markets, including a 48week CSA, 6 month on campus farm stand, and sales to campus dinning services. Students develop competencies in farm skills through skills trainings and by engaging in the day to day work and operation of the farm. Hands-on training is combined with workshops, lectures, readings, and assignments that build participants? knowledge and understanding of organic farming principles and practices. The program is designed to give participants a strong background in production skills as well as the knowledge, management, and decision making skills necessary to operate a diversified small farm.

Program participants include new and beginning farmers, urban and community farmers and gardeners, educators, and those interested in local or organic agriculture.

Program Dates for 2010 are March 1^st to November 19^th for this full time intensive program

Space is limited

Rolling admissions

Application review begins Sept 1.

See attached flyer for more information

Visit our website for full program description and application

www.msuorganicfarm.org

or contact us at msufarm@msu.edu

517-230-7987

Jeremy Moghtader
MSU Student Organic Farm
Organic Farming Training Program
www.msuorganicfarm.org
Farm 517-230-7987
Campus 517-355-5191 ext 1411

An Issue CCF hopes to address

Pending food safety issues:

Embattled organic sector worries about regulation | Health | Reuters

Cherry Capital Foods is taking steps to address this issue and provide help to growers.

News at 11 (we are not ready to do full Press Release on this until we have everything up and running)

But we knew this

We call it home sweet (and savory) home

Traverse City, Michigan Is A New Foodie Haven

" Attention, traveling foodies: Something yummy is happening in the Traverse City area, and it's even grabbed the attention of luminaries such as celebrity chef Mario Batali, who has a summer home on the scenic Leelanau Peninsula just northwest of town.

Long a top Midwestern tourist draw for its lakes, rivers, forests, beaches -- and the orchards that inspire the self-proclaimed moniker "cherry capital of the world" -- the Traverse City area is now home to an increasingly varied and sophisticated culinary culture with a strong emphasis on local ingredients.

The Lake Michigan resort town is awash in award-winning restaurants and wineries, artisan bakeries, dairies and farm markets. Midwest Living magazine recently placed Traverse City second on its list of the region's best "food towns," trailing only Madison, Wis.

The area's food scene "has just exploded" in the past decade, Batali said in a phone interview: "What you're seeing up there is a renaissance, the rise of a gastronomic subculture that makes it a fascinating place to be."

more here...