Organic Farm Tours

Greetings,

Florida Organic Growers (FOG) and certified organic farmers team up to host two upcoming farm tours. Participation is free, and a registration form is attached. Please forward this invitation to anyone you feel may be interested.

Farm tours in Southwest and North-Central Florida offer insight on organic agriculture

Participants at two upcoming farm tours will learn about diverse vegetable production, crop rotation, soil fertility and organic approaches to pest and disease control. A 9am to noon farm tour Oct. 21 in Alachua County will provide farmers first-hand knowledge of a diversified organic production system at John Beville's 100-acre mixed vegetable farm, Promised Land. Beville has been certified organic since Jan. 2006. The 55-acre Worden Farm in Punta Gorda will host a Nov. 9 farm tour from 1pm to 4pm. Worden Farm produces more than 50 varieties of certified organic vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers and also holds field trips, farm tours, workshops and special events. Registration for the farm tours is free.

The farm tours are part of FOG's Organic Transition Project that allows qualifying producers to work alongside experienced organic production crop advisors and receive answers to questions about organic production, regulations and certification. Thanks to grant support from the EPA, the project covers all costs for expert crop advisors to work with participating growers.

To register for the farm tours and for more information about the Organic Transition Project contact Florida Organic Growers at 352.377.6345, email matt@foginfo.org or visit http://foginfo.org/epa.

Many thanks,

Matt Vargas

Florida Organic Growers (FOG)

PO Box 12311

Gainesville, FL 32604

www.foginfo.org

352-377-6345 (t)

352-377-8363 (f)