Start Farming: Panel Discussion and Virtual Market

Panelists:

Caria Hawkins, Abundant Harvests Farm

Punita Patel, Backyard Buffalo

Jessi Fiske, Juicy Roots Farm & Homestead

Amie Keslar, Front Porch Pickings

Breakout Sessions:

Find Money for Farming – Paul Gleason, Natural Resources Conservation Service & Stacey Simmons, FL Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Sustainability – Ashantae Green, U.S. Green Building Council

Composting 101 – Tiffany Bess, Apple Rabbit Compost

Urban Permaculture – Joshua Rosenberg, NativeJax

Equity in Farming – Mallory Schott, White Harvest Farms

Building Healthy Communities – Veronica Pasciuto, Celestial Farms

Value-Added Agriculture – TBA

Hosts:

Duval Soil and Water Conservation District

Clay County FL Soil and Water Conservation District

Sponsor:

NativeJax

This workshop is offered as a free service to our citizens and our agricultural community on the First Coast. There is no charge for eco-vendors and agriculture-related organizations to participate in the Virtual Market. Email duvalswcd@gmail.com to learn more and reserve your space. Sponsorships available.