Growing Community in Southwest Michigan
This is a free yearly conference aimed at farmers of all types in Van Buren county. This year’s program seems geared more toward conventional agriculture, but in the past they’ve had talks on Permaculture and organic farming, among other great topics. It’s a fun day and a great chance to network with other local growers.
Join with others to hear from experts on sustainability and discuss how households, communities, and society can help to preserve resources for the future. Break-out sessions will cover a diverse set of topics from permaculture, alternative energy sources, water quality issues, native plants, wood gasification, Passive House, and homesteading. The Sustainability Conference is a...
The Michigan Cooperative Development Program, part of the Michigan State University Product Center Food-Ag-Bio, is co-sponsoring a conference for small and emerging cooperatives at three locations in Michigan. Those locations are: Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Center, 6686 S. Center Highway, Traverse City, Michigan on March 17 Cabela’s, 110 Cabela Boulevard East, Dundee, Michigan on...
