Young Farmers Conference - FBE Program & FBEA MEMBER DISCOUNT!

Event Details

Time: December 2, 2010 to December 3, 2010
Location: Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture
Street: 630 Bedford Road
City/Town: Pocantico Hills
Website or Map: http://www.stonebarnscenter.o…
Event Type: conference
Organized By: Nena Johnson
Latest Activity: Oct 6, 2010

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Event Description

The third annual Young Farmers Conference: Reviving the Culture of Agriculture will be a forum for over 200 participants and is a program especially for young and new farmers. Members of the FBEA will receive a 10% discount on registration (see below)*. Both days of the conference are full of excellent, informative workshops. Day two (Friday, December 3) will feature the keynote address from USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan, and Bill and Nicolette Hahn Niman and several workshops related to farm-based education including that you can read about HERE and include:

Farm to School: Sowing Seeds for Future Farmers! How Connecting with Schools Strengthens Ties Between Farms and Communities
&
The Farm as Classroom: Learning to Farm and Farming to Learn

Pertinent dates:
Registration opens 10/12 Here
Discounted rate at the Sheraton Tarrytown available till 11/15/2010

* FBEA members get a 10% discount on registration – enter code FBEA2010.
1-day registration is $100 ($90 for FBEA members)
Full registration is $180 ($162 for FBEA members)

Rooms can be reserved for $109/night at the Sheraton Tarrytown by phone (914-460-2003) - just mention the annual Young Farmers Conference or reserve online HERE