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Organic conference coming up

Organic Growers and Producers Flock to Vernon for 2013 Conference

 

The Certified Organic Associations of BC (COABC) hosts their annual conference at the Prestige Hotel in Vernon, February 22 - 24 . To celebrate th 20th Anniversary of COABC, this year’s theme is “Organics: Past, Present, and Future”. The conference features informative workshops on a variety of topics including: permaculture practices, biodynamics, organic farming education, succession planning, post-harvest handling, marketing, software products for small-scale farms and many more.

“We have a wonderful line-up of speakers from all aspects of the organic farming community” said Mary Forstbauer, President of COABC. “The conference themes will appeal to people from all walks of life: urban farmers and gardeners, conventional growers and producers, and permaculture or biodynamic farmers.”

 

The conference is open to the public and includes a variety of registration options for one session to the entire weekend.