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ASN Winter Potluck – a simple holiday party. Thursday, December 4th, 6:30pm to 9:00pm, at the Flag and Banner Building. Potluck style dinner (We’ll supply beverages, roasted veggies and rice.) Holiday craft table for the kids. Entertainment by Beth Wood (www.bethwoodmusic.com) and Downtown Divas. Beth, who will be touring through from Colorado, has played at Acoustic Sounds Cafe on other trips to Little Rock, and Downtown Divas you’ll remember from the Spaghetti Potluck. Please join us and bring friends! Please email me for a pdf of the flyer to share with your friends and colleagues.
Looking to volunteer? Help welcome people and tend the kids craft table. Email us and let us know if you can volunteer – EmailASN@gmail.com.
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December 2nd
Building New Farmer Incubation Programs
Join us for a Webinar at ASN
Time: 7:50 AM – 11:00 AM – Lunch Provided.
The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) is happy to present the world-wide web based seminar: Building New Farmer Incubation Programs
Learn more about the ways in which incubator farms are reaching out to address the challenges of new farmer access to land, new farmer practical training, regional food sovereignty, farmland preservation, and other vital considerations in the local food movement.
This webinar will include four 30 minute presentations by managers of existing farm incubation programs from throughout the US.
8:50-9:00 Registration (attendees can register and enter any time during webinar)
9:00-9:05 Bryan Green Carolina Farm Stewardship Association:
Welcome and Introductions (North Carolina)
9:05-9:35 Noah Ranells Agricultural Economic Development
Coordinator: Breeze Family Farm Incubator Program (North Carolina)
9:35-10:05 Jennifer Hashley Director of the New Entry Sustainable
Farming Project: Tufts Farm Incubator Program (Massachusetts)
10:05-10:35 Travis Marcotte, Agriculture Development Service Director
of the Intervale Foundation Project: Intervale Farmer Incubator Program (Vermont)
10:35-11:05 Gary Peterson, Deputy Director of the Agriculture and
Land Based Training Association: ALBA Farm Incubator Program (California)
11:05-12:00 (Q & A) Questions and Answer Session
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Permaculture
December 18th, 7pm to 8pm, at ASN – Monthly focus on sustainable living. Learn about permaculture through informal conversation and exploring media. Coined by Australians Bill Mollison and David Holmgren during the 1970s, permaculture is permanent agriculture as well as permanent culture. Designing human settlements to include perennial agricultural systems that mimic the structure and interrelationship found in natural ecologies.
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ASN Food Club – www.littlerock.locallygrown.net. Saturdays, 10am to 12pm at Christ Episcopal Church.
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Recycles Bike Coop – New Hours for winter. Sundays, 2pm to 5pm.
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More info on eco-happenings in Central Arkansas:
www.sustainar.org
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Arkansas Sustainability Network (ASN)
209 S. Victory St.
Little Rock, AR 72201
www.arnetwork.org
EmailASN@gmail.com
(501)372-6996
Natural State Expo
www.naturalstateexpo.orgholiday-flyer
