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2002 Calendar
December
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2 - 3 - Monday- Tuesday - 17th
Annual Southeast Vegetable and Fruit Expo Sheraton Greensboro
Hotel at Four Seasons - Joseph S. Koury Convention Center, Greensboro,
NC Tomatoes, sweet potatoes, small fruits, food safety, direct marketing,
melons, greehouse vegetables, corn, organics, crucifers, specialty
crops, much more! Visit the website at www.ncvga.com/events/expo
for more details.
10 - Tuesday - Aerial
pesticide spraying comment deadline Comment to the Pesticide
Board by mail, fax, or email: NC Pesticide Board, c/o James Burnette,
Jr., Secretary, 2109 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607, fax 919-733-9796,
email james.burnette@ncmail.net.
(Comments can be in the body of the email or attached as Word or WordPerfect
files.) The Pesticide Board's phone number is 919-733-3556 7:30am-5pm
Monday-Friday. For more information visit CFSA
Mountains.
11-12 - Wednesday - Thursday - Organic
Grains Workshop
An Overview: Market Potential & Production Practices Center
for Environmental Farming Systems, Goldsboro, NC. Full
information and directions.
16 - Monday - Applications
available for the 2003 Sustainable Agriculture Transition Program Grant
- Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
will make awards of $5,000 to ten farm operations in each of the next
two years (2003-2004) for a total of twenty grants and a total project
grant of $100,000. These grants are exclusively for farmers that
are currently engaged in the production of tobacco. More
information and grant application.
2003
January 2002
17 - Thursday - Sustainable
Mountain Farming Program Ecological and Organic
Landscaping - last day to register
24 - Thursday - Sustainable
Mountain Farming Program Ecological and Organic
Landscaping - class begins
25-27 - Friday-Sunday - Southern
Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (SSAWG) 2002
Conference - Chattanooga TN
February
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4 - Monday - Beekeepers meeting at
AB-Tech. Contact Ross Young at Ross_Young@ncsu.edu
or phone 828-649-2411
12 - Monday - Sustainable
Mountain Farming Program Herbs, Flowers and Nursery
Stock - last day to register
12 - Monday - Sustainable
Mountain Farming Program Making Money on the Farm
Again - last day to register, class begins
12 - Monday - Alternative
Agriculture Seminar Farm Day 2002 - 9:00am to 4:00pm AB-Tech Madison
Campus
14 - Thursday - Sustainable
Mountain Farming Program Herbs, Flowers and Nursery
Stock class begins
14 - Thursday - Hunger
in WNC: A Dialogue to Action - 11:00am - 1:00pm Manna
Food Bank call Sara DiGiusto Sewell 828-299-3663
19 - Tuesday- Master Gardener
Volunteer Program - Asheville at A-B Tech. Contact Ross Young at
Ross_Young@ncsu.edu or phone
828-649-2411
20-21 - Wednesday-Thursday- Winter
Vegetable Conference - Asheville Holiday Inn Sunspree beginning
at noon on the 20th, register at the door $15. Contact Ross Young at Ross_Young@ncsu.edu
or phone 828-649-2411
22 - Friday - ASAP
Transition Program applications due: Postmarked no later than February
22, 2002. Contact aubrey@asapconnections.org
or call 828-649-9452
22 - Friday - Connecting
NC Farmers to NC Consumers - conference hosted by the Chatham County
Extension and sponsored by the NCDA Food Policy Council, will be from
9:00am - 3:00pm in Pittsboro. The event is free and includes lunch. Pre-registration
required. Contact Debbie Roos debbie_roos@ncsu.edu
or call 919-542-8202
23 - Saturday - Carolina
Farm Stewardship Potluck - Warren Wilson College -starts at 11:00am,
lunch at 12:30pm. Information
and directions
26 - Tuesday - Field to Fork
- part of a series on sustainable food and farming at Warren
Wilson College in Asheville. First talk by ASAP's Charlie Jackson
and Dr. Jim Biddle of Asheville Integrative Medicine. 7:00pm - 9:00pm
on the Warren Wilson Campus. Contact Donna Price at 828-775-1636
28 - Thursday - Deadline
for crop insurance on most spring planted crops for the 2002 crop
year
28 - Thursday - Deadline
for New River Community Partners mini-grant program - will provide
farmers with up to $1,000 for alternative agriculture projects. Applicants
must live in the New River Watershed, and be practicing some form of alternative
agriculture. Download application.
Requires free
Adobe PDF reader.Contact Patrick N. Woodie 336-372-8118 or 336-372-8135
28-March 1 - Thursday-Friday - Curing
the Future: Issues and Strategies in Remaking Tobacco-Dependent Communities
in North Carolina Pitt County Agriculture Center, 403 Government
Circle, Greenville, NC. Information
and registration form
28-March 2 - Thursday-Saturday - Growing
Opportunities in Non-Timber Forest Production (NTFP) Conference
at the North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville. Organized by Yellow
Creek Botanical Institute. Download
registration form. Requires free
Adobe PDF reader
March
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1 - Friday - ASAP
Transition Program - Notification of Participation letter and Phase
One financial support sent
2 - Saturday - North
Carolina Christmas Tree Association winter meeting in Boone. Call
828-262-5826
4 - Monday - Beekeepers meeting at AB-Tech.
Contact Ross Young at Ross_Young@ncsu.edu
or phone 828-649-2411
5 - Tuesday - Northwest
Winter Fruit Tree meeting - 3:00pm - 6:15pm County Office Building,
Room 307, Wilkesboro. There will be discussions of disease-control,
orchard weed management, and other topics. For more information contact
JoAnne Gryder, Wilkes County Cooperative Extension, 336-651-7330
15 - Friday - Small
Business Information Expo - Southwestern Community College, Sylva
NC. 9:00am - 3:30pm. Cosponsored by ASAP. Special sessions just for
farmers. Contact Russ Seagle at 828-349-1278
16 - Saturday - Organic
Growers School 9th annual - at Blue Ridge
Community College in Flat Rock, North Carolina - $25. Contact Elly Wells
at 828-258-3387
17 - Sunday - Farm and
Field Day at Good Earth Farm and Nursery at Good Earth Farm and
Nursery, 721 Gap Creek Rd., Marietta, SC from 9:00am to 2:00pm. Contact
Jim Smith, 864-836-6226 or e-mail geoearth@bellsouth.net.
For
More information and directions
21 - Thursday- Woodland
Botanical Meeting with Dr. Jeanine Davis in the Spring Creek
community of Madison County at the Community center. Contact Ross Young
at Ross_Young@ncsu.edu or phone
828-649-2411
21 - Thursday - Small
Business Information Expo - AB-Tech, Asheville NC from 9:00am -
3:30pm. Cosponsored by ASAP. Special sessions just for farmers. Contact
Harry Ponder at 828-254-1921 ext. 5851
22- Friday - Food
Security Conference Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Boone, NC, 10:30
a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Contact Sue Counts at sue_counts@ncsu.edu
or call (828) 264-3061
23 - Saturday - High Country
Growers School - "Local Food Systems- a Work in Progress"
at Caldwell Community College in Boone, NC. Contact Watauga Extension
at 828-264-3061
23 - Saturday - Are You
PASSIONATE about Fruit?? - Workshop with Dr. Richard Moyer to
learn about fruit trees and small fruits in Greeneville, TN. Contact
the Rural
Resources office by Friday, March 15 at 423-636-8171 ruralres@xtn.net.
30 -
Saturday - Organic
Certification Workshops- sponsored
by Carolina
Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) at
AB Tech Madison from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Workshop
is free and includes lunch and all materials.
Preregistration is required. Contact CFSA
at 919-542-2402 or cfsa@carolinafarmstewards.org.
April
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1 - Monday - Beekeepers meeting at AB-Tech.
Contact Ross Young at Ross_Young@ncsu.edu
or phone 828-649-2411
2 - Tuesday - Sustainable
Mountain Farming Program Building Healthy Soils-
last day to register Postponed
3 - Wednesday - Small
Business Information Expo - McDowell Technical Community College,
Building 4, 54 College Drive, Marion NC from 9:00am - 3:30pm. Cosponsored
by ASAP. Special sessions just for farmers. Contact Dean Kanipe - 828-652-0634
6 - Saturday - Small
Business Information Expo - Tri-County Community College, Enloe
Building, Murphy NC from 9:00am - 3:30pm. Cosponsored by ASAP. Special
sessions just for farmers. Contact Joe Hogg - 828-837-6810
9-10 - Tuesday and Wednesday - Sustainable
Mountain Farming Program Building Healthy Soils-
classPostponed
12 - Friday - Small
Business Information Expo - Mayland Community
College, Samuel L. Phillips Center, Spruce
Pine NC from 9:00am - 3:30pm. Cosponsored
by ASAP. Special sessions just for farmers.
Contact Robert Branch - 828-765-7351 ext.
227
15 - Monday - "Plant
Natives for Wildlife!" is the topic of a workshop to be
held from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at the Haywood County Agricultural Service
Center in Waynesville. Admission is free. Attendees are asked to pre-register
by calling 828-683-3662. More
information. Sponsored by Long
Branch Environmental Education Center.
18 - Thursday - "Plant
Natives for Wildlife!" is the topic of a workshop to be
held from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at the NC Cooperative Extension Buncombe
County Center at 94 Coxe Avenue in Asheville. Admission is free. Attendees
are asked to pre-register by calling 828-683-3662. More
information. Sponsored by Long
Branch Environmental Education Center.
19 - Friday - Buy
Appalachian Guide to Local and Local Organic Food will be produced
as part of the 2002 Buy Appalachian local
food campaign of the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture
Project. Deadline for participation is April 19,
2002. The first edition of 2,500 copies will be released on June
1, the official launch date of the 2002 campaign. A second edition of
2,500 copies is scheduled for release during early September. Free
farmer listings! Guide
information and application.
21 - Sunday - Earthday
with Herbs Marshall, NC: 5th Annual Herb Walk with noted herbalists
Corey Pine Shane, Joe Hollis, Frank Cook, and Rebecca Woods. Sponsored
by the Southern Appalachian School for Growing Medicinal Plants. For
more information, contact Robert Eidus at 649-3536 or www.ncgoldenseal.com
27 - Saturday - Our Food
Our Future - Essential Facts About Genetic Engineering A Free
Public Forum Sponsored by Carolina Partners for Pure Food will
be held at Owen Conference Center- UNCA Campus from 1:30pm -5:00pm.
Keynote Address by Steve Wilson and Jane Akers. For more information
call 828-656-2517 or email salamandersprings@angelfire.com.
More information.
30 - Tuesday - "Plant
Natives for Wildlife!" is the topic of a workshop to be
held from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at the Hendersonville Library. Admission
is free. Attendees are asked to pre-register by calling 828-683-3662.
More information.
Sponsored by Long Branch
Environmental Education Center.
May
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3-5 - Friday-Sunday
- Annual Spring Herb Festival
Western North Caroline Farmers' Market, Asheville,
NC For more information call the Farmers Market
828-253-1692 or Rick Morgan 828-689-5974.
17-19 Friday-Sunday
- Strawberry Jam
at Darnell Farms on Governors Island, Old
Hwy. 19, Bryson City, NC. A celebration of
the new strawberry crop and mountain farming
with more than 20 hours of traditional music
performances. Pick your own strawberries,
mountain workhorse exhibitions, learn to play
a mountain dulcimer and to clog, agricultural
demonstrations, artists at work, local crafters,
children’s activities, blacksmithing
demonstrations, tent camping, and the Strawberry
Cafe; featuring delicious strawberry dishes.
For more information about the Strawberry
Jam, call Darnell Farms at 828-497-2376 or
email dgrasshop@aol.com.
18 - Saturday - Farmscaping
and Beneficial Insects - What you need to
know about bugs with Dr. McBug (Richard
McDonald) from 10:00am to 4:00pm at Jake's
Farm in Candler, NC. All-day workshop $20
with lunch available for $5. Pre-register
by May 14. Contact Jake's Farm at 828-665-4472
or e-mail jakesfarm@msn.com.
19 - Monday - Ginseng
& Goldenseal: Spring Springtime with
the young ginseng plant. Instructor: Robert
Eidus. Sponsored by the Southern Appalachian
School for Growing Medicinal Plants. For more
information, contact Robert Eidus at 649-3536
or www.ncgoldenseal.com.
22 - Wednesday -
Organic Certification
Workshop 9am - 5pm, Ashe County Cooperative
Extension in Jefferson. The workshop is free
and will include lunch and all materials.
Preregistration is required. Class size will
be limited to thirty people. To register contact
Carolina
Farm Stewardship Association at 919-542-2402
or cfsa@carolinafarmstewards.org.
June
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1-3 - Saturday-Monday
- Medicines from the Earth.
Blue Ridge Assembly, Black Mt., NC. The Tenth
Annual Symposium on Botanical Medicine. Workshops
and panel discussions on Appalachian herbs,
Folk medicine, Pregnancy-safe herbs, Liver health,
Sleep disorders, Herbal immune therapies, Shamanism,
Food as medicine, and more; Much more. For more
information call 800-252-0688 (noon to 8 PM
eastern time) or www.botanicalmedicine.org/conferences/me2002/.
6 - Thursday - ASAP
Field Day at Jake's Farm - 1pm -4pm
- Located in Candler this farm has excellent
examples of many alternative crop production
systems. They produce for a variety of markets
including wholesale marketing, CSA, and tailgate
markets. They employ season extension (year-long
production), greenhouse production, tunnel-house
production, mulches, on-farm refrigeration,
irrigation, custom machinery, crop diversity,
and labor management. A walking tour of the
farm will allow us to cover each of these
subjects in detail. For more information call
828-689-4586.
Directions.
6-7 - Thursday-Friday
- Second Annual Raspberry
Festival Unahwi Ridge Community, Sylva,
NC. You won't want to miss this weekend of
picking, tasting and learning about successfully
growing your own red, yellow, and black raspberries
and blackberries. Plants and berries will
be available for sale. For more information
visit www.unahwiridge.com.
15 - Saturday - Tailgate
Market Grand Opening Celebration. Special
events at all area tailgate markets. From live
music to face paintings with the freshest produce
and baked goods available. Celebrate the bounty
of the season at the tailgate markets! Complete
listing of markets. Contact Charlie at charlie@asapconnections.org
15 - Saturday - Buy
Appalachian Guide to Local and Local Organic
Food will be ready as part of the 2002
Buy Appalachian
local food campaign of the
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project.
16 - Sunday - Herbal
First Aid Everything you need to know
about herbal First-aid and some medicine making.
Instructor: Corey Pine Shane Sponsored by
the Southern Appalachian School for Growing
Medicinal Plants. For more information, contact
Robert Eidus at 649-3536 or www.ncgoldenseal.com.
22-23 - Saturday and Sunday
- Family
Farm Tour 2002 Seventh annual hosted by
the Carolina
Farm Stewardship Association Mountains Chapter.
1-6 PM Visit any or all of 24 farms in 7 counties!
Printed maps are available at Earth Fare and
French Broad Food Co-op in Asheville and Hendersonville
Community Co-op, among other locations in Western
North Carolina. Maps, farm descriptions, and
driving directions are also available on the
website. Contact cfsa_mountains@main.nc.us
29-30 - Saturday and Sunday
- NC Herb Association
Garden Festival Spruce Pine, NC. Held
at The
Orchard at Altapass, 1025 Orchard Road,
mile post 328.8 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Vendors wanted - No vendor fee! For more information
call Gretchen Mosier toll free at 1-888-765-9531
30 - Sunday - Sunny
Medicinal Plants Growing, Fertilizing,
Potting & Harvesting. Instructors: Jessica
Godino & Eatherley Hood Sponsored by the
Southern Appalachian School for Growing Medicinal
Plants. For more information, contact Robert
Eidus at 649-3536 or www.ncgoldenseal.com. July
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7 - Sunday - Permaculture
Workshop An Introduction to Designing Regeneration Landscapes
with instructors Chuck Marsh & Keith Johnson. Sponsored by the
Southern Appalachian School for Growing Medicinal Plants. For more
information, contact Robert Eidus at 649-3536 or www.ncgoldenseal.com.
20 - Saturday - Tailgate
Market Summer Celebration - The Mountain Tailgate Market
Association will be having a summer celebration at all the Buncombe
and Madison tailgate markets featuring
live music, cooking demonstrations, educational opportunities,free
samples, and more while featuring the freshest,healthiest, and best
tasting locally grown food available. Buy local at the tailgate markets!
For more information contact Charlie Jackson at 828-293-3262 and Charlie@BuyAppalachian.org
24-25 - Wednesday-Thursday - Tailgate
Market Summer Celebration - The Mountain Tailgate Market
Association will be having a summer celebration at all the Buncombe
and Madison tailgate markets featuring
live music, cooking demonstrations, educational opportunities,free
samples, and more while featuring the freshest,healthiest, and best
tasting locally grown food available. Buy local at the tailgate markets!
For more information contact Charlie Jackson at 828-293-3262 and Charlie@BuyAppalachian.org
26-28 - Friday-Sunday - Wild
Herb Weekend Valle Crucis, NC. Come spend a weekend in the
beautiful NC mountains learning more about herbs. Information and registration
form available online at http://fletcher.ces.state.nc.us/staff/jmdavis/NCHA.html.
For more information contact Guy Ross at 828-478-9221 or email herbsetc@abts.net.
26 - Sunday - Growing
Ten Chinese Herbs From Astragalus in the sun to Siberian Ginseng
in the shade. Instructor: Joe Hollis. Location: Marshall, NC. Sponsored
by the Southern Appalachian School for Growing Medicinal Plants. For
more information, contact Robert Eidus at 649-3536 or www.ncgoldenseal.com.
August
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8 - Thursday - Vegetable
and Fresh Market Field Days - Mountain Horticulture Crops
Research Station. Targeting both commercial and home growers, and
will include research on a diversity of vegetables and alternative
crops. The Tomato Field Day will be targeted towards commercial tomato
growers. Both events will highlight work conducted by researchers
at North Carolina State University. Vegetable Day will be held from
8:30 am - noon and Tomato Field Day from 1:30 pm - 5:30 PM The traditional
Pig Pick'n will be held at lake Julian at 6:00 PM
14 - Wednesday - Specialty
Crops and Vegetable Tour - Mountain Horticulture Crops Research
Station in Waynesville. The tour is targeted for those producing
vegetables for sale, but Extension Master Gardener Volunteers and
home gardeners are invited as well. Call Jeanine Davis at 828-684-3562
or e-mail Jeanine_Davis@ncsu.edu.
24 - Saturday - Mountain
Farm Festival - This Saturday the Waynesville
Tailgate Market will be having Mountain Farm Festival on the
lawn of the Waynesville Courthouse on Main Street. Come and meet
local growers and purchase locally grown food while enjoying fresh
grilled foods, local farm animals, and live music. There will be
special events for children presented by Growing Minds and goat petting
and show by the local 4-H members. The festivities begin at 9am and
run until noon. Come join us in this celebration of offerings from
your local farms! Contact Julie at 828-622-3654 or farmer@MountainHarvestOrganic.com
23, 24, 25 - Friday-Sunday - Southern
Energy & Environment Expo- a three day public event designed
to showcase modern, sustainable energy technologies and regional 'green'
enterprises in a context of responsible environmental stewardship for
the Southern Mountain Region. Expo hours are Friday August 23rd: 12:00
noon to 8:00 PM; Saturday August 24th: 10:00 am to 7 PM; Sunday August
25th 10:00 am to 5:00 PM Saturday night's "Party for the Planet"
Solar Powered benefit concert begins promptly at 8:00pm. Call 828-696-3877
or e-mail info@seeexpo.com or
visit web site at www.seexpo.com.
September
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5 - Thursday - Organic
Apple Orchard Field Day - Thursday September
5th, 2002, 1-4 pm Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture
Project Field Day #2: Organic Apple Production Anthony Owens'
Farm in Henderson County. Information
and directions.
6 - 14 Friday- Saturday -Appalachian
Harvest 2002 - Get Fresh - Buy Appalachian
restaurants will be showcasing special dishes that feature and celebrate
locally grown food. Get Fresh - Buy Appalachian
restaurants serve local food all during the growing season, but Appalachian
Harvest 2002 is the time to appreciate the abundance of
fresh and nutritious foods grown in the mountains of western North
Carolina. For the complete list of participating restaurants and location
maps please visit Appalachian
Harvest 2002.
14 - Saturday - Harvest Festival
- Hickory Nut Gap Farm is hosting another Harvest Festival this year
from 2pm 'til dark. There will be ongoing tours of the organic vegetable
and natural meat operations from 2-6. The Steep CanyonRangers will
play bluegrass from 3-5. Dinner, all grown and raised on the farm,
will be served at 6:30. The cost will be $15 a person, kids $5. After
dinner there will be a bluegrass jam and dancing. Information
and directions. Contact Annie Louise and Isaiah Perkinson at 828-628-3348
or e-mail anniel@buncombe.main.nc.us
or Jamie and Amy Ager at 828-628-1027 or e-mail hickorynutgap@hotmail.com.
21 - Saturday - Organicfest
- 1-7 PM at City-County Plaza in Asheville, sponsored by Pure
Food Partners. This exciting event will celebrate everything organic
from organic foods and farming to flowers, fabrics and fun. A one day
celebration filled with something for everyone ~ delicious organic
food, exciting entertainment, organic vendors, environmental organizations,
crafts, educational presentations, activities for children and a butterfly
parade! Call 828-281-5955 or e-mail info@organicfest.org
or visit the web site at www.organicfest.org.
October
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13 - Sunday - Biodynamic
Gardening & Composting - Instructors: Jon Nilsson, Jeff
Poppen, Martin Webster. Digging Beds, mixing simple soils, setting
up your compost system. Sponsored by the Southern
Appalachian School for Growing Medicinal Plants. $35 fee, to register:
649-3536.
19 - Saturday - First Annual Farmers
Feed Us All Benefit for the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
~ October 19! A fun-filled day with live music, fun and games,
and a 6 acre corn maze! This is a benefit for ASAP to be held
at the Blue
Ridge Corn Maze in Brevard, NC. Complete
information. Call 828-649-9452 or e-mail info@asapconnections.org.
Download Map and Directions
( You will need the free
Adobe PDF reader )
23-26 - Wednesday-Saturday- National
SARE Conference: On the Road to Sustainable Agriculture - in
and around Raleigh, NC. For more information contact the Southern Region
SARE office at 770-412-4787.
27 - Sunday - Alternative
Crops - Growing, Harvesting and Marketing. Sponsored by the
Southern Appalachian
School for Growing Medicinal Plants. Instructors: Gordon Piland
& Jeff Johnson. $35 fee, to register: 649-3536 or e-mail robert@ncgoldenseal.com.
November
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15-17 - Friday- Sunday - 17th
Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference! Carolina
Farm Stewardship Association. Join us in Celebrating a Generation
of Stewardship: Feeding Our Neighbors as We Would Ourselves. Held at
the Broyhill Conference Center in Boone, NC. Complete
information.
22 - Friday - Organic
Certification and the new USDA Standards Workshop Kingsport
TN Public Library Conference Room from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.. This
free workshop will be led by Marty Mesh and Angela Caudle - staff members
of Quality Certification Services (QCS). QCS is one of the primary
groups providing organic certification of the new USDA organic standards
for the southeastern U.S. Sponsored aby Appalachian
Sustaianble Development.
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