The Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture will celebrate the 16th anniversary of its Farming for the Future conference February 1, 2 and 3.

Each year the annual meeting has grown in number of attendees, workshops and overall stature in the field of sustainable agriculture. In 2006, over 1,600 farmers and consumers attended the three-day conference, making it one of the largest sustainable agriculture conferences in the nation.

The theme for the 2007 Farming for the Future conference – “Cultivating Excellence: Farming to Serve the Common Good” -- was developed by PASA’s all-volunteer, conference planning committee this summer.

Keynote speakers are James Kunstler, author of “The Geography of Nowhere,” Michael Ableman, farmer and author of “Fields of Plenty,” and Joel Salatin, farmer and author of “You Can Farm.”

In addition to over 100 workshops and 10 pre-conference tracks, the conference features locally-grown, organic meals, a sustainable marketplace, arts and music, and programming for youth and teens.

For more information, visit the Farming for the Future conference webpage or call 814-349-9856.

1/26/2007