PASA Sustainable Agriculture is now accepting registrations for the 2025 PASA Sustainable Agriculture Conference to be held February 5 to 7 in Lancaster.

Hear from an incredible lineup of 100+ speakers at 80+ educational sessions who will spark new ideas and inspire action.

Explore products, services, and resources made for farmers and agriculture enthusiasts at the expanded trade show.

Find guidance and camaraderie among fellow farmers and food system changemakers at social and networking events.

The Keynote Speaker will be Jaime Elizondo, Real Wealth Ranching, a rancher with over 30 years of experience who co-founded Real Wealth Ranching, a teaching enterprise that emphasizes the balance of money, time, and health in ranching to achieve real wealth.

The Closing Plenary Speaker will be Dr. Lyla June Johnston, an Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organizer whose PhD work explores how pre-colonial Indigenous Nations shaped much of Turtle Island (also known as the Americas) to create abundant food systems for humans and non-humans.

Other featured speakers include--

-- Dani Baker, Enchanted Edible Forest

-- Tomia MacQueen, Wildflower Farm

-- Broadfork Farm

-- Jean-Martin Fortier, The Market Gardener Institute

-- Helen Atthowe, Woodleaf Farm

-- Jeff Poppen, The Barefoot Farmer

-- Steve Gabriel, Wellspring Forest Farm

-- Not Our Farm

Click Here to register and a detailed agenda.

For more information on programs, initiatives, research, educational opportunities and how you can get involved, visit the PASA Sustainable Agriculture website or follow them on Facebook and Twitter.  Click Here to sign up for regular updates.  Click Here to become a member.

PASA works to build a more economically-just, environmentally-regenerative, and community-focused food system through education and research that directly supports farmers.

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[Posted: October 30, 2024]

11/4/2024