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| CFA set to celebrate 25 years with Guebert, Berry and others |
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Twenty-five years ago on a midsummer’s day in Bardstown, farmers and community members from across Kentucky gathered to formally bring to life the Community Farm Alliance, a statewide, grassroots organization dedicated to preserving the family farm and the health and viability of rural communities.
Once again, farmers and concerned community members will meet for CFA’s 25th Annual Meeting, only this time at the beginning of winter on Friday, Dec. 3 and Saturday, Dec. 4 at General Butler State Park in Carrollton, Ky.
Headlining the event will be Alan Guebert, a syndicated agricultural columnist and Wes Jackson of the Land Institute. CFA is also pleased to welcome our first director, Hal Hamilton, who will return to Kentucky for the event from his current home in Vermont. Hamilton led CFA from 1985 until 1995.
CFA is also pleased to host Wendell Berry, who will participate in the day’s events.
Most Kentucky farmers and agriculturalists are familiar with Alan Guebert’s work in Farm World. He has been writing agricultural columns since 1984, and began his now renowned Farm and Food File in 1993.
Throughout the years, Guebert has been a steadfast supporter of the family farmer, himself having grown up on an 800-acre dairy farm in Illinois.
Jackson began the Land Institute 34 years ago in Kansas. Jackson’s work on appropriate technology and perennial polyculture has made him a clear leader in the sustainable agriculture movement for more than a quarter century.
Kentucky native Berry is a writer and farmer residing in Henry County. Along with Jackson, Berry has vociferously advocated for a proposal known as the 50-Year Farm Bill, an initiative of the Land Institute that calls for the transition to perennial grain crop production over the next 50 years.
Registration has already begun. All are invited, though space is limited.
The cost for the meeting on Saturday, Dec. 4 is $50. This cost includes a locally sourced lunch and the opportunity to hear all of the guest presenters throughout the course of the day. On Friday, Dec. 3, CFA will host a Meet and Greet with the guests. The cost for this reception is $25. The cost for both events together is $65.
Scholarships are available for the Saturday meeting for those who request them with the office. The deadline to register is Monday, Nov. 1. Those wishing to stay overnight must make arrangements with General Butler State Park.
To register, visit CFA’s webpage atg www.communityfarmalliance.org or call the office at 502-223-3655. |
| 10/27/2010 |
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