Follow this link to the Get Farming! web site

Contact Jim Sluyter for information on any of the events sponsored by the Michigan Land Use Institute Get Farming program.

Direct Marketing for Agriculture
A free workshop for growers about local sales

Tuesday, March 30, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
NW Michigan Horticultural Research Station 6686 S. Center Hwy (County Rd 633)
Three miles north of Crain Hill Rd, 4 miles north of Traverse City on M-22

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thursday, april 8 6:30 p.m. State theatre Traverse City
Wes Jackson will speak on:

Solving the Oldest Environmental Problem: The Necessity and Possibility of an Agriculture where Nature is the Measure.
Wes Jackson is the co-founder of the Land Institute in Kansas and is internationally known as one of the pioneers in sustainable agriculture.

Saturday, april 10 8:00–10:00 a.m. higher Grounds Roasting Room Grand Traverse Commons, Traverse City
Coffee with Wes and Kent
Wes Jackson and Kent Whealey (co-founder of the Seed Savers Exchange) will talk about seed saving, sustainable agriculture, farming in an era of energy decline.
Details to follow. Contact Jim Sluyter, jimsluyter@mlui.org or 231-941-6584, ext. 15 for more information.

For information call Jim Sluyter, 231-941-6584 or download the flyer below