{"id":4630,"date":"2024-01-10T20:04:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T20:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?p=4630"},"modified":"2024-07-07T20:07:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T20:07:40","slug":"registration-live-for-2024-indiana-small-farm-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/Q1\/registration-live-for-2024-indiana-small-farm-conference","title":{"rendered":"Registration live for 2024 Indiana Small Farm Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"purdue-initial-words-wrap\"><p class=\"purdue-initial-words\">WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. &mdash;<\/p> \n<p>Registration is open for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.purdue.edu\/anr\/_teams\/dffs\/small_farm_conference\/index.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2024 Indiana Small Farm Conference<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 Indiana\u2019s premier annual event for the state\u2019s farming community. The 12th annual conference and trade show will take place Feb. 29-March 1 at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds in Danville, Indiana.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Join this year\u2019s keynote speaker, Michael Kilpatrick, founder of Growing Farmers and host of the top-rated \u201cThriving Farmer Podcast,\u201d to network and learn about thriving in challenging times and adding help to your farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2013, the Indiana Small Farm Conference has brought together novice and experienced small-scale farmers to benefit from comprehensive, instructive and enjoyable programming about diversified farming and local food systems. This year\u2019s conference will offer eight tracks from which attendees can choose sessions that interest them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Urban agriculture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vegetable production<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Livestock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resilient agriculture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Niche opportunities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Equity and food security<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Flowers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA new and exciting session called fiber farming will include a presentation about sheep, alpaca and rabbit farming for fiber,\u201d said Amy Thompson, Purdue Extension\u2019s beginning farmers coordinator and a conference organizer. \u201cThere will also be a fruit grafting demonstration during the social hour on Thursday evening and several farmer panels and opportunities for networking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information or to sign up, visit the Indiana Small Farm Conference website at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.purdue.edu\/anr\/_teams\/dffs\/small_farm_conference\/index.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">purdue.ag\/sfc<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the conference on X (formerly known as Twitter) at @SmallFarmPurdue, on Instagram at @purduedffs or on Facebook at @PurdueExtensionSmallFarms, with the hashtag #PurdueSmallFarms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. &mdash; Registration is open for the&nbsp;2024 Indiana Small Farm Conference&nbsp;\u2014 Indiana\u2019s premier annual event for the state\u2019s farming community. 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