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New American Farm Conference
Advancing the Frontier of Sustainable Agriculture
March 25-27, 2008 | Kansas City, MO

Don’t miss SARE’s 20th Anniversary New American Farm conference. Tap
into 20 years of groundbreaking SARE-funded research, experience and
innovations.

    Visit Carbon Fund to determine the carbon costs of to determine the
carbon costs of your conference travel plans. Offset those emissions
through Carbon Fund-sponsored renewable energy, energy efficiency and
reforestation projects.

    Learn the ins and outs of marketing and production
    Tour local farms to see sustainable agriculture at work
    Talk with state-of-the-art researchers and innovators
    Meet others, build partnerships
    Explore SARE grant opportunities for your cutting-edge ideas
    Help chart a course for 20 more years of SARE success!

Never before has the American public cared more about how and where its
food is produced. New, lucrative markets are opening up: “natural”,
“organic”, “local.” People are growing more concerned about the
quality of our nation’s natural resources – and the communities they
sustain.

More and more farmers and ranchers are turning to sustainable agriculture
to boost profits, protect the land, air and water, and continue a rewarding
way of life.

Learn more about how sustainable farming is rapidly changing the face of
American agriculture. Come to the New American Farm conference – a
gathering for farmers, ranchers, educators, researchers, students,
advocates and the curious consumer. Meet others who share a passion for
quality agriculture.

Who should come?

SARE’s New American Farm conference is open to farmers, ranchers,
teachers, researchers, students, advocates – or simply curious consumers.
Anyone is welcome who wants to learn more about groundbreaking work in the
exciting and rapidly expanding field of sustainable agriculture in America.