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CALENDAR of SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE EVENTS, 6/97



I am pleased to announce that SAN has nearly finalized an on-line, 
updatable CALENDAR of SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE EVENTS.  It can be found at 
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/san/htdocs/events/

You can also go to our home page (http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/san/) 
and click on News, Announcements and Events.

I am including the calendar at the END OF THIS MESSAGE.

The calendar, developed for SAN by North Carolina State University (NCSU),
allows anyone to input a sustainable agriculture event.  I encourage all
to use the technology to ensure timely, accurate input of your events. 
All entries to the calendar must be approved by SAN personnel (usually
me), so there may be a delay of a day or two depending on my schedule. 

Features of the WWW version of the calendar include:
*  Input of your own events
*  Selection of a time frame to view
*  Print version option
*  Hot e-mail address and hot URL (WWW address)
*  Search engine
*  Correctable (if you find an error, please contact san@nal.usda.gov)
*  More timely than ever.

There is also a link from the calendar page to the SARE grant calendar 
for each of the 4 regions of the SARE (Sustainable Agriculture 
Research and Education) program.  I have also included the schedule in 
this message.

PLEASE contact me directly if you encounter any bugs in the system, or if 
you have suggestions for improving it.  We're still working on a few 
small items.

SAN will continue to add your events to the calendar if you e-mail, FAX or 
snail-mail them to me at:

Andy Clark,
SAN Coordinator
c/o AFSIC, Room 304
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Ave.
Beltsville, MD  20705-2351
PH:  301-504-6425
FAX: 301-504-6409
san@nal.usda.gov
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/san/

Sustainable Agriculture Network CALENDAR of EVENTS
 6 June 1997

Sponsored by the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) and 
the Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC).

 Sunday, 8 June 1997 -- Winnipeg, Manitoba (6/8-12), and Saskatoon,
 Saskatchewan (6/15-19)
 Conference
      Title: "XVIII International Grassland Congress '97:"
      Contact:
      (403) 244-4487
     (403) 244-2340 FAX
      amc@supernet.ab.ca
 
 Monday, 16 June 1997 -- Southern California
 Workshop
      Title: "Permaculture Design Courses"
      Sponsor: International Institute for Ecological Agriculture
      Contact: International Institute for Ecological Agriculture
      888-737-6228
      (415) 366-2241 FAX
      dblume@permaculture-institute.org
 
 Tuesday, 17 June 1997 -- Kennett Square, PA
 Conference
      Title: "Fourth Annual Forum on Commercial Composting"
      Sponsor: Pennsylvania Composting Association
      Contact: Pennsylvania Composting Association
       814-863-6152
 
 Thursday, 19 June 1997 -- Hopland, California
 Conference
      Title: "Sustainable Agriculture Production Techniques Conference
      Series"
      Sponsor: Committee for Sustainable Agriculture
      Contact: Committee for Sustainable Agriculture
      408-763-2111
      408-763-2112 FAX
 
 Thursday, 19 June 1997 -- Davis, CA
 Miscellaneous
      Title: "Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems Project Annual
      Field Day"
      Sponsor: Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
      program
      Contact: Kelly J. Brewer
      916-752-8940
      916-752-4361 FAX
      kjbrewer@ucdavis.edu
      http://agronomy.ucdavis.edu/safs/home.htm
 
 Thursday, 19 June 1997 -- Apple Creek, OH
Tour
      Title: "Profitable Farming In A Changing Environment"
      Sponsor: Ohio State University Extension
      Contact: OSU Extension
      (330) 627-4310
 
 Saturday, 21 June 1997 -- Port Townsend, WA
 Conference
      Title: "1997 PNW Bamboo Agro-forestry Workshop"
      Sponsor:
      Contact: Gib Cooper
      541-247-0835
       bambugib@harborside.com
 
 Monday, 23 June 1997 -- Escondido, CA
 Conference
      Title: "Sustainable Soil Fertility: Feeding and Balancing The
      Soil"
      Sponsor: The Center For Living In Harmony
      Contact: Center For Living In Harmony
      (619) 749-9634
      (619) 749-0720 FAX
 
      Remarks: A five-day intensive short course taught by Neal Kinsey,
      with a free introductory lecture on June 22.
 
 
 Monday, 23 June 1997 -- New Orleans, LA
 Conference
      Title: "National Agricultural Resource Management Planning
      Conference"
      Sponsor: Conservation Technology Information Center
      Contact: National Agricultural Resource Management Planning
      Conference
      (765) 494-9555
      (765) 494-5969 FAX
 
 Tuesday, 24 June 1997 -- Davis, CA
 Workshop
      Title: "Sustainable Agriculture: Principles and Practices"
      Sponsor:
      Contact: Mark Van Horn
      (916) 752-7645
       mxvanhorn@ucdavis
 
      Remarks: The workshop will take place on the Student Experimental
      Farm at the University of California, Davis. Limited enrollment.
      Qualified applicants accepted on a first come, first served
      basis.
 
 Wednesday, 25 June 1997 -- Cambridge/Boston Massachusetts
 Conference
      Title: "The 3rd International Interdisciplinary Conference on the
      Environment"
      Sponsor:
      Contact: Demetri Kantarelis, IEA/Kantarelis-Hickey, Assumption
      College, 500 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01615, USA
      (508) 767-7557
       dkantar@eve.assumption.edu
      http://www.assumption.edu/html/academic/conf/iicecall.html
 
 Saturday, 12 July 1997 -- Cleveland, OH
 Conference
      Title: "ACE/NETC/ACT Conference: Rhythm and Renaissance"
      Sponsor: Agricultural Communicators in Education
      Contact:
       http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ace_netc
 
 Monday, 14 July 1997 -- Northern California
 Workshop
      Title: "Permaculture Design Courses"
      Sponsor: International Institute for Ecological Agriculture
      Contact: International Institute for Ecological Agriculture
      888-737-6228
      (415) 366-2993 FAX
      dblume@permaculture-institute.org
 
 Wednesday, 16 July 1997 -- Wichita Falls, Texas
 Lecture
      Title: "Ranching for Profit School"
      Sponsor: Range Management Consultants
      Contact: Elaine Kelly
      (505) 898-7417 or (505) 821-4214
 
 Tuesday, 22 July 1997 -- Ontario, Canada
 Conference
      Title: "Soil and Water Conservation Society Annual Conference"
      Sponsor:SWCS
      Contact: Jennifer Pemble
      1-800-THE-SOIL (1-800-843-7645) ext. 18
       jenp@swcs.org
 
 Friday, 25 July 1997 -- Toronto, Canada
 Conference
      Title: "An International Symposium: Global Challenges in
      Ecosystem Management in a Watershed Context"
      Sponsor: Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) and the World
      Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWC)
      Contact: Soil and Water Conservation Society
      1-800-THE-SOIL (843-7645)
      (515) 289-1227
      swcs@swcs.org
      http://www.swcs.org
      Remarks: Held in conjunction with the 52nd Annual Conference of
      the Soil and Water Conservation Society.
 
 Saturday, 26 July 1997 -- East Troy, WI
 Miscellaneous
      Title: "Take Your Farm To School: A Three Part Course"
      Sponsor: Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
      Contact: Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, Inc., W2463
      County Road ES, East Troy, WI 53120
      (414) 642-3303
      (414) 642-4028
 
 Wednesday, 30 July 1997 -- Scheman Building, Ames, Iowa
 Conference
      Title: "The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture's 10th
      Anniversary Conference"
      Sponsor: Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
      Contact: Rich Pirog, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture,
      209 Curtiss Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
      (515) 294-3711
      rspirog@iastate.edu
 
 Sunday, 3 August 1997 -- Ithaca, NY
 Conference
      Title: "The 5th Annual Conference on Agroforestry in North
      America"
      Sponsor: Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Science
      Contact: Agroforestry Conference Cornell Univ.
      (607) 255-6290
      (607) 255-4722 FAX
      http://www.missouri.edu/~afta/afta_home.html
 
 Sunday, 3 August 1997 -- Monterrey, CA
 Conference
      Title: "1st International Exposition of Innovations in WATER &
      SOIL"
      Sponsor: The Creative Problem Solving Institute
      Contact: Bruce L. Erickson
      408-746-2121
      805-687-9684 FAX
      blerickson@aol.com
 
 Sunday, 3 August 1997 -- Oakland, CA
 Conference
      Title: "OFRF's 3rd national conference on the term 'organic'"
      Sponsor: The Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF)
      Contact: Bob Scowcroft
      (408) 426-6606
      (408) 426-6670 FAX
      research@ofrf.org
 
 Thursday, 7 August 1997 -- Georgesville, OH
 Miscellaneous
      Title: "Profitable Farming In A Changing Environment: Darby Creek
      Canoe Tour"
      Sponsor: Ohio State University Extension
      Contact: OSU Extension
      (330) 627-4310
 
 Friday, 8 August 1997 -- Amherst, MA
 Conference
      Title: "Northeast Organic Farming Association 23rd Annual
      Conference"
      Sponsor: Northeast Organic Farming Association
      Contact: Julie Rawson
      508-355-2853
 
      Remarks: Dorm rooms, camping and wholesome, delicious meals
      featuring organic foods will be available at reasonable rates.
 
 Tuesday, 12 August 1997 -- Creola, OH
 Miscellaneous
      Title: "Profitable Farming In A Changing Environment: Locust
      Grove Farm Tour"
      Sponsor: Ohio State University Extension
      Contact: OSU Extension
      (330) 627-4310
 
 Wednesday, 20 August 1997 -- Beijing, P.R. China
 Conference
      Title: "International Symposium on Sustainable Agricultural
      Technology (ISSAT '97)"
      Sponsor: The Committee of Sustainable Agriculture of Chinese
      Sustainable Development Society
      Contact: Dr. Ma Zhongyu
      (86-10) 62174433, ext 2291
      (86-10) 62174142 FAX
      mazy@mail2.buct.edu.cn
 
 Monday, 1 September 1997 -- Canberra, Australia
 Conference
      Title: "Integrated Catchment/Watershed Management Workshop"
      Sponsor: The Soil and Water Conservation Society of Australia,
      The River Basin Management Society, Centre for Water Policy
      Research
      Contact: Centre for Water Policy Research, The University of New
      England, Armidale, NSW, 2351
      61 67 732 420
      61 67 733 327 FAX
      cwpr@metz.une.edu.au
 
 Thursday, 4 September 1997 -- Los Angeles, CA
 Workshop
      Title: "Sustainable Tree Care: An Intensive Course in Soil
      Fertility, Tree Health and Insect/Disease Resistance"
      Sponsor: McCullough's Tree Care, Inc.
      Contact: Patrick McCullough
      (818) 248-4425
      (818) 248-9522 FAX
      sustainabletreecare@org
 
      Remarks: The workshop will be held at the University of
      California, Los Angeles Sunset Village Complex/Horizon Room.
 
 Tuesday, 9 September 1997 -- Napoleon, OH
 Miscellaneous
      Title: "Profitable Farming In A Changing Environment: Rich
      Bennett Farm Tour"
      Sponsor: Ohio State University Extension
      Contact: OSU Extension
      (330) 627-4310
 
 Tuesday, 16 September 1997 -- Peoples  Republic of China
 Conference
      Title: "International Symposium on Soil Erosion and Dryland
      Farming"
      Sponsor: Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Soil and Water
      Conservation Society
      Contact:
      +86-910-701-2411
      +86-910-701-2210 FAX
      office@ms.iswc.ac.cn
      http://soils.ecn.purdue.edu/~sedf97/sedf97.html
 
 Wednesday, 17 September 1997 -- Australia
 Conference
      Title: "Australian National Landcare Conference"
      Contact: Andrew Curtis
      +61-8-83039339
      +61-8-83039320 FAX
      landacre@pi.sa.gov.au
      http://www.pi.sa.gov.au./landcare/natconf.htm
 
 Tuesday, 23 September 1997 -- Linneus, MO
 Workshop
      Title: "Sustainable Beef Management Workshop"
      Sponsor: NCAT/ATTRA (Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural
      Areas)
      Contact: Ann Wells or Ron Morrow
      1-800-346-9140
 
 Friday, 3 October 1997 -- Wilsonville, OR
 Conference
      Title: "Provender Alliance's 20th Annual Conference: Cultivating
      Green Economics"
      Sponsor: The Provender Alliance
      Contact: Kathleen Downey
      541-688-4415
      541-688-4493 FAX
      provender@aol.com
      http://www.slnet.com/prov
      Remarks: Wilsonville, OR is just south of Portland. Provender
      means "provisions" or "foodstuffs."
 
 Friday, 3 October 1997 -- Charles Town, WV
 Conference
      Title: "Alan Chadwick: 30 Years Later (1997 Mid-Atlantic
      Biodynamic Conference)"
      Sponsor: Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association
      Contact: Allan Balliett
      304-876-2373
      304-876-9414 FAX
      biodynamics@biodynamics.com
 
      Remarks: Students of Alan Chadwick's who are interested in
      participating as speakers or workshop leaders should contact
      Allan Balliett (304-876-2373 or biodynamics@biodynamics.com)
      immediately.
 
 Saturday, 4 October 1997 -- Penns Creek, PA
 Miscellaneous
      Title: "3rd Annual PASA Harvest Festival"
      Sponsor: PASA
      Contact: PASA
      (814) 349-9856
 
      Remarks: A bus tour of the area farms will take place on Friday,
      October 3.
 
 Monday, 6 October 1997 -- Rockville, MD
 Meeting
      Title: "Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) 46th Annual
      Meeting: Agricultural Research: Funding Now to Ensure Food for
      the Future."
      Sponsor: Agricultural Research Institute
      Contact: Agricultural Research Institute
      (301) 530-7122
 
      Remarks: The meeting will be held at the Double Tree Hotel -
      Rockville in Rockville, Maryland.
 
 Tuesday, 7 October 1997 -- Springfield, TN
 Workshop
      Title: "Sustainable Beef Management Workshop"
      Sponsor: NCAT/ATTRA (Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural
      Areas)
      Contact: Ann Wells or Ron Morrow
      1-800-346-9140
 
 Tuesday, 21 October 1997 -- Sergiev Posad, Moscow Oblast (Russia)
 Conference
      Title: "The 3rd Annual International Conference: Issues of
      Ecological Security in Agriculture"
      Sponsor: Center for Citizen Initiatives-USA (CCI)
      Contact: Will Easton
      (415) 346-1875
      (415) 346-3731 FAX
      http://www.igc.org/cci/ecoag.html
     
 Remarks: Conference presentations and written submissions should
      be sent to the Organizing Committee of the conference no later
      than Aug 10, 1997.
 
 Friday, 14 November 1997 -- State College, PA
 Conference
      Title: "Preserving Crop Diversity and Saving Seeds in the
      Northeast"
      Sponsor: Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture
      (PASA)
      Contact: Dr. Carolyn Sachs
      (814) 863-8641
 
      Remarks: Keynote speakers include: Kent Whealy from the Seed
      Savers Exchange and Pat Mooney from the Rural Advancement Fund
      International.
 
 Monday, 1 December 1997 -- Bangalore, India
 Conference
      Title: "3rd IFOAM-Asia Scientific Conference: "Food Security in
      Harmony with Nature""
      Sponsor: International Federation of Organic Agricultural
      Movements(IFOAM)
      Contact: IFOAM-Asia
      91-240-332336
      91-240-331036/335304 FAX
      iird-daniel/aurangabad@dartmail.dartnet.com
 
      Remarks: International Federation of Organic Agricultural
      Movements (IFOAM) is the world-wide umbrella organisation of
      organic agricultural movements of the world having over 570
      active member groups in 100 countries, striving to promote
      ecologically sound and socially justifiable organic agriculture.

_________________________________________________________________________ 
If you would like us to include your events, please send the event name,
place, contact, and sponsor, to Alternative Farming Systems Information
Center, ATTN: SAN Calendar, Room 304, National Agricultural Library, 10301
Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705-2351.  FAX (301) 504-6409; 
Internet: san@nal.usda.gov
_________________________________________________________________________


Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program 
1997-98 Grant Schedule

AVAILABLE ON THE WWW AT 
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/san/htdocs/sare/96GrantSchedule.html

SARE's 1997-98 funding sponsors grants in research/education, professional
development for agricultural professionals and producer projects in
sustainable agriculture. Four regional councils administer grant
applications and recommend funding decisions t o the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. Each administrative council sets its own schedule in calling
for proposals and determining successful projects. For requests for
proposals and other information, contact the regional office. 

North Central Region:

     July 15, 1997 - Call for 1998 research and education preproposals
     Sept. 12, 1997 - Research and education grant preproposals due
     December, 1997 - Invitation for full research and education proposals
     January, 1998 - Full research and education proposals due
     Febuary, 1998 - Professional development program proposals due; 
		   - Call for producer grant applications
     May, 1998 - Administrative Council announces funding recommendations 

[13-A Activities Bldg., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 
68583-0840, (402) 472-7081, SARE001@unlvm.unl.edu]

Northeast Region:

     Sept. 1, 1997 - Call for farmer proposals
     Oct. 1, 1997 - Call for research and education and 
		    professional development proposals
     December, 1997 - Farmer grant proposals due
     January, 1998 - Administrative Council announces funding 
		     recommendations on farmer grants; 
	- research and education/professional development proposals due
     April, 1998 - Administration Council announces funding recomendations
     
[University of Vermont, Hills Bldg., Burlington, VT, 05405-0082, 
(802) 656-0471,msimpson@zoo.uvm.edu]

Southern Region:

     August, 1997 - Call for Research and education preproposals; 
		  - professional development proposals due
     November, 1997 - Invitation for full research and education proposals
     December, 1997 - Research and education preproposals due
     January, 1998 - Producer grant proposals due
     April, 1998 - Administrative Council announces funding 
		   recommendations on research and education 
		   and on producer proposals
     
[University of Georgia, Ag Experiment Station, 1109 Experiment St., 
Griffin, GA, 30223-1797, (770) 412-4787, groland@gaes.griffin.peachnet.edu]

Western Region:

     October, 1997 - Research and education proposals due
     November, 1997- Professional Development Program proposals due
     January, 1998 - Farmer/rancher grant proposals due
     May, 1998 - Administrative Council announces funding recommendations
     
[Rm 322 Agriculture Science Bldg., 4865 University Blvd., Utah State 
University, Logan, UT, 84322-4865, (801) 797-2257, fnhinck@cc.usu.edu]



Andy Clark, Ph.D.
SAN Coordinator
c/o AFSIC, Room 304
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Ave.
Beltsville, MD  20705-2351
PH:  301-504-6425
FAX: 301-504-6409
san@nal.usda.gov
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/san/