The annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference and Training
session will be Feb. 9-11 at South Georgia College in Douglas,
Ga. This year’s theme is “Improving our soil, water and quality
of life.”

Lodging and meals are free to Georgia farmers as long as space
is available. The cost to others is $200.

The conference promotes a systems approach to sustainable
agriculture. It covers topics like cover crops, equipment,
organic farming and ecology. There will be several farmer-led
breakout sessions and discussion panels.

For more information, call the Coffee County Extension Service
at (912) 384-1402, Seven Rivers RC&D at (912) 367-7679 or
Natural Resources Conservation Service at (912) 384-4811,
extension 3.

The program’s cosponsors are the University of Georgia Extension
Service, NRCS, Seven Rivers RC&D, Altamaha Soil & Water
Conservation District, Satilla River Soil & Water Conservation
District, Coffee County Conservation Tillage Alliance, Georgia
Conservation Tillage Alliance and Georgia Organics.