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Principles of Permanent Agricutlture Workshop with Jeff Poppen, The Barefoot Farmer
Venue: Glade Road Growing, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Jeff Poppen, The Barefoot Farmer
Date: Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Time: 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements, Class
Cost: $10.00

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Description:
The Virginia Tech Catawba Sustainability Center hosts Jeff Poppen, The Barefoot Farmer, for a Principles of Permanent Agriculture Workshop on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at Glade Road Growing starting at 5:30 pm

Jeff Poppen, also known as the Barefoot Farmer, is the owner and operator of one of the oldest and largest organic farms in Tennessee. For the past 15 years Poppen has appeared on Nashville PBS’ television program Volunteer Gardener, for over 20 years he has written a gardening column for the Macon County Chronicle, and he is the author of two books, "The Best of the Barefoot Farmer, Volume 1 and Volume 2". Poppen runs a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program with the food he grows using about 8 acres of his farmland and about 40 head of cattle.

This CSA delivers fresh produce to about 150 patrons in the Nashville area, but does not account for all of the food grown at the Barefoot Farmer’s farm. Poppen is always sure to have extra for neighbors, friends, and the surrounding community. While he has only been making and utilizing biodynamic preparations in his farming and gardening for a little over 25 years, he is very proud to have spent the last 40 years providing his own food for himself from what he is able to grow.

Links:

• http://barefootfarmer.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/barefootfarmer
• https://www.twitter.com/Barefoot_Farmer
• https://www.instagram.com/barefootfarmer/

Jeff honors the biodynamic practices that allow farms to prosper with the right amount of livestock to make enough fertilizer to serve twice as much land as needed to feed them, stating, “in nature everything is interrelated and the most important thing is that food be grown on live soils. This gives health to humanity.”

The cost is $10.00 per person at the door. Cash or checks will be accepted.

To register for the event, visit: https://vce.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1Rex94oX4D6bfEN.

For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/VTcatawba/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/298366541024865/ or email Kelli Scott with any questions or concerns at kescott1@vt.edu or call 540-382-5790.