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Alliance for Sustainable Agricultural Production Field Day
May 19, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
FreeHosted at Levee Run Farm in Greenwood, Miss. The event will cover composting and trellising these crops, as well as ways to control insects and disease. Attendees also will learn about the family farm’s vegetables, flowers, fruit trees, high tunnels and pastured poultry. The field day is free, but preregistration is required. Onsite check-in begins at 10 a.m. The program begins at 10:30 a.m. and ends at 2:30 p.m. Levee Run Farm is located at 802 Grenada Boulevard Extended in Greenwood. To register for the field day or to host a field day, contact alliance manager Keith Benson at keithmdp@yahoo.com or (601) 988-4999. For detailed directions, call farm owner Leann Hines at (662) 392-4189. Alliance field day partners and sponsors include the Mississippi State University Extension Service, Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, Alcorn State University Extension Program, University of Mississippi Transactional Law Clinic, National Center for Appropriate Technology, Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, and Mississippi Department of Education.