April 26, 2024

Annual organic conference scheduled for Nov. 13-14

The Iowa State University Organic Agriculture Program will host the 16th Annual Organic Conference “Perennial Passion: Building Resilience into Organic Systems” Nov. 13-14 at the University of Iowa Iowa Memorial Union, 125 N. Madison St. in Iowa City.

The conference will feature roundtable discussion and an organic luncheon, as well as information from keynote speaker Fred Iutzi, President of the Land Institute. Workshops on a wide variety of organic crop and livestock topics will also take place.

To register, visit www.signmeup.com/116550.

Conference events begin with a Local Foods Expo from 2 to 5 p.m. Nov. 13 and a Farmer-Mentor Roundtable from 5 to 7 p.m. A move will be shown at 7 p.m.

Events on Nov. 14 will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.