This free webinar from NCAT and partners will highlight current resources, opportunities, and support systems available to beginning farmers navigating today's evolving agricultural landscape.

Slow Your Roll: Plan Before You Plant, Topic: Blueberries and Christmas Tree Production, Erin’s Farm, 7000 Hodges Rd. Cunningham, TN 37052, Cunningham, TN. The program is free, lunch is provided but you must register!

Join the Cumberland River Compact and the Sierra Club Clarksville-Montgomery County chapter at the Wade Bourne Nature Center for a workshop that goes a step beyond Integrated Pest Management (IPM)—an approach to farming and gardening that focuses on soil health as a means to naturally minimize pest pressure.

Attendees may participate in, or simply watch, a variety of farm-related sporting events. This years’ events include some old favorites like the highly competitive Cove Creek Classic two person temporary fencing race and the Kubota of Chattanooga Transplant Race, along with some new events like the All-Ages Water Trough Relay and the Summer Fields wool hand spin-off!  

Montgomery County UTExtension invites you to this upcoming lunch and learn. Learn about strawberry and flower production at H & S Farms, 500 Seven Mile Ferry Rd, Cunningham, TN, United States, Tennessee. The workshop is free, lunch is provided, and you must register.

Greg Brann is teaching the course, focusing on improving managed grazing practices and protecting creeks, sinkholes, and other sensitive resources.

This seed swap will take place at the APSU Outdoor Education Center, 529 York St, Clarksville, TN Please carpool as parking is limited, and bring your own lunch. Free but registration is required

We’re excited to invite you to an Informational Session about one of the most ambitious agroecology experiments ever conducted: The 1000 Farms Initiative. As Ecdysis wraps up its third year of groundbreaking research, they’re gearing up for Year 4—and they want YOU to be a part of this transformational journey.

Edible Nashville invites you to an unforgettable evening at the stunning Williamson Family Farm in Murfreesboro, TN, where farm-to-table dining meets seasonal flavors. Savor a mouthwatering five-course meal crafted by Chef Arnold Myint of International Market and our very own Chef Skylar Bush.

Are you passionate about sustainable agriculture and seed preservation? Organic Seed Alliance is excited to announce the 2025 Organic Seed Production Online Course, beginning in Spring 2025. This comprehensive, interactive, and cohort-based program is designed to provide in-depth training for aspiring organic seed producers.

Flowers? Ladybugs? Onions? Ducks? DVDs? What do these things have in common? They are all pest management tools!  Learn organic pest and disease management strategies from Laila Malik of Rooted East.

Explore the Tennessee Harvest, 1870s–1920s exhibition at Frist Art Museum with Jeff Poppen, farmer and one of the hosts of the Nashville Public Television show Volunteer Gardener.

Join What Chefs Want’s Local Food Connection team and state-wide partners Tennessee Local Food for an interactive workshop designed specifically for TN producers. Understand the basics of how the Local Food Connection (LFC) program works.

Join Richard Dailey, Middle Tennessee’s local BCS walk behind tractor dealer and expert, in a day of learning.

Labor is the backbone of the farm, food, and restaurant industries. Consider the importance of laborers during this discussion inspired by the exhibitions Farm to Table: Art, Food, and Identity in the Age of Impressionism and Tennessee Harvest, 1870s–1920s.

An in depth discussion about how you to sell, or increase your sales, to restaurants with Alan Powell of Nashville Grown.

This educational event offers direct farm marketers an opportunity to participate in a hands-on activity utilizing computers and free content creation software to produce effective social media content for their farm businesses.

Join Steven Ussery of Stewards Unlimited for a workshop on business planning and grant writing for farms and agribusinesses. Randall Tomlinson will also share about his experience accessing grant funds to expand Sequatchie Cove Creamery. 

There are three upcoming workshops for Value-Added Producers who may be interested in applying for the Value-Added Producer Grant through USDA.  USDA personnel and UT Extension Specialists will present information on how they can develop a strong grant application.

Enjoy farm-to-table chili in a bowl made by our pottery studio. Support our work of local food security & "Care Farming." Our Empty Bowls event is on February 28th, 5-8 at Old School Farm: 5022 Old Hydes Ferry Pike Nashville, TN.

This class will cover the do's and don'ts of pruning as well as why we do certain things during pruning. SPONSORS: Head Peach Co & Beachaven Vineyards & Winery

We are excited to announce this year’s lineup for the Farmers Market Vendor Boot Camp Webinar Series. Sessions will focus on marketing, regulations, and resources, including funding programs, for farmers market vendors.

Farm to School Institutes are Day-long workshops to be conducted in-person to help bring community partners together to support Farm to School efforts in TN. East - February 7th, 2025, Knoxville TN- UT Conference Center, West - February 10th 2025, Martin TN- Martin Event Center, Middle - February 12th 2025, Nashville TN, Ellington Agriculture

Time to Celebrate 12 Years of Small-to-Mid-Size Farming in Middle TN!
Join us for this year’s gathering on Monday, February 5, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

This marks the second year that the Tennessee Local Food Summit (TLFS) will host the event. The TLFS is a 501(c)(3) organization with a governing board and broad financial support. Its mission is to support, educate, and connect a sustainable Mid-Tennessee food system—a role previously fulfilled by the Mid-TN Growers.

Explore Sequatchie Cove Farm’s regeneratively-grazed pastures as a panel of growers, grazers, researchers and an herbalist digs into the topic of resilience in farming and its many facets: ecological, financial, social, etc.

This webinar will focus on the integration of cover crops and roller crimper systems for no-till vegetable farming, with a special emphasis on pumpkin cultivation. Learn how these practices reduce soil erosion, enhance soil health, and suppress weeds while supporting productive yields. Featuring insights from field studies along California’s southern coast, this session will showcase practical solutions for improving sustainability in irrigated pumpkin production, offering valuable strategies for farmers, researchers, and agricultural practitioners alike.