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Program Overview

The University of Tennessee, in cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, has launched a statewide organic agriculture initiative. The intent of this initiative is to involve more Tennessee farmers in organic production in order to increase farm income and to provide an alternative to keep the family farm in the family. Organic production has the potential to increase profits by reducing the use of off-farm inputs and providing consumers with locally-grown, high-quality organic products in a rapidly growing market where the demand is greater than the supply.

News & Announcements:

NEW! Check out these items recently added to the website:

  • We are very pleased and excited to announce that Dr. David Butler has joined the Plant Sciences faculty as our new organic/sustainable cropping assistant professor as of June 1, 2010! David’s responsibilites are 75% research and 25% teaching.

  • Organic Fruit and Vegetable Market Reports Available FREE every Tuesday. Click here for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Events:

September 13, 2010, Get the Dirt on Soil Management. Click here for more information.

September 25, 2010, Introduction to Organic Farming. Click here for more information.

October 3, 2010, Field of Greens - A Festival Celebrating Local Food. Click here for more information.

October 5 & 19, 2010, Direct Marketing Sense - Fulfills TAEP Agritourism Workshop Requirement

Octover 7, 2010, Market Ready: A Workshop for Farmers Interested in Marketing to Restaurants & Retailers. Click here for more information.

UT Organic Farm Internship Program:

Are you a UT student interested in learning how to farm? We are looking for five GREAT interns to start their work on the UT Organic Farm Fall Semester 2010. The production component of the paid internship program will be 9-months long (March through November) with a 16-hour farm/market commitment per week. Interns will gain skills in business planning and management, vegetable and small fruit planning and production, and direct marketing. To learn more about the internship duties, click here. To view the presentation from the informational meeting, click here. To download an application, click here.

Click here to follow our current intern's experiences on UT Organic Farm Internship Program's blog

July 12, 2010. Interns at the UT Harvest Market Sell Home Grown Vegetables to UT Community. To read the full article and check out the video(s), click here and here. Check out photos of Chef Antun's cooking demonstration at the Harvest Market here!


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Program Contact

Annette Wszelaki
Vegetable Specialist
Dept. of Plant Sciences
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
252 Ellington Plant Sciences Bldg.
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974-8332
Fax: (865) 974-1947
Email: annettew@utk.edu

Find Your Local Expert

For specific questions related to organics in your county, please contact your county extension office. Click here for a directory.

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