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Alliance field day set for Nov. 17
The Alliance of Sustainable Farms field day will be Nov. 17 at Yokna Bottoms Farm in Oxford.
Farm owner Doug Davis will show attendees the sustainable practices he uses on his 6-acre vegetable farm. Topics include late fall production, washing and storing, overwintering crops, cover crops, pest control and community-supported agriculture.
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. Yokna Bottoms Farm is located at 26 County Road 471 in Oxford.
Yokna Bottoms Farm sells its produce to individuals and restaurants through farmers markets and its community-supported agriculture program.
To register for the field day, contact alliance manager Keith Benson at keithmdp@yahoo.com or 601-988-4999.
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.
