Food Alliance Field Day * Are You A Member? * Conference Registration Open * Nominating Committee Members Needed * Help Sustainable Maryland
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OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2010 NEWSLETTER
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SPECIAL DEAL ON NOV 10 FIELD DAY
Learn About Food Alliance Certification at PASA Field Day
 Food Alliance is a nonprofit organization that certifies farms, ranches and food handlers for sustainable agricultural and facility management practices. PASA has partnered with Food Alliance to deliver this trusted, third-party certification to our region's farms, processors, food buyers and consumers. Whether you are simply curious to learn more about Food Alliance Certification, or you are about to begin your application, this event will take you through the A-B-C's of what you need to know about Food Alliance Certification.
The cost of the field day is $15 for PASA members and Future Harvest-CASA members, ONLY with pre-registration. All others, $25. Contact Rebecca Robertston at PASA, (814) 349-9856, ext. 20, to pre-register.
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ARE YOU A FUTURE HARVEST-CASA MEMBER?
Time to Renew Your Membership and Enjoy New Member Benefits!
What does it mean to be a member of Future Harvest-CASA? It's always meant discount registration to the Annual Conference, a vote at the annual membership meeting and support of our sustainable agricultural economy. This year, your Board of Directors and staff have been working to deliver more benefits for your membership. These include:
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more agricultural field days than ever
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discounts on Future Harvest-CASA field days
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discounts on selected field days presented in partnership with PASA
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eligibility for volunteer discount at certain Future Harvest-CASA events
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opportunity to contribute to the work of Future Harvest-CASA on committees such as Nominating, Conference Planning, Membership and Education
Additionally, our redesigned website will soon have members-only features to facilitate information-sharing and business collaboration among our members.
If you joined Future Harvest-CASA at last year's conference or soon after, you'll need to renew now to receive the member price on the 2011 annual conference. If you become a member in November or December, your membership will be good through December 2011. So why wait? Renew or become a member now!
Nominating Committee Members Needed
Any Future Harvest-CASA member who would like to serve on the committee to nominate new board members at the annual conference membership meeting should contact Committee Chair Rob Schnabel at
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by November 15.
Provide Agricultural Input to Sustainable Maryland
The Environmental Finance Center at the University of Maryland (EFC) has launched Sustainable Maryland, a program that seeks a measurable way to help communities grow greener while protecting their natural assets and revitalizing their communities. Future Harvest-CASA has been invited to participate in the process of helping to define what agricultural sustainability means for Maryland communities. We are seeking two active Maryland farmers who would like to be a part of this process through one or two meetings. Please contact Alice Chalmers at
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or 443-243-2998 if you'd like to help.
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ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Online Registration Now Open!
Visit our website to view a full conference agenda and register online. (Notice the new look of our website while you're there!)
Remember: unless you became a member after April 1, 2009, you must renew your membership now in order to register for the conference at the discount price.
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Tel: (410) 549-7878
futureharvestcasa.org
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