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Details of the Growing Healthy Farmers

Organic Alberta is hosting its central conference in Fort Saskatchewan later this month. Becky Lipton, executive director of Organic Alberta, has the details.


Interview with Becky Lipton (2:26 minutes) (1.5 Mb)

The Growing Healthy Farmers, Fields and Food conference is January 25 and 26 in Fort Saskatchewan. For information or to register, go to www.organicalberta.org, or call 587-521-2400.

Source : Alberta agriculture and forestry

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