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SUMMARY:4th Annual Soil Health Symposuim
DESCRIPTION:Food Works of Southern Illinois and Glaciers End will co-host:\n4th Annual Southern Illinois Soil Health Symposium\nGlaciers End, 104 N Print Ave, Marion, IL 62951\nThursday, March 5th, 2025 from 5:30-8pm\nThe Southern Illinois Soil Health Symposium will be geared towards educating and motivating people to\nlearn more about and take action around soil and water health and the practices that forward these\ncauses. The Soil Health focus this year will be centered around Soil Health Basics for Markets and Home\nGardening.\nOur first speaker will be Southern Illinois horticulture professor, Amanda Weidhuner.\nOur second speaker will be Noah Scalero, owner of BeetRoot Farm in Carbondale, Illinois. BeetRoot\nFarm provides over 30 varieties of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers to the local Carbondale\ncommunity. Scalero is committed to using production practices that are soil building, using no agricultural\nchemicals, low-tillage, cover cropping, and on-farm composting. Learn more about BeetRoot Farm here. ( https://www.beetrootfarm.com/ )\nCome gather and share with other individuals interested in promoting and building soil health in Southern\nIllinois!\nClick HERE ( https://secure.everyaction.com/BtqueCx9R0OSbJO8MalFMg2 ) to register for this event.\nThe Southern Illinois Farming Alliance (SIFA) is a farmer-driven network, whose focus is to encourage\narea farmers, gardeners, and local eaters to learn from one another and is just one of the many\nprograms Food Works offers. Food Works is a non-profit organization, dedicated to creating a\nsustainable food economy in Southern Illinois. If you have any questions about Food Works or want to\nlearn more about any of Food Works programs which include SIFA, Food Works Winter and Mobile\nFarmers Market, and the Southern Illinois Link Hub, visit www.fwsoil.org ( https://fwsoil.org/ ) or feel free to contact Ellen\nEsling, ellen@fwsoil.org.\nFood Works is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to creating a sustainable food economy in\nSouthern Illinois. Through farmer training and consumer education, Food Works promotes long-term\nfarming networks that create healthy soils, healthy food, and healthy communities in the 23 counties\nthat make up Southern Illinois.\nContact: Libby Ervin, Assistant Director, Food Works of Southern Illinois & Co-Owner, Glaciers End,\nemail libby@fwsoil.org, 312-343-2864\n
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LOCATION:104 North Print Avenue | Marion, IL 62959
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