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New
American Farm Conference |
Advancing the Frontier of Sustainable Agriculture
March 25-27, 2008 | Kansas City, MO
(Thanks for helping make our conference a success! SARE does
not expect to schedule another national conference in the
near future.) |
Sponsors
| Schedule at a Glance | Plenary
Speakers | Breakout Sessions |
Farm Tours | Posters
Photo Contest | New Voices Contest
Photos Show the Groundbreaking Innovations, People
and Partnerships
Behind America’s Growing Sustainable Agriculture Movement
Four photographers will travel to SARE’s historic
20th Anniversary New American Farm Conference,
March 25-27th in Kansas City, MO
From the taro fields of Hawaii to Vermont’s
verdant dairy country – SARE received more than 220 entries for
its 20th Anniversary New American Farm Photo Contest.
The stunning array of high-quality submissions
all testify to the enormous commitment and passion of America’s
sustainable farmers, ranchers and agricultural educators, many
of whom were the photographers themselves.
Award selections were not easy. Agriculture
and communications experts from around the country helped select
one Grand-Prize winner and several honorable mentions from each
of SARE’s four regions. Final decisions were based on photo quality
and the depiction of the innovations, people or partnerships behind
today’s sustainable agriculture.
PHOTO COMPETITION RULES
(Word)
(PDF)
Check out the results below!
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Steve
Pope
North Central Grand-Prize
Winner
This photo depicts Frank
R. Reese, Jr., a fourth-generation Kansas farmer and
founder of Good Shepherd Turkey Ranch. The photo depicts
Reese’s life-long work with Heritage Turkeys
– breeding, hatching and raising quality, old-breed
turkeys for the market and for other growers to raise.
Categories: The Diverse Sustainable
Agriculture Community; Land and Water Stewardship |
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Troy
Bishopp
Northeast Grand-Prize
Winner
This is the first day
for the family on the grazing system. The system saves
feed and labor costs, fuel, and builds a sustainable
future for the next generation. Photo taken at Sunrise
Dairy Farm in Canastota, NY above Oneida Lake.
Categories: Land and Water Stewardship;
the Diverse Sustainable Agriculture Community |
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Robert
Friedman
South Grand-Prize
Winner
Each summer, Serenbe Farms
in Georgia plants several, long beds of flowers, including
multiple types of amaranth and sunflowers. The pollen
of these flowers nourishes countless bees and provides
an ecosystem to insects, such as this butterfly. Cucumbers
thrive in their symbiotic relationship with the sunflower
plant, crawling up their sturdy stalks.
Category: Land and Water
Stewardship |
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Heidi
Rader
West Grand-Prize
Winner
This photo, taken in Alaska,
is a good example of how small-scale agriculture can
offer a greater variety of produce to consumers. When
profit is the only motivation, consumers might not
have access to a variety like Romanesco Veronica F1,
which does not travel well and is only possible to
sell within a small radius. This picture shows how
small, local farms can add diversity and quality to
our diets while large corporations provide great quantities
of cheap standards.
Category: Communities
and Markets |
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Honorable Mention Photo Contest Winners
North Central
Region
Northeast Region
Southern Region
Western Region
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