The two-day New Mexico Organic Farming Conference provides more than 30 production and marketing workshops, a locally grown organic food luncheon on Saturday, and a large exhibitor hall for producers to learn about organic farming.
Released February 10, 2010
ALBUQUERQUE – United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan will be the keynote speaker at the New Mexico Organic Farming Conference, Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Marriott Albuquerque Pyramid North Hotel, 5151 San Francisco Road NE, Albuquerque.
Merrigan, who helped author the Organic Food Protection Act of 1990 establishing standards and regulations for organic farming, is an advocate for the sustainable food movement. She also supports returning to traditional farming methods such as limiting pesticide uses and rotating crops to improve soil nutrients.
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