Back To Your Roots Conference
Beekeeping: Honey Production, Extraction & Marketing with Amy Weeks
BTYR 2022 Masters Series presents a 1-Day Workshop on Honey Production, Extraction, and Marketing with Master Craftsman Beekeeper Amy Weeks. Beekeeping can be a challenging but profitable addition to your landscape. Learning about how to meet those challenges improves your success and profitability. This course will introduce you to how beekeeping can be incorporated into your existing small farm plan. 1-Day General Admission Ticket - $30 (Includes Lunch)
Livestock Production with Steve Campbell
BTYR 2022: An Ecological Approach to Building Farm Profitability features this 3-Day Workshop on Livestock Production with Steve Campbell. Steve Campbell has been in the cattle industry his whole life. Steve understands the complexities of producing premium beef. Topics include building soil health, quality forage production, nutrition, mineral intake, stock selection, calving, and more. Registration Fee: $125 (Includes Lunch)
No-Till Vegetable Production with Jesse Frost
BTYR 2022: An Ecological Approach to Building Farm Profitability features a 3-Day Workshop on No-Till Vegetable Production with Jesse Frost. Author of the “Living Soil Handbook” and host of The No-Till Market Garden Podcast, Jesse takes attendees through the process of creating living soil. With soil health as the focus, Frost will discuss productive ways of breaking ground, plus cover cropping, turning over beds, and fertility management. Registration Fee: $125 (Includes Lunch)
BTYR 2022
Back To Your Roots, 2022 is pleased to bring you 3 nationally renowned Masters in their fields. Join us for a transformational event!
The goals of the conference are:
- Advance regenerative agriculture as a tool for community revitalization in parishes facing persistent poverty by rebuilding the local food system and supporting other creative placemaking initiatives.
- Educate the public on the environmental benefits of organic production and the mutually beneficial programs provided by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
- Inspire a new generation of farmers. Last, but definitely not least, dispel the myth that you can’t make money farming!
THE NEED: Rebuild Our Local Food System, The Backbone Of Rural Economies
THE FACTS: Persistent Poverty Is Stifling Our Rural Communities
THE ANSWER: Empower A New Generation Of Farmers With Models That Are Financially Lucrative, Replicable, And Scalable To Infuse Innovation And Sustainable Entrepreneurship Into Our Rural Economies.
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Conference Registration
Virtual Conference General Admission – Free
*Registration is Required
Full Masters Series General Admission – $225
(Includes All 7 Full Days, Lectures, Farm Tours, and Meals
*Seats are limited to 50 participants
*COVID Guidelines and social distancing will be practiced
Saturday, September 17, 2022: Beekeeping: Honey Production, Extraction, and Marketing with Amy Weeks 1-Day General Admission Ticket – $30 (Includes Lunch)
Saturday, September 29 – October 1, 2022: Livestock Production with Steve Campbell 3-Day General Admission Ticket – $125 (Includes Lunch)
Saturday, October 6-8, 2022: No-Till Vegetable Production with Jesse Frost 3-Day General Admission Ticket – $125 (Includes Lunch)
Sleep Inn
Sleep Inn offers warmly decorated rooms with flat-screens in a laid-back hotel with free hot breakfast and a gym. Set on Highway 167, this conveniently located hotel is 1-mile from the Dr. Charles H. Garrett Community Center, 1-mile from the regional artwork at the Jackson Parish Museum & Fine Arts Association, and 17 miles from Jimmie Davis State Park.
Caney Lake Jimmie Davis State Park
Located on a peninsula on Caney Lake, Jimmie Davis State Park offers two boat launches and a fishing pier that cater to the outdoors enthusiast looking for a prime freshwater fishing spot. Whether you enjoy boating, biking, birding, camping, or glamping, Jimmie Davis State Park has something for you. It even features a beach with a water playground for kids so you can turn this educational event into a mini vacation for your entire family.
We Welcome Young Farmers!
- Young farmers, 12 and under may accompany a parent/guardian at no additional charge.
- Scholarships are available.
- Sponsorship opportunities are available.
- Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing reasonable accommodations or who have questions about physical access may contact Donna Isaacs at 318-521-4998 prior to the meeting or event.
