Right now I am debating whether it would be worth it for me to ask around for money to attend a sustainable agriculture conference held through OEFFA next month if I want help seeking donation and grant sources to start a small farm and get help planning a farm efficiently so I don't wast any resources or produce in the first year due to poor planing. The conference will take place in February from the 16th to the 18th from 10:00 AM Thursday to 5:00 PM Friday. Here is the website where I'm trying to sign up: (
https://conference.oeffa.org/)
Unfortunately, OEFFA has already run out of money to donate any further scholarships for more participants to attend the conference for free and the deadline to sign up is February 1, 2023. Since I have no experience with this organization other than through positive hearsay from small farmers in the state of Ohio, I have no idea whether or not this organization will be able to help me get started or if OEFFA will even have the classes relevant to my needs at the conference next month. If any Permies members have experience working with OEFFA in the past, please share your experiences here. I don't think I've heard enough about this organization to know if the conference in February will be worth my time.
Mandrake...takes on and holds the influence
of the devil more than other herbs because of its similarity
to a human. Whence, also, a person’s desires, whether good
or evil, are stirred up through it...
-Hildegard of Bingen, Physica
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