Please Spread the Word – Deadline for Nominations is Jan. 15th!
Family Farm Defenders is urgently seeking nominations and sponsors for the 2016 John Kinsman Beginning Farmer Food Sovereignty Prize!
The criteria to be nominated include:
Engaged in own farm for less than 5 years
Small scale livestock and/or vegetable and/or fruit production
Market products locally
Practice sustainable management of natural resources
Promote healthy soil
Conserve biodiversity
Support food sovereignty principles
Winners of the prize will be honored at a luncheon banquet in Madison on Sat. March 12th with keynote speaker, John Ikerd, and receive a cash award, as well as travel/lodging expenses to attend the event.
Please send name(s) and complete contact information of your nominee(s) by Jan. 15th 2016 to: Family Farm Defenders PO Box 1772 Madison, WI 53701 Fax. 608-260-0900 or email: [email protected]
Nominees will be contacted separately to fill out a more detailed application.
Sponsors of this year’s prize are also most welcome!
Sponsors will be acknowledged in the award program, and any sponsorship at the $100 level or more will receive two (2) complimentary tickets to the award banquet.
For more details, please download the JKPrize2016SponsorLetterFarmerPoster
