2025 Sustainable Agriculture Conference
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2025 Sustainable Agriculture Conference
The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association is a farmer-driven nonprofit advancing small farms and local food systems in the Carolinas through technical assistance, education, and advocacy initiatives. Our Sustainable Agriculture Conference is a unique, authentic professional development event – 40 years strong! – bringing together small-scale farmers, backyard gardeners and homesteaders, locavores, food systems changemakers, educators, and community leaders from across the region to learn, network, and build momentum and community focused on local, sustainable, and organic agriculture.
The 2025 conference, scheduled for November 14th-16th in Columbia, SC, will feature dozens of inspiring and practical workshops, networking meetups, an expansive trade show, a keynote panel, pre-conference workshops and farm tours, and more. Whether you’re seeking new production ideas and tips for your farm, advocacy and food system coalition-building strategies for your community, or business development guidance for your food business, the Sustainable Agriculture Conference is designed for you.
Don’t miss this once a year, one-stop-shop event for the food and farming community of the Carolinas!
Event Schedule 
Nov. 14, 2025
Friday
Half-Day Morning (8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.)
Urban to Rural Farm Tour City Roots Farm
Big Harvests in Small Spaces: Urban Mushroom Farming The Purple Mushroom
Organic Production and Conservation: Strengthening Farmer-NRCS Collaboration SCF Organic Farm
Scaling Up for Organic Wholesale Wild Hope Farm
Half-Day Afternoon (1 – 4:30 p.m.)
Agritourism on a Working Farm: A Guided Tour Doko Farm, Deckle Edge Farm & Fabel Farms
CFSA Advocacy and Leadership Seminar* Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
*Ends at 6 p.m.
Nov. 15, 2025
Saturday
Registration & Check-In (7 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Trade Show, Bookstore + Seed & Plant Share (7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Coffee and Breakfast (7:30 – 9 a.m.)
Workshop Session A (8:30 – 9:45 a.m.)
Workshop Session B (10:15 – 11:30 a.m.)
Midday Break (1:30 am – 1:30 p.m.)
Policy in the Plaza (1:30 – 1:15 p.m.)
Workshop Session C (1:30 – 2:45 p.m.)
Workshop Session D (3:15 – 4:30 p.m.)
Networking Meetups, Open to all attendees! (4:45 – 6 p.m.)
including: Farmer Veterans, Women of Color Farmers, Latin Growers, Friends & Allies, Certified Naturally Grown Networking, Farmer-to-Farmer Meetup, and Affinity Space for Jewish Farmers
Nov. 16, 2025
Sunday
Registration & Check-In (7 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
Trade Show, Bookstore + Seed & Plant Share (7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
Coffee and Breakfast (7:30 – 9 a.m.)
Workshop Session E (8:30 – 9:45 a.m.)
Workshop Session F (10:15 – 11:30 a.m.)
Trade Show closes (12 p.m.)
Closing Lunch + Keynote Panel: Community & Collaboration for a Resilient Food Future
(Tickets required) (12 – 1:30 p.m.)
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