Farmer-Led Water Quality Farming meeting

Are you a farmer in the Manchester area? You are invited to the Semi-Annual Meeting for Farmer-Led Watershed Conservation on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 from 9am to 2pm at the LISD Tech Center, 1372 N. Main St., Adrian, MI 49221. The tentative agenda includes introductions, Lake Erie’s Impairment Designation presented by MDEQ and MDARD, Social Media/Marketing Strategy “Telling Your Story” presented by the Michigan Farm Bureau, Questions & open discussion, Lunch provided by LISD Culinary Arts program, a Tour of LISD Center for Sustainable Future with buses provided. Please RSVP in advance! Please rsvp in advance by emailing rrwc@lenawee.mi.us  or calling (517) 264-4754.

Organizers would like all of the farmers of the Western Lake Erie Basin to form an educated network among one another to share thoughts, ideas, discussion, and suggestions on what they can do to help protect water quality and Lake Erie. In addition, this program has an extensive amount of resources and grants available for local farmers in the Western Lake Erie Basin to apply for to implement Best Management Practices!  If interested, you can attend the meeting to find out more information or check out “Grants & Funding” on their website at http://www.waterqualityfarming.org/grants-funding.

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by Sara Swanson

Sara Swanson is an editor, writer and founder of the Manchester Mirror.