Small Farmer Agricultural Leadership Institute
Class III - Session 7
Tuskegee University Kellogg Conference Center
Tuskegee, Alabama
December 5-7, 2010
Summer Tour Tentative Agenda
TENTATIVE AGENDA
Sunday, July 25, 2010
6:00pm - Welcoming Reception
Monday, July 26, 2010
7:00am - Breakfast - Holiday Inn - Atlanta Airport
8:00am - Depart for Fort Valley State University
10:30am - Opening Session - C.W. Pettigrew Farm and Community Life Center
11:45am - Lunch at Lane Southern Orchards (Guided Tour of Land Southern Orchards and Self Guided Tour of Lane Packing Facility)
2:00pm - Tours: Fort Valley State University, College of Agriculture, Family Science and Technology
Tour Stop #1 - FVSE Campus Bookstore
Tour Stop #2 - Veterinary Science Technology Program
Tour Stop #3 - Small Ruminant Research and Extension Center
Tour Stop #4 - Organic Farm Demonstrations
Tour Stop #5 - Mobile Information Technology Units
6:00pm - Dinner at Agricultural Technology Program
46 Camp John Hope Road. Fort Valley, Georgia
8:00pm - Depart for Atlanta, Georgia
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
7:30am - Breakfast in Hotel
8:30am - Depart for Downtown Atlanta
9:00am - Tour the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum, the Carter Center and the Gardens of the Carter Presidential Center
12:00pm - Depart for Lawrencevillel, Georgia
12:30pm - Lunch
1:45pm - Tour Phoenix Gardens
4:30pm - Whistlestop Farmers Market in Norcross, Georgia
7:00pm - Dinner
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
7:00am - Breakfast in Hotel
8:00am - Tour of Gardens and Urban Farms in Atlanta Area
12:00pm - Lunch
1:00pm - Afternoon on your own
7:00pm - Closing Banquet / Dinner - Hotel
Southern University Ag Center Small Farmer Agricultural Leadership Institute Participant of Class III, Jenga Mwendo
Jenga Mwendo gave up a career in computer animation in New York, where she had been living for 10 years, to return to her hometown of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina to help in the rebuilding of the city. . . . . (To read more, click on the link below)
Landrieu wants funds approved for black farmers
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu is calling on Congress to approve a $1.15 billion deal with black farmers that could end a years-long stalemate over alleged racial discrimination by the Agriculture Department.
Landrieu says the settlement isn't "just about correcting past wrongs — it is about ensuring future prosperity."
She said black farmers need the money to help them weather the economic downturn.
If approved by Congress, the deal would be the second round of damages stemming from a class-action lawsuit the government originally settled in 1999. The new money is intended for people who were denied earlier payments because they missed deadlines for filing.
Landrieu, on Wednesday, said that 985 farmers in Louisiana have filed eligible claims.
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