1. Organic Horticulture Outreach

2. Andrew Williams, Alabama NRCS Outreach Coordinator (Retired) CEO, The United Christian Community Association (TUCCA) President of Williams Enterprises LLC Rural Economic Boards -Alabama Sustainable Agricultural Network (ASAN) -Perry & Marengo County Economic Development Boards -Rural Heritage Foundation Boards Lives on a Small Farm -Produce Organic Vegetables -Goats & Cattle -Timber

3. Setting the Stage Life is all about… - Telling stories -Recording events Stories Consist of -Past (history that you can’t change) -Future (you can’t predict) -Present (you can do something about)

4. My Story Traveled down a gravel road Turned on a dirt road (rusty, mail box) Down the hill near branch – Stopped beside road and picked blackberries – Started up hill then stopped and picked red & yellow plums

5. When you get to the house You might see a fig tree (by the butane tank) In the back yard you would see peach trees Canning & other types On the other side of the house you would find – A pear tree – Down by the barn you would find a walnut tree

6. Behind the barn Hog pen Within the hog pen, there was a “fattening pen” There was a fenced in area – organic garden

7. Then… There was rough looking house Had smoke coming out of it There were two buckets on the back steps – What are they? “slop bucket" and “slop jaw” There was also another house – “Out house”

8. The Above Story Describes a Food Security System Every Farmstead had one We got away from the story

9. “THE FARM BILL” (2008) Public Law 110-234 Food, Conservation and Energy Act Represent over $300 billion over 5 years The Farm Bill increased funding for – Organic Funding – Fruit and vegetable production

10. That is why we are here References – Grassroots Guide to 2008 Farm Bill Sustainable Agricultural Coalition 110 Maryland Avenue NE Washington, DC 20002 www.sustainableagriculturecoalition.org 202-547-5754 – Andrew Williams 5850 Hwy 66 Safford, Alabama 36773 334-216-1344 (cell) 334-627-3276 (office) andrewwilliams66@yahoo.com