2400 People Attend Wisconsin Organic Conference

"LA CROSSE, Wis. -- The 19th annual Organic Farming Conference filled the La Crosse Center Feb. 21-23 with 60 workshops, 130 exhibitors, a new Organic Research Symposium and keynote speakers.

Attendance reached 2,400 people.

"The conference was incredibly successful, it just seems to get better every year," said Faye Jones, executive director of the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service. MOSES hosted the conference.

Gary, Rosie and Nicholas Zimmer of Otter Creek Organic Farm in Avoca were named the MOSES 2008 Organic Farmer of the Year. The Zimmers grow 1,200 acres of organic crops, milk 200 cows, have 50 dry cows, 300 heifers, 100 beef cattle and 100 pasture-raised feeder pigs."

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