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Do you dream of starting your own agricultural venture, but don't know where to start? How do you build a team, get people to support you, grow your reach and make a difference? Executive Director of Campti Field of Dreams, Donna Isaacs is a local food pioneer in central Louisiana who has made it her mission to supply her community with fresh, healthy, affordable food and to share her knowledge of growing to build up those around her. Founder of the Back to Your Roots conference, Donna knows how to bring people together for a common goal. Join us Monday, February 21, 2022 from 1-3 PM for the first growing Farmers webinar of 2022. This webinar is FREE and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. Please share with friends and colleagues. For any questions, please contact Dr. Maria Bampasidou at mbampasidou@agcenter.lsu.edu.
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Donna Isaacs serves as executive director of Campti Field of Dreams where she implements triple-bottom-line principles and practices to foster sustainable growth and community revitalization. A graduate of the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction, she is a United States Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (USGBC LEED – AP). She was recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation with a 2014 Innovation Award for the creative placemaking project, “Town of Campti: LEEDing the Way with History, Culture, the Arts and Entrepreneurship,” a model for the sustainable revitalization of rural municipalities. Under her leadership, Campti Field of Dreams has collaborated with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to conduct outreach in parishes facing persistent poverty. This currently includes the annual Back to Your Roots Sustainable Agriculture Conference, an Art & Ag Festival, a Get Your Hands Dirty series, and Sustainable Agriculture Farmer Education classes. In November, she purchased fourteen acres and started DeLaTerre Permaculture Farm with her partner Waylon Breaux. Once completed the small, diversified farm will include a 2 ½ acre market garden, ¼ acre orchard, 300 laying hens, 60 laying ducks, 25 Ewes, 25 Nannies, and 5 Cows. Additionally, she can pasture and process up to 7,200 chickens and 600 ducks annually.
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