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Conference Site and <br />Facilities <br />The Radisson Hotel in Downtown High Point is a full service <br />conference facility combining good old southern hospitality <br />with world class service and support. Located on Main <br />Street, the Radisson provides spacious rooms as well as a <br />fitness center, indoor heated pool, and whirlpool. <br />Poster sessions <br />.A.ccornmodations <br />Onsite lodging will be in the Radisson Hotel in Downrown High <br />Point. Conference rates are $85 per night per room. You are <br />responsible for making your own reservation by calling the hotel <br />directly at (336) 889-8888 or loll free at (800) <br />33-3333. Tell them you are with the CFSA <br />sustainable Agriculture Conference ro get <br />the reduced rates. Make your reservation <br />prior to October 22, 1999 ro get the con- <br />ference rate. <br />Other accommodations within walking dis- <br />tance of the Radisson are: <br />Holiday Inn Market Square (336) 886-7011 <br />Super 8 Motel (336) 882 4103 <br />Atrium Inn (336)884-8838 <br />Camping is about 20 minutes from the Radisson at: <br />Oak Hollow Family Campground (336) 883-3492 q <br />Directions to the Radisson <br />High Point is located southwest of Greensboro in between <br />Interstate 40 and Interstate 85. <br />From I-40 take the Hwy 68 exit towards High Point (this <br />becomes Eastchester Drive). Take a left on Main Street (Hwy <br />311 south) and follow it inro Downrown High Point. The <br />Radisson will be on the left after High Street. <br />From I-85 take the 311 North .exit and follow it into down- <br />town High Point. The Radisson will be on the right after <br />Commerce Street. <br />Aeademsc Research: <br />Posters detailing work or ideas from organized research <br />efforts will be displayed throughout the weekend. On Friday <br />and Saturday evenings, authors will be available to discuss <br />their posters. <br />On-Farm Projec-tas: <br />We encourage attendees to share interesting on-farm projects <br />by detailing them in a poster. Posters should not be used to <br />advertise goods or services. Variety trials, production meth- <br />ods, favorite homemade tools, and unique approaches to <br />problems are the types of projects we're interested in seeing. <br />Contact Noah Ranells, Poster-Session Coordinator at (919),,; <br />515-7597 or noah_ranells~ricsu.edu if you are interested in <br />presenting a poster. <br />- _ <br />-~. <br />Pesticide ;Recert%fz,Cation <br />~_. <br />_. ,. _ CYedzts ~ .''~ <br />We anticipate beingable'to"offer Pesticide Recertification' <br />Credits for NC and SC. Please call the CFSA~office at:;- <br />(919) 542-2402 in advance for more information <br />. s' <br />-= 'Cheese-makng~WorksT~p <br />.. .., <br />. _, <br />a t- <br />The Hometown. Cr~cimery R~vivaf.Project is sponsoring a 4 <br />1 /2 hour professional cheese-making_workshop on Sunday at <br />the Goat Lady Dairy in Cliri'~ax, NC. Ginnie Tate will be the <br />insfivctor, and will orient the class toward people interested in <br />the possibility of starting a cheesemaking business. She will <br />demonstrate making a fresh goat cheese and a hard cheese, <br />and will cover how to go about setting up the business, regu- <br />lations, marketing, packaging, etc., as well as answer ques- <br />tions about cheesemaking in general. Ginnie and her family <br />have been making goat cheese for 4 years, milking 35-50 <br />goats, and market their products locally. The workshop is $20 <br />extra and is limited ro 20. A box lunch will be provided. <br />6 <br />