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Show Volume III, Issue II THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page 3 November 15, 2000 Women In Agriculture Conference to be Held Life is tough on a family farm. With the stress of wondering if the weather will cooperate, when market prices will go up, insurance or lack thereof, sick kids and cows, who’s going to pay the bills this month . . . it’s a wonder there are people stalwart and brave enough to stay on the farm. Many times, the glue holding it all together is the farm woman. Farm women have to be more than strong. Often you will find her with a baby on her lap, another child asking for help with homework, a phone to her ear while she orders barley seed, her fingers punching away at a calculator as she pulls the finances together, all while surfing the net for up-to-date market values. It’s a good thing women are multi-tasked creatures—it would take five people to replace her. And we must not forget that farm women deal with this strange phenomenon called farm men. Is her life stressful? Acknowledging the very real challenges of farm women, a conference is being planned specifically for women involved in the agricultural and green industries, whether they live and work on a farm, or work with a farm-related organization or business. The conference is hosted by the Women in Agriculture Committee, which is made up of representatives from various Utah agricultural and Green agencies. One of the purposes of the Women in Ag conference is to help women in farming or farm related industry improve their standard of living through education and/or by develop- ing alternative or unique ag-related business. The conference will provide ideas and materials to help ensure sustainability and economic security for rural farms and Green businesses in Utah and our surrounding states. There will be ideas and presentations to convey ways to increase farm income through new, creative and value added activities or products from the farm. The goal is to unleash the entrepreneurial spirit in our agricultural community. Because there is more to farm life than finances, workshops will also cover other challenges such as sibling rivalry, working with in-laws and improving family relations. Of course, there will also be some fun workshops: Making Your Own Transplant Grow Boxes, Add Pizzazz to Your Meals and Xeriscaping—the Blooming Desert. The conference is scheduled for January 31 through February 1 and 2, 2001 at the Marriott Hotel in Provo. Conference organizers are looking for businesses and organizations to partner with as sponsor in our mission to promote the sustainability of our rural farms. We could use your sponsorship, large or small, to ensure the success of this event. Your contribution will make a difference. Contributions may be sent to Women in Agriculture Committee, c/o Marlene Berger, Utah State University, 11210 North 3000 West, Deweyville, UT 84309. Please make check payable to USU-Women in Ag. For more information, contact Pati Todd at 629-0580 ext. 25. Eccles Community Art Center Offers Art Lecture Series The Eccles Community Art Center will continue its free, art lectures series—Conversations In Art on Tuesday, November 14, 2000 beginning at 7:00 p.m. The lecturer for the evening will be Lila Duncan Larsen Nelson presenting Utah Pioneer Art. These lectures are offered free and are open to the community. Mrs. Nelson will discuss the early immigrant artists who influenced the attitudes of Utah art. She will focus on the three most influential; C. C. A. Christensen, Dan Weggeland, and George Ottinger. Their art and instruction formed the basis for Utah visual art. Join us in a study of their artwork, and their interesting histories. C.C. A. Christensen created a moving storytelling panorama canvas in the days before motion pictures. George Ottinger was an art professor at the University of Deseret, known later as the University of Utah. Lila Duncan Larsen Nelson is an art historian with a special emphasis on Utah art. She has been an Associate Director at the Springville Museum of Art, and a Curator of education at the Eccles Community Art Center, Ogden. She has been responsible for training outreach volunteers and docents for both organizations. She established the Eccles Community Art Center’s Elementary school outreach program Art to Go, and the seniors’ outreach program Art in the Dark. The Conversations In Arts series is being funded by a grant provided by the Utah Humanities Council. The Utah Humanities Council promotes understanding of human traditions, values, and issues through public discussion. For more information about this and other lectures, please call Debra or Rose at (801) 392- 6935. 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