Women in Agriculture Forum at Sweet Briar

Wednesday, 22 October:  Sweet Briar College will be hosting a forum celebrating Women in Agriculture!  The main event begins at 4:30 pm in the Wailes Center, but there are options for a campus agriculture tour at 3:00 pm and informal networking at 4:00 pm.   Starting at 4:30, there will be a welcome from campus leaders and Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Matthew Lohr; a plenary with Heidi L. Hertz, principal at Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies; and a panel including Natalia Zappernick, director of horticulture at Babylon Micro-Farms; Muriel Forrest, barn owner and trainer of Wheatland Farms; and Dr. Jessica Walters, program manager for the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.  A reception will follow.  You can RSVP here.