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The goal for this Sustainable Pest Management (SPM) listserv is to provide a way to connect with others about SPM and to keep informed about in-person and online learning events, research, books, journal articles, publications, videos or other pieces of knowledge relevant to SPM.
The listserv is hosted by Wild Farm Alliance and Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) and National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT). When you join the listserv you will be required to follow the general guidelines listed below.
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SPM Listserv Guidelines
What's allowed?
- Informational posts about field days, workshops, courses, seminars, research results, books, journal articles, or any other educational resources or learning opportunities, are all very welcome.
- Events that are also fundraisers are allowed, so long as there is educational value to the event and the educational aspect is emphasized. Combination educational + fundraiser events should have educational information first, and information about the fundraising aspect toward the end of the post. Do not put the words "Sale" or "Fundraiser" in the subject line of the post.
- Job announcements, internship announcements, and volunteer opportunities are allowed.
- Carpooling offers to educational events are allowed.
- You may post information about a timely issue. This should be general information in neutral language. You may include a link out to a different location that has an opinion and calls to action about the issue, but please do not include the opinions or calls to action in the post.
What's not allowed?
- Advocacy action alerts are not allowed. Calls to action should not appear in posts.
- Buy, sell, trade, or donate posts are not allowed. Do not post notices about selling or purchasing livestock, pesticides, fertilizers, seedstock, or any other specific goods or services.
- Business advertising is not allowed. We ask that non-profits not abuse their status by advertising services that compete with businesses. Offers for one-on-one consulting services that people have to pay for should be considered "business advertising" and not posted. On the other hand, new publications that offer instruction on some aspect of sustainable agriculture should be posted, even if they are offered for sale. Educational services such as courses and workshops should be posted, even if they require payment of a registration or attendance fee.
- Fundraising appeals are not allowed. You may post an informational announcement of an event or resource that includes, at the end of the message, a brief line about fundraising with a link to further information.
- Do not include the listserv address in a MailChimp, ConstantContact, or other automated list unless ALL posts from that list will ALWAYS meet the guidelines.