2011 Conference Program by Brett Wedel

29th Annual Organic Farming and Gardening Conference Saratoga Hilton and City Center, Saratoga Springs, NY January 21â&#x20AC;&#x201C;23, 2011

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WELCOME

We’re glad that you can join us this year for another incredible weekend in Saratoga Springs. As in years past, this weekend will be a great opportunity to learn from experienced presenters and each other. For many of us, this conference is also a once-a-year chance to connect with old friends; don’t forget that it’s a great chance to make new ones as well! As we come together over the next few days, remember to reach out and make those connections. It is our community that gives us strength! The Winter Conference would not be possible without the efforts and support of a large team of people, including our

ATTENTION SOCIAL MEDIA FANATICS! Help us spread the conference love! We will be using a special Twitter hashtag for the conference, and invite you to use it too: #NOFANYwc11. Also don’t forget to follow NOFA-NY on Twitter, www.twitter.com/nofaNY, and like NOFA-NY on Facebook! We also have a Jumo page now too, which you can follow us on as well.

presenters, our sponsors, our food donors, the NOFA-NY staff, volunteers, and the fantastic crew at the Hilton and City Center. We’d like to extend a big thank you to everyone who has worked to put this event together this year. To those companies, organizations, and agencies who have lent financial support to this year’s Winter Conference, we would also like to say a hearty thank you. We would especially like to thank our two Patrons of Organic: the USDA Risk Management Agency and The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA (Grant # 2009-4940005878). Those workshops marked with the beet logo (at right) were supported by this grant. Thanks also to all of the individuals, farms, and companies who have donated food for our fantastic organic meals! Your generosity enables us to serve some of the best local organic food in New York State!

As we celebrate our community this weekend, we would like to remember one of our beginning farmers. In November, Josh Levine lost his life in a tragic tractor accident. Josh was a husband, a father, the Farmer’s Market Manager at Quail Hill Farm in Long Island, and a regular photo contributor to the New York Organic News. He was 35 years old and leaves behind his wife and two children. As a tribute to Josh’s love of organic farming and his support to the larger organic community, NOFA-NY has created the Josh Levine Memorial Scholarship Fund to support beginning farmers to attend future NOFA-NY conferences. Please contact NOFA-NY for more information about the scholarship fund. 2

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This conference would not be possible without the efforts of the following people: • Matt Robinson, Education and Outreach Coordinator • Lynn Barnett, Membership and Registration Coordinator • Dan Livingston, Food Coordinator • Del Ippolito, Volunteer Coordinator • Mark Ippolito, Silent Auction Coordinator • David Ford, Program Designer • Sherri Welser, Children’s Conference Coordinator • The entire New Farmer Development Project Staff (for enabling us to offer programming in Spanish!)

PROGRAM CONTENTS Welcome Keynote Speakers Schedule at a Glance Annual Meeting Friday Intensives Saturday Workshops Sunday Workshops Children’s Conference The Farmer’s Pledge Conference Presenters Tradeshow Exhibitors Food Donors Conference Sponsors Conference Center Map

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Welcome to the 29th annual NOFA-NY Winter Conference!

KEYNOTERS

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS MIGUEL ALTIERI Dr. Altieri will explore the role that biodiversity plays in the design and management of biodiverse and resilient agroecosystems drawing from experiences of his work with small farmers in Latin America and larger commercial organic farmers in California and Chile. Woven throughout this description of scientific and practical evidence of the significance of biodiversity to farming will be the story of rural social movements that have put agrobiodiversity at the forefront of their struggle against corporate agriculture and their fight for food sovereignty. What lessons can eastern US organic farmers learn from these initiatives to rescue local food systems from the capitalist economic model? Friday, 8:00pm • Saratoga Ballroom

MALIK YAKINI BUILDING FOOD SECURITY AND FOOD JUSTICE: Lessons from Detroit Mr. Yakini’s address will offer a look at the community self-determination work of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (DBCFSN) including D-Town Farm, the Ujamaa Food Coop Buying Club, the writing of the Detroit Food Security Policy, and the creation of the Detroit Food Policy Council. The on-going “Undoing Racism in the Detroit Food System” initiative in which DBCFSN participates will be be examined. Key lessons learned from DBCFSN’s work will be shared. Saturday, 11:00am • Saratoga Ballroom

KEVIN ENGELBERT Kevin, his wife Lisa, and their family have operated a 120-cow dairy farm in Nichols, NY since the early 1980s. Over the last few years, the farm has diversified into grain and small-scale vegetable production, along with a retail beef, pork, and cheese business. Diversifying has allowed the farm to support the next generation, and enabled the family to expand the number of organic acres under their management to over 1,600. Kevin has also served the national organic community for the last five years as a member of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) advising the USDA National Organic Program. He ends his term this January. Sunday, 11:00am • Saratoga Ballroom

NOFA-NY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE HELP LINE (1-855-2NOFA-NY) NOFA-NY, Inc. continues “growing for the future” with a new help line for technical assistance questions, basic farm talk, or the simple farm questions you were always afraid to ask. Call toll free, 1-855-2NOFANY, or 1-855-266-3269 (for low tech callers) and let NOFA-NY farm educator Robert Perry and our extended circle of organic resources help reduce agriculture risks on your farm. If we haven’t been there or done that, we will find someone who has. We are grateful for funding from the USDA Risk Management Agency that makes this hotline possible. www.nofany.org

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SCHEDULE

THURSDAY 10am–5pm Food Safety Intensive, Day One (Broadway 4) 1–5pm Weeds Your Way Focus Group (Phila) 6–9pm Registration 7–11pm Beginning Farmer Mixer (Broadway)

SCHEDULE

FRIDAY 6:30am Yoga – Bring a towel or mat (Whitney) All Day Auction for Agriculture! All proceeds benefit NOFA-NY Education Programs (Gallery) 7 am Registration Opens 7:30am Breakfast

9am–5pm FULL DAY INTENSIVES

• Advanced Greenhouse & High Tunnel Vegetable Production (Saratoga 1) • Digging Into the Web: Basic to Advanced Web Marketing for Farmers (Broadway 3) • Food Safety Intensive, Day Two (Broadway 4) • Intermediate CSA (Travers) • The Nuts & Bolts of Getting Started in Farming (Saratoga 3) • Organic Weed Management Strategies & Equipment (Broadway 1) • Organic Maple Production, Up Close & Personal (Meet at Info Table)

A GLANCE

9am–12:30pm MORNING INTENSIVES • Blueberry Intensive (Saratoga 2) • Diversifying Your Farm or Homestead’s Energy Supply (Highrock) • Holistic Planned Grazing for Better Soil (Phila) • How to Do Research on Your Farm (Alabama) • Permaculture for Farmers: Crops, Patterns, Polycultures (Broadway 2) 12:30pm Lunch, Trade Show Opens 4

SATURDAY 6:30am Yoga – Bring a towel or mat (Whitney) 7am Breakfast, Registration Open

8–9:15am SATURDAY MORNING I • Getting Healthy Food into the Hands of Low Income Eaters: Nutrition Programs and Farmers Markets (Broadway 4) • Grazing Rotations: Combining Poultry, Ruminants, and Others (Broadway 2) • Home Butchering I: What Do I Do With This Cow? (Demo Kitchen) • Horses & Mules: Profit and Loss (Saratoga 2) • Intro to Greenhouse & Transplant Production (Saratoga 3) • No-till Gardening: A Mulch System for Growing Just About Everything (Highrock) • On-Farm Seed Production (Saratoga 1) • Organic Grape Juice: Distinguishing Your Product and Creating Niche Markets (Alabama) • Regional Distributors: Getting Your Product to Local Markets (Travers) • Spud’s Up? What We’ve Learned from the Northeast Organic/Sustainable Potato Project (NOSP) (Broadway 1) • USDA NRCS Conservation Program Opportunities for Organic Growers (Broadway 3)

1:30–5pm AFTERNOON INTENSIVES • Brambles Intensive (Saratoga 2) • Certification Orientation (Phila) • Community Food Security & Urban Gardening Policies in New York State (Highrock) • Hands-on Home Cheesemaking for Beginners (Demo Kitchen) • Ecological Soil Management for Organic Growers (Broadway 2)

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9:30–10:45am SATURDAY MORNING II • Actively Managing Your Compost (Travers) • Brassicas, from A to Z (Saratoga 1) • CSA Expansion: Making It Work on a Large Scale (Broadway 4) • From Amber Waves of Grain to Market: Harvesting, Storing, and Marketing High Quality Grain (Broadway 1) • Growing & Marketing Mexican Culinary Herbs (Broadway 2) • Home Butchering II: Putting that Grass-fed Beef to Use (Demo Kitchen) • On-Farm Poultry Processing (Saratoga 2) • 100% Grassfed Dairy (Broadway 3) • The ¼-Acre “Farm” (Highrock) • Raising Rabbits for Profit on Pasture? Are You KiddingMe? (Phila) • What Are You Worth? Cost of Production Training (Saratoga 3) • NYSSFPA Roundtable: Adding Value through Green Entrepreneurship (Alabama) 11am Keynote: Malik Yakini (Saratoga Ballroom) 12:30pm Lunch & Golden Carrot Awards 1:15pm NOFA-NY Annual Membership Meeting (Saratoga 1) Details on page 6

5–6pm Social Hour (Gallery & Trade Show) 5:30pm Reading & Book Signing: Philip Ackerman-Leist (Travers) 6:15pm Dinner 7pm Registration Closed 8pm Opening Ceremony & Keynote: Miguel Altieri (Saratoga Ballroom) 9:15pm Voices Raised in Song (Broadway 1) 9:15pm Dirt! The Movie (Alabama) www.nofany.org

SCHEDULE

4:15–5:30pm SATURDAY AFTERNOON II • Calculating Dry Matter Intake: The New Pasture Rule (Broadway 3) • Community Organizing 101 (Travers) • Converting a House to a Homestead (Phila) • Farming & Family: Achieving Balance on Your Farm (Saratoga 3)

YOGA OK, OK… The conference is great, but sitting around in workshops can get a little bit tiring. Start your morning off right with Nancy Grove. Nancy will take you through a 45-minute yoga session that will help stretch out those stiff conference muscles. Friday, Saturday & Sunday at 6:30am • Whitney www.nofany.org

SUNDAY 6:30am Yoga – Bring a towel or mat (Whitney) 7am Breakfast, Registration Open

8–9:15am SUNDAY MORNING I • Accessing Land: Various Approaches (Saratoga 3) • Creating a Self-Watering Container (Demo Kitchen)

GLANCE

• Creating Your Own Feed Recipe (Broadway 1) • Equipment Focus: Japanese Paper Pot Transplanter (Saratoga 1) • Growing & Marketing Cut Flowers: Who Is That Stranger in My Garden? (Saratoga 2) • Institutional Markets: Setting Up Relationships with Schools (Alabama) • Pastured Poultry (Broadway 2) • Raising Dairy Calves on Cows (Broadway 3) • Simple Solar Hot Water Heaters (Broadway 4) • Stories from the Crop Mob: Barn Raising in 2010 (Travers) • Urban Beekeeping: Are You Sure This Is Legal?? (Highrock)

9:30–10:45am SUNDAY MORNING II

• Emmer & Other Ancient Grains (Broadway 1) • Backyard Orchards: Growing Fruits and Berries in Urban/Suburban Spaces (Saratoga 2) • Beneficials & Biological Control in the Field (Highrock) • Biodiversity: Farmer Stories (Travers) • How Big Should We Be? (Saratoga 3) • Raising Heritage Turkeys for the Thanksgiving Table (Broadway 2) • The Raw Milk Revolution: What’s Behind It andWhere Is It Going? (Alabama) • The Use of Warm Season Annuals in Your Forage System (Broadway 3) • World Hunger: Global Realities and Local Solutions (Broadway 4) • Saving the Harvest: The ABCs of Food Preservation (Demo Kitchen)

• Grafting of Greenhouse Vegetables: Tomato, Eggplant, and Cucumber (Demo Kitchen) • Internships, Apprentices & Employees: An Exercise in Clarity (Saratoga 1) • Local Processors: The Missing Link? (Broadway 1) • Preserving the Diversity of America’s Apples: Heritage Production (Saratoga 2) • Processing Beeswax Products for Sale (Alabama) • Saving Rare Breeds One Pork Chop at a Time (Broadway 2) • Urban Aquaponics: Fish and Vegetable Production at a Urban Youth Farm (Highrock) • Farm Hack: DIY Tools for Small Farmers (Broadway 4) 5:30–6:45pm Social Hour (Gallery & Trade Show) 5:30pm Reading & Book Signing: Kristin Kimball (Travers) 5:45–6:45pm NOFA-NY Certified Organic LLC Open Meeting (Broadway 1) 5:45–6:45pm NYSSFPA Annual Meeting (Broadway 4) 7pm Dinner & Registration Closed 8:15pm Contra Dance with The Russet Trio & Fern Marshall Bradley (Saratoga Ballroom) 8:15pm Movie: The Greenhorns (Broadway 1)

• Alternative Pricing Structures & Strategies (Travers) • Beginning Seed Saving (Highrock) • Farm Records & Tax Basics: Avoiding Headaches and Heartaches (Saratoga 3) • Marketing Strategies at Half Pint Farm in VT (Alabama) • Mycofacilitation: Increasing Ecosystem Health with Fungi (Saratoga 2) • Sheep for Fiber (Broadway 2) • Small-Scale Cider Production (Broadway 4) • Standing Room Only: Pumping Up Your Workshop (Phila) • Starting a Successful Value-Added Dairy Processing Venture (Broadway 3) • Summer Cover Crops for Organic Vegetable Production (Broadway 1) • Vegetable Variety Roundtable (Saratoga 1) 11am Keynote: NOFA-NY Farmer Kevin Engelbert (Saratoga Ballroom) 12:30pm Lunch, Last Chance for Trade Show 2pm Trade Show Closes

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2:30–3:45pm SATURDAY AFTERNOON I

SUNDAY

SCHEDULE

SATURDAY

W H AT ’ S H A P P E N I N G

A N N UA L M E E T I N G

NOFA-NY 2011 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AGENDA Saturday, January 22, 2011 • Saratoga 1 1:15–1:25pm Welcome 1:25–1:50pm Year in Review Review of 2010 Projects; Strategic Plan Report; Looking Ahead to 2011; Ways to Get More Involved!

1:50–1:55pm Election of New Board Members 1:55–2:20pm 2011 Policy Resolutions Discussion 2:30–4:00pm: Room is available for people to stay and meet in small groups and committees.

Proposed 2011 Policy Resolutions New Farmer Training Program

Garden at Every Public School

Organic Chicken Production

NOFA-NY should cooperate with other organizations in NYS to establish a new farmer training program that is recognized by the State Government (the appropriate departments of Labor and Education) such that the contributions of farmers as mentors and teachers will be recognized, compensated and legal.

We support funding to allow as many children as possible to have the opportunity to learn how to grow food. NOFA-NY members should work with their communities to create a garden at every public school and to encourage teachers to include the gardens in every relevant aspect of the curriculum.

To deserve the organic label, farmers must raise chickens and other poultry with full seasonal access to pasture so that the birds can exercise, scratch, eat worms and insects, and behave in a manner that is natural to their species. Chickens raised in confinement should not be labeled “certified organic,” but may be labeled “fed with organic feed, no antibiotics.” The membership of NOFA hereby charges the National Organic Program to establish this dual labeling option. To achieve a supply of organic eggs that meets market demand, there will need to be many small-scale and medium-scale producers. Farmers will only be willing and able to raise organic poultry if consumers understand the full costs and agree to pay enough for eggs and meat to cover the full costs of production. NOFA resolves to support the development of more organic chicken farmers and the further education of consumers.

Re-instatement of Home Rule We support the reinstatement of home rule for gas and oil drilling in New York State.

Moratorium on Hydrofracking We support a moratorium on hydrofracking of horizontal gas wells until the environment, land, and water are fully protected.

INTENSIVES

PRE-CONFERENCE INTENSIVE COURSE • (Thursday–Friday) Thursday: 10:00am–5:00pm (includes lunch) • Friday: 9:00am–5:00pm (includes lunch)

GAPs IS A 4-LETTER WORD, BUT SO ARE SAFE AND FOOD This training session will help farmers sift through the fact and fiction of farm food safety using Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs). The training will be tailored specifically for diversified organic fresh produce farming operations. In the first day, Cornell Fruit & Vegetable Team’s Robert Hadad and Cornell GAPs Program’s Betsy Bihn will cover minimizing microbial contamination, cost effective common-sense methods for reducing risk while keeping fresh produce safe, and updates on what is happening on the federal level.

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Day Two will be open to those who attend Day One, and will be a work session where you will begin to write a draft of a farm food safety plan. If your buyers require you to be GAP certified or you just want to be ahead of the curve, this session will provide you with the one-on-one assistance needed to take the plunge. If you have a laptop computer with an updated Word program, bring it to class on Friday. There will be a limited number of laptops available to borrow. Broadway 4

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F R I DAY I N T E N S I V E S

ADVANCED GREENHOUSE AND HIGH TUNNEL VEGETABLE PRODUCTION

THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF GETTING STARTED IN FARMING

Growing high yields of organic vegetables in controlled environments requires attention to detail. Judson Reid, Cornell Vegetable Program, Seth Jacobs, Slack Hollow Farm, and Michael Kilpatrick, Kilpatrick Family Farm, will focus on soil, water, fertility management and biological pest control, as well as pruning for hybrids and heirlooms. Tomatoes, cucumbers and winter greens will be the major crops, and in the afternoon we will carpool to Slack Hollow Farm for a firsthand look at Seth’s winter greenhouse operation. Dress warmly for the afternoon! Saratoga 1

In this highly interactive workshop, we will walk through some of the most common questions asked by new farmers, covering the planning steps, legal/regulatory requirements, and where to go for more information on each topic, from securing land and capital to deciding what to produce and how to do it. Farmers Jamie Edelstein from Wyllie Fox Farm, Donn Hewes and Maryrose Livingston from Northland Sheep Dairy, and Melissa Madden and Garrett Miller from The Good Life Farm, will ground the information by talking specifically about how they addressed these issues when they were starting up. Erica Frenay from the Cornell Small Farms Program will provide referrals to organizations, websites and guides available to help new farmers and will facilitate activities for workshop participants to apply the information presented to their own situation. Saratoga 3

INTERMEDIATE CSA Th is workshop will offer growers who have experience farming a look at what it will take to diversify their marketing to transition to a CSA/membership farm. How do you build a membership base, provide variety, and integrate members into the farm? Join NOFA-NY Board Members and farmers Scott Chaskey and Liz Henderson, along with Chris Cashen, The Farm at Miller’s Crossing, Carolyn Llewellyn, Glynwood Center, Ben Shute, Hearty Roots CSA, and Marianne Simmons, GVOCSA for a full-day discussion of the ins and outs of a CSA membership farm. Travers

Voices Raised in Song Join farmer-singer-songwriters Bennett Konesni, Edith Gawler, and Creek Iverson for an evening of music and singing after the keynote. If you brought an instrument to the conference, bring it with you—all are welcome to join! Friday 9:15pm • Broadway 1 www.nofany.org

ORGANIC WEED MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND EQUIPMENT

INTENSIVE

Veteran web designer Simon Huntley, Small Farm Central, will provide participants with a look at web marketing and an explanation of how to make the internet a valuable tool for your business. The first half of this workshop will cover the basics of creating a web presence, including a beginner’s look at web page design and social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. The afternoon will focus on utilizing this web presence to get the most out of the web, as well as webbased ordering for your business. Broadway 3

This workshop will take a holistic approach to management of weeds in both large-scale organic field crop and smallscale organic vegetable production systems. Senior Cornell Crop and Soil Research Assoc. Chuck Mohler will discuss key aspects of weed biology as a starting point for management techniques, and a wide range of weed management machinery will be available for inspection. Peter Martens of MP Farms and Bob Lefrancois of Organic Equipment Technology will emphasize the importance of good management from initial tillage through planting and cultivation to harvest. Brian Baker, Alfred State Institute for Sustainability, will present the results of Thursday’s Weeds Your Way focus group. Participants will develop their weed management skills with a problem solving exercise, and there will be plenty of time for discussion. Broadway 1

F R I D AY

DIGGING INTO THE WEB: Basic to Advanced Web Marketing for Farmers

SESSIONS

FRIDAY • 9:00am–5:00pm • Full-Day Sessions

ORGANIC MAPLE PRODUCTION, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL Have you been thinking of tapping some of those maples on your property, but unsure of how to go about it? Come learn from a certified organic master. Join Staffan Rascher, Rascher’s Sugarhouse, for an in-person look at his maples, his sugarhouse, and his award-winning syrup. Directions to the sugarhouse at the Information Table, and carpooling is encouraged. Dress warmly! Rascher’s Sugarhouse: Meet at Information Table in Lobby at 9:00am sharp! Directions will be provided.

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F R I DAY I N T E N S I V E S

FRIDAY • 9:00am–12:30pm (Morning) • Half-Day Sessions BLUEBERRY INTENSIVE

F R I D AY

Gayle and Mike Thorpe, of Thorpe Family Farm, will offer a morning of instruction on how to grow, manage, and sell blueberries. Attention will be given to fertility and pest issues, as well as the Thorpes’ diverse marketing strategies. Saratoga 

DIVERSIFYING YOUR FARM OR HOMESTEAD’S ENERGY SUPPLY

INTENSIVE

Diverse ecosystems are often the healthiest and most resilient. In this workshop, we’ll focus on how to apply the same principal to our energy supply. Carey Rosser and Lisa Campion from the Vermont Law School’s Institute for Energy and the Environment will discuss a number of ways in which you can reduce energy consumption and integrate renewable sources on your farm. Bill MacKentley, St. Lawrence Nursery, will discuss the renewable and low-energy solutions he has installed at his nursery and home including photovoltaics, wind power, and low-energy cold storage systems. Bill Jordan, Jordan Energy, and Joe Livingston, Divine Renewable Energy, will discuss some of the financial incentives that are available to farmers who install photovoltaics. Highrock

HOLISTIC PLANNED GRAZING FOR BETTER SOIL

SESSIONS

How is holistic planned grazing different than traditional rotational grazing? Join Eric Noel, from Maplewood Organics in VT, for a half-day workshop that emphasizes intensive management strategies as a method of building soil. Emphasis will be placed on careful monitoring of grass, mob stocking on small paddocks, frequent rotations, sub-soiling, and spraying milk, all of which help to build healthy soil and speed up regrowth rates. Phila

HOW TO DO RESEARCH ON YOUR FARM Organic farmers are always experimenting with new methods and strategies; most of us, though, aren’t entirely organized in how we do this. Laurie Drinkwater, Cornell Professor of Horticulture, Brian Caldwell, Cornell Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Sarah Carlson, Practical Farmers of Iowa, and Brian Baker, Director of Alfred State Institute for Sustainability, and Noah and Sara Radcliff will provide participants with a structured approach to conducting onfarm research. Violet Stone, NESARE, will discuss Farmer NESARE grants that can help you pay for your on-farm research. Participants will leave the workshop with basic research plans in hand for questions that they want to tackle on their farms. Alabama

PERMACULTURE FOR FARMERS: Crops, Patterns, Polycultures Permaculture combines the best practices of ecological agriculture through a holistic design system that enhances farm productivity and profitability while regenerating our local ecosystems. This workshop introduces a novel “Crop Design Process” that modifies permaculture principles and practices for farmscale production. Through interactive exercises, slides and discussion, Appleseed Permaculture’s Ethan Roland will discuss the establishment, management, and economic outlooks of 30 crops, 10 landscape patterns, and 15 production polycultures ready to be planted on your farm. Broadway 2

SPANISH LANGUAGE SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION

Traducción simultanéa en español Habrá 20 pares de audífonos disponibles para el uso del público con la traducción simultánea durante esta conferencia. Los audífonos estarán disponibles según el orden de pedido. Los traductores estarán ubicados en el fondo de la sala en la que están traduciendo (vea la inserción para informarse del programa y números de sala). Se pueden obtener los audífonos de ese personal y devolvérselos al final del taller. 8

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READING & BOOK SIGNING with Philip Ackerman-Leist

DIRT! THE MOVIE

Ever since Thoreau’s Walden, the image of the American homesteader has been of someone getting away from civilization, of forging an independent life in the country. Yet if this were ever true, what is the nature and reality of homesteading in the media-saturated, hyper-connected 21st century? Up Tunket Road, 2010, is the inspiring true story of a young couple who embraced the joys of simple living while also acknowledging its frustrations and complexities. Philip Ackerman-Leist, professor at Green Mountain College, and his wife, Erin, farmed in the South Tirol region of the Alps and North Carolina before beginning their 12-year homesteading venture in Vermont. Join homesteader-author Philip for a reading from his recent book, Up Tunket Road, followed by a book signing. Friday, 5:30pm • Travers

Narrated by Jaime Lee Curtis, Dirt! The Movie brings to life the environmental, economic, social and political impact that the soil has. It shares the stories of experts from all over the world who study and are able to harness the beauty and power of a respectful and mutually beneficial relationship with soil. Featuring some of our very own presenters! Friday, 9:15pm • Alabama

FRIDAY • 1:30–5:00pm (Afternoon) • Half-Day Sessions

CERTIFICATION ORIENTATION Join NOFA-NY Certified Organic’s Carol King and Lisa Engelbert for an introduction to the certification standards and process. If you are thinking of certifying your farm, this FREE workshop is for you! Carol and Lisa will review the National Organic Standards for organic certification, touch on the new Canadian equivalency, and highlight the Pasture Rule that becomes effective for repeat producers on June 7, 2011. Certification procedures and paperwork will be reviewed, and participants will have plenty of chances to ask questions specific to their farms or businesses. Phila

COMMUNITY FOOD SECURITY AND URBAN GARDENING POLICIES IN NYS With inspiration from special guest Malik Yakini, Detroit Black Community Food Security Council, representatives from cities across NYS will report on what they are doing to develop policies and action plans to increase community food security and make their cities as garden and urban farm-friendly as possible. Dennis Derryck and Jen Griffith, director of Green Thumb, Diane Picard, from Buffalo, Elizabeth Henderson and Sue Gardner-Smith, from Rochester, and Amy Klein, from Albany will share their recent work. Please join them in a rousing exchange of ideas. Urban food activists need to network, share best practices and learn from one another! Highrock www.nofany.org

Participants will learn the basic procedure for soft cheeses and the fundamentals of starter selection and manufacture using both bulk and DVI procedures (direct vat inoculation). We’ll make a few different types of cheeses and demonstrate how variations in the “standard creamery production” can be augmented for diverse results. The workshop is hands-on and participants will be grouped into teams to do the actual work of each cheese selected. There will be “class instruction” during the appropriate time segments to review materials and discuss questions. Appropriate footwear for long standing and wet floors as well as hair restraint and shear clothing (no fuzzy sweaters) is advised. Instructor Cliff Hatch of Upingil Farm is a diversified organic farmer and cheesemaker from Gill, MA. He frequently teaches both beginner and advanced cheesemaking classes. Demo Kitchen

INTENSIVES

Are you interested in making raspberries or blackberries a bigger part of your business? If so, join Andy Fellenz, Fellenz Family Farm, Adam Hausmann, Adam’s Berry Farm, and Rob Meadows, Sunshine Valley Berry Farm in Vermont, for a discussion of pruning, disease management, varieties, drip irrigation, and spring frost damage. Andy, Adam and Rob will also discuss marketing techniques and tips for running a u-pick berry business. Saratoga 2

HANDS-ON HOME CHEESEMAKING FOR BEGINNERS

ECOLOGICAL SOIL MANAGEMENT FOR ORGANIC GROWERS

F R I D AY

BRAMBLES INTENSIVE

Have you ever wondered why organic growers focus on “feeding the soil” or building soil organic matter? Why compost is a cornerstone of organic soil management, and soil management is the foundation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)? How building soil structure ameliorates other natural soil properties? Or how growers use preventative practices to naturally suppress insects and diseases? UVM Plant and Soil Science Professor Emeritus Fred Magdoff and NOFA-VT Vegetable and Fruit TA Advisor Wendy Sue Harper will examine ecological methods that allow you to manage your soil in a more holistic way. Broadway 2

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WORKSHOPS

SATURDAY 8:00–9:15am GRAZING ROTATIONS: Combining Poultry, Ruminants, and Others

S AT U R D AY

Stone Barns Center’s Craig Haney will talk about the gradual development of complex grazing rotations. Specific topics will include disease management, fencing, feeders, multi-purpose equipment, and balancing nutrients to manage the grass and soil. Craig will also discuss how to ensure the health of diverse species in rotation with one another. Broadway 2

ON-FARM SEED PRODUCTION

WORKSHOPS

For those of us interested in producing and saving our seed for next year, what do we need to know? Turtle Tree Seed’s Ian Robb and Lia Babitch will guide participants through the basics of seed production for small-scale operations. Participants will learn how to choose appropriate varieties for their specific scale and location, and Ian and Lia will demonstrate basic cleaning and testing equipment and techniques. Saratoga 1

ORGANIC GRAPE JUICE: Distinguishing Your Product and Creating Niche Markets Glendale Farm’s Joseph Ottati doesn’t produce grape juice that tastes like the rest of the juice out there. He’ll explain how he grows his grapes, tell you why his product tastes a little different, and explain how he’s made this a selling point for his juice. Joseph will also touch upon various aspects of Kosher grape juice production. Alabama

INTRODUCTION TO GREENHOUSE AND TRANSPLANT PRODUCTION In this workshop Todd Lighthouse, Lighthouse Gardens, and Trina Pilonero, Silver Heights Farm, will share their experience for those interested in expanding their greenhouse growing knowledge base. They will discuss many aspects of organic greenhouse growing including plug and transplant production, container and growing media selection, crop scheduling, propagation methods, watering techniques, fertility, plant height management, and more. Saratoga 3

REGIONAL DISTRIBUTORS: Getting Your Product to HORSES AND MULES: Local Markets Profit and Loss Distribuidores regionales: This workshop will provide a specif- Haciendo llegar sus productos ic cost/benefit analysis of draft animal a mercados locales power, including both qualitative and quantitative assessment. Veteran horse and mule farmers Donn Hewes, Northland Sheep Dairy, Mark Kimball, Essex Farm, and Michael Glos, Kingbird Farm, will share tips for integrating draft animals into profitable fuel-powered farms. Saratoga 2

Working with a regional distributor can offer a lot of benefits when it comes to accessing customers. Garden Gate Delivery’s Marlo Capoccia will talk about the history of home-delivery, current models, and how to use this type of service to grow your direct-to-customer sales. Gary Redmond, Regional Access, will discuss their business model and how it can help farmers reach new markets. Este taller se ofrecerá con el servicio de traducción simultánea. Travers

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AUCTION for AGRICULTURE The auction is a great way to support NOFA-NY’s Education Programs and score some sweet goodies in the process. Books, implements, a year’s worth of organic milk—we’re talking variety, folks. The auction is on display in the Gallery. To bid on an item, stop by the Information Table to pick up your Bidder Number. Bidding opens Friday morning and closes Saturday at 6:00pm. Don’t miss your chance to win some great stuff! Winners will be announced Saturday at 8:00pm. Don’t forget to pick up items on Saturday evening! Friday morning thru 6:00pm Saturday • Gallery

HOME BUTCHERING I: What Do I Do With This Cow??? OK—I bought a quarter cow; now what? Join Eric Shelley, SUNY Cobleskill Meat Science Lab, and author Shannon Hayes for the first in a 2-part workshop on how to butcher and use grass-fed beef at home. Eric will go through the tools, techniques, and cuts that you can get out of a side of beef. Demo Kitchen

NO-TILL GARDENING: A Mulch System for Growing Just About Everything Do you hate to weed and water your garden? Do you want to disturb less soil in your garden? Wendy-Sue Harper, NOFA-VT, will discuss three types of mulch gardening that she uses in her own gardens in Monkton, VT. Topics will include mulch approaches for vegetables that are direct seeded and transplanted, heat-loving and cool season crops, and systems for perennial plants (like fruit and nut trees, berries, and flowers). Wendy-Sue will also discuss an easy system for using and managing cover crops appropriate for small-scale home and community gardening. Highrock www.nofany.org

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GETTING HEALTHY FOOD INTO THE HANDS OF LOW INCOME EATERS: Nutrition Programs and Farmers Markets

Come hear what we’ve learned in three years of on-farm research on potato varieties and their management. Growers Tom Zembrzuski, Russia Corners Farm, and Dulli Tengeler, Birdsfoot Farm, plus seed producer Ken White, Saranac Valley Farms, will lead a discussion on best varieties in terms of quality, taste, yield, pest resistance, and marketability. NOSP staff Elizabeth Dyck and Michael Glos will share highlights from the final report of the project. Broadway 1

Jonathan Thomson and Steven Miller, from the New York State Dept. of Ag & Markets’ Farmers Market Nutrition Program, will discuss using public nutrition programs to increase access of low-income consumers to fresh fruits, vegetables and other products grown by local organic farmers. Through programs such as WIC and EBT, vendors at farmers markets can make organic products much more accessible to those who are eating on a budget. Forms and assistance will be available for producers who are interested in signing up for these programs. Broadway 3

USDA-NRCS CONSERVATION PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES FOR ORGANIC GROWERS Astor Boozer, USDA-NRCS State Conservationist, and Steve Ropitzky, USDA-FSA Saratoga County Executive Director, will describe technical assistance and conservation programs available through the USDA-NRCS that can help organic producers address resource issues such as soil erosion, soil quality, and water quality on their farms. Participants will learn the steps they have to take, and forms they have to complete in order to become eligible to participate in NRCS and FSA programs. Broadway 4

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SPUD’S UP? What We’ve Learned from the Northeast Organic/Sustainable Potato Project (NOSP)

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SATURDAY 9:30–10:45am FROM AMBER WAVES OF GRAIN TO MARKET: Harvesting, Storing, and Marketing High Quality Grain

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Attention to grain quality is of utmost importance for organic producers. Mary-Howell and Klaas Martens, from Lakeview Organic Grain, will talk about how to keep grain in good condition, from harvest until point of sale. They will discuss special food quality grain requirements, mycotoxins, and common mistakes that can result in damage and loss. Broadway 

100% GRASSFED DAIRY

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100% grassfed dairying is becoming more common, largely driven by increasing consumer demand and health benefits. However, it is not without its challenges, as “no grain” dairies must be able to balance the financial tradeoffs of lower milk production with the pasture management skills necessary to meet the needs of lactating ruminants. Two 100% grassfed dairy farmers who successfully switched from managing grain-fed herds will share their experiences—Maryrose Livingston, Northland Sheep Dairy, whose farmstead cheeses highlight the exceptional flavor profi les of her all-grass sheep milk; and Rob Moore, Moore Farms, who went “no grain” 14 years ago with his 60 cow organic herd. Broadway 

BRASSICAS, FROM A TO Z

RAISING RABBITS FOR PROFIT ON PASTURE? Are You Kidding Me? We’re not; it’s possible. Smithereen Farm’s Severine von Tscharner Fleming and The Hickories’ Dina Brewster will tell you how. Rabbits can be a lucrative addition to any business, and this workshop will give you all the basics you need in order to get started. Phila

GROWING AND MARKETING MEXICAN CULINARY HERBS Cultivando y comercializando hierbas culinarias mexicanas Martín Rodríguez, de Mimomex Farm, cultiva una colección diversa de hierbas comunes en la gastronomía mexicana, las cuales son cada vez más populares en EE.UU. Disertará sobre técnicas de producción para papalo, epazote, chepiche y pipicha, entre otros, así como la demanda creciente para estas hierbas de la comunidad mexicana y restaurantes. Este taller se ofrecerá con el servicio de traducción simultánea. Martin Rodriguez from Mimomex Farm is growing a diverse array of herbs that are common in Mexican cooking and gaining popularity in the U.S. He’ll discuss growing techniques for cacalo, epizote, chepiche, and pepicha among others, as well as the increasing demand for these herbs from the Mexican community and restaurants. This workshop will be delivered in Spanish with simultaneous translation into English. Interpretation equipment will be available to the first 30 people to arrive at this workshop. Broadway 2

Lou Johns and Robin Ostfeld, of Blue Heron Farm, will talk about the different management schemes for the leaf, root, and flower bud type brassicas they grow. Topics will include variety selections, planting schedules, rotations with cover crops, weed and pest control, and storage. Saratoga 1

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WHAT ARE YOU WORTH? Cost of Production Training Underselling is a common error for beginning farmers. Join University of Wisconsin Center for Integrated Agricultural System’s John Hendrickson to learn about tools that will help you set your prices. Attendees will participate in a price-setting exercise and learn how to avoid underselling their products. Saratoga 3

CSA EXPANSION: Making It Work on a Large Scale Inefficiencies that are invisible on a small scale can become painfully obvious as your business grows. Jean-Paul Courtens and Jody Bolluyt, of Roxbury Farm, will discuss how their farm business grew from 30 members to over 1,000. They will discuss the importance of recognizing inefficiencies, planning in the off-season, scale-appropriate equipment, and developing efficient systems. Broadway 4

NYSSFPA Annual Meeting The New York Small-Scale Food Processors Association (NYSSFPA) was formed to help maintain a vibrant agricultural sector by fostering small-scale value-added food businesses that support local farms. The NYSSFPA jointly shares information and participates in decisions about regulations, provides mentoring to new processors and start-up businesses, purchases cooperatively, advertises together, and accesses food processing and small business technical assistance. Everyone interested in small-scale food processing is invited to attend the NYSSFPA annual meeting at the NOFA-NY Conference. Saturday, 5:45pm • Broadway  www.nofany.org

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HOME BUTCHERING II: Putting that Grass-fed Beef to Use In the second of a 2-part series, Eric Shelley and Shannon Hayes will continue their butchering demonstration. Following the butchering, Shannon will show you how to prepare some delicious grass-fed beef recipes and provide tips on cooking with grass-fed meats. This workshop will include a cooking demonstration. Demo Kitchen

THE ¼-ACRE “FARM” Join veteran homesteader Larry Siegel for a comprehensive look at a garden that produces enough food to feed a family, sell at market, and barter for almost anything with neighbors. Larry will share his detailed schedule for food production based on 32 years of experience. And folks, if he can do it, anyone can. Highrock

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Saturday, 12:30pm • Meeting Room 1 (additional meal space) This lunchtime discussion will be a great networking opportunity for teens at the conference. Come and meet others who are involved in high school ag programs. Hosted by Travis Park and Michelle Podolec, Cornell University.

BREAKFAST CONVERSATION: Organic Food For Everyone!! Sunday, 6:45am • Meeting Room 1 (additional meal space) Is a food system truly sustainable if healthy clean food is not available to everyone? Join NOFA-NY Food Justice Coordinator Kristina Keefe-Perry, and Technical Advisor Robert Perry, for a critical conversation about increasing access to organic food for all. Urban gardens, mobile markets, CSA’s in underserved neighborhoods… Let’s share successes, questions, strategies, and critical / structural analyses. Get your breakfast and come to the smaller dining room in the City Center, across from the main dining room. Look for the signs! Feeling Inspired? Host a lunchtime roundtable discussion! The Winter Conference is a great opportunity to make connections and have discussions. Let us know before hand, and we’ll announce your discussion at the meal.

ACTIVELY MANAGING YOUR COMPOST Just because your compost looks good doesn’t necessarily mean it’s high quality. Shabazz Jackson and Josephine Papagni, Greenway Environmental Services, will discuss innovative techniques for managing different feedstocks, biofi ltration, and leachate. Jean Bonhotal, Cornell Waste Management, and Melissa Young, Environmental Finance Center, will show you how to manage your compost for efficient breakdown of organic matter and better results. Travers

NYSSFPA ROUNDTABLE: Running Your Business Effectively and Profitably— Food, Energy, and Sustainability This roundtable discussion will address ways for existing and startup food businesses to increase revenue. Workshop leaders are Gretchen Hanchett, Business and Community Development Director from Allegany Business Center who will address greening your business and Mimi Shotland Fix from Baking Fix who teaches how to start and run small food businesses. Bill Jordan, Director of Jordan Energy and Food will describe his service which helps identify the best solar company and solution for your business needs. Alabama

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Kingbird Farm’s Karma and Michael Glos will describe in detail how they on-farm process 1000 birds or less under state exemption. This will include a discussion of regulations, food safety, equipment, composting, and processing from start to finish. Saratoga 2

K–12 STUDENT NETWORKING LUNCH

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NOFA-NY Annual Membership Meeting Saturday, January 22, 2011 • 1:15–2:30pm Members, this is your chance to make your voice heard within your organization! Decisions made during this meeting will affect the issues that we work on and the direction that NOFA-NY takes in the coming years. Your participation is important! We will elect new members to the Board of Directors and vote on this year’s policy resolutions. If you’re not a member already, join NOFA-NY today and make your voice heard. Saratoga 1

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EMMER AND OTHER ANCIENT GRAINS

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The ancient wheat emmer has great market potential but also poses some production challenges. Come hear from Thor Oeschner, Oechsner Farms, about producing and processing emmer, as well as how it fits into the diverse array of grains that he grows, including modern wheat, spelt, buckwheat, and rye. Elizabeth Dyck of the Organic Research Network will discuss potential in our region for another ancient grain, einkorn. Broadway 1

THE USE OF WARM SEASON ANNUALS IN YOUR FORAGE SYSTEM Summer annuals are an important tool for fi lling gaps in forage systems on livestock farms. This workshop will look at an overview of different forages that grow well in this region, including establishment, nutritional quality, and animal performance. Karen Hoffman, USDA-NRCS, and Brent Beidler, Beidler Family Farm, will look at pros and cons of these crops from a research perspective as well as on farm experiences. Broadway 3

BENEFICIALS AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL IN THE FIELD Benéficos y control biológico en el campo Beneficial insects are an integral part of organic pest management, but how can we get the most out of them? Cornell Integrated Pest Management’s Abby Seaman will discuss various species and their applications, and Kurt Forman, from Clearview Farm, will talk about using Trichogramma wasps to combat European corn borer on his farm. Attention will be given to timing of applications, as well as methods used to attract beneficials naturally. Este taller se ofrecerá con el servicio de traducción simultánea. Highrock

RAISING HERITAGE TURKEYS FOR THE THANKSGIVING TABLE From day-old poults to the celebrated Thanksgiving table, this workshop will cover the benefits and challenges of raising heritage breed turkeys. Margaret Breugel, Roo Haven Farm, and Craig Haney, Stone Barns Center, will discuss breeds, brooding, housing/ roosting, feed, diseases, pasture rotation, and preparing for the harvest. Whether for home-scale production, as a value-added option for your small farm, or for a management intensive grazing system, this workshop will get you started with heritage turkeys. Broadway 2

HOW BIG SHOULD WE BE? How fast should your farm expand? Does increase in acreage always mean increase in profits? How much debt should you take on? How big do you want to be in the long run? Mara and Spencer Welton of Half Pint Farm in VT will provide tips while sharing the story of their 8-year old specialtyvegetable farm that will help you make the decisions that are right for your farm and family. Saratoga 3

HATE FILLING OUT FORMS? Want to Save Time and a Stamp?! Farms and Businesses: Stop by the Publications Table in the Gallery anytime Thursday through Sunday and one of our staff will assist you in completing any paperwork we need from you this year! We will… • Get your Food Guide Information forms ﬁ lled out • Make sure your Membership is up to date • Sign you up for The Farmer’s Pledge • Sign you up for some of our optional subscriptions • Answer advertising questions • Make sure all of our information for your farm or business is correct

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NOFA-NY CERTIFIED ORGANIC, LLC Open Annual Meeting Interested in learning more about NOFA-NY Certiﬁed Organic, LLC? Join us for an open meeting. Bring your certification questions and concerns. This is a great opportunity to meet the NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC Staff! Saturday, 5:45pm • Broadway 1

BACKYARD ORCHARDS: Growing Fruits and Berries in Urban/Suburban Spaces Longtime edible landscaping fanatic and blogger Kerry Trueman has shoehorned fruiting shrubs, vines and plants into some very tight quarters, from her rooftop in the West Village to a tiny Hudson Valley yard. Come find out how to grow apples, pears, grapes, all kinds of berries, stone fruits, and more exotic choices such as pawpaws, hardy kiwis, persimmons, currants, jostaberries, and aronias. Kerry will share her hard-won knowledge about spacing, companion planting, coping with pests and diseases and other aspects of planning. Saratoga 2

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the power of biodiversity. Kingbird Farm’s Karma Glos will describe how her farm’s sustainable conservation practices support pest-eating insects, create wildlife habitat, and make it possible to co-exist with predators. If you are an organic farmer, you’ll want to learn about these systems now, because the National Organic Standards Board has approved a comprehensive plan to address biodiversity conservation as part of your certification inspection! Travers

The causes of hunger around the world are complex but don’t have to be overwhelming. UVM Plant and Soil Science Professor Emeritus Fred Magdoff will offer an overview of some of the reasons that we see such high levels of malnourishment in many places around the globe, and Massachusetts Avenue Project Executive Director Diane Picard will discuss some of the efforts to fight hunger that are underway in NYS. Broadway 4

THE RAW MILK REVOLUTION: What’s Behind It and Where Is It Going?

SAVING THE HARVEST: The ABCs of Food Preservation

Much of the controversy surrounding farm-fresh unprocessed whole milk intended for direct human consumption is a result of information gaps and misplaced assumptions. Author and journalist David Gumpert will explore the public health risks of raw milk and why the federal government and many state agencies are so obsessed with limiting or eliminating its availability. Rutgers Professor of Soil Science Joseph Heckman will provide an analysis of the literature and place raw milk in perspective with the local organic food movement. Alabama

In this workshop you will learn about basic preservation techniques and what tools are essential for easy, effective food preservation. Sister Catherine Grace, Bluestone Farm and Living Arts Center, will give a lacto-fermentation demonstration and answer questions about your own preservation challenges. Handouts with resources and recipes will be available, and you will see samples of foods preserved by various techniques. Demo Kitchen

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WORLD HUNGER: Global Realities and Hear from a farmer who believes in Local Solutions

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BIODIVERSITY: Farmer Stories

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SATURDAY 4:15–5:30pm CALCULATING DRY MATTER INTAKE: The New Pasture Rule

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Are you concerned about the implications of the new NOP Pasture Rule for your farm? This workshop will discuss changes to the existing rule and the calculation method that NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC uses to determine dry matter intake. Chuck Blood and NOFA-NY Certified Organic’s Lisa Engelbert will discuss the new rule and what it means for new and existing farms. Broadway 3

GRAFTING OF GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES: Tomato, Eggplant, and Cucumber

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Grafting vegetable crops can increase yields, decrease disease and increase cold tolerance; however, many organic growers have not realized these benefits when growing grafted plants. Judson Reid, Cornell Vegetable Program, will lead the group in a hands-on workshop that demonstrates proper grafting techniques and common mistakes. Participants will have the chance to perform grafts. Demo Kitchen

PRESERVING THE DIVERSITY OF AMERICA’S APPLES: Heritage Production

LOCAL PROCESSORS: The Missing Link? Procesadores locales: Growing heritage American apple va- ¿El eslabón perdido?

rieties helps preserve biodiversity and cultural diversity. But more than that, it provides a unique marketing niche for small-scale and community orchardists. Join apple expert and author Ben Watson as he explores some of the best varieties to grow and strategies for selling them to a public that only knows Honeycrisps and Macs. Saratoga 2

FARMING AND FAMILY: Achieving Balance on Your Farm Farming is more than an occupation for family farmers; it’s a lifestyle choice as well. What can you expect going into this? How will you manage the responsibilities of your business and your family in a way that keeps both healthy? Veteran family farmers Gayle Thorpe, Thorpe Family Farm, and Mary-Howell Martens, Lakeview Organic Grain, will share their experiences and provide insight into striking a balance. Saratoga 3

SAVING RARE BREEDS ONE PORK CHOP AT A TIME Come to this workshop for a nose to tail discussion of raising and marketing rare breed pigs outdoors. Flying Pigs Farm’s Mike Yezzi and Jen Small will take you through the ins and outs of working with various breeds of hogs on pasture and in the woods. Broadway 2

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When it comes to growing our local food systems and adding value to our crops, adequate processing facilities are often tough to find. Jim Hyland, Farm to Table, will discuss how local processing facilities like his are helping NY’s organic farmers add value to their produce. From salsa to pickles to frozen vegetables, Jim will discuss the equipment he uses, examples of added value products, and pricing. Este taller se ofrecerá con el servicio de traducción simultánea. Broadway 1

PROCESSING BEESWAX PRODUCTS FOR SALE Dancing Bee Gardens owner and author Ross Conrad will show participants how to select for high quality beeswax, collect it using a solar wax collector, and process it without the use of harmful chemicals or extremely high temperatures. Ross will also discuss various beeswax products including salves, candles, and even encaustic paints. Alabama

CONVERTING A HOUSE TO A HOMESTEAD How does a 125-year-old Victorian home become an energy-efficient 21stcentury urban homestead without losing its charm? Jim Strickland and Laurie Freeman will show you how, concentrating on various systems that they use to reduce energy waste and increase reliance on renewable sources. Phila

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SATURDAY NIGHT CONTRA DANCE with The Russet Trio and Caller Fern Marshall Bradley

COMMUNITY ORGANIZING 101

FARM HACK: DIY Tools for Small Farmers

Whether you want to start a community garden, campaign for an easing of raw milk rules, or protect your watershed from synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, having some community organizing know-how will help you jumpstart your endeavor. Using reallife scenarios, veteran organizer Tracy Frisch will lead the group through some of the key steps for starting and sustaining a project or running an issue campaign. Attendees will leave with possible (proven) solutions to common pitfalls faced by budding activists. Travers

Benjamin Shute of Hearty Roots Farm and Lindsey Lusher Shute of the National Young Farmers’ Coalition and Pistil Farm will show participants how to save cash, have fun and enhance their farms by building and designing their own farm tools and structures. The presenters will introduce farmhack. net, an open source community where farmers develop and share DIY farm tool plans. Broadway 4

THE GREENHORNS Armed with a camcorder, farmer-fi lmmaker-activist Severine von Tscharner Fleming spent three years crisscrossing America, meeting and mobilizing a network of revolutionary young agrarians resettling the land. The Greenhorns is an ode to their grit and entrepreneurial spirit, an exploration of sustainable agriculture, and an enticement to reclaim our national soil. Saturday, 8:15pm • Broadway  www.nofany.org

READING & BOOK SIGNING with Kristin Kimball “As much as you transform the land by farming, farming transforms you.” In her old life, Kristin Kimball, The Dirty Life: On Farming, Food, and Love, 2010, would stay out until four a.m., wear heels, and carry a handbag. Now she wakes up at four, wears Carhartts, and carries a pocket knife. At Essex Farm in Essex, NY, Kristin discovered the wrenching pleasures of physical work, learned that good food is at the center of a good life, fell deeply in love, and found the engagement and commitment she craved in the form of a man, a small town, and a beautiful piece of land. Join farmer-author Kristin for a reading from her recent book, The Dirty Life, followed by a book signing. Saturday, 5:30pm • Travers VISIT THE TRADESHOW AND SUPPORT OUR BUSINESS MEMBERS!

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This workshop will describe Massachusetts Avenue Project’s (MAP) zero waste urban tilapia farm, from its original small-scale production to its new commercial scale systems, including the incorporation of youth employment and training. Christian Terrero, MAP teen volunteer, will lead the workshop along with MAP’s Jesse Meeder. Learn the basics of aquaponics to begin experimenting with this exciting, natural growing method. Highrock

Do you and your farm have what it takes to offer an internship, or are you better off hiring employees? Join Jody Bolluyt and Jean-Paul Courtens, Roxbury Farm, and Andy Fellenz, Fellenz Family Farm, for a discussion of what it means to offer an internship vs. hire an employee. Do you know what your interns expect to get out of their experience? Are they looking for vocational training, and is that something that you can provide? Emphasis will be placed on developing clear expectations, finding the right farmer-apprentice match, and following through on written agreements. Saratoga 1

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INTERNSHIPS, APPRENTICES AND EMPLOYEES: An Exercise in Clarity

The Russet Trio is a hot new contra dance band from Columbia County with strong Irish influence and a high-energy modern spirit. With Aldo Lavaggi on fiddle, Peter Madsen on guitar and percussion, and Seth Travens on bass, you won’t be able to resist kicking up your heels and joining the fun. NOFA-NY’s very own Fern Marshall Bradley will take the stage again this year to call the dance. Fern is a favorite of the Capital Region contra dance scene and is known for her welcoming and upbeat style. Saturday, 8:15pm • Saratoga Ballroom

URBAN AQUAPONICS: Fish and Vegetable Production at an Urban Youth Farm

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SUNDAY 8:00–9:15am CREATING YOUR OWN FEED RECIPE

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This workshop will teach you some simple methods for developing your own ration for dairy cows and heifers. GLCI Animal Scientist and NYS Coordinator Karen Hoffman will lead a discussion of factors that influence intake, and provide tips on how to predict intake of various feeds. An example ration balanced for protein and energy will be created by the group participants. Broadway 1

RAISING DAIRY CALVES ON COWS

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Raising dairy calves on cows is a natural fit for grass-based farms and offers benefits to land, livestock, farmers and consumers. Learn how this approach may be used whether you’re milking one family cow or operating a commercialscale dairy. Lifelong dairy farmer Rob Moore, Moore Farms, will share his experiences over the last 10 years of raising dairy calves on their mothers and with nurse cows. Tim Joseph, Maple Hill Creamery, will talk about how this practice has helped balance the needs of his family, cattle and farmstead dairy processing business. Broadway 3

EQUIPMENT FOCUS: Japanese Paper Pot Transplanter This hand-operated piece of equipment can plant at a rate of roughly 200 plants per minute. Andy Fellenz, Fellenz Family Farm, will discuss how he has integrated this transplanter into his farm, its strengths, and its weaknesses. John Hendrickson, Stone Circle Farm, will discuss the mechanics of the paper pot transplanter. Saratoga 1

PASTURED POULTRY Aves del campo Jill and Ken Geis, Neppa Hatchery, will discuss the fundamentals of brooding, feeding and watering, field specifications, and structures. They will also cover processing and some marketing. Equipment, pictures, posters, and re-

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source materials will be available for attendees to examine. Beginners in this area will walk away with the tools to get started, and the experienced will receive information to help improve their techniques. Este taller se ofrecerá con el servicio de traducción simultánea. Broadway 2

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ACCESSING LAND: Various Approaches This workshop will explore some of the different ways in which farmers gain access to land. Ed Staehr, NY Farm Link, and Jean-Paul Courtens and Jody Bolluyt, Roxbury Farm, will discuss the differences between renting, buying, and partnering with a land trust. This workshop will help you figure out which type of arrangement might be appropriate for you, your family, and the business you would like to start or expand. Saratoga 3

CREATING A SELF-WATERING CONTAINER

School systems are showing increased interest in purchasing local healthy food, but working with a large nstitution can often seem daunting. Seeking Common Ground’s Deb Denome, Thompson Health’s Alyvia Burkey, and Bloomfield Central School Food Service Director Todd Fowler will discuss how producers can partner with schools to provide healthy food for our children. Alabama

Plants grow well in containers that you don’t have to monitor daily for watering. The self-contained environment you create can produce a bountiful harvest. Olympus Garden’s Solita Stephens will teach participants how to make their own simple self-watering container to take home. *Materials are available for the first 40 people to enter the room; more participants are welcome to attend, but only the first 40 will go home with a container. Demo Kitchen

SIMPLE SOLAR HOT WATER HEATERS

URBAN BEEKEEPING: Are You Sure This Is Legal??

Solar hot water heaters are a great way to conserve energy and save money, and there are a variety of systems out there. Jim Strickland and Laurie Freeman, along with Joe Livingston, Divine Renewable Energy, will discuss several different types, how to install them, and how much they cost. Broadway 4

In many urban and suburban places, beekeeping is indeed legal. Expert beekeeper and author Ross Conrad will discuss special requirements and management techniques for successful urban beekeeping, including location, equipment, swarm control, and developing good relationships with your neighbors. Highrock

STORIES FROM THE CROP MOB: Barn Raising in 2010 Crop Mobbing originated in North Carolina in 2008 but has roots deep in our collective agricultural memory. Rachel Firak and Katie Church (Ithaca Crop Mob) and Deb Taft (NYC Crop Mob) will explain how their Crop Mobs got started, how they function, and what agricultural activism and cooperative volunteerism can offer our communities. Travers

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This workshop will cover many of the do’s and don’ts of turning your love of fresh cut flowers into a “pick your own” flower business. The discussion will include tried and true flower varieties, important resources, marketing approaches and some talk about the often dreaded business plan. Anne Hart, The Cutting Garden, and Ted Blomgren, Windflower Farm, will lead the discussion. Saratoga 2

INSTITUTIONAL MARKETS: Setting Up Relationships with Schools

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GROWING AND MARKETING CUT FLOWERS: Who Is That Stranger in My Garden?

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SUNDAY 9:30–10:45am SUMMER COVER CROPS FOR ORGANIC VEGETABLE PRODUCTION

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Weed control and soil health are management goals best met by using many complementary tools. Summer cover cropping is a vastly underutilized tool that addresses both of these management goals. Working with Cornell Professor of Horticulture Thomas Bjorkman and Slack Hollow Farm’s Seth Jacobs, participants will develop plans of how to integrate cover crops into to their vegetable rotations. Broadway 1

STARTING A SUCCESSFUL VALUE-ADDED DAIRY PROCESSING VENTURE Are you interested in capturing additional value from your dairy? Join Tim Joseph, Maple Hill Creamery, for a discussion of his 100% grass-fed yogurt production system. You will hear tips for success, pitfalls to avoid, and how to make your new value added dairy processing venture work for you and your farm. Broadway 3

VEGETABLE VARIETY ROUNDTABLE

SHEEP FOR FIBER Wool from your sheep can be another revenue stream for your farm. Learn how to produce high quality fleeces and value-added wool products for the hand-spinning and hand-knitting markets. Margaret Meixner, Wolftree Farm, and Maryrose Livingston, Northland Sheep Dairy, will discuss management issues specific to the fiber flock, including wool attributes of different breeds, processing options for your fleeces, and strategies for marketing your products. Broadway 2

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Come one, come all and discuss your favorite vegetable varieties! What’s your most lucrative crop? What does well on your farm? What’s just plain fun to grow? Bring your questions, and most of all come ready to participate. Robert Hadad, Cornell Vegetable Program, will facilitate this roundtable discussion. Saratoga 1

New Farmer Development Project The NFDP identiﬁes, educates and supports immigrants with agricultural experience to establish their own economically and environmentally sustainable family farm businesses in the NYC region. Our number one challenge is ﬁnding appropriate land opportunities for new farmers. We strongly believe in keeping farmland productive by placing experienced farmers on underutilized land. If you are a landowner or farmer with land to rent or sell, please contact us. · · · · ·

We are looking for: Small acreage (5-50 acres) Land within 100 miles of NYC Purchase, long or short-term rental agreements or leases with option to purchase On-farm or nearby aﬀordable housing Basic farm infrastructure (water source, barns, etc.) New Farmer Development Project Greenmarket/Grow NYC (212) 341-2254 mhughes@greenmarket.grownyc.org

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MYCOFACILITATION: Increasing Ecosystem Health with Fungi

Larry D. Robertson and Teri L. Balch from the Northern Organic Vegetable Improvement Collaborative (NOVIC) will cover all the basics of seed saving including basics of pollination, isolation and processing. In addition to a lecture, there will also be hands-on demonstrations of manual and smallscale seed processing equipment suitable for integrating seed production into your current organic farming system. Este taller se ofrecerá con el servicio de traducción simultánea. Highrock

FARM RECORDS AND TAX BASICS: Avoiding Headaches and Heartaches

STANDING ROOM ONLY We all have something to share with the organic community, but can we present it in a way that is engaging, instructive, and fun?! Essex Farm’s Mark Kimball and NOFA-NY’s Kristina Keefe-Perry want to work with you to hone your workshop and presentation skills. Bring Mark and Kristina your performance, and they’ll help you take it to the next level. American Idol, here we come! Phila

Good record-keeping is an incredibly important part of becoming a successful organic business; Jill Robinson, Farm Credit East, can help you conquer your fear of paperwork and taxes! We’ll take a close look at Schedule F and Schedule C tax forms, depreciation, 1099 reporting requirements, payroll issues, and the basics of sales tax. We’ll also go over the items that you need to keep accurate records of, and some additional uses for these records outside of taxes. Saratoga 3

ALTERNATIVE PRICING STRUCTURES AND STRATEGIES

MARKETING STRATEGIES AT HALF PINT FARM IN VT Innovative marketing strategies are a significant part of the success that Half Pint Farm has achieved on their 2-acre specialty-vegetable farm. Mara and Spencer Welton will share their strategies for maximizing profit through marketing as they approach restaurants, caterers, consumers, and other target markets. Alabama

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SMALL-SCALE CIDER PRODUCTION Cider (sweet or hard) is one of the most basic value-added products. Apple expert and author Ben Watson will discuss the basics of cider production, from the best apple varieties (old and new) to equipment and processes for home and small-scale cider making, as well as marketing opportunities. Broadway 4

Fresh healthy food should be a basic human right for all people, but how can we achieve this when access to good food is limited by our incomes? This workshop will highlight several different approaches being used by farms and retailers to break the connection between food and money. Alexis Alexander, Ithaca’s GreenStar Coop, and Liz Henderson, Peacework Organic Farm, will describe different approaches. Travers

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David Demarest, Vermont Mushrooms, will present an overview of current mycoremediation research detailing the potential of mushrooms and other fungi to degrade crude oil and numerous persistent organic pollutants such as DDT. David will then cover specific mycofacilitation materials and methods that can be used to further improve the capacity of mushrooms and other fungi to positively impact ecosystem health. Saratoga 2

WORKSHOPS

BEGINNING SEED SAVING Guardando semillas para principiantes

JUST FOR KIDS

FRIDAY 9:00am–12:30pm

INTRO GAMES

CHILDREN’S

Come get to know the gang! Artist and farmer Rebekah Rice will lead this morning activity, in which everyone will have a chance to get to know each other through a few fun games on the first day of the conference. This workshop will include a bead-making activity, and a snack will be served during the morning. Whitney

CHILDREN’S CONFERENCE SATURDAY 8:00–10:00am

HENNA TATTOOS Learn the ancient art of using henna to decorate the body in this “tattooing” workshop hosted by Dawn Ashbridge. We’ll talk about the history of henna, learn the process of application, and then let our creative juices run wild when we design our own masterpieces! Whitney 10:00am–12:30pm

LADYBUG PROJECT

WORKSHOPS

12:30–1:30pm Lunch Parents will need to pick up their children promptly at 12:30pm; no children’s programming or childcare will be offered during lunch.

Entomologists need your help! Learn how you can become a certified ladybug spotter. Join Dr. Leslie Allee of Cornell’s Lost Ladybug Project to learn all about ladybugs including tips for finding and photographing these beautiful critters. You will have the opportunity to make your own sweep net and ladybug guide, play a game, and do a ladybug craft. Whitney

Children will learn about different varieties of apples and have a chance to taste them too. Which ones are good for baking? Which are good for eating? Sherri and Russ Welser, from the Phelps Community Center, will guide the children through the wondrous world of apples. Whitney 3:00–3:15pm Snack Time!

On-farm safety surveys and safety trainings available in English and Spanish, including CPR and first aid certification

FIELD TRIP TO THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM

1:30–3:00pm

THE BIG APPLE

Farm Safety Services

1:30–5:00pm

Minimizing waste isn’t just important for the environment—it’s fun, too! We’re taking a field trip to the Saratoga Children’s Museum to enjoy their Trash to Treasure Program. Children will create art projects from recycled items provided there at the museum. The cost of this trip is included in Children’s Conference registration fees. We will walk to the museum so please bring warm clothes and boots. Meet at Whitney at 1:20pm.

12:30–1:30pm Lunch Parents will need to pick up their children promptly at 12:30pm; no children’s programming or childcare will be offered during lunch. Children’s programming will resume after lunch.

Bilingual flyers, safety posters and brochures These services are voluntary, confidential, free due to grant funding, and are available at your convenience

Call 800-343-7527 ext 239

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3:15–4:30pm

CAMP NOFA!

WORKSHOPS

John and Amy Chartier, Farm Camp Directors at Frost Valley YMCA, will help bring Camp to Saratoga Springs! They will provide a variety of camp games and farm crafts that are sure to be educational and FUN! Plan on being active, acting silly, and laughing a lot! Whitney 4:30–5:30pm

DIG ART! Cultivating Creativity in the Garden Join Susan Beebe in discovering the creative world of garden arts! In this fun, hands-on workshop, we’ll make natural art projects using plants from the garden. Come and learn how to make seed mosaics, leaf prints, and more! Whitney

CHILDREN’S

SUNDAY 8:00–10:15am

MOOALICIOUS! Did you know that ice cream and butter are easy things to make at home? Nancy Weber will show you how! We’ll make homemade ice cream, butter, and then taste some fantastic New York cheeses. Whitney 10:15am–12:30pm

MAGICAL SPACES With help from artists and farmers Rebekah Rice and Michael Rice, the children will work together to create special surroundings. Using recycled cardboard, wood, paint, tape, stapleguns and fabric, we’ll make spaces to share for playing games, telling stories, reading books, and making a joyful noise. Whitney

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(ages 3 to 5)

Childcare will be provided in Room 544. Childcare is for children ages 3 to 5. Children must be signed in and out of childcare. Parents must provide contact information should our childcare providers need to reach them for any reason. CHILDCARE WILL NOT BE OFFERED DURING LUNCH. Parents must pick up their children promptly following the morning’s programming and then again after the last afternoon workshop. Children must be pre-registered for childcare. If you have not pre-registered your children, please see the Registration Table. Friday: 9:00am–12:30pm and 1:30–5:00pm Saturday: 8:00am–12:15pm and 1:15–5:30pm Sunday: 8:00am–12:30pm VISIT THE TRADESHOW AND SUPPORT OUR BUSINESS MEMBERS!

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2011 CONFERENCE PRESENTERS with Workshop Titles Alexis Alexander GreenStar Cooperative Market

Susan Beebe CCE Saratoga County

Jody Bolluyt & Jean-Paul Courtens Roxbury Farm, LLC

701 W. Buffalo Street Ithaca, NY 14850 607-273-9392 aalexander@greenstar.coop www.greenstar.coop Alternative Pricing Structures and Strategies

50 West High St. Ballston Spa, NY 12020 518-885-8995 skb11@cornell.edu www.ccesaratoga.org DIG ART! Cultivating Creativity in the Garden

2501 State Rd 9H Kinderhook, NY 12106 518-758-8558 jody@roxburyfarm.com Accessing Land: Diﬀerent Approaches CSA Expansion: Making it Work on a Larger Scale Internships, Apprentices, and Employees: An Exercise in Clarity

Dr. Leslie Allee Department of Entomology 4128 Comstock Hall, Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 www.lostladybug.org 607-255-8486 Lost Ladybug Project

Dawn Ashbridge Holistic Moms Network PO Box 507 Liverpool, NY 13088 315-706-0318 dsauchelli@juno.com Henna Tattoos

Lia Babitch Turtle Tree Seed 10 White Birch Road Copake, NY 12516 518-329-3038 turtle@turtletreeseed.org www.turtletreeseed.org On-Farm Seed Production

Brian Baker 34 Glen Street Apt 206 Alfred, NY 14802 607-587-4744 BakerBP@alfredstate.edu How to Do Research on Your Farm Organic Weed Management Strategies and Equipment

Terri Balch USDA–ARS, Plant Genetic Resources Unit 630 W. North Street Geneva, NY 14456 315-787-2396 Teri.Balch@ARS.USDA.GOV www.organicseedpartnership.org Beginning Seed Saving with NOVIC

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Brent Beidler PO Box 124 821 South Randolph Road Randolph Center, VT (802) 728-5601 bbeidler@myfairpoint.net www.beidlerfarm.com The Use of Warm Season Annuals in Your Forage System

Jean Bonhotal 101b Rice Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-8444 jb29@cornell.edu http://cwmi.css.cornell.edu Actively Managing Your Compost

David Belding Cross Island Farms

Astor Boozer USDA-NRCS

44301 Cross Island Rd Wellesley Island, NY (315) 482-3663 davidbelding@crossislandfarms.com Ecological Soil Management for Organic Growers

441 S. Salina St., Suite 354 Syracuse, NY 13202 315-477-6504 astor.boozer@ny.usda.gov USDA NRCS Conservation Program Opportunities for Organic Growers

Betsy Bihn Cornell University

Margaret Breugel

630 W. North Street, Hedrick Hall, Geneva, NY 14456 (315) 787–2625 eab38@cornell.edu Food Safety Workshop

Thomas Bjorkman Geneva Experiment Station 205 Hedrick Hall 630 W. North St Geneva, NY 14456 315-787-2218 tnb1@cornell.edu Summer Cover Crops for Organic Vegetable Production

Ted Blomgren Windﬂower Farm 585 Meeting House Rd Valley Falls, NY 0 518-320-2030 tedblomgren@gmail.com Growing and Marketing Cut Flowers

883 Hurlbert Road Forestville, NY 14062 716-965-2716 mbruegel@gmail.com www.roohavenfarm.com Raising Heritage Turkeys for the Thanksgiving Table

Dina Brewster The Hickories 126 Lounsbury Road Ridgefield, CT 0 dina@thehickories.org Raising Rabbits on Pasture for Proﬁt? Are You Kidding Me?

Alyvia Burkey Thompson Health 350 Parrish Street Canandaigua, NY 14424 (585) 396-6529 alyvia.burkey@thompsonhealth.org www.thompsonhealth.com Institutional Markets: Setting up Relationships with Schools

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Brian Caldwell Cornell University Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences 180 Walding Lane Spencer, NY 14883 607-564-3346 bac11@cornell.edu How to Do Research on Your Farm

Marlo Capoccia Garden Gate Delivery

Ross Conrad PO Box 433 Middlebury, VT 0 (802) 545-2396 dancingbeegardens@hotmail.com dancyingbeegardens.com Processing Beeswax Products for Sale Urban Beekeeping: Are You Sure This Is Legal??

David Demerest

PO Box 6847 Ithaca, NY 14851 607-342-6228 marloco@verizon.net www.gardengatedelivery.com Regional Distributers: Getting Your Product to Local Markets

P.O. Box 191 Underhill Center, VT 05490 (802) 355.6637 david@vermontmushrooms.com www.vermontmushrooms.com Mycofacilitation: Increasing Ecosystem Health With Fungi

Sarah Carlson Practical Farmers of Iowa

Deb Denome Seeking Common Ground, Inc.

137 Lynn Ave, Suite 200 Ames, IA 50014 515-232-5661, ext. 305 sarah@practicalfarmers.org www.practicalfarmers.org

Chris Cashen The Farm at Miller’s Crossing 81 Roxbury Rd. Hudson, NY 12513 (518) 851-2331 kasorganic@hotmail.com Intermediate CSA

John and Amy Chartier Frost Valley YMCA 2000 Frost Valley Rd Claryville, NY 12725 845-985-0151 845-985-2291 (main camp #) jchartier@frostvalley.org Camp NOFA!

Scott Chaskey Peconic Land Trust 296 Hampton Road, P.O. Box 1776 Southampton, NY 11969 schaskey@peconiclandtrust.org Intermediate CSA

Laura Colangelo Vermont Law School, Institute for Energy and the Environment 164 Chelsea Street, PO Box 96 South Royalton, VT 5068 lcolangelo@vermontlaw.edu Diversifying Your Energy Supply

P.O. Box 599 Canandaigua, NY 14424 585-394-7610 info@seekingcommonground.org Institutional Markets: Setting up Relationships with Schools

Laurie Drinkwater Cornell University Plant Science Building, Room 124 Ithaca, NY 14850 led24@cornell.edu How to Do Research on Your Farm

Elizabeth Dyck 1124 County Rd 38 Bainbridge, NY 13733 607 895 6913 kedyck@frontiernet.net Emmer & Other Ancient Grains Spud’s up? What we’ve learned from the Northeast Organic/Sustainable Potato Project (NOSP)

Jamie Edelstein Wyllie Fox Farm 3745 Allen Rd Cato, NY 13033 315-427-8266 farmer@wylliefoxfarm.com Nuts & Bolts: Beginning Farmers Institutional Markets: Setting up Relationships with Schools

Lisa Englebert 840 Upper Front Street Binghamton, NY 13905 607-699-3775 kengelbert@stny.rr.com Certiﬁcation Orientation Calculating Dry Matter Intake: The New Pasture Rule

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Andy Fellenz 1919 Lester Rd. Phelps, NY 14532 315-548-6228 artisanfarms@gmail.com www.FellenzFamilyFarm.com Brambles Intensive Internships, Apprentices, and Employees: An Exercise in Clarity Japanese Paper Pot Transplanter

Rachel Firak 1227 Dryden Rd, Apt #3 Ithaca, NY 14850 440-242-9646 rfirak@gmail.com http://groups.google.com/group/ithacacrop-mob Stories from the Crop Mob: Urban Barn Raising in 2010

Mimi Fix Baking Fix Mimi@bakingfi x.com http://www.BakingFix.com NYSSFPA Roundtable: Running Your Business Eﬀectively and Proﬁtably- Food, Energy, and Sustainability

Kurt Forman Clearview Farm 243 Faas Rd Palmyra, NY 14522 585-330-6420 clearviewfarm@bluefrog.com Beneﬁcials & Biological Control in Vegetable Crops

Todd Fowler Food Service Director Bloomﬁeld Central School PO Box 250 Bloomfield, NY 14469 585-657-6121 X1151 tfowler@bloomfieldcsd.org Institutional Markets: Setting up Relationships with Schools

Laurie Freeman 206 McGregor Rd Gloversville, NY 0 518-770-1503 No Email Converting a House to a Homestead Simple Solar Hot Water Heaters www.nofany.org

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Erica Frenay

Robert Hadad

15B Plant Science Bldg Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-9911 ejf5@cornell.edu www.nybeginningfarmers.org; www. smallfarms.cornell.edu Nuts & Bolts: Beginning Farmers

4487 Lake Ave. Lockport, NY 14094 (585) 739-4065 RHADAD@rochester.rr.com www.gaps.cornell.edu Food Safety Intensive Vegetable Variety Roundtable

Tracy Frisch

Gretchen Hanchett ACCORD Corporation

1293 McClay Rd Greenwich, NY 0 tracyf@fastermac.net Community Organizing 101

Sue Gardener Smith 50 Far View Hills Rd. Rochester, NY 14620 585 269 8918 suegardnersmith@hotmail.com Community Food Security & Urban Garden Policies

Jill & Ken Geis 660 Fordsbush Road Fort Plain, NY 13339 518-568-5322 giespasture@frontiernet.net Neppahatchery.homestead.com Pastured Poultry

Karma & Michael Glos 9398 W. Creek Rd. Berkshire, NY 13736 607-657-2860 karma@kingbirdfarm.com www.kingbirdfarm.com Biodiversity: Farmer Stories On-Farm Poultry Processing Horses & Mules: Proﬁt & Loss

Sister Catherine Grace Melrose/Bluestone Farm 118 Federal Hill Road Brewster, NY 10509 srcgchs@gmail.com Saving the Harvest: The ABCs of Food Preservation

Jen Griffith Just Food 1155 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10036 212.645.9880 farmeroutreach@justfood.org Community Food Security & Urban Garden Policies

David Gumpert 48 Dunster Rd. Needham, MA 0 781-856-4950 david@davidgumpert.com www.thecompletepatient.com The Raw Milk Revolution www.nofany.org

585-268-7605 ext.1701 ghanchett@accordcorp.org www.alleganybusinesscenter.com NYSSFPA Roundtable: Running Your Business Eﬀectively and Proﬁtably

Craig Haney 630 Bedford Road Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 914.366.6200 x116 craigh@stonebarnscenter.org www.stonebarnscenter.org Grazing Rotations: Combining Poultry, Ruminants, and Others Raising Heritage Turkeys for the Thanksgiving Table

Wendy-Sue Harper NOFA Vermont PO Box 697 Richmond, VT 0 802-434-4122 WendySue@nofavt.org http://nofavt.org Ecological Soil Management for Organic Growers No-Till Gardening

Anne Hart 4055 State Rte 52 Youngsville, NY 12791 845-482-3333 cuttinggarden@hvc.rr.com www.thecuttinggarden.org Growing and Marketing Cut Flowers

Cliff Hatch Upinngil Farm 411 Main Rd. Gill, MA 1354 413-863-2297 pickens@crocker.com www.upinngil.com Hands-on Home Cheesemaking for Beginners

Adam Hausmann Adam’s Berry Farm Intervale Road Burlington, VT 0 802-578-9093 adam@adamsberryfarm.com Brambles Intensive

Shannon Hayes Sap Bush Hollow Farm 1314 West Fulton Road Warnerville, NY 12187 (518) 827-7595 shayes@midtel.net Home Butchering I Home Butchering II

Joseph Heckman Cook Campus, Rutgers University Department of Plant Biology & Pathology Rutgers The State University of NJ 59 Dudley Road - Foran Hall New Brunswick, NJ 0 (732) 932-9711 ext. 119 heckman@AESOP.Rutgers.edu http://www.cook.rutgers.edu/~plantbiopath/ faculty/heckman/heckman.html The Raw Milk Revolution

Elizabeth Henderson Genesee Valley Organic CSA 2218 Welcher Road Newark, NY 14513 315-331-9029 elizabethhenderson13@gmail.com Alternative Pricing Structures and Strategies Community Food Security & Urban Garden Policies Intermediate CSA

John Hendrickson Stone Circle Farm N1749 Yerges Rd. Reeseville, WI 53579 (920) 285-6360 stonecirclefarm@tds.net Japanese Paper Pot Transplanter What Are You Worth? Cost of Production Training

Donn Hewes Northland Sheep Dairy 3501 Hoxie Gorge Freetown Road Marathon, NY 13803 607-849-4442 tripletree@frontiernet.net Horses & Mules: Proﬁt & Loss Nuts & Bolts: Beginning Farmers

Karen Hoffman 99 North Broad St. Norwich, NY 13815 612-801-3506 karen.hoff man2@ny.usda.gov Creating Your Own Feed Recipe The Use of Warm Season Annuals in Your Forage System

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Simon Huntley

Kristina Keefe-Perry NOFA-NY

Joe Livingston Divine Renewable Energy

249 Highland Ave. Rochester, NY 14620 (585) 271-1979, ext. 505 kristina@nofany.org Standing Room Only: Pumping Up Your Workshop!

2569 Rolling Hills Rd. Camillus, NY 13031 (315) 481-1425 joe@divinerenewable.com Diversifying Your Energy Supply Simple Solar Hot Water Heaters

Jim Hyland Winter Sun Farms

Michael Kilpatrick Kilpatrick Family Farm

Maryrose Livingston Northland Sheep Dairy

195 Huguenot Street New Paltz, NY 12561 845-255-1699 jim@wintersunfarms.com Local Processors: The Missing Link?

9778 State RT 22 Middle Granville, NY 12849 518-642-4713 michael@kilpatrickfamilyfarm.com Advanced Greenhouse and High Tunnel Vegetable Production

3501 Hoxie Gorge Freetown Road Marathon, NY 0 607-849-4442 tripletree@frontiernet.net 100% Grass-fed Dairying Nuts & Bolts: Beginning Farmers Sheep for Fiber

7126 Church St Pittsburge, PA 15218 412-567-3864 support@smallfarmcentral.com www.smallfarmcentral.com Digging into the Web: Basic to Advanced Web Marketing for Farmers

Shabazz Jackson 208 Montgomery Street Newburgh, NY 12550 (845) 656-6070 greenway777@aol.com www.greenwayny.com Actively Managing Your Compost

Seth Jacobs Slack Hollow Farm 177 Gilchrist Rd Argyle, NY 12809 518-638-6124 srk@capital.net Advanced Greenhouse and High Tunnel Vegetable Production Summer Cover Crops for Organic Vegetable Production

Lou Johns 1641 Shaw Rd Lodi, NY 14860 607-582-6336 bluheron@empacc.net Blueheronorganic.com Brassicas, from A to Z

Bill Jordan Rensselaer Technology Park

Mark Kimball Essex Farm

PO Box 157 Cold Spring, NY 10516 (845) 265 3969 pchamsia@yahoo.com Intermediate CSA

Carol King NOFA-NY Certiﬁed Organic, LLC

325 State Hwy 345 Potsdam, NY 13676 315-265-6739 trees@sln.potsdam.ny.us Diversifying Your Energy Supply

840 Upper Front Street Binghamton, NY 13905 607-724-9851 carolking@nofany.org Certiﬁcation Orientation

Amy Klein Capital District Community Gardens 40 River Street Troy, NY 12180 (518) 274-8685 amy@cdcg.org www.cdcg.org Community Food Security & Urban Garden Policies

120 Defreets Dr. Troy, NY 12180 (518) 326-1104 bill@jordanenergy.org Diversifying Your Energy Supply NYSSFPA Roundtable: Running Your Business Eﬀectively and Proﬁtably

Bob LeFrancois

Tim Joseph

Todd Lighthouse Lighthouse Gardens

2949 State Route 169 Little Falls, NY 13365 (315) 891-3737 tim@maplehillcreamery.com www.MapleHillCreamery.com Raising Dairy Calves on Cows Starting a Successful Value-Added Dairy Processing Venture

Carolyn Llewellyn

2503 Rte 22 Essex, NY 12936 (518) 963-4613 No Email Horses & Mules: Proﬁt & Loss Standing Room Only: Pumping Up Your Workshop!

PO Box 129 Byron, NY 14422 716-984-7442 bobl@lwemail.com Organic Weed Management Strategies and Equipment

229 Ontario St. Honeoye Falls, NY 14472 585-582-5725 todd@lighthouse-gardens.com www.lighthouse-gardens.com Intro to Greenhouse & Transplant Production

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Bill MacKentley St. Lawrence Nursery

Melissa Madden Cornell University Plant Science Building, Room 147D Ithaca, NY 14850 607.351.3313 mam233@cornell.edu Nuts & Bolts: Beginning Farmers

Fred Magdoff University of Vermont Department of Plant & Soil Science, Hills Building Burlington, VT 05490 fmagdoff@uvm.edu Ecological Soil Management for Organic Growers World Hunger: Global Realities, Local Solutions

Klaas & Mary-Howell Martens 1443 Ridge Rd Penn Yan, NY 14527 315-531-1038 mh@lakevieworganicgrain.com www.lakevieworganicgrain.com Farming and Family: Achieving Balance on Your Farm From Amber Waves of Grain to Market

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Peter Martens MP Farms

Rob Moore Moore Farms

Diane Picard Massachusetts Avenue Project

PO Box 271 Dresden, NY 0 315-694-1265 pmartens07@gmail.com Organic Weed Management Strategies and Equipment

2083 Moore Hill Rd Nicholas, NY 13812 607-699-7968 cowpoke2@verizon.net 100% Grass-fed Dairying Raising Dairy Calves on Cows

Rob Meadows

Eric Noel Maplewood Organics

271 Grant Avenue Buffalo, NY 14213 716-882-5327 x2 dpnoc@mass-ave.org Community Food Security & Urban Garden Policies World Hunger: Global Realities, Local Solutions

PO Box 49 Rochester, VT (802) 767-9385 rob@vermontberries.com, robm@ innertraditions.com www.vermontberries.com Brambles Intensive

Jesse Meeder 24 Ardmore Pl # 1 Buffalo, NY 14213 716-882-5327 x 3 jesse@mass-ave.org www.mass-ave.org Urban Aquaponics: Fish and Vegetable Production

Meg Meixner Wolftree Farm 4041 County Route 2 Burdett, NY 14818 607-546-7968 mam27@cornell.edu Sheep for Fiber

Steven Miller 100 Eaton street Morrisville, NY 13408 sgm6@cornell.edu Getting Organic Food into the Hands of LowIncome Eaters

Chuck Mohler Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences 907 Bradfield Hall, Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-0199 clm11@cornell.edu http://www.css.cornell.edu/weedeco/ Organic Weed Management Strategies and Equipment

3550 Gore Road Highgate, VT 0 802-868-5083 maplewoodorganics@yahoo.com Holistic Planned Grazing

Thor Oechsner Oechsner Farms 1045 Trumbulls Corners Rd. Newfield, NY 14867 607-564-7701 thorfarm@hotmail.com Emmer & Other Ancient Grains

Robin Ostfeld 1641 Shaw Rd Lodi, NY 14860 607-582-6336 bluheron@empacc.net Blueheronorganic.com Brassicas, from A to Z

Joseph Ottati Glendale Farm 4590 State Route 414 Burdett, NY 14818 607-546-8479 joe@carsophagus.com Organic Grape Juice Production

Josephine Papagni Greenway Environmental Services 208 Montgomery Street Newburgh, NY 12550 845-656-6070 greenway777@aol.com Actively Managing Your Compost

Keith Perry Cornell University Plant Science Building, Room 334 Ithaca, NY 14850 607-254-8243 klp3@cornell.edu Spud’s up? What we’ve learned from the Northeast Organic/Sustainable Potato Project (NOSP)

Trina Pilonero Silver Heights Farm 216 Eggler Rd. Jeffersonville, NY 12748 845-482-3608 slvrhgts@pronetisp.net www.silverheightsfarm.com Intro to Greenhouse & Transplant Production

Staffan Rascher Rascher’s Sugar House 347 Perry Hill Rd Shushan, NY 12873 (518) 854-3770 No Email Organic Maple Production, Up Close and Personal

Jud Reid Cornell Vegetable Program 417 Liberty St Penn Yan, NY 14527 585-313-8912 jer11@cornell.edu Advanced Greenhouse and High Tunnel Vegetable Production Grafting of Greenhouse Vegetables

Rebekah & Michael Rice 67 Nine Mile Lane Delmar, NY 12054 518-439-6065 risprin@gmail.com Intro Games Magical Spaces

Ian Robb Turtle Tree Seed 10 White Birch Road Copake, NY 12516 518-329-3038 turtle@turtletreeseed.org www.turtletreeseed.org On-Farm Seed Production

Larry Robertson USDA – ARS, Plant Genetic Resources Unit 630 W. North Street Geneva, NY 14456 315-787-2396 www.organicseedpartnership.org Beginning Seed Saving with NOVIC

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Jill Robinson Farm Credit East

Abby Seaman Cornell Universy

394 State Route 29 Greenwich, NY 12834 585-692-0269, x 8918 jill.robinson@farmcrediteast.com www.Farmcrediteast.com Farm Records and Tax Basics

IPM Program Office, NYSAES, Geneva, NY 14456 315-787-2422 ajs32@cornell.edu Beneﬁcials & Biological Control in Vegetable Crops

Martin Rodriguez Mimomex Farm

Eric Shelley SUNY Cobleskill Dept. of Agricultural Business

8 Mcnamara Lane, Goshen, NY 10924 (347) 589-0663 gaudencia1@aol.com Growing and Marketing Mexican Herbs

Ethan Roland

State Route 7 Cobleskill, NY 12043 shellees@cobleskill.edu Home Butchering I Home Butchering II

PO Box 626 Stone Ridge, NY 12484 518-610-1375 ethan@gaianortheast.org www.appleseedpermaculture.com Permaculture for Farmers: Crops, Patterns, Polycultures

Larry Siegel

Steve Ropitzky Saratoga County FSA

49 Reservoir Ave. Rochester, NY 14620 585-473-0729 mhsimmon@frontiernet.net Intermediate CSA

50 West High Street Ballston Spa, N.Y. 12020 518-885-6300 steven.ropitzky@ny.usda.gov USDA NRCS Conservation Program Opportunities for Organic Growers

Carey Rosser Vermont Law School, Institute for Energy and the Environment 164 Chelsea Street, PO Box 96 South Royalton, VT 5068 404-944-8197 rosserc@gmail.com Diversifying Your Energy Supply

Patricia Rydle PO Box 49 Rochester, VT 0 (802) 767-9385 patricia@vermontberries.com Brambles Intensive

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Ed Staehr NY Farm Link 415 Warren Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 800-547-3276 aes6@cornell.edu Accessing Land: Diﬀerent Approaches

Solita Stephens 1241 Glenn Ave Union, NJ 0 718 360 1420 olympusgarden@gmail.com Build Your Own Self-Watering Container

Violet Stone 15A Plant Science Building Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-9227 vws7@cornell.edu www.smallfarms.cornell.edu, www.nesare.org How to Do Research on Your Farm

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Jim Strickland 206 McGregor Rd Gloversville, NY 0 518-770-1503 jstrickland@nycap.rr.com Simple Solar Hot Water Heaters Converting a House to a Homestead

Deb Taft 135 Webber Ave. Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 914-374-9474 growbd@aol.com Stories from the Crop Mob: Urban Barn Raising in 2010

Dulli Tengeler Birdsfoot Farm 1263 CR 25 Canton, NY 13617 315-386-4852 No Email Spud’s up? What we’ve learned from the Northeast Organic/Sustainable Potato Project (NOSP)

Christian Terrero Massachusetts Avenue Project 271 Grant Avenue Buffalo, NY 14213 No Email Urban Aquaponics: Fish and Vegetable Production

Jonathan Thomson 10B Airline Drive Albany, NY 12235 518-457-7076 jonathan.thomson@agmkt.state.ny.us www.agmkt.state.ny.us Getting Organic Food into the Hands of LowIncome Eaters

Gayle & Mike Thorpe Thorpe’s Organic Family Farm 12866 Rt. 78 East Aurora, NY 14052 716-655-4486 thorpesfarm@verizon.net Blueberry Intensive Farming and Family: Achieving Balance on Your Farm

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Mike Yezzi

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47 Tracy Drive Burlington, VT 05490 802-316-6073 info@halfpintfarm.com Halfpintfarm.com How Big Should We Be? Marketing Strategies at Half Pint Farms

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Ken White Saranac Valley Farms

727 East Washington Street Syracuse, NY 13210 (917) 576-4853 myoung@syracusecoe.org efc.syracusecoe.org (and nyfoodtrader.org, nyagtrader.org) Actively Managing Your Compost

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Nancy Weber Mexican Pride Farm 795 Tubbs Rd. Mexico, NY 13114 315-963-7311 nkwearthmother@aol.com MOOALICIOUS!

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Malik Yakini Detroit Black Community Food Security Council 3800 Puritan Detroit, MI 48221 myakini@aol.com Community Food Security & Urban Garden Policies

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Tom Zembrzuski Russia Corners Farm 520 Russia Rd Poland, NY 13431 tzem@ntcnet.com Spud’s Up? What We’ve Learned from the Northeast Organic/Sustainable Potato Project (NOSP)

Alfred State College SUNY College of Technology

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Community Markets Miriam Haas

Farm Family Insurance Companies Rosemary Shader & Kane Pigliavento

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Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund Jennifer Reschke

Adirondack Harvest Teresa Whalen PO Box 388 Westport, NY 12993-0388 taawhalen@yahoo.com www.adirondackharvest.com

Alfred State College Center for Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Jerry Brunetti 10 Upper College Dr. Alfred, NY 14802 607-587-4797 bakerbp@alfredstate.edu www.alfredstate.edu

GOLD Animal Welfare Approved Brigid Sweeney 1007 Queen St, Alexandria, VA 22314 (917) 309-2620 brigid@animalwelfareapproved.org www.animalwelfareapproved.org

BCS Shop John Wilhelm 28 Tahanto Trail Harvard, MA 01452 (978) 456-3327 john@bcsshop.com www.bcsshop.com

487 E Main St, Ste 160, Mt Kisco, NY 10549 (914) 273-9294 peter@compostwerks.com www.compostwerks.com

Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Rob Costello 260 Roberts Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-5335 rac75@cornell.edu www.cals.cornell.edu

SILVER Country Folks Dan Wren PO Box 121 Palatine Bridge, NY 13428-0121 (800) 218-5586 x242 dwren@leepub.com www.leepub.com

8116 Arlington Blvd. #263 Falls Church, VA 22042 (703) 208-3276 info@farmtoconsumer.org www.farmtoconsumer.org

Farm Wellness Retreats Grace Jull PO Box 603 Lenox, MA 01240 413-442-5477 grace@farmwellnessretreats.org www.farmwellnessretreats.org

Food and Water Watch Patty Lovera

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1616 P St., NW Washington, DC 20036 202-683-2501 plover@fwwatch.org www.foodandwaterwatch.org

Crystal Creek, Inc. Janis Leiterman

Foxgloves Harriet Zbikowski

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1250 North Ave, Beacon, NY 12508 (845) 831-7300 harriet@foxglovesinc.com www.foxglovesinc.com

Bejo Seeds, Inc. Dennis Ferlito

Dancing Bee Gardens Ross Conrad

Gaia Northeast Ethan Roland

1088 Healey Rd, Geneva, NY 14456 (315) 789-4155 d.ferlito@bejoseeds.com www.bejoseeds.com

PO Box 443, Middlebury, VT 05753-0443 (802) 453-8111 dancingbeegardens@hotmail.com www.dancingbeegardens.com

Blue River Hybrids â&#x20AC;&#x201C; East Luke Howard

PO Box 626 Stone Ridge, NY 12484 518-610-1375 ethan@gaianortheast.org www.gaianortheast.org

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F. B. Pease Co., Inc. Dudley Pease PO Box 93178, Rochester, NY 14692-8178 (585) 503-2300 rwthomas@hotmail.com www.fbpease.net

Green Mountain College Kenneth Mulder 1 Brennan Cir, Poultney, VT 05764-1199 (802) 287-2941 mulderk@greenmtn.edu www.greenmtn.edu

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The Greenhorns Severine von Tscharner Fleming 130 Old Post Rd. Staatsburg, NY 12580 smithereen@me.com www.thegreenhorns.net

Grindstone Farm Dick de Graﬀ 780 County Route 28 Pulaski, NY 13142-2471 (315) 298-4139 dick@grindstonefarm.com www.grindstonefarm.com

Harris Seeds, Garden Trends, Inc. Michael Wells

Johnny’s Selected Seeds Di Cody

LEAD NY Program Larry Van De Valk

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114 Kennedy Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-7907 klc43@cornell.edu www.leadny.org

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High Mowing Seeds Tom Stearns 76 Quarry Rd, Wolcott, VT 05680 (802) 472-6174 tom@highmowingseeds.com www.highmowingseeds.com

GOLD Holdredge Enterprises, LLC. Randy Holderedge 2533 State Hwy 80 W. Burlington, NY 13482 (607) 965-6423 contact@holdredgeenterprises.com www.holdredgeenterprises.com

Hometown Foods Anna Dawson 362 Eichybush Rd. #5 Kinderhook, NY 12106 (518) 758-7342 annadawson@berk.com www.ourhometownfoods.com

Horizon Organic Peter Slaunwhite 7895 Tackabury Rd, Canastota, NY 13032 (315) 420-3293 peter.slaunwhite@whitewave.com www.horizonorganic.com

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Kreher’s Poultry Farms Brett Kreher PO Box 410, Clarence, NY 14031-0410 716-759-6802 brett@krehereggs.com www.krehereggs.com

SILVER Lady Moon Farms Tom Beddard 1795 Criders Church Rd Chambersburg, PA 17201 (717) 369-2113 tom@ladymoonfarms.com www.ladymoonfarms.com

GOLD Lakeview Organic Grain Klaas & Mary Howell Martens PO Box 361, Penn Yan, NY 14527-0361 (315) 531-1038 kandmhfarm@sprintmail.com www.lakevieworganicgrain.com

GOLD Lamb & Webster, Inc. Frank Favanza PO Box 129, Byron, NY 14422-0129 (716) 984-7442 bobl@lwemail.com

Lancaster Ag Products Reuben Stoltzfus 60 N Ronks Rd, Ronks, PA 17572 717-687-9222 joe@lancasterag.com www.lancasterag.com

McEnroe Organic Farm Ray McEnroe 194 Coleman Station Rd Millerton, NY 12546 (518) 789-3252 moohill@aol.com www.mcenroeorganicfarm.com

NESARE & Cornell Small Farms Program Violet Stone 15A Plant Science Building Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-9227 smallfarmsprogram@cornell.edu www.smallfarms.cornell.edu

GOLD New York Center for Agricultural Medicine & Health (NYCAMH) James Carrabba One Atwell Rd, Cooperstown, NY 13326 (800) 343-7527 x239 jcarrabba@nycamh.com www.nycamh.com

New York Farm Viability Institute Dave Grusenmeyer 159 Dwight Park Circle Syracuse, NY 13209 315-453-3823 dgrusenmeyer@nyfvi.org www.nyfvi.org

New York State Agricultural Mediation Program Charlotte Carter 1450 Western Ave. Suite 101 Albany, NY 12203 (518) 687-2246 charlotte@nysdra.org www.nysamp.com

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Northern Organic Vegetable Improvement Collaborative Teri Balch 630 W. North St, Geneva, NY 14456 (315) 787-2396 teri.balch@ars.usda.gov

NY Farm Bureau Jessica Gaige PO Box 5330, Albany, NY 12205-0330 (518) 436-8495 jgaige@nyfb.org www.ntfb.org

NYFoodTrader.org Melissa Young 621 Skytop Rd Ste 1000, Syracuse, NY 13210 (315) 443-8488 myoung@syracusecoe.org www.nyFoodtrader.org

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Organic Equipment Technology Bob Lefrancois PO Box 129, Byron, NY 14422-0129 (716) 984-7442 bobl@lwemail.com

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Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative Pools Events Team

NYS Farmers Market Nutrition Program Jonathan Thomson

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10B Airline Dr, Albany, NY 12235 (518) 457-7076 jonathan.thomson@agmkt.state.ny.us

NYS Small Scale Food Processors Allison Clarke PO Box 113 Stuyvesant Falls, NY 12174-0113 (518) 799-3414 bfk@bethsfarmkitchen.Com www.nyssfpa.com

Once Again Nut Butter Gael Orr PO Box 429, Nunda, NY 14517-0429 (585) 468-2535 x35 gorr@onceagainnutbutter.com www.onceagainnutbutter.com

PLATINUM Peace Tree Farm Lloyd Traven 295 Park Dr W, Kintnersville, PA 18930 (610) 847-8152 lloyd@peacetreefarm.com

Purple Mountain Organics Kent Keys 7120 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912 (301) 891-2488 purplemountainorganics@gmail.com www.purplemountainorganic s.com

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Roots & Fruits (BCD Wellness Center) Carrie Bither 18 Old Queechy Rd Canaan, NY 12029-3007 518-781-4081 bcd@taconic.net www.shaklee.net/rootsandfruits

SILVER Scythe Supply Carol Bryan 496 Shore Rd, Perry, ME 04667 (207) 853-4750 scythe@scythesupply.com www.scythesupply.com

Seasoned Booksellers Sandy Lincoln 335 Grove St, Brandon, VT 05733 (802) 247-4700 slincoln@seasonedbooks.com www.seasonedbooks.com

Seeds of Change Woody (Stephen) Woodward 946½ S St, Springfield, OR 97477-2382 (505) 660-6924 stephen.woodward@effem.com www.seedsofchange.com

Small Farm Central Simon Huntley 7126 Church St, Pittsburgh, PA 15218 (412) 352-9673 simon@smallfarmcentral.com www.smallfarmcentral.com

Sundog Solar Betsy Wyman PO Box 348, Chatham, NY 12037 (518) 392-4000 x103 betsy@sundogsolar.net www.sundogsolar.net

Syracuse Cultural Workers Stacy Crandell PO Box 6367 Syracuse, NY 13217-6367 (800) 949-5139 dik@syrculturalworkers.com www.syracuseculturalworkers.com

The Birkett Mills Cliﬀord Orr 163 Main St, Penn Yan, NY 14527 (315) 536-3311 corr@thebirkettmills.com www.thebirkettmills.com

The Brooklyn Salsa Company Rob Behnke 27 Arion Place, Ste 112, Brooklyn, NY 11206 (347) 563-5651 bkproduce@gmail.com www.bksalsa.com

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USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) Jay Howard-Brock 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Room 6714 Washington, DC 20250 (202) 690-4789 jay.howardbrock@rma.usda.gov

PATRON OF ORGANICS

1996 Main St, Montpelier, VT 05602 (802) 223-6049 sales@vermontcompost.com www.vermontcompost.com

152 Powelton Cir Newburgh, NY 12550-2230 845-561-2022 janetc@valleytable.com www.valleytable.com

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2424 State Rte 203, Valatie, NY 12184 (518) 392-8300 web@tierrafarm.com www.tierrafarm.com

1050 Perimeter Rd, Manchester, NH 03053 (603) 437-4040 ccarson@stonyfield.com www.stonyfield.com

441 S. Salina St, Syracuse, NY 13202 ivy.allen@ny.usda.gov www.nrcs.usda.gov

The Valley Table Janet Crawshaw

PO Box 72, Craftsbury Commons, VT 05827 (802) 586-7711 x136 sgeorge@sterlingcollege.edu www.sterlingcollege.edu

Stonyfield Farm Chandra Carson

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Ivy Allen

Vermont Compost Company Jennifer Whitman

Tierra Farms, Inc. Gunther Fishgold

3038 Bingley Rd. Cazenovia, NY 13035 479-273-2323 Mike.taylor@stolororganics.com www.stoloroganics.com

441 S. Salina St, Syracuse, NY 13202 (315) 477-6304 mark.dennis@ny.usda.gov

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Stolor Organics Michael Taylor

USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program PATRON OF ORGANICS USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) & Rural Development Mark Dennis

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Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. Kimberly Pickard 700 Ellicott St Ste 2 Batavia, NY 14020-3744 585-815-6820 byoung@upstateniagara.com www.upstateniagara.com

GOLD Vermont Law School Institute for Energy and the Environment Carey Rosser PO Box 96, South Royalton, VT 05068 (802) 831-1151 crosser@vermontlaw.edu www.vermontlaw.edu/energy

Watershed Agricultural Council Tara Collins 33195 State Hwy 10 Walton, NY 13856-9751 (607) 865-7047 taracollins@nycwatershed.org www.nycwatershed.org

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Eberly Poultry Farm

Green Heron Growers

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Balsam Farm Amagansett, NY 11930 hamptonsfarmer@balsamfarms.com 631-255-9417 www.balsamfarms.com

Biophilia Organic Farm

Engelbert Farms 182 Sunnyside Rd Nichols, NY 13812 kengelbert@stny.rr.com 607-699-3775

211 Manor Ln Jamesport Riverhead, NY 11901 barbatop@aol.com 516-769-9732

Evans Farm House Creamery

Birdsfoot Farm 1263 County Rte 23 Canton, NY 13617 dulli.tengeler@gmail.com 315-386-4852

33 Philla St Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 richard@fourseasonsnaturalfood.com 518-584-4670 fourseasonsnaturalfood.com

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Four Winds Farm

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158 Marabac Rd Gardiner, NY 12525 jarmour@bestweb.net 845-255-3088

Byebrook Farm

1379 Johnson Rd Churchville, NY 14428 frasergarlic@rochester.rr.com 585-350-8295 www.frasergarlic.com

7531 County Hwy.18 Bloomville, NY 13739 (607) 538-9796

Cayuga Pure Organics 18 Banks Rd Brooktondale, NY 14817 shamus@cporganics.com 607-273-2621

Country Meadows 6384 Country Road 27 Canton, NY 13617 dhitchman2@twcny.rr.com 315-386-8912

Denison Farm 333 Buttermilk Falls Rd Schaghticoke, NY 12154 Denfarm@yahoo.com 518-664-2510

Earthwalk Farm 246 Bone Plain Road Ithaca, NY 14852 earthwalkfarm@gmail.com 607-279-2874

5037 State Hwy 23 Norwich, NY 13815 607-334-5339

Four Seasons Natural Food

Fraser’s Garlic Farm

780 County Rte 28 Pulaski, NY 13412 dick@grindstonefarm.com 315-298-4139 www.grindstonefarm.com

Growers Co-Op Grape Juice Company, Inc. 112 N. Portage Street Westfield, NY 14787 steve@concordgrapejuice.com 716-326-3161 www.concordgrapejuice.com

Hawthorne Valley Farm 327 County Rte 21C Ghent, NY 12075 steffen@hawthornevalleyfarm.org 518-672-4465 ext 230 www.hawthornevalleyfarm.com

High Lonesome Farm Cincinnatus, NY fredgriffen@frontiernet.net

HLW Acres Attica, NY 14011 585-591-0795

Frontier Natural Products Co-op

Horizon Organic

Norway, IA 52318 ellen.bouchard@frontiercoop.com (319) 227-7996 x1331 www.frontiercoop.com

7895 Tackabury Rd, Canastota, NY 13032 peter.slaunwhite@horizonorganic.com 315-272-3218 www.horizonorganic.com

Gillie Brook Farms 6147 Gillie Brook Rd Memphis, NY 13112-9782 info@gilliefarms.com 315-672-3706 www.gilliefarms.com

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Kingbird Farm

4590 Rte 414 Burdett, NY 14818 joe@carsophagus.com 607 546-8479

9398 W Creek Rd Berkshire, NY 13736-2611 karma@kingbirdfarm.com 607-657-2860 www.kingbirdfarm.com

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Kreher’s Poultry Farms 5411 Davison Rd Clarence, NY 14031-0410 brett@krehereggs.com 716-759-6802 www.nofany.org

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Krugerrand Farms 776 County Highway 24 Richfield, NY 13439 andela60@gmail.com 315-858-6045 www.krugerrandfarms.com

Leona Meat Plant, Inc. Troy, PA sales@leonameatplant.com 570-297-3574 www.leonameatplant.com

Lightning Tree Farm 132 Andrew Haight Rd Millbrook, NY 12545-5141 altone1@verizon.net 845-677-9507

Lucky Dog Farm Hamden, NY 13782-0051 rgiles@catskill.net 607-746-9898

Martin Farms 585-303-6792

McEnroe Organic Farm Associates, LLC. 194 Coleman Station Rd Millerton, NY 12546 erich@mcenroefarm.com 518-789-3252 www.mcenroeorganicfarm.com

Mecox Bay Dairy 855 Mecox Road Bridgehampton, NY 11932 sapjl@juno.com 631-537-0335

Mountain Dell Farm 2386 Roods Creek Rd Hancock, NY 13783-9506 mldunau@ny.tds.net 607-467-4034

Nettle Meadow Farm 484 S Johnsburg Rd Warrensburg, NY 12885 cheese@nettlemeadow.com 518-623-3372 www.nettlemeadow.com

Northern Soy 345 Paul Rd Rochester, NY 14624 norman@soyboy.com 585-235-8970 www.soyboy.com

4914 Edgerton Rd Elba, NY 15058-0416 sjporter@eznet.net 585-757-9243

Rascher’s Sugar House 347 Perry Hill Road Sushan, NY 12873 518-854-3770

Regional Access 125 Cayuga St Trumansburg, NY 14886 food@regionalaccess.net 607-319-5150 www.regionalaccess.net

Road’s End Farm 362 Smith Rd Dunde, NY 14837 organic101@linkny.com 607-746-9581

Rock Hill Bakehouse Moreau, NY mattfuniciello@earthlink.net 518-793-0075

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Northland Sheep Dairy 3501 Hoxie Gorge Freetown Rd Marathon, NY 13803-2404 tripletree@frontiernet.net 607-849-4442 www.northlandsheepdairy.com

Old Path Farm 1948 Butler Rd Sauquoit, NY 13456 vegetables@riseup.net 315-737-8621

Once Again Nut Butter Nunda, NY 14517-0429 sandi@onceagainnutbutter.com 888-800-8075 www.onceagainnutbutter.com

Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative La Farge, WI 54639 holly.parr@organicvalley.coop 608-625-3449 www.organicvalley.coop www.farmers.coop

Peconic Land Trust/Quail Hill Farm 296 Hampton Rd Amagansett, NY 11930 schaskey@peconiclandtrust.org 212-267-8492

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Porter Farms

3489 State Rte 3 Saranac, NY 12981-0183 klwhite@westelcom.com 518-293-6427 www.saranacvalleyfarms.com

Serendipitea 73 Plandome Road Manhassett, NY 11030 jennifer@serendipitea.com or linda@serendipitea.com 516-365-7711 serendipitea.com

Singer Farm, LLC. 6620 Lake Rd Appleton, NY 14008-9673 jim@singerfarms.com 716-778-7330 www.singerfarms.com

Slack Hallow Farm 177 Gilchrist Rd Argyle, NY 12809-9730 martha@slackhollowfarm.com 518-638-6124 www.slackhaollowfarm.com

Sprout Creek Farm 34 Lauer Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 cheese@sproutcreekfarm.org 845-485-9885 www.sproutcreekfarm.org

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St. Lawrence Nurseries

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Wing Road Farm

325 State Hwy 345 Potsdam, NY 13676 315-265-6739

429 N Broadway Jericho, NY 11753 chris.ivers@wholefoods.com 516-932-1733

270 Wing Road Greenfield, NY 12833 aaren@wingroadfarm.com 518-584-5488 www.wingroadfarm.com

Stolor Organics, LLC. 3038 Bingley Rd Cazenovia, NY 13035 hwstoker@aol.com 315-655-4390

Stonyfield Farms 10 Burton Dr Londonberry, NH 03053 jpalange@stonyfield.com 603-437-4040 ex 2295 www.stonyfield.com

The Pasture 660 Fordsbush Rd Forte Plain, NY 13339 giespasture@frontiernet.net 518-568-5322

Thorpes Organic Family Farm 12866 State Rte 78 East Aurora, NY 14052-1707 thorpesfarm@verizon.net 716-655-4486

Tierra Farms 2424 State Route 203 Valatie, NY 12184 web@tierrafarm.com 518-392-8300 www.tierrafarm.com

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Windfall Farm 301 Neelytown Road Montgomery, NY 12549 morsepitts@hotmail.com 845-457-5988

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Ever since Horizon began nearly 20 years ago, farmers have been at the heart of our success. Horizon is proud to partner with over 250 organic dairy producers in the state of New York. Peter Slaunwhite (Eastern New York) 315-272-3218 Steve Rinehart (Western New York) 917-797-9058 To learn more about Horizon, visit www.HorizonOrganic.com Horizon is also on Facebook! www.facebook.com/Horizon

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Why Plant Buckwheat in 2011? Guaranteed Organic Price for 2011 is $26 per cwt. Buckwheat requires no chemicals and little or no fertilizer, producing savings in labor, fuel and chemical inputs. Buckwheat improves the soil and suppresses weeds. Buckwheat needs very little attention during the growing season. Buckwheat makes a great rotation crop. Buckwheat often grows well on low-fertility land. Buckwheat is a high-yield crop. The Birkett Mills offers growers a specially developed, high-yield seed variety (out yields the Manisoba variety by 13% in some trials). Buckwheat can be planted as late as mid-July in many areas and is fast growing — 70 days from planting to harvest. We think these are pretty good reasons to plant buckwheat. If you agree, let’s talk. We’re looking primarily for full-production, contracted commercial, or, if you are a certified organic farm, we’ll contract organic buckwheat as well. And, for those not wishing to contract, we also offer both commercial and organic cover crop buckwheat seed. This year start managing price stability, crop size and the changing export market, contract with The Birkett Mills, where both price and market are guaranteed before you plant.

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