Welcome to Our 26th Conference! NOFA-NY 2008 Conference Program
Organic Solutions! How Farmers, Gardeners and Communities Nurture Our Environment
January 25–27, 2008 The Saratoga Hotel and Conference Center Downtown Saratoga Springs, NY
Workshops for the Whole Family
W E L C O M E
ORGANIC SOLUTIONS! NOFA-NY, Inc. PO Box 880 Cobleskill, NY 12043
www.nofany.org Greg Swartz
Kate Mendenhall
Executive Director, director@nofany.org 845-796-8994 Fax: 845-434-7306
Projects Coordinator, Organic Dairy Transitions Co-Manager projects@nofany.org 585-271-1979 Fax: 585-271-7166
Mayra Richter Office Manager, office@nofany.org 607-652-NOFA Fax: 607-652-2290
Elizabeth Dyck Organic Seed Partnership Coordinator, organicseed@nofany.org 607-895-6913
Newsletter Editor, newsletter@nofany.org
Bethany Russell Organic Dairy Transitions Co-Manager, bethany.organicdairy @nofany.org 315-806-1180 Fax: 315-963-8646
Robert Perry Organic Dairy Transitions Technician, robert.organicdairy @nofany.org 607-423-8716 Fax: 607-749-3884
HOW FARMERS, GARDENERS, AND CONSUMERS NURTURE OUR ENVIRONMENT Welcome! Welcome to Saratoga Springs for our 26th Annual Conference. It has been nine months since our first planning meeting for this conference and at every step of the way we have been supported and encouraged by so many people. This event is the aggregation of hundreds of peoples’ ideas, energy, and goodwill. We hope that you encounter new ideas and make new connections that will bring improvements to your gardens, farms, families, and communities. NOFA-NY is built on volunteer energy and the incredible knowledge base of our many members and friends. Thank you for being part of a group of people who are changing the way people think about food and farming! Please let us know what you liked about the conference and what you did not like. What can we improve for next year? Please remember to fill out the Evaluation Form and drop it off at the Conference Registration Desk.
Our Presenters Our presenters deserve a huge pat on the back. Thank you, presenters for dedicating your time and expertise to making this conference program excellent!
Thank you to our Conference Sponsors
NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC. 840 Upper Front St Binghamton, NY 13905 certifiedorganic@nofany.org 607-724-9851 Fax: 607-724-9853 Carol King
Lisa Engelbert
Certification Director carolking@nofany.org
Dairy Certification Specialist
Sherrie Hastings
Amie Paulo, Maria Dixson, Heather Swan, Linda Sharpe
Certification Coordinator sherriehastings@nofany.org
Marilyn Murray Dairy Team Leader marilynmurray@nofany.org
Certification Specialists
Bethany Mrva Financial Coordinator
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We greatly appreciate the support we have received from all our sponsors, trade show exhibitors, and program advertisers. Please make sure to visit all the booths at the NOFA-NY Trade Show and Organic Marketplace and let them know you are glad to see them here! Keep your program for all sponsors’, Trade Show, and Program Advertisers’ contact info, as well as the contact information for our conference presenters. We are especially grateful to the long list of farmers and businesses who have donated food to the conference. Please support and recommend them when you can!
Location, Location, Location… All Meals are in the City Center All Keynotes are in the Saratoga Ballroom Coffee Breaks are in the Trade Show and Organic Marketplace Children’s Conference workshops are in the Whitney Room Child Care is on the 5th floor in Room 544 SEE FLOOR PLAN ON BACK COVER
Special Thanks to: Kate Mendenhall, Conference Organizer Bethany Weber, Food Coordinator Mayra Richter, Office Manager Extraordinaire Maria Dixson, Auction Coordinator Karen Kerney, Illustrations David Ford, Artist MediaEye, Brochure Design and Production
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H I G H L I G H T S
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS HEIFER INTERNATIONAL AND COMMUNITY FOOD SYSTEMS TERRY WOLLEN, DVM, Heifer International Heifer International has been working with communities to end hunger and poverty while caring for the earth for over 60 years. They provide livestock, seeds, and training to help families become more self-reliant. Heifer recognizes the value of social, technical and financial asset development in order for communitybased food systems to prosper. Dr. Wollen will tell the story of the Heifer program and project families in the US and around the world.
TRANSFORM INNER CITY FOOD ENVIRONMENTS BRAHM AHMADI, People’s Grocery What role can rural farming communities play in addressing the food security and health challenges facing the urban poor? How can urban and rural communities collaborate to create mutual benefit for both? How can farmers help reconnect urban dwellers to land, nature, agriculture, and food? Brahm Ahmadi will discuss the work of People’s Grocery to improve health and food access in the inner city by connecting urban residents with local, sustainable farming, and creating new urban and rural relationships.
BEYOND THE PRODUCE Relationships that Define and Sustain the Farm BARBARA and DAVID PERKINS, Vermont Valley Community Farm Barb and David Perkins grow literally tons of food every year, but the real purpose of their CSA farm lies beyond the produce. The Perkins will share pieces of Vermont Valley Community Farm’s 13-year history, focusing on creative programs and projects and how they have impacted the community. Through these community-to-farm relationships, the farm has become fiscally sound and has established a rational food system.
PROGRAM CONTENTS Welcome Keynote Speakers Special Events Annual Membership Meeting Schedules at a Glance Friday Morning Friday All Day www.nofany.org
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Friday Afternoon Saturday Morning Saturday Afternoon Sunday Morning Children’s Conference Food Purveyors Presenters with Workshop Titles
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Sponsors & Trade Show Exhibitors The Farmers Pledge 2008 Conference Sponsors Conference Center Floor Plan
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SPECIAL
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SPECIAL EVENTS! This annual gathering of old and new friends who are dedicated to building a sustainable food system deserves some serious celebration! We look forward to seeing you at these fine events and hope you get your groove on!
FRIDAY EVENING • Opening Ceremonies • Social Hour with Your Political Representatives: We’ve invited both state and national political representatives.
SATURDAY EVENING • Wine and Cheese Social Hour • Book Signing with Elizabeth Henderson • Outstanding Auction for Agriculture • Saturday Evening Banquet • Moderated Discussion: Negotiating a Fair Price for NYS Organic Grain that Benefits Both Grain and Livestock Farmers • Live Entertainment: The Hogwashers!
NEGOTIATING A FAIR PRICE FOR NYS ORGANIC GRAIN THAT BENEFITS BOTH GRAIN AND LIVESTOCK FARMERS Organic grain prices have soared over the past year. While this is great for organic grain producers, it presents problems for organic livestock producers who purchase grain. Join us for a panel discussion and open forum to discuss ways to achieve a profitable balance among NYS organic grain growers, NYS organic livestock producers, NYS grain processors, and other players in the organic grain and livestock community. Issues to be addressed include keeping organic grain local, maintaining profitable livestock production, how to negotiate fair pricing between grain and livestock producers, etc. This evening session will be moderated by Dr. Amy Guptill, SUNY Brockport, who has been researching the growing market for organic milk in NYS. Panelists include John Bobbe, OFARM; MaryHowell Martens, Lakeview Organic Grain, LLC; Tony Potenza, Potenza Organic Farms; Michael Glos, Kingbird Farm; and Kevin Engelbert, Engelbert Farms. Join us for a lively discussion! BROADWAY BALLROOM
THE HOGWASHERS! Come tap your foot, slap your thigh, and get down into a full-on old-time boogie! The Hogwashers draw from a local music scene rich in southern-style Appalachian fiddle
tunes. They create an energetic blend of syncopation and straight-ahead railing that dares you not to dance! Catapult yourself onto the dance floor and join the Ithacabased Hogwashers: Joe Damiano on banjo, Steve Selin on fiddle, Lydia Garrison on fiddle, Jason Zorn on guitar and mandolin, and Mike Levy on the upright bass. SARATOGA BALLROOM
AUCTION FOR AGRICULTURE • Bidding starts Friday at 5:00 pm and ends Saturday at 8:00 pm • Winners will be posted at the Conference Registration Desk on Saturday evening at 9:00 pm • A great selection of items donated by our friends and members! • All proceeds go directly to NOFA-NY, Inc. •You will find your Bidding Number on your Nametag.
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NOFA-NY ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Saturday, January 26 • 1:15 pm • Dining Area Please join the Governing Council for a brief, lively meeting. Everyone is welcome! All current members are eligible to vote. This is a grassroots, membership organization and we encourage you to participate! Welcome – Scott Chaskey, President • The Year in Review – Greg Swartz, Executive Director Vote on 2008 Policy Resolutions (see below) • 2008 Governing Council Elections Golden Carrot Award to Three Exceptional NOFA-NY Members: Mary Jo Long, Karma Glos and Maria Grimaldi • Introduction to the Citizen’s Pledge Proposed 2008 Policy Resolutions Since our 1999 annual meeting, NOFA-NY members have voted on political policies for NOFA-NY, Inc. to follow each year. The Governing Council and/or individual members propose these policies for the membership to discuss and approve. Visit our website: www.nofany.org for a list of past resolutions. The following are proposed resolutions for 2008: 1. The members of NOFA-NY hereby resolve that we would like our organization to work for the implementation of local fair trade. We believe that everyone involved in the organic supply chain from seed to plate is entitled to living wages, a safe workplace and respectful treatment. Farm prices should enable farmers to cover the costs of production, sustain their families and farms, including a living wage for all farm workers, and additional revenues to ensure the continuing development of the farm. Farm workers should enjoy the rights to freedom of association that are protected by law for workers in other sectors. Fair and transparent negotiations should provide long-term contracts between the buyers of organic products and farmers, and between farmers and farm workers. 2. Whereas a few large corporate retailers are claiming that their corporate organic plan ensures that every branch store is in full compliance with organic standards in order to take advantage of the grower (farmer) group clause in the National Organic Program regulations to cut certification costs by avoiding annual inspections of every branch store; And whereas the National Organic Program requires annual inspections of all certified entities; We hereby resolve that the grower (farmer) group regulations should apply only to groups of small farms that are geographically proximate, organized into cooperatives that have strong internal control systems and marketing similar crops as a group. 3. Whereas after years of repeated consumer complaints about the farming practices of megadairies that have managed to qualify for organic certification; www.nofany.org
And whereas a few certification Programs that have certified these mega-dairies appear to be held to different NOP standards than the vast majority of certification programs; We hereby resolve that the National Organic Program should: a. Write a proper procedures manual as required for the proper functioning of an accreditation system that protects organic integrity and is necessary for ISO compliance; and b. Implement accreditation in a fair and evenhanded way. 4. Whereas the negotiations and the resulting Consent Agreement between USDA and Aurora Organic Dairy (AOD), after USDA issued a Notice of Proposed Revocation to AOD, were completely outside the procedures for noncompliance spelled out in 205.662 of the National Organic Program Regulations; And whereas the Consent Agreement allows AOD to continue to be certified and produce organic milk after 14 “willful violations” were listed in the document attached to their Notice of Proposed Revocation; And whereas these actions exhibit disregard by USDA in following the regulations, demonstrates special treatment afforded very large scale operations, reveals uneven and unfair enforcement of the regulations, and jeopardizes the integrity of the USDA organic seal; And whereas organic rules are meaningless without scale neutral, unbiased, proper enforcement; And whereas improper enforcement of the National Rule undermines consumer confidence in the USDA organic label, and proper enforcement remains one of the primary responsibilities of the USDA; We hereby resolve that the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of Congress, should undertake a thorough, systemic investigation into the compliance and enforcement procedures and practices of the USDA with regard to upholding strict organic standards.
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S C H E D U L E
The Schedule… At a Glance FRIDAY JANUARY 25 INTENSIVE SESSIONS 7:30 am Registration 9:00 am– Morning 12:30 pm Session • Organic Gardening from the Ground Up • Capital Region CSA Gathering • Managing Animal Nutrition through the Transition to Organic Dairy — and How to Pay for It! 9:00 am– Full-Day 5:00 pm Sessions • Weed Management Forum • Introduction to Farming with Animal Power • Medicinal Herbs 10:30– Coffee 10:45 am Break 12:30 pm Lunch 1:30– Afternoon 5:00 pm Sessions • Permaculture Principles: A Toolbox for Creating Regenerative Systems • CSA Open Forum • What Can Legumes Do for YOU? • Organic Farm Certification: How to Get Started – Vegetable / Field Crop / Other Livestock – Dairy 3:00– Coffee 3:15 pm Break in Tradeshow 5:15– Opening 6:30 pm Ceremony & Social Hour with Your Political Representatives 6:30 pm Dinner 8:15 pm Keynote by Terry Wollen
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WORKSHOPS
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6:00 am Yoga in Phila 7:00 am Breakfast & Registration 8:00–9:15 am Morning Session 1 • Low Input, Small Scale Dairy Farming • Raising Organic Grassfed Beef with Heritage & Other Breeds • Sustainable Inputs for Greenhouse Production • Sourcing Equipment: What Do You Really Need & How to Get It • An Introduction to Vegetable Lacto-fermentation • Organic Lawn Care & Alternatives to Lawns • Bringing Fair Trade Home • Pest & Disease Management for Organic Apples • Grower Groups • Roundtable Discussion: Alfred State’s Center for Organic and Sustainable Agriculture • NOFA-NY Sponsorship Open Forum 9:15–9:30 am Coffee Break in Tradeshow & Organic Marketplace 9:30–10:45 am Morning Session 2 • Help Fill the Huge Demand for Organic Grains in the NY Marketplace. Transition to Organic in ’08! • Healthy Pasture, Healthy Animals • Chicken Composters • Biodynamic Salad Greens Production • Beginning Livestock Farming • Root Cellars – Constructing, Filling & Cooking • Worms at Work: Closing the Loop with Vermicompost • What’s New & What’s Not in Organic Policy – Update from the National Organic Coalition • Farmer Innovations & Inventions Roundtable • Profitable Farm, Sustainable Farm: How to Make Your Farm Support You, Instead of You Supporting Your Farm • Tai Chi for Farmers & Gardeners 11:00 am Keynote by Brahm Ahmadi 12:15 pm Lunch & Roundtable Discussions 1:15 pm Annual Meeting 2:15–3:30 pm Afternoon Session 1 • Edible Small Grains • Developing Sustainable Animal Wellness Plans • Preventing & Managing Internal Parasites in Sheep • The Elusive Allium: The Pros & Cons of Organic Allium Production • Introduction to Vegetable Pests: What to Look For & How to Manage Them • Bare-Bone Basics: Constructing Simple Meals Based on Old-Fashioned Meat-Based Soups & Stocks • The Essential Goat • Go on the Low-Carbon Diet! • Integrating Fruit into a Diversified Vegetable Farm • Culinary Mushroom Production: Two Perspectives • A Look into Albany Youth Organic Gardening Initiatives 3:30–4:00 pm Coffee Break in Tradeshow & Organic Marketplace 4:00–5:15 pm Afternoon Session 2 • Organic Grain Issues: National & New York Perspectives • Integrated Parasite Management for Organic Livestock • Dairy Goat Farming: Organic Goat Dairying – Issues, Challenges & Potential Solutions • The Big Transition: Large-Scale Conventional Veg Growers Go Organic • Achieving Balance with Family & Farming • Utilizing Everything from the Pig & Chicken • Multipurpose Edible Perennials for the Northeast • Carbon Sequestration & Credits for Organic Farms • Fibers for the Family • Biodiesel & Electric Tractors • Healthy City: Connecting Youth with Farming & Local Food Systems 5:15 pm Wine & Cheese Social Hour in Tradeshow & Organic Marketplace, Auction for Agriculture, Book Signing 5:30–6:30 pm NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC Open Meeting in Travers 6:30 pm Banquet Dinner 8:15 pm Moderated Evening Discussion: Negotiating a Fair Price for NYS Organic Grain that Benefits Both Grain & Livestock Farmers 9:00 pm Special Entertainment: The Hogwashers!
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Tai Chi in Phila Breakfast & Registration 8:00– Morning 9:15 am Session 1 • Organic No-Till – Can It Work? • The Future of Raw Milk in New York • Farming & Gardening without Livestock? The Cow’s Importance in Farming • The Gorzynski Ornery Farm Story • Exploring the Small Farm Dream: Is Starting an Agricultural Business Right for You? • Find It! Grow It! Build! An Introduction to Building with Local & Recycled Materials • Eating Beyond the Garden Fence • Mobile Markets: Taking It to the Streets • It Can Be Done! Drying Herbs in Upstate NY • Cover Crops & Crop Rotations for Small Diversified Systems 9:15– Coffee Break 9:45 am in Tradeshow & Organic Marketplace 9:45– Morning 11:00 am Session 2 • Improving Organic Field Cropping Systems • One Bottle at a Time: Seven Years in the Life of a Family Farm & Creamery • Pastured Hogs • Organic Seed Partnership • Mistakes Made, Luck Found & Lessons Learned: Transitioning to Farming & Hopes of a Farming Life • A Half Mile from the Road: A Brief History & Herstory of Wild Roots Farm • Innovations from NYC Urban Gardens • What’s the Latest on GMOs? • No-Till Vegetable Farming • Record Keeping for Greater Farm Profitability & Organic Certification 11:15 am Keynote by Barbara & David Perkins 12:15 pm Lunch 2:00 pm Tradeshow closes
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F R I DAY
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 9:00 AM–12:30 PM
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MANAGING ANIMAL NUTRITION WHILE TRANSITIONING TO ORGANIC DAIRY – AND HOW TO PAY FOR IT! Animal nutrition is one of the most important parts of your transition to organic dairy and continues to be key for certified organic farmers. Nutrition is a cornerstone of profitable milk production and organic herd health management. Join NOFA-NY Organic Dairy Transitions (ODT) partner Karen Hoffman Sullivan (USDA-NRCS Animal Scientist) to learn more about how to manage your herd’s nutrition through the organic transition and as a certified organic dairy. This workshop will not only help you develop a nutrition plan but will also explore how to pay for it by working through your feed costs along with other transition costs. NOFA-NY ODT partners Steve Richards and Steve Bulkley (WNY Farm Credit) will help you determine how to evaluate your financial standing and how to manage your resources effectively to ensure a successful transition. Presenters will also introduce participants to the ODT’s new workbook on transitioning to organic dairy. BROADWAY 1
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ORGANIC GARDENING FROM THE GROUND UP This half-day workshop will cover the basics of establishing and maintaining an organic and sustainable home garden using dayto-day practices to sustain and nurture the environment. There will be visual presentations on soil management and hands-on demonstrations on growing vegetables, perennials, annuals, shrubs and trees without harmful inputs. This session will emphasize appropriate garden design, soil science and soil management as well as planning for habitat for beneficials. The session will end in a roundtable discussion and organic gardening problem solving. Presenters include Maria Grimaldi, Panther Rock Farm, Adrianne Picciano, owner of Dirt Diva Organic Landscaping Services, Leona Willis, Master Gardener and artist, Daniel Babbitt, Pleasant Gardens, Vince Cirasole, NOFANY market gardener, and Joe Gersitz, NOFA-NY Master Gardener. BROADWAY 3
CAPITAL REGION CSA GATHERING The new NOFA-NY program (which is currently under development) serving NYS CSAs is hosting a series of regional meetings of CSA farmers and active CSA members throughout the winter. This Capital Region session will be devoted to the themes CSA farmers identified in the NOFA-NY CSA surveys conducted in 2007. This session will explore the regional issues CSAs face, discuss tactics for expanding CSAs, identify methods to increase consumer support, and create dialogue among CSA farmers and active members to further this type of direct marketing and community movement. Join longtime CSA farmers: Liz Henderson, Peacework Organic Farm, and Scott Chaskey, Quail Hill Farm, and Abby Youngblood, NOFA-NY CSA Network Coordinator, for this interesting interactive regional session! BROADWAY 2
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 9:00 AM –5:00 PM INTRODUCTION TO FARMING WITH ANIMAL POWER This all-day workshop is for anyone new to working with horses as farm power, or just interested in learning what is possible to do with draft animals. This session is perfect for someone considering or planning to add these work partners to their farm. Topics to be covered include types of draft animals, uses, safety, mentorship, purchasing, care and maintenance, and equipment. The second half of the day will be hands-on training with farm horses and oxen in an indoor arena. You will learn how to harness, the basics of driving a team, and using equipment. Join experienced farmers: Donn Hewes, Northland Sheep Dairy; Mark and Kristin Kimball, Essex Farm; Karma and Michael Glos, Kingbird Farm; and Judy and Ralph Hartzell. This workshop will meet at the Saratoga Hotel and carpool to the Saratoga CCE Horse Arena in Ballston Spa. Please wear warm clothes. This session is co-sponsored by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County. SARATOGA CO. 4H ARENA, BALLSTON SPA, NY WEED MANAGEMENT FORUM Do you have problem fields where weeds hold sway, costing you crop yield, extra labor, and just plain stress? Or have you developed management strategies that are working to control weeds? Come share your insights and work toward solutions to weed problems in a daylong exploration of how we can better manage weeds in organic systems. On hand to inform the discussion will be both experi-
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enced, weed-savvy growers and weed ecologists. Vegetable crop, field crop, and dairy farmers, including Anne and Eric Nordell (Beech Grove Farm), Sandy and Paul Arnold (Pleasant Valley Farm), Kevin Engelbert (Engelbert Farms) and Alton Earnhart (Lightning Tree Farm), will explain their whole system approaches to weed management. Eric Gallandt (University of Maine) and Elizabeth Dyck (NOFA-NY) will provide an update on what we know about the biology and ecology of weeds that can help us control them: for example, how various management practices and crop choices increase or decrease the number of weed seeds in the soil. Smallgroup breakout sessions will give participants plenty of opportunity for information exchange and to work through the possible causes for-and solutions to actual weed problems on their farms. ALABAMA MEDICINAL HERBS This full-day workshop will explore four topics in medicinal herbs production. • David Demarest, Green Mountain Mycosystems, will present on the “Identification, Wild Harvesting, and Cultivation of Medicinal Mushrooms.” In this session, you will learn how to identify, collect, and conserve medicinal mushrooms found in the woodlands of your farm. Artist’s conk, turkey tail, chaga, birch polypore, tinder polypore, maitake and lion’s mane are some of the local
species with recognized medicinal value. • Eric Burkhart will address the “Forest Cultivation of Native Medicinal Plants,” including the costs, revenues, and profitability of agroforestry cultivation methods for several North American woodland medicinals, including black cohosh, blue cohosh, false unicorn, wild yam, goldenseal, American ginseng, poke, and bloodroot. • Jean Giblette, High Falls Gardens, will present on the “Cultivation and Direct Marketing of Chinese Medicinal Herbs.” NYS, the second largest market outside of California, can grow over 100 species of medicinal plants desired by the Chinese medicinal herb market. Jean will describe the cultivation requirements, harvesting, processing, and marketing of at least 20 desired species. • Jean-David Derreumaux, Center for Discovery in Monticello, will share with you “Healing Gardens at Work,” the experiences of a biodynamic farmer designing gardens tended by many workers of different ability levels. Medicinal plant cultivation can be both productive and therapeutic for those who grow and harvest the herbs. Jean-David will cover layout and design of beds, cultivation practices, processing facilities and other functional elements that can be integrated for efficiency and to nurture the gardeners and visitors. TRAVERS
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F R I DAY
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 1:30–5:00 PM
ORGANIC FARM CERTIFICATION: How to Get Started Over 550 farms and businesses are certified by NOFA NY Certified Organic, LLC, NY’s largest in-state certification agency. These free workshops will cover the application process and paperwork required for organic certification and will touch on specific areas of the regulations. New producers often find paperwork requirements overwhelming. Certification staff will walk you through the required forms, timeframes and deadlines, and provide plenty of time for questions and answers. Choose from either of two tracks: • Organic Dairy Certification with Lisa Engelbert and Marilyn Murray PHILA • Organic Vegetables, Field Crops, and Other Livestock Certification with Carol King and Sherrie Hastings BROADWAY 4
CSA OPEN FORUM Scott Chaskey and Elizabeth Henderson will highlight what is working with CSAs after 20 years of history, how farmers adapt to changes in management and marketing, and how this movement is growing to support community farms nationwide. Then they will lead a troubleshooting session for the CSAs participating in the workshop. We invite farmers and active CSA members to come with questions and problems they would like help analyzing and new ideas they would like to share. BROADWAY 2
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
PERMACULTURE PRINCIPLES A Toolbox for Creating Regenerative Systems What we learn from nature can help us design our everyday lives, businesses, and communities in ways that build natural and social capital. Permaculture is a whole systems approach, which has spread all around the globe enabling thousands of people to create systems, which restore the natural landscape while providing real human needs. Steve Gabriel from Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute and Kay Cafasso will facilitate discussion, games, and a mini-design charette, which will explore the toolbox of ethics, attitudes, and principles anyone can use to redesign their lives. BROADWAY 3
WHAT CAN LEGUMES DO FOR YOU? Want to learn how biological nitrogen fixation works, and how you can use legume cover crops to enhance your crop nutrition and sustain soil fertility? In this workshop, you will learn from experienced farmers and Cornell researchers about various strategies of legume cover crop use, and introductory information about the ecology and biology of biological nitrogen fixation in the field. This participatory workshop is designed to encourage dialogue between farmers new to using legumes, experienced farmers who would like to learn about new legume rotations, and researchers studying how to improve nitrogen fixation in cover crops. Laurie Drinkwater, Cornell Dept. of Horticulture, Julie Grossman, Cornell Depts of Crop and Soil Science and Horticulture, Tony and Dakota Potenza, Potenza Organic Farms, and Eero Ruuttila, Nesenkeag Farm. BROADWAY 1
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 8:00–9:15 AM
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LOW INPUT, SMALL SCALE DAIRY FARMING Dairy farming can be a profitable, interesting, humane endeavor. Mary Rose Livingston and Donn Hewes, owners of Northland Sheep Dairy, a 100% grass-based dairy farm in central New York, will present case studies of some (4 or 5) New York dairy farms that are succeeding by combining some or all of the following practices: milking small ruminants (sheep or goats), being 100% grass-based, milking small numbers of animals, and adding value to fluid milk by making cheese, yogurt, butter, and ice cream. They will also discuss low-tech, low-input facility design and use. TRAVERS RAISING ORGANIC GRASSFED BEEF WITH HERITAGE AND OTHER BREEDS Jerry Peele raises British White and Murray Grey organic grass-fed cattle on Herondale Farm in Ancramdale, NY. Ridge Shinn raises grass-fed cattle in Hardwick, MA and was the director of the American Minor Breeds Conservancy. Join them to discuss breeds and genetic traits to look for in a grass based beef operation, the benefits of rotational grazing, issues in winter feeding such as how to keep constant weight gains when the cows are no longer grazing, using minerals as a supplement, organic parasite and fly control, and any other topics that attendees would like to discuss! ALABAMA
YOGA WITH MEGAN CHASKEY 6:00–6:45 am PHILA
SUSTAINABLE INPUTS FOR GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION This workshop will review where various inputs (peat moss, blood meal, perlite, etc) come from, how they are processed, and what their role is in growing plants. We will also discuss what growers are doing to reduce unsustainable inputs and what substitutes are working. Bring your ideas and experiences and join Karma Glos, Kingbird Farm. SARATOGA 1 PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT FOR ORGANIC APPLES Find out about the major pests and diseases of apples in NYS, and how to manage them organically. Presenters will discuss the latest research and farmer results. Peter Jentsch is the extension associate at Cornell’s Hudson Valley Lab and Brian Caldwell is an organic apple grower. SARATOGA 2 SOURCING EQUIPMENT: What Do You Really Need and How to Get It Equipment is expensive and there are so many choices! Experienced farmers will share strategies for determining what equipment is right for you and your farm and where to find it at affordable prices. Both motorized and horse powered equipment will be discussed. Presenters include Dan Guenther of Brook Farm in New Paltz, NY, Michael Glos of Kingbird Farm in Berkshire, NY, and Thor Oechsner of Oechsner Farm in Newfield, NY. BROADWAY 1
AN INTRODUCTION TO VEGETABLE LACTOFERMENTATION This method of food storage and preservation can be done without any expensive equipment in your own kitchen and this workshop will focus on what you need to know to get started with successful fermentation on a “home” scale. At this workshop, you will learn how to make sauerkraut (using only salt and cabbage) as well as more spicy recipes such as kimchi. There will be samples to taste and examples of fermentation equipment and containers to look at. Topics will include vegetable selection, preparation, recipes, some of the health benefits of lacto-fermented foods, fermentation creativity, resources, ingredients, and equipment to get the right type of fermentation to make sauerkraut, kimchi and other natural pickles. Sarah Flack is an organic and biodynamic farmer who lives in northern Vermont. BROADWAY 2 ORGANIC LAWN CARE AND ALTERNATIVES TO LAWNS The NOFA Organic Land Care Program is leading professionals and homeowners in the region away from using synthetic fertilizers and pesticides in landscaping. Learn how to care for your lawn organically from organic professionals. The NOFA Standards for Organic Land Care emphasize ecological principles, using the right plant in the right place, native plants and compost. Join Bill Duesing, NOFA-CT Executive Director and founder of the program and Dwight Brooks, owner of Dwight Brooks Horticulturist, Inc. and a NOFA Accredited Organic Land Care Professional. BROADWAY 4
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LOCAL FARMER GROUP POWER Are you interested in meeting with other growers in your community to increase profitability and build a truly sustainable regional food system. Or are you looking to revitalize and strengthen an existing group? Join Elizabeth Dyck to learn how participatory techniques for group formation, local resource appraisal, agenda building, and problem solving that have empowered farmers in the developing world can be adapted to address the needs of New York State organic and sustainable farming communities. SARATOGA 3
Coffee Break in Trade Show & Organic Marketplace 9:15–9:30 AM
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ABOUT ALFRED STATE’S CENTER FOR ORGANIC AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE The new Center for Organic and Sustainable Agriculture (COSA) at Alfred State College will work closely with the organic community to catalog farmer know-how, organize hands-on learning, and develop a new Bachelor’s degree in organic agriculture. The Alfred faculty is eager to hear people’s ideas on how the Center should support organic agriculture through its educational programming and practical, on-farm research. Join Matt Harbur, Victoria Bolton, Dorothea Fitzimmons, Melvin Chambliss, and Ronald Rossatti for an open conversation. BROADWAY 3 NOFA-NY SPONSORSHIP OPEN FORUM Questions have been raised about the process by which NOFA-NY accepts underwriting for events such as this conference. Sponsorships are an important part of funding work in the non-profit arena, and in the case of the NOFANY annual conference, it helps to maintain affordable prices for attendees. Join NOFA-NY leadership for a discussion about sponsorship policies. Greg Swartz, Executive Director of NOFA-NY and Scott Chaskey, President of NOFA-NY. PHILA
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 9:30-10:45 AM HELP FILL THE HUGE DEMAND FOR ORGANIC GRAINS IN THE NY MARKETPLACE Transition to Organic in ’08! Jeanine Connolly and Alton Earnhart, from Lightning Tree Farm, grow over 450 acres of wheat, rye, soybeans, corn, oats, etc. They will share their methods of organic grain production. They will also discuss what commodities they need for their Feed/Seed/Grain retail business as well as the needs of several other NYS markets. This workshop will also address general information for new farmers and/ or detailed information about the transition process, depending on attendees’ interests. SARATOGA 3 HEALTHY PASTURE, HEALTHY ANIMALS Controlled grazing improves the health of pastures as well as livestock. Grazing management is a growth process. Dr. Ann Wells, DVM, Springpond Holistic Animal Health, will discuss simple techniques to start this type of management on your farm. Personal experiences will show why farmers who try this type of system are happy with the results. TRAVERS
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BRINGING FAIR TRADE HOME The principles of Fair Trade call for prices that support family-scale farming, recognition of workers’ rights, and direct, long-term, and transparent trading relationships. It is time to bring fair trade to local farms and co-ops. Learn about the new Domestic Fair Trade Association and the Agricultural Justice Project, and help figure out how to make fairness a reality in the NY food system. Join Elizabeth Henderson, Peacework Organic Farm, and Erbin Crowell, Co-operative Development Institute. HIGHROCK
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Dr. Ann Wells is a veterinarian with over 15 years experience in organic livestock production. She runs Springpond Holistic Animal Health in Prairie Grove, AR and has been in private practice for 11 years. She has worked with ATTRA for 9 years and now has her own business working with producers and educators across the country to develop sustainable animal health management plans. Her veterinarian philosophy focuses on animal health through controlled grazing management and stress reduction and emphasizes the need to build good soil health to produce healthy plants-resulting in healthy animals. www.nofany.org
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CHICKEN COMPOSTERS Karl Hammer, president of the Vermont Compost Company, will discuss his Main Street Farm egg production. The 1200+ hens are “free to leave” (but where are they gonna go?). They forage for feed outside every day of the year on a “forage matrix” composed of source-separated food residuals, mixed mammal manures and associated bedding, spoiled silage, mature compost, and late cut hay. No grain is purchased for the birds. They contribute their excreta to the process and blend it with acidulating grass and food residuals to preserve the protein and nitrogen. They eat bugs, grubs, weed seeds, fungus, and who knows what else, and contribute to the work of compost making. ALABAMA BIODYNAMIC SALAD GREENS PRODUCTION This workshop will outline the production systems used by Nathaniel Thompson at Remembrance Farm to grow, harvest, and market over 1200 lbs. per week of baby greens over a 25-week season. Starting with initial land preparation, covering everything from tillage to safe harvest, and washing practices, participants will learn how a holistic, biodynamic approach has developed this successful and profitable farm enterprise. The principles, practices, and tools used are appropriate for greens growers at any scale. SARATOGA 1
BEGINNING LIVESTOCK FARMING Nestled in its own valley in West Fulton, NY, Sap Bush Hollow Farm is a beautiful example of responsible livestock management on a sustainable and environmentally sound small family farm. Sheep, cattle, pigs, chickens, turkeys, and geese graze 100 acres of natural pasture. Profiled as one of the 50 most innovative farms in the country in The New American Farmer, Jim and Adele Hayes have pioneered a motley assortment of practices to make a fruitful, harmonious living on hilly, rocky soils. They process their chickens and turkeys in a simple on-farm processing workshop, and process all their own meat on-farm using the NYS-approved mobile processing facility. They also participate in the MADE in Schoharie County Grassfed Interns Program and have a wealth of information to share with beginning livestock farmers! BROADWAY 1
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ROOT CELLARS – Constructing, Filling, and Cooking Julie Rawson and Jack Kittredge from Many Hands Organic Farm in Barre, MA have been putting the root cellar they constructed with their house 26 years ago to good use! They will talk about cellar design, what to put in it, how to keep it cold and moist, proper timing for planting crops for the root cellar, proper management of each crop for the root cellar, and give some tasty recipes for these root cellared crops. BROADWAY 2
WORMS AT WORK: Closing the Loop with Vermicompost There are appropriate ways to compost in virtually all living and work environments; the trick is knowing what set-up to use where. Employing red wiggler worms can help overcome many of the challenges presented by composting indoors, in small spaces, or in dense urban areas. Master Composter, Kate Zidar, will explore living examples of successful vermicomposting operations in NYC, and offer participants an opportunity to brainstorm ideas for how to reduce waste and enrich soils in their own environment. BROADWAY 4
WHAT’S NEW AND WHAT’S NOT IN ORGANIC POLICY – Update from the National Organic Coalition Liana Hoodes, National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture, and Steve Etka, NOC Lobbyist, will describe how the work of the National Organic Coalition (NOC) translates the needs of organic farmers and consumers at the grassroots level to advocacy at the USDA National Organic Program and in Congress. In addition to reviewing the organic provisions of the new Farm Bill, they will ask for input on the current most important organic issues such as pasture regulation, certification, and materials. HIGHROCK
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FARMER INNOVATIONS AND INVENTIONS ROUNDTABLE Have you invented a piece of farm equipment or innovative method to make your farming easier? Farmers are jacks and jills of all tradesthat usually means that some interesting ideas and inventions pop up, and this workshop will provide a forum to let them shine! Join a panel of farmer inventors to learn about what they have created. Bring stories and photos of your own inventions to share with the group! Panel members include David Perkins, Vermont Valley Farm, Dan Guenther, Brook Farm, and Ron Khosla, Huguenot Street Farm. SARATOGA 2
INTRODUCTION TO TAI CHI FOR FARMERS AND GARDENERS Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese art that uses a series of slow and graceful movements to produce a feeling of physical and mental wellbeing. As a physical exercise, the movements improve strength, flexibility, and balance. Regular practice of Tai Chi enhances the immune system, reduces stress hormones, improves balance and increases coordination, reduces the risk of falling in elders, decreases blood pressure, and increases muscle tone and flexibility. With its slow and fluid movements, Tai Chi makes a perfect exercise because it takes the joints through their range of motion in a gentle way. Sue Heavenrich is a certified instructor in Tai Chi for Arthritis and Tai Chi for Back Pain. She incorporates the principles of Tai Chi to her gardening work making the gardening “to do” list a meditation in movement. PHILA
PROFITABLE FARM, SUSTAINABLE FARM: How to Make Your Farm Support You, Instead of You Supporting Your Farm Is your farm supporting you financially? Is all your hard work sustainable in the end? This workshop will provide an overview of the full spectrum of out-of-the-field skills that you need to make your farm as profitable as you want it to be, including: business planning and budgeting; marketing, advertising, and public relations; and bookkeeping and accounting. Eve and Chris Kaplan-Walbrecht, owners of Garden of Eve Organic Farm, will share their personal experiences building a successful farm business in just five years, which now supports their growing family. BROADWAY 3
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1. Bringing NOFA’s Organic Land Care Program to New York NOFA Organic Land Care Program invites all landscape professionals, environmentalists and interested organizations to meet for a discussion about the successes of the OLC Program in the region and on how to bring the Organic Land Care Program to your state! Join Bill Duesing, NOFA-CT and Dwight Brooks, NOFA Accredited Organic Land Care Professional. 2. NOFA-NY Farmer’s Pledge The Farmer’s Pledge is a commitment to a broad set of principles that go far beyond the NOP by addressing labor issues, community values and marketing. One of the strengths of the Pledge is that farmers are involved in its evolution making its participants responsible for its credibility. Wes Gillingham, Wild Roots Farm, will facilitate this session. 3. Organic Policy Issues Join Liz Henderson, Peacework Organic Farm and Co-chair of the NOFA-NY Policy Committee, to identify and discuss the policy issues you would like to help NOFANY address in 2008. 4. Beginning Farmer Network The Cornell Small Farms Program launched the Beginning Farmers project in January 2006. Join Erica Frenay to learn about what the Beginning Farmers Project has to offer and discuss your beginner farmer needs and questions!
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EDIBLE SMALL GRAINS Learn about the cultural practices involved in the production of edible grain crops such as flint corn, wheat, rye, flax, hulless oats, sunflowers, and dry beans. Jack Lazor, Butterworks Farm in Westfield, VT, will discuss harvest, storage, and processing of these grains. This workshop will conclude with an overview of the “localvore” eat local movement and its potential to revitalize agriculture in our region. SARATOGA 3 DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE ANIMAL WELLNESS PLANS Animal wellness is intrinsically tied to soil and plant health. Join Dr. Ann Wells to discover how to observe your farm and determine the areas needing change to improve health. You will learn how to develop a whole-system approach that includes nutrition, immunity, pasture management, stress-reduction, and understanding of beneficial soil organisms. TRAVERS
PREVENTING AND MANAGING INTERNAL PARASITES IN SHEEP Sheep are often challenged by high loads of internal parasites. Join Mary Rose Livingston and Donn Hewes, owners of Northland Sheep Dairy, a 100% grassbased dairy farm in central New York to discuss how their farm endured high losses due to internal parasites and changed their management in response to those losses. They will discuss how they now experience an extremely low incidence of clinical parasitism in their flock, and how other shepherds can apply their techniques at their farms with similar, successful results. ALABAMA
INTEGRATING FRUIT INTO A DIVERSIFIED VEGETABLE FARM Do I have to be a vegetable farm or a fruit farm? Why not diversify and be both! John Gorzynski grows more than 100 kinds of vegetables on his 20 acres and close to 20 kinds of fruit (with varieties of both totaling more than 600). Learn about how the labor needs and seasonality of these many fruits fit with the vegetable production and how the fruit draws more customers in and helps the bottom line. John will also share some of his successes and failures with fruit he has trialed over the years. SARATOGA 2
THE ELUSIVE ALLIUM: The Pros and Cons of Organic Allium Production Join Keith Stewart, Keith’s Farm in Westtown, NY and Jack Algiere, Stone Barns Four Season Farm in Pocantico Hills, NY, for two perspectives on the various alliums that might find their way into a diversified crop plan, and the benefits and challenges they present. The workshop will discuss different approaches to growing and marketing alliums, varietal selection, and seed saving. SARATOGA 1
INTRODUCTION TO VEGETABLE PESTS: What to Look For and How to Manage Them This workshop will discuss the identification, biology, and management of some of the more common and important insect and disease pests of organic vegetables. Abby Seaman is the Vegetable IPM Extension Area Educator at the NYS Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, NY. BROADWAY 1
THE ESSENTIAL GOAT In this workshop, Chef Samantha Izzo from the Simply Red Bistro at Sheldrake Point Winery in the Finger Lakes will demonstrate how to cook a traditional South African goat curry with local grass-fed goat, veggies from your farm or garden, and dried fruit chutney. Come hungry. This workshop is sure to be… spicy!!! DEMO KITCHEN
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CSA-farmer-turned-home-gardener Briana Davis will discuss how large-scale growing techniques translate to the efficient home garden. Drawing from her own vegetable growing experience as well as knowledge gleaned from extensive winter reading, she will share her successes using a combination of some well-known gardening styles. Companion planting, succession sowing and bed preparation will be the focus of this discussion. BROADWAY 4 GO ON THE LOWCARBON DIET! Gordian Raacke, Executive Director of Renewable Energy Long Island lives in an energy efficient solar powered and heated home on the east end of Long Island. He leads a low carbon lifestyle and has been a longtime member of the Quail Hill Farm CSA. Join Gordian to discuss the small steps you can take to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change. You will learn hands-on measures from changing a light bulb to changing your lifestyle to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at home and at the workplace. Gordian will refer to the book, Low Carbon Diet: A 30 Day Program to Lose 5000 Pounds. Be part of the global warming solution! HIGHROCK www.nofany.org
A LOOK INTO ALBANY YOUTH ORGANIC GARDENING INITIATIVES Join Rana Morris, Lindsey Rogowski, and Jasmine Brooks from Youth Organics (YO!) for stories of success and adventure in working with Albany youth in organic community gardens, on farms and in the kitchen. YO! is one of Grand Street Community Arts’ most successful programs. Located in the South End Albany neighborhood, it seeks to create community food security by providing people with increased access to fresh, local vegetables by maintaining urban gardens, demonstrating food-growing techniques in small areas, and providing skills and empowerment trainings for youth. BROADWAY 3
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 4:00–5:15 PM ORGANIC GRAIN ISSUES: National and New York Perspectives This workshop will address the growing demand for organic grains and the factors that limit supply, determine pricing, the logistics of grain distribution, and the politics of grain sourcing. John Bobbe, executive director of OFARM, will address the grain issue from a national perspective. OFARM is a Midwest organization that coordinates the efforts of grain producer marketing groups to benefit and sustain organic producers. Mary-Howell Martens and her husband Klaas farm 1400 acres of certified organic crops and own and operate Lakeview Organic Grain, LLC. They will address the grain issue from a New York perspective. SARATOGA 3 INTEGRATED PARASITE MANAGEMENT FOR ORGANIC LIVESTOCK Parasites are one of the bigger disease concerns for organic livestock producers. While this is true for sheep and goats, it does not have to be true for cattle. Dr. Ann Wells will discuss how management of the livestock and environment impacts the life cycle of strongyles and coccidia. She will also explore on-farm results of controlled grazing, use of chicory pastures, and herbal therapies. TRAVERS
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CULINARY MUSHROOM PRODUCTION: Two Perspectives Two purveyors of culinary mushrooms discuss the challenges and benefits of their production methods: one intentionally cultivated and one wild harvested. They will discuss mushroom varieties, growing and harvesting techniques, and marketing the final product. Karma Glos wild harvests mushrooms at Kingbird Farm in Berkshire, NY. John Morelli cultivates king oyster and shiitake mushrooms at Flower City Mushrooms, LLC in Rush, NY. BROADWAY 2
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DAIRY GOAT FARMING: Organic Goat Dairying – Issues, Challenges, and Potential Solutions This workshop will focus on common issues in raising dairy goats: maintaining production, making dairy products, and adhering to organic principles. The discussion will explore some of the unique attributes of goats, how they are different from other dairy and ruminant animals, and what special challenges this raises in developing an organic approach to goat farming. Sheila Flannagan runs Nettle Meadow Farm, a 180+ goat dairy in Warrensburg, NY. ALABAMA THE BIG TRANSITION: Large-scale Conventional Veg Growers Go Organic Rick Pederson farms 600 acres of conventional vegetables for wholesale markets. Starting in 2003, he transitioned 250 acres to organic focusing on 70 acres of organic vegetable production. Doug Mason transitioned 7 acres of his 500 acres of conventional fruit and vegetables to organic in 2007 and plans to add another 60 in 2008. Join them to learn why they decided to begin organic production, the obstacles and pitfalls they encountered along the way and the revelations discovered during the transition process. They have realized organic yields that match their conventional production and have developed a number of methods to battle weeds-their biggest organic challenge. SARATOGA 1
ACHIEVING BALANCE WITH FAMILY AND FARMING Starting a successful farm, just like any new business, is a lot of work and can at times seem overwhelming… not to mention adding kids and life-partners to the mix! Two couples will share their experiences in achieving balance between farming and family. Claudia Kenny and Will Denner, Little Seed Gardens, farm 15 acres of organic vegetables, herbs, and flowers, and 70 acres of pasture where they raise a few animals for the family in Chatham, NY. They have two children ages 8 and 15 whom they homeschool on the farm. Eve and Chis Kaplan-Walbrecht, Garden of Eve, raise 25 acres of organic vegetables and flowers and 500 laying hens on 85 acres in Riverhead, NY. They have two children, ages 2½ and 6 months. BROADWAY 1 UTILIZING EVERYTHING FROM THE PIG AND CHICKEN Julie Rawson and Jack Kittredge from Many Hands Organic Farm in Barre, MA are a waste not/want not couple and love to use everything from their old layers, meat birds, and pigs. They will talk about headcheese, chicken foot soup, lard, soap, chicken heads and hog fat for dog food, etc. They also share their recipes and methods and cook up some chicken foot soup for you during the workshop! DEMO KITCHEN
NOFA-NY CERTIFIED ORGANIC, LLC OPEN MEETING Interested in learning more about NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC? Join them for an open annual meeting. Bring your certification questions and concerns. This is a great opportunity to meet the staff! TRAVERS • 5:30–6:30 PM 16
FIBERS FOR THE FAMILY This is a hands-on, hands-in-thewool workshop! Amy Gillingham will help you create hand felted, wool jewelry, and feel the satisfaction of taking a raw farm product, like wool, and producing your own wearable art. You will also learn to spin with simple tools, which will enable you to bring fiber arts into your home. Materials will be provided from Wild Roots Farm’s Icelandic sheep and angora rabbits. BROADWAY 2
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MULTIPURPOSE EDIBLE PERENNIALS FOR THE NORTHEAST Climbing spinach vine! Mint-flavored tubers! Fruit-of-the-gods persimmon! A diversity of lowmaintenance deliciousness! Permaculture designer and teacher Ethan Roland will share photos and stories of a smorgasbord of perennial vegetables, fruits, flowers, and herbs, all edible and cold hardy in the northeast. We will also view some examples of successful Edible Forest Gardens that have integrated all of these perennial edibles into self-maintaining garden ecosystems. BROADWAY 4
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BIODIESEL AND ELECTRIC TRACTORS Join Martin Ping from Hawthorne Valley Farm in Ghent, NY who makes his own biodiesel to run all of the farm tractors and Ron Khosla from Huguenot Street Farm in New Paltz, NY who has converted his tractor to run electrically. They have a wealth of knowledge to share and will go into detail about both types of tractors. They will discuss the advantages and disadvantages, conversion time and costs, and the ongoing operating and maintenance costs and considerations for both options. SARATOGA 2
HEALTHY CITY: Connecting Youth with Farming and Local Food Systems This workshop will give a brief overview of the Intervale Center’s multifaceted operations and then focus on its youth oriented program, Healthy City, which builds connections between the classroom, the cafeteria, area food-assistance programs, and local farms while providing summer employment and life skills training to at-risk youth. There will be opportunities to ask questions about how Healthy City works and to explore its replicability. Join Jenn McGowan, the Intervale Center’s Healthy City Director, for this insightful workshop! BROADWAY 3
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CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND CREDITS FOR ORGANIC FARMS The Rodale Institute ® has demonstrated and measured the ability of organic farming practices to sequester carbon from the atmosphere and transfer it soil as beneficial soil organic matter, an important farm asset. In addition, in collaboration with Dr. David Pimentel of Cornell University, they have shown that organic farming systems use significantly less fossil fuel energy than conventional farming systems do. Join Paul Reed Hepperly from the Rodale Institute ® as he illustrates the stateof-the-art technology needed to measure soil carbon and allocate credits to organic farmers for their positive impacts on greenhouse gas reduction. He will discuss the need and advantages of looking at the entire farming and food system to better understand and manage farm and food in relation to greenhouse gas issues. HIGHROCK
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ORGANIC NO-TILL: Can It Work? Managing cover crops is the key to no-till success in organic systems. Jeff Moyer, Rodale Institute’s® farm manager will discuss these systems and some unique tools that make it all possible. From cover crop selection and cultural practices to roller/crimpers and planter designs, you will challenge each other to look beyond standard tillage and cultivation to reduce labor costs, save fuel, and capture more carbon in organic systems. SARATOGA 3
THE FUTURE OF RAW MILK IN NEW YORK Barbara and Steve Smith, Meadowsweet Farm, share their experience of selling raw milk at their farm under a permit from the Division of Milk Control of the NYS Department of Ag and Markets for 9 years and how this experience led them to form a herdshare LLC to allow their members to get raw milk and raw milk products delivered to locations closer to their homes. They will document the difficulties of other NY raw milk farmers with Ag and Mkt permits and review avenues for satisfying the needs of raw milk drinkers. TRAVERS
FARMING AND GARDENING WITHOUT LIVESTOCK? The Cow’s Importance in Farming Steffen and Rachel Schneider from Hawthorne Valley Farm, a biodynamic dairy and vegetable farm in Ghent, NY will examine livestock free production systems and then focus on the contribution of cows to our farms, including Rudolf Steiner’s biodynamic philosophies. They will discuss the benefits and challenges of working with livestock based on their experience at Hawthorne Valley Farm. ALABAMA
THE GORZYNSKI ORNERY FARM STORY The backyard garden soon produced more than Sue and John Gorzynski and their family could eat so they started selling their modest harvest. That was 1974 and the garden kept getting bigger. Next came leasing a farm and then buying a farm and now the Gorzynskis are celebrating their 30th season as a successful diversified fruit and vegetable farm. Join John for an overview of his whole farm system: from tillage and cultivation, to variety trialing and seed saving, from cover cropping and fertility management, to marketing and labor needs. SARATOGA 1
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PLANNING AHEAD FOR COVER CROPS With creativity and good planning, growers can incorporate cover crops into different parts of their rotation to match the crop to be planted there next season. Taking the extra time to plan those sequences yields great benefits for soil health (e.g., maximizing organic matter and nitrogen), soil protection, and breaking weed and pest cycles. Wendy and Asher Burkhart-Spiegal of The Poughkeepsie Farm Project will talk about how they fit various types of cover crops into their mixed vegetable operation. SARATOGA 2 EXPLORING THE SMALL FARM DREAM: Is Starting an Agricultural Business Right for You? This session is designed to help you learn what it would take to start and manage your “small farm dream” as a commercial agricultural business, and decide if this is a path you really want to take. Based on the New England Small Farm Institute’s popular four-session course and workbook, this “mini-course” will guide you through an assessment of your farming and business skills, your physical and financial resources, and help you create an Action Plan for taking the next steps. Kate Hayes wrote NESFI’s Exploring the Small Farm Dream workbook. BROADWAY 1
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EATING BEYOND THE GARDEN FENCE Gathering seasonally available uncultivated plants was a principle part of the diet of our ancestors for hundreds of thousands of years. Today, we can continue to supplement our garden or farm based food supply with a wealth of wild edibles. Join long-time farmer and forager Schuyler Ballentine to discuss the recognition, ecology, harvest and storage, and traditional uses of some of our regions most prized, edible plants and fungi. BROADWAY 4
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MOBILE MARKETS: Taking It to the Streets Low-income urban neighborhoods oftentimes have numerous fast food options, but few if any places to purchase fresh produce. In an effort to bring healthy, organic, nutritious, culturally appropriate foods to these food deserts, three organizations have taken produce to the streets in mobile marketsbiodiesel and solar powered grocery stores on wheels! Join Brahm Ahmadi from People’s Grocery in Oakland, CA (the 1st Mobile Market!), EJ Krans from Capital District Community Gardens, and Erin Sharkey from Buffalo’s Massachusetts Ave. Project. The Capital District Community Gardens’ mobile market will also be on display. HIGHROCK IT CAN BE DONE! DRYING HERBS IN UPSTATE NY Learn the art of solar drying herbs in the northeast climate. It is possible! Matthias and Andrea Reisen of Healing Spirits Herb Farm and Education Center have been doing it for 15+ years. The Reisens grow and dry over 60 herbs and use them for a variety of value-added products including tinctures, teas, salves, oils, herbal cosmetics, and more. Attend this workshop to learn how to solar dry red clover, oats, calendula, nettles, alfalfa, mullen, comfrey, and St. Johns wort! BROADWAY 3
ONE BOTTLE AT A TIME: Seven Years in the Life of a Family Farm and Creamery Earl Ransom and Amy Huyffer are responsible for their dairy’s glass bottled milk from the time the sunshine hits the pasture to the store shelf. They share their experiences building the Strafford Organic Creamery brand and business while keeping their family sane and happy. Their farm was certified organic in 1997 and began bottling their own milk in 2001. They milk 40 Guernsey cows and market their organic milk and premium ice cream to restaurants and stores throughout Vermont. TRAVERS
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FIND IT! GROW IT! BUILD! An Introduction to Building with Local and Recycled Materials Laurie Freeman and Jim Strickland will draw upon 17 years of homestead building experience to talk about building with stone, site harvested wood, peeled-pole and timber framing, straw-bale construction, earth plasters made from your own dirt and more. They will talk about appropriate tools for the job, sources of information on alternative building techniques and how to deal with that pesky building inspector! They will also bring many pretty pictures. BROADWAY 2
IMPROVING ORGANIC FIELD CROPPING SYSTEMS Join Brian Caldwell, Research Technician for the Organic Cropping System Project at Cornell University, to learn about the field crops research at Musgrave Farm in Aurora, NY. This study compares four organic approaches and a non-GMO conventional approach. All treatments have used a rotation of corn, soybeans, and spelt under-sown with red clover. Find out which organic system looks best-”bare bones,” “high fertility,” “high weed management,” or “ridge till.” Data will be presented on soil nutrients and quality, yields, and economics. SARATOGA 3
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PASTURED HOGS This session will discuss the integration of pastured hogs into a diversified fruit and vegetable farm. Lou Lego, Elderberry Pond, will cover breeds, pastures, movable housing and feeders, grain supplements from the farm and preparing for market. Elderberry Pond is a 100 acre certified organic farm located in the Finger Lakes near Skaneateles, NY. ALABAMA
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VEGETABLE VARIETIES: Stars, Workhorses, and Also-Rans Join Elizabeth Dyck and Michael Glos for a lively discussion about which vegetable varieties work best for organic growers. Our starting point will be the draft final report on three years of variety trials by grower-cooperators with the Organic Seed Partnership (OSP). Tell us about varieties we forgot to include and how we can craft our reporting efforts to better meet grower needs-plus weigh in on how NOFA-NY should build on its variety-trialing work with the Public Seed Initiative and the OSP. SARATOGA 1 NO-TILL VEGETABLE FARMING Twelve years ago, Four Winds Farm stopped plowing and rototilling their soils, switching to a no-till permaculture system. Jay Armour will share the successes and failures they experienced as they worked over the years to develop a system that works for them. Four Winds Farm is a diversified operation in the Hudson Valley raising vegetables, fruit, transplants, and livestock. SARATOGA 2
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MISTAKES MADE, LUCK FOUND, AND LESSONS LEARNED: Transitioning to Farming and Hopes of a Farming Life Join Don Zasada from Caretaker Farm in Williamstown, MA to discuss some of the challenges to beginning farmers and how to find help in your knowledge gap areas. He will also give an overview of the CRAFT apprentice program and the benefits of apprenticeships. Caretaker Farm was established in 1969 and is a community supported farm, providing year-round provision of vegetables and fruits within the framework and principles of organic agriculture. The farm, while primarily directed to vegetable production, has mixed livestock, a small orchard, three greenhouses, and a bakery. BROADWAY 1
INNOVATIONS FROM NYC URBAN GARDENS New York City has over 600 urban gardens and thousands of urban gardeners. Join John Ameroso, NYC Cornell Coop. Ext., to learn how NYC gardens have recently shifted from traditional community gardens to places that address neighborhood food access. Abu Talib and his son Bobby Watson will also share innovations from their own urban garden. They started an organic garden 15 years ago in the Bronx near Yankee Stadium to make a positive impact on their community. Today, they manage the Taqwa Community Farm, a one-acre organic urban farm and community garden. They also host a farmers’ market and hire youth to help with the gardening and market. BROADWAY 4
A HALF MILE FROM THE ROAD: A Brief History and Herstory of Wild Roots Farm Join Amy and Wes Gillingham to learn about their farmstead and how it went from a cabin in the woods to a 150 member CSA. They will share the philosophical and practical choices they are dealing with today after experiencing major flooding, raising two children, running a homeschooling program, and taking seven years to build an ecologically appropriate log home. They will discuss various aspects of their homestead including animals as part of the farmstead, creating a CSA, their home, and their future plans. BROADWAY 2
WHAT’S THE LATEST ON GMOs? This workshop will provide an update on recent developments in the regulation and development of genetically modified organisms. It will provide an update on a recent legal victory to halt USDA’s approval of genetically engineered alfalfa and how farmers can find out if it the crop is being used near them. The workshop will also explore efforts both in NYS and nationally to seek greater oversight of GMOs. Joe Mendelson is the Legal Director for the Center for Food Safety in Washington, DC. HIGHROCK
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CHILDREN’S CONFERENCE AGES 6 TO 13 Location: All children’s workshops take place in the Whitney Room, except for the first workshop on Saturday, when they will make cider in the Demo Kitchen.
SATURDAY PRESS YOUR OWN APPLE CIDER! New York is known for apples, and what better way to appreciate them than with old fashion homemade cider. We will make cider using a homemade press just as our ancestors did it 100 years ago. Bring your favorite mulling spices and we will make warm mulled cider to share with the group. This is a hands-on workshop! You will select, prepare, press, filter, heat, and drink homemade apple cider. Mike and Dawn Ashbridge, Holistic Moms Network. SATURDAY, 8:00–9:15 AM DEMO KITCHEN
LOGS, LUMBERWORKERS AND LIFESTYLES Dodi Robinson from the Chapman Historical Museum in Glens Falls, NY will trace the history of logging in the southern Adirondack area. She will bring handson slides, logging tools, and activities for this program! SATURDAY: 9:30–10:45 AM WHITNEY FOOTPRINTS IN YOUR BACKYARD Animals often leave their footprints in soft mud and sand. Learning to identify these footprints is a fun way to learn about the animals that might visit your backyard or garden. Join Deborah Brundage and Sarah Loveland from The Farmers Museum in Cooperstown, NY to learn about how some animals benefit a garden and learn tricks to keep out those who do not. You will also make a stamp of an animal footprint to take home! SATURDAY: 11:00 AM–12:15 PM WHITNEY
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RECORD KEEPING FOR GREATER FARM PROFITABILITY AND ORGANIC CERTIFICATION Clear, complete records can help improve your farming system, manage your business more profitably, and meet the requirements for organic certification. Lee Rinehart of the National Center for Appropriate Technology will share forms and approaches to record keeping that make it more effective and less stressful. He will offer practical record keeping ideas to make planting and scheduling fieldwork easier, help determine profitability and efficiency of your farm, and put it all together for organic certification. Ready-to-use recordkeeping forms and on-theground experience can save you many hours of learning the hard way. Whether or not you seek organic certification, the practical information in this session will help you breathe easier, manage a more profitable business, and farm more successfully. BROADWAY 3
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COLONIAL WEATHERVANE SCULPTURE – Recycle Art! Join Gere and Bruce Link to learn about and create a traditional looking weathervane sculpture from cardboard and paint. Older children can design their own pattern while younger children will pick from traditional precut shapes. When complete, these sculptures have a whimsical, nostalgic, tarnished copper look. SATURDAY: 1:15–2:00 PM WHITNEY
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KIMIHIMO BRAIDING Join Gere and Bruce Link to try your hand at Japanese braiding on a cardboard loom. Create beautiful braids! Younger children can make bookmarks while older children can create jewelry, belts, and hair adornments. The Japanese used these handcrafted cords for belts, package ties, and wrapped sword handles with them. SATURDAY: 2:15–3:30 PM WHITNEY STAR BOOKMAKING Love origami? Love books? Make a beautiful tiny book using recycled paper, cardboard, and homemade flour paste. Then, fill it with poetry! John Inman is an architect and Rebekah Rice is an artist and teacher. SATURDAY: 4:00–5:15 PM WHITNEY
SUNDAY NATURAL DYING TEXTILES Maria Grimaldi, Panther Rock Farm, will demonstrate natural dying using dried or fresh flowers, berries, roots and other botanicals to color natural fibers such as cotton and linen. You will learn how to prepare textiles to accept the dye and tricks on making them as colorfast as possible. No harmful mordants or chemicals will be used in this workshop. You will also learn the history of dying and the use of plant dyes by different cultures. Children will dye a pair of socks to take home and show off their new skills! SUNDAY: 8:00–9:15 AM WHITNEY MAKE A GARDEN BANNER Create a beautiful banner to take home for your garden! You will use locally grown organic fruits and vegetables to make stamps and non-toxic heat-set fabric ink for color. (Wear clothes that don’t matter.) Join John Inman and Rebekah Rice for this fun workshop. SUNDAY: 9:45–11:00 AM WHITNEY
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Bring the KIDS! 2– 5 YEARS OF AGE FRIDAY: 9:00 am–12:30 pm • 1:30–5:00 pm SATURDAY: 8:00 am–12:15 pm • 2:15–5:15 pm SUNDAY: 8:00 am–12:30 pm
BEANS AND BOOKMARKS Children will make a book about bean propagation and plant a seed that will grow into a “giant beanstalk.” They will also create a bookmark that will focus on farm facts using various craft materials and seed catalogues. Nancy Weber is the State Promotion-Education Chair for the NY Farm Bureau. SUNDAY: 11:30 AM–12:45 PM WHITNEY
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2008 CONFERENCE FOOD PURVEYORS We cannot adequately express our gratitude to all of these growers, producers, processors, grocers, and bakers who donated all of the food we are eating at this conference. Please thank them for the scrumdiddlyumptious grub! Paul & Leah Boule Boule’s Farm and Sugarhouse 2784 County Rte 12 Whitehall, NY 12877 518-499-0376 londubh@nycap.rr.com 5# Ground Beef
Melody Noveroske Abundance Cooperative Market 62 Marshal St Rochester, NY 14607-3525 585-454-2667 info@abundance.coop www.abundance.coop 2 cases Celery & Lettuce, 2# Parsley, 2 cases Apples
Nancy Richards Bronson Hill Cheesery 5491 Bergen Rd Trumansburg, NY 14886 607-387-3108 nancy@fingerlakescheese.com 5# Cheese, Artisan Cheese
Tiffany Martinez Albert’s Organics 200 Eagle Ct, PO Box 624 Bridgeport, NJ 8014 800-899-5944 ext. 63126 www.albertsorganics.com 50# Bacon, 100# Turkey, 3 cases Crackers, 4 cases Snack Bars, 5# Hummus Andy Maslin Angel Eyes Produce, Inc. 545 South Main St, Massena, NY 13662 315-842-8122 info@angeleyesproduce.com 5# Basil Matthew Blackwell Aurora Products Inc. 400 Long Beach Blvd Stratford , CT 06615 203-275-9956 mblackwell@auroraproduct.com 10# Raisins, 103# Dried Fruit Richard & Valerie Beam Beam’n Farms 1814 Oak Orchard Rd Albion, NY 14411 585-682-3161 val@beamboys.com www.beamboys.com 25# Ground Beef Phil & Mary Barbato Biophilia Organic Farm 211 Manor Ln Jamesport Riverhead, NY 11901 516-769-9732 barbatop@aol.com 20# Sweet Potato, 2.5# Venison www.nofany.org
Bob & Judi Schultz Busti Cider Mill & Farm Market 1135 Southwestern Dr Jamestown, NY 14701 716-484-7300 5# Garlic, 50# Potato, 10 gallons Cider Erick Smith & Dan Lathwell Cayuga Pure Organics 18 Banks Rd Brooktondale, NY 14817 607-273-2621 info@cporganics.com 10# Navy Beans, 10# Small Red Chili Beans Paul & Maureen Knapp Cobblestone Valley Enterprises, LLC. PO Box 121 Preble, NY 13141-0121 607-749-4032 cvfarm@twcny.rr.com www.cobblestonevalley.com 15# Stew Beef
Cary Berliner Divinitea Premium Organic Loose Leaf Teas 1138 Parkwood Blvd Schenectady, NY 12308 518-347-0689 divinitea@verizon.net All Tea Bob Eberly Eberly Poultry Farm 1095 Mount Airy Rd Stevens, PA 17578 717-336-6440 dkuntz@eberlypoultry.com www.eberlypoultry.com 300# Chicken Louis & Merby Lego Elderberry Pond 3728 Center Street Rd Auburn, NY 13021 315-252-3977 llego@baldcom.net 25# Apples Lisa & Kevin Engelbert Engelbert Farms 182 Sunnyside Rd Nichols, NY 13812 607-699-3775 kengelbert@stny.rr.com 30# Hamburger, Ground Beef Wells Neal Equal Exchange 50 United Dr West Bridgewater, NY 2379 774-776-7405 wneal@equalexchange www.equalexchange.com Coffee
Elizabeth Dyck Crimson Clover Farm 1124 Country Rd 38 Bainbridge, NY 13733-3360 607-895-6566 kedyck@frontiernet.net 75# Potatoes
Martha Goodsell Fallow Hallow Deerfarm 125 Williams Rd Candor, NY 13743 607-659-4635 Deerfarm6@frontiernet.net 20 Venison Legs
Justine & Brian Denison Denison Farm 333 Buttermilk Falls Rd Schaghticok, NY 12154 518-664-2510 den farm@yahoo.com 25# Green Cabbage, 50# Potatoes
Scott Smith Four Chimneys Organic Winery 211 Hall Rd Himrod, NY 14842 607-243-8156 fourchim@htva.net www.fourchimneysorganicwines.com 2 bottles Cooking Wine
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Maria Pizer Abel & Schafer 20 Alexander Ct Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 631-737-2220 www.kompletusa.com 50# Muffin Mix
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Rich Frank Four Season’s Natural Food 33 Philla St Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 518-584-4670 Cooler space
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Jay & Polly Armour Four Winds Farm 158 Marabac Rd Gardiner, NY 12525 845-225-3088 jarmour@bestweb.net 80# Lamb, 5# Celeraic, 25# Potato, 50# Parsnips, 25–50# Beets, 100# Carrots Raymond & Sara Luhrman Fox Creek Farm 1039 State Rte 443 Scholharie, NY 12157 518-872-2375 foxcreekfarm@highstream.net 5# Garlic Eva Kaplan & Chris Walbrecht Garden of Eve, LLC. PO Box 216 Aquebogue, NY 11931 631-523-6608 farmer@gardenofevefarm.com 50# Carrots, 25# Green Cabbage, 25# Red Cabbage, 25# Rutabaga, 25# Beets Joseph Ottati Glendale Farm 4590 Rte 414 Burdett, NY 14818 607 546-8479 joe@carsophagus.com 2 cases Grape Juice Elizabeth Karabinakis Greenstar Food Cooperative Market 701 W Buffalo St Ithaca, NY 14850 607-273-9392 www.Greenstarcoop.com 4 gallons Olive Oil, 20# Brown Sugar, 5# Hummus Richard deGraff Grindstone Farm, LLC. 780 County Rte 28 Pulaski, NY 13142 315-298-4139 customerservice @grindstonefarm.com www.grindstonefarm.com 30# Blueberries, 5# Elbow Pasta, 50# Long Grain Rice, 50# Kidney Beans, 5# Honey
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Laura Manchester Hawthorne Valley Farms 327 Rte 21C Ghent, NY 12075 518-672-7457 laura@hawthornevalleyfarm.org www.hawthornevalleyfarm.com 50 loaves of Bread, 10# Cheese, 10# Maple Vanilla Yogurt, 15# Stew Beef Jeremy Peele Herondale Farm 90 Wiltsie Bridge Rd Ancramdale, NY 12503 518-329-3769 info@herondalefarm.com www.herondalefarm.com 60# Burger Patties Jessica Allen Honest Weight Food Co-op 484 Central Ave Albany, NY 12206 518-482-2667 www.honestweight.coop 25# Pears, 50# Long Grain Brown Rice, 5 gallons Mayonnaise, 3 gallons Maple Syrup, 30# Sugar, 15 gallons Salad Dressing Peter Slaunwhite Horizon Organic PO Box 190 Chelsea, VT 05038-0190 888-648-8377 peter.slaunwhite@horizonorganic.com www.horizonorganic.com 16 cases String Cheese, 15 cases Chocolate & Strawberry each, 24 cases Smoothies, 18# Butter, 3 gallons heavy cream, 15 gallons milk
Keith Stewart & Flavia Bacarella Keith’s Farm PO Box 297 Westtown, NY 10998 845-856-4955 keithsfarm@frontiernet.net 5# Garlic, 25# Butternut Squash, 25# Celeraic Michael & Karma Glos Kingbird Farm 9398 West Creek Rd Berkshire, NY 13736-2611 607-657-2860 karma@kingbirdfarm.com www.kingbirdfarm.com 20# Italian Sausage, 44# Ham Brett Kreher Kreher’s Poultry Farms PO Box 410 Clarence , NY 14031-0410 716-759-6802 brett@krehereggs.com 250 Dozen Eggs Klaas & Mary-Howell Martens Lakeview Organic Grain PO Box 361, 119 Hamilton Pl Penn Yan, NY 14527-0361 315-694-1263 kandmhfarm@sprintmail.com Flour for Rolls Scott Zelonsky Lancaster Foods Inc. 7825-A Rappahanock Ave Jessup, MD 20794 100# Spinach
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Joanne Tomasulo Lexington Co-operative Market 807 N Elmwood Ave Buffalo, NY 14222 716-332-0693 4 gallons Olive Oil, 5 gallons, Vegetable Oil, 1 gallon Red Wine Vinegar, 1 gallon White Wine Vinegar Alton Earnhart Lightning Tree Farm 132 Andrew Haight Rd Millbrook, NY 12545-5141 845-677-9507 altone1@verizon.net Flour for Rolls
Diane & Bill MacKentley M&H Rainbow Beans 325 State Highway 345 Potsdam , NY 13676 315-265-6739 20# Diakon Radishes, 50# Rutabaga Pete Wilson Mayor Brothers Apple Products PO Box 277 Barker, NY 14012-0277 716-795-9930 www.mayerbrothers.com 3 cases Cider Ray McEnroe McEnroe Organic Farm Associates, LLC. 194 Coleman Station Rd Millerton, NY 12546 518-789-3252 moohill@aol.com www.mcenroeorganicfarm.com 100# Ground Beef Les Miller Miller Brothers Farm 554 Hoke Rd Richfield Springs, NY 13439 315-858-2728 Monetary donation
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Rob & Cindy Pastore Morning View Farms 966 Good Rd Ballston Spa, NY 12020 25# Acorn Squash Earl F Downes Morse Mills Honey Co. 5808 Dresserville Rd Moravia, NY 13118 315-974-3311 2 gallons Honey Sheila Flanagan Nettle Meadow Farm 484 S Johnsburg Rd Warrensburg, NY 12885 518-623-3372 cheese@nettlemeadow.com www.nettlemeadow.com 5–10# Artisan Goat Cheese Norman Holland Northern Soy 345 Paul Rd Rochester, NY 14624 585-235-8970 5 buckets Tofu Glen Horst 10244 State Rte 38 Port Byron, NY 13140 315-776-8287 Monetary Donation Maryrose Livingston Northland Sheep Dairy 3501 Hoxie Gorge Freetown Rd Marathon, NY 13803-2404 607-849-4442 tripletree@frontiernet.net 2.5# Blue Cheese, 3.5# other Mixed Cheeses, Artisan Sheep Cheeses, 25# Mutton Legs Old Chatham Sheepherding Company 155 Shaker Museum Rd Old Chatham, NY 12136 1-888-SHEEP-60 cheese@blacksheepcheese.com www.blacksheepcheese.com 16# Artisan Cheese
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Jane Oles Oles Kids Farm Market 3105 County Line Rd Corfu, NY 14036 585-599-3462 20# Stew Beef Colette Skundberg-Radtke Organic Valley / CROPP Cooperative PO Box 1161 Brattleboro, VT 05302-1161 888-444-6455 colette.radtke@organicvalley.coop www.organicvalley.coop 20# butter, 4 cases butter Chips, 15gallons Milk, 3 gallons Heavy Cream, 60 quarts Half-&-Half, 30# Cheddar Cheese, 25# Feta Cheese, 10# Parmesan Cheese, 480 single-serve Milks (variety), String Cheese Scott Chaskey Peconic Land Trust/ Quail Hill Farm PO Box 1268 Amagansett, NY 11930 631-267-8492 schaskey@peconiclandtrust.org 150# Potatoes, 250# Sweet Potatoes Richard Pedersen Pedersen Farm Inc. PO Box 176, 1798 Co Rd #4 Seneca Castle, NY 14574 315-781-0482 pedersen@rochester.rr.net 50# Butternut Squash, 8 gallons of Pickles Roxanne Parmele / Sheri Woods Plainville Farms 7830 Plainville Rd Plainville, NY 13137-0289 315-638.0226 www.plainvillefarms.com 100# Smoked Turkey Breast
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Mary Racinowski Lori’s Natural Foods 900 Jefferson Rd Rochester, NY 14623 585-424-2323 store@lorisnatural.com www.lorisnatural.com 25# White Flour, 10# Elbow Pasta, 20# Penne Pasta, 20# Rolled Oats
Mark Hoffmann & Susan Walter Morning Fog Farm 1207 Switzkill Rd Berne, NY 12023 518-872-1772 eatwell@morningfogfarm.com www.morningfogfarm.com 60# Ground Beef
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Sandy Arnold Pleasant Valley Farm 118 South Valley Rd Argyle, NY 12809 518-638-6501 sparnold@capital.net 25# Carrots Michael Porter Porter Farms PO Box 416 Elba, NY 15058-0416 585-757-9243 sjporter@eznet.net 50# Red Cabbage, 25# Green Cabbage, 50# Turnips
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Wendy Burkhart-Spiegel Poughkeepsie Farm Project PO Box 3143 Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 845-485-6243 wendyandasher@hotmail.com 100# Beets
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Ann Proc PO Box 122 Port Jefferson, NY 11777 Monetary Donation Stephen & Adam Perrin Quarry Brook Farms 230 Granville Hill Rd Sherburne, NY 13460 607-674-9023 aperrins@ocswed.org 10# Ground Beef Dana Stafford Regional Access 125 Cayuga St Trumansburg, NY 14886 607-387-6959 food@regionalaccess.net Transportation of Product Rivka Davis Roads End Farm 362 Smith Rd Dundee, NY 14837 607-243-5234 organic101@linkny.com 5# Garlic, 20# Butternut Squash Paul & Kathleen Coleman Rutkowski Farm 2 Maple Drive Greenfield Center, NY 12833 518-429-4649 paul@rutowskifarm.com or kathleen@rutkowskifarm.com 150# Hubbard Squash, 10# Jerusalem Artichokes Jim Bittner Singer Farm LLC. 6730 East Lake Rd Appleton, NY 14008-9673 716-778-7330 Bittner58@aol.com www.singerfarms.com 10# Tart Pitted Cherries, 40# Sliced Peaches Seth Jacobs & Martha Johnson Slack Hallow Farm 177 Gilchrist Rd Argyle, NY 12809-9730 518-638-6124 Martha@slackhollowfarm.com www.slackhollowfarm.com 100# Carrots, 100# Beets, 75# Onions, 20# Spinach, 50# Butternut Squash
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Walker Townsend Stonyfield Farm 10 Burton Dr Londonberry, NH 03053 603-437-4040 mtownsend@stonyfield.com www.stonyfield.com 750 Yogurt single-serve cups Jill Gies The Pasture 660 Fordsbush Rd Forte Plain, NY 13339 518-568-5322 giespasture@frontiernet.net 1# Cinnamon, 1# Nutmeg, 1# Cornstarch, 20# Salt, 10# Pepper Chris Snye The Placid Baker 6800 Main St Westport, NY 12993 518-962-8436 Dinner Rolls Mike & Gayle Thorpe Thorpes Organic Family Farm 12866 State Rte 78 East Aurora, NY 14052-1707 716-655-4486 thorpesfarm@verizon.net 135# Potatoes, 135# Butternut Squash Gunther Fishgold Tierra Farms 22424 State Rte 203 Valatie, NY 12184 888-674-6887 gfishgold@yahoo.com www.tierrafarm.com 10# Dried Fruit, 10# Cranberries, 20# Granola, 6# Walnuts
June Wood W.W. Texas Longhorn Ranch 180 Johnston Rd Bernhards Bay, NY 13208 315-623-9796 Junewoods6@aol.com 25# Ground Beef Bruce & Meg Shader Wake Robin Farm 125 Brutus Rd Jordan, NY 13080 315-684-0034 meg@wakerobinfarm.org 30# Yogurt Wegmans PO Box 30844 Rochester, NY 14603 1-800-WEGMANS www.wegmans.com 20 cases Salad Greens, 2# Parsley, 5# Basil & 2# Chives Jon & Jen Bokaer-Smith West Haven Farm 114 Rachel Carson Way Ithaca, NY 14850 607-351-6670 jbs@weshavenfarm.net 40# (one bushel) Ida Red Apples Chris Ivers Whole Foods Market 429 N Broadway Jericho, NY 11753 516-932-1733 20# Whole Fruit, 3 cases Crackers, 3 cases Juice Boxes, 6 cases Snack Bars
Dan Tilley Tilldale Farm PO Box 77 Hoosick, NY 12089 518-686-7779 25# Ground Beef Kathie, Rick & Bob Arnold Twin Oaks Dairy, LLC. 3175 NY State Rte 13 Truxton, NY 13158-3107 607-842-6631 randkarnold@juno.com 20# Ground Beef Shawna Leigh Ventre Packing 6050 Court Street Rd Syracuse, NY 13206 315-463-2384 www.ventre.com 4 cases Tomato Sauces
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2008 CONFERENCE PRESENTERS Brahm Ahmadi People’s Grocery 3236 Market St #103 Oakland, CA 94608 510-652-7607 brahm@peoplesgrocery.org www.peoplesgrocery.org Saturday Keynote Address Mobile Markets: Taking it to the Streets
John Ameroso Cornell University Cooperative Extension 16 E 34th St, 8th Flr New York, NY 10016-4328 212-340-2946 jma20@cornell.edu www.cornell.edu/nyc Innovations from NYC Urban Gardens Jay Armour Four Wind Farms 158 Marabac Rd Gardiner, NY 12525-5614 845-255-3088 jarmour@bestweb.net No-Till Vegetable Farming Paul & Sandy Arnold Pleasant Valley Farm 118 S Valley Rd Argyle, NY 12809-1338 518-638-6501 Fax: 518-638-6501 sparnold@capital.net Organic Weed Management Forum Dawn & Mike Ashbridge Holistic Moms Network PO Box 507 Liverpool, NY 13088-0507 315-706-0318 dsauchelli@juno.com Press Your Own Apple Cider!
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Schuyler Ballentine Ballentine Farms 114 Beech Grove Rd Honesdale, PA 18431 570-253-5985 eschuylerb@yahoo.com Eating Beyond the Garden Fence John Bobbe OFARM 9896 County Rd Brussells, WI 54204 920-825-1369 jbobbe@centurytel.net www.ofarm.org Organic Grain Issues: National and New York Perspectives Evening Discussion: Negotiating a Fair Price for NYS Organic Grain that Benefits Both Grain and Livestock Farmers Dwight Brooks Dwight Brooks Horticulturist, Inc. 33 Young Rd Katonah, NY 10536-3215 914-232-0714 borganic@verizon.net Organic Lawn Care and Alternatives to Lawns Jasmine Brooks Youth Organics 14 Wilbur St Albany, NY 12202 518-463-2222 youthorganics@gmail.com A Look into Albany Youth Organic Gardening Initiatives Deborah Brundage The Farmers’ Museum PO Box 800 5798 State Hwy 80, Lake Rd Cooperstown, NY 13326 607-547-1484 brundage@NYSHA.org www.farmersmuseum.org Footprints in Your Backyard
Steve Bulkley Farm Credit of Western NY, ACA 4363 Federal Dr Batavia, NY 14020 585-815-1900 x3012 Fax: 585815-1901 steven.bulkley @farmcreditwny.com www.farmcreditwny.com Managing Animal Nutrition through the Transition to Organic Dairy—and How to Pay for It! Eric P Burkhart Spicebush Gardens / Shaver’s Creek Environmental Ctr PO Box 448 Pine Grove Mills, PA 16868 814-238-7014 Medicinal Herbs Wendy & Asher BurkhartSpiegel The Poughkeepsie Farm Project PO Box 3143 Poughkeepsie, NY 12603-3143 845-473-1415 wendyandasher@hotmail.com www.farmproject.org Planning Ahead for Cover Crops Kay Cafasso Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute 1420 Taughannock Blvd Ithaca, NY 14850 607-273-6260 kay@cooppower.coop www.fingerlakespermaculture.org Permaculture Principles: A Toolbox for Creating Regenerative Systems
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Jack Algiere Stone Barns Four Season Farm 630 Bedford Rd Pocantico Hills, NY 10591-1202 914-366-6200 x115 jacka@stonebarnscenter.org www.stonebarnscenter.org The Elusive Allium: The Pros and Cons of Organic Allium Production
Daniel Babbitt Pleasant Gardens 32 Pleasant St Seneca Falls, NY 13148 315-568-6196 danbabbitt@verizon.net Organic Gardening from the Ground Up
Brian Caldwell Cornell Crop & Soil Sciences Dept 905 Bradfield Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-4747 bac11@cornell.edu www.organic.cornell.edu/ocs Pest and Disease Management for Organic Apples Improving Organic Field Cropping Systems
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Scott Chaskey Peconic Land Trust / Quail Hill Farm PO Box 1268 Amagansett, NY 11930-1268 631-267-8492 schaskey@peconiclandtrust.org www.peconiclandtrust.org Capital Region CSA Gathering CSA Open Forum NOFA-NY Sponsorship Open Forum
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Vince Cirasole Sunshine Farm 745 Great Neck Rd Copiague, NY 11726-3836 631-789-8232 Fax: 631-789-8231 vince@sunshinefarm.biz Organic Gardening from the Ground Up Jeanine Connolly Lightning Tree Farm 132 Andrew Haight Rd Millbrook, NY 12545-5141 845-677-9507 Fax: 845-677-8352 Help Fill the Huge Demand for Organic Grains in NY! Transition to Organic in ’08! Erbin Crowell Cooperative Development Institute 1 Sugarloaf St, Ste 1 South Deerfield, MA 01373 413-665-1271 Fax: 315-665-1275 ecrowell@cdi.coop www.cdi.coop Bringing Fair Trade Home Briana Davis PO Box 92 Cornwallville, NY 12418-0092 518-239-5930 davis.briana@gmail.com Home Farming: Applying LargeScale Techniques to the SmallScale Garden David Demarest Green Mountain Mycosystems PO Box 191 Underhill Center, VT 05490 802-355-6637 www.vermontmushrooms.com Medicinal Herbs Claudia Kenny & Willy Denner Little Seed Gardens PO Box 195 Chatham, NY 12037-0195 518-392-0063 lseed2002@yahoo.com Achieving Balance with Family & Farming
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Jean-David Derreumaux Thanksgiving Farm / Center for Discovery 33 Phudd Hill Rd Hillsdale, NY 12529 518-672-0124 jeandavid@surferz.net www.thecenterfordiscovery.org Medicinal Herbs Laurie Drinkwater Cornell University Department of Horticulture 147B Plant Science Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-9408 led24@cornell.edu What Can Legumes Do for You? Bill Duesing CT NOFA / Old Solar Farm PO Box 164 Stevenson, CT 06491 203-888-5146 bill@ctnofa.org www.ctnofa.org Organic Lawn Care and Alternatives to Lawns Elizabeth Dyck NOFA-NY, Inc. OSP Project Coordinator 1124 County Rd 38 Bainbridge, NY 13733 607-895-6566 organicseed@nofany.org www.nofany.org Organic Weed Management Forum Local Farmer Group Power Vegetable Varieties: Stars, Workhorses, and Also-Rans Alton Earnhart Lightning Tree Farm 132 Andrew Haight Rd Millbrook, NY 12545-5141 845-677-9507 Fax: 845-677-8352 altone1@verizon.net Organic Weed Management Forum Help Fill the Huge Demand for Organic Grains in NY! Transition to Organic in ’08!
Kevin Engelbert Engelbert Farms 182 Sunnyside Rd Nichols, NY 13812 607-699-3775 kengelbert@stny.rr.com Organic Weed Management Forum Evening Discussion: Negotiating a Fair Price for NYS Organic Grain that Benefits Both Grain and Livestock Farmers Steve Etka 902 Commonwealth Ave Alexandria, VA 22301 703-519-7772 steveetka@gmail.com What’s New and What’s Not in Organic Policy — Update from the National Organic Coalition Sarah Flack 5455 Duffy Hill Rd Enosburg, VT 05450 802-933-6965 satoreja@gmail.com An Introduction to Vegetable Lacto-fermentation Sheila Flannagan Nettle Meadow Farm 484 S Johnsburg Rd Warrensburg, NY 12885 518-623-3372 cheese@nettlemeadow.com www.nettlemeadow.com Organic Goat Dairy Farming: Issues, Challenges, and Potential Solutions Erica Frenay NY Beginning Farmer Project 454 Old 76 Rd Brooktondale, NY 14817 607-255-9911 ejf5@cornell.edu http:// beginningfarmers.cce.cornell.edu/ Beginning Farmer Project Roundtable Steve Gabriel Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute 1420 Taughannock Blvd Ithaca, NY 14850 607-273-6260 steve@fingerlakespermaculture.org www.fingerlakespermaculture.org Permaculture Principles: A Toolbox for Creating Regenerative Systems
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Eric Gallandt Dept of Plant, Soil & Environmental Sciences University of Maine 5722 Deering Hall Orono, ME 04469-5722 207-581-2933 gallandt@maine.edu Organic Weed Management Forum Joseph Gersitz 90 Hotchkiss Cir Penfield, NY 14526-1402 585-381-8659 josephg2@frontiernet.net Organic Gardening from the Ground Up
Amy & Wes Gillingham Wild Roots Farm 669 Cattail Rd Livingston Manor, NY 12758-6726 845-439-4799 wesdgillingham@yahoo.com Fibers for the Family A Half Mile from the Road: A Brief History and Herstory of Wild Roots Farm Karma & Michael Glos Kingbird Farm 9398 West Creek Rd Berkshire, NY 13736 607-657-2860 karma@kingbirdfarm.com michael@kingbirdfarm.com www.kingbirdbirdfarm.com Introduction to Farming with Animal Power Sustainable Input for Greenhouse Production Sourcing Equipment: What Do You Really Need and How to Get It Culinary Mushroom Production: Two Perspectives Vegetable Varieties: Stars, Workhorses, and Also-Rans Evening Discussion: Negotiating a Fair Price for NYS Organic Grain that Benefits Both Grain and Livestock Farmers
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Maria Grimaldi Panther Rock Farm 148 Hardenburgh Rd Livingston Manor, NY 12758-7502 845-482-4164 pantherrock@hughes.net Organic Gardening from the Ground Up Natural Dying Textiles Julie Grossman Cornell University Dept of Crop & Soil Science & Horticulture 605 Bradfield Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-0660 jmg225@cornell.edu What Can Legumes Do for You? Dan Guenther Brook Farm 60 Gatehouse Rd New Paltz, NY 12561 845-255-1052 brookfarm@hvi.net www.brookfarmproject.org Sourcing Equipment: What Do You Really Need and How to Get It Farmer Innovations and Inventions Roundtable Amy Guptill SUNY Brockport - Sociology 350 New Campus Dr Brockport, NY 14420-2914 585-395-0484 aguptill@brockport.edu Evening Discussion: Negotiating a Fair Price for NYS Organic Grain that Benefits Both Grain and Livestock Farmers Karl Hammer Vermont Compost Company 1996 Main St Montpelier, VT 05602 802-223-6049 Fax: 802-223-9028 sales@vermontcompost.com www.vermontcompost.com Chicken Composters
Matt Harbur Alfred State College Center for Organic & Sustainable Agriculture 10 Upper College Dr Alfred, NY 14802 607-587-4797 harburmm@alfredstate.edu www.alfredstate.edu/alfred/ COSA.asp Roundtable Discussion: Alfred State’s COSA Ralph & Judy Hartzell 148 Uphaus Corners Rd East Nassau, NY 12062 518-766-5656 Introduction to Farming with Animal Power Sherrie Hastings NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC. 840 Upper Front St Binghamton, NY 13905-1542 607-724-9851 certifiedorganic@nofany.org www.nofany.org Organic Farm Certification: Vegetables, Field Crops, & Livestock Certification Adele & Jim Hayes Sap Bush Hollow Farm 1314 West Fulton Rd Warnerville, NY 12187 518-234-2105 sapbush@midtel.net www.sapbush.com Beginning Livestock Farming Kate Hayes New England Small Farm Institute PO Box 937 Belchertown, MA 01007 413-323-4531 khayes@donahue.umassp.edu www.smallfarm.org Exploring the Small Farm Dream: Is Starting an Agricultural Business Right for You?
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Jean Giblette High Falls Gardens PO Box 125 Philmont, NY 12565-0125 518-672-7365 hfg@capital.net www.highfallsgardens.net Medicinal Herbs
John & Sue Gorzynski The Gorzynski Ornery Farm PO Box 113 Cochecton Center, NY 12727 845-252-7570 gorzynski@citlink.net Integrating Fruit into a Diversified Vegetable Farm The Gorzynski Ornery Farm Story
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Sue Heavenrich Harmony Farm 115 Hubbard Hill Rd Candor, NY 13743-2039 607-659-3022 sueheaven@frontiernet.net Introduction to Tai Chi for Farmers and Gardeners
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Elizabeth Henderson Peacework Organic Farm 2218 Welcher Rd Newark, NY 14513-9308 315-331-9029 Fax: 315-331-6873 ehendrsn@redsuspenders.com www.gvocsa.org Capital Region CSA Gathering Open CSA Forum Bringing Fair Trade Home Policy Round Table
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Paul Reed Hepperly Rodale Institute 611 Siegfriedale Rd Kutztown, PA 19530 610-683-1461 Fax: 610-683-8548 paul.hepperly@rodaleinst.org www.rodaleinst.org Carbon Sequestration and Credits for Organic Farms
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Samantha Izzo Simply Red Bistro Sheldrake Point Vineyard, 7448 Country Rd 153 Ovid, NY 14521 607-532-9401 x103 sam@sheldrakepoint.com www.simplyredbistro.com The Essential Goat Peter Jentsch Cornell Univ. Hudson Valley Lab P.O. Box 727 / 3357 Rte. 9W Highland, NY 12528-0727 845-691-6516 Fax: 914-691-2719 pjj5@cornell.edu http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent Pest and Disease Management for Organic Apples
Karen Hoffman Natural Resources Conservation Service 99 N Broad St Norwich, NY 13815 607-334-4632 x116 Fax: 607-336-2918 karen.sullivan@ny.usda.gov Managing Animal Nutrition through the Transition to Organic Dairy—and How to Pay for It!
Eve & Chris Kaplan-Walbracht Garden of Eve PO Box 216 Aquebogue, NY 11931 631-523-6608 Fax: 631-727-6745 farmer@gardenofevefarm.com www.gardenofeve.com Profitable Farm, Sustainable Farm: How to Make Your Farm Support You, Instead of You Supporting Your Farm Achieving Balance with Family and Farming
Liana Hoodes National Organic Coalition 3540 Route 52 Pine Bush, NY 12566 845-744-2304 Liana@hvc.rr.com http://www.rafiusa.org/NOC.html What’s New and What’s Not in Organic Policy — Update from the National Organic Coalition
Ron Khosla Huguenot Street Farm 205 Huguenot St New Paltz, NY 12561 845-810-0033 ron@naturallygrown.org www.flyingbeet.com Farmer Innovations and Inventions Roundtable Biodiesel and Electric Tractors
Earl Ransom & Amy Huyffer Strafford Organic Creamery / RockBottom Farm 61 Rockbottom Rd Strafford, VT 05072 802-765-4180 rockbottomfarm@wildblue.net www.straffordcreamery.com One Bottle at a Time: Seven Years in the Life of a Family Farm and Creamery
Mark & Kristin Kimball Essex Farm 2503 Route 22 Essex, NY 12936 518-963-4613 kimball7@localnet.com Introduction to Farming with Animal Power Carol King NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC. 840 Upper Front St Binghamton, NY 13905-1542 607-724-9851 Fax: 607-724-9853 certifiedorganic@nofany.org www.nofany.org Organic Farm Certification: Vegetables, Field Crops, & Livestock Certification
Julie Rawson & Jack Kittredge Many Hands Organic Farm 411 Sheldon Rd Barre, MA 01005 978-355-2853 farm@mhof.net www.mhof.net Root Cellars - Constructing, Filling, and Cooking Utilizing Everything from the Pig and Chicken EJ Krans Capital District Community Gardens 40 River St Troy, NY 12180 518-274-8685 Fax: 518-272-2744 vegvan@cdcg.org www.cdcg.org Mobile Markets: Taking It To The Streets Jack Lazor Butterworks Farm 421 Trumpass Rd Westfield, VT 05874 802-744-6855 butterworksfarm@pshift.com www.butterworksfarm.com Edible Small Grains Lou Lego Elderberry Pond 3728 Center Street Rd Auburn, NY 13021-3910 315-252-3977 llego@baldcom.net www.elderberrypond.com Pastured Hogs Gere & Bruce Link Link’in Llama Farms 81 River St Hobart, NY 13788 607-538-1876 gmslink2002@yahoo.com Colonial Weathervane Sculpture: Recycle Art! Kimihimo Braiding Donn Hewes & Maryrose Livingston Northland Sheep Dairy 3501 Hoxie Gorge Freetown Rd Marathon, NY 13803-2404 607-849-4442 tripletree@frontiernet.net Introduction to Farming with Animal Power Low Input, Small Scale Dairy Farming Preventing and Managing Internal Parasites in Sheep
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Sarah Loveland The Farmers’ Museum PO Box 800 5798 State Hwy 80, Lake Rd Cooperstown, NY 13326-0800 607-547-1431 s.loveland@NYSHA.org www.farmersmuseum.org Footprints in Your Backyard Mary-Howell Martens Lakeview Organic Grain PO Box 361, 119 Hamilton Pl Penn Yan, NY 14527-0361 315-531-1038 kandmhfarm@sprintmail.com Organic Grain Issues: National and New York Perspectives Evening Discussion: Negotiating a Fair Price for NYS Organic Grain that Benefits Both Grain and Livestock Farmers
Jenn McGowan Healthy City / Intervale Center 180 Intervale Rd Burlington, VT 05401 802-660-0440 x104 Fax: 802-658-8075 jenn@intervale.org www.intervale.org Healthy City: Connecting Youth with Farming and Local Food Systems Joe Mendelson Center for Food Safety 660 Pennsylvania Ave, SE, Ste 302 Washington, DC 20003 202-547-9359 joemend@icta.org www.centerforfoodsafety.org What’s the Latest on GMOs? John Morelli Flower City Mushrooms, LLC. 535 Five Points Rd Rush, NY 14543 585-533-2364 john.morelli@rit.edu Culinary Mushroom Production: Two Perspectives
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Jeff Moyer The Rodale Institute 611 Siegfriedale Rd Kutztown, PA 19530 610-683-1420 Fax: 610-683-8548 jeff.moyer@rodaleinst.org www.rodaleinst.org Organic No-Till: Can It Work? Marilyn Murray NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC. 840 Upper Front St Binghamton, NY 13905-1542 607-724-9851 certifiedorganic@nofany.org www.nofany.org Organic Farm Certification: Dairy Certification Anne & Eric Nordell Beech Grove Farm 3410 Route 184 Trout Run, PA 17771 570-634-3197 Organic Weed Management Forum Thor Oechsner Oechsner Farm 1045 Trumbulls Corners Rd Newfield, NY 14867 607-564-7701 thorfarm@hotmail.com Sourcing Equipment: What Do You Really Need and How to Get It Rick Pedersen Pedersen Farms, Inc. PO Box 176, 1798 Co Rd 4 Seneca Castle, NY 14547-0176 315-781-0482 Fax: 315-781-1526 rick@pedersenfarms.com www.pedersenfarms.com The Big Transition: Large-scale Conventional Veg Growers Go Organic
Jerry Peele Herondale Farm 90 Wiltsie Bridge Rd Ancramdale, NY 12503 518-329-3769 Fax: 518-329-4009 info@herondalefarm.com, jeremypeele@att.net www.herondalefarm.com Raising Organic Grassfed Beef with Heritage and Other Breeds Barbara & David Perkins Vermont Valley Community Farm 4628 Cty Hwy FF Blue Mounds, WI 53517 608-767-3860 farm@vermontvalley.com www.vermontvalley.com Farmer Innovations and Inventions Roundtable Sunday Keynote Address Adrianne Picciano Dirt Diva PO Box 260 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 570-224-6271 dirtdiva79@gmail.com Organic Gardening from the Ground Up Martin Ping Hawthorne Valley Farm 327County Route 21C Ghent, NY 12075 518-672-5118 martin@hawthornevalleyfarm.org www.hawthornevalleyfarm.org Biodiesel and Electric Tractors Tony & Dakota Potenza Potenza Organic Farms PO Box 396 Trumansburg, NY 14886-0396 607-387-6970 Fax: 607-387-9387 What Can Legumes Do for You? Evening Discussion: Negotiating a Fair Price for NYS Organic Grain that Benefits Both Grain and Livestock Farmers
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Doug Mason Old Rider Farms 3135 Ridge Rd Williamson, NY 14589 315-589-2857 Fax: 315-589-4959 masonfarms@aol.com The Big Transition: Large-scale Conventional Veg Growers Go Organic
Rana Morris Youth Organics 14 Wilbur St Albany, NY 12202 518-463-2222 youthorganics@gmail.com A Look into Albany Youth Organic Gardening Initiatives
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Gordian Raacke Renewable Energy Long Island (RELI) 62 Newtown Ln Ste 103 East Hampton, NY 11937 631-329-8888 x5 Fax: 877-619-5572 Gordian@RenewableEnergyLongIsland.org www.RenewableEnergyLongIsland.org Go On The Low-Carbon Diet!
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Matthais & Andrea Reisen Healing Spirits Herb Farm & Education Center 61247 State Route 415 Avoca, NY 14809 607-566-2701 herbs@healingspiritsherbfarm.com www.healingspiritsherbfarm.com It Can Be Done! Drying Herbs in Upstate NY
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John Inman & Rebekah Rice Wing Road Farm CSA 46 Park St Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 518-894-8531 RebekahRRice@gmail.com Star Bookmaking Make a Garden Banner Steve Richards Farm Credit of Western NY PO Box 69 Phelps, NY 14532 800-929-7102 Fax: 315-781-7117 Steven.Richards @FarmCreditWNY.com www.farmcreditwny.com Managing Animal Nutrition through the Transition to Organic Dairy—and How to Pay for It! Lee Rinehart National Center for Appropriate Technology 48 Church Rd Shavertown, PA 18708 570-696-6786 lee@ncat.org www.ncat.org www.atra.ncat.org Record Keeping for Greater Farm Profitability and Organic Certification Dodi Robinson Chapman Historical Museum 348 Glen St Glens Falls, NY 12801 518-793-2826 Fax: 518-793-2831 educator@chapmanmuseum.org www.chapmanmuseum.org Logs, Lumberworkers, and Lifestyles Lindsey Rogowski Youth Organics 14 Wilbur St Albany, NY 12202 518-463-2222 youthorganics@gmail.com A Look into Albany Youth Organic Gardening Initiatives
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Ethan Roland Appleseed Permaculture PO Box 510 Nassau, NY 12123 518-610-1375 eroland@gmail.com www.appleseedpermaculture.com Multipurpose Edible Perennials for the Northeast Eero Ruuttila Nesenkeag Farm 226 Charles Bancroft Hwy Litchfield, NH 03052 603-429-3163 pianofarm@verizon.net www.nesenkeagfarm.com What Can Legumes Do for You?
Rachel & Steffen Schneider Hawthorne Valley Farm 327 County Route 21C Ghent, NY 12075 518-672-4465 x104 Fax: 518-672-7457 steffen@hawthornevalleyfarm.org www.hawthornevalleyfarm.org Farming and Gardening Without Livestock? The Cow’s Importance in Farming
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Abby Seaman NYSIPM Program 630 West North St Geneva, NY 14456 315-787-2422 Fax: 315-787-2360 ajs32@cornell.edu www.nysipm.cornell.edu Introduction to Vegetable Pests: What to Look For and How to Manage Them Erin Sharkey Massachusetts Avenue Project 271 Grant St Buffalo, NY 14213 716-882-5327 x4 Fax: 716-882-5338 sharkey@mass-ave.org www.mass-ave.org Mobile Markets: Taking It To The Streets
Barbara & Steve Smith Meadowsweet Dairy, LLC. 2054 Smith Rd Lodi, NY 14860 607-582-6954 smiths@meadowsweetfarm.com www.meadowsweetfarm.com The Future of Raw Milk in New York Keith Stewart Keith’s Farm PO Box 297 Westtown, NY 10998 845-856-4955 keithsfarm@frontiernet.net The Elusive Allium: The Pros and Cons of Organic Allium Production Laurie Freeman & Jim Strickland 206 McGregor Rd Gloversville, NY 12078 518-770-1503 lfreeman@fmcc.suny.edu, jstickland@nycap.rr.com Find It! Grow It! Build It! An Introduction to Building with Local and Recycled Materials
Nathaniel Thompson Remembrance Farm PO Box 391 Trumansburg, NY 14886 607-227-4650 farmernathaniel@gmail.com www.fullplatefarms.org Biodynamic Salad Greens Production Abu Talib & Bob Watson Taqwa Community Farm 1008 Summit Ave, Bsmt Bronx, NY 10452 343-358-9254 sonnyattaqwa@yahoo.com Innovations from NYC Urban Gardens Nancy Weber NYFB Foundation 795 Tubbs Rd Mexico, NY 13114 315-963-7311 nkwearthmother@aol.com www.nyfbfoundation.org Beans and Bookmarks
Terry S. Wollen, DVM Heifer International 1 World Ave Little Rock, AR 72202 501-907-4942 Terry.wollen@heifer.org www.heifer.org Friday Keynote Address Don Zasada Caretaker Farm 1210 Hancock Rd Williamstown, MA 01267 413-458-9691 don@caretakerfarm.org www.caretakerfarm.org Mistakes Made, Luck Found and Lessons Learned: Transitioning to Farming and Hopes of a Farming Life Kate Zidar Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice 1384 Stratford Ave Bronx, NY 10472 718-328-5622 Fax: 718-3285630 kzidar@ympj.org, katezidar@gmail.com Worms at Work: Closing the Loop with Vermicompost
Ann Wells, DVM Springpond Holistic Animal Health 12413 Rocky Hill Rd Prairie Grove, AR 72753 479-409-8772 annw@pgtc.com Healthy Pasture, Healthy Animals Developing Sustainable Animal Wellness Plans Integrated Parasite Management for Organic Livestock
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Ridge Shinn Hardwick Beef PO Box 441 Hardwick, MA 01037-0441 413-657-7709 Ridge@bakewellrepro.com www.bakewellreprocenter.com Raising Organic Grassfed Beef with Heritage and Other Breeds
Greg Swartz NOFA-NY PO Box 880 Cobleskill, NY 12043 845-796-8994 Fax: 570-224-8013 director@nofany.org www.nofany.org NOFA-NY Sponsorship Open Forum
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Leona Willis PO Box 321 Jeffersonville, NY 12748 845-482-5934 lwillis@wjiffradio.org Organic Gardening from the Ground Up
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2008 SPONSORS AND TRADE SHOW EXHIBITORS Agri-Dynamics, Inc. Jerry Brunetti PO Box 267 Martins Creek, PA 18063-0267 610-250-9280 Fax: 610-250-0935 jbrunetti@agri-dynamics.com www.agri-dynamics.com
Candle Cafe Candle 79 Bart Potenza & Joy Pierson 1307 Third Ave New York, NY 10021 212-472-0970 Fax: 212-472-7169 admin@candlecafe.com www.candlecafe.com
Albert’s Organics Sue Tamm 200 Eagle Ct Bridgeport, NJ 08014 800-899-5944 Fax: 856-241-9676 stamm@albertsorganics.com www.albertsorganics.com
Community Markets Miriam Haas 17 Westview Ave Ossining, NY 10562 914-762-8515 Fax: 914-923-4912 mhaas@communitymarkets.biz www.communitymarkets.biz
Alfred State College Center for Organic & Sustainable Agriculture Matthew Harbur 10 Upper College Dr Alfred, NY 14802 607-587-4797 Fax: 607-587-4797 harburmm@alfredstate.edu www.alfredstate.edu/alfred/ COSA.asp
Cooperative Development Institute Erbin Crowell 1 Sugarloaf St, Ste 1 South Deerfield, MA 01373 413-665-1271 Fax: 413-665-1275 ecrowell@cdi.coop www.cdi.coop
Bard Center for Environmental Policy Doug O’Connor PO Box 5000 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504 845-758-7073 Fax: 845-758-7636 cep@bard.edu www.bard.edu/cep BCS America, LLC. Larry Seymour 8111 NE Columbia Blvd Portland, OR 97218 570-222-2276 lseymour@bcsamerica.com www.bcsamerica.com Bejo Seeds, Inc. Elaine Sinniger 1088 Healey Rd Geneva, NY 14456 315-789-4155 Fax: 315-79-1961 e.sinniger@bejoseeds.com www.bejoseeds.com Belle Terre Irrigation Francis Dellamano 8142 Champlin Rd Sodus, NY 14551 315-483-6155 Fax: 315-483-4064 dripsupply@hotmail.com www.dripsupply.com
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Cornell Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program Steve Miller PO Box 1209 Morrisville, NY 13408 315-684-3001 x106 Fax: 315-684-9290 sgm6@cornell.edu Cornell Garden-Based Learning Erin Marteal 135C Plant Science Bldg Ithaca NY 14853 607-255-9911 enm6@cornell.edu vvi.cce.cornell.edu Cornell Small Farms Program Erica Frenay 135C Plant Science Bldg Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-9227 smallfarmsprogram@cornell.edu www.smallfarms.cornell.edu Cornell Small Farm Work Team Program Livestock Processing Issues Tracy Frisch 114 Morrison Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 607-254-6024 Fax: 604-255-9829 tls@cornell.edu
Crystal Creek, Inc. Daniel Leiterman 1600 Round House Rd Spooner, WI 54801 715-635-4321 Fax: 715-635-4323 www.crystalcreeknatural.com Dairy Marketing Services Organic Matt Cormier PO Box 4844 Syracuse, NY 13221 315-433-1115 Fax: 315-433-2345 matt.cormier @dairymarketingservices.com www.dairymarketingservices.com Dairyland Sales and Services Tom Roe RD3, Box 43 Troy, PA 16947 570-297-4128 Fax: 570-297-3689 tomroe@ptd.net www.dairylandstore.com Dubois Agrinovation, Inc. Eric Menard 478 Notre-Dame St-Remi, Que, Canada J0L 2L0 450-454-3961 Fax: 450-454-6638 info@duboisAg.com www.DuboisAg.com Empire Tractor Steve Wermer 5563 E Main St Batavia, NY 14020 585-343-1822 nealkk@empiretractor.com www.empiretractor.com Farm Credit Greenwich Office 394 State Route 29 Greenwich, NY 12834-2650 800-234-0269 Fax: 518-692-0291 greenwich.ny@firstpioneer.com www.firstpioneer.com The Fertrell Company Theresia Treadway PO Box 265 Bainbridge, PA 17502-0265 717-367-1566 Fax: 717-367-9319 www.fertrell.com
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Johnny’s Selected Seeds Di Cody 955 Benton Ave Wisconsin, ME 04901 207-861-3900 Fax: 800-738-6314 mphilbrook@johnnyseeds.com www.johnnyseeds.com
Greenmarket, CENYC Michael Hurwitz 51 Chambers St, Ste 1231 New York, NY 10007 212-788-7476 Fax: 212-571-0778 mhurwitz@cenyc.org www.cenyc.org
Kreher’s Poultry Farms Brett Kreher PO Box 410, 5411 Davison Rd Clarence, NY 13032 716-759-6802 brett@krehereggs.com www.krehereggs.com
Grindstone Farm Dick deGraff 780 County Route 28 Pulaski, NY 13142-2471 315-298-4139 customerservice @grindstonefarm.com www.grindstonefarm.com
Lakeview Organic Grain Mary-Howell Martens PO Box 361 Penn Yan, NY 14527-0361 315-531-1038 kandmhfarm@sprintmail.com
High Falls Gardens Jean Giblette PO Box 125 Philmont, NY 12565-0125 518-672-7365 hfg@capital.net High Mowing Seeds Heather Jerrett 76 Quarry Rd Wolcott, VT 05680 802-472-6174 x104 Fax: 802-472-3201 alex@highmowingseeds.com www.highmowingseeds.com Honest Weight Food Co-op Louise Maher-Johnson 484 Central Ave Albany, NY 12206 518-482-3312 x113 maherjohnson@gmail.com www.hwfc.com Horizon Organic Peter Slaunwhite 7895 Tackabury Rd Canastota, NY 13032 315-272-3218 Fax: 315-366-0014 peter.slaunwhite@horizonorganic.com www.horizonorganic.com
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National Center for Appropriate Technology Lee Rinehart 48 Church Rd Shavertown, PA 18708 570-696-6786 lee@ncat.org www.ncat.org www.atra.ncat.org Nature’s Best Organic Feeds Julie Eriksson PO Box 38 Kreamer, PA 17833 570-374-8148 Fax: 570-374-2007 info@organicfeeds.com www.organicfeeds.com New York Center for Agricultural Medicine & Health Sharon Scofield One Atwell Rd Cooperstown, NY 13326 800-343-7527 Fax: 607-547-6087 sscofield@nycamh.com www.nycamh.com
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New York Small Scale Food Processors Jeri Woodhouse PO Box 113 Stuyvesant Falls, NY 12174-0113 518-799-3414 Fax: 518-799-2042 bfk@bethsfarmlutchan.com nyssfpa.com Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance (NODPA) Ed Maltby 30 Keets Rd Deerfield, MA 01342 413-772-0444 Fax: 866-554-9483 ednodpa@comcast.net www.nodpa.com Norwich Meadows Farm, LLC. Yusuf Harper 105 Old Stone Rd Norwich, NY 13815 607-334-2030 yusuf@roadrunner.com NYS Agricultural Mediation Program (NYSDRA) Charlotte Carter 255 River St Troy, NY 12180 518-687-2240 x211 Fax: 518-687-2245 charlotte@nysdra.org www.nysdra.org NYS Dept. of Agriculture & Markets Organic Development & Assistance Program Sarah Johnston 10B Airline Dr Albany, NY 12235 518-457-4531 Fax: 518-457-2716 sarah.johnston @agmkt.state.ny.us www.agmkt.state.ny.us/AP/ organic
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Harris Seeds, Garden Trends, Inc. Mark Greene PO Box 24966 Rochester, NY 14624-0966 585-935-7017 Fax: 585-295-3609 mgreene@harrisseeds.com www.harrisseeds.com
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Organics & More, LTD. Mike Regan 11 Ridge Hill Rd No Smithfield, RI 02896 401-524-2110 Fax: 597-0184 organicsandmore@gmail.ccom www.organicsandmoreltd.com Panther Rock Farm Maria Grimaldi 148 Hardenburg Rd Livingston Manor, NY 12758-7502 845-482-4164 pantherrock@hughes.net www.pantherrockfarm.com The Pasture / NEPPA Hatchery Jill Gies 660 Fordsbush Rd Fort Plain, NY 13339-3605 518-568-5322 giespasture@usadatanet.net Regional Farm and Food Project Louise Maher-Johnson PO Box 8628 Albany, NY 12208 518-271-0744 maherjohnson@gmail.com www.farmandfood.org
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 Seeds of Change Woody Woodward PO Box 15700 Santa Fe, NM 87592-5700 888-762-7333 stephen.woodward@effem.com www.seedsofchange.com Sharon Springs Garage Dwayne Reed 1175 Hoosick St Troy, NY 12180 518-279-9709 Fax: 518-297-9739 usaeagle1@nycap.rr.com sharonspringsgarage.com Tierra Farm, Inc. Gunther Fishgold 2424 State Route 203 Valatie, NY 12184 518-392-8300 Fax: 518-392-8304 gfishgold@tierrafarm.com www.tierrafarm.com Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. Bill Young 7115 W Main Rd Leroy, NY 14482-9352 585-768-2247 byoung@upstateniagara.com www.upstateniagara.com
USDA Farm Service Agency Rebecca DeSorbe 2530 State Route 40 Greenwich, NY 12834 518-692-9940 x2 Fax: 518-692-9942 rebecca.desorbe@ny.usda.gov Vermont Compost Company Terry Solomon 1996 Main St Montpellier, VT 05602-8523 802-223-6049 Fax: 802-223-9028 terry@vermontcompost.com www.vermont.compost.com Watershed Agriculture Council Tara Collins 33195 State Hwy 10 Walton, NY 13856-9751 607-865-7790 Fax: 607-865-4932 taracollins@nycwatershed.org www.nycwatershed.org West Wind Farm Rob Freeland 196 Hoyer Rd Cherry Valley, NY 13320 607-264-3635 Fax: 607-264-3199 rob@westwindfarm.com www.westwindfarm.com Weston A. Price Foundation / Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund Cathy Raymond 8116 Arlington Blvd #263 Falls Church, VA 22042 703-208-3276 Fax: 703-208-3278 info@ftcldf.org www.farmtoconsumer.org
Restora-Life Minerals, LLC. David Kunkle 2827 Swain Hill Rd Swain, NY 14884 585-476-2262 Fax: 585-476-2604 gpakunkle@frontiernet.net The Rodale Institute Mike Mueller 611 Siegfriedale Rd Kutztown, PA 19530-9749 610-683-1447 sharon.riker@rodaleinst.org www.rodaleinst.org
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STATE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS 10B Airline Drive Albany, New York 12235
Dear Conference Attendees, The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is pleased to support and participate in NOFA-NYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2008 Organic Farming and Gardening Conference. This important event reflects growing producer and consumer interest in organic agriculture and food products. We congratulate NOFA-NY on creating an excellent program with three days of opportunities to learn, network and enjoy good company and food at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Conference. In an effort to better connect the Department with organic producers and marketers I am pleased to announce I have recently appointed a New York State Organic Advisory Task Force. Members of this Task Force have agreed to advise me on how the State can help the organic community address needs and take advantage of opportunities as consumer demand for organic products grows. Members of the Task Force include: Gayle Anderson, Honest Weight Food Coop; Kathy Arnold, Twin Oaks Farm; Jody Bolluyt, Roxbury Farm and CSA; David Momberger, Growers Coop Grape Juice Co.; Steven Clarke, Prospect Hill Orchard; Eric Hansen, Hansen Farms; Matt Harbur, Alfred State College; Elizabeth Henderson, Genesee Valley Organic CSA and Peacework Organic Farm; Michael Hoffman, Cornell University; Carol King, NOFA-NY Certified Organic LLC; Mary-Howell Martens, Lakeview Organic Grain; Rick Pedersen, Pedersen Farms; Cheryl Rogowski, Rogowski Farm; Sue Rau, NY Country Harvest and Drumlins End Farm; Martin Stosiek, Markristo Farm; Greg Swartz, Interim Executive Director, NOFA-NY; Linda Tikofsky-Garrison, Quality Milk Program Services, Cornell University; and Zaid Kurdieh, Norwich Meadows Farm. The first meeting of the Task Force will take place on February 6, 2008 in the Wiles Conference Room at the New York State fairgrounds in Syracuse from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. All are welcome to attend. Finally I am pleased to report that the Department continues to administer the Organic Certification Reimbursement Program. In 2006 we distributed reimbursements totaling nearly $183,000 to 410 certified organic producers across New York. In 2007 nearly 500 producers received a total of $230,000. We look forward to continuing to administer this important Federal Program. Congratulations for participating in this important conference and I look forward to working with you in the coming year.
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The Empire State Food & Agriculture Leadership Institute Inspiring and developing leaders for the food and agriculture industry
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HORIZON ORGANIC is looking for new organic producer partners POTTING MIXES * COMPOSTS * CUSTOM SOIL BLENDS Montpelier, Vermont 802 223 6049 fax: 802 223 9028 www.vermontcompost.com sales@vermontcompost.com Good potting soil requires the right compost. We make our composts specifically for use in our mixes. All of our products are blended from ingredients acceptable for use in certified organic crop production. All Purpose Fortified Potting Mix Light Fortified Potting Mix Compost Plus, Transplant Booster Mix
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Alfred State College
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2008 CONFERENCE SPONSORS We are grateful to our sponsors for helping to make NOFA-NY’s 26th Conference a success.
Patron of Organics:
New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets
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Community Markets
Tierra Farm, Inc
Roots & Fruits (BCD Wellness Center)
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Harris Seeds, Garden Trends, Inc.
Bard Center for Environmental Policy
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Panther Rock Farm
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Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc.
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26TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
JANUARY 25â&#x20AC;&#x201C;27, 2008
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