The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, Inc.
Welcome to our 28th Annual Conference!
NOFA-NY 2010 Conference Program
January 22–24, 2010 Workshops for the Whole Family
The Saragota Hilton
Saratoga Springs, NY
WELCOME
WELCOME! Welcome to our 28th annual winter organic farming and gardening conference!
NOFA-NY, Inc. Western NY Office:
Business Office:
249 Highland Ave Rochester, NY 14620
PO Box 880 Cobleskill, NY 12043
585-271-1979 Fax: 585-271-7166
607-652-NOFA Fax: 607-652-2290
www.nofany.org Kate Mendenhall
Mayra Richter
Executive Director director@nofany.org
Business Manager office@nofany.org
Lea Kone Assistant Director assistantdirector@nofany.org
Kristina Keefe-Perry Food Justice Coordinator foodjustice@nofany.org
Daniel Ungier
Elizabeth McPhail Member Services membership@nofany.org
Elizabeth Dyck Farmer Education & Research Coordinator organicseed@nofany.org 607-895-6913
Robert Perry
Education & Outreach Coordinator
Farmer Educator organicdairy@nofany.org 607-423-8716
Greg Swartz
Fern Marshall Bradley
2010 Conference Coordinator conference@nofany.org 570-224-8515
Newsletter Editor newsletter@nofany.org 518-692-9079
Del Ippolito
Organic Dairy Transitions Co-Manager fielddays@nofany.org 315-806-1180
Conference Registration conference.reg@nofany.org 585-479-7998
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 Program Administrator dairycert@nofany.org
Sherrie Hastings
Marilyn Murray Dairy Certification Coordinator dairycert@nofany.org
Evaluations Please let us know what you liked about the conference and what you did not like. What can we improve upon for next year? Please remember to fill out the Evaluation Form and drop it off at the conference registration desk.
Thank you to our Conference Sponsors We greatly appreciate the support we have received from all our sponsors—their contributions help make this conference possible. We especially would like to Tierra Farm for sponsoring at the Patron of Organics level. We also thank our trade show exhibitors and program advertisers. The Organic Trade Show will again be terrific this year; so, please visit all of the vendors. Keep your program for their important and useful contact information.
Bethany Wallis
NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC.
Certification Coordinator sherriehastings@nofany.org
We are excited about the great workshops that showcase the talents and innovations of our excellent organic farming and gardening community. Thank you for joining us with an open mind to soak in new information and an open heart to greet old friends and meet new ones! We look forward to preparing for the next season together—let’s hope it is more fruitful for all! This event would not be possible without the help of our conference planning committee, the expertise of our presenters, our many volunteers, and our talented staff who help the event run smoothly. Thank you for your continued support of this great work.
Maria Dixson Jessica Howard Heather Orr Amie Paulo Nancy Sandstrom Certification Specialists
Food Donations One of the highlights of the conference is the excellent local organic food. What better way to celebrate organic farming and gardening, than over a tasty meal that includes the delicious foods from our own members! We are very grateful for the long list of farmers and businesses who have donated food to this conference. Thank you for your kind donations that make this conference so scrumptious! Special Thanks to: Bethany Wallis, Food Coordinator Nancy Grove, Auction Coordinator Brett Keyser, Logo Design David Ford, Artist MediaEye, Program Design
PROGRAM CONTENTS Welcome
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Children’s Conference 25
Guest Speakers Special Events
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The Farmer’s Pledge 27
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Conference Presenters
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Bethany Bull Financial Coordinator
Annual Meeting 6
Trade Show Exhibitors 34
Friday Intensives
Conference Sponsors
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Saturday Workshops Roundtables 16 2
Sunday Workshops 21
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Schedule at a Glance 62 Conference Site Map 64
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SPECIAL GUESTS
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS All keynote sessions are in the SARATOGA BALLROOM.
THE EXQUISITE COMMUNION: Land Use and Children’s Health SANDRA STEINGRABER Friday 8:15pm Dr. Steingraber will explore the public health connections between systems of agriculture and pediatric health. Of particular interest will be the links between food availability and the epidemic of childhood obesity, the influence of pesticide exposure on childhood cancers, and the role of synthetic fertilizers in fueling the rural drug trade. Woven throughout this description of scientific evidence will be the story of the 100-year evolution of Steingraber’s own family farm in central Illinois— from sustainable, diverse, and chemical-free in the Great Depression through its industrialization as a chemically intense producer of corn and soybeans after World War II and ending with its recent transformation back to a diverse supplier of regional, organic food. The stories and the science are drawn from Steingraber’s forthcoming book, Living Downstream, 2nd edition, and film based on it, both to be released in April 2010.
REAL COWS IN A PARALLEL UNIVERSE SHANNON HAYES Saturday 11am Drawing from true stories and her pragmatic agrarian sensibilities (and wit), Hayes will examine the nature of life, death and stewardship in family farming and sustainable living, and how the fundamental lessons of caring, compassion and abundance will transform our national culture.
CHAOS OR COMMUNITY? From the Current Food and Climate Crisis to a Food System that Is Locally Empowered, Organic and Fair ELIZABETH HENDERSON Sunday 11am Elizabeth Henderson takes the title of her speech from Martin Luther King, Jr’s 1967 book where he lays out the choice for humanity between nonviolent coexistence and violent coannihilation. We face a choice as critical today: will human beings continue on our current path towards global climate change with the hideous consequences of famine, disease and conflict, or will we rebuild our societies using all that we have learned in organic and sustainable agriculture, and cooperative, solidarity economies? In this talk, Henderson will summarize the dangers we face but concentrate on solutions from her experience of 30 years as a farmer and active participant in the organic movement. During its 21 years, the Genesee Valley Organic CSA has demonstrated that non-farmers are willing to share the risk with the people who grow their food and to contribute financially to protecting their farmland. With the Agricultural Justice Project, NOFA is taking a lead in creating domestic fair trade, food production based on a decent quality of life for everyone involved. When we choose community and work together in a caring way, the unpredictable becomes possible. www.nofany.org
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SPECIAL EVENTS !
FRIDAY EVENING • 5–6:30pm Social Hour (Cash Bar and Hors d’Oeuvres) – THE GALLERY & TRADE SHOW • 5:30pm Book Signing – THE GALLERY Michael Phillips, author of The Apple Grower • Auction for Agriculture – THE GALLERY • Dinner Plenary Address by Patrick Hooker, NYS Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets • 8:15pm Keynote Speaker Sandra Steingraber – SARATOGA BALLROOM • 9:30pm Community in Song, followed by an open jam session – BROADWAY BALLROOM • 9:30pm Movie: Split Estate – BROADWAY 4 Imagine discovering that you don’t own the mineral rights under your land, and that an energy company plans to drill for natural gas two hundred feet from your front door. Imagine having little recourse, other than accepting an unregulated industry in your backyard. Split Estate maps a tragedy in the making, as citizens in the path of a new drilling boom in the Rocky Mountain West struggle against the erosion of their civil liberties, their communities and their health.
AUCTION FOR AGRICULTURE • The auction is located in THE GALLERY. • Bidding starts Friday at 5pm and ends Saturday at 8pm. • Winners will be posted at REGISTRATION at 9pm. • 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. 4
ORGANIC TRADE SHOW Take time to explore the services and products displayed in the trade show. Trade show is open: Friday – 12:30 to 8pm Saturday – 8am to 8pm • Sunday – 8am to 1pm
SATURDAY AFTERNOON • Organic Trade Show Use this time after lunch to visit our many excellent exhibitors in the Organic Trade Show! • 1:15–3:30pm NOFA-NY ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING – BROADWAY 1 • 1:30–2pm Online Marketing Discussion – HIGHROCK Facilitated by Melissa Young of NY Food Trader. org, and Khin Mar Cho of NY MarketMaker. • 1:30–2pm Discussion about ComputerBased Record Keeping – TRAVERS Facilitated by Jeff Gordon and Giulia Stellari.
COMMUNITY IN SONG Join farming troubadour Bennett Konesni (Shelter Island Farm) to learn and share work songs. This singalong will be a fun way to learn songs which you can bring back to your farms and communities. Bring Your Instruments! After sharing work songs, break out your fiddle, banjo, or guitar for a late night jam. Friday 9:30 pm – BROADWAY BALLROOM
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SATURDAY EVENING
NOFA-NY CERTIFIED ORGANIC, LLC
NY SMALL-SCALE FOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING The Small Scale Food Processors Association formed to help maintain a vibrant NYS agriculture by fostering small-scale value-added food businesses that support local farms. Anyone interested in smallscale food processing is invited to attend the NYSSFPA annual meeting. Saturday, 5:45pm – BROADWAY 4
WIN $200 CASH! Buy a raffle ticket for a chance to win $200 cash on the spot!
OPEN MEETING
Tickets will be sold during Saturday Social Hour — $5 each or $20 per arm’s length.
Interested in learning more about NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC? Join us for an open annual meeting. Bring your certification questions and concerns. This is a great opportunity to meet the staff! Saturday, 5:45–6:45pm – BROADWAY 1
Winner will be announced at Dinner.
8:15pm
Prize kindly donated by Alexandra Camadella and Mark and Maria Dixson
SATURDAY NIGHT CONTRA DANCE with
THE FLYING GARBANZOS and Caller FERN BRADLEY
SPECIAL EVENTS !
• 5:30-7pm Social Hour (Cash Bar and Hors d’Oeuvres) – THE GALLERY & TRADE SHOW • 5:30pm Book Signing – THE GALLERY Shannon Hayes, Radical Homemakers: Reclaiming Domesticity from a Consumer Culture Ross Conrad, Natural Beekeeping – Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture • 5:45pm NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC Annual Meeting – BROADWAY 1 • 5:45pm Potato Gathering – HIGHROCK Elizabeth Dyck invites all collaborators on the Northeast Organic and Sustainable Potato Project to gather for discussion and socializing. • 5:45pm NYSSFPA Annual Meeting – BROADWAY 4 • 8:15pm Contra Dance – SARATOGA BALLROOM • 8:15pm Movie: What’s Organic About Organic? – BROADWAY 1 This film rings the alarm for the need to develop an ecological consciousness. The film illustrates that the organic food debate extends well beyond personal choice and into the realm of social responsibility. • 9pm Silent Auction Winners Announced – REGISTRATION
The Flying Garbanzos lift dancers off their feet with their high-energy music. This four-piece band from western Massachusetts combines traditional stringed instruments with dynamic percussion on original, contemporary, and traditional dance tunes. Whether they’re playing New England reels, French-Canadian jigs, or swing tunes, their music is irresistible! NOFA-NY’s own Fern Bradley takes off her editor’s cap and steps up to the microphone to call easy and fun contra, square, and circle dances. Fern is a favorite of the Capital Region contra dance scene, known for her welcoming and upbeat style of teaching and calling. After the contra dance, the band will let loose for some free dancing! SARATOGA BALLROOM www.nofany.org
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ANNUAL MEETING
NOFA-NY 2010 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AGENDA Saturday January 23, 2010 • 1:15–1:20pm 1:20–1:25pm
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WELCOME
GOLDEN CARROT AWARDS
1:25–1:50pm YEAR IN REVIEW Review of 2009 Projects • Strategic Plan Report Regional Chapters Proposal • Ways to Get More Involved! • Looking Ahead to 2010 1:50–1:55pm 1:55–2:20pm 2:30–4pm
ELECTION OF NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2010 POLICY RESOLUTIONS DISCUSSION
Room is available for people to stay and meet in small groups and/or committees.
2010 PROPOSED POLICY RESOLUTIONS Since 1999, NOFA-NY Membership has voted at its Annual Meeting on policy resolutions for NOFA-NY to follow. These policies are first suggested by the Policy Committee or by individual members and then presented to the Membership at the Annual Membership meeting. For a list of past resolutions, see our Web site, www.nofany.org. Raw Milk 1. We support funding for education and research supporting the production, consumption, marketing and distribution of raw milk intended for consumption and/or use as raw. 2. We encourage the New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets to regularly meet with and participate in the Raw Milk Working Group for purposes including review and potential revisions to existing regulations for improved support of the production, testing, marketing and distribution of raw milk intended for consumption and/or use as raw. 3. We support development of a New York Certified Raw Milk Program and we request the support of the New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets to develop this program. Food Policy Council The present NYS Food Policy Council was established by executive order of the governor. A new governor will be free to eliminate it. Therefore: The members of NOFA-NY urge the passage of legislation establishing a NYS Food Policy Council by law. This legislation should provide modest funding for staff support for the council so that it will function effectively to coordinate increased production and sale of NYS farm products and increased access to those products by people of all income levels.
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Meat Processing 1. We recommend that the NY Farm Viability Institute make expansion of small scale meat processing facilities a priority issue. 2. We recommend that the NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets allow separation by time instead of space for dually licensed 5A and USDA custom exempt facilities. 3. We recommend that the USDA pre-approve processing facility blueprints to assist processors through the requirements associated with constructing a plant. Protecting State from Imported Diseased Plants During the 2009 growing season, the importation into the Northeast states of tomato plants that were diseased with late blight and their sale by several large-scale retailers, led to the rapid spread of the disease all over the region. As a result, farmers and gardeners lost entire crops of tomatoes and potatoes. Late blight caused significant financial losses to farmers. NOFA-NY calls upon the NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets to inspect shipments of “starts” that are imported into the state and to ban the importation of diseased plants. If disease shows up on plants already for sale at garden departments in the state, Ag & Markets should have the power to require the immediate withdrawal of those plants from sale and their destruction.
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ANNUAL MEETING
Farm Labor Legislation We oppose the Farmworkers Bill (S.2247/A.01867) in the New York Legislature because it creates new law on a mix of labor issues that are historically identified, debated and crafted with separate legislation: collective bargaining, minimum wage, workers compensation, unemployment insurance. However, we strongly support legislation that would grant collective bargaining rights to farmworkers, and legislation that would establish the same minimum wage for all employees regardless of age. Natural Gas Drilling We support HR 2766, FRAC Act (Fracing Awareness and Responsibility Act), which would repeal the exemption of hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Water Drinking Act, and require the public listing of all chemicals in hydraulic fracturing fluid. Natural Gas Drilling-DEC’s SGEIS The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York condemns the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (“DEC’s”) draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (“SGEIS”) concerning hydraulic fracking of horizontal gas wells as not protective of New York State’s agriculture, environment and people. We demand that DEC: 1. Include in the SGEIS a comprehensive cumulative impact assessment of the numerous gas wells planned, not limit the SGEIS to the environmental impact of one well at a time (as currently is the case). 2. Include in the SGEIS a comprehensive assessment of impacts on human health by numerous gas wells. 3. Include in the SGEIS an assessment of the environmental impacts on the environment and human health of a vast pipeline, condenser and compressor system needed to service numerous gas wells.
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4. Develop a practical plan for the disposal of all waste water (currently estimated to be in the billions of gallons) that will be generated by hydraulic fracking of numerous horizontal gas wells, inclusive not only of fracking fluids, but the radioactive waste that will be generated by drilling and fracking of the Marcellus Shale (which itself is radioactive). 5. Expand the parameters for testing of water from gas well sites, as well as explicitly declare that all mandated water monitoring and testing costs be the financial responsibility of gas companies. 6. Declare that all expenses to county and local government to implement the SGEIS be the responsibility of gas companies. 7. Ban the use of water from aquifers for the purpose of hydraulic fracking of horizontal gas wells. 8. Fully disclose to the public the complete list of chemicals to be used in fracking fluids. 9. Ban the use of carcinogenic or suspected carcinogenic chemicals in fracking fluids, as well as chemicals in fracking fluids that act as endocrine disrupters or mutagens. 10. Develop and publish DEC’s strategy to train and hire the many additional staff needed to enforce the SGEIS, as well as a description of penalties to empower the DEC to protect the public. Resolved: If the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York does not believe that the final SGEIS is fully protective of New York State’s agriculture, environment and people, NOFA-NY may join a lawsuit with other like minded organizations and individuals to force the Department of Environmental Conservation to create a fully protective and enforceable SGEIS.
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Note about Friday Half- and Full-Day Sessions: Due to the intensive nature of these workshops and all of the planning they require, you must be pre-registered for each session. You will only be allowed to attend those sessions for which you registered. Thank you for your cooperation.
FRIDAY INTENSIVE SESSIONS
FRIDAY • FULL DAY – 9:00am 9:00 am to 5:00 5:00pm pm
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NUTS AND BOLTS FOR BEGINNING A SUCCESSFUL ORGANIC FARM FROM THE GROUND UP Starting a farm is not for the faint of heart. But with solid planning, training, perseverance, and a dose of passion, success is more than possible, as you’ll see from our five panelists: Jamie Edelstein of Wyllie Fox Farm, Barb and Steve Smith of Meadowsweet Dairy LLC, Dan Marsiglio of Stony Creek Farm, and Katie Creeger of Kestrel Perch Farm. In a comfortable, interactive setting you’ll learn about ways to acquire the skills needed to start a farm, options for accessing land and financing, inspiration and support for writing a business plan, and creative marketing for your farm. Breakout sessions will offer more enterprise specific information with details on getting started with livestock, on-farm tourism, value-added dairy, fruit, and veggies. This daylong workshop will be facilitated by Jamie Edelstein of Wyllie Fox Farm and Erica Frenay from the NY Beginning Farmer Project of the Cornell Small Farms Program. SARATOGA 3
GROW ORGANIC APPLES? YES, YOU CAN! An orchard can be a part of every diversified farm and homestead. Growing a profitable tree fruit crop can be a challenge no matter what the management philosophy that one follows. Organic orcharding involves a wide breadth of knowledge and timeliness, yet one fact stands clear—we can have beautiful apples grown without chemical intervention. Awareness of pest and disease dynamics from the perspective of system health sets a practical approach to growing fruit in the communities where we live. Bringing together three successful organic fruit growers who know the challenges of the Northeast will make for a lively organic apple learning opportunity. Lou Lego (Elderberry Pond Farm, certified organic grower of nearly 100 varieties of heirloom and new disease resistant apples for their farm store and fine dining restaurant), Brian Caldwell (Certified organic apple grower since 1988 and field manager for Cornell University’s Organic Cropping Systems Project), and Michael Phillips (Lost Nation Orchard in New Hampshire and author of The Apple Grower) will run the gamut of orchard considerations with clear-eyed intent to help you do the same. SARATOGA 2
NOURISHING TRADITIONAL DIETS, THE KEY TO VIBRANT HEALTH Animal fats, properly prepared whole grains, enzyme-enriched foods and nourishing bone broths kept our ancestors healthy. Sally Fallon Morrel, author of Nourishing Traditions, explains why you need these foods too. Beginning with a presentation of Dr. Weston Price’s unforgettable photographs of healthy traditional peoples, Sally explains the underlying factors in a variety of traditional diets that conferred beauty, strength and complete freedom from disease on so-called primitive populations. Then she presents a step-by-step plan to put nourishing traditional foods—foods that your family will actually eat—back into your diet including easy breakfast cereals, soups, snack foods, high enzyme condiments and soft drinks that are actually good for you! BROADWAY 1
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URBAN FARMING
BUILDING BETTER SOIL MANAGEMENT! Here is a superb opportunity for vegetable growers to fine-tune their soil management. Join Harold van Es, soil scientist and co-author of the book Building Soils for Better Crops, for a lively and rigorous discussion of such critical topics as building and maintaining organic matter; nutrient management and testing; the connection between soil health, plant health and pests; and optimizing soil tilth. Growers Jean-Paul Courtens and Jody Bolluyt (Roxbury Farm) and Paul Martin and Evangeline Sarat (Sweet Land Farm) will provide examples of how key soil management principles can be applied on the farm. Come prepared to ask questions, outline specific problems, consider options, and work as a group to identify best management practices for soils on organic/sustainable farms. Each workshop participant will receive a copy of the new 3rd edition of Building Soils for Better Crops. BROADWAY 3
PUSHING FORWARD ON WHEAT PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND MARKETING Growing wheat in NYS for local and regional markets made progress last year as farmers experimented with wheat varieties, bakers and consumers sought out locally grown grain, and entrepreneurs started up new processing facilities. But to succeed long-term we need to continue to grow acreage, build our knowledge base and infrastructure, and expand marketing. Come join us for a day-long discussion of critical issues for NYS wheat. In the morning, three millers, ranging from large to small scale, will give an overview of their operations, and identify constraints and opportunities for regional wheat production. On hand will be Sam Sherman, Champlain Valley Milling, an organic mill in business since 1985; Lee Purdy of Westwind Milling, an organic stone-ground milling enterprise in Linden, MI, that works with a community of local farmers; and Greg Mol and Thor Oechsner of Farmer Ground Flour, a mill established in Trumansburg, NY, in 2009. In the afternoon a series of panel discussions will focus on producing high quality wheat (with results from 2009 on-farm trials); cleaning, dehulling, and storing issues; and marketing approaches, from selling at CSAs and local bakeries to forming a cooperative to produce and market regional brands. Panelists will include Klaas Martens of Lakeview Organic Grain, June Russell of the NYC Greenmarket, Matt Funicello of Rock Hill Bakehouse, and Kit and Cathy Kelley, who, along with vegetables, grow and market wheat on a small farm near Danville, PA. There will also be a display and demo of counter top mills and tasting of baked goods and dishes made from NYS-grown wheat, spelt, and emmer. SARATOGA 1
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People are growing more food in cities. In neighborhoods that do not have grocery stores or farmers markets, community gardeners and urban farmers are filling the gap by planting crops in empty lots. In this workshop, learn the basics of urban farming and bring home skills and resources to: start a community garden, plant appropriate crops, grow in small spaces, maintain your soil, manage pests, start markets, fundraise, and build leadership. This course will be led by Just Food trainers and staff: Karen Washington, Garden of Happiness and La Familia Verde Coalition; Eric Thomann, Backyard Garden and the New School; Solita Stephens, Olympus Garden Club; Jane Hodge, City Farms Manager, Owen Taylor, City Farms Training and Livestock Coordinator, and by Arthur Lerner of F.R.E.S.H. New London (Connecticut). BROADWAY 2
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HANDS-ON HOME CHEESEMAKING FOR BEGINNERS
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Participants will learn the basic procedure for soft cheeses and the fundamentals of starter selection and manufacture using both bulk and DVI procedures (direct vat inoculation). During the workshop, several different cheeses will be manufactured depending on the interests of the participants and the milk on hand—e.g., farmer’s cheese, chêvre, feta, blue, and brie—to demonstrate how variations in the “standard creamery production” can be augmented for diverse results. The workshop is hands-on and participants will be grouped into teams to do the actual work of each cheese selected. There will be “class instruction” during the appropriate time segments to review materials and discuss questions. Appropriate footwear for long standing and wet fioors as well as hair restraint and shear clothing (no fuzzy sweaters) is advised. Instructor Cliff Hatch of Upingil Farm is a diversified organic farmer and cheesemaker from Gill, MA. He frequently teaches both beginner and advanced cheesemaking classes. KITCHEN
HORSES, SWEAT, AND LEATHER – Everything You Wanted to Know about Farming with Horses For Beginners and Intermediate Teamsters. A full day of demonstrations and hands-on training ranging from harnessing and driving a team to using a two-horse cultivator in a market garden. We will break into two groups so more topics and skill levels can be covered. Topics will include: what you can do with horses; harnessing and driving; hooking a team to a forecart or a log; becoming your own horse trainer; driving three or four abreast; using a cultivator. Presenters included Donn Hewes and Maryrose Livingston (Northland Sheep Dairy), Michael, Karma, and Rosemary Glos (Kingbird Farm), Mark and Kristin Kimball, Chad Vogel (Essex Farm). This workshop will take place in an indoor heated arena at the Van Lennep Riding Center at Skidmore College (about 5 minutes from the convention center). VAN LENNEP RIDING ARENA AT SKIDMORE COLLEGE
FRIDAY MORNING – 9:00am to 12:30pm FROM SEED TO BOUQUET: Growing Organic Cut Flowers in the Northeast Diana Doll and Ron Hernandez have been operating Stray Cat Flower Farm in Burlington, VT since 1989. This in-depth session will cover organic cut flower production in the greenhouse, the hoophouse, and the field. Beginning with variety selection and greenhouse preparation, the discussion and slideshow will follow the season: seeding schedules, potting on and planting out, soil maintenance, harvesting procedures, record keeping, and marketing. The marketing portion will cover farmers markets, wholesaling to grocery stores, and weddings. The session will end with an open forum “info swap” to collectively build our group knowledge of organic cut flower production in the Northeast. BROADWAY 4
GETTING STARTED WITH ORGANIC BEEKEEPING Ross Conrad (beekeeper and author of Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture) will explore the basics of organic apiculture with you: the tools and equipment you will need, the basics of bee biology, pests and diseases of the honey bee, and non-toxic and chemical-free alternatives to toxic chemical pesticides and antibiotics. The honeybee faces many affronts to its immune system in these days of tracheal mites and pesticide overload. The so-called “Colony Collapse Disorder” (CCD) now facing industrial beekeepers makes it even more imperative that local farmers and gardeners learn healthy ways to assist the honeybee. From natural pest and disease management, to feeding, breeding and overwintering techniques that will increase hive health and reduce the chances of CCD, this workshop covers the nuts and bolts of the long-term solutions we need for healthy hives. ALABAMA
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CREATING AN EFFECTIVE WORKFORCE FOR YOUR FARM
FRIDAY AFTERNOON – 1:30–5:00pm GETTING A FAIR PRICE THAT COVERS YOUR FARM’S PRODUCTION COSTS PLUS A REASONABLE PROFIT To get a fair price for your products, it helps to develop your ability to understand the financial aspects of farm production. These include being able to calculate the cost of production, understand the difference between fixed and variable costs, and setting up a system for documenting expenses and revenues. Elizabeth Henderson will present an overview of how to set financial goals for your farm based on your values. Jonell Michael will review existing financial management training programs for farmers. Brian Caldwell will introduce spreadsheets he has developed for calculating production costs. Robert Hadad will then moderate a panel of farmers who will share their methods for financial success. The panelists will include Evangeline Sarat from Sweetland Farm, a relatively new farm that focuses on CSA, and Eve Kaplan-Walbrecht from Garden of Eve, a ten-year old farm that now provides enough income to support her young family of four through farming alone. The workshop will conclude with a discussion of financial issues for farms: Can we afford to pay more than minimum wage to workers? What happens if the state requires time and a half for overtime? How can we get prices that allow us to cover costs and provide benefits for our workers and ourselves? Can local trade become fair trade? Would a fair trade add-on to organic certification be helpful? Please come ready to share your farm’s financial numbers and to talk! TRAVERS www.nofany.org
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF LEGUME COVER CROPS This session will be a collaboration between the Laurie Drinkwater lab group and the Organic Cropping Systems Project Team (both at Cornell University), as well as a panel of experienced farmers (Jody Bolluyt, Nathaniel Thompson, Asher BurkhardtSpiegel, Lou Johns). They will present the latest research findings on cover crops in organic farming systems, including results from two years of onfarm research. Presenters will emphasize the specifics of managing warm season cover crops that can be planted after early season vegetables including the cover crop species that can be used, planting dates and rates, mowing and subsequent management of the cover crop biomass. There will also be small breakout groups to look at specific challenges in optimizing cover crops and compare the costs of nitrogen from different sources (composts, legume cover crops). In these problem solving sessions, attendees can work through their own rotations to discuss possible cover crop scenarios which would be compatible. ALABAMA
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All workers have the right to safe working conditions, just treatment, and fair compensation. Elizabeth Henderson and Robert Hadad will help you think through labor policies for your farm including employees and interns. They will share templates for policies, job descriptions with clear expectations, contracts and safety training, and provide information on NYS legalities governing pay rates, insurance, other forms of compensation, and housing. They will stress the importance of establishing a process for conflict resolution. Attendees will receive a copy of the Agricultural Justice Project Tool-Kit. TRAVERS
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THE TOWN THE FOOD SAVED: How a Rural Community in Northern Vermont Is Rebuilding Both Its Food System and Its Economy
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This workshop will focus on the story of Hardwick, VT which has been referred to by The New York Times as the “town that was saved by food” and by Gourmet Magazine as “the most important food town in America.” All of this attention has helped to promote what has been happening in Hardwick for decades but has recently reached a new height of collaboration, vision, and success. Join Tom Stearns, founder of High Mowing Organic Seeds and Board President of Hardwick based non-profit, The Center for an Agricultural Economy, in a discussion of what it takes to profoundly rebuild our food systems on a community level. After hearing about what is happening in Hardwick, we will spend time learning from each other and the efforts taking place in each of our communities. Specific topics of discussion will include infrastructure development, the role of ag-based businesses, funding the healthy food system, food access, and education. Bring examples of your community’s biggest challenge and biggest success to this dynamic and positive workshop focusing on the best solutions to the largest obstacles that we face. BROADWAY 4
ORGANIC CERTIFICATION: What Do the Organic Regulations Really Mean and How Do I Get Started? As NYS’s largest in-state agency, NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC certifies over 600 farms and businesses. New producers often fi nd the paperwork requirements overwhelming. This free workshop led by NOFA-NY Certification staff, Carol King and Lisa Engelbert, is designed to explain and make the application for organic certification easier. The regulations, application forms, and timeframes will be reviewed. While your application cannot be completed in this workshop, there will be plenty of time for questions and answers to help clarify any areas that you may be unsure of in the completion of the application. Repeat certified producers are encouraged to attend these workshops to help provide clarity and refresh their knowledge of the regulations. Organic Crop and Livestock farms as well as On-farm Processing/Handling Certification will be covered. NOTE: If you are applying for Certification in 2010, you must have the application materials for this workshop. Please purchase an Application Packet from NOFA-NY staff in the HIGHROCK room before the workshop if you do not already have one. HIGHROCK
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SATURDAY MORNING 1 8:00–9:15am SUNFLOWER SEEDS AS FUEL AND FOOD
JOHNES DISEASE FROM A FARMER’S PERSPECTIVE Sally and Tom Brown are long time organic dairy farmers. In this workshop they will explore these questions about Johnes: Do you have it in your herd? Do you know what it is? What are the economic implications of not knowing the status of your herd? How do you follow organic guidelines for treatment? How do you manage for Johnes whether you have it or not? The Browns will also give at least one optimistic answer in this session: “Yes, you can recover from Johnes.” BROADWAY 3
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Stretch out those stiff conference muscles with Laura Knight. A certified yoga teacher, she has been practicing yoga in the studio for over 30 years. As an organic vegetable farmer, Laura finds field yoga an essential part of her body’s sustainability throughout each season. 6:30–7:15am – WHITNEY
MULTI-SPECIES GRAZING This workshop will present the experiences of two very diverse graziers: Maryrose Livingston of Northland Sheep Dairy will describe her successful combination of sheep and horses. Karma Glos of Kingbird Farm will explain her complex combination of cattle, horses, poultry, and hogs. They will discuss the challenges and benefits of multi-species grazing on a small-scale. They will cover fencing, watering, grazing preferences, land management, and “raising the plane of nutrition. BROADWAY 2
STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING TILLAGE IN ORGANIC VEGETABLES Reducing tillage during field preparation can save fuel and labor while building soil quality. Learn from both grower and research experience on adapting reduced tillage systems for organic vegetables. Anu Rangarajan, Cornell Dept. of Horticulture, and Rob Johanson, Goranson Farms, Dresden, ME, will describe strategies using specialized equipment, permanent beds, or rotation that can be applied to most vegetable farms. SARATOGA 1
GROWING AND SELLING RASPBERRIES AND BLACKBERRIES Andy Fellenz has been growing and selling berries at Farmers Markets, through CSAs, and using internet marketing since 2002. He has approximately ½-acre planted in 10 different varieties of brambles. During the workshop, Andy will share his experiences in marketing, harvesting, and growing berries. The session will follow the season showing through pictures and words what is being done to maintain the berry patch at every point in the season. SARATOGA 2
CREATIVE FARM INFRASTRUCTURE Are you a new farmer who is building your farm from the ground up? This workshop will help you plan for your farm infrastructure from the farmhouse to the greenhouse and the walk-in cooler to the chicken coop. We will talk about what to look for when you are looking at purchasing a farm and the infrastructure for your farm once you own it. Jamie and Maggie Edelstein are building their farm from scratch and would like to share their experiences from the last six years. SARATOGA 3
LEAF LARD As James Beard Award-winning writers Matt Lee and Ted Lee have pointed out, “Most Americans would sooner smoke unfiltered Camels while riding a motorcycle without a helmet than eat lard.” So how do you make the most of this luscious but often maligned fat? Jen Small of Flying Pigs Farm will give you some ideas on how to introduce this porcine delight to disbelieving customers. ALABAMA
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Samuel Yoder, VMD, is growing organically-grown oil seed sunflowers for fuel and food. On his farm, sunflower oil is used for cooking as well as powering a diesel tractor and cars, while the cake, a highly nutritious non-GMO material, is used for animal feed. His vision for plant-based, energy-crop coops has farmers setting aside a certain amount of their acreage to grow fuel, processing it at a central location, and creating a closed-loop mechanical farming system, following the animal-powered models of previous millennia. Details on growing sunflowers, filtering and purification of the oil as well as vegetable-oil diesel conversions will be covered. BROADWAY 1
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Overcome your worries about making compost the “right way” and learn how to integrate composting into your garden in the way that is right for you. Explore the “dark side” of gardening and discover how to create successful soilbuilding compost projects that complement and enhance your garden. From classic hot heaps to progressing piles to pits and pens, this workshop will cover a mix of methods for making compost where you need it, using materials you already have on hand. Presenter Deb Martin is co-author of The Complete Compost Gardening Guide. She practices the rotten art of composting in her home gardens near Allentown, PA. HIGHROCK
PERMACULTURE FOR FARMERS 201: Carbon Farming Carbon farming captures carbon in your farm soil to enhance productivity, increase profitability, and combat climate change. Drawing the best practices from holistic management, keyline design, food forestry, soil foodweb and broadacre permaculture, carbon farming gives you the tools to design and manage economically and ecologically sound farms. Join Ethan Roland, AppleSeed Permaculture, for this interactive workshop perfect for both established farms and start-up operations. He will also examine the current carbon markets, propose a structure for local carbon cooperatives, and discuss their implications for economic relocalization and bioregion repair. TRAVERS
RENEWABLE ENERGY AND APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY ON THE FARM: Tips to Limit Energy Use and Increase Energy Sovereignty Join Chris Chaisson and Glenn Coville of Whole Farm Services as they look at several ways to make our farms sustainable using renewable energy and appropriate technology. They will discuss where and how farms use energy and several different ways of building and incorporating simple, appropriate, and regenerative technologies in the working farm. Emphasis will be placed on passive and cogenerating systems accessible to the average farmer. Cold storage and heating will be the focus, along with incorporating small-scale electrical systems. BROADWAY 4
GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS Globalization of agriculture has resulted in unprecedented disruption of farming and food systems. Unlike previous crises in the food system, shortages and widespread famine co-exist with surpluses and reduced farm income. For the first time in history we are seeing individuals who suffer from health problems that are related to being both malnourished and overweight. The workshop will be an open forum to discuss the interrelated issues of food, health, and fair trade. The discussion will be facilitated by Brian Baker, Executive Director of the Institute for Sustainability at Alfred State College. PHILA
SATURDAY MORNING 2 9:30–10:45am FINDING AND SHARING FIELD CROP EQUIPMENT ROUNDTABLE Many farmers who want to grow more of their own feed or diversify their operations with small grains hit a roadblock—finding affordable equipment suited to the scale of production on their farm. This workshop will explore equipment needed for grain production and how to source it. The session will include brainstorming on strategies to share equipment between farmers and to encourage more scale-appropriate custom operators in New York. Panelists include Thor Oechsner of Oechsner Farm, Rg Bell of Bell Farm, and Elizabeth Dyck of NOFA-NY’s Northeast Organic Wheat Project. BROADWAY 1
COW HEALTH AND DISEASE: Back to the Basics In this session Richard Holliday, DVM will explore the true nature of animal health and disease, beginning with a discussion of the role of domestication in the deterioration of animal health. A good part of this session will relate to the “Vitality Chart,” a graphic view of how the environment influences health and disease. We will attempt to answer the question; “Do germs cause disease?” Questions and audience participation will be welcome at all times. BROADWAY 3
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CHECK OUT A WINTER MARKET IN ACTION ! Saratoga Winter Farmer’s Market Saturday Jan 23, 2010 from 9am to 1pm Division Street Elementary School 220 Division Street Saratoga Springs, NY You can find directions to the market at the REGISTRATION DESK.
SELLING TO RESTAURANTS: Think Like a Chef Learn what you need to know to successfully sell your meat to restaurants and chefs with Mike Yezzi of Flying Pigs Farm and Brooklyn butcher Tom Mylan. Get tips on what to tell your slaughterhouse about processing, how long to hang your carcasses, and the ins and outs of finding restaurants to sell to and how best to approach owners and chefs. BROADWAY 2 www.nofany.org
GROWING FOR WINTER MARKETS Kilpatrick Family Farm was founded in 2003. Since 2005, they have been farming year-round with high and low tunnels. They produce over 20 different crops every week for their two winter markets in the Saratoga, NY area. Join farmer Michael Kilpatrick to learn about winter greens growing and a successful year-round farming operation. SARATOGA 1
HALF PINT FARM: Maximum Profit on Two Acres Over Seven Years – Our Story Half Pint Farm has been owned and operated by husband and wife team, Spencer and Mara Welton, in the Intervale in Burlington, VT since 2003. They grow gourmet and specialty vegetables for direct sale to farmers’ markets and restaurants. At 2 acres, Half Pint Farm is an example of a small operation finding success through niche marketing. Mara and Spencer’s success is largely due to their ability to set goals, plan well, and passionately market their produce with great customer service and stunning market displays. They are particularly interested in sharing the numbers of farming, as there is not financial information available to new farmers getting started. SARATOGA 3
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Successfully growing fruit for your family sounds awfully complicated; yet, it becomes straightforward when you get the basics right. Harvesting sunlight through smart pruning is what renews fruit buds. Fungal disease becomes manageable with wise variety choices and enhanced soil biology. Major insect challenges can be resolved safely and organically when you perceive whom, what, and when. Join Michael Phillips, author of The Apple Grower, for a session filled with practical information for growing apples and other tree fruits right! SARATOGA 2
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Saturday Lunch ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS Look for signs on tables at Lunch to join these discussions! 12:15–1:15pm
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NOFA-NY FARMERS’ PLEDGE The Farmers’ Pledge is a commitment to a broad set of principles that go far beyond the NOP by addressing social issues and marketing. One of the strengths of the Pledge is that farmers are involved in its evolution—making its participants responsible for its credibility. Mark Dunau, Mountain Dell Farm and NOFA-NY board member, will lead this discussion.
MAKING CSA ACCESSIBLE TO LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES Join NOFA-NY Food Justice coordinator Kristina Keefe-Perry for a discussion of the barriers to developing CSA markets in lower income communities, sharing successes, and assessing ways that NOFA-NY CSA Outreach and Education program can assist member farmers.
NOFA-NY REGIONAL GROUPS Help lay the foundation for a strengthened regional network within NOFA-NY. Gather over lunch with fellow members and new friends to discuss what opportunities for networking, education, and outreach are most important to your region. Information gathered from these round table discussions will help direct the organization wide discussion of NOFA-NY regions at the Annual Meeting after lunch. Gather by these regions: Western Region – Niagara, Orleans, Erie, Genesee, Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany Finger Lakes Region – Monroe, Wayne, Livingston, Ontario, Yates, Seneca, Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung Central Region – Cayuga, Tompkins, Tioga, Broome, Cortland, Chenango, Madison, Oneida, Oswego, Onondaga Adirondack Region – Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton, Lewis, Northern Herkimer County, Hamilton, Warren, Essex Capital Region –Southern Herkimer County, Fulton, Saratoga, Washington, Otsego, Montgomery, Schoharie, Schenectady, Albany, Rensselaer Catskills Region –Delaware, Greene, Sullivan, Ulster Hudson Valley Region – Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester Greater NYC Region – Bronx, New York, Kings, Richmond, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk
WINTER SUN FARMS: Frozen Local Produce and the Winter Share Four years ago, as a local CSA member, Jim Hyland started to freeze the excess of his own share so he could eat healthy local vegetables in the winter. A conversation with his farmer about excess produce during the harvest sparked the idea that not only would other CSA members enjoy local produce in the winter, but that a Winter CSA full of frozen local produce would be a boost to the farms. Today the share includes frozen vegetables and berries, but also root crops and greenhouse pea shoots. The membership has grown to over 1,200 shares with locations throughout the Hudson Valley and NYC. Beyond the winter share, WSF is working with colleges to bring local frozen produce to the schools and the first new sister WSF has been started in western North Carolina. Come learn about WSF and its winter share and how you can participate as a farm or individual. Maybe even start a WSF near you! ALABAMA
OFF-TYPE SEEDS Join Lou Lego of Elderberry Pond Farm to talk about the incidence of off-type seeds.
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TILLAGE, SOIL ORGANIC MATTER, AND CROP PRODUCTION: Lessons from the Iroquois
TEN USEFUL AND EASILY GROWN HERBS FOR THE FAMILY MEDICINE CHEST Rather than spend money on overthe-counter remedies from the supermarket, grow your own! You may even find a few of these herbs growing wild in your yard. Herbalist Betty Pillsbury of Green Spiral Herbs will discuss growing and using 10 beneficial plants. Handouts include growing tips and recipes. HIGHROCK
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The world’s broken food system became this way, in part, because of how money was used. Many successful mission-based and independent companies have been sold to multinationals that ignore the mission and pull out of local communities. Meanwhile, farmers and small food businesses struggle to succeed. Join Tom Stearns, founder of High Mowing Organic Seeds and founding member of Slow Money, in this discussion about the investors, lenders, and businesses that are finding different ways to work with money. Hear about creative ways to bring investors into your business, adapt the CSA model for restaurants, and work with charitable foundations and program-related investment. TRAVERS
FOOD PANTRIES GROW THEIR OWN! Miriam Goler of Just Food’s Fresh Food for All program will facilitate this workshop on the exciting possibilities and the challenges faced by food pantries growing their own produce. Rev. Robert Jackson of Brooklyn Rescue Mission and Pat Brehl of the Caroline Food Pantry will share their pantries’ experiences starting a garden and producing vegetables for their clients. The workshop will include time for brainstorming and discussion around how to take these ideas back to your community. PHILA
SATURDAY AFTERNOON 1 2:30–3:45pm APPLYING THE BASICS TO IMPROVE HERD HEALTH Good advice is like manure… it does no good until applied! Richard Holliday, DVM will show how to apply the basic principles from the previous session (Cow Health and Disease) to improving herd health and productivity. Topics will include but not be limited to: (1) How to use the dry cow period as a window of opportunity to re-program the immune system; (2) One simple tip that will greatly reduce mastitis and milk fever; (3) The importance of “limited isolation” in raising healthy dairy calves; (4) A culling program that really works; (5) A discussion of the inter-relationships between genetics, nutrition and management. BROADWAY 3
ORGANIC OPPORTUNITIES WITH NRCS There are many opportunities for organic farmers to take advantage of the various programs of the Natural Resource Conservation Service, especially recently with some new programs which are geared specifically towards organic farms. Join New York Assistant State Conservationist Don Pettit to learn about these opportunities. He will discuss and answer questions about the Conservation Stewardship Program, the Agricultural Management Assistance Program, and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. BROADWAY 2
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Many agricultural historians have claimed that the invention of the plow was a turning point in European history. They argue that the introduction of animal-drawn tillage implements increased agricultural productivity, which supported higher populations and the development of complex societies. But, prior to colonization, farmers across the western hemisphere fed large populations and developed complex societies with agricultural systems that used neither plows nor animals. What accounts for this paradox? Examining Iroquois agricultural practices in the Finger Lakes region of New York in 17th and 18th centuries provides some clues. Surprisingly, Iroquois farmers produced more grain per acre than their European counterparts did in the same period. Join Jane Mt. Pleasant, Cornell Dept. of Horticulture and American Indian Program, as she argues that the absence of plows was a critical component of their success. It’s all linked to soil organic matter. BROADWAY 4
FUNDING HEALTHY, LOCALLY BASED FOOD SYSTEMS
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ROUNDTABLE: Vegetable Diseases and Insect Problems This session will focus on the pests and diseases of 2009 and will be a “farmer to farmer” discussion where the audience shares their experiences with pest management issues, problems, and hopefully some solutions. So bring your tales of woe, questions, and victories for what always proves to be a very informative session. Moderated by Robert Hadad, Cornell Fresh Market Vegetable Regional Specialist. SARATOGA 1
OVERCOMING YOUR FEAR OF BOOKKEEPING: A Farmer-to-Farmer Perspective Want to know if your farm is making money? Try doing your own bookkeeping. When Eve Kaplan of Garden of Eve Farm started her farm business, she had never balanced her checkbook and was terrified to try. Even so, she was able to learn bookkeeping basics, and since then they have saved thousands of dollars in accounting costs and helped make their farm more profitable. Join the discussion about computer programs and other methods that make it easy to keep track of finances and other important farm records so you have the knowledge to manage your farm business effectively. SARATOGA 3
MAKING LACTOFERMENTED VEGETABLES AND SOURCING FROM REGIONAL FARMS Lacto-fermentation is a simple, delicious, and healthy way to preserve local produce for year-round consumption. Dan Rosenberg, founder and owner of Real Pickles, produces lactofermented vegetables sourced entirely from regional farms and sells them throughout the Northeast. Join him for a hands-on demonstration of starting batches of lacto-fermented carrots. Dan will also discuss his experience in producing his products on a commercial scale, with a particular emphasis on the rewards and challenges of sourcing vegetables solely from regional farms. KITCHEN
LIVING DIVERSITY Portia Weiskel will talk about some of the memorable and unexpectedly valuable experiences of “living diversity”—combining small-scale organic farming with taking in abused farm animals and returning them to happy usefulness, giving shelter to 15 foster kids (not all at the same time), raising her own children, and working in the local foods movement. Portia will share her advice on the practical aspects of raising animals, children, and crops. BROADWAY 4
THE ART OF SHARPENING HAND TOOLS Learn how to sharpen common hand tools by first looking at and understanding how different cutting tools work, as well as the fi les and stones that we will use to do the sharpening. You will learn what a sharp edge really looks like. Robbie McIntosh has decades of experience with hand tools, first as a cabinet maker and for the past 17 years as a practicing luthier specializing in the double bass. Attendees should bring a tool to sharpen, such as a chisel, hoe, jack-knife, scissors, or garden shears, and any sharpening tools they have. HIGHROCK
GOT REAL MILK? Join Sally Fallon Morell of the Weston A. Price Foundation for an exploration of the safety, health, economic and legal issues surrounding milk. Learn why full-fat raw milk from cows on pasture is nature’s safest and healthiest food, and the key to revitalizing rural communities and reclaiming our constitutional rights. TRAVERS
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DRILLING FOR GAS An Update
GMOS IN OUR MIDST With the increasing number of hotbutton issues in food and farming, GMOs have fallen to the back burner. In this session, you will get an update on the scientific and regulatory landscape from Senior Staff Scientist at Consumers Union, Michael Hansen. Howard Brandstein, NYS Against Genetic Engineering, will then facilitate a strategizing session on how to bring GMOs back to the fore in consumer education and policy advocacy. Come join this important discussion facilitated by Liana Hoodes of NOFA-NY’s Policy Committee to organize the movement against GMOs. ALABAMA
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SETTING UP A FLOUR MILLING ENTERPRISE Lee and Linda Purdy operate Westwind Milling Company in Linden, MI, which produces flours and mixes made from grains grown by the Purdys and other Michigan organic farmers. Join Lee for an indepth presentation on how to set up a small or intermediate scale milling operation on your farm or as part of your bakery. He will take a “soup-to-nuts” approach— from sourcing needed equipment through milling basics to developing and marketing a product line. BROADWAY 1
HOW TO READ A COW: Simplified Veterinary Acupuncture for the Dairyman Richard Holliday, DVM will give a brief overview of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture, comparing that ancient modality with current Western medical thought. Using the charts provided, the majority of the time will be devoted to a study of the “organ-associated points” and “alarm points” commonly used in the diagnosis and treatment of common conditions in dairy cattle. Upon completion of this session, the participants will have all the information needed to immediately begin using this 5,000-yearold modality in his herd. BROADWAY 3
FLIES ON PASTURED CATTLE What’s the Buzz? Fly pests can affect animal health, decrease milk production and weight gain, transmit disease causing agents, reduce grazing time, annoy and irritate animals and more. Who are the usual summer time pest species and what can you do about them? J. Keith Waldron, Cornell’s Livestock and Field Crops IPM Coordinator, will help you to correctly identify the most important fly pests affecting animals on pasture in the northeast. You will also learn fly biology for insights on management and techniques to determine if fly populations are at numbers that can cause economic injury. Learn options available for controlling fly pests affecting animals on pasture including the role of dung beetles, use of effective biting fly catching traps suitable for use on pasture, and what you should know about making fly management decisions. BROADWAY 2
COVERING THE SEASONS Mark Dunau and Lisa Wujnovich have been making their living at Mountain Dell Farm, in Delaware Co., for 20 years. They have raised two children and sent them both off to college on the vegetables produced on 5 acres of rocky hillside clay soils. This workshop covers the agricultural and business plan of a full season. The success of this farm is based on wide floating row covers to extend the season and dividing the 5 acres into about fifty 3,000 square foot plantings that enable them to provide greens to their restaurant clients from June until Thanksgiving. These small plantings make this an informative workshop for home gardeners as well, because most of the cultivation and planting is done with hand tools. SARATOGA 1
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The gas rush has hit a large tract of land which sits over the Marcellus shale formation—hundreds of thousands of acres have been leased to gas companies and in some areas hundreds of wells have been drilled. Join Wes Gillingham, Program Director of Catskill Mountainkeeper, for an update on the regulatory process in NYS that oversees hydraulic fracturing (the new technology being used to extract the gas). Wes will share some of the lessons learned from areas where “fracing” is currently in full swing (like Pennsylvania) and he will offer suggestions on how to get involved. SARATOGA 2
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CULINARY AND MEDICINAL MUSHROOM CULTIVATION FOR FARMS
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David Demarest of Green Mountain Mycosystems will discuss indoor and outdoor methods of mushroom cultivation appropriate for small farms seeking to diversify their operations. This presentation will emphasize important details often overlooked in the sustainable production of mushrooms. Species of gourmet and medicinal mushrooms with potential markets along with marketing suggestions will also be covered. SARATOGA 2
SHARED-USE KITCHENS: A Gateway to ValueAdded Processing If you are thinking about developing a processed food product, learn about shared-use kitchens and the basics to marketing your product. Shared-use kitchens have much to offer the start up food processor. Paula Schafer, CCE educator from Saratoga Co., will discuss shared-use kitchens in general and where they are in NYS. Learn specifically about the Battenkill Kitchen, Inc., a small shared-use kitchen in Salem, NY. She will also talk about marketing a food product and principles for marketing success. ALABAMA
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STARTING A CSA This workshop will explore all aspects of starting a CSA, including land acquisition and management, crop planning, labor options, marketing, long-term planning, and more. Carolyn Llewyn worked on CSAs for 8 years and cofounded two. She currently herds toddlers as a farm educator at the Glynwood Center while her husband runs the CSA. SARATOGA 3
Chef Elise Maiberger will distinguish fact from fiction as she demonstrates how simple it is to “brew” kombucha at home. In this handson demo and class, she will share her personal secrets and recipes for making this health-fortifying beverage. Come learn how to setup home brewing and sample a variety of organic homemade kombucha teas. KITCHEN
A NATURAL AND ORGANIC HOME What are my choices for creating outdoor living areas? How do I create a landscape that supports the health and play of my family, pets, the environment, and the next 7 generations? Join organic horticulturist Dwight Brooks to explore all of the possibilities—from growing vegetables to grass for play areas for kids! You’ll start with the soil and grow up from there. Fun ideas about what to grow and create in your yards! HIGHROCK
FOOD SOVEREIGNTY IN THE URBAN AND SUBURBAN LANDSCAPE: Food Storage, the Missing Link Root cellaring seems like an unreachable goal for some due to their location or access to infrastructure. There are many simple and low cost ways to retrofit spaces and make use of existing conditions in the home and other places within the urban setting. Chris Chaisson and Glenn Coville of Whole Farm Services will discuss many ways to build your own caches and how to reclaim your food sovereignty by storing crops through the winter. These examples are simple to build and require very few specialized skills. TRAVERS
CREATING A NEW YORK ORGANIC ACTION PLAN Taking inspiration from the National Organic Action Plan (NOAP), this workshop will include an update on the national planning process and provide an opportunity for NOFA activists to draft an organic policy action plan for New York. Members of the NOFA-NY Policy Committee will be there to hear your ideas, share their work, and together set a course for further action. This session will be facilitated by Liana Hoodes and Elizabeth Henderson. BROADWAY 4
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FORAGE PRODUCTION 201 Like most aspects of farming, forage production is all about basing management decisions on information and relating to the whole farm system. Producing forage and incorporating it into good rations should be based on solid information such as forage analysis. Join NRCS nutritionist and grazing expert Karen Hoffman and experienced dairy farmer Jim Gardiner of Hidden Opportunities Farm to learn about taking forage samples and why it is important for balancing your rations. BROADWAY 3
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Do you have a livestock guard dog (LGD), are you thinking of getting one, or are you interested in how modern farms use this age-old method of predator control? With increasing numbers of farms raising pastured and free range animals and poultry, dogs can be a practical and effective solution to preventing losses to nighttime predators. Eve Kaplan of Garden of Eve Organic Farm uses a pair of Maremmas to guard their 1,000bird flock of pastured laying hens. Others have used LGDs to keep deer out of vegetables, or to guard sheep and goats. However, the dogs themselves are not without problems and challenges! Please come to share the ups and downs of your experiences. BROADWAY 2
POTATO RESEARCH ON THE FARM AND IN THE GARDEN For the past 3 years, growers across the state have trialed potato varieties, including organic standards, heirlooms, and rare European cultivars. Come hear how these potatoes performed— in terms of yield, taste, marketability, and insect/disease resistance. Keith Perry, Director of Cornell’s Foundation Potato Seed Program), Michael Glos, Cornell Organic Vegetable Breeding Program, and Elizabeth Dyck, NOFANY Potato Project Coordinator, will also lead a discussion of best management practices for potatoes that highlights reducing risk of late blight. SARATOGA 1
YOGA Stretch out those stiff conference muscles with Laura Knight. A certified yoga teacher, she has been practicing yoga in the studio for over 30 years. As an organic vegetable farmer, Laura finds field yoga an essential part of her body’s sustainability throughout each season. 6:30–7:15am – WHITNEY
CULINARY HERB PRIMER Learn all about annual herbs as well as tender biennial and perennial culinary herbs usually grown as annuals. University of Maine master gardener and certified organic seedling grower Amy LeBlanc of White Hill Farm will share seed starting strategies and harvesting techniques to work with the plant for enhancing production. Learn about basic drying and longterm storage, and best of all, take home some unique recipes. SARATOGA 2
BASIC LIVESTOCK BREEDING FOR SMALL-SCALE FARMS Karma Glos of Kingbird Farm will touch on the various aspects of small scale livestock breeding while describing her farm’s success at breeding hogs, cattle, horses, and poultry. Karma will explore the economic and management realities of keeping male animals as well as the benefits of producing your own youngstock. SARATOGA 3
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One sector of the swelling interest in local foods is local beer. The growth of microbreweries and regional breweries has been swift in the past decade. Breweries interested in using local ingredients have found few farmers growing barley or hops in the quantities they need. Join this exciting conversation about how to increase the supply of organic brewing ingredients in the Northeast. Organic hop grower Larry Fisher of Foothills Farm will talk about his experiences growing and marketing hops. Heather Darby, University of Vermont Extension Educator, will talk about a new project in Vermont that is looking to increase the organic hop and barley acreage for regional breweries. Morgan Wolaver of Wolaver’s Organic Ales will present the brewer’s perspective. BROADWAY 1
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CREATING A RESTAURANT ON THE FARM
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Lou and Merby Lego will discuss the establishment and day-to-day operation of their fine dining restaurant, The Restaurant at Elderberry Pond, on their certified organic farm. They will present the financial, zoning, and construction hurdles they faced and how support for their endeavor came from unexpected places. They will also discuss how the restaurant/farm interface has evolved and how this has created a unique market drawing sustainable food and farming enthusiasts from across the country. The financial aspects of this field-to-table operation will be discussed and compared to their original business plan. ALABAMA
THINKING OUTSIDE THE CHOPS Everyone knows how to prepare tasty dishes out of the middle of the animal, but what do you do with all those other parts? Take a journey beyond the center of the beast with butcher Tom Mylan as he guides you through all those delicious off-cuts and strategies to prepare them. From trotter to beef shank, lamb neck to pork jowl, you’ll learn how to make the most of your animal. BROADWAY 4
THE FAMILY VEGETABLE PLOT
SCALE-APPROPRIATE FARM FOOD SAFETY
It’s time to bring back the family vegetable plot for fun and food. Organic vegetable gardening not only supplements the family food cupboard with nutritional homegrown produce but also provides exercise and environmental awareness for every age group. In this presentation Maria Grimaldi will discuss how to easily prepare a plot using Permaculture methods and plan a garden that will have everyone in the family— from toddlers to grandparents—involved in growing their own food and building soil from spring to fall. HIGHROCK
While fending off one-size-fits-all governmental regulations and rule making is critical for the survival of local farms, small farmers also have to continually take strides forward to become more responsible safe-food producers. A number of grassroots up food safety initiatives are identifying scale-appropriate, innovative, state-of-the art farmer practices to help integrate safe food production programs into daily farming and processing operations. Join Steve Gilman, NOFA Interstate Council Policy Committee, to learn what the NOFAs and others are doing, and participate in creating a solution. PHILA
HONEYBEE COLLAPSE: Review and Update Large-scale honeybee die-offs have occurred periodically in the past. What makes this one special? Beekeeper and author Ross Conrad will discuss the current state of the honeybee, the beekeeping industry, and alternatives to the failing status quo. He will also explore current and future challenges for the honeybee along with long-term solutions emphasizing what we can do to help promote healthier hives. TRAVERS
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SUNDAY MORNING 2 9:45–11:00am THE VERSATILITY OF SMALL GRAINS
CHEESEMAKING: A Farmer’s Perspective Thistle Hill Farm is a certified organic dairy farm located in North Pomfret, VT, owned and operated by John and Janine Putnam and their four children. They milk 30 Jerseys and utilize all of their milk to make Tarentaise cheese— an aged alpine raw milk organic cheese. Join the Putnams as they discuss balancing milking, cow care, and field work with cheesemaking and marketing. They will explore the benefits and challenges of making their own cheese on the farm. BROADWAY 3
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Commercial poultry raising generally requires completely depopulating a batch of chickens at the end of a meat or egg production cycle, but Drew Piaschyk of Lamb’s Quarters Organic Farm has found that keeping broody hens through the next cycle has a positive effect on the growth and health of the next batch of chicks. With funding from NESARE, Drew conducted a controlled study looking at the impacts of foster hens on foraging practices and weight gain. Come learn strategies for raising meat birds in a fenced vegetable garden in a cost effective and stewardly manner, and hear the tale of Gardenia—“The Ninja Hen.” BROADWAY 2
ORGANIC BLUEBERRY PRODUCTION Come explore the benefits of adding blueberries to your farm’s product list! Learn about site selection, soil preparation, planting techniques, management during the establishment years and bush maintenance. Also, hear about strategies for harvesting and marketing. Mike and Gayle Thorpe of Thorpe’s Organic Family Farm manage 4,000 blueberry bushes. This longlasting perennial fruit crop has been so successful on their farm that they are considering planting a couple thousand more bushes in the future. SARATOGA 2
PLANNING FOR FLEXIBILITY IN EFFECTIVE CROP ROTATION Good crop rotation is critical for effective management of diseases, nutrients, weeds, and insects on organic farms. Regular repetition of a sequence of crops is rarely possible, however, due to unpredictable effects of weather and market conditions. An extensive collaboration between researchers and experienced growers throughout the Northeast developed flexible approaches to crop rotation that can meet a wide range of goals. Chuck Mohler of Cornell’s Dept. of Plant Sciences and JeanPaul Courtens of Roxbury Farm will use findings from this work to help you improve crop rotation on your farm. SARATOGA 1
FARMING SUSTAINABLY MEANS FARMING SAFELY In farming, you need to conserve your most valuable resources: you, your family members, and/or employees! According to the National Safety Council, agriculture is one of the most hazardous industries in the country. In this workshop, you will gain an overview of the most common types of farm workrelated incidents and what you can do to prevent them. This workshop is presented by Jim Carrabba, Agricultural Safety Specialist with the NY Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH). SARATOGA 3
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Small grains may be able to help you stretch your purchased feed dollars in more than one way. With a variety of fall and winter small grains available, there may be one that fi ts your operation. Join Kevin Engelbert of Engelbert Farms for a discussion about the many uses of small grains: cover crops, nurse crops, forage, and grazing. They nurture the soil, suppress weeds, and provide valuable organic matter. In these times of low milk prices, homegrown small grains can play a valuable role in providing nutrition for your animals. BROADWAY 1
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SELLING NEW PRODUCTS FROM YOUR FARM: How to Use a CoPacker to Expand Your Offerings
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Do you have a great recipe for pickled beets? Are you sure you could sell a ton of your famous tomato sauce if you could just get it to market? Without the capital for a kitchen and time to process, it is no easy task. This is where a co- packer comes in. For individual farms or a group of farms, using a co-packer to produce your added-value products can expand the offerings to your established markets and even to create some new ones. Join Luc Roels and Jim Hyland, owners of Farm to Table CoPackers, as they explain how to take your great food idea and turn it into a marketable product. ALABAMA
HOMESTEAD SOAP MAKING Learn the chemistry and the basics of making natural cold process bar soaps and castile liquid
soap using low-tech methods and equipment. Larry Plesent of Vermont Soaps will share his years of experience making organic soaps and explore the importance of ingredients. BROADWAY 4
PREVENTING GARDEN PESTS AND PREDATORS Author and garden radio host Larry Sombke will discuss the trials and tribulations of trying to keep critters away from your organic garden. He will discuss the use of botanicals, fencing, putrid sprays, predators, and other nonconventional ways to combat deer, moles, rabbits, insects and other damaging animals and diseases. HIGHROCK
POETRY OF THE EARTH Short, long, lyrical, narrative, formal, casual… What poem is speaking inside of you? Let’s join together in poetry inspired by the land we love. We will imagine, read, write, share our stories— this art is part of the earth. Bring
your favorite poems of soil and sky and labor and be prepared to write another. “We’ll take upon us the mystery of things…” Scott Chaskey has cultivated words and land for over 30 years. Mountain Dell Farm has nourished Lisa Wujnovich’s writing for almost 20 years. PHILA
HOW TO DO FOOD JUSTICE ADVOCACY IN YOUR COMMUNITY The food, climate and finance crises have led to greater food insecurity across the state, country and world, but with these crises come new opportunities to strengthen advocacy for local, sustainable solutions. At this workshop, we will learn about and share ideas for doing food justice advocacy in your community. In particular, we will explore strategies for tapping into existing farm customers. Presenter Nadia Johnson is the Food Justice Coordinator for Just Food in NYC. TRAVERS
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CHILDREN’S CONFERENCE 9:15am–12:15pm
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9–9:40am MEET THE GANG… Games and Introductions WHITNEY 9:40–10am Walk to Tang Museum with Chaperones (wear warm clothes) 10am–Noon LIVES OF THE HUDSON The Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College will share its current exhibition, “Lives of the Hudson,” which commemorates the quadricentennial of Henry Hudson’s voyage up the river that bears his name. The exhibition includes paintings, photographs, sculpture, video, audio, and more! We will spend time looking at and discussing some of the artwork, focusing on some fish-shaped sculptures made from various pollutants that used to be found in the Hudson River. Then we will make some fabulous fish out of some unexpected materials. Noon–12:30pm Walk Back to Hotel with Chaperones Parents: Please pick your children up promptly at 12:30pm in the WHITNEY room. www.nofany.org
MODEL YOUR DREAM GARDEN Rebekah Rice will lead this fun, hands-on session making doll house-scale models of gardens using everything from pipe cleaners, to cardboard, to grains and beans. Attendees will make selfportrait dolls to inhabit the imagined garden spaces. Rebekah will also weave garden themed songs and games throughout the afternoon! WHITNEY Parents: Please pick your children up promptly at 5pm in the WHITNEY room.
SATURDAY 8am MEET THE GANG… Games and Introductions WHITNEY 9–9:15am Walk to Children’s Museum with Chaperones (wear warm clothes)
12:15–12:30pm Walk Back to Hotel with Chaperones Parents: Please pick your children up promptly at 12:30pm in the WHITNEY room. 2:30–4pm PAPER WOVEN BASKETS Gere Link will help you learn traditional weaving skills to create a festive, brightly colored basket using dyed paper strips. Learn tricks like rolling and curling the top edge to add a sculptural touch. WHITNEY 4:15–5:30pm COMPOST… WHAT?? See, it’s got you thinking and laughing already! Compost Theatre will dazzle you with skits, songs, dance and puppet friends while you are inspired to become the best composter you can be! Definitely fun for all ages!! We dare anyone not to smirk, smile or giggle while you learn about nature’s favorite way of recycling!! PHILA Parents: Please pick your children up promptly at 5:30pm in the PHILA room.
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BEYOND THE BARK The Children’s Museum at Saratoga presents a station-based program that explores our wonderful natural resource—Trees. Beginning with a story and progressing through interactive activities, participants will make discoveries about tree parts, the value of trees, and the history of the first Arbor Day. Kids will also have time to explore the museum’s regular exhibits.
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MINI BIRD KITES Kids will use color diffusion paper to create a beautiful bird shape, then assemble it into a kite with a flowing tail. Gere Link of Link’in Llama Farms will lead the young artists in this session. WHITNEY 10am–12:15pm EASY BATIK STYLE BANNERS Gere Link of Link’in Llama Farms will help you to create brightly colored banners on color diffusion paper. Colors blend and separate, creating a wide variety of possibilities. WHITNEY Parents: Please pick your children up promptly at 12:15pm in the WHITNEY room.
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FARMER’ S PLEDGE
The 2009 FARMER’S PLEDGE © TM Knowing your farmer is the best assurance that the food you buy is responsibly grown; grown with methods that recognize the inherent implications of the web of life in all our individual actions. Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) believes that farmers should work in harmony with natural forces and leave the little piece of the world over which they have stewardship in better condition than when they found it. To further enable consumers to identify the farms they want to support with their food dollars, NOFA-NY has established The Farmer’s Pledge, a separate and distinct program from USDA Certified Organic. This pledge is based on the integrity of the farmer/gardener. Those who sign this pledge agree that consumers may inspect, by appointment, their farm/garden to judge the truthfulness of this statement. NOFA-NY does not investigate or make any guarantee that the individual farmer is complying with The Farmer’s Pledge. This pledge arises from the expressed need of growers who have a fundamental disagreement with the usurpation and control of the word “organic” by the USDA, and those farmers who want to pledge to an additional philosophical statement about their growing practices.
W WE E PPLLE ED DG GE ET TH HA AT T IIN NO OU UR R FFA AR RM MIIN NG G,, PPR RO OC CE ESSSSIIN NG G,, A AN ND DM MA AR RK KE ET TIIN NG GW WE EW WIILLLL:: ¾ Build and maintain healthy soils by applying farming practices that include rotating crops
annually, using compost, cover crops, green manures, and reducing tillage; ¾ serve the health of soil, people and nature by rejecting the use of synthetic insecticides,
herbicides, fungicides, and fertilizers (except commonly used agricultural compounds such as hydrogen peroxide and soap, that have been used for decades on sustainable farms);
¾ reject the use of GMOs, chemically treated seeds, synthetic toxic materials, irradiation, and
sewage sludge in our farming, and all synthetic substances in post harvest handling;
¾ treat livestock humanely by providing pasture for ruminants, access to outdoors and fresh air for
all livestock, banning cruel alterations, and using no hormones, GMOs or antibiotics in feed; ¾ handle raw manure and soil amendments with care; ¾ support agricultural markets and infrastructures that enable small farms to thrive; ¾ conserve natural resources including the atmosphere and climate, by reducing erosion and
pollution of air, soil and water through responsible farming practices; ¾ maximize the nutritional value of food and feed by practicing careful post harvest handling; ¾ practice minimal processing for all food products to preserve the natural nutritional value of food:
NO use of irradiation, ultra-pasteurization, excessive heat, synthetic preservatives, or GMO processing agents or additives and include all ingredients on labels;
¾ ensure food safety by using potable water for washing crops; ¾ reduce the ecological footprint of farms and homes by limiting energy use and converting to
renewable sources of energy;
¾ reduce food miles by selling produce locally and regionally; ¾ create beneficial habitat for wildlife and encourage biodiversity; ¾ help preserve farmland; ¾ share and develop farming skills and know-how; ¾ use ethical business practices; ¾ pay a living wage to all farm workers and acknowledge their freedom of association and their
right to collective bargaining;
¾ treat family members and farm workers with respect, and ensure their safety on the farm; ¾ work in cooperation with other farmers and with the neighboring community to create a more
sustainable way of life; ¾ encourage the distribution of unsold but edible food to people who need it; ¾ sustain the land in healthy condition for future generations. NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK, INC. PO BOX 880, COBLESKILL, NY 12043 607-652-NOFA
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2010 CONFERENCE PRESENTERS with Workshop Titles
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Stuart Allen & Shawn Tubridy Compost Theatre
Dwight Brooks Dwight Brooks Horticulturist, Inc.
PO Box 145 Hector, NY 14841 607-227-6727 composttheatre@hotmail.com www.composttheatre.org Compost… What?
33 Young Rd Katonah, NY 10536 914-232-0714 borganic@verizon.net A Natural and Organic Home
Brian Baker Alfred State College, Institute for Sustainability 10 Upper College Dr Alfred, NY 14802 607-587-4744 BakerBP@alfredstate.edu www.alfredstate.edu Global Food Crisis
RG Bell Bell Farm 2310 Center Rd Kendall, NY 14476 585-659-8115 rg6@netzero.com Sharing Field Crop Equipment
Jody Bolluyt & Jean-Paul Courtens Roxbury Farm 2501 State Rte 9H Kinderhook, NY 12106-3622 518-758-8558 jeanpaul@roxburyfarm.com www.roxburyfarm.com Building Better Soil Management Effective Crop Rotation
Howard Brandstein New York State Against Genetic Engineering 638 East 6th Street New York, NY 10009 212-677-1863 sosfood@sixthstreetcenter.org www.nysage.org/ GMOs in Our Midst
Pat Brehl Caroline Food Pantry 524 Valley Rd Brooktondale, NY 14817 607-539-9928 lsparrow@hotmail.com Food Pantries Grow Their Own
Sally & Tom Brown Shiphrah Farm 898 Cortland Rd Groton, NY 15073 607-898-4401 shiphrah7@verizon.net Johnes Disease from a Farmer’s Perspective
Brian Caldwell Hemlock Grove Farm 180 Walding Ln Spencer, NY 14883-9609 607-564-3346 hgforganicapples@gmail.com Grow Organic Apples Getting a Fair Price
Jim Carrabba NY Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health One Atwell Rd Cooperstown, NY 13326 800-343-7527 jcarrabba@nycamh.com www.nycamh.com Farming Sustainably Means Farming Safely
Ross Conrad & Alice Eckles Dancing Bee Gardens PO Box 443 Middlebury, VT 05753 802-453-8111 Ext. 4 dancingbeegardens@hotmail.com www.dancingbeegardens.com Getting Started with Organic Beekeeping Honeybee Collapse
Katie Creeger Kestrel Perch Farm 220 Rachel Carson Way Ithaca, NY 14850 607-275-0272 creeger@ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us Beginning a Successful Organic Farm
Heather Darby University of Vermont Extension 278 S. Main St St. Albans, VT 05478 (802) 524-6501 ext 206 heather.darby@uvm.edu Growing Organic Beer
David Demarest Green Mountain Mycosystems P.O. Box 191 Underhill Center, VT 05490 802-355-6637 david@vermontmushrooms.com www.vermontmushrooms.com Culinary and Medicinal Mushrooms
Chris Chaisson & Glenn Coville Whole Farm Services
Diana Doll & Ron Hernandez Stray Cat Flower Farm
PO Box 393 Burlington, VT 05402 802-355-3274 chris@wholefarmservices.com www.wholefarmservices.com/ Renewable Energy Food Sovereignty in the Urban and Suburban Landscape
234 Pine St Burlington, VT 05401 802-865-0068 diana@straycatflowers.com www.straycatflowers.com From Seed to Bouquet
Scott Chaskey Quail Hill Farm PO Box 1268 Amagansett, NY 11930 631-267-8492 schaskey@peconiclandtrust.org www.peconiclandtrust.org Poetry of the Earth
Laurie Drinkwater Department of Horticulture, Cornell University 134A Plant Sciences Building Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-9408 led24@cornell.edu Legume Cover Crops
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Mark Dunau & Lisa Wujnovich Mountain Dell Farm 2386 Roods Creek Rd Hancock, NY 13783 607-467-4034 mldunau@hughes.net Covering the Seasons Poetry of the Earth
PO Box 880 Cobleskill, NY 12043 607-895-6913 organicseed@nofany.org www.nofany.org Wheat Production, Processing, and Marketing Sharing Field Crop Equipment Potato Research on the Farm
Jamie & Maggie Edelstein Wyllie Fox Farm 3745 Allen Rd Cato, NY 13033 315-427-8266 farmer@wylliefox.com www.wylliefoxfarm.com Beginning a Successful Organic Farm Creative Farm Infrastructure
Kevin Engelbert Engelbert Farms 182 Sunnyside Rd Nichols, NY 13812 607-699-3775 kengelbert@stny.rr.com www.engelbertfarms.com Versatility of Small Grains
Matt Funiciello Rock Hill Bakehouse
1919 Lester Rd Phelps, NY 14532 315-548-6228 fellenz@fltg.net www.fellenzfamilyfarm.com Growing and Selling Raspberries and Blackberries
19 Exchange St Glenns Falls, NY 12801 518.615.0777 www.rockhillbakehouse.com Wheat Production, Processing, and Marketing
Lisa Fernandez & Jody Schwan Compost Theatre PO Box 145 Hector, NY 14841 607-227-6727 composttheatre@hotmail.com www.composttheatre.org Compost‌ What?
Larry Fisher Foothill Farms PO Box 176 Munnsville, NY 13409 315-495-2451 fhhops@dreamscape.com www.foothillhops.com Growing Organic Beer
Erica Frenay Cornell Small Farms Program 135C Plant Science Bldg. Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-9911 ejf5@cornell.edu Beginning a Successful Organic Farm
Jim Gardiner Hidden Opportunities Farm 2549 State Rte 26 Otselic, NY 13072 315-653-7819 Forage Production 201
Wes Gilingham Catskill Mountainkeeper P.O. Box 381 Youngsville, NY 12791 845.482.5400 wes@catskillmountainkeeper.org www.catskillmountainkeeper.org Drilling For Gas
Steve Gilman NOFA Interstate Council 130 Ruckytucks Rd Stillwater, NY 12170 518-583-4613 stevegilman@verizon.net Scale-Appropriate Farm Food Safety
Lisa Engelbert NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC. 840 Upper Front St Binghamton, NY 13905-1542 607-724-9851, Fax: 607-724-9853 dairycert@nofany.org www.nofany.org Organic Certification Orientation
Sally Fallon Morell Weston A. Price Foundation PMB 106-380, 4200 Wisconsin Ave, NW Washington, DC 20016 (202) 363-4394 info@westonaprice.org www.westonaprice.org Nourishing Traditional Diets Got Real Milk?
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Elizabeth Dyck NOFA-NY
Andy Fellenz Fellenz Family Farm
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Karma & Michael Glos Kingbird Farm 9398 W Creek Rd Berkshire, NY 13736 607-657-2860 karma@kingbirdfarm.com www.kingbirdfarm.com Horses, Sweat, and Leather Multi-Species Grazing Potato Research on the Farm Basic Livestock Breeding
Miriam Goler Just Food 1155 Avenue of the Americas, Ste 311 New York, NY 10036 212-645-9880 miriam@justfood.org www.justfood.org Food Pantries Grow Their Own
Maria Grimaldi Panther Rock Farm 148 Hardenburgh Rd Livingston Manor, NY 12758 845-482-4164 pantherrock@hughes.net www.pantherrockfarm.com The Family Vegetable Plot
Robert Hadad Cornell Region Vegetable Specialist 4487 Lake Ave Lockport, NY 14094 585-739-4065 rgh26@cornell.edu Creating an Effective Workforce Getting a Fair Price Disease and Insect Roundtable
Michael Hansen Consumers Union 101 Truman Ave Yonkers, NY 10703 914-378-2000 hansmi@consumer.org www.consumersunion.org GMOs in our Midst
Cliff Hatch Upingil Farm 411 Main Road Gill, MA 01354 413-863-2297 pickens@crocker.com www.upinngil.com Hands on Home Cheesemaking
Shannon Hayes Sap Bush Hollow Farm 270 Rossman Valley Rd Richmondville, NY 12149 518-827-7595 shayes@midtel.net www.shannonhayes.info Keynote Address 30
Elizabeth Henderson Peacework Organic Farm
Karen Hoffman USDA-NRCS
2218 Welcher Rd Newark, NY 14513 315-331-9029 lzbthhenderson@yahoo.com www.gvocsa.org Creating an Effective Workforce Getting a Fair Price NY Organic Action Plan
99 N Broad St Norwich, NY 13815 612-801-3506 karen.hoffman2@ny.usda.gov Forage Production 201
Donn Hewes & Maryrose Livingston Northland Sheep Dairy 3501 Hoxie Gorge Freetown Rd Marathon, NY 13803 607-846-4442 tripletree@frontiernet.net www.northlandsheepdairy.com Horses, Sweat, and Leather Multi-Species Grazing
Jane Hodge Just Food 1155 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Flr New York, NY 10036 212-645-9880 jane@justfood.org www.justfood.org Urban Farming
Richard Holliday, DVM 203 2nd St N E Waukon, IA 52172 563 568 3624 rjhdvm@mchsi.com www.web.me.com/rjhdvm/Docs_ Home_Page/Home.html Cow Health and Disease Applying the Basics to Improve Herd Health How to Read a Cow
Liana Hoodes National Organic Coalition 3540 State Rte 52 Pine Bush, NY 12566 845-744-5903 liana@hvc.rr.com www.nationalorganiccoalition.org GMOs in Our Midst NY Organic Action Plan
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Kristin & Mark Kimball Essex Farm
195 Huguenot Street New Paltz, NY 12561 845-255-1699 jim@wintersunfarms.com www.wintersunfarms.com Winter Sun Farms Selling New Products from Your Farm
2503 State Route 22 Essex, NY 12936 518-963-4613 Kimball7@localnet.com Horses, Sweat, and Leather
Rev. Robert Jackson Brooklyn Rescue Mission
840 Upper Front St Binghamton, NY 13905-1542 607-724-9851, Fax: 607-724-9853 certifiedorganic@nofany.org www.nofany.org Organic Certification Orientation
255 Bainbridge Street Brooklyn, NY 11233 718-363-3085 robertennisjackson@msn.com Food Pantries Grow Their Own
Rob Johanson Goranson Farms 250 River Road Dresden, ME 04342 207-737-8834 goransonfarm@gwi.net www.home.gwi.net/~goransonfarm/ index.htm Strategies for Reducing Tillage
Nadia Johnson Just Food 1155 Avenue of the Americas, Ste 311 New York, NY 10036 212-645-9880 nadia@justfood.org www.justfood.org How to Do Food Justice Advocacy
Eve Kaplan-Walbrecht Garden of Eve Farm PO Box 216 Aquebogue, NY 11931 631-523-6608 farmer@gardenofevefarm.com www.gardenofevefarm.com Getting a Fair Price Overcoming Your Fear of Bookkeeping Livestock Guard Dog Roundtable
Kit & Cathy Kelley White Frost Farm P O Box 100 Washingtonville, PA 17884 (570) 437-2860 kkelley_planetx@yahoo.com Wheat Production, Processing, and Marketing
Michael Kilpatrick Kilpatrick Family Farm 9778 State Rte 22 Middle Granville, NY 12849 518-642-4713 michael@kilpatrickfamilyfarm.com www.kilpatrickfamilyfarm.com Growing for Winter Markets
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Carol King NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC.
Amy LeBlanc White Hill Farm P.O. Box 273 East Wilton, ME 04234 207-778-2685 amy@whitehillfarm.com www.whitehillfarm.com Culinary Herb Primer
Lou & Merby Lego Elderberry Pond Farm 3728 Center Street Rd Auburn, NY 13021 315-252-3977 lou@elderberrypond.com www.elderberrypond.com Grow Organic Apples Creating a Restaurant on the Farm
Arhtur Lerner F.R.E.S.H. New London
Elise Maiberger 89 Bogert Street Tea Neck, NJ 07666 646-964-7109 emaiberger@mac.com www.web.me.com/emaiberger/ conscious_cuisine/HOME.html Making Kombucha at Home
Dan Marsiglio Stony Creek Farm 1738 Freer Hollow Rd Walton, NY 13856 607-821-4089 dmarsiglio@mac.com www.stonycreekfarm.org Beginning a Successful Organic Farm
Klaas Martens Lakeview Organic Grain PO Box 361 Penn Yan, NY 14527 315-531-1038 kandmhfarm@sprintmail.com www.lakevieworganicgrain.com Wheat Production, Processing, and Marketing
Deb Martin 1833 Kay Dr Allentown, PA 18106 610-395-8130 deb_martin@verizon.net Customizing Your Compost
Paul Martin & Evangeline Sarat Sweet Land Farm
PO Box 429 New London, CT 06320 (860) 444-8050 ext.14 artherner@hotmail.com www.freshnewlondon.org Urban Farming
9732 State Rte 96 Trumansburg, NY 14886 607-387-3702 evangelinesarat@gmail.com www.sweetlandfarm.org Building Better Soil Management Getting a Fair Price
Gere Link Link’in Llama Farms
Robbie McIntosh
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Jonell Michael 437 Cross St Watertown, NY 13601 315-783-8076 michaelj@greenmtn.edu Getting a Fair Price
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Greg Mol Farmer Ground Flour 1045 Trumbulls Corner Rd. Newfield, NY 14867 607-327-0166 gregomol@gmail.com Wheat Production, Processing, and Marketing
Jane Mt. Pleasant Dept. of Horticulture and American Indian Program 450 Caldwell Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-1755 jm21@cornell.edu Tillage, Soil Organic Matter, and Crop Production
Tom Mylan 567 Flushing Ave #408 Brooklyn, NY 11211 thomasmylan@yahoo.com www.tomthebutcher.blogspot.com Selling to Restaurants Thinking Outside the Chops
Thor Oechsner Oechsner Farm 1045 Trumbulls Corner Rd. Newfield, NY 607-564-7701 thorfarm@hotmail.com Wheat Production, Processing, and Marketing Sharing Field Crop Equipment
Keith Perry Department of Plant Pathology 334 Plant Science Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 607-254-8243 klp3@cornell.edu Potato Research on the Farm
Donald Petit USDA-NRCS 441 S. Salina Street, Room 520 Syracuse, NY 13202 315-477-6503 Donald.Pettit@ny.usda.gov Organic Opportunities with NRCS
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Michael Phillips Lost Nation Orchard 859 Lost Nation Rd Groveton, NH 03582 603-636-2286 michael@herbsandapples.com www.HerbsAndApples.com Grow Organic Apples Home Orchard Basics
Drew Piaschyk Lamb’s Quarters Organic Farm 213 Pierce Rd Plymouth, NY 13832 607-334-3481 lambsqfarm@frontiernet.net A Foster Hen Can
Betty Pillsbury Green Spiral Herbs 166 Coon’s Rd Middleburgh, NY 12122 518-827-8730 bpills@midtel.net www.greenspiralherbs.com Ten Useful and Easily Grown Herbs
Larry Plesent Vermont Soapworks 616 Exchange Street Middlebury, VT 05753 866-762-7482 larry@vtsoap.com www.vermontsoap.com Homestead Soap Making
Lee Purdy Westwind Milling 8572 Silver Lake Road Linden, MI 48451 (810)735-9192 themillers@westwindmilling.com www.westwindmilling.com Wheat Production, Processing, and Marketing Setting Up a Flour Mill
John & Janine Putnam Thistle Hill Farm P.O. Box 255 North Pomfret, VT 05053 (802) 457-9349 info@thistlehillfarm.com www.thistlehillfarm.com Cheesemaking: A Farmer’s Perspective
Anu Rangarajan Cornell Department of Horticulture 121 Plant Science Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-1780 ar47@cornell.edu Strategies for Reducing Tillage
Rebekah Rice 46 Park St Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 518-894-8531 rebekahrrice@gmail.com Model Your Dream Garden
Luc Roels Farm to Table Co-Packers 300 Enterprise Dr Kingston, NY 12401 845-518-3503 luccroels@gmail.com Selling New Products from your Farm
Ethan Roland AppleSeed Permaculture PO Box 510 Nassau, NY 12123 518-610-1375 eroland@gmail.com www.appleseedpermaculture.com Permaculture for Farmers 201
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Paula Schafer Cornell Cooperative Extension, Saratoga County 50 West High St Ballston Spa, NY 12020 518-885-8995 pjb11@cornell.edu www.ccesaratoga.org Shared-Use Kitchens
Sam Sherman Champlain Valley Milling P.O. Box 454 Westport, NY 12993 518-962-4711 Wheat Production, Processing, and Marketing
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Sandra Steingraber 14 Bradley St Trumansburg, NY 14866 607-387-3013 ssteingraber@ithaca.edu Keynote Address
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Portia Weiskel Hill House Farm
12866 State Rte 78 East Aurora, NY 14052 716-655-4486 thorpesfarm@verizon.net Organic Blueberry Production
11 Putney Rd Leverett, MA 01054 413-548-9737 pweiskel@post.harvard.edu Living Diversity
Harold Van Es Cornell University Dept. of Crop and Soil Science
Mara & Spencer Welton Half-Pint Farm
1005 Bradfield Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-5459 hmv1@cornell.edu Building Better Soil Management
Solita Stephens Olympus Garden Club 1241 Glenn Ave Union, NJ 07083 718 360 1420 olympusgarden@gmail.com www.olympusgardenclub.org Urban Farming
Chad Vogel Essex Farm 2503 State Route 22 Essex, NY 12936 Horses, Sweat, and Leather
Owen Taylor Just Food
J. Keith Waldron New York State Integrated Pest Management Program – Cornell University
1155 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Flr New York, NY 10036 212-645-9880 owen@justfood.org www.justfood.org Urban Farming
630 W. North St Geneva, NY 14456 315-787-2432 jkw5@cornell.edu www.nysipm.cornell.edu Flies on Pastured Cattle
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Karen Washington Garden of Happiness/ La Familia Verde Coalition
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Morgan Wolaver Wolaver’s Organic Ales P.O. Box 53 Richmond, VT 05477 802-388-0727 mlwolaver@earthlink.net www.wolavers.com Growing Organic Beer
Mike Yezzi & Jennifer Small Flying Pigs Farm 246 Sutherland Rd Shushan, NY 12873 518-854-3844 contact@flyingpigsfarm.com www.flyingpigsfarm.com Selling to Restaurants Leaf Lard
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BCS America / O’Neill Associates John Wilhelm 795 Canning Pkwy Victor, NY 14564 585-924-3700 john@oneilloutdoor.com www.oneilloutdoor.com
Bejo Seeds, Inc. Jan Van Der Heide 1088 Healey Rd Geneva, NY 14456 315-789-4155 j.vanderheide@bejoseeds.com www.bejoseeds.com
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The Greenhorns Severine Von Tscharner Fleming PO Box 87 Red Hook, NY 12571-0087 845-756-3124 servine@pixiepoppins.org www.thegreenhorns.net
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High Mowing Seeds Tom Stearns 76 Quarry Rd Wolcott, VT 05680 802-472-6174 tom@highmowingseeds.com www.highmowingseeds.com
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NYS Agricultural Mediation Program (NYSDRA) Charlotte Carter 255 River St Flr 4 Troy, NY 12180 518-687-2240 x211 charlotte@nysdra.org www.nysdra.org
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HORIZON ORGANIC® THANKS OUR FARMERS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO ORGANIC AGRICULTURE.
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What Are Your Risk Management & Crop Insurance Needs in 2010? Now is the ideal time for organic growers to review their risk exposure for the coming year. With the help of a crop insurance agent or FSA representative, you can determine the defensive strategy that is best for you.
Important considerations this year: To be eligible for crop disaster payments, most crops must be enrolled with crop insurance or FSA’s Non-Insured Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) Crop insurance coverage at higher levels increases the guarantees for both crop insurance and disaster protection For those who missed deadlines for enrolling some fall crops, AGR enrollment by February 1 or AGR-Lite enrollment by March 15 may restore eligibility for crop disaster payments Deadlines for purchasing or modifying a number of crop insurance policies: Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) February 1 Onions February 1 Crop Revenue Coverage (CRC) for most Spring Planted Crops March 15 Actual Production History (APH) for most Spring Planted Field Crops March 15 AGR-Lite (for first time buyers) March 15 (renewals/policy changes 2/01) Contact your crop insurance agent or FSA representative to help you evaluate your risk exposure in all areas of your operation and create a risk management plan. Such consultation can identify the policy approach and level of coverage that is the best fit for your farm. If you don’t have a crop insurance agent, lists are available at your FSA office or on the web at http://www3.rma.usda.gov/apps/agents/.
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Wide selection of certified organic seed potatoes, fingerlings, and other specialties as well as onion sets, French shallots and garlic. Reasonable prices and volume discounts.
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2010 CONFERENCE SPONSORS PATRON OF ORGANICS
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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
QUICK SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22
SATURDAY, JANUARY 23
INTENSIVE SESSIONS
WORKSHOPS
7am 7:30am
6:30am 7am
Yoga Breakfast & Registration
9am–12:30pm MORNING SESSION
8am
MORNING SESSION 1
• From Seed to Bouquet • Getting Started with Organic Beekeeping • Creating an Effective Workforce
• Sunflowers Seeds as Fuel and Food • Johnes Disease • Multispecies Grazing • Reducing Tillage in Organic Vegetables • Raspberries and Blackberries • Creative Farm Infrastructure • Leaf Lard • Customize Your Composting • Permaculture for Farmers 201 • Renewable Energy on the Farm • Global Food Crisis
10:30–10:45am Coffee Break in Saratoga Foyer 9am–5pm
FULL-DAY SESSIONS
• Nuts and Bolts for Beginning a Successful Organic Farm • Grow Organic Apples • Nourishing Traditional Diets • Urban Farming • Building Better Soil Management • Wheat Production, Processing, and Marketing • Hands-On Home Cheesemaking • Horses, Sweat, and Leather 12:30pm Lunch 1:30–5pm
AFTERNOON SESSION
• Getting a Fair Price • Getting the Most out of Legume Cover Crops • The Town That Food Saved • Organic Certification 3:30–3:45pm 5pm 6:30pm 8:15pm 9:30pm 9:30pm
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Registration Breakfast
Coffee Break in Trade Show and Saratoga Foyer Social Hour Dinner Keynote Address Community in Song Movie: Split Estate
9:15am
Coffee Break in Trade Show & Saratoga Foyer
9:30am
MORNING SESSION 2
• Finding and Sharing Field Crop Equipment • Cow Health and Disease • Selling to Restaurants • Growing for Winter Markets • Home Orchard Basics • Half Pint Farm • Winter sun Farms • Lessons from the Iroquois • 10 Useful Herbs • Funding Local Food Systems • Food Pantries Grow Their Own 11am 12:15pm
Keynote Address Lunch & Roundtable Discussions
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 23
SUNDAY, JANUARY 24
WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOPS
1:15pm
NOFA-NY Annual Meeting
2:30pm
AFTERNOON SESSION 1
6:30am 7am
Yoga Breakfast & Registration
8am
MORNING SESSION 1
3:45pm
Coffee Break in Trade Show & Saratoga Foyer
• Growing Organic Beer • Forage Production 201 • Livestock Guard Dog Roundtable • Potato Research • Culinary Herb Primer • Basic Livestock Breeding • Creating a Restaurant on the Farm • Thinking Outside the Chops • The Family Vegetable Plot • Honeybee Collapse • Scale-Appropriate Food Safety
4:15pm
AFTERNOON SESSION 2
9:15am
Coffee Break in Trade Show & Saratoga Foyer
9:45am
MORNING SESSION 2
• Setting up a Flour Mill • How to Read a Cow • Flies on Pastured Cattle • Covering the Seasons • Culinary and Medicinal Mushrooms • Starting a CSA • Shared-Use Kitchens • Making Kombucha • A Natural and Organic Home • Food Sovereignty—Food Storage • NY Organic Action Plan 5:30pm 5:45–6:45pm 7pm 8:15pm 8:15pm
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Social Hour in Trade Show and Gallery NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC – Open Meeting Dinner Contra Dance with The Flying Garbanzos Movie: What’s Organic About Organic?
• Versatility of Small Grains • Cheesemaking- Farmer’s Perspective • A Foster Hen Can • Crop Rotation • Blueberry Production • Farming Sustainably Means Farming Safely • Co-Packing • Homestead Soap Making • Preventing Garden Pests and Predators • Poetry of the Earth • How to Do Food justice Advocacy 11:15am 12:30pm 2pm
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
• Improving Herd Health • Opportunities with NRCS • Vegetable Disease and Pest Roundtable • Overcoming Your Fear of Bookkeeping • Lactofermented Vegetables • Living Diversity • Sharpening Hand Tools • Got Real Milk? • Drilling for Gas • GMOs in Our Midst
Keynote Address Lunch Trade Show Closes
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THE SARATOGA HILTON
Saratoga Springs, NY
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PARKING
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Potpourri
Keynotes
Elevators
Vegetables
Fruits/Herbs
Broadway Hotel Entrance Conference Registration
HOTEL FRONT DESK
Beginning Farmers
Gardening
Field Crops
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Auction n for A i l ure Agricultu Agriculture & Social H Hours
Dairy
Homesteading
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Trade Show Coffee Break
Demo Kitchen
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NOFA-NY 28th Annual Conference
Enter Here for Meals
January 22–24, 2010 Grove Street