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NOFA-NY 2006 24th Annual Conference & Annual Membership Meeting
All Meals are in Convention Center rooms C and D. All Keynotes are in the Ballroom area. Youth Conference is on the 1st floor in Boardrooms 3 & 4, one level above the lobby. Child Care is on the 1st floor in Boardroom #1.
Organic Farming
Trade Show is in the Foyers and Convention Center A. The Boardroom area can be reached by taking lobby elevators up one level to the 1st floor.
Cooperation Cooperation with with Nature, Nature, Neighbors Neighbors and and Local Local Economies Economies
January 27–29, 2006 Holiday Inn Syracuse/Liverpool
40+ Workshops • Organic Meals • Trade Show Keynote Speakers & Special Presenter CONNECTING COMMUNITIES Cooperation Locally, Regionally and Nationally to Support Sustainable Agriculture Robynn Shrader, Director of Marketing & Communication, National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) FRIDAY, 8:00 P.M.
BEYOND THE BULK TANK The Use of Knowledge John Bunting, Dairy farmer and investigative reporter for The Milkweed SATURDAY, 11:00 A.M.
Organic Farming NOFA-NY 24th Annual Conference
January 27–29, 2006
Program Contents Conference Overview & Keynoters . . . 2–3 Crop Improvement: Farm & Garden . . . 4 Serious Soil Management . . . 4 Food from Farms to Schools . . . 5 Friday Half-Day Workshops . . . 6 Saturday Workshops . . . 6–9 Saturday Special Events . . . 9 Sunday Workshops . . . 9–11 NOFA-NY Farmer’s Pledge . . . 10 Youth Conference Program . . . 12–13 Food Donations . . . 14–15 Sponsors . . . 16 Presenters . . . 17–19 Trade Show Exhibitors . . . 20–21 Annual Meeting & Member Resolutions . . . 18 Advertisements . . . 13–35
Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York P. O. Box 880 • Cobleskill, NY 12043-0880 • 607-652-NOFA • FAX 607-652-2290 • office@nofany.org • www.nofany.org
THE CORPORATE TAKEOVER OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE Who Owns the Organic Label? Mark Kastel, The Cornucopia Institute SATURDAY, 11:45 A.M.
REALITY AND IDEALS ON A 35 YEAR-OLD ORGANIC VEGETABLE FARM What We Think We’ve Learned Jim & Moie Kimball Crawford, vegetable farmers SUNDAY, 11:30 A.M.
INTENSIVE ON ORGANIC DAIRY HERD HEALTH Dr. Linda Tikofsky, a veterinarian with Cornell University’s Quality Milk Program. Morning and afternoon SATURDAY, 9:30 A.M., 2:00 P.M., 3:30 P.M.
Special Thanks to Our Gold Level Sponsor NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK
Organic Farming Cooperation with Nature,
Neighbors and Local Economies
NOFA-NY 24th Annual Conference Welcome!
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Thanks for coming to our 24 annual conference. The conference is an opportunity to learn, relax, catch up with acquaintances from across the state and make important connections for the year to come. NOFA-NY is built on volunteer energy and the incredible knowledge base of our many members and friends. Thank you for being part of a group of people who are changing the way people think about food and agriculture. Please let us know how we can improve the Conference by telling us what you think! Please fill out the Evaluation Form and drop it off at the Registration Desk. And ask your children what they liked or didn’t like about this year’s Kids and Youth Programs. What would you like to see at the 2007 Conference?
Our heartfelt thanks go to our many presenters, who have taken time out of their busy lives to prepare and present workshops of interest to others.
Thank You to Our Conference Supporters We greatly appreciate the support we have received from all our Sponsors, Trade Show exhibitors, and Program advertisers. Make sure to visit all the Trade Show booths and let them know you are glad to see them here! Keep your program for all Sponsor, Trade Show and Program advertisers, as well as the contact information for conference presenters. We are especially grateful to the long list of farmers and businesses who have donated food to the conference. Please support and recommend them when you can.
Gold Sponsor Bronze Sponsors Northeast Farm Credit
Silver Sponsors CADE, Inc. CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley Horizon Organic Lakeview Organic Grain Upstate Farms Cooperative, Inc. Whole Foods Market
Angelica Kitchen, Inc. Birds Eye Foods Fertrell Company Harris Seeds Tierra Farm Watershed Agricultural Council
Supporter Fedco Seeds
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Location, Location, Location… All Meals are in Convention Center Rooms C and D. All Keynotes are in the Ballroom area. The Youth Conference is on the first floor in the boardroom area (take elevators in lobby one level up). Program on page 12. Child Care is on the first floor in the boardroom area. SEE FLOOR PLAN ON BACK COVER. Executive Director Sarah Johnston 591 Lansing Rd., Fultonville, NY 12072 518-922-7937 • Fax 518-922-7646 sarahjohnston@nofany.org Membership Office Mayra Richter, Office Manager P.O. Box 880, Cobleskill, NY 12043 607-652-NOFA • Fax 607-652-2290 office@nofany.org Organic Seed Partnership Elizabeth Dyck, Crimson Clover Farm 1124 County Rd. 38, Bainbridge, NY 13733 607-895-6913 • organicseed@nofany.org Newsletter: Organic Farms, Folks & Foods Aissa O’Neill 21529 State Highway 28, Delhi, NY 13753 607-746-9581 • newsletter@nofany.org NOFA-NY Certified Organic LLC 840 Upper Front St., Binghamton NY 13905 607-724-9851 • Fax 607-724-9853 certifiedorganic@nofany.org Conference Staff Glenda Neff, Conference Development & Publicity Bethany Russell, Food Coordinator Mary Boite, Youth & Teen Program Design / Production David Ford, Artist MediaEye • 518-489-6392 Karen Kerney, Illustrator The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, Inc. is a nonprofit educational organization supported by membership dues and contributions. NOFANY is tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Charitable contributions are welcome and tax deductible.
CONNECTING COMMUNITIES: Cooperation Locally, Regionally & Nationally to Support Sustainable Agriculture ROBYNN SHRADER, Director of Marketing & Communication, National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) Friday, January 27, 8:00 p.m. NCGA was formed to provide a support infrastructure to the network of consumerowned cooperatives in the U.S., leveraging their combined purchasing power, joint training opportunities, peer support, and collectively marketing the cooperative advantage amongst consumers. NCGA currently has 96 member retailers with more than 120 retail locations nationwide, representing more than $670 million in annual sales. With ever-increasing consolidation in the natural foods industry, and continued regulatory threats to the integrity of organic food production, it is essential that consumers strengthen their ties with local and regional farmers and each other through the empowerment of cooperation. Robynn Shrader is the founding staff of the National Cooperative Grocers Association, and is currently the Director of Marketing and Communications. She previously served as senior marketing and category management staff for several cooperative retailers and manufacturers.
BEYOND THE BULK TANK: The Use of Knowledge JOHN BUNTING, dairy farmer and investigative reporter for The Milkweed Saturday, January 28, 11:00 a.m. The present economic underpinnings of organic milk and dairy products are troublesome at best. If organic is to be more than an economic subset of conventional dairy farming, what happens to your milk is critically important. Who will be the future
Keynote Speakers winners and losers given the present, troubling challenges of organic milk? Will those who pioneered the concept endure? If the historic vision of organic milk production is to remain viable, creating a resilient future should be a goal. John Bunting is a grass-based dairy farmer with a small herd of Jerseys in Delaware County, NY. He works with his son Virgil and daughter Abby. Their work is enjoyably assisted by granddaughter Emma. John also is a regular contributor to The Milkweed, the only investigative publication in dairying. His writings have appeared in numerous publications. He is also active with the Nation Family Farm Coalition (NFFC). The NFFC dairy subcommittee includes many organic dairy farmers throughout the country.
THE CORPORATE TAKEOVER OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE: Who Owns the Organic Label? MARK KASTEL, The Cornucopia Institute Saturday, January 28, 11:45 a.m. Will corporate investments in industrial/ factory-scale farms, and monopolistic practices, decouple the organic farming movement from the environmental, animal husbandry and social justice ethics that consumers thought they were supporting? The meteoric growth of the organic marketplace was built by a loving partnership between consumers and family-scale farmersbut that is about to break. Mark Kastel is co-founder of The Cornucopia Institute, a progressive farm policy research group based in Wisconsin, and director of its Organic Integrity Project. His professional experience includes political consulting and lobbying on behalf of family farm groups and business development work benefiting family-scale farmers.
Kastel played a key role in a number of cooperative ventures designed to empower farmers in the marketplace. He has also been a certified organic grower.
REALITY & IDEALS ON A 35-YEAR-OLD ORGANIC VEGETABLE FARM: What We Think We’ve Learned JIM & MOIE KIMBALL CRAWFORD, vegetable farmers Sunday, January 29, 11:30 a.m. The talk and slide show will focus on how this couple farms today after 35 years of errors and trials. They will discuss what they love about farming, why they think it’s worth doing, and how they have dealt with the necessary tradeoffs that let them keep farming. They will discuss sustainability as they define it and what they think it requires. The Kimball Crawford’s have been family-scale vegetable farmers in central Pennsylvania since 1972. Their 95 acres have been certified organic since 1987. They grow about 50 different crops, including most standard vegetables, which are marketed both direct to consumers in the D.C. area and to stores and restaurants through Tuscarora Organic Growers Cooperative. They are founding and active members of the coop, which is a marketing group of 20 organic vegetable growers, founded in 1988. The Kimball Crawfords have accumulated customized buildings and a collection of equipment that addresses most of the technical problems typical of their scale and climate. The farm employs 10–12 people full time in season, including 7 apprentices. Over the years, the apprenticeship program has trained over 180 younger people, many of whom have gone on to farms of their own. In addition to its own produce, New Morning Farm markets the fruits, vegetables and baked goods produced by as many as 25 of their neighbors. They are enthusiastic members of PASA and are also active in the Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association and Slow Food USA.
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Friday, January 27
Full-Day Workshops 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CROP IMPROVEMENT ON YOUR FARM & IN YOUR GARDEN: Selecting and Breeding for Better Vegetables, Small Grains, and Cover Crops – the Organic Seed Partnership Growers’ Breeding Workshop Friday, 9:00 A.M.–5:00 P.M. East Ballroom Do you picture in your mind a superior tomato/squash/salad green for your market or your family-but can never find it in a seed catalog? Are you disappointed year after year at the toll weather, pests, and disease take on your crops—and your profits? Would you benefit from small grain and cover crops that are adapted to your specific growing conditions? Are you intrigued at the prospect of creating something new? Then take a day to focus on crop improvement techniques with breeders and other farmers so that you can learn to develop varieties that will truly perform on your farm. This crop improvement workshop begins with practical information from a diverse array of breeding experts and continues in the afternoon with a round-robin of small learning groups that focus on in-depth discussions of breeding projects and hands-on demos of pollination techniques and seed production practices. 9–9:10am Introductions and Goals of Workshop 9:10–10am Participatory Lettuce Breeding: How to find, select or create your own locally-adapted heritage varieties Becky Grube, University of New Hampshire 10–10:50 am Selecting for Disease Resistance in Tomatoes and Cold Tolerance in Salad Greens Jeremy Barker-Plotkin, Simple Gifts Farm 10:50–11 am Break 11–11:30 am Horizontal Resistance Walter De Jong, Cornell University 11:30 am–12 pm Potato Varieties and Potential for Seed Production on Organic Farms Keith Perry, Cornell University 12–1 pm Lunch 1–1:50 pm Participatory Approaches to Small Grain and Cover Crop Improvement Abdullah Jaradat, USDA-ARS, Morris, MN 1:50–2:35 pm How to Develop Local Cover Crop Buckwheat
Thomas Bjorkman, Cornell University 2:35–2:45 pm Break and Introduction to Round-robin Activities 2:45–5 pm Small Group Work Learning groups on lettuce, tomato, small grain and buckwheat breeding Presenters: • Pollination Techniques in Cucurbits and Solanaceous Crops George Moriarty and Michael Glos, Cornell University • Evaluating Tomatillo Varieties Larry Robertson, Plant Genetic Resources Unit (USDA-ARS), Geneva • Seed Production Teri Ferrin, Plant Genetic Resources Unit (USDA-ARS), Geneva Sign up for OSP projects, seed and potato distribution.
Speakers: Becky Grube, lettuce breeder and Sustainable Horticulture Crop Specialist at the University of New Hampshire, will show you how to find, select, or create your own locally-adapted lettuce varieties. This “soup to nuts” presentation will cover such breeding basics as setting reasonable goals, finding (or creating!) sources of starting materials, selection techniques, and seed-saving and propagation. She’ll also discuss how the breeding process she describes can easily be applied to crops other than lettuce. Jeremy Barker-Plotkin runs Simple Gifts Farm, a 5-acre operation in Belchertown, MA. He’ll share insights gained from his crop improvement work during the past three seasons, including selections for disease resistance in heirloom tomatoes and for cold tolerance in lettuce, arugula, and other brassica salad greens. Organic farmers yearn for “tough nut” varieties, ones that are locally adapted and can produce marketable yields even when under attack by insect pests and diseases. Not surprisingly, breeding for horizontal resistance has become a widely held goal among farmer-breeders in the organic community. Walter De Jong, Cornell University potato breeder, will further our understanding of the concept of horizontal resistance and its usefulness in a breeding program. Abdullah Jaradat, USDA-ARS research scientist, has conducted collaborative on-farm research in the Middle East to encourage the use of landraces in such crops as small grains, forages, and vegetables and is now working with Midwestern farmers on creating sustainable systems. He’ll outline how farmers in the Northeast can develop participatory breeding approaches for small grains and cover crops.
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Thomas Bjorkman, of Cornell and the Northeast Buckwheat Growers Association, will focus on the genetics and breeding of buckwheat, that versatile crop/cover crop. He’ll outline a breeding approach that farmers can use to develop a superior buckwheat that is highly adapted to regional growing conditions.
SERIOUS SOIL MANAGEMENT: Identifying and Developing Best Management Practices for Soils in Organic Systems Friday, 9:00 A.M.–5:00 P.M. Center Ballroom In the organic community, a truth universally acknowledged is that healthy soil is the key component of successful organic farming. But how are we actually doing as soil managers? Does the rough and tumble of making a living sometimes compromise the quality of our soil management? Do we need to reconsider or refine some of our practices—or adopt new onesto ensure that our impact on our soils and watersheds is regenerative? And can we make these changes without negatively affecting our productivity or profitability?
This workshop is designed to help answer the above questions through a combination of timely, practical presentations from soil scientists and farmers and intensive discussion groups. 9–9:10 am Introductions and Goals of Workshop 9:10–10:10 am The Nutrient Status of Organic Vegetable Fields in the Northeast Thomas Morris, University of Connecticut 10:10–10:55 am Nitrogen Management in Organic Cropping Systems Laurie Drinkwater 10:55–11:05 am Break
Friday, January 27 COFFEE BREAK: 10:15–10:45 A.M. Ballroom Foyer LUNCH: 12:00–1:00 P.M. Convention C & D COFFEE BREAK: 2:45–3:30 P.M. Ballroom Foyer 11:05 am–12:05 pm The Status of Soil Health on NYS Organic Farms and New Techniques for Soil Health Assessment George Abawi and the Cornell Soil Health Team 12:05–1 pm Lunch 1–2 pm Soil Management at Roxbury Farm Jean-Paul Courtens and Jody Bolluyt 2–2:30 pm Reducing Tillage to Enhance Soil Quality Anu Rangarajan 2:30–3:30 pm Demonstrations of Techniques and Equipment for Monitoring Soil Health George Abawi and the Cornell Soil Health Team 3:30–3:40 pm Break 3:40–4:30 pm Small Group Discussions on Best Management Practices, Needed Research 4:30–5 pm Group Reports, Workshop Wrap-up
Presenters/presentations will include: Tom Morris, soil scientist at the University of Connecticut and former manager of the Rodale Institute’s research farm, has tested soils on 45 organic vegetable farms in the Northeast. He’ll share his results-which show a surprising number of farms with nutrient imbalances-and outline some practical rules of thumb for sustainable organic management of soil fertility, including that essential, but tricky, nutrient, phosphorus. Laurie Drinkwater, Cornell soil scientist and long-time advocate for organic farming research, will use her insights on soil biological processes to suggest practical management strategies for another tricky nutrient, nitrogen. George Abawi, David Wolfe, Harold van Es, and other members of the Cornell Soil Health team will focus on how to measure and manage the physical and biological aspects of soil quality. Their presentation will include a “show and tell” session on measurement methods, designed to be as “hands on” as is possible in a New York State January! In theory, a foundation for good soil management is a sound rotation that includes a variety of cover crops. Jean-Paul Courtens and Jody Bolluyt will discuss how they have turned that theory into practice on Roxbury Farm, a thriv-
ing CSA farm in Columbia County with over 70 acres in cultivation. A common criticism of organic farming practice is that it is overly reliant on tillage and thus can damage soil quality. Anu Rangarajan, director of the Cornell Small Farms Program, will take on the topic of reducing tillage in organic systems, highlighting practical strategies for how it might be done. These informational presentations will be followed by farmer-led discussion groups that will focus on identifying best soil management practices for organic vegetable crop, field crop, and livestock operations. The groups will also develop a list of priorities for research on soil management in organic farming systems. Information generated by both the presentations and discussion groups will be summarized and made available as a written report to all workshop participants.
FOOD FROM FARMS TO SCHOOLS Friday, 9:00 A.M.–5:00 P.M. West Ballroom There is significant and growing interest in improving school food. This full-day workshop will focus on providing participants (school food advocates, farmers, parents, anyone interested in the issue) with a working knowledge of the financial structure of the federal and state programs that are part of how schools now feed children, school lunch service providers’ challenges and successes, and several collaborations where farmers are taking a lead in making more farm-fresh food available directly to schools. What’s going on now? These three presenters will describe the funding and labor landscape of food procurement and preparation, from USDA payments for low-income school meals, to subsidized, processed foods available to schools, to new and inspiring projects in NYS and elsewhere in the country that are focusing on getting fresh vegetables and fruits onto plates in schools: Bill Jordan, New York State Dept of Agriculture & Markets Ray Denniston, Johnson City Central School District Food Service Manager Jennifer Wilkins, Senior Extension Associate, Director, Cornell Farm to School Program, Cornell University Discussion with audience participation will culminate the morning session, to come up with the most promising ideas for school food advocates to pursue for additional flexibility and funding to improve the farm to school food connection. Sue Rau, Don and Linda Kingston, North
Country Grown. This St. Lawrence County cooperative was formed in 2005 and is selling product from 14 farmers to colleges and a school and a regional food bank. The start-up and challenges of selling product directly to schools will be discussed from the farmer’s point of view. Elizabeth Karabinakis, Greenstar Natural Foods Cooperative. Reaching out into the community, Greenstar’s staff have come up with several different initiatives to get healthy snacks into vending machines (juice v soda) and the classroom. David Zemelsky, Star Light Gardens. David & Ty Zemelsky use season extension techniques to sell high value greens and vegetables for almost their entire academic year. These certified organic Connecticut farmers also sell at markets, a farmstand, and wholesale. They will explain how having this college market fits into their overall marketing plan. Deborah Denome, farmer and food advocate. Denome has a local food day once a month at St. Mary’s parochial school in Canandaigua, with the kids cooking and more than 10 farmers providing fare. She will share her model and plans for approaching public schools. The session will conclude with a discussion with audience participants of what, if anything, farmers, school food service folks and parents think they need in the way of additional support or information to increase participation of all parties in getting healthier, fresher, local foods directly into schools.
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Half-Day Afternoon Workshops Friday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. THE COOPERATIVE WAY OF BUSINESS Boardroom 4 (one level up) Learn how to organize, plan, manage and fund a cooperatively structured business to provide marketing, distribution, processing, purchasing, education and other services to its members at cost. Through presentations, discussion, one-on-one consultation, interactive practice and take-home materials, this 4-hour mini course covers the fundamentals as well as the practical details of how to start and grow a successful cooperative business. Lynda Brushett and Jennifer Gutshall, Cooperative Development Institute, Greenfield MA, provide education, training and technical assistance to existing and start-up member owned businesses from every economic sector, in communities from New York to Maine. Their work with agricultural, aquaculture and food co-ops grounds this course in the everyday lived experience and challenge of cooperative business development.
GROWING A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS: Market Research and Business Planning Convention B Successful marketing and promotion depends on having knowledge about your current and potential customers and markets. The basic elements of business planning are an essential for any new venture. In tandem, these two business workshops will assist you in making your business venture work. The Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship (CADE) serves the counties around Oneonta and has been offering business-related workshops since its inception. Wayne Mellor, who has more than 20 years of experience in business development, marketing, sales management and sales service, has been working with CADE and family farm businesses for the last 5 years.
ORGANIC FARM CERTIFICATION: How to Start Dairy and Livestock Section North Cotillion
Vegetables and Field Crop Section South Cotillion
Nearly 400 farms and businesses now certified with NOFA-NY Certified Organic LLC
continue to find certification valuable. The paperwork and regulations that are required for third party verification of organic farming practices can be challenging for new applicants. This workshop reviews the organic certification procedures and paperwork step by step and addresses specific areas of the regulations. NOFA-NY Certified Organic staff, Carol King, Lisa Engelbert, Sherrie Hastings and Marilyn Murray, will explain the certification process in these hands-on workshops to help applicants understand the requirements. It’s not quite painless, but it doesn’t really hurt.
Friday Dinner 6:00–7:30 p.m. Convention C & D
Keynote: 8:00 p.m. ROBYNN SHRADER
The network has grown from 7 to 97 farms in 10 years. The workshop will cover how the network works, the services offered and the promotional work of the group. Isabelle Joncas has a background in Agricultural Sciences and has been the project leader for the CSA network for the last 5 years.
Post-Harvest Handling: How to Preserve the Nutritional Value of the Vegetables You Grow and Sell East Ballroom There are both absolute rules and innovations that preserve the harvest, as well as your time. This panel of expert farmers share their methods on getting product to market. John Gorzynski, Gorzynski’s Ornery Farm, Sullivan Co., sells at the NYC Greenmarket. Elizabeth Henderson, Peacework Organic Farm, Wayne Co., has grown organic vegetables for 24 years. Jean-Paul Courtens owns and operates Roxbury Farm, in Columbia Co., with his wife Jody Bolluyt.
National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA)
Connecting Communities: Cooperation Locally, Regionally and Nationally to Support Sustainable Agriculture
Saturday Breakfast 7:00–8:00 a.m. Convention C & D
Saturday, 8 a.m. Diversifying Our Systems with New/Old Wheats South Cotillion Interested in learning more about spelt, emmer, einkorn, and other old wheats that hold great potential in the health food market? This workshop will cover their adaptability to our farming systems and what we are learning about their potential nutritional, health, and environmental benefits. Information on where you can access seed of promising wheat varieties will also be available. Abdullah Jaradat is a research scientist at the Morris, MN, USDAARS research center, and has been evaluating spring and winter “hulled” wheat landraces from West and Central Asia and Europe.
Equiterre Center Ballroom Since 1995, this organization has helped farmers start and operate their CSAs and helped to inform the public about the concept.
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Buying from Local Farmers West Ballroom What are the keys to success when natural food stores and cooperatives buy from local farmers? Is organically grown local produce prohibitively expensive? Do customers buy only at a certain price? What is the “right” way to approach a natural foods store as a potential market? Honest Weight Food Coop in Albany, NY, has an excellent produce line stocked by Gayle Anderson, who buys from dozens of local farmers year-round. Greenstar Cooperative Market in Ithaca, NY, has a terrific produce section and their local buying strategy will be described by general manager, Joe Romano.
Habitat Gardening Convention B Natural landscaping with native plants plus the other essential components of wildlife habitat can attract more birds, butterflies, toads and pollinators, important allies in an ecologically teeming back yard, where predators of garden pests are needed. Learn how incorporating habitat considerations into your design can create delightful and sustainable gardens. Janet Allen is president and co-founder of the Habitat Gardening Club of Central New York, a chapter of the Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes.
Weed Control: Nuancing the Basics North Cotillion Weed control can be effective and relatively inexpensive. However, it requires a good crop rotation, good timing, the right equipment, knowledge of weed biology and attention to detail. We will explore these topics with special reference to a large organic cropping systems trial initiated in 2004 at Cornell. There will be some discussion of prospects for organic no-till systems. Brian Caldwell farmed for 20 years before working for Cornell Cooperative Extension and NOFA-NY. Currently, he is field manager for the Cornell organic systems trial.
conducts research in the epidemiology of udder health on organic farms, clinical trials of alternative therapies, and holds a USDA-CREES grant to study the challenges and opportunities organic farmers face in their transition from conventional to organic farming.
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Genetically Modified Crops
COFFEE BREAK Convention A & Ballroom Foyer
Center Ballroom Issues, initiatives, legislation, legal action and reports from around the country will provide a backdrop needed to plan protective legislative initiatives in NYS. Joe Mendelson is an attorney working for the Center for Food Safety in Washington, DC, and is an expert on legislation and legal actions related to genetically modified organisms and food safety.
Saturday, 9:30 a.m. Intensive on Organic Dairy Herd Health Three consecutive sessions, morning and afternoon East Ballroom Join Dr. Linda Tikofsky, a veterinarian with Cornell University’s Quality Milk Program, who thoroughly understands udder health issues and organic methods. You will hear some preliminary results from some interesting research being conducted by Dr.Tikofsky that has gotten her onto dozens of organic farms. Linda Tikofsky received her DVM from the University of Illinois and was in private practice for 12 years before returning to the university setting. She is a Senior Extension veterinarian with Quality Milk Production Services at Cornell University. In her work, she supports organic dairy producers in the production of high quality milk, works with Cornell Cooperative Extension agents in developing programming for organic and small farms, and
Season Extension for Maximum Season Stretch Convention B How far can you go with season extension and what do you gain in the way of crops and markets? David and Ty Zemelsky have invested in season extension equipment to grow nearly year-round in Connecticut, and are keeping up with the latest in equipment and techniques. Ted Blomgren is both a season extension grower and Cornell Cooperative Extension Vegetable associate for Albany County and Extension’s Capital area regional team.
Soil Health and Quality: Putting the Latest Research Results in Context West Ballroom
Soil health is now being identified as the basis for agricultural productivity. Join members of the Cornell University Soil Health Program Work Team as they describe their latest research defining important soil health parameters and how different agronomic choices appear to affect soil health.
Gardening with Children at Home North Cotillion The large homestead garden or the small family farm are both strategies and tools to help our children develop a deep connection to gardening and nature. The workshop will discuss how we can tend the garden and cultivate happy, healthy stewards of the future. Krista Oarcea is an early childhood educator who has been market gardening one acre with her 3 children, now ages 6–12.
Two Farmer Coops South Cotillion North Country Growers, St. Lawrence Co., was formed in 2004, and is now working with 14 farmers, some organic, some conventional, selling to colleges, one school and has begun selling to the Central NY Food Bank. Finger Lakes Organic Growers Coop has been in operation for 20 years. Presenters: Sue Rau and Andrew Souter, Drumlins End Farm, are founding members of the North Country Coop. Don and Linda Kingston, Kingston’s Roadside Stand, are also coop members. Janet Cawley is manager of FLO and will be joined by other farmer members.
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Keynote: 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, January 28
JOHN BUNTING Dairy farmer & investigative reporter for The Milkweed
Beyond the Bulk Tank: The Use of Knowledge
Keynote: 11:45 a.m.
5:00 p.m.
NOFA-NY’s Annual Membership Meeting
Everyone is welcome. All dues-paying members vote. The current board and director will provide the membership with a financial report. New board members will be elected. Membership will discuss and vote on proposed member resolutions. Governing Council members will be prepared to answer questions.
MARK KASTEL The Cornucopia Institute
The Corporate Takeover of Organic Agriculture: Who Owns the Organic Label?
Saturday Lunch 12:30–1:45 p.m. Convention B, C & D
Saturday, 2:00 p.m. Gardening Poster Session Roundtable Moderator: Joe Gersitz North Cotillion Come with a picture of your best garden success, idea or project, blown up to poster-size, to share with others. Participants will have an opportunity to talk to each other and explain their innovations and solutions to serious garden challenges. Presenters: Every gardener with an idea to share with a poster.
High Quality Organic Milk Producer Panel Moderated by Dr. Linda Tikofsky East Ballroom Organic producers can consistently meet high quality organic milk premiums. This panel of farmers will discuss their winning management practices. Chuck Deichmann, Belmont, organic in 2000, milks 60 cows in his old stanchion barn and houses them in a new greenhouse barn with 75 freestalls. Gerald Snyder, Alfred Station, organic in 2003, milks 30–45 cows in a stanchion barn. Bill Casey, Apulia Station, organic in 2000, along with his wife Joanne, milks 50–55 cows in a stall barn and houses them in a new freestall facility. Tom and Sally Brown, Groton, organic in 2000, milk 100 cows in a parlor with freestall housing.
Moving Product from Central New York to the Big Apple and Beyond Center Ballroom Red Jacket Orchards has been working to improve how it gets its product to market from the Finger Lakes/Syracuse region to New York City. In the process, they have begun a distribution system that is moving product for more and more farmers in central New York down to the metropolitan area. They have made a connection with Foodlink, the regional food bank, as well, and are coordinating food transport in a number of innovative ways. Presenters: Brian Nicholson, Red Jacket Orchards, is a farmer and distributor selling apples at 25 greenmarkets and to Wholefoods. Tom Ferraro is Executive Director, and Jack Montague is a board member and volunteer for Foodlink, the food bank located in Rochester, NY.
Writing about Farming South Cotillion Three very different farmer-writers will share how and why they take the time and trouble to get their message into print. MaryHowell Martens has been writing for farmers in Acres, for the Rodale Institute’s website and for the New York Certified Organic newsletter for more than a decade. Poet/farmer Scott Chasky’s newsletters for his CSA farm members formed the impetus for his book, This Common Ground, published by Viking this Spring. Keith Stewart has been writing primarily for the food magazine The Valley Table for years, crafting articles that convey to a very general readership the significance of farming in the Hudson Valley. His book of essays will be published by Avalon next spring.
Organic Food Policy Issues Convention B The recent surprise amendment of the Organic Foods Production Act took even insiders by surprise. Farmers, consumers and groups like NOFA-NY were out in the cold, while food processors, led by the Organic Trade As-
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sociation, modified the law. This workshop panel will discuss what key nonprofit public interest groups now see as the avenues for preserving the quality of organic farm production and processed organic foods. Liana Hoodes, National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture; Joseph Mendelson, Center for Food Safety; Urvashi Rangan, Consumers Union.
Transitioning to Organic Field Crop Production: Advice from Veterans in the Field West Ballroom The transition period is often a challenging one for new organic farmers, but there are many ways to make it easier. Join experienced organic farmers who have now successfully taken nearly 5,000 acres of land through organic transition and learn some of their secrets. Klaas Martens, K & M-H Martens Farm, Yates Co., Brett Kreher, Kreher Poultry Farm, Erie Co., Casey Kunes, Hemdale Farms, Ontario Co.
Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Intensive on Organic Dairy Herd Health (continued) East Ballroom Dr. Linda Tikofsky, a veterinarian with Cornell University’s Quality Milk Program, will continue the discussion on herd health measures farmers can use, how to achieve quality milk premiums and more.
Corn Breeding and Other Seed Issues West Ballroom Organic farmers are focusing on using organic seed and choosing the best varieties for organic conditions. Dr. Margaret Smith, corn breeder at Cornell University, is actively breeding non-GMO corn lines that are well-adapted to organic conditions, and she will discuss the exciting developments in her program. Dr. Alan Taylor has been researching seed quality issues for many years, and will discuss some of the considerations needed to effectively use un-
treated organic seed. Dr. Margaret Smith, Dept. of Plant Breeding; Dr. Alan Taylor, Dept. of Horticultural Sciences, Cornell University.
Getting to Know Your Eco-Labels Convention B Not all eco-labels are created equal. Learn which labels have meaning and why. Find out which labels can add additional value to the organic label and where there are marketplace gaps in labeling. Consumers Union’s Environmental Health Scientist, Dr. Urvashi Rangan, has been rating environmental labels for the past 5 years.
Produce Distribution in the Pacific Northwest South Cotillion Organically Grown Company, the largest organic produce distribution company in the Northwest, started as a cooperative twenty-five years ago and transitioned to an S-corporation to allow both farmers and staff to enjoy ownership. The story of building the business can provide insights on how to do the same here. David DeCou, vegetable farmer, Organically Grown Co. founding member and general manager for 6 years.
subject to their strains of flu. With the heightened worries about a new strain of Avian flu that may develop the ability to jump from birds to people, chicken producers are wondering what is known about the disease, its transmission, what has happened and why with earlier, less worrisome outbreaks, and what measures the US Department of Agriculture or Centers for Disease Control might require of them. Dr. Benjamin Lucio, Director of Cornell University’s Avian Disease Program, the Animal Health Diagnostic Center.
CSA Trouble-Shooting: Taking Your CSA to the Next Generation North Cotillion Two seasoned Community Supported Agriculture farmers and a CSA organizer will address the most frequent technical and social challenges of CSAs and will answer every question presented by audience participants. Isabel Joncas works with Equiterre, a CSA support network based in Montreal, Canada. Scott Chaskey has run the Quail Hill Farm CSA for over ten years. Elizabeth Henderson has written a book about CSAs, farmed organically for 24 years and has managed a CSA for 17 of those years.
Trade Show Walkabout with Wine and Beer 5:00–7:00 p.m. Convention Foyer
Annual Celebration Dinner 6:30–7:45 p.m. Convention C & D
Saturday, 8:00 p.m. Panel on Participation, Representation and What’s Next for Organic Food Credibility North & South Cotillion Movie: The True Cost of Food Convention B Pastured Poultry Association Meeting Boardroom #4
Sunday Breakfast 7:00–8:15 a.m.
Understanding Avian Flu
Saturday, 5:00 p.m.
Center Ballroom Avian flu outbreaks in chicken flocks have occurred in the Northeast in recent years, but with little fanfare. Just like people, chickens are
NOFA-NY Annual Membership Meeting
Convention C & D
Center Ballroom
Sunday, 8:30 a.m.
Participation, Representation & What’s Next for Organic Food Credibility Saturday Evening, 8:00 p.m. Who speaks for the organic community? Who comprises the organic community? NOFA-NY prides itself on being a membership organization of farmers, gardeners and consumers. Members who pay dues vote annually to elect the board members who run the organization. The National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture has an Organic sub-committee. NOFA-NY has had a farmer, Elizabeth Henderson, serving on that committee for many years. Other organizations are structured differently. Come hear how the many voices of the organic community are represented and heard. The backdrop will be where we want to go with organic farming, organic food processing and the National Organic Program in the year ahead. Questions to be answered: when to work together, when to stand alone and how to get something done in a very competitive world. PANEL: Organic Trade Association board member, David DeCou; National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture’s Organic sub-committee, Liana Hoodes; Consumers Union, Urvashi Rangan; The Cornucopia Institute, Mark Kastel; NOFA-NY, Elizabeth Henderson; Maine farmer, Arthur Harvey
Distribution Options: Getting Your Product to Market, Part I Selecting an Option that Works for You Convention B Distribution is a major challenge and cost for farmers. Reaching customers in a cost effective manner is a necessity for the success of all farm ventures. This two-part workshop will help farmers make informed decisions on their distribution methods. Steve Holzbaur, CADE consultant, has been working in the transportation and logistics business for 15 years. Dana Stafford has been the general manager for Regional Access for the last five years. Regional Access is a natural foods and gourmet item distributor.
Best Vegetable Varieties Roundtable East Ballroom The focus this year will be on the vegetable variety trials conducted across the state as part of the Organic Seed Partnership. Over 80 farmers participated, evaluating over 125 vari-
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THE FARMER’S PLEDGE 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 a Farmer’s Pledge, separate and distinct from USDA Certified Organic. Farmers and market gardeners who adhere to the following pledge have signed an affidavit which they display for customers and neighbors to view. 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. WE PLEDGE THAT IN OUR FARMING, PROCESSING, AND MARKETING WE WILL: ¾ reject the use of synthetic insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and fertilizers; ¾ reject the use of GMOs, chemically treated seeds, synthetic toxic materials, irradiation, and
sewage sludge; 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 or antibiotics in feed; ¾ support agricultural markets and infrastructures that enable small farms to thrive; ¾ maintain and build healthy soils by farming practices that include rotating crops annually,
using compost, cover crops, green manures, and reducing tillage; ¾ conserve natural resources 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; 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 and farming know-how; ¾ ensure food safety by using potable water for washing crops; ¾ handle raw manure and soil amendments with care; 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 sustain the land in healthy condition for future generations.
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eties. Come hear about their favorites and learn more about participating in the 2006 trials. Moderated by Elizabeth Dyck, NOFA-NY OSP Coordinator.
Tuscarora Organic Growers Cooperative: History and Day-to-Day Operations Center Ballroom The wholesale marketing cooperative services restaurants and stores in the mid-Atlantic area. It is 100% owned and controlled by its farmer members. It has seen steady growth since its founding in 1988. It is considered a viable model for cooperative marketing for smaller scale producers in the East. Presenter: Jim Kimball Crawford. See keynote bio.
9:45–10:00 a.m.
ordinator; Jennifer Harvey, NYSERDA Renewable Energy Coordinator.
COFFEE BREAK Convention A & Ballroom Foyer
Healthy Family-Friendly Foods
Sunday, 10:00 a.m. Distribution Options: Getting your Product to Market, Part II (continued) Convention B Steve Holzbaur, CADE consultant, has been working in the transportation and logistics business for 15 years. Dana Stafford has been the general manager for Regional Access for the last 5 years.
North Cotillion This alternative to third party organic certification is growing in New York State and elsewhere. Share your ideas about how the Farmers Pledge — a list of commitments by the farmer to the consumer about organic production methods, labor used on the farm and marketing priorities, including how to make it better. Mark Dunau and Elizabeth Henderson both serve on NOFA-NY’s Governing Council and helped devise the Farmers Pledge several years ago for farmers who are interested in attesting to additional values beyond those included in the federal government’s National Organic Program.
Where’s the Organic Beef?
Growing the Best Garlic
New Weed Control Technology West Ballroom Our understanding of organic weed control principles on crop farms continues to improve, as do the tools we have available. This session will focus on the decision-making and observational skills needed for effective weed control, and on some of the newest weed control implements available. Bob Lefrancois, Lamb and Webster Equipment.
Soybean Rust and Other Crop Diseases from an Organic Perspective West Ballroom Soybean rust hit the news in a big way last year, but it is hardly the only grain disease that is of concern in New York. Join Cornell researchers who have much experience with crop diseases and learn about effective strategies and the new tools that organic farmers have to manage crop disease and mycotoxins. Dr. Gary Bergstrom, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Cornell University.
Farmer’s Pledge
South Cotillion Successful garlic growing is easy, but it is also an art. Farmers and gardeners alike, who have been bitten by the garlic bug, are always interested in learning that one tip that can improve their stock. Gary Skoog has studied the art of growing garlic and selected garlic over the years that does well in Brockport, NY. Starting with just a few rows in his home garden, he now grows and sells hundreds of pounds of garlic, mainly at a small self-serve farm stand next to his house.
North Cotillion Explore the myriad of ways to put healthy foods in your child’s diet, starting with solids through ’tweens and teens and on to adulthood. Presenter and participants will create a working model which includes everything from tools to tactics for making healthy eating a way of life. Scarlett Miles is the mother of 3 and has been a La Leche League leader for 8 years and member of an organic CSA for 15 years.
The Future of Farming Seen Through the Eyes of the Next Generation South Cotillion This panel will share what has inspired them as young people to farm for a living. They will share how they see themselves pursuing their avocation/vocation into the 21st century. Panelists: Kris Engelbert (22), Engelbert Farms, Tioga Co.: Katie Lavin (27), Peacework Organic Farm, Wayne Co.; Peter Martens (17), K & M-H Martens Farm, Seneca Co.; Greg Swartz (30), partner in Gorzynski Ornery Farm, Sullivan Co.
Wind Energy Installation & Incentives Center Ballroom Learn what is required in the way of financial and business investments needed to get a farmscale windmill grant. Installation and maintenance issues will also be discussed. Rose Ryan, Harvest Home Organics, put up a 10 KW windmill in Cayuga County. Scott Collins, USDA Rural Development’s Rural Energy Co-
East Ballroom Livestock and dairy farmers have an opportunity to raise and sell organic beef, yet hurdles to multiple farm participation remain. Join three presenters with three perspectives on how to raise and sell your certified organic calves and livestock in the organic beef market. Chuck Blood is a certified organic dairy farmer, who also sells organic beef. Troy Bishopp is Madison County Soil and Water Conservation District’s grazing specialist. Mike Debach manages the Leona Meat Plant, which is processing organic beef at their packing facility in Troy, PA.
Keynote: 11:30 a.m. JIM & MOIE KIMBALL CRAWFORD Vegetable farmers
Reality and Ideals on a 35-Year-Old Organic Vegetable Farm: What We Think We’ve Learned
Sunday Lunch 12:30–1:30 p.m. Convention C & D
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Childcare 2 to 5 years of age Boardroom #1 Saturday and Sunday childcare provided by Tessa Corcoran-Sayers, Ana Riley and Beth Miller.
Workshops for Children 6 to 12 years of age Boardroom #2 SATURDAY 8:00–9:30 a.m.
Unleashing Our Creativity with Becky Johnson This workshop will allow the children to explore their own creativity while learning about environmental issues and helping with the coloring book that Becky is planning to publish in the spring. Becky is a young, local artist who lives in Syracuse in a house full of creative spirits — the Bread and Roses Cooperative House. She recently completed a cross-country environmental education tour aimed at reaching young people, on a bio-diesel bus.
Youth Program Mary Boite, Youth Conference Coordinator
gardening program in three Rochester City elementary schools. 12:30–2:00 p.m. Lunch with Your Family 2:00–3:30 p.m.
Create a Bug Biosphere with Gere Link Children will create their own bug in its personalized environment designed by their imagination — a hands-on play project using clay, tree twigs, cardboard and soda bottles. Participants will also think about what bugs help organic farming. Children should bring their own small branch and a clean 2- or 3-liter soda bottle; if not, as many as possible will be provided — but they do need to bring their imagination!
wildlife (animals, birds and even wild edibles) that co-exists on the land around our farms and gardens. Krista is an early childhood educator who has been market gardening one acre with her children, now ages 6–12, whom she also home schools. 10:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
From Acorn to Mighty Oak with Darrell Birchenough and Mary Pittman The potential to become a mighty oak lies within each acorn! Come learn more about this great little nut. We’ll take acorns though the process needed to produce flour and then make them into something we can eat together! Darrell Birchenough has studied with The Tracker School, the Wilderness Awareness School and independently for many years. He brings his knowledge of primitive skills and craftsmanship to teaching children and adults. He has instructed at Earth Arts, the Rochester Museum and Science Center, Omega Institute and other schools. Mary Pittman is a 6th grade teacher. She created the Nature Club at Brockport Middle School and has successfully run it for 10 years.
Workshops for Teens Boardroom #4
11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Wet Felting with Gere Link
SATURDAY
Felting paperweights, doorstops and making critters will allow the children to felt colored sheep and llama wool around a rock. This is a fun and quick process, achieved by rubbing the wool while wet, interlocking the fibers making the felt. Each child can make more than one. Gere teaches art to Kindergarteners — 4th grade at Stamford Central School as well as to special education classes from grades 5–9. She works with Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H and CROP, an after-school program for rural district children. Their own llamas provide wool for the felting classes.
Youth – Starting Your Own Business with Bethany Pastina
11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Make Your Own Lip Balm with Jan McDonald Using calendula and comfrey that have been organically grown and dried by students in the Rochester Roots School-Community Garden Program at Peacework Organic Farm, the children will learn to process plant and food-grade materials into lip balms. Jan McDonald is the program director of Rochester Roots: growing youth, growing community, growing food, a
8:00–9:30 a.m.
3:30–5:00 p.m.
Celebrating Our Farming Community – Finishing the Banner for NOFA-NY with Karen Kerney Using stencils and paint, workshop participants will put the finishing touches on the banner designed earlier in the day by the teens. Karen Kerney is a gardener and artist, and also the art director for Syracuse Cultural Workers. Her art celebrates her passion for the land and for justice.
SUNDAY 10:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Wildlife in Your Garden with Krista Oarcea We will use stories, games and naturalist activities that explore our relationships with the
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This workshop will give youth a clearer picture of the initial steps in starting a community-serving business. Participants will discuss a variety of business possibilities that meet these same standards, as well as learn common pitfalls and benefits of owning your own business. Bethany operates Very Vegan, a baked goods business using organic and fair-trade ingredients, in Rochester, NY. She also works as a vegan cook and animal caregiver. She serves on the board of Rochester Roots and is an active member of Compassionate Consumers. 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Celebrating Our Farming Community – Creating a Banner for NOFA-NY with Karen Kerney Using stencils and paint, workshop participants will imagine, design and begin to execute a new banner for NOFA-NY. Karen Kerney is a gardener and artist, and also the art director for Syracuse Cultural Workers. Her art celebrates her passion for the land and for justice.
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Wet Felting for Teens with Gere Link Teens will be making felt pouches using a resist (form) and adorning them with yarn. The felt will be colored sheep and llama wool which, while wet, will be rubbed around the resist, interlocking the fibers creating the pouch. Each participant will have time to create at least one, depending on how creatively they adorn it.
Gere has done this with her children, students and scouting groups. 12:30–2:00 p.m. Lunch with Your Family 2:00–3:30 p.m.
Creative Garden Planning with Seed Saving with Katie Lavin & Patrick Keeler
Create a garden filled with your favorite plants, for next season or sometime in the future. We will dream up possibilities as we look through seed catalogs, make collages and maps, and scribble notes in garden journals (provided). We will discuss which plants we can save seeds from and why we would want to do that. Katie is a farmer at Peacework Organic Farm in Newark, NY and will attempt to plan an all purple garden in this workshop. Patrick has been a farm intern in New York state for the past two growing seasons and recently joined the urban youth gardening organization Rochester Roots as school garden/farm manager. 3:30–5:00 p.m.
Creating a Bug Biosphere for Teens with Gere Link The teen group will create their own bug in its personalized environment, while thinking about such issues as which insects help in organic farming. Can you make one? Do you have a small branch and a 2–3 liter soda bottle that you would use to make your bug? Bring it with you if you can; if not, they will be provided. This is similar to the workshop for the younger age group, but at a higher level — it’s a fun activity for children through adults!
SUNDAY 10:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Self-Discovery for Teens with Annie O’Reilly Teens will do an in-depth discovery of their unique selves, using nature and colors and other touchstones. We will also have a short ceremony celebrating your self-discovery. You will leave the workshop with a certificate describing a profile of YOU! Annie is a nature and outdoors lover. She is an occupational therapist who works with children and adults with developmental disabilities. She also runs workshops for children and teens to help them discover the wonder of nature and themselves as part of Amazing Planet Children’s Programs. 10:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Landscaping with Plants for Business and Pleasure with Marci Muller From the Rochester Landscape Technicians Program will discuss how landscapers work with plants, shrubs and trees to create outdoor places that have certain functions and uses. It’s a wonderfully fulfilling business, as well, that teens can embark on while still in high school, or which they can make into a career.
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Abel & Schafer 20 Alexander Ct Ronkonkoma, NY 11779-6541 631-737-2220 frank@kompletusa.com www.kompletusa.com 20# Muffin Mix Abundance Cooperative Market 62 Marshal Street Rochester, NY 14607-3525 585-454-2667 info@abundance.coop www.abundance.coop 1 gallon olive oil, 2 cans whole tomato, ½ case Pears & Apples Albert’s Organics NE 200 Eagle Court PO Box 624 Bridgeport, NJ 08014 800-899-5944 Transportation of product Tina Rice Allen Dairy Div, T. Marzetti Co, Inc 1709 Frank Rd Columbus, OH 43216 614-279-8673 www.marzetti.com 8 gallons Salad Dressing Aissa O’Neill Betty Acres Farm 21529 NYS Hwy 28 Delhi, NY 13753 607-746-9581 bettyacres@delhi.net www.bettyacresorganic.com 7# Ham Guy Jones Blooming Hill Farm Box 20, Rte 208 Blooming Grove, NY 10914 www.bloominghillorganicfarm.com 50# Onions, 75# Fingerling Potato & Jerusalem Artichokes Emma Missouri Catskill Mountain Coffee / Real World Coffee Roasters Inc PO Box 387 West Hurley, NY 12491-0387 888-729-5282 redemma50@aol.com www.buyorganiccoffee.com 5 cases Coffee
Food Donations Thank You to our Conference Supporters! We are especially grateful to the long list of farmers and businesses who have donated food to the conference. Please support and recommend them when you can. Maureen Knapp Cobblestone Valley Enterprises, LLC 2023 Preble Rd Box 121 Preble, NY 13141-0121 607-749-4032 cvfarm@twcny.rr.com www.cobblestonevalley.com 40# Turkey Elizabeth Dyck Crimson Clover Farm 1124 Country Rd 38 Bainbridge, NY 13733-3360 607-895-6566 kedyck@frontiernet.net 5# Garlic Cary Berliner Divinitea Premium Organic Loose Leaf Teas 1138 Parkwood Blvd Schenectady, NY 12308 518-347-0689 divinitea@surfee.com 3 Tea Tins and Filters Bob Eberly Eberly Poultry Farm 1095 Mount Airy Rd Stevens, PA 17578 717-336-6440 dkuntz@eberlypoultry.com www.eberlypoultry.com 125# Chicken Parts Louis & Merby Lego Elderberry Pond 3728 Center Street Rd Auburn, NY 13021-9352 315-252-3977 llego@baldcom.net 2 cases Apples Lisa & Kevin Engelbert Engelbert Farms 182 Sunnyside Rd Nichols, NY 13812 607-699-3775 kengelbert@stny.rr.com 30# Hamburger
Essentially Bread 245 East Main Street Elbridge, NY 13060 315-689-1200 Baking Rolls for $200 Brian Seidenfrau Four Seasons Produce Inc PO Box 788 Ephrata, PA 17522 877-567-6500 1 case Spinach Robert Nogash Gillie Farms 6147 Gillie Brook Rd Memphis, NY 13112-9782 315-672-3706 info@gilliefarms.com www.gilliefarms.com 2½ bu Butternut & ½ bu Delicata, 2# Garlic Joseph Ottati Glendale Farm 4590 Rte 414 Burdett, NY 14818 607 546-8479 joe@carsophagus.com 2½ cases GrapeJuice Greg Swartz Gorzynski’s Ornery Farm PO Box 33 Cochecton Center, NY 127270333 845-252-6516 mizuna@excite.com 100# Carrots Elizabeth Karabinakis Greenstar Food Cooperative Market 701 W Buffalo Street Ithaca, NY 14850 www.Greenstarcoop.com
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Richard deGraff Grindstone Farm LLC 780 County Rte 28 Pulaski, NY 13142 315-298-4139 www.grindstonefarm.com 40# Blueberries & 70# Potato Steffen & Rachel Schneider Hawthorne Valley Farms 327 Rte 21C Ghent, NY 12075 518-672-7457 srschn@aol.com www.hawthornevalleyfarm.com 21# Yogurt & 30 Loaves Bread Jeremy Peele Herondale Farm 90 Wiltsie Bridge Rd Ancramdale, NY 12503 518-329-3769 info@herondalefarm.com www.herondalefarm.com 20# Ham Nate Horwitz Honest Weight Food Coop 484 Central Ave Albany, NY 12206 518-482-2667 www.honestweight.coop 40# Broccoli & 25# Rice Peter Slaunwhite Horizon Organic PO Box 190 Chelsea, VT 05038-0190 888-648-8377 peter.slaunwhite@horizonorganic.com www.horizonorganic.com 16 cases String Cheese, 10 cases Choc & Straw each, 20 cases Smoothies Keith Stewart Keith’s Farm PO Box 146 Westtown, NY 10998-0416 845-856-4955 keithsfarm@frontiernet.net 30# Potato & 2# Garlic Michael & Karma Glos Kingbird Farm 9398 West Creek Rd Berkshire, NY 13736-2611 607-657-2860 karma@kingbirdfarm.com www.kingbirdfarm.com 20# Ham & 20# Italian sausage
Brett Kreher Kreher’s Poultry Farms PO Box 410 Clarence, NY 14031-0410 716-759-6802 brett@krehereggs.com 5 cases Eggs Lori’s Natural Foods 900 Jefferson Rd Rochester, NY 14623 585-424-2323 store@lorisnatural.com www.lorisnatural.com 20# Rice & 30# Penne Richard Giles Lucky Dog Farm PO Box 51 Hamden, NY 13782-0051 607-746-9898 rgiles@catskill.net 100# Fingerling Potato Beth Brummer Mayor Brothers Apple Products PO Box 277 Barker, NY 14012-0277 716-795-9930 www.mayerbrothers.com 2 cases Cider
Norman Northern Soy 345 Paul Rd Rochester, NY 14624 585-235-8970 2 buckets Tofu
Regional Access 125 Cayuga Street Trumansburg, NY 14886 607-387-6959 food@regionalaccess.net Transportation of product
Peter Miller Organic Valley / CROPP Cooperative Brattleboro, VT 05302 888-444-6455 peter.miller@organicvalley.coop www.organicvalley.coop 4 cases Butter, 20# Cheddar Cheese, 10# Feta Cheese, 8 cases Milk
Charles and Mary Blood Rocky Top Acres 1659 Quaker Hill Rd Hubbardsville, NY 13355-9617 315-899-8907 rockytopacres@frontiernet.net 25# Hamburger
Maria Gramaldi Panther Rock Farm 148 Hardenburgh Rd Livingston Manor, NY 845-482-4164 pantherrock@direcway.com 6-9# Shitake Mushrooms
Seth & Martha Jacobs Slack Hallow Farm 177 Gilchrist Rd Argyle, NY 12809-9730 518-638-6124 50# Yellow Carrots & Spinach
Ray McEnroe McEnroe Organic Farm Associates, LLC 194 Coleman Station Rd Millerton, NY 12546 518-789-3252 moohill@aol.com www.mcenroeorganicfarm.com 40# Turkey Mark Dunau Mountain Dell Farm 2386 Roods Creek Rd Hancock, NY 13783-9506 607-467-4034 mldunau@ny.tds.net 80# Red Beets & 80# Chioga Beet Glen & Marcia Litwiller Mountain Rise Organics 7556 County Rd 33 Naples, NY 14512-9265 585-374-9108 herbmtn@aol.com www.mountainrise.com 9½# Granola
Jim Bittner Singer Farm LLC 6730 East Lake Rd Appleton, NY 14008-9673 716-778-7330 Bittner58@aol.com www.singerfarms.com 10# Tart Pitted Cherries & 40# Sliced Peaches
Shawn Fahey Stonyfield Farm 10 Burton Dr Londonberry, NH 03053 603-437-4040 www.stonyfield.com 650 Yogurt Single Serve Containers
Jack & Michael Porter Porter Farms PO Box 416 Elba, NY 15058-0416 585-757-9243 sjporter@eznet.net 80# Butternut Squash & 45# Cabbage Siobhan Griffin Raindance Farm 2454 County Hwy 35 Schenenvus, NY 12155-2401 raindance@baka.com 50# Hamburger
Chris & Kara Harmon Sunset View Farm 47 Sunset Blvd Oneonta, NY 13820 607-433-1626 comiewfarmny@aol.com 30# Hamburger & 20# Sausage Joanne Grisanti Syracuse Real Food CoOperative 618 Kensington Road Syracuse, NY 13210 www.syracuserealfood.coop/ 50# Pancake Mix, Flour for Bread & 1/2 case Celery
Gunther Fishgold Tierra Farms 71 Oliver St Cohoes, NY 12047 518-237-4688 gfishgold@yahoo.com www.tierrafarm.com 5# Dried Fruit, 7# Raisins, 10# Granola & 10# Oatmeal Beth & Ronald Southwick Treasures of Joy Farm 3950 Kennedy Rd Nedrow, NY 13120 315-492-8560 southwick@a-znet.com 25# Stew Beef Kathie, Rick & Bob Arnold Twin Oaks Dairy, LLC. 3175 NY State Rte 13 Truxton, NY 13158-3107 607-842-6631 randkarnold@juno.com $100 for purchase of Dairy Products Bill Young Upstate Farms 585-768-2247 x6225 byoung@upstatefarms.com www.upstatefarms.com 2 cases Creamer & 2 cases Butter Chips Warren & Eleanor Allen W&E Allen Pure Maple Syrup 10131 Resha Rd Castorland, NY 13620-9746 315-346-6706 weallen@frontiernet.net 1 gallon Maple Syrup Brenda & Michael Henry Wood Creek Herb Farm 3995 Wood Creek Rd Rome, NY 13440-8465 315-339-1109 woodcreekherbfarm@netzero.net www.woodcreekherbfarm.com 1 case Herb Vinegar June Wood W.W. Texas Longhorn Ranch 180 Johnston Rd Bernhards Bay, NY 13208 315-623-9796 junewoods6@aol.com 52# Hamburg & 49# Stew Beef
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Sponsors Harris Seeds
Gold Sponsor NE Farm Credit Karen Murphy PO Box 9061 Springfield, MA 01102-9061 800-880-1507 Extn: 8721 Fax: 413-789-2541
Silver Sponsors CADE, Inc. Kevin Hodne 250 Main St, Ste 218 Oneonta, NY 13820 607-431-6034 Fax: 607-431-4028 khodne@cadefarms.org www.cadefarms.org
CROPP Cooperative / Organic Valley Colette Skundberg-Radtke One Organic Way LaFarge, WI 54639 1-888-444-6455 Fax: 608-625-3019 colette.skundberg@organicvalley.coop www.organicvalley.coop
Upstate Farms Cooperative, Inc. Bill Young 7115 W Main Rd Leroy, NY 14482 585-768-2247 byoung@upstatefarms.com www.upstatefarms.com
Whole Foods Market Angela Rakis 905 River Rd Edgewater, NJ 07020 201-941-4000 Extn: 231 Fax: 201-941-9576 angela.rakis@wholefoods.com www.wholefoodsmarket.com
Bronze Sponsors Angelica Kitchen, Inc.
Mark Willis PO Box 24966 Rochester, NY 14624-0966 585-295-3600 Fax: 585-295-3609 mwillis@harrisseeds.com www.harrisseeds.com
Tierra Farm Gunther Fishgold 2424 NYS Rte 203 Valatie, NY 12184 518-237-4688 Fax: 518-237-4671 schwabe@tierrafarm.com www.tierrafarm.com
Watershed Agricultural Council Allison Bennett 33195 NYS Hwy 10 Walton, NY 13856 607-865-7790 allisonbennett@nycwatershed.org
Leslie McEachern 300 E 12 St New York, NY 10003 212-473-0305 Fax: 212-228-3108 www.angelicakitchen.com
Birds Eye Foods Horizon Organic Peter Slaunwhite 7895 Tackabury Rd Canastota, NY 13032 315-420-3293 Fax: 315-366-0014 peter.slaunwhite@whitewave.com www.horizonorganic.com
Lakeview Organic Grain Klaas & Mary-Howell Martens PO Box 361, 119 Hamilton Place Penn Yan, NY 14527-0361 315-531-1038 kandmhfarm@srpintmail.com
Michael Gardinier 90 Linden Oaks Rochester, NY 14625 585-264-3124 mgardinier@birdseyefoods.com www.birdseyefoods.com
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Fertrell Company Don Brubaker PO Box 265 Bainbridge, PA 17502-0265 717-367-1566 Fax: 717-367-7319 don@fertrell.com www.fertrell.com
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Fedco Seeds Gene Frey PO Box 520 Waterville, NY 04903-0520 207-873-7333 Fax: 207-872-8317 www.fedcoseeds.com
George S. Abawi Cornell University – NYSAES Dept of Plant Pathology Geneva, NY 14456 315-787-2374 gsa1@cornell.edu www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/faculty/ Abawi Janet Allen Habitat Gardening in Central New York a chapter of Wild Ones: Native Natural Landscapes 401 Parsons Dr Syracuse, NY 13219 315-487-5742 jkallen@twcny.rr.com www.stewardshipgarden.us
Presenters cell: 518-859-5341 eab17@cornell.edu
scott.collins@ny.usda.gov www.rurdev.usda.gov
Charles Blood Rocky Top Acres 1659 Quaker Hill Rd Hubbardsville, NY 13355-9617 315-899-8907 rockytopacres@frontiernet.net
Jean-Paul Courtens Jody Bolluyt Roxbury Farm, LLC 2501 NYS Rte 9H Kinderhook, NY 12106 518-758-8558 info@roxburyfarm.com www.roxburyfarm.com
Tom & Sally Brown Shiphrah Farm 868 NYS Rte 222 Groton, NY 13073-9403 607-898-4401 shiphrah@odyssey.net
Gayle Anderson Honest Weight Food Coop 484 Central Ave Albany, NY 12206 518-482-2667 gayle@hwfc.com www.honestweight.coop
John Bunting Farmer & Reporter, The Milkweed 2362 Peakes Brook Rd Delhi, NY 13751 607-746-3892 bunting@dmcom.net
Jeremy Barker Plotkin Simple Gifts Farm 22 Poole Rd Belchertown, MA 01007 603-862-3203 becky.grube@unh.edu
Brian Caldwell Cornell University Crop & Soil Science Dept 905 Bradfield Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 607-280-3652 bac11@cornell.edu
Darrell Birchenough 26 Thomas St, Apt C Holley, NY 14470 585-507-1551 prmitiveskill@aol.com
Bill Casey PO Box 36, 1136 Berry Rd Apulia Station, NY 13020 315-683-5674 bill5308@aol.com
Troy Bishopp Madison Cty Soil & Water Conservation District Bishopp Family Farm 6503 Wes Rd Hamilton, NY 13346 315-824-9849 troy.bishopp@ny.nacdnet.net
Janet Cawley Finger Lakes Organic Growers Cooperative, Inc PO Box 170 Rose, NY 14542 315-587-4597 www.fingerlakesorganic.com
Thomas Björkman Cornell University Dept of Horticulture Science 630 W North St Geneva, NY 14456 315-787-2218 tnb1@cornell.edu
Scott Chaskey Quail Hill Farm / Peconic Land Trust PO Box 1268 Amagansett, NY11930 631-267-8492 schaskey@peconiclandtrust.org www.peconiclandtrust.org
Ted Blomgren CCE – Capital District Vegetable Program 61 State St Troy, NY 12180 518-272-4210, Extn: 115
Scott Collins USDA Rural Development 441 S Salina St Syracuse, NY 13202 315-477-6409
Mike Debach Leona Meat Plant PO Box 156 Troy, PA 16947 570-297-3574 sales@leonameatplant.com www.leonameatplant.com David DeCou Organic Materials Review Institute Organic Trade Association PO Box 11558 Eugene, OR 97440 541-343-7600, extn: 102 dave@omri.org www.omri.org Chuck Deichmann, Jr. Willow Creek Farm 3161 NYS Rte 244 Belmont, NY 14813-9538 585-268-5489 cdeichmann@infoblvd.net Walter DeJong Cornell University Dept of Plant Breeding & Genetics 309 Bradfield Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 607-254-5384 wsd2@cornell.edu Ray Denniston Food Manager Johnson City Central School District 666 Reynolds Rd Johnson City, NY 13790 607-763-1216 rdenniston@jcsholls.stier.org Deb Denome Seeking Common Ground / Shimmering Lights Farm 6141 Hicks Rd Naples, NY 14512
858-394-6797 deb.seg@frontiernet.net www.seekingcommonground.org Laurie E. Drinkwater Cornell University Dept of Horticulture 121 Plant Science Bldg Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-9804 led24@cornell.edu Mark Dunau Mountain Dell Farm NOFA-NY Alternatives Committee 2386 Rood Creek Rd Hancock, NY 13783 607-467-4034 mldunau@ny.tds.net www.nofany.org Elizabeth Dyck NOFA-NY, Inc Organic Seed Project Coordinator 1124 County Rd 38 Bainbridge, NY 16933 607-895-6913 organicseed@nofany.org www.nofany.org Lisa Engelbert NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC 840 Upper Front St Binghamton, NY 13905-1542 607-724-9851 certifiedurganic@nofany.org www.nofany.org Kris Engelbert Engelbert Farms 182 Sunnyside Rd Nichols, NY 13812 607-699-3775 a1farmboy @yahoo.com Tom Ferraro Foodlink, Inc 936 Exhange St Rochester, NY 14608 585-328-3380 thomas@foodlinkny.org www.foodlinkny.org Teri Ferrin PGRU, USDA-ARS 630 W North St Geneva, NY 14456 315-787-2356 tferrin@pgru.ars.usda.gov www.organicseedpartnership.org
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Michael Glos Cornell University Dept of Plant Breeding & Genetics 106 Love Lab Ithaca, NY 14853 607-227-7793 mag22@cornell.edu John Gorzynski Gorzynski’s Ornery Farm PO Box 113 Cochecton Center, NY 127270113 845-252-7570 gorzynski@citlink.net Becky Grube University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension 38 College Rd, Spaulding Hall Durham, NH 03824 603-862-3203 becky.grube@unh.edu www.ceinfo.unh.edu Jennifer Gutshall Lynda Brushett Cooperative Development Institute 1 Sugarloaf St So Deerfield, MA 01373 413-665-1273 jgutshall@cdi.coop www.cdi.coop Jennifer Harvey NYSERDA 17 Columbus Circle Albany, NY 12203 1-866-NYSERDA Sherrie Hastings NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC 840 Upper Front St Binghamton, NY 13905-1542 607-724-9851 certifiedorganic@nofany.org www.nofany.org
Center for Agricultural Development & Entrepreneurship 250 Main St Oneonta, NY 13820 607-431-6034 holzbaur@htva.net Liana Hoodes National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture 3540 NYS Rte 52 Pine Plains, NY 12566 845-744-2304 liana@sustainableagriculture.net www.sustainableagriculture.net Abdullah A. Jaradat ARS-USDA 803 Iowa Ave Morris, MN 56267 320-589-3411 jaradat@morris.ars.usda.gov
PO Box 126 Cornucopia, WI 54827-0126 608-625-2042 kastel@cornucopia.org Patrick Keeler Rochester Roots, Inc 121 N Fitzhugh St Rochester, NY 14614 315-317-6321 ecofranco@yahoo.fr www.politicsoffood.org Karen Kerney Pheasant Ridge Vineyards 3684 Ransom Rd Jamesville, NY 13078 315-469-0403 karenk@syracuseculturalworkers.com Jim & Moie Kimball Crawford New Morning Farm 22263 Anderson Hollow Rd Hustontown, PA 17229 814-448-3904 moiec@hotmail.com www.newmorningfarm.net
Rebecca Johnson The Clear Visions Project 162 Cambridge St Syracuse, NY 13210 315-422-4924 clearvisproject@yahoo.com www.clearvisionsproject.org
Elizabeth Henderson Peacework Organic Farm 2218 Welcher Rd Newark, NY 14513 315-331-9029 ehendrsn@redsuspenders.com
Elizabeth Karabinakis Outreach Coordinator Greenstar Cooperative Market, Inc 701 West Buffalo St Ithaca, NY 14850 607-273-5056 http://www.greenstarcoop.com
Steve Holzbaur Consultant
Mark Kastel The Cornucopia Institute
Casey Kunes Hendale Farms PO Box 198 Seneca Castle, NY 14547 585-326-5523 dale@hendalefarms.com www.hendalefarms.com Katie Lavin Peacework Organic Farm 6865 Pulver Rd Newark, NY 14513 585-232-1479 katiemae46@hotmail.com Bob Lefrancois Lamb & Webster Equipment 6900 Cockram Rd Byron, NY 14422 716-984-7442 bobl@lwemail.com Geraldine Link Link’in Llama Farms 81 River St Hobart, NY 13788-2038 607-538-1876 gmslink2002@yahoo.com
Isabelle Joncas Equiterre 2177, Masson, Office 317 Montreal, Quebec H2H 1B1 514-522-2000 ijoncas@equiterre.qc.ca www.equiterre.org William Jordan NYS Dept of Agriculture and Markets 108 Airline Dr Albany, NY 12235 518-457-0752 william.jordan@agmkt.state.ny.us www.agmkt.state.ny.us
Brett Kreher Kreher’s Poultry Farm Regional Rep for Einboeck Cultivation Equipment 5411 Davison Rd Clarence, NY 14031 716-759-6802 brett@krehereggs.com www.cultivation1.com
Carol King NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC 840 Upper Front St Binghamton, NY 13905-1542 607-724-9851 certifiedorganic@nofany.org www.nofany.org Don & Linda Kingston North Country Grown Cooperative, Inc 2969 County Rte 14 Madrid, NY 13660 315-322-5529 linda_Kingston@yahoo.com
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Dr. Benjamin Lucio Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine C4-121 Veterinary Medical Center Ithaca, NY 14853 607-253-4031 bl23@cornell.edu Klaas & Mary-Howell Martens K+M-H Martens Farm 1443 Ridge Rd Penn Yan, NY14527 315-536-9879 kandmhfarm@srpintmail.com Jan McDonald Rochester Roots, Inc. 121 N Fitzhugh St Rochester, NY 14614 585-232-1463 pof@frontiernet.net www.politicsoffood.org Joe Mendelson The Center for Food Safety
660 Pennsylvania Ave, Ste 302 Washington, DC 20003 202-547-9359 joemend@icta.org www.centerforfoodsafety.org Scarlett Miles 1872 NYS Rte 21 Palmyra, NY 14522 315-597-5426 ssmiles222@hotmail.com Jack Montague Foodlink, Inc 936 Exhange St Rochester, NY 14608 585-328-3380 johnmont@foodlinkny.org www.foodlinkny.org
Accord, NY 12404 845-687-7885 kristaoarcea@earthlink.net Bethany Pastina Rochester Roots 19 Burkhard Pl Rochester, NY 14620 585-319-4451 bpastina@rochester.rr.com Keith Perry Cornell University Cornell-Uihlein Farm 334 Plant Science Bldg Ithaca, NY 14853 607-254-8243 Klp3@cornell.edu
www.organic.cornell.edu
607-587-9282
Sue Rau Andy Soutar Drumlin’s End / North Country Grown Coop, Inc 178 Fayette Rd Massena, NY 13662 315-769-5861 jlw15@cornell.edu
Dana Stafford Regional Access 125 Cayuga St Trumansburg, NY 14886 607-387-6959 dana@regionalaccess.net
Larry Robertson PGRU, USDA-ARS 630 W North St Geneva, NY 14456 315-787-2356 lrobertson@pgru.ars.usda.gov www.ars.usda.gov/main/site/ main.htm
George Moriarty Cornell University Dept of Plant Breeding & Genetics 106 Love Lab Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-1241 gm23@cornell.edu
Joe Romano Greenstar Cooperative Market, Inc 701 West Buffalo St Ithaca, NY 14850 607-273-5056 jromano@greenstar.coop www.greenstar.coop
Tom Morris University of Connecticut Plant Science Dept 1376 Storrs Rd, Unit 4067 Storrs, CT 06269 860-486-0637 thomas.morris@uconn.edu
Rose Ryan Harvest Home Organics 4574 Duryea St Moravia, NY 13118 315-497-0351 harvesthome@usadatanet.net
Marci Muller Rochester Landscape Technicians Program 171 Reservoir Ave Rochester, NY 14620 585-242-7596 marci@landscapetech.com www.landscapetech.com Marilyn Murray NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC 840 Upper Front St Binghamton, NY 13905-1542 607-724-9851 certifiedorganic@nofany.org www.nofany.org Brian Nicholson Red Jacket Orchards 957 Rte 5 and 20 West Geneva, NY 14456 315-781-2749 bnich@redjacketorchards.com www.redjacketorchards.com Krista Oarcea 452 County Rd 2
Annie Petracca O’Reilly 5745 Federal Rd Conesus, NY 14435 585-346-0557 annieoreilly@hotmail.com Mary Pittman 341 Willowbrooke Dr Brockport, NY 14420 585-637-4872 mjpttmn@aol.com Dr. Urvashi Rangan Consumers Union 101 Truman Ave Yonkers, NY 10463 914-378-2351 RangUr@consumers.org www.eco-labels.org www.greenerchoices.org Anu Rangarajan Cornell University Dept of Horticulture 121 Plant Science Bldg Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-1780 ar47@cornell.edu
Robynn Shrader National Cooperative Grocers Assoc 361 E College St Iowa City, IA 52240 319-466-9029 robynn@ncga.coop www.ncga.coop Gary Skoog Skoog Garlic Farm 6142 Lake Rd S Brockport, NY 14420 585-637-6586 skoogfarm@eznet.net Dr. Margaret Smith Cornell University Dept of Plant Breeding & Genetics G42 Emerson Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-1654 mes25@cornell.edu Gerald Snyder 1444 Randolph Rd Alfred Station, NY 14803
Keith Stewart Keith’s Farm PO Box 297 Westtown, NY 10998 845-856-4955 keithsfarm@frontiernet.net Gregory Swartz Gorzynski Farm PO Box 33 Cochecton, NY 12727-0033 845-252-6516 mizuna@excite.com Dr. Alan Taylor Cornell University – NYSAES 630 W North St Geneva, NY 14456 315-787-2394 agt1@cornell.edu Dr. Linda Tikofsky Quality Milk Production Services College of Veterinary Medicine Cornell University 22 Thornwood Dr Ithaca, NY 14850 607-255-1964 lg40@cornell.edu www.gmps.vet.cornell.edu Jennifer Wilkins Cornell University Div of Nutritional Sciences 305 MVR Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-4401 607-255-2730 jlw15@cornell.edu David W. Wolfe Cornell University Dept of Horticulture 121 Plant Science Bldg Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-7888 dww5@cornell.edu www.hort.cornell.edu/wolfe David & Ty Zemelsky Star Light Gardens 54 Fawler Ave Dunham, CT 06422 860-463-0166 springdogz@aol.com
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Trade Show Exhibitors Agricultural Mineral Prospectors, Inc
CROPP Cooperative / Organic Valley
John & Malcolm Slack PO Box 866 Erin, ONT NOB 1TO 519-833-9827 Fax: 519-833-7515 jslack@sentex.ca www.carbonatite.com
Peter Miller PO Box 1161 Brattleboro, VT 05302-1161 612-801-3506 Fax: 608-625-3051 peter.miller@organicvalley.coop www.organicvalley.coop
BCS America, LLC
Dairy Marketing Services
Larry Seymour 811 NE Columbia Blvd Portland, OR 97218 570-222-2276 lseymour@bcsamerica.com www.bcsamerica.com
Tracy Trudell PO Box 4844 Syracuse, NY 13321-4844 888-589-6455 Fax: 315-433-2345 www.dairymarketingservices.com
Belle Terre Irrigation
Fertrell Company
Mike Madison 8142 Champlin RD Sodus, NY 14551 315-483-6155 Fax: 315-483-4064 www.dripsupply.com
Don Brubaker PO Box 265 Bainbridge, PA 17502-0265 717-367-1566 Fax: 717-367-7319 don@fertrell.com www.fertrell.com
Bluetree Studios Christiana Kaiser PO Box 15329 Syracuse, NY 13215 315-727-6941 bluetreestudios@yahoo.com www.bluetreestudios.com
CCE – Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program Steve Miller 1122 Kessuth Ave Utica, NY 13501 315-732-7110 sgm6@cornell.edu
Community Markets Miriam Haas 17 Westview Ave Ossining, NY 10562 914-923-4837 mhaas@communitymarkets.biz www.communitymarkets.biz
Freeville Organic Research Farm Cornell University Marguerite Wells 162 Plant Science Bldg Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-9911 Fax: 607-255-0599 mw38@cornell.edu www.hort.cornell.edu/organicfarm/
Greenmarket, CENYC Kelly Williams 51 Chambers St, Ste 1231 New York, NY 10007 212-341-2321 kwilliams@greenmarket.cc www.cenyc.org
Grindstone Farm Richard de Graff 780 County Rte 28 Pulaski, NY 13142-2471 315-298-4139 Fax: 315-298-2119 gsforganic@aol.com www.grindstonefarm.com
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Horizon Organic Peter Slaunwhite 7895 Tackabury Rd Canastota, NY 13032 315-420-3293 Fax: 315-366-0014 peter.slaunwhite@whitewave.com www.horizonorganic.com
Kreher’s Poultry Farm Regional Rep for Einboeck Cultivation Equipment Brett Kreher 5411 Davison Rd Clarence, NY 14031 716-759-6802 brett@krehereggs.com www.cultivation1.com
Lakeview Organic Grain Chuck Richtmyer & Daniel Hoover PO Box 361, 119 Hamilton Place Penn Yan, NY 14527-0361 315-531-1038 kandmhfarm@srpintmail.com
LEAD New York Larry Van De Valk 114 Kennedy Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-7907 Chuck607-255-7905 ljv4@cornell.edu www.leadny.org
Trade Show Exhibitors MaxLiving / Maplecrest SBC
NYCAMH
Dr Vaughn Holmes 1141 Dale Rd Dale, NY 14039 585-786-0745 pastorvgh@yahoo.com
Sharon Scofield One Atwell Rd Cooperstown, NY 13326 800-343-7527 sscofield@nycamh.com www.nycamh.com
Morrisville State College Sheila Marshman 104 Marshall Hall Morrisville, NY 13408 315-684-6106 Chuck315-684-6125 marshmsa@morrisville.edu www.morrisville.edu
NYSAGE
New York Grown Chinese Medicinal Herbs
Organic Equipment Technology
c/o High Falls Gardens Jean Giblette PO Box 125 Philmont, NY 12565-0125 518-672-7365 hfg@capital.net
NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC Carol King & Lisa Engelbert 840 Upper Front St Binghamton, NY 13905-1542 607-724-9851 Fax: 607-724-9853 certified Organic@nofany.org www.nofany.org
North Star Natural Health Center Dr Joan Coff 92 E Genesee St Baldwinsville, NY 13027 315-635-2739 drjoancoff@aol.com www.nsnhc.com
NY Farms! Martha Goodsell 125 Williams Rd Candor, NY 13743 607-659-3710 nyfarms@baldcom.net www.nyfarms.info
Louise Johnson 184 Bush St Cobleskill, NY 12043 518-234-1942 maherjohnson@gmail.com www.nysage.com Bob Lefrancois 6900 Cockram Rd Byron, NY 14422 716-984-7442 bobl@lwemail.com
Organic Seed Partnership Elizabeth Dyck 1124 County Rd 38 Bainbridge, NY 16933 607-895-6913 organicseed@nofany.org www.nofany.org
Regional Farm & Food Project Billie Best P.O. Box 339 Chatham, NY 12037-0339 518-271-0744 Fax: 518-271-0745 billie@farmandfood.org www.farmandfood.org
Restora-Life Minerals, LLC James Landis 838 Ono Rd Jonestown, PA 17038 717-926-4829
Risk Management Educational Program Chris Reed PO Box 28 Philmont, NY 12565-0028 518-672-7743 chr@capital.net www.agmkts.st.us
Rochester Roots / Politics of Food Mary Boite 121 N Fitzhugh St Rochester, NY 14614 585-232-1463 Fax: 585-232-1479 pof@frontiernet.net www.politicsoffood.org
SeaAgri Northeast David Yarrow 44 Gilligan Rd East Greenbush, NY 12061 518-330-2587 championtrees@msn.com www.seaagri.com
Seasoned Booksellers Sandy Lincoln 335 Grove St Brandon, VT 05733 802-247-4700 slincoln@seasonedbooks.com www.seasonedbooks.com
Seedway, LLC Debra Deis 99 Industrial Rd Elizabethtown, PA 17325 800-952-7333 Fax: 717-367-0387 info@seedway.com www.seedway.com
Tierra Farm, Inc Mike Schwabe 2424 NYS Rte 203 Valatie, NY 12184 518-237-4688 Fax: 518-237-4671 schwabe@tierrafarm.com www.tierrafarm.com
Vermont Compost Company Joey Klein 1996 Main St Montpelier, VT 05302-8523 802-23-6049 sales@vermontcompost.com www.vermontcompost.com
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Please see pages 14–15 for a list of farms and purveyors who have provided fare for the event.
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January 28, 2006 • 5:00 p.m. • Syracuse Holiday Inn, Syracuse, NY
OFFICIAL NOTICE OF THE NOFA-NY ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Everyone welcome. Dues-paying members are able to vote. The agenda will include election of NOFA-NY’s Governing Council, financial report and consideration by the membership of the resolutions below. The Annual Meeting of the newly elected Governing Council members will be held on Sunday, January 29, 2006 at the Syracuse/Liverpool Holiday Inn at 7:00 a.m. Officers will be elected and meeting dates for the year will be selected for publication in the newsletter. There are three Draft Resolutions recommended by the Governing Council for membership to consider at the NOFA-NY 2006 Annual Membership Meeting: I. NOFA-NY resolves that we condemn the unilateral and surreptitious method used by the Organic Trade Association (OTA) to amend the Organic Food Production Act. NOFA-NY is a dues-paying member of OTA and has depended upon the organization, comprised of individuals, farmers, food processors and organizations, to represent our interests. NOFA-NY believes that to maintain organic integrity and consumer confidence in the organic label, it is essential to preserve high standards. We affirm that any changes to the OFPA must occur through an open and participatory process that includes all stakeholders in organic foods. II. NOFA-NY resolves that the NOSB must review all substances to be used in organic processing through the national list process. As in organic production, there should be a very limited list of categories of allowable substances, including ingredients. NOFA-NY further resolves that the Secretary of Agriculture should not have the power to allow emergency use of non-organic agricultural ingredients, if organic forms are not commercially available, thus by-passing the NOSB process. And NOFA-NY resolves that once a herd has converted to organic production, organic management from the last third of gestation should be required for all replacement livestock. III. NOFA-NY strongly supports rescinding the 2005 state law, which will prohibit the sale of unpasturized cider as of January 8, 2006, to once again allow the direct sale by producers of unpasteurized cider to the general public.
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NOFA-NY 2006 24th Annual Conference & Annual Membership Meeting
All Meals are in Convention Center rooms C and D. All Keynotes are in the Ballroom area. Youth Conference is on the 1st floor in Boardrooms 3 & 4, one level above the lobby. Child Care is on the 1st floor in Boardroom #1.
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Trade Show is in the Foyers and Convention Center A. The Boardroom area can be reached by taking lobby elevators up one level to the 1st floor.
Cooperation Cooperation with with Nature, Nature, Neighbors Neighbors and and Local Local Economies Economies
January 27–29, 2006 Holiday Inn Syracuse/Liverpool
40+ Workshops • Organic Meals • Trade Show Keynote Speakers & Special Presenter CONNECTING COMMUNITIES Cooperation Locally, Regionally and Nationally to Support Sustainable Agriculture Robynn Shrader, Director of Marketing & Communication, National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) FRIDAY, 8:00 P.M.
BEYOND THE BULK TANK The Use of Knowledge John Bunting, Dairy farmer and investigative reporter for The Milkweed SATURDAY, 11:00 A.M.
Organic Farming NOFA-NY 24th Annual Conference
January 27–29, 2006
Program Contents Conference Overview & Keynoters . . . 2–3 Crop Improvement: Farm & Garden . . . 4 Serious Soil Management . . . 4 Food from Farms to Schools . . . 5 Friday Half-Day Workshops . . . 6 Saturday Workshops . . . 6–9 Saturday Special Events . . . 9 Sunday Workshops . . . 9–11 NOFA-NY Farmer’s Pledge . . . 10 Youth Conference Program . . . 12–13 Food Donations . . . 14–15 Sponsors . . . 16 Presenters . . . 17–19 Trade Show Exhibitors . . . 20–21 Annual Meeting & Member Resolutions . . . 18 Advertisements . . . 13–35
Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York P. O. Box 880 • Cobleskill, NY 12043-0880 • 607-652-NOFA • FAX 607-652-2290 • office@nofany.org • www.nofany.org
THE CORPORATE TAKEOVER OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE Who Owns the Organic Label? Mark Kastel, The Cornucopia Institute SATURDAY, 11:45 A.M.
REALITY AND IDEALS ON A 35 YEAR-OLD ORGANIC VEGETABLE FARM What We Think We’ve Learned Jim & Moie Kimball Crawford, vegetable farmers SUNDAY, 11:30 A.M.
INTENSIVE ON ORGANIC DAIRY HERD HEALTH Dr. Linda Tikofsky, a veterinarian with Cornell University’s Quality Milk Program. Morning and afternoon SATURDAY, 9:30 A.M., 2:00 P.M., 3:30 P.M.
Special Thanks to Our Gold Level Sponsor NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK