CONFERENCE AT‐A‐GLANCE
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Opening Plenary Session ‐ 8:00 pm: The Myth of Safe Pesticides and Genetically Engineered Crops: Problems and Solutions ‐ John Roulac, Andre Leu, and Don Huber PhD
Thursday, January 21, 2016
● For‐Profit Urban Farming: Successful Session C ‐ 3:30pm Models ● Armchair Farming: Basic Financial ● Biodynamics: Rhythms and Dynamics of ● Love Your Body Like You Love Your Farm Management for Beginning Farmers Nature ● Managing Crop Nutrient Levels to Control ● Building a National Grassroots Campaign for ● Biodynamic Composting: Insights and Plant Disease Practices Young and Beginning Farmers ● On‐Farm and Vocational Programs ● Building a Socially Just Local Food System ● Cuban Delegation: Organic Agriculture and ● Ready, Set, Go! New Climate and ● Current Organic Research Results Training Programs in Cuba Agriculture Funding ● Insights from Farmers: Biodiversity Stories ● Get in the Loop with a Hoop House ● Yes, You Can! …Make Retirement and ● Organic in the Age of the “Superaudit” ● Keeping Your News Feed Fresh Succession a Reality ● Relevant Technology and Practices for ● On‐Farm Research: Why Is It Important? ● Discussion Group: Biodiversity on Farms Irrigation Efficiency ● Organic Textiles from Field to Tee ● Discussion Group: Ecological Farmers and ● Tools that Empower Women Farmers ● Saving Farmland, Saving the Climate Ranchers Alliance ● Special Fruits for Specialty Markets ● Turning the “Problems” of Pests and ● SLOW POULTRY ‐ Overview of Sustainable Invasive Species into Farm Solutions Session B ‐ 10:30am Poultry Production ● Updates from the Anti‐GMO Movement ● Aiming for Zero Waste ● Moving from Spreadsheets to Smartphone, ● Discussion Group: Central Coast Meat ● Bringing Communities Together: How to TEND Producers Start a Community Garden Session ‐ 2:00pm: Farmacology: Total ● Discussion Group: Lease Clinic ‐ Growing on ● How to Engage Food Businesses with Your Plenary Health from the Ground Up ‐ Daphne Miller, Solid Ground Brand MD
Session A ‐ 8:30am
Friday, January 22, 2016 Successful Organic Farmers Plenary ‐ 8:15am: Sally Fox, Terry Kurtak, Mike Irving, & John Vars; and Peter Martinelli Session D ‐ 10:30am ● Built to Last: A Sustainable Approach to School Gardens ● CSA: Thinking Outside the Box ● Enterprise Analysis for Fun and Profit ● From Hoof to Plate: Business Essentials for Pastured Meat Producers ● Herbal Medicine Making for Everyday Health and Wellness ● Weed Blasting and Mechanical Weeding for Row Crops and Perennials ● Innovative Techniques for Recharging Groundwater Basins ● Maximizing Value from Excess Harvest to Benefit Communities ● National Organic Update ● Supporting Bees for a Sustainable Future ● Discussion Group: Hemp and Cannabis as Part of a Diversified Farm Portfolio ● Basic Financial Records for Farm Business ● Organic Ingredients, the need is growing! ● On‐Farm Food Safety Workshop for New Producers
● Put a Price on Carbon to Transition Off Fossil Fuels Session E ‐ 1:30pm ● End State Organic Program Fees ● Evaluating Sustainability of Organic Farming Practices in California ● FSMA and NOP: Side‐by‐Side and Simplified ● The Bloom Boom: Growing and Marketing Cut Flowers ● Regenerative Agriculture’s Role in Reversing Climate Change ● Holistic Grazing, Pasture Management, and Grass‐Fed Beef ● Grow a Triple Bottom Line with Food Justice Certification ● Organic No‐Till Farming 102: Weed and Disease Suppression ● Organic Seed Activism: A New Roadmap ● To Scale or Not to Scale Session F ‐ 3:30pm ● Go Native: Farms Reap the Benefit of Indigenous Species
● Incubator Farm Models in Local, Regional and National Food Systems ● Innovations for Drought Management ● Keep on Composting in the Free World ● Organic Pest and Weed Management: Latest Products ● Putting Poultry on Pasture Organically and Humanely ● Running a Successful Produce Department ● Scaling Up Organic: Into the Mainstream or Around the Margins? ● Wise Words from Well Seasoned Farmers Discussion Group: Women in Ecological Agriculture ‐ California and Beyond ● Discussion Group: Agricultural Justice Project Standards ‐ We Need Your Input! ● Discussion Group: Networking between Flower Growers and Buyers ● Discussion Group: Cool the Planet, Feed the World ‐ IFOAM North America ● Building Regional Food Systems, Blue Apron
Saturday, January 23, 2016 ● Got Marijuana? Make it Organic Session G ‐ 8:30am ● Badass Tractor Mechanic 101: Keep Your Old ● Solar on Small Farm/ Homestead ● Integrating Animals in Orchards, Tractor in the Field Vineyards and Row Crops ● Farmers Growing Ourselves: A Spiritual Journey
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Inviting the Public Onto Your Farm Resilient Agriculture for Changing Climate Working with Water in Your Garden Lightning Workshop Round
Closing Plenary Session ‐ 10:30am: Flavors of Regeneration ‐ Mas and Nikiko Masumoto