2021 VIRTUAL
JANUARY 1 9 — FEBRUARY 5 90+ food & farming sessions Live & on-demand content Social & networking events
PASAFARMING .ORG/CONFERENCE 814 .349.9856
Join us for our 2021 Virtual Sustainable Agriculture Conference While we didn’t expect to celebrate our 30th anniversary remotely, we’re excited for our first-ever conference-without-walls! We’ll miss seeing you in person, but we’re confident you’ll find our virtual conference just as valuable and inspiring— and perhaps more convenient and accessible than ever before. Together, we’ll hone our craft, grow our businesses, and connect meaningfully with one another. We’ll reflect on the lessons we’re learning as we navigate a historic public health crisis, and consider how we can continue to make strides in advancing a healthy, equitable, and resilient food system. It’s reasonable to feel overwhelmed by the challenges 2020 has brought us, but just as nature can nurture, so can we by coming together. We can’t wait to connect, heal, and grow with you! Warmly,
Hannah Smith-Brubaker, Executive Director
Your virtual conference experience Our virtual conference takes place over the course of three weeks, instead of our typical four days, to help you balance your conference experience with...well, life! This also means fewer overlapping sessions, and more access to the full range of educational offerings.
New ways to learn and connect: 90+ live and on-demand food and farming sessions. If you happen to miss a session, you’ll have access to recordings. S essions designed for socializing and networking provide space for connecting with your peers. V irtual exhibits let you engage with our business partners and discover new products and services to support your work. Y ou’ll get a virtual conference experience package with activities and extras to spark creativity and help you connect. S upport Pasa by purchasing a Conference Swag Box when you register. We’ll send you a specially curated collection of gifts from our partners, Pasa-branded merchandise, and more.
Pre-Conference: January 19–29 Our live pre-conference educational sessions focus on the nuts and bolts of farm production and management. Get access to every pre-conference session with our all-inclusive pass, or personalize your experience by registering for only the sessions you want to attend. See the full schedule at pasafarming.org/conference.
30+ live sessions on topics including: A groforestry from production to marketing B iointensive production principles and practices B uilding effective work teams and communication skills on the farm D IY infrastructure for small-scale and urban agriculture Grazing beef cattle in the heat I ntegrating ruminant livestock and cropping systems M aking new cheeses and scaling up your cheese-making operation
Permaculture for small-scale production and permaculture orcharding Profitability and community partnerships in urban ag Raising turkeys and scaling up pastured chickens Running goats and laying hens with rotationally grazed cattle Soil biology, nutrient management, and cover cropping for healthy vegetables Using labor metrics to increase profitability And more!
Speakers include: Kaitie Adams, The Savanna Institute M ike Badger, American Pastured Poultry Producers Association T erry Bell & Laura Kaminsky, Penn State University George Brittenburg, Taproot Farm K atie Commender, Appalachian Sustainable Development T racey Coulter, Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources P eter Dixon & Rachel Schaal, Parish Hill Creamery Terry Durham, River Hills Harvest Adam Dusen, Hundred Fruit Farm Zach Elfers, Riverhills Plants Andrea Ferich, Ironwood Forestry Craig Haney, Carversville Farm W ill Harris & Mark Harrison, White Oak Pastures
Lisa Helm, Dayton Urban Grown Dean James, Cotner Farms David Johnson, Provident Farms Elaine Lemmon & Ellen Polishuk, Kitchen Table Consultants Adam Mihalik, New Morning Farm Steve Moore, Harmony Essentials Lindsay Napolitano & Johann Rinkens, Fields Without Fences Joan Norman, One Straw Farm Mary Peabody, University of Vermont Extension Rayden Sorock, Grow Pittsburgh Emelie Swackhamer, Penn State Extension Daniel & Giana Van Nice, Blue Dog Farms And more!
Organic Solutions Panels Join organic farmers and certification specialists for discussions and Q&As on organic production for vegetables, fruits and berries, livestock, and row crops, as well as getting started on becoming certified and record keeping strategies. Thanks to PCO Certified Organic, Rodale Institute, and the Pa. Dept. of Agriculture Bureau of Market Development’s Organic Program for their collaboration in developing this series. 814.349.9856 | 1
Main Conference: February 1–5 Throughout our week-long main event, you’ll explore a mix of production and broader food system topics during live lectures, panel discussions, and Q&As, while on-demand sessions let you learn at your own pace. See the full schedule at pasafarming.org/conference.
Keynote speaker Robin Wall Kimmerer Scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Featured speakers Ricardo J. Salvador
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2020 World Food Prize recipient; Ohio State University, Carbon Management and Sequestration Center
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Rattan Lal
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Judith Schwartz
Journalist and author of Water in Plain Sight: Hope for a Thirsty World
Attend social and networking events. Get to know other attendees through informal networking sessions, meet-ups, and movie discussions, as well as daily morning meetings and lunch chats.
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Union of Concerned Scientists, Food and Environment Program
Malik Yakini
Detroit Black Community Food Security Network
60+ live and on-demand sessions, including: A dvancing Racial & Economic Equity in the Food System
New Tools, Strategies & Trends for Direct Marketing
B usiness + Heart: Where Mission & Management Meet
No-Spray Fruit & Berries for the Mid-Atlantic
C ompost Tea: All You Need to Know to Set Up, Brew & Use Compost Tea
Organic Pioneers & the Future of Organic
D ealing with High Soluble Salt Levels in High Tunnels Financing Sustainable Agriculture Growing the Sustainable Meat Industry
Protecting Our Pollinators Starting a Sideline Bee Operation Sustainable Honey Bee Pest & Disease Management
Low- & No-Till Strategies
A Roadmap to Healthy Soils in Pennsylvania
L essons in Resilience: COVID Response Stories
Wool Characteristics & Uses for the Beginning Shepherd And many more!
Speakers include: B en Bartley, Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
Lamonte Garber, Stroud Water Research Center
A naïs Beddard, Lady Moon Farms
Myrna Greenfield, Good Egg Marketing
Jim Crawford, New Morning Farm
Troy Hinke, Living Roots Compost Tea
B ill Day, The Pfeiffer Center
Randy Jackson, Grassland 2.0 & University of Wisconsin
A dam Dusen, Hundred Fruit Farm S arah Ficken, NOFA-NY & New Moon Farms
Johann Rinkens, Fields Without Fences
T om Ford, Margarita Lopez-Uribe, Elsa Sanchez & Robin Underwood, Penn State University
Phil Taylor, Mad Agriculture
Connect with businesses that support your work.
Jeri Robinson-Lawrence, Flying Fibers Noelle Warford, Urban Tree Connection And many more!
Visit our partners at their virtual exhibits to find products, services, resources, and special discounts. You’ll be able to watch videos, peruse materials, and contact representatives.
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Register at pasafarming.org/conference Questions? Email us at register@pasafarming.org or call 814.349.9856
Rates Pre-conference
Pay one price for access to all pre-conference sessions and recordings by purchasing an all-inclusive pass. Or pay only for the sessions and recordings you want.
All inclusive
Single session
Early
Standard
Register by January 5
Register by January 28
Register by 24 hours before a session starts
Adult
$150
$170
$15 each
Senior
$115
$130
$10 each
Student/Apprentice
$75
$85
$5 each
Main conference
Pay one price for all sessions and networking opportunities. Includes access to session recordings.
Early
Standard
Register by January 5
Register by February 5
Adult
$150
$170
Senior
$115
$130
Student/Apprentice
$75
$85
Pay
what you can: Request a reduced rate
In response to the impact of COVID-19, anyone—whether you are a farmer or not—who needs financial support can request a reduced registration rate. Support specifically for aspiring and current farmers continues to be available through the Arias M. Brownback Memorial Scholarship Fund and our general scholarship fund. Requests will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Submit a request by January 15. G ive
a little extra to support farmer education
When you register, please consider donating to the Arias M. Brownback Memorial Scholarship Fund, which helps ensure the conference is accessible to all aspiring and beginning farmers, or donating $100 or more to become a Friend of the Conference, which helps cover new and unexpected costs we’re incurring as we rebuild the conference in a virtual format. 4 | pasafarming.org/conference
Special thanks to our partners Steward
Patron
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Ally Chelsea Green Publishing Fertrell High Mowing Organic Seeds Kreher Enterprise Northeast SARE
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A Greener World Fedco Seeds Organic Mechanics Soil Co Osborne Quality Seeds
GrasSFarmer The STockman
Our 73rd Year — Since 1947
PA Farm Link
Peace Tree Farm
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Real Organic Project
Vitalis Organic Seeds
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Comprehensive technology support Whether you’re very familiar with virtual meeting technology, or this will be your first time participating in an online event, we’re here to help. Before the virtual conference begins, you’ll get easy-to-understand instructions for how to participate in the event. We’ll also be hosting live technology practice sessions, where you can ask us questions directly. During the conference, you can call our technology support line or live chat with our technical support team, who are at the ready to answer your questions or resolve technical difficulties. 814.349.9856 | 5
Robin Wall Kimmerer
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Keynote speaker Scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Featured speakers Rattan Lal
2020 World Food Prize recipient; Ohio State University, Carbon Management and Sequestration Center
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Ricardo J. Salvador Union of Concerned Scientists, Food and Environment Program
Judith Schwartz
Journalist and author of Water in Plain Sight: Hope for a Thirsty World
Malik Yakini
PO Box 11805 Harrisburg, PA 17108
Detroit Black Community Food Security Network