2929thth Annual Organic Farming and Gardening Conference Annual Organic Farming and Gardening Conference

Saratoga Hilton and City Center, Saratoga Springs, NYSaratoga Hilton and City Center, Saratoga Springs, NY

January 21–23, 2011January 21–23, 2011

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PROGRAM CONTENTSWelcome 2

Keynote Speakers 3

Schedule at a Glance 4

Annual Meeting 6

Friday Intensives 7

Saturday Workshops 10

Sunday Workshops 18

Children’s Conference 22

Th e Farmer’s Pledge 24

Conference Presenters 25

Tradeshow Exhibitors 37

Food Donors 42

Conference Sponsors 63

Conference Center Map 64

presenters, our sponsors, our food do-

nors, the NOFA-NY staff , volunteers,

and the fantastic crew at the Hilton and

City Center. We’d like to extend a big

thank you to everyone who has worked

to put this event together this year.

To those companies, organizations,

and agencies who have lent fi nancial

support to this year’s Winter Confer-

ence, we would also like to say a hearty

thank you. We would especially like to

thank our two Patrons of Organic: the

USDA Risk Management Agency and Th e

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program

of the National Institute of Food and Ag-

riculture, USDA (Grant # 2009-49400-

05878). Th ose workshops marked

with the beet logo (at right) were

supported by this grant.

Th anks also to all of the individuals,

farms, and companies who have donat-

ed food for our fantastic organic meals!

Your generosity enables us to serve some

of the best local organic food in New

York State!

Welcome to the 29th annual

NOFA-NY Winter Conference!

We’re glad that you can join us this

year for another incredible weekend in

Saratoga Springs. As in years past, this

weekend will be a great opportunity to

learn from experienced presenters and

each other. For many of us, this confer-

ence is also a once-a-year chance to con-

nect with old friends; don’t forget that

it’s a great chance to make new ones as

well! As we come together over the next

few days, remember to reach out and

make those connections. It is our com-

munity that gives us strength!

Th e Winter Conference would not be

possible without the eff orts and support

of a large team of people, including our

ATTENTION SOCIAL MEDIA FANATICS!

Help us spread the conference

love! We will be using a special

Twitter hashtag for the conference,

and invite you to use it too:

#NOFANYwc11.

Also don’t forget to follow

NOFA-NY on Twitter,

www.twitter.com/nofaNY, and like

NOFA-NY on Facebook! We also

have a Jumo page now too, which

you can follow us on as well.

As we celebrate our community this weekend, we would like to remember

one of our beginning farmers. In November, Josh Levine lost his life in a

tragic tractor accident. Josh was a husband, a father, the Farmer’s Market

Manager at Quail Hill Farm in Long Island, and a regular photo contributor to

the New York Organic News. He was 35 years old and leaves behind his wife and

two children. As a tribute to Josh’s love of organic farming and his support

to the larger organic community, NOFA-NY has created the Josh Levine

Memorial Scholarship Fund to support beginning farmers to attend future

NOFA-NY conferences. Please contact NOFA-NY for more information about

the scholarship fund.

Th is conference would not be possi-

ble without the eff orts of the following

people:

• Matt Robinson, Education and Outreach Coordinator

• Lynn Barnett, Membership and Registration Coordinator

• Dan Livingston, Food Coordinator

• Del Ippolito, Volunteer Coordinator

• Mark Ippolito, Silent Auction Coordinator

• David Ford, Program Designer

• Sherri Welser, Children’s Conference Coordinator

• Th e entire New Farmer Development Project Staff (for enabling us to off er programming in Spanish!)

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K E Y N O T E R S

KEYNOTE SPEAKERSMIGUEL ALTIERI

Dr. Altieri will explore the role that biodiversity plays in

the design and management of biodiverse and resilient agro-

ecosystems drawing from experiences of his work with small

farmers in Latin America and larger commercial organic farm-

ers in California and Chile. Woven throughout this description

of scientifi c and practical evidence of the signifi cance of biodi-

versity to farming will be the story of rural social movements

that have put agrobiodiversity at the forefront of their strug-

gle against corporate agriculture and their fi ght for food sov-

ereignty. What lessons can eastern US organic farmers learn

from these initiatives to rescue local food systems from the

capitalist economic model?

Friday, 8:00pm • Saratoga Ballroom

MALIK YAKINI BUILDING FOOD SECURITY AND FOOD JUSTICE: Lessons from Detroit

Mr. Yakini’s address will

off er a look at the communi-

ty self-determination work

of the Detroit Black Commu-

nity Food Security Network

(DBCFSN) including D-Town

Farm, the Ujamaa Food Co-

op Buying Club, the writing

of the Detroit Food Securi-

ty Policy, and the creation

of the Detroit Food Policy

Council. Th e on-going “Un-

doing Racism in the Detroit

Food System” initiative in

which DBCFSN participates

will be be examined. Key les-

sons learned from DBCFSN’s

work will be shared.

Saturday, 11:00am •

Saratoga Ballroom

KEVIN ENGELBERT Kevin, his wife Lisa, and

their family have operated a

120-cow dairy farm in Nich-

ols, NY since the early 1980s.

Over the last few years, the

farm has diversifi ed into

grain and small-scale vegeta-

ble production, along with a

retail beef, pork, and cheese

business. Diversifying has

allowed the farm to support

the next generation, and en-

abled the family to expand

the number of organic acres

under their management to

over 1,600. Kevin has also

served the national organic

community for the last fi ve

years as a member of the Na-

tional Organic Standards

Board (NOSB) advising the USDA National Organic Program.

He ends his term this January.

Sunday, 11:00am • Saratoga Ballroom

NOFA-NY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE HELP LINE (1-855-2NOFA-NY)NOFA-NY, Inc. continues “growing for the future” with a new help line for technical assistance questions, basic farm talk, or the

simple farm questions you were always afraid to ask. Call toll free, 1-855-2NOFANY, or 1-855-266-3269 (for low tech callers) and

let NOFA-NY farm educator Robert Perry and our extended circle of organic resources help reduce agriculture risks on your farm. If

we haven’t been there or done that, we will fi nd someone who has.

We are grateful for funding from the USDA Risk Management Agency that makes this hotline possible.

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THURSDAY SATURDAY

FRIDAY

10am–5pm Food Safety Intensive, Day One (Broadway 4)

1–5pm Weeds Your Way Focus Group (Phila)

6–9pm Registration

7–11pm Beginning Farmer Mixer (Broadway)

6:30am Yoga – Bring a towel or mat (Whitney)

All Day Auction for Agriculture! All proceeds benefi t NOFA-NY Education Programs (Gallery)

7 am Registration Opens

7:30am Breakfast

9am–5pmFULL DAY INTENSIVES• Advanced Greenhouse & High Tunnel

Vegetable Production (Saratoga 1)

• Digging Into the Web: Basic to Advanced Web Marketing for Farmers (Broadway 3)

• Food Safety Intensive, Day Two (Broadway 4)

• Intermediate CSA (Travers)

• Th e Nuts & Bolts of Getting Started in Farming (Saratoga 3)

• Organic Weed Management Strategies & Equipment (Broadway 1)

• Organic Maple Production, Up Close & Personal (Meet at Info Table)

9am–12:30pmMORNING INTENSIVES• Blueberry Intensive (Saratoga 2)

• Diversifying Your Farm or Homestead’s Energy Supply (Highrock)

• Holistic Planned Grazing for Better Soil (Phila)

• How to Do Research on Your Farm (Alabama)

• Permaculture for Farmers: Crops, Patterns, Polycultures (Broadway 2)

12:30pm Lunch, Trade Show Opens

1:30–5pmAFTERNOON INTENSIVES• Brambles Intensive (Saratoga 2)

• Certifi cation Orientation (Phila)

• Community Food Security & Urban Gardening Policies in New York State (Highrock)

• Hands-on Home Cheesemaking for Beginners (Demo Kitchen)

• Ecological Soil Management for Organic Growers (Broadway 2)

5–6pm Social Hour

(Gallery & Trade Show)

5:30pm Reading & Book Signing:

Philip Ackerman-Leist (Travers)

6:15pm Dinner

7pm Registration Closed

8pm Opening Ceremony &

Keynote: Miguel Altieri

(Saratoga Ballroom)

9:15pm Voices Raised in Song

(Broadway 1)

9:15pm Dirt! Th e Movie (Alabama)

6:30am Yoga – Bring a towel or mat (Whitney)

7am Breakfast, Registration Open

8–9:15amSATURDAY MORNING I• Getting Healthy Food into the Hands

of Low Income Eaters: Nutrition Programs and Farmers Markets (Broadway 4)

• Grazing Rotations: Combining Poultry, Ruminants, and Others (Broadway 2)

• Home Butchering I: What Do I Do With Th is Cow? (Demo Kitchen)

• Horses & Mules: Profi t and Loss (Saratoga 2)

• Intro to Greenhouse & Transplant Production (Saratoga 3)

• No-till Gardening: A Mulch System for Growing Just About Everything (Highrock)

• On-Farm Seed Production (Saratoga 1)

• Organic Grape Juice: Distinguishing Your Product and Creating Niche Markets (Alabama)

• Regional Distributors: Getting Your Product to Local Markets (Travers)

• Spud’s Up? What We’ve Learned from the Northeast Organic/Sustainable Potato Project (NOSP) (Broadway 1)

• USDA NRCS Conservation Program Opportunities for Organic Growers (Broadway 3)

9:30–10:45amSATURDAY MORNING II• Actively Managing Your Compost

(Travers)

• Brassicas, from A to Z (Saratoga 1)

• CSA Expansion: Making It Work on a Large Scale (Broadway 4)

• From Amber Waves of Grain to Market: Harvesting, Storing, and Marketing High Quality Grain (Broadway 1)

• Growing & Marketing Mexican Culinary Herbs (Broadway 2)

• Home Butchering II: Putting that Grass-fed Beef to Use (Demo Kitchen)

• On-Farm Poultry Processing (Saratoga 2)

• 100% Grassfed Dairy (Broadway 3)

• Th e ¼-Acre “Farm” (Highrock)

• Raising Rabbits for Profi t on Pasture? Are You KiddingMe? (Phila)

• What Are You Worth? Cost of Production Training (Saratoga 3)

• NYSSFPA Roundtable: Adding Value through Green Entrepreneurship (Alabama)

11am Keynote: Malik Yakini

(Saratoga Ballroom)

12:30pm Lunch & Golden Carrot

Awards

1:15pm NOFA-NY Annual

Membership Meeting (Saratoga 1)

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YOGAOK, OK… Th e conference is great,

but sitting around in workshops can

get a little bit tiring. Start your morn-

ing off right with Nancy Grove. Nan-

cy will take you through a 45-minute

yoga session that will help stretch out

those stiff conference muscles.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday at

6:30am • Whitney

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SUNDAY

2:30–3:45pmSATURDAY AFTERNOON I• Emmer & Other Ancient Grains

(Broadway 1)

• Backyard Orchards: Growing Fruits and Berries in Urban/Suburban Spaces (Saratoga 2)

• Benefi cials & Biological Control in the Field (Highrock)

• Biodiversity: Farmer Stories (Travers)

• How Big Should We Be? (Saratoga 3)

• Raising Heritage Turkeys for the Th anksgiving Table (Broadway 2)

• Th e Raw Milk Revolution: What’s Behind It andWhere Is It Going? (Alabama)

• Th e Use of Warm Season Annuals in Your Forage System (Broadway 3)

• World Hunger: Global Realities and Local Solutions (Broadway 4)

• Saving the Harvest: Th e ABCs of Food Preservation (Demo Kitchen)

4:15–5:30pmSATURDAY AFTERNOON II• Calculating Dry Matter Intake: Th e

New Pasture Rule (Broadway 3)

• Community Organizing 101 (Travers)

• Converting a House to a Homestead (Phila)

• Farming & Family: Achieving Balance on Your Farm (Saratoga 3)

• Grafting of Greenhouse Vegetables: Tomato, Eggplant, and Cucumber (Demo Kitchen)

• Internships, Apprentices & Employees: An Exercise in Clarity (Saratoga 1)

• Local Processors: Th e Missing Link? (Broadway 1)

• Preserving the Diversity of America’s Apples: Heritage Production (Saratoga 2)

• Processing Beeswax Products for Sale (Alabama)

• Saving Rare Breeds One Pork Chop at a Time (Broadway 2)

• Urban Aquaponics: Fish and Vegetable Production at a Urban Youth Farm (Highrock)

• Farm Hack: DIY Tools for Small Farmers (Broadway 4)

5:30–6:45pm Social Hour (Gallery & Trade Show)

5:30pm Reading & Book Signing: Kristin Kimball (Travers)

5:45–6:45pm NOFA-NY Certifi ed Organic LLC Open Meeting (Broadway 1)

5:45–6:45pm NYSSFPA Annual Meeting (Broadway 4)

7pm Dinner & Registration Closed

8:15pm Contra Dance with Th e Russet Trio & Fern Marshall Bradley (Saratoga Ballroom)

8:15pm Movie: Th e Greenhorns (Broadway 1)

6:30am Yoga – Bring a towel or mat (Whitney)

7am Breakfast, Registration Open

8–9:15am SUNDAY MORNING I• Accessing Land: Various Approaches

(Saratoga 3)

• Creating a Self-Watering Container (Demo Kitchen)

• Creating Your Own Feed Recipe (Broadway 1)

• Equipment Focus: Japanese Paper Pot Transplanter (Saratoga 1)

• Growing & Marketing Cut Flowers: Who Is Th at Stranger in My Garden? (Saratoga 2)

• Institutional Markets: Setting Up Re-lationships with Schools (Alabama)

• Pastured Poultry (Broadway 2)

• Raising Dairy Calves on Cows (Broadway 3)

• Simple Solar Hot Water Heaters (Broadway 4)

• Stories from the Crop Mob: Barn Raising in 2010 (Travers)

• Urban Beekeeping: Are You Sure Th is Is Legal?? (Highrock)

9:30–10:45amSUNDAY MORNING II• Alternative Pricing Structures &

Strategies (Travers)

• Beginning Seed Saving (Highrock)

• Farm Records & Tax Basics: Avoid-ing Headaches and Heartaches (Saratoga 3)

• Marketing Strategies at Half Pint Farm in VT (Alabama)

• Mycofacilitation: Increasing Ecosys-tem Health with Fungi (Saratoga 2)

• Sheep for Fiber (Broadway 2)

• Small-Scale Cider Production (Broadway 4)

• Standing Room Only: Pumping Up Your Workshop (Phila)

• Starting a Successful Value-Add-ed Dairy Processing Venture (Broadway 3)

• Summer Cover Crops for Organic Vegetable Production (Broadway 1)

• Vegetable Variety Roundtable (Saratoga 1)

11am Keynote: NOFA-NY Farmer

Kevin Engelbert

(Saratoga Ballroom)

12:30pm Lunch, Last Chance for

Trade Show

2pm Trade Show Closes

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NOFA-NY 2011 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AGENDASaturday, January 22, 2011 • Saratoga 1

Th ursday: 10:00am–5:00pm (includes lunch) • Friday: 9:00am–5:00pm (includes lunch)

GAPs IS A 4-LETTER WORD, BUT SO ARE SAFE AND FOOD

PRE-CONFERENCE INTENSIVE COURSEPRE-CONFERENCE INTENSIVE COURSE • (Th ursday–Friday)

1:15–1:25pm Welcome

1:25–1:50pm Year in Review

Review of 2010 Projects; Strategic Plan Re-

port; Looking Ahead to 2011; Ways to Get

More Involved!

1:50–1:55pm Election of New Board Members

1:55–2:20pm 2011 Policy Resolutions Discussion

2:30–4:00pm: Room is available for people to stay

and meet in small groups and committees.

Proposed 2011 Policy ResolutionsNew Farmer Training Program

NOFA-NY should cooperate with oth-

er organizations in NYS to establish a

new farmer training program that is

recognized by the State Government

(the appropriate departments of Labor

and Education) such that the contribu-

tions of farmers as mentors and teach-

ers will be recognized, compensated

and legal.

Th is training session will help farmers sift through the fact

and fi ction of farm food safety using Good Agricultural Prac-

tices (GAPs). Th e training will be tailored specifi cally for di-

versifi ed organic fresh produce farming operations. In the

fi rst day, Cornell Fruit & Vegetable Team’s Robert Hadad

and Cornell GAPs Program’s Betsy Bihn will cover minimiz-

ing microbial contamination, cost eff ective common-sense

methods for reducing risk while keeping fresh produce

safe, and updates on what is happening on the federal level.

Day Two will be open to those who attend Day One, and will

be a work session where you will begin to write a draft of a

farm food safety plan. If your buyers require you to be GAP

certifi ed or you just want to be ahead of the curve, this ses-

sion will provide you with the one-on-one assistance needed

to take the plunge. If you have a laptop computer with an up-

dated Word program, bring it to class on Friday. Th ere will be

a limited number of laptops available to borrow.

Broadway 4

Garden at Every Public School We support funding to allow as many

children as possible to have the op-

portunity to learn how to grow food.

NOFA-NY members should work with

their communities to create a garden

at every public school and to encourage

teachers to include the gardens in every

relevant aspect of the curriculum.

Re-instatement of

Home Rule We support the rein-

statement of home rule

for gas and oil drilling

in New York State.

Moratorium on

Hydrofracking We support a mora-

torium on hydrofrack-

ing of horizontal gas

wells until the environ-

ment, land, and water

are fully protected.

Organic Chicken ProductionTo deserve the organic label, farm-

ers must raise chickens and other poul-

try with full seasonal access to pasture

so that the birds can exercise, scratch,

eat worms and insects, and behave in

a manner that is natural to their spe-

cies. Chickens raised in confi nement

should not be labeled “certifi ed organ-

ic,” but may be labeled “fed with organ-

ic feed, no antibiotics.” Th e membership

of NOFA hereby charges the National

Organic Program to establish this dual

labeling option.

To achieve a supply of organic eggs

that meets market demand, there will

need to be many small-scale and me-

dium-scale producers. Farmers will

only be willing and able to raise organ-

ic poultry if consumers understand the

full costs and agree to pay enough for

eggs and meat to cover the full costs of

production. NOFA resolves to support

the development of more organic chick-

en farmers and the further education of

consumers.

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ADVANCED GREENHOUSE AND HIGH TUNNEL VEGETABLE PRODUCTION

Growing high yields of organic vegetables in controlled en-

vironments requires attention to detail. Judson Reid, Cor-

nell Vegetable Program, Seth Jacobs, Slack Hollow Farm,

and Michael Kilpatrick, Kilpatrick Family Farm, will fo-

cus on soil, water, fertility management and biological pest

control, as well as pruning for hybrids and heirlooms. Toma-

toes, cucumbers and winter greens will be the major crops,

and in the afternoon we will carpool to Slack Hollow Farm for

a fi rsthand look at Seth’s winter greenhouse operation. Dress

warmly for the afternoon!

Saratoga 1

DIGGING INTO THE WEB: Basic to Advanced Web Marketing for Farmers

Veteran web designer Simon Huntley, Small Farm Cen-

tral, will provide participants with a look at web marketing

and an explanation of how to make the internet a valuable

tool for your business. Th e fi rst half of this workshop will

cover the basics of creating a web presence, including a begin-

ner’s look at web page design and social media sites like Face-

book and Twitter. Th e afternoon will focus on utilizing this

web presence to get the most out of the web, as well as web-

based ordering for your business.

Broadway 3

INTERMEDIATE CSATh is workshop will off er growers who have experience

farming a look at what it will take to diversify their market-

ing to transition to a CSA/membership farm. How do you

build a membership base, provide variety, and integrate mem-

bers into the farm? Join NOFA-NY Board Members and farm-

ers Scott Chaskey and Liz Henderson, along with Chris

Cashen, Th e Farm at Miller’s Crossing, Carolyn Llewellyn,

Glynwood Center, Ben Shute, Hearty Roots CSA, and Mari-

anne Simmons, GVOCSA for a full-day discussion of the ins

and outs of a CSA membership farm.

Travers

FRIDAY FRIDAY • 9:00am–5:00pm • Full-Day SessionsFull-Day Sessions

THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF GETTING STARTED IN FARMING

In this highly interactive workshop, we will walk through

some of the most common questions asked by new farmers,

covering the planning steps, legal/regulatory requirements,

and where to go for more information on each topic, from se-

curing land and capital to deciding what to produce and how

to do it. Farmers Jamie Edelstein from Wyllie Fox Farm,

Donn Hewes and Maryrose Livingston from Northland

Sheep Dairy, and Melissa Madden and Garrett Miller from

Th e Good Life Farm, will ground the information by talking

specifi cally about how they addressed these issues when they

were starting up. Erica Frenay from the Cornell Small Farms

Program will provide referrals to organizations, websites and

guides available to help new farmers and will facilitate activ-

ities for workshop participants to apply the information pre-

sented to their own situation.

Saratoga 3

ORGANIC WEED MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND EQUIPMENT

Th is workshop will take a holistic approach to management

of weeds in both large-scale organic fi eld crop and small-

scale organic vegetable production systems. Senior Cornell

Crop and Soil Research Assoc. Chuck Mohler will discuss

key aspects of weed biology as a starting point for manage-

ment techniques, and a wide range of weed management ma-

chinery will be available for inspection. Peter Martens of

MP Farms and Bob Lefrancois of Organic Equipment Tech-

nology will emphasize the importance of good management

from initial tillage through planting and cultivation to har-

vest. Brian Baker, Alfred State Institute for Sustainability,

will present the results of Th ursday’s Weeds Your Way fo-

cus group. Participants will develop their weed management

skills with a problem solving exercise, and there will be plen-

ty of time for discussion.

Broadway 1

ORGANIC MAPLE PRODUCTION, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

Have you been thinking of tapping some of those maples

on your property, but unsure of how to go about it? Come

learn from a certifi ed organic master. Join Staff an Rascher,

Rascher’s Sugarhouse, for an in-person look at his maples, his

sugarhouse, and his award-winning syrup. Directions to the

sugarhouse at the Information Table, and carpooling is en-

couraged. Dress warmly!

Rascher’s Sugarhouse: Meet at Information Table in

Lobby at 9:00am sharp! Directions will be provided.

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Voices Raised in SongJoin farmer-singer-songwriters Bennett Konesni,

Edith Gawler, and Creek Iverson for an evening of mu-

sic and singing after the keynote. If you brought an instru-

ment to the conference, bring it with you—all are welcome

to join!

Friday 9:15pm • Broadway 1

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BLUEBERRY INTENSIVEGayle and Mike Th orpe, of Th orpe Family Farm, will of-

fer a morning of instruction on how to grow, manage, and sell

blueberries. Attention will be given to fertility and pest is-

sues, as well as the Th orpes’ diverse marketing strategies.

Saratoga

DIVERSIFYING YOUR FARM OR HOMESTEAD’S ENERGY SUPPLY

Diverse ecosystems are often the healthiest and most resil-

ient. In this workshop, we’ll focus on how to apply the same

principal to our energy supply. Carey Rosser and Lisa Cam-

pion from the Vermont Law School’s Institute for Energy

and the Environment will discuss a number of ways in which

you can reduce energy consumption and integrate renewable

sources on your farm. Bill MacKentley, St. Lawrence Nurs-

ery, will discuss the renewable and low-energy solutions he

has installed at his nursery and home including photovolta-

ics, wind power, and low-energy cold storage systems. Bill

Jordan, Jordan Energy, and Joe Livingston, Divine Renew-

able Energy, will discuss some of the fi nancial incentives that

are available to farmers who install photovoltaics.

Highrock

HOLISTIC PLANNED GRAZING FOR BETTER SOIL

How is holistic planned grazing diff erent than traditional

rotational grazing? Join Eric Noel, from Maplewood Organ-

ics in VT, for a half-day workshop that emphasizes intensive

management strategies as a method of building soil. Empha-

sis will be placed on careful monitoring of grass, mob stock-

ing on small paddocks, frequent rotations, sub-soiling, and

spraying milk, all of which help to build healthy soil and

speed up regrowth rates.

Phila

HOW TO DO RESEARCH ON YOUR FARM

Organic farmers are always experimenting with new

methods and strategies; most of us, though, aren’t entire-

ly organized in how we do this. Laurie Drinkwater, Cornell

Professor of Horticulture, Brian Caldwell, Cornell Dept. of

Crop and Soil Sciences, Sarah Carlson, Practical Farmers

of Iowa, and Brian Baker, Director of Alfred State Institute

for Sustainability, and Noah and Sara Radcliff will provide

participants with a structured approach to conducting on-

farm research. Violet Stone, NESARE, will discuss Farmer

NESARE grants that can help you pay for your on-farm re-

search. Participants will leave the workshop with basic re-

search plans in hand for questions that they want to tackle

on their farms.

Alabama

PERMACULTURE FOR FARMERS: Crops, Patt erns, Polycultures

Permaculture combines the best practices of ecological ag-

riculture through a holistic design system that enhances

farm productivity and profi tability while regenerating our lo-

cal ecosystems. Th is workshop introduces a novel “Crop De-

sign Process” that modifi es permaculture principles and

practices for farmscale production. Th rough interactive exer-

cises, slides and discussion, Appleseed Permaculture’s Ethan

Roland will discuss the establishment, management, and

economic outlooks of 30 crops, 10 landscape patterns, and 15

production polycultures ready to be planted on your farm.

Broadway 2

FRIDAY FRIDAY • 9:00am–12:30pm (Morning) • Half-Day SessionsHalf-Day Sessions

SPANISH LANGUAGE SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATIONTraducción simultanéa en español

Habrá 20 pares de audífonos disponibles para el uso del

público con la traducción simultánea durante esta confer-

encia. Los audífonos estarán disponibles según el orden de

pedido. Los traductores estarán ubicados en el fondo de la

sala en la que están traduciendo (vea la inserción para in-

formarse del programa y números de sala). Se pueden ob-

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READING & BOOK SIGNING with Philip Ackerman-Leist Ever since Th oreau’s Walden, the image of the American homesteader has been

of someone getting away from civilization, of forging an independent life in the

country. Yet if this were ever true, what is the nature and reality of homestead-

ing in the media-saturated, hyper-connected 21st century? Up Tunket Road, 2010,

is the inspiring true story of a young couple who embraced the joys of simple liv-

ing while also acknowledging its frustrations and complexities. Philip Acker-

man-Leist, professor at Green Mountain College, and his wife, Erin, farmed in the

South Tirol region of the Alps and North Carolina before beginning their 12-year

homesteading venture in Vermont. Join homesteader-author Philip for a reading

from his recent book, Up Tunket Road, followed by a book signing.

Friday, 5:30pm • Travers

DIRT! THE MOVIENarrated by Jaime Lee Curtis, Dirt!

Th e Movie brings to life the environ-

mental, economic, social and politi-

cal impact that the soil has. It shares

the stories of experts from all over the

world who study and are able to har-

ness the beauty and power of a respect-

ful and mutually benefi cial relationship

with soil. Featuring some of our very

own presenters!

Friday, 9:15pm • Alabama

BRAMBLES INTENSIVEAre you interested in making raspberries or blackberries a

bigger part of your business? If so, join Andy Fellenz, Fel-

lenz Family Farm, Adam Hausmann, Adam’s Berry Farm,

and Rob Meadows, Sunshine Valley Berry Farm in Vermont,

for a discussion of pruning, disease management, varieties,

drip irrigation, and spring frost damage. Andy, Adam and

Rob will also discuss marketing techniques and tips for run-

ning a u-pick berry business.

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CERTIFICATION ORIENTATIONJoin NOFA-NY Certifi ed Organic’s Carol King and Lisa

Engelbert for an introduction to the certifi cation standards

and process. If you are thinking of certifying your farm, this

FREE workshop is for you! Carol and Lisa will review the Na-

tional Organic Standards for organic certifi cation, touch on

the new Canadian equivalency, and highlight the Pasture

Rule that becomes eff ective for repeat producers on June 7,

2011. Certifi cation procedures and paperwork will be re-

viewed, and participants will have plenty of chances to ask

questions specifi c to their farms or businesses.

Phila

COMMUNITY FOOD SECURITY AND URBAN GARDENING POLICIES IN NYS

With inspiration from special guest Malik Yakini, Detroit

Black Community Food Security Council, representatives from

cities across NYS will report on what they are doing to devel-

op policies and action plans to increase community food secu-

rity and make their cities as garden and urban farm-friendly as

possible. Dennis Derryck and Jen Griffi th, director of Green

Th umb, Diane Picard, from Buff alo, Elizabeth Henderson

and Sue Gardner-Smith, from Rochester, and Amy Klein,

from Albany will share their recent work. Please join them in

a rousing exchange of ideas. Urban food activists need to net-

work, share best practices and learn from one another!

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HANDS-ON HOME CHEESEMAKING FOR BEGINNERS

Participants will learn the basic procedure for soft cheeses

and the fundamentals of starter selection and manufacture

using both bulk and DVI procedures (direct vat inoculation).

We’ll make a few diff erent types of cheeses and demonstrate

how variations in the “standard creamery production” can be

augmented for diverse results. Th e workshop is hands-on and

participants will be grouped into teams to do the actual work

of each cheese selected. Th ere will be “class instruction” dur-

ing the appropriate time segments to review materials and

discuss questions. Appropriate footwear for long standing

and wet fl oors as well as hair restraint and shear clothing (no

fuzzy sweaters) is advised. Instructor Cliff Hatch of Upingil

Farm is a diversifi ed organic farmer and cheesemaker from

Gill, MA. He frequently teaches both beginner and advanced

cheesemaking classes.

Demo Kitchen

ECOLOGICAL SOIL MANAGEMENT FOR ORGANIC GROWERS

Have you ever wondered why organic growers focus on

“feeding the soil” or building soil organic matter? Why com-

post is a cornerstone of organic soil management, and soil

management is the foundation of Integrated Pest Manage-

ment (IPM)? How building soil structure ameliorates oth-

er natural soil properties? Or how growers use preventative

practices to naturally suppress insects and diseases? UVM

Plant and Soil Science Professor Emeritus Fred Magdoff and

NOFA-VT Vegetable and Fruit TA Advisor Wendy Sue Harp-

er will examine ecological methods that allow you to manage

your soil in a more holistic way.

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GRAZING ROTATIONS: Combining Poultry, Ruminants, and Others

Stone Barns Center’s Craig Haney

will talk about the gradual development

of complex grazing rotations. Specif-

ic topics will include disease manage-

ment, fencing, feeders, multi-purpose

equipment, and balancing nutrients to

manage the grass and soil. Craig will

also discuss how to ensure the health

of diverse species in rotation with one

another.

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ON-FARM SEED PRODUCTION

For those of us interested in produc-

ing and saving our seed for next year,

what do we need to know? Turtle Tree

Seed’s Ian Robb and Lia Babitch will

guide participants through the basics

of seed production for small-scale op-

erations. Participants will learn how to

choose appropriate varieties for their

specifi c scale and location, and Ian and

Lia will demonstrate basic cleaning and

testing equipment and techniques.

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HORSES AND MULES: Profi t and Loss

Th is workshop will provide a specif-

ic cost/benefi t analysis of draft animal

power, including both qualitative and

quantitative assessment. Veteran horse

and mule farmers Donn Hewes, North-

land Sheep Dairy, Mark Kimball, Es-

sex Farm, and Michael Glos, Kingbird

Farm, will share tips for integrating

draft animals into profi table fuel-pow-

ered farms.

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SATURDAY8:00–9:15am

AUCTION for AGRICULTURE

Th e auction is a great way to sup-

port NOFA-NY’s Education Programs

and score some sweet goodies in the

process. Books, implements, a year’s

worth of organic milk—we’re talk-

ing variety, folks. Th e auction is on

display in the Gallery. To bid on an

item, stop by the Information Table

to pick up your Bidder Number. Bid-

ding opens Friday morning and closes

Saturday at 6:00pm. Don’t miss your

chance to win some great stuff ! Win-

ners will be announced Saturday at

8:00pm. Don’t forget to pick up items on

Saturday evening!

Friday morning thru

6:00pm Saturday • Gallery

ORGANIC GRAPE JUICE: Distinguishing Your Product and Creating Niche Markets

Glendale Farm’s Joseph Ottati

doesn’t produce grape juice that tastes

like the rest of the juice out there. He’ll

explain how he grows his grapes, tell

you why his product tastes a little dif-

ferent, and explain how he’s made this

a selling point for his juice. Joseph will

also touch upon various aspects of Ko-

sher grape juice production.

Alabama

INTRODUCTION TO GREENHOUSE AND TRANSPLANT PRODUCTION

In this workshop Todd Lighthouse,

Lighthouse Gardens, and Trina Pilo-

nero, Silver Heights Farm, will share

their experience for those interested in

expanding their greenhouse growing

knowledge base. Th ey will discuss many

aspects of organic greenhouse growing

including plug and transplant produc-

tion, container and growing media se-

lection, crop scheduling, propagation

methods, watering techniques, fertili-

ty, plant height management, and more.

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REGIONAL DISTRIBUTORS: Gett ing Your Product to Local MarketsDistribuidores regionales: Haciendo llegar sus productos a mercados locales

Working with a regional distributor

can off er a lot of benefi ts when it comes

to accessing customers. Garden Gate

Delivery’s Marlo Capoccia will talk

about the history of home-delivery, cur-

rent models, and how to use this type of

service to grow your direct-to-custom-

er sales. Gary Redmond, Regional Ac-

cess, will discuss their business model

and how it can help farmers reach new

markets. Este taller se ofrecerá con el ser-

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HOME BUTCHERING I: What Do I Do With Th is Cow???

OK—I bought a quarter cow; now

what? Join Eric Shelley, SUNY Co-

bleskill Meat Science Lab, and au-

thor Shannon Hayes for the fi rst in a

2-part workshop on how to butcher and

use grass-fed beef at home. Eric will go

through the tools, techniques, and cuts

that you can get out of a side of beef.

Demo Kitchen

NO-TILL GARDENING: A Mulch System for Growing Just About Everything

Do you hate to weed and water your

garden? Do you want to disturb less soil

in your garden? Wendy-Sue Harper,

NOFA-VT, will discuss three types of

mulch gardening that she uses in her

own gardens in Monkton, VT. Topics

will include mulch approaches for vege-

tables that are direct seeded and trans-

planted, heat-loving and cool season

crops, and systems for perennial plants

(like fruit and nut trees, berries, and

fl owers). Wendy-Sue will also discuss

an easy system for using and managing

cover crops appropriate for small-scale

home and community gardening.

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SPUD’S UP? What We’ve Learned from the Northeast Organic/Sustainable Potato Project (NOSP)

Come hear what we’ve learned in

three years of on-farm research on po-

tato varieties and their management.

Growers Tom Zembrzuski, Rus-

sia Corners Farm, and Dulli Tengel-

er, Birdsfoot Farm, plus seed producer

Ken White, Saranac Valley Farms, will

lead a discussion on best varieties in

terms of quality, taste, yield, pest re-

sistance, and marketability. NOSP staff

Elizabeth Dyck and Michael Glos will

share highlights from the fi nal report of

the project.

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GETTING HEALTHY FOOD INTO THE HANDS OF LOW INCOME EATERS: Nutrition Programs and Farmers Markets

Jonathan Th omson and Steven

Miller, from the New York State Dept.

of Ag & Markets’ Farmers Market Nutri-

tion Program, will discuss using public

nutrition programs to increase access of

low-income consumers to fresh fruits,

vegetables and other products grown

by local organic farmers. Th rough pro-

grams such as WIC and EBT, vendors

at farmers markets can make organic

products much more accessible to those

who are eating on a budget. Forms and

assistance will be available for produc-

ers who are interested in signing up for

these programs.

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USDA-NRCS CONSERVATION PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES FOR ORGANIC GROWERS

Astor Boozer, USDA-NRCS State

Conservationist, and Steve Ropitz-

ky, USDA-FSA Saratoga County Exec-

utive Director, will describe technical

assistance and conservation programs

available through the USDA-NRCS

that can help organic producers ad-

dress resource issues such as soil ero-

sion, soil quality, and water quality on

their farms. Participants will learn the

steps they have to take, and forms they

have to complete in order to become el-

igible to participate in NRCS and FSA

programs.

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FROM AMBER WAVES OF GRAIN TO MARKET: Harvesting, Storing, and Marketing High Quality Grain

Attention to grain quality is of ut-

most importance for organic producers.

Mary-Howell and Klaas Martens,

from Lakeview Organic Grain, will talk

about how to keep grain in good condi-

tion, from harvest until point of sale.

Th ey will discuss special food quality

grain requirements, mycotoxins, and

common mistakes that can result in

damage and loss.

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100% GRASSFED DAIRY100% grassfed dairying is becom-

ing more common, largely driven by in-

creasing consumer demand and health

benefi ts. However, it is not without its

challenges, as “no grain” dairies must

be able to balance the fi nancial trad-

eoff s of lower milk production with the

pasture management skills necessary to

meet the needs of lactating ruminants.

Two 100% grassfed dairy farmers who

successfully switched from managing

grain-fed herds will share their experi-

ences—Maryrose Livingston, North-

land Sheep Dairy, whose farmstead

cheeses highlight the exceptional fl avor

profi les of her all-grass sheep milk; and

Rob Moore, Moore Farms, who went

“no grain” 14 years ago with his 60 cow

organic herd.

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BRASSICAS, FROM A TO ZLou Johns and Robin Ostfeld, of

Blue Heron Farm, will talk about the

diff erent management schemes for the

leaf, root, and fl ower bud type brassicas

they grow. Topics will include variety

selections, planting schedules, rota-

tions with cover crops, weed and pest

control, and storage.

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SATURDAY9:30–10:45am RAISING RABBITS FOR

PROFIT ON PASTURE? Are You Kidding Me?

We’re not; it’s possible. Smither-

een Farm’s Severine von Tscharn-

er Fleming and Th e Hickories’ Dina

Brewster will tell you how. Rabbits can

be a lucrative addition to any business,

and this workshop will give you all the

basics you need in order to get started.

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GROWING AND MARKETING MEXICAN CULINARY HERBSCultivando y comercializando hierbas culinarias mexicanas

Martín Rodríguez, de Mimomex

Farm, cultiva una colección diversa de hi-

erbas comunes en la gastronomía mexi-

cana, las cuales son cada vez más populares

en EE.UU. Disertará sobre técnicas de pro-

ducción para papalo, epazote, chepiche y

pipicha, entre otros, así como la deman-

da creciente para estas hierbas de la co-

munidad mexicana y restaurantes. Este

taller se ofrecerá con el servicio de traduc-

ción simultánea.

Martin Rodriguez from Mimomex

Farm is growing a diverse array of herbs

that are common in Mexican cooking

and gaining popularity in the U.S. He’ll

discuss growing techniques for cacalo,

epizote, chepiche, and pepicha among

others, as well as the increasing demand

for these herbs from the Mexican com-

munity and restaurants. Th is workshop

will be delivered in Spanish with simulta-

neous translation into English. Interpreta-

tion equipment will be available to the fi rst

30 people to arrive at this workshop.

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WHAT ARE YOU WORTH? Cost of Production Training

Underselling is a common error for

beginning farmers. Join University of

Wisconsin Center for Integrated Ag-

ricultural System’s John Hendrick-

son to learn about tools that will help

you set your prices. Attendees will par-

ticipate in a price-setting exercise and

learn how to avoid underselling their

products.

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CSA EXPANSION: Making It Work on a Large Scale

Ineffi ciencies that are invisible on a

small scale can become painfully obvi-

ous as your business grows. Jean-Paul

Courtens and Jody Bolluyt, of Rox-

bury Farm, will discuss how their farm

business grew from 30 members to over

1,000. Th ey will discuss the importance

of recognizing ineffi ciencies, plan-

ning in the off -season, scale-appropri-

ate equipment, and developing effi cient

systems.

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NYSSFPA Annual Meeting

Th e New York Small-Scale Food

Processors Association (NYSSFPA)

was formed to help maintain a vi-

brant agricultural sector by fostering

small-scale value-added food busi-

nesses that support local farms. Th e

NYSSFPA jointly shares information

and participates in decisions about

regulations, provides mentoring to

new processors and start-up busi-

nesses, purchases cooperatively, ad-

vertises together, and accesses food

processing and small business techni-

cal assistance. Everyone interested in

small-scale food processing is invited

to attend the NYSSFPA annual meet-

ing at the NOFA-NY Conference.

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MEALTIME ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS K–12 STUDENT NETWORKING LUNCH

Saturday, 12:30pm • Meeting Room 1 (additional meal space)

Th is lunchtime discussion will be a great networking opportunity for teens at the con-

ference. Come and meet others who are involved in high school ag programs. Hosted

by Travis Park and Michelle Podolec, Cornell University.

BREAKFAST CONVERSATION: Organic Food For Everyone!!Sunday, 6:45am • Meeting Room 1 (additional meal space)

Is a food system truly sustainable if healthy clean food is not available to everyone?

Join NOFA-NY Food Justice Coordinator Kristina Keefe-Perry, and Technical Ad-

visor Robert Perry, for a critical conversation about increasing access to organic

food for all. Urban gardens, mobile markets, CSA’s in underserved neighborhoods…

Let’s share successes, questions, strategies, and critical / structural analyses. Get your

breakfast and come to the smaller dining room in the City Center, across from the

main dining room. Look for the signs!

Feeling Inspired? Host a lunchtime roundtable discussion! Th e Winter Conference is a

great opportunity to make connections and have discussions. Let us know before hand,

and we’ll announce your discussion at the meal.

ACTIVELY MANAGING YOUR COMPOST

Just because your compost looks

good doesn’t necessarily mean it’s high

quality. Shabazz Jackson and Jose-

phine Papagni, Greenway Environ-

mental Services, will discuss innovative

techniques for managing diff erent feed-

stocks, biofi ltration, and leachate. Jean

Bonhotal, Cornell Waste Management,

and Melissa Young, Environmen-

tal Finance Center, will show you how

to manage your compost for effi cient

breakdown of organic matter and bet-

ter results.

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NYSSFPA ROUNDTABLE: Running Your Business Eff ectively and Profi tably—Food, Energy, and Sustainability

Th is roundtable discussion will ad-

dress ways for existing and start-

up food businesses to increase

revenue. Workshop leaders are Gretch-

en Hanchett, Business and Communi-

ty Development Director from Allegany

Business Center who will address green-

ing your business and Mimi Shotland

Fix from Baking Fix who teaches how

to start and run small food businesses.

Bill Jordan, Director of Jordan Energy

and Food will describe his service which

helps identify the best solar company

and solution for your business needs.

Alabama

ON-FARM POULTRY PROCESSING

Kingbird Farm’s Karma and Michael

Glos will describe in detail how they

on-farm process 1000 birds or less un-

der state exemption. Th is will include a

discussion of regulations, food safety,

equipment, composting, and processing

from start to fi nish.

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HOME BUTCHERING II: Putt ing that Grass-fed Beef to Use

In the second of a 2-part series, Eric

Shelley and Shannon Hayes will con-

tinue their butchering demonstration.

Following the butchering, Shannon

will show you how to prepare some deli-

cious grass-fed beef recipes and provide

tips on cooking with grass-fed meats.

Th is workshop will include a cooking

demonstration.

Demo Kitchen

THE ¼-ACRE “FARM”Join veteran homesteader Larry Sie-

gel for a comprehensive look at a gar-

den that produces enough food to feed

a family, sell at market, and barter for

almost anything with neighbors. Larry

will share his detailed schedule for food

production based on 32 years of experi-

ence. And folks, if he can do it, anyone

can.

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NOFA-NY Annual Membership Meeting Saturday, January 22, 2011 • 1:15–2:30pm

Members, this is your chance to make your voice heard within your organiza-

tion! Decisions made during this meeting will aff ect the issues that we work on

and the direction that NOFA-NY takes in the coming years. Your participation is

important! We will elect new members to the Board of Directors and vote on this

year’s policy resolutions. If you’re not a member already, join NOFA-NY today and

make your voice heard.

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SATURDAY2:30–3:45pm

EMMER AND OTHER ANCIENT GRAINS

Th e ancient wheat emmer has great

market potential but also poses some

production challenges. Come hear from

Th or Oeschner, Oechsner Farms,

about producing and processing emmer,

as well as how it fi ts into the diverse ar-

ray of grains that he grows, including

modern wheat, spelt, buckwheat, and

rye. Elizabeth Dyck of the Organic Re-

search Network will discuss potential

in our region for another ancient grain,

einkorn.

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THE USE OF WARM SEASON ANNUALS IN YOUR FORAGE SYSTEM

Summer annuals are an important

tool for fi lling gaps in forage systems

on livestock farms. Th is workshop will

look at an overview of diff erent for-

ages that grow well in this region, in-

cluding establishment, nutritional

quality, and animal performance. Kar-

en Hoff man, USDA-NRCS, and Brent

Beidler, Beidler Family Farm, will look

at pros and cons of these crops from a

research perspective as well as on farm

experiences.

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BENEFICIALS AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL IN THE FIELDBenéfi cos y control biológico en el campo

Benefi cial insects are an integral part

of organic pest management, but how

can we get the most out of them? Cor-

nell Integrated Pest Management’s

Abby Seaman will discuss various spe-

cies and their applications, and Kurt

Forman, from Clearview Farm, will

talk about using Trichogramma wasps

to combat European corn borer on his

farm. Attention will be given to timing

of applications, as well as methods used

to attract benefi cials naturally. Este tall-

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simultánea.

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RAISING HERITAGE TURKEYS FOR THE THANKSGIVING TABLE

From day-old poults to the celebrat-

ed Th anksgiving table, this workshop

will cover the benefi ts and challeng-

es of raising heritage breed turkeys.

Margaret Breugel, Roo Haven Farm,

and Craig Haney, Stone Barns Center,

will discuss breeds, brooding, housing/

roosting, feed, diseases, pasture ro-

tation, and preparing for the harvest.

Whether for home-scale production,

as a value-added option for your small

farm, or for a management intensive

grazing system, this workshop will get

you started with heritage turkeys.

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HOW BIG SHOULD WE BE? How fast should your farm ex-

pand? Does increase in acreage always

mean increase in profi ts? How much

debt should you take on? How big do

you want to be in the long run? Mara

and Spencer Welton of Half Pint Farm

in VT will provide tips while sharing

the story of their 8-year old specialty-

vegetable farm that will help you make

the decisions that are right for your

farm and family.

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HATE FILLING OUT FORMS? Want to Save Time and a Stamp?!Farms and Businesses: Stop by the Publications Table in the Gallery anytime

Th ursday through Sunday and one of our staff will assist you in completing any

paperwork we need from you this year! We will…

• Get your Food Guide Information forms fi lled out

• Make sure your Membership is up to date

• Sign you up for Th e Farmer’s Pledge

• Sign you up for some of our optional subscriptions

• Answer advertising questions

• Make sure all of our information for your farm or business is correct

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BACKYARD ORCHARDS: Growing Fruits and Berries in Urban/Suburban Spaces

Longtime edible landscaping fanat-

ic and blogger Kerry Trueman has

shoehorned fruiting shrubs, vines and

plants into some very tight quarters,

from her rooftop in the West Village to

a tiny Hudson Valley yard. Come fi nd

out how to grow apples, pears, grapes,

all kinds of berries, stone fruits, and

more exotic choices such as pawpaws,

hardy kiwis, persimmons, currants, jos-

taberries, and aronias. Kerry will share

her hard-won knowledge about spac-

ing, companion planting, coping with

pests and diseases and other aspects of

planning.

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BIODIVERSITY: Farmer Stories

Hear from a farmer who believes in

the power of biodiversity. Kingbird

Farm’s Karma Glos will describe how

her farm’s sustainable conservation

practices support pest-eating insects,

create wildlife habitat, and make it pos-

sible to co-exist with predators. If you

are an organic farmer, you’ll want to

learn about these systems now, because

the National Organic Standards Board

has approved a comprehensive plan to

address biodiversity conservation as

part of your certifi cation inspection!

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THE RAW MILK REVOLUTION: What’s Behind It and Where Is It Going?

Much of the controversy surrounding

farm-fresh unprocessed whole milk in-

tended for direct human consumption

is a result of information gaps and mis-

placed assumptions. Author and jour-

nalist David Gumpert will explore

the public health risks of raw milk and

why the federal government and many

state agencies are so obsessed with lim-

iting or eliminating its availability. Rut-

gers Professor of Soil Science Joseph

Heckman will provide an analysis of

the literature and place raw milk in per-

spective with the local organic food

movement.

Alabama

WORLD HUNGER: Global Realities and Local Solutions

Th e causes of hunger around the

world are complex but don’t have to be

overwhelming. UVM Plant and Soil Sci-

ence Professor Emeritus Fred Magdoff

will off er an overview of some of the

reasons that we see such high lev-

els of malnourishment in many places

around the globe, and Massachusetts

Avenue Project Executive Director Di-

ane Picard will discuss some of the ef-

forts to fi ght hunger that are underway

in NYS.

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SAVING THE HARVEST: Th e ABCs of Food Preservation

In this workshop you will learn about

basic preservation techniques and what

tools are essential for easy, eff ective

food preservation. Sister Catherine

Grace, Bluestone Farm and Living Arts

Center, will give a lacto-fermentation

demonstration and answer questions

about your own preservation challeng-

es. Handouts with resources and reci-

pes will be available, and you will see

samples of foods preserved by various

techniques.

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Interested in learning more about NOFA-NY Certifi ed Organic, LLC? Join us

for an open meeting. Bring your certifi cation questions and concerns. Th is is a

great opportunity to meet the NOFA-NY Certifi ed Organic, LLC Staff !

Saturday, 5:45pm • Broadway 1

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SATURDAY4:15–5:30pm

CALCULATING DRY MATTER INTAKE: Th e New Pasture Rule

Are you concerned about the implica-

tions of the new NOP Pasture Rule for

your farm? Th is workshop will discuss

changes to the existing rule and the cal-

culation method that NOFA-NY Certi-

fi ed Organic, LLC uses to determine dry

matter intake. Chuck Blood and NO-

FA-NY Certifi ed Organic’s Lisa Engel-

bert will discuss the new rule and what

it means for new and existing farms.

Broadway 3

GRAFTING OF GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES: Tomato, Eggplant, and Cucumber

Grafting vegetable crops can increase

yields, decrease disease and increase

cold tolerance; however, many organic

growers have not realized these bene-

fi ts when growing grafted plants. Jud-

son Reid, Cornell Vegetable Program,

will lead the group in a hands-on work-

shop that demonstrates proper grafting

techniques and common mistakes. Par-

ticipants will have the chance to per-

form grafts.

Demo Kitchen

SAVING RARE BREEDS ONE PORK CHOP AT A TIME

Come to this workshop for a nose to

tail discussion of raising and market-

ing rare breed pigs outdoors. Flying Pigs

Farm’s Mike Yezzi and Jen Small will

take you through the ins and outs of

working with various breeds of hogs on

pasture and in the woods.

Broadway 2

PRESERVING THE DIVERSITY OF AMERICA’S APPLES: Heritage Production

Growing heritage American apple va-

rieties helps preserve biodiversity and

cultural diversity. But more than that,

it provides a unique marketing niche for

small-scale and community orchard-

ists. Join apple expert and author Ben

Watson as he explores some of the best

varieties to grow and strategies for sell-

ing them to a public that only knows

Honeycrisps and Macs.

Saratoga 2

FARMING AND FAMILY: Achieving Balance on Your Farm

Farming is more than an occupation

for family farmers; it’s a lifestyle choice

as well. What can you expect going into

this? How will you manage the respon-

sibilities of your business and your fam-

ily in a way that keeps both healthy?

Veteran family farmers Gayle Th orpe,

Th orpe Family Farm, and Mary-How-

ell Martens, Lakeview Organic Grain,

will share their experiences and provide

insight into striking a balance.

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LOCAL PROCESSORS: Th e Missing Link?Procesadores locales: ¿El eslabón perdido?

When it comes to growing our local

food systems and adding value to our

crops, adequate processing facilities

are often tough to fi nd. Jim Hyland,

Farm to Table, will discuss how local

processing facilities like his are help-

ing NY’s organic farmers add value to

their produce. From salsa to pickles to

frozen vegetables, Jim will discuss the

equipment he uses, examples of add-

ed value products, and pricing. Este tall-

er se ofrecerá con el servicio de traducción

simultánea.

Broadway 1

PROCESSING BEESWAX PRODUCTS FOR SALE

Dancing Bee Gardens owner and au-

thor Ross Conrad will show partic-

ipants how to select for high quality

beeswax, collect it using a solar wax col-

lector, and process it without the use of

harmful chemicals or extremely high

temperatures. Ross will also discuss

various beeswax products including

salves, candles, and even encaustic

paints.

Alabama

CONVERTING A HOUSE TO A HOMESTEAD

How does a 125-year-old Victorian

home become an energy-effi cient 21st-

century urban homestead without los-

ing its charm? Jim Strickland and

Laurie Freeman will show you how,

concentrating on various systems that

they use to reduce energy waste and in-

crease reliance on renewable sources.

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URBAN AQUAPONICS: Fish and Vegetable Production at an Urban Youth Farm

Th is workshop will describe Massa-

chusetts Avenue Project’s (MAP) zero

waste urban tilapia farm, from its orig-

inal small-scale production to its new

commercial scale systems, including

the incorporation of youth employment

and training. Christian Terrero, MAP

teen volunteer, will lead the workshop

along with MAP’s Jesse Meeder. Learn

the basics of aquaponics to begin ex-

perimenting with this exciting, natural

growing method.

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COMMUNITY ORGANIZING 101

Whether you want to start a com-

munity garden, campaign for an eas-

ing of raw milk rules, or protect your

watershed from synthetic pesticides

and fertilizers, having some communi-

ty organizing know-how will help you

jumpstart your endeavor. Using real-

life scenarios, veteran organizer Tra-

cy Frisch will lead the group through

some of the key steps for starting and

sustaining a project or running an is-

sue campaign. Attendees will leave with

possible (proven) solutions to common

pitfalls faced by budding activists.

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INTERNSHIPS, APPRENTICES AND EMPLOYEES: An Exercise in Clarity

Do you and your farm have what it

takes to off er an internship, or are you

better off hiring employees? Join Jody

Bolluyt and Jean-Paul Courtens,

Roxbury Farm, and Andy Fellenz, Fel-

lenz Family Farm, for a discussion of

what it means to off er an internship vs.

hire an employee. Do you know what

your interns expect to get out of their

experience? Are they looking for voca-

tional training, and is that something

that you can provide? Emphasis will

be placed on developing clear expecta-

tions, fi nding the right farmer-appren-

tice match, and following through on

written agreements.

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SATURDAY NIGHT CONTRA DANCE with Th e Russet Trio and Caller Fern Marshall Bradley

Th e Russet Trio is a hot new

contra dance band from Co-

lumbia County with strong

Irish infl uence and a high-en-

ergy modern spirit. With Aldo

Lavaggi on fi ddle, Peter Mad-

sen on guitar and percussion,

and Seth Travens on bass, you

won’t be able to resist kicking

up your heels and joining the

fun. NOFA-NY’s very own Fern

Marshall Bradley will take the

stage again this year to call the

dance. Fern is a favorite of the Capital Region contra dance scene and is known

for her welcoming and upbeat style.

Saturday, 8:15pm • Saratoga Ballroom

READING & BOOK SIGNING with Kristin Kimball “As much as you transform the land by farming, farming trans-

forms you.” In her old life, Kristin Kimball, Th e Dirty Life: On Farming,

Food, and Love, 2010, would stay out until four a.m., wear heels, and

carry a handbag. Now she wakes up at four, wears Carhartts, and car-

ries a pocket knife. At Essex Farm in Essex, NY, Kristin discovered the

wrenching pleasures of physical work, learned that good food is at the

center of a good life, fell deeply in love, and found the engagement and

commitment she craved in the form of a man, a small town, and a beau-

tiful piece of land. Join farmer-author Kristin for a reading from her

recent book, Th e Dirty Life, followed by a book signing.

Saturday, 5:30pm • Travers

THE GREENHORNSArmed with a camcorder, farmer-fi lmmak-

er-activist Severine von Tscharner Fleming

spent three years crisscrossing America, meet-

ing and mobilizing a network of revolution-

ary young agrarians resettling the land. Th e

Greenhorns is an ode to their grit and entre-

preneurial spirit, an exploration of sustainable

agriculture, and an enticement to reclaim our

national soil.

Saturday, 8:15pm • Broadway

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FARM HACK: DIY Tools for Small Farmers

Benjamin Shute of Hearty Roots

Farm and Lindsey Lusher Shute of

the National Young Farmers’ Coalition

and Pistil Farm will show participants

how to save cash, have fun and enhance

their farms by building and designing

their own farm tools and structures.

Th e presenters will introduce farmhack.

net, an open source community where

farmers develop and share DIY farm

tool plans.

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CREATING YOUR OWN FEED RECIPE

Th is workshop will teach you some

simple methods for developing your

own ration for dairy cows and heifers.

GLCI Animal Scientist and NYS Coordi-

nator Karen Hoff man will lead a dis-

cussion of factors that infl uence intake,

and provide tips on how to predict in-

take of various feeds. An example ration

balanced for protein and energy will be

created by the group participants.

Broadway 1

RAISING DAIRY CALVES ON COWS

Raising dairy calves on cows is a nat-

ural fi t for grass-based farms and off ers

benefi ts to land, livestock, farmers and

consumers. Learn how this approach

may be used whether you’re milking one

family cow or operating a commercial-

scale dairy. Lifelong dairy farmer Rob

Moore, Moore Farms, will share his ex-

periences over the last 10 years of rais-

ing dairy calves on their mothers and

with nurse cows. Tim Joseph, Maple

Hill Creamery, will talk about how this

practice has helped balance the needs of

his family, cattle and farmstead dairy

processing business.

Broadway 3

EQUIPMENT FOCUS: Japanese Paper Pot Transplanter

Th is hand-operated piece of equip-

ment can plant at a rate of roughly 200

plants per minute. Andy Fellenz, Fel-

lenz Family Farm, will discuss how he

has integrated this transplanter into

his farm, its strengths, and its weak-

nesses. John Hendrickson, Stone Cir-

cle Farm, will discuss the mechanics of

the paper pot transplanter.

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source materials will be available for at-

tendees to examine. Beginners in this

area will walk away with the tools to

get started, and the experienced will re-

ceive information to help improve their

techniques. Este taller se ofrecerá con el

servicio de traducción simultánea.

Broadway 2

SUNDAY8:00–9:15am

PASTURED POULTRYAves del campo

Jill and Ken Geis, Neppa Hatchery,

will discuss the fundamentals of brood-

ing, feeding and watering, fi eld specifi -

cations, and structures. Th ey will also

cover processing and some marketing.

Equipment, pictures, posters, and re-

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GROWING AND MARKETING CUT FLOWERS: Who Is Th at Stranger in My Garden?

Th is workshop will cover many of

the do’s and don’ts of turning your love

of fresh cut fl owers into a “pick your

own” fl ower business. Th e discussion

will include tried and true fl ower va-

rieties, important resources, market-

ing approaches and some talk about

the often dreaded business plan. Anne

Hart, Th e Cutting Garden, and Ted

Blomgren, Windfl ower Farm, will lead

the discussion.

Saratoga 2

ACCESSING LAND: Various Approaches

Th is workshop will explore some

of the diff erent ways in which farm-

ers gain access to land. Ed Staehr, NY

Farm Link, and Jean-Paul Courtens

and Jody Bolluyt, Roxbury Farm, will

discuss the diff erences between rent-

ing, buying, and partnering with a land

trust. Th is workshop will help you fi g-

ure out which type of arrangement

might be appropriate for you, your fam-

ily, and the business you would like to

start or expand.

Saratoga 3

INSTITUTIONAL MARKETS: Sett ing Up Relationships with Schools

School systems are showing increased

interest in purchasing local healthy

food, but working with a large nstitu-

tion can often seem daunting. Seek-

ing Common Ground’s Deb Denome,

Th ompson Health’s Alyvia Burkey,

and Bloomfi eld Central School Food

Service Director Todd Fowler will dis-

cuss how producers can partner with

schools to provide healthy food for our

children.

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SIMPLE SOLAR HOT WATER HEATERS

Solar hot water heaters are a great

way to conserve energy and save mon-

ey, and there are a variety of systems

out there. Jim Strickland and Laurie

Freeman, along with Joe Livingston,

Divine Renewable Energy, will discuss

several diff erent types, how to install

them, and how much they cost.

Broadway 4

CREATING A SELF-WATERING CONTAINER

Plants grow well in containers that

you don’t have to monitor daily for wa-

tering. Th e self-contained environment

you create can produce a bountiful har-

vest. Olympus Garden’s Solita Ste-

phens will teach participants how to

make their own simple self-watering

container to take home. *Materials are available for the fi rst 40 people to enter the room; more participants are welcome to attend, but only the fi rst 40 will go home with a container.

Demo Kitchen

URBAN BEEKEEPING: Are You Sure Th is Is Legal??

In many urban and suburban places,

beekeeping is indeed legal. Expert bee-

keeper and author Ross Conrad will

discuss special requirements and man-

agement techniques for successful ur-

ban beekeeping, including location,

equipment, swarm control, and de-

veloping good relationships with your

neighbors.

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STORIES FROM THE CROP MOB: Barn Raising in 2010

Crop Mobbing originated in North

Carolina in 2008 but has roots deep

in our collective agricultural memo-

ry. Rachel Firak and Katie Church

(Ithaca Crop Mob) and Deb Taft (NYC

Crop Mob) will explain how their Crop

Mobs got started, how they function,

and what agricultural activism and co-

operative volunteerism can off er our

communities.

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The NFDP identifies, educates and supports immigrants with agricultural experience to establish their own

economically and environmentally sustainable family farm businesses in the NYC region. Our number one

challenge is finding appropriate land opportunities for new farmers. We strongly believe in keeping farmland

productive by placing experienced farmers on underutilized land. If you are a landowner or farmer

with land to rent or sell, please contact us.

We are looking for:· Small acreage (5-50 acres)· Land within 100 miles of NYC· Purchase, long or short-term rental agreements or leases with option to purchase· On-farm or nearby affordable housing· Basic farm infrastructure (water source, barns, etc.)

New Farmer Development Project Greenmarket/Grow NYC

(212) 341-2254 mhughes@greenmarket.grownyc.org

New Farmer Development Project

SUNDAY9:30–10:45am

SUMMER COVER CROPS FOR ORGANIC VEGETABLE PRODUCTION

Weed control and soil health are man-

agement goals best met by using many

complementary tools. Summer cov-

er cropping is a vastly underutilized

tool that addresses both of these man-

agement goals. Working with Cor-

nell Professor of Horticulture Th omas

Bjorkman and Slack Hollow Farm’s

Seth Jacobs, participants will devel-

op plans of how to integrate cover crops

into to their vegetable rotations.

Broadway 1

SHEEP FOR FIBERWool from your sheep can be anoth-

er revenue stream for your farm. Learn

how to produce high quality fl eeces

and value-added wool products for the

hand-spinning and hand-knitting mar-

kets. Margaret Meixner, Wolftree

Farm, and Maryrose Livingston,

Northland Sheep Dairy, will discuss

management issues specifi c to the fi -

ber fl ock, including wool attributes of

diff erent breeds, processing options for

your fl eeces, and strategies for market-

ing your products.

Broadway 2

STARTING A SUCCESSFUL VALUE-ADDED DAIRY PROCESSING VENTURE

Are you interested in capturing addi-

tional value from your dairy? Join Tim

Joseph, Maple Hill Creamery, for a dis-

cussion of his 100% grass-fed yogurt

production system. You will hear tips

for success, pitfalls to avoid, and how to

make your new value added dairy pro-

cessing venture work for you and your

farm.

Broadway 3

VEGETABLE VARIETY ROUNDTABLE

Come one, come all and discuss your

favorite vegetable varieties! What’s your

most lucrative crop? What does well

on your farm? What’s just plain fun to

grow? Bring your questions, and most

of all come ready to participate. Robert

Hadad, Cornell Vegetable Program, will

facilitate this roundtable discussion.

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MYCOFACILITATION: Increasing Ecosystem Health with Fungi

David Demarest, Vermont Mush-

rooms, will present an overview of

current mycoremediation research de-

tailing the potential of mushrooms and

other fungi to degrade crude oil and nu-

merous persistent organic pollutants

such as DDT. David will then cover spe-

cifi c mycofacilitation materials and

methods that can be used to further im-

prove the capacity of mushrooms and

other fungi to positively impact ecosys-

tem health.

Saratoga 2

FARM RECORDS AND TAX BASICS: Avoiding Headaches and Heartaches

Good record-keeping is an incredibly

important part of becoming a success-

ful organic business; Jill Robinson,

Farm Credit East, can help you con-

quer your fear of paperwork and tax-

es! We’ll take a close look at Schedule F

and Schedule C tax forms, depreciation,

1099 reporting requirements, payroll

issues, and the basics of sales tax. We’ll

also go over the items that you need to

keep accurate records of, and some ad-

ditional uses for these records outside

of taxes.

Saratoga 3

MARKETING STRATEGIES AT HALF PINT FARM IN VT

Innovative marketing strategies are a

signifi cant part of the success that Half

Pint Farm has achieved on their 2-acre

specialty-vegetable farm. Mara and

Spencer Welton will share their strat-

egies for maximizing profi t through

marketing as they approach restau-

rants, caterers, consumers, and other

target markets.

Alabama

SMALL-SCALE CIDER PRODUCTION

Cider (sweet or hard) is one of the

most basic value-added products. Ap-

ple expert and author Ben Watson will

discuss the basics of cider production,

from the best apple varieties (old and

new) to equipment and processes for

home and small-scale cider making, as

well as marketing opportunities.

Broadway 4

BEGINNING SEED SAVING Guardando semillas para principiantes

Larry D. Robertson and Teri L.

Balch from the Northern Organic Veg-

etable Improvement Collaborative

(NOVIC) will cover all the basics of seed

saving including basics of pollination,

isolation and processing. In addition to

a lecture, there will also be hands-on

demonstrations of manual and small-

scale seed processing equipment suit-

able for integrating seed production

into your current organic farming sys-

tem. Este taller se ofrecerá con el servicio

de traducción simultánea.

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STANDING ROOM ONLYWe all have something to share with

the organic community, but can we

present it in a way that is engaging, in-

structive, and fun?! Essex Farm’s Mark

Kimball and NOFA-NY’s Kristina

Keefe-Perry want to work with you to

hone your workshop and presentation

skills. Bring Mark and Kristina your

performance, and they’ll help you take

it to the next level. American Idol, here

we come!

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ALTERNATIVE PRICING STRUCTURES AND STRATEGIES

Fresh healthy food should be a ba-

sic human right for all people, but how

can we achieve this when access to good

food is limited by our incomes? Th is

workshop will highlight several diff er-

ent approaches being used by farms and

retailers to break the connection be-

tween food and money. Alexis Alexan-

der, Ithaca’s GreenStar Coop, and Liz

Henderson, Peacework Organic Farm,

will describe diff erent approaches.

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Farm Safety Services On-farm safety surveys and safety trainings available in English and Spanish, including CPR and first aid certification

Bilingual flyers, safety posters and brochures These services are voluntary, confidential, free due to

grant funding, and are available at your convenience

Call 800-343-7527 ext 239

9:00am–12:30pmINTRO GAMES

Come get to know the gang! Artist

and farmer Rebekah Rice will lead this

morning activity, in which everyone

will have a chance to get to know each

other through a few fun games on the

fi rst day of the conference. Th is work-

shop will include a bead-making activi-

ty, and a snack will be served during the

morning.

Whitney

CHILDREN’S CONFERENCEFRIDAY

SATURDAY

8:00–10:00amHENNA TATTOOS

Learn the ancient art of using henna

to decorate the body in this “tattooing”

workshop hosted by Dawn Ashbridge.

We’ll talk about the history of henna,

learn the process of application, and

then let our creative juices run wild

when we design our own masterpieces!

Whitney

10:00am–12:30pmLADYBUG PROJECT

Entomologists need your help! Learn

how you can become a certifi ed ladybug

spotter. Join Dr. Leslie Allee of Cor-

nell’s Lost Ladybug Project to learn all

about ladybugs including tips for fi nd-

ing and photographing these beautiful

critters. You will have the opportunity

to make your own sweep net and lady-

bug guide, play a game, and do a lady-

bug craft.

Whitney

12:30–1:30pmLunch

Parents will need to pick up their children

promptly at 12:30pm; no children’s

programming or childcare will be off ered

during lunch. Children’s programming

will resume after lunch.

1:30–3:00pmTHE BIG APPLE

Children will learn about diff erent

varieties of apples and have a chance

to taste them too. Which ones are good

for baking? Which are good for eating?

Sherri and Russ Welser, from the

Phelps Community Center, will guide

the children through the wondrous

world of apples.

Whitney

3:00–3:15pmSnack Time!

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12:30–1:30pmLunch

Parents will need to pick up their children

promptly at 12:30pm; no children’s

programming or childcare will be off ered

during lunch.

1:30–5:00pmFIELD TRIP TO THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM

Minimizing waste isn’t just impor-

tant for the environment—it’s fun, too!

We’re taking a fi eld trip to the Saratoga

Children’s Museum to enjoy their Trash

to Treasure Program. Children will cre-

ate art projects from recycled items pro-

vided there at the museum. Th e cost of

this trip is included in Children’s Con-

ference registration fees. We will walk

to the museum so please bring warm

clothes and boots.

Meet at Whitney at 1:20pm.

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SUNDAY

8:00–10:15amMOOALICIOUS!

Did you know that ice cream and but-

ter are easy things to make at home?

Nancy Weber will show you how! We’ll

make homemade ice cream, butter, and

then taste some fantastic New York

cheeses.

Whitney

10:15am–12:30pmMAGICAL SPACES

With help from artists and farmers

Rebekah Rice and Michael Rice, the

children will work together to create

special surroundings. Using recycled

cardboard, wood, paint, tape, staple-

guns and fabric, we’ll make spaces to

share for playing games, telling stories,

reading books, and making a joyful

noise.

Whitney

CHILDCARE (ages 3 to 5)

Childcare will be provided in Room 544. Childcare is for children ages 3 to 5. Children must be signed in and out of childcare. Parents must provide contact information should our childcare providers need to reach them for any reason. CHILDCARE WILL NOT BE OFFERED DURING LUNCH. Parents must pick up their children promptly following the morning’s programming and then again after the last afternoon workshop. Children must be pre-registered for childcare. If you have not pre-registered your children, please see the Registration Table.

Friday: 9:00am–12:30pm and 1:30–5:00pm

Saturday: 8:00am–12:15pm and 1:15–5:30pm

Sunday: 8:00am–12:30pm

3:15–4:30pmCAMP NOFA!

John and Amy Chartier, Farm

Camp Directors at Frost Valley YMCA,

will help bring Camp to Saratoga

Springs! Th ey will provide a variety of

camp games and farm crafts that are

sure to be educational and FUN! Plan

on being active, acting silly, and laugh-

ing a lot!

Whitney

4:30–5:30pmDIG ART! Cultivating Creativity in the Garden

Join Susan Beebe in discover-

ing the creative world of garden arts!

In this fun, hands-on workshop, we’ll

make natural art projects using plants

from the garden. Come and learn how

to make seed mosaics, leaf prints, and

more!

Whitney

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Alexis AlexanderGreenStar Cooperative Market701 W. Buff alo StreetIthaca, NY 14850607-273-9392aalexander@greenstar.coopwww.greenstar.coopAlternative Pricing Structures and Strategies

Dr. Leslie AlleeDepartment of Entomology4128 Comstock Hall, Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY 14853www.lostladybug.org607-255-8486Lost Ladybug Project

Dawn AshbridgeHolistic Moms NetworkPO Box 507Liverpool, NY 13088315-706-0318dsauchelli@juno.comHenna Tattoos

Lia BabitchTurtle Tree Seed10 White Birch RoadCopake, NY 12516518-329-3038turtle@turtletreeseed.orgwww.turtletreeseed.orgOn-Farm Seed Production

Brian Baker34 Glen Street Apt 206Alfred, NY 14802607-587-4744BakerBP@alfredstate.eduHow to Do Research on Your FarmOrganic Weed Management Strategies

and Equipment

Terri BalchUSDA–ARS,

Plant Genetic Resources Unit630 W. North StreetGeneva, NY 14456315-787-2396Teri.Balch@ARS.USDA.GOVwww.organicseedpartnership.orgBeginning Seed Saving with NOVIC

2011 CONFERENCE PRESENTERS with Workshop Titles

Susan BeebeCCE Saratoga County50 West High St.Ballston Spa, NY 12020518-885-8995skb11@cornell.eduwww.ccesaratoga.orgDIG ART! Cultivating Creativity in

the Garden

Brent BeidlerPO Box 124821 South Randolph RoadRandolph Center, VT(802) 728-5601bbeidler@myfairpoint.netwww.beidlerfarm.comTh e Use of Warm Season Annuals in Your

Forage System

David BeldingCross Island Farms44301 Cross Island RdWellesley Island, NY (315) 482-3663davidbelding@crossislandfarms.comEcological Soil Management for

Organic Growers

Betsy BihnCornell University630 W. North Street, Hedrick Hall,Geneva, NY 14456(315) 787–2625eab38@cornell.eduFood Safety Workshop

Th omas BjorkmanGeneva Experiment Station205 Hedrick Hall630 W. North StGeneva, NY 14456315-787-2218tnb1@cornell.eduSummer Cover Crops for Organic

Vegetable Production

Ted BlomgrenWindfl ower Farm585 Meeting House RdValley Falls, NY 0518-320-2030tedblomgren@gmail.comGrowing and Marketing Cut Flowers

Jody Bolluyt & Jean-Paul CourtensRoxbury Farm, LLC2501 State Rd 9HKinderhook, NY 12106518-758-8558jody@roxburyfarm.comAccessing Land: Diff erent ApproachesCSA Expansion: Making it Work on a

Larger ScaleInternships, Apprentices, and Employees:

An Exercise in Clarity

Jean Bonhotal101b Rice HallIthaca, NY 14853607-255-8444jb29@cornell.eduhttp://cwmi.css.cornell.eduActively Managing Your Compost

Astor BoozerUSDA-NRCS441 S. Salina St., Suite 354Syracuse, NY 13202315-477-6504astor.boozer@ny.usda.govUSDA NRCS Conservation Program

Opportunities for Organic Growers

Margaret Breugel883 Hurlbert RoadForestville, NY 14062716-965-2716mbruegel@gmail.comwww.roohavenfarm.comRaising Heritage Turkeys for the

Th anksgiving Table

Dina BrewsterTh e Hickories126 Lounsbury RoadRidgefi eld, CT 0dina@thehickories.orgRaising Rabbits on Pasture for Profi t? Are

You Kidding Me?

Alyvia BurkeyTh ompson Health350 Parrish StreetCanandaigua, NY 14424(585) 396-6529alyvia.burkey@thompsonhealth.orgwww.thompsonhealth.comInstitutional Markets: Setting up

Relationships with Schools

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Brian CaldwellCornell UniversityDept. of Crop and Soil Sciences180 Walding LaneSpencer, NY 14883607-564-3346bac11@cornell.eduHow to Do Research on Your Farm

Marlo CapocciaGarden Gate DeliveryPO Box 6847Ithaca, NY 14851607-342-6228marloco@verizon.netwww.gardengatedelivery.comRegional Distributers: Getting Your Product

to Local Markets

Sarah CarlsonPractical Farmers of Iowa137 Lynn Ave, Suite 200Ames, IA 50014515-232-5661, ext. 305sarah@practicalfarmers.orgwww.practicalfarmers.org

Chris CashenTh e Farm at Miller’s Crossing81 Roxbury Rd.Hudson, NY 12513(518) 851-2331kasorganic@hotmail.comIntermediate CSA

John and Amy ChartierFrost Valley YMCA2000 Frost Valley RdClaryville, NY 12725845-985-0151845-985-2291 (main camp #)jchartier@frostvalley.orgCamp NOFA!

Scott ChaskeyPeconic Land Trust296 Hampton Road, P.O. Box 1776Southampton, NY 11969schaskey@peconiclandtrust.orgIntermediate CSA

Laura ColangeloVermont Law School, Institute for

Energy and the Environment164 Chelsea Street, PO Box 96South Royalton, VT 5068lcolangelo@vermontlaw.eduDiversifying Your Energy Supply

Ross ConradPO Box 433Middlebury, VT 0(802) 545-2396dancingbeegardens@hotmail.comdancyingbeegardens.comProcessing Beeswax Products for SaleUrban Beekeeping: Are You Sure Th is

Is Legal??

David DemerestP.O. Box 191Underhill Center, VT 05490(802) 355.6637david@vermontmushrooms.comwww.vermontmushrooms.comMycofacilitation: Increasing Ecosystem

Health With Fungi

Deb DenomeSeeking Common Ground, Inc.P.O. Box 599Canandaigua, NY 14424585-394-7610info@seekingcommonground.orgInstitutional Markets: Setting up

Relationships with Schools

Laurie DrinkwaterCornell UniversityPlant Science Building, Room 124Ithaca, NY 14850led24@cornell.eduHow to Do Research on Your Farm

Elizabeth Dyck1124 County Rd 38Bainbridge, NY 13733607 895 6913kedyck@frontiernet.netEmmer & Other Ancient GrainsSpud’s up? What we’ve learned from the

Northeast Organic/Sustainable Potato Project (NOSP)

Jamie EdelsteinWyllie Fox Farm3745 Allen RdCato, NY 13033315-427-8266farmer@wylliefoxfarm.comNuts & Bolts: Beginning FarmersInstitutional Markets: Setting up

Relationships with Schools

Lisa Englebert840 Upper Front StreetBinghamton, NY 13905607-699-3775kengelbert@stny.rr.comCertifi cation OrientationCalculating Dry Matter Intake: Th e New

Pasture Rule

Andy Fellenz1919 Lester Rd.Phelps, NY 14532315-548-6228artisanfarms@gmail.comwww.FellenzFamilyFarm.comBrambles IntensiveInternships, Apprentices, and Employees:

An Exercise in ClarityJapanese Paper Pot Transplanter

Rachel Firak1227 Dryden Rd, Apt #3Ithaca, NY 14850440-242-9646rfi rak@gmail.comhttp://groups.google.com/group/ithaca-

crop-mobStories from the Crop Mob: Urban Barn

Raising in 2010

Mimi FixBaking FixMimi@bakingfi x.comhttp://www.BakingFix.comNYSSFPA Roundtable: Running Your

Business Eff ectively and Profi tably- Food, Energy, and Sustainability

Kurt FormanClearview Farm243 Faas RdPalmyra, NY 14522585-330-6420clearviewfarm@bluefrog.comBenefi cials & Biological Control in

Vegetable Crops

Todd FowlerFood Service DirectorBloomfi eld Central SchoolPO Box 250Bloomfi eld, NY 14469585-657-6121 X1151tfowler@bloomfi eldcsd.orgInstitutional Markets: Setting up

Relationships with Schools

Laurie Freeman206 McGregor RdGloversville, NY 0518-770-1503No EmailConverting a House to a HomesteadSimple Solar Hot Water Heaters

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Erica Frenay15B Plant Science BldgIthaca, NY 14853607-255-9911ejf5@cornell.eduwww.nybeginningfarmers.org; www.

smallfarms.cornell.eduNuts & Bolts: Beginning Farmers

Tracy Frisch1293 McClay RdGreenwich, NY 0tracyf@fastermac.netCommunity Organizing 101

Sue Gardener Smith50 Far View Hills Rd.Rochester, NY 14620585 269 8918suegardnersmith@hotmail.comCommunity Food Security & Urban

Garden Policies

Jill & Ken Geis660 Fordsbush RoadFort Plain, NY 13339518-568-5322giespasture@frontiernet.netNeppahatchery.homestead.comPastured Poultry

Karma & Michael Glos9398 W. Creek Rd.Berkshire, NY 13736607-657-2860karma@kingbirdfarm.comwww.kingbirdfarm.comBiodiversity: Farmer StoriesOn-Farm Poultry ProcessingHorses & Mules: Profi t & Loss

Sister Catherine GraceMelrose/Bluestone Farm118 Federal Hill RoadBrewster, NY 10509srcgchs@gmail.comSaving the Harvest: Th e ABCs of

Food Preservation

Jen Griffi thJust Food1155 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd FloorNew York, NY 10036212.645.9880farmeroutreach@justfood.orgCommunity Food Security & Urban

Garden Policies

David Gumpert48 Dunster Rd.Needham, MA 0781-856-4950david@davidgumpert.comwww.thecompletepatient.comTh e Raw Milk Revolution

Robert Hadad4487 Lake Ave.Lockport, NY 14094(585) 739-4065RHADAD@rochester.rr.comwww.gaps.cornell.eduFood Safety IntensiveVegetable Variety Roundtable

Gretchen HanchettACCORD Corporation585-268-7605 ext.1701ghanchett@accordcorp.orgwww.alleganybusinesscenter.comNYSSFPA Roundtable: Running Your

Business Eff ectively and Profi tably

Craig Haney630 Bedford RoadSleepy Hollow, NY 10591914.366.6200 x116craigh@stonebarnscenter.orgwww.stonebarnscenter.orgGrazing Rotations: Combining Poultry,

Ruminants, and OthersRaising Heritage Turkeys for the

Th anksgiving Table

Wendy-Sue HarperNOFA VermontPO Box 697Richmond, VT 0802-434-4122WendySue@nofavt.orghttp://nofavt.orgEcological Soil Management for

Organic GrowersNo-Till Gardening

Anne Hart4055 State Rte 52Youngsville, NY 12791845-482-3333cuttinggarden@hvc.rr.comwww.thecuttinggarden.orgGrowing and Marketing Cut Flowers

Cliff HatchUpinngil Farm411 Main Rd.Gill, MA 1354413-863-2297pickens@crocker.comwww.upinngil.comHands-on Home Cheesemaking for Beginners

Adam HausmannAdam’s Berry FarmIntervale RoadBurlington, VT 0802-578-9093adam@adamsberryfarm.comBrambles Intensive

Shannon HayesSap Bush Hollow Farm1314 West Fulton RoadWarnerville, NY 12187(518) 827-7595shayes@midtel.netHome Butchering IHome Butchering II

Joseph HeckmanCook Campus, Rutgers University

Department of Plant Biology & Pathology Rutgers

Th e State University of NJ59 Dudley Road - Foran HallNew Brunswick, NJ 0(732) 932-9711 ext. 119heckman@AESOP.Rutgers.eduhttp://www.cook.rutgers.edu/~plantbiopath/

faculty/heckman/heckman.htmlTh e Raw Milk Revolution

Elizabeth HendersonGenesee Valley Organic CSA2218 Welcher RoadNewark, NY 14513315-331-9029elizabethhenderson13@gmail.comAlternative Pricing Structures and StrategiesCommunity Food Security & Urban

Garden PoliciesIntermediate CSA

John HendricksonStone Circle FarmN1749 Yerges Rd.Reeseville, WI 53579(920) 285-6360stonecirclefarm@tds.netJapanese Paper Pot TransplanterWhat Are You Worth? Cost of

Production Training

Donn HewesNorthland Sheep Dairy3501 Hoxie Gorge Freetown RoadMarathon, NY 13803607-849-4442tripletree@frontiernet.netHorses & Mules: Profi t & LossNuts & Bolts: Beginning Farmers

Karen Hoff man99 North Broad St.Norwich, NY 13815612-801-3506karen.hoff man2@ny.usda.govCreating Your Own Feed RecipeTh e Use of Warm Season Annuals in Your

Forage System

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Simon Huntley7126 Church StPittsburge, PA 15218412-567-3864support@smallfarmcentral.comwww.smallfarmcentral.comDigging into the Web: Basic to Advanced Web

Marketing for Farmers

Jim HylandWinter Sun Farms195 Huguenot StreetNew Paltz, NY 12561845-255-1699jim@wintersunfarms.comLocal Processors: Th e Missing Link?

Shabazz Jackson208 Montgomery StreetNewburgh, NY 12550(845) 656-6070greenway777@aol.comwww.greenwayny.comActively Managing Your Compost

Seth JacobsSlack Hollow Farm177 Gilchrist RdArgyle, NY 12809518-638-6124srk@capital.netAdvanced Greenhouse and High Tunnel

Vegetable ProductionSummer Cover Crops for Organic

Vegetable Production

Lou Johns1641 Shaw RdLodi, NY 14860607-582-6336bluheron@empacc.netBlueheronorganic.comBrassicas, from A to Z

Bill JordanRensselaer Technology Park120 Defreets Dr.Troy, NY 12180(518) 326-1104bill@jordanenergy.orgDiversifying Your Energy SupplyNYSSFPA Roundtable: Running Your

Business Eff ectively and Profi tably

Tim Joseph2949 State Route 169Little Falls, NY 13365(315) 891-3737tim@maplehillcreamery.comwww.MapleHillCreamery.comRaising Dairy Calves on CowsStarting a Successful Value-Added Dairy

Processing Venture

Kristina Keefe-PerryNOFA-NY249 Highland Ave.Rochester, NY 14620(585) 271-1979, ext. 505kristina@nofany.orgStanding Room Only: Pumping Up Your

Workshop!

Michael KilpatrickKilpatrick Family Farm9778 State RT 22Middle Granville, NY 12849518-642-4713michael@kilpatrickfamilyfarm.comAdvanced Greenhouse and High Tunnel

Vegetable Production

Mark KimballEssex Farm2503 Rte 22Essex, NY 12936(518) 963-4613No EmailHorses & Mules: Profi t & LossStanding Room Only: Pumping Up

Your Workshop!

Carol KingNOFA-NY Certifi ed Organic, LLC840 Upper Front StreetBinghamton, NY 13905607-724-9851carolking@nofany.orgCertifi cation Orientation

Amy KleinCapital District Community Gardens40 River StreetTroy, NY 12180(518) 274-8685amy@cdcg.orgwww.cdcg.orgCommunity Food Security & Urban

Garden Policies

Bob LeFrancoisPO Box 129Byron, NY 14422716-984-7442bobl@lwemail.comOrganic Weed Management Strategies

and Equipment

Todd LighthouseLighthouse Gardens229 Ontario St.Honeoye Falls, NY 14472585-582-5725todd@lighthouse-gardens.comwww.lighthouse-gardens.comIntro to Greenhouse & Transplant Production

Joe LivingstonDivine Renewable Energy2569 Rolling Hills Rd.Camillus, NY 13031(315) 481-1425joe@divinerenewable.comDiversifying Your Energy SupplySimple Solar Hot Water Heaters

Maryrose LivingstonNorthland Sheep Dairy3501 Hoxie Gorge Freetown RoadMarathon, NY 0607-849-4442tripletree@frontiernet.net100% Grass-fed DairyingNuts & Bolts: Beginning FarmersSheep for Fiber

Carolyn LlewellynPO Box 157Cold Spring, NY 10516(845) 265 3969pchamsia@yahoo.comIntermediate CSA

Bill MacKentleySt. Lawrence Nursery325 State Hwy 345Potsdam, NY 13676315-265-6739trees@sln.potsdam.ny.usDiversifying Your Energy Supply

Melissa MaddenCornell UniversityPlant Science Building, Room 147DIthaca, NY 14850607.351.3313mam233@cornell.eduNuts & Bolts: Beginning Farmers

Fred Magdoff University of VermontDepartment of Plant & Soil Science, Hills

BuildingBurlington, VT 05490fmagdoff @uvm.eduEcological Soil Management for Organic

GrowersWorld Hunger: Global Realities, Local

Solutions

Klaas & Mary-Howell Martens1443 Ridge RdPenn Yan, NY 14527315-531-1038mh@lakevieworganicgrain.comwww.lakevieworganicgrain.comFarming and Family: Achieving Balance on

Your FarmFrom Amber Waves of Grain to Market

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Peter MartensMP FarmsPO Box 271Dresden, NY 0315-694-1265pmartens07@gmail.comOrganic Weed Management Strategies and

Equipment

Rob MeadowsPO Box 49Rochester, VT(802) 767-9385rob@vermontberries.com, robm@

innertraditions.comwww.vermontberries.comBrambles Intensive

Jesse Meeder24 Ardmore Pl # 1Buff alo, NY 14213716-882-5327 x 3jesse@mass-ave.orgwww.mass-ave.orgUrban Aquaponics: Fish and

Vegetable Production

Meg MeixnerWolftree Farm4041 County Route 2Burdett, NY 14818607-546-7968mam27@cornell.eduSheep for Fiber

Steven Miller100 Eaton streetMorrisville, NY 13408sgm6@cornell.eduGetting Organic Food into the Hands of Low-

Income Eaters

Chuck MohlerDept. of Crop and Soil Sciences907 Bradfi eld Hall, Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY 14853607-255-0199clm11@cornell.eduhttp://www.css.cornell.edu/weedeco/Organic Weed Management Strategies

and Equipment

Rob MooreMoore Farms2083 Moore Hill RdNicholas, NY 13812607-699-7968cowpoke2@verizon.net100% Grass-fed DairyingRaising Dairy Calves on Cows

Eric NoelMaplewood Organics3550 Gore RoadHighgate, VT 0802-868-5083maplewoodorganics@yahoo.comHolistic Planned Grazing

Th or OechsnerOechsner Farms1045 Trumbulls Corners Rd.Newfi eld, NY 14867607-564-7701thorfarm@hotmail.comEmmer & Other Ancient Grains

Robin Ostfeld1641 Shaw RdLodi, NY 14860607-582-6336bluheron@empacc.netBlueheronorganic.comBrassicas, from A to Z

Joseph OttatiGlendale Farm4590 State Route 414Burdett, NY 14818607-546-8479joe@carsophagus.comOrganic Grape Juice Production

Josephine PapagniGreenway Environmental Services208 Montgomery StreetNewburgh, NY 12550845-656-6070greenway777@aol.comActively Managing Your Compost

Keith PerryCornell UniversityPlant Science Building, Room 334Ithaca, NY 14850607-254-8243klp3@cornell.eduSpud’s up? What we’ve learned from the

Northeast Organic/Sustainable Potato Project (NOSP)

Diane PicardMassachusetts Avenue Project271 Grant AvenueBuff alo, NY 14213716-882-5327 x2dpnoc@mass-ave.orgCommunity Food Security & Urban

Garden PoliciesWorld Hunger: Global Realities,

Local Solutions

Trina PiloneroSilver Heights Farm216 Eggler Rd.Jeff ersonville, NY 12748845-482-3608slvrhgts@pronetisp.netwww.silverheightsfarm.comIntro to Greenhouse & Transplant Production

Staff an RascherRascher’s Sugar House347 Perry Hill RdShushan, NY 12873(518) 854-3770No EmailOrganic Maple Production, Up Close

and Personal

Jud ReidCornell Vegetable Program417 Liberty StPenn Yan, NY 14527585-313-8912jer11@cornell.eduAdvanced Greenhouse and High Tunnel

Vegetable ProductionGrafting of Greenhouse Vegetables

Rebekah & Michael Rice67 Nine Mile LaneDelmar, NY 12054518-439-6065risprin@gmail.comIntro GamesMagical Spaces

Ian RobbTurtle Tree Seed10 White Birch RoadCopake, NY 12516518-329-3038turtle@turtletreeseed.orgwww.turtletreeseed.orgOn-Farm Seed Production

Larry RobertsonUSDA – ARS,

Plant Genetic Resources Unit630 W. North StreetGeneva, NY 14456315-787-2396www.organicseedpartnership.orgBeginning Seed Saving with NOVIC

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Jill RobinsonFarm Credit East394 State Route 29Greenwich, NY 12834585-692-0269, x 8918jill.robinson@farmcrediteast.comwww.Farmcrediteast.comFarm Records and Tax Basics

Martin RodriguezMimomex Farm8 Mcnamara Lane,Goshen, NY 10924(347) 589-0663gaudencia1@aol.comGrowing and Marketing Mexican Herbs

Ethan RolandPO Box 626Stone Ridge, NY 12484518-610-1375ethan@gaianortheast.orgwww.appleseedpermaculture.comPermaculture for Farmers: Crops, Patterns,

Polycultures

Steve RopitzkySaratoga County FSA50 West High StreetBallston Spa, N.Y. 12020518-885-6300steven.ropitzky@ny.usda.govUSDA NRCS Conservation Program

Opportunities for Organic Growers

Carey RosserVermont Law School, Institute for

Energy and the Environment164 Chelsea Street, PO Box 96South Royalton, VT 5068404-944-8197rosserc@gmail.comDiversifying Your Energy Supply

Patricia RydlePO Box 49Rochester, VT 0(802) 767-9385patricia@vermontberries.comBrambles Intensive

Ben & Lindsey ShuteHearty Roots Community FarmP.O. Box 277Tivoli, NY 12583(845) 943-8699benjamin@heartyroots.comlindsey@youngfarmers.orgIntermediate CSAFarm Hack: DIY Tools for Small Farmers

Abby SeamanCornell UniversyIPM Program Offi ce, NYSAES,Geneva, NY 14456315-787-2422ajs32@cornell.eduBenefi cials & Biological Control in Vegetable

Crops

Eric ShelleySUNY CobleskillDept. of Agricultural BusinessState Route 7Cobleskill, NY 12043shellees@cobleskill.eduHome Butchering IHome Butchering II

Larry Siegel25 Prospect Hill Rd.Royalston, MA 0978-249-4260No EmailTh e 1/4-Acre “Farm”

Marianne Simmons49 Reservoir Ave.Rochester, NY 14620585-473-0729mhsimmon@frontiernet.netIntermediate CSA

Jen Small246 Sutherland RoadShushan, NY 12873518-854-3844jen@fl yingpigsfarm.comwww.fl yingpigsfarm.comSaving Rare Breeds, One Pork Chop at a Time

Ed StaehrNY Farm Link415 Warren HallIthaca, NY 14853800-547-3276aes6@cornell.eduAccessing Land: Diff erent Approaches

Solita Stephens1241 Glenn AveUnion, NJ 0718 360 1420olympusgarden@gmail.comBuild Your Own Self-Watering Container

Violet Stone15A Plant Science BuildingIthaca, NY 14853607-255-9227vws7@cornell.eduwww.smallfarms.cornell.edu,

www.nesare.orgHow to Do Research on Your Farm

Jim Strickland206 McGregor RdGloversville, NY 0518-770-1503jstrickland@nycap.rr.comSimple Solar Hot Water HeatersConverting a House to a Homestead

Deb Taft135 Webber Ave.Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591914-374-9474growbd@aol.comStories from the Crop Mob: Urban Barn

Raising in 2010

Dulli TengelerBirdsfoot Farm1263 CR 25Canton, NY 13617315-386-4852No EmailSpud’s up? What we’ve learned from the

Northeast Organic/Sustainable Potato Project (NOSP)

Christian TerreroMassachusetts Avenue Project271 Grant AvenueBuff alo, NY 14213No EmailUrban Aquaponics: Fish and Vegetable

Production

Jonathan Th omson10B Airline DriveAlbany, NY 12235518-457-7076jonathan.thomson@agmkt.state.ny.uswww.agmkt.state.ny.usGetting Organic Food into the Hands of Low-

Income Eaters

Gayle & Mike Th orpeTh orpe’s Organic Family Farm12866 Rt. 78East Aurora, NY 14052716-655-4486thorpesfarm@verizon.netBlueberry IntensiveFarming and Family: Achieving Balance on

Your Farm

Kerry Trueman470 6th Avenue #3BNew York, NY 10011646 257 0242kerry@urbaneden.netRetrovore.comBackyard Orchards: Fruits & Berries in

Urban/Suburban Areas

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United States Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency

RMA Outreach Programs For the 21st Century

The USDA Risk Management Agency supports Minority

Farmers and Ranchers through its Office of Civil Rights and Community Outreach blueprint—

Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program.

RMA Outreach Goals include: Ensuring that every farmer and rancher has equal access to all risk management tools and programs;

Increasing awareness and effective use of risk management tools; and Enhancing and strengthening the safety net for the traditionally

underserved producer.

To learn how these programs may benefit you go to the RMA website www.rma.usda.gov or from ten Regional Offices across the U.S.

David Wiggins National Program Manager Phone: 202-690-2686 david.wiggins@rma.usda.gov

The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, martial status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program.

Michelle Wert National Program Manager 202-690-1687 Michelle.Wert@rma.usda.gov Jay Howard-Brock DC Outreach Specialist 202-690-4789 Jay.Howard-Brock@rma.usda.gov

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Lamb & Webster Inc.601 West Main St.

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Our Center for Organic and Sustainable Agriculture proudly supports NOFA-NY in building the future of organic farming.

www.alfredstate.edu/cosa

Hit the ground r u n n i n g ®. . .

Alfred State CollegeSUNY College of Technology

Severine von Tscharner Fleming135 Old Post RoadStaatsburg, NY 12580206 463 0341smithereen@me.comRaising Rabbits on Pasture for Profi t?

Are You Kidding Me?

Ben WatsonP.O. Box 243Francestown, NH 30433603-933-0320bwatson@chelseagreen.comPreserving the Diversity of America’s ApplesSmall Scale Cider Production

Nancy WeberMexican Pride Farm795 Tubbs Rd.Mexico, NY 13114315-963-7311nkwearthmother@aol.comMOOALICIOUS!

Sherri & Russ WelserPhelps Community Center8 Banta St.Phelps, NY 14532(315) 548-8484swelser@rochester.rr.comTh e Big Apple

Mara & Spencer Welton47 Tracy DriveBurlington, VT 05490802-316-6073info@halfpintfarm.comHalfpintfarm.comHow Big Should We Be?Marketing Strategies at

Half Pint Farms

Ken WhiteSaranac Valley Farms3489 State RT 3Saranac, NY 12981klwhite@westelcom.comSpud’s Up? What We’ve Learned

from the Northeast Organic/Sustainable Potato Project (NOSP)

Malik YakiniDetroit Black Community

Food Security Council3800 PuritanDetroit, MI 48221myakini@aol.comCommunity Food Security &

Urban Garden Policies

Mike Yezzi246 Sutherland RoadShushan, NY 12873518-854-3844mike@fl yingpigsfarm.comwww.fl yingpigsfarm.comSaving Rare Breeds,

One Pork Chop at a Time

Melissa Young727 East Washington StreetSyracuse, NY 13210(917) 576-4853myoung@syracusecoe.orgefc.syracusecoe.org

(and nyfoodtrader.org, nyagtrader.org)

Actively Managing Your Compost

Tom ZembrzuskiRussia Corners Farm520 Russia RdPoland, NY 13431tzem@ntcnet.comSpud’s Up? What We’ve Learned

from the Northeast Organic/Sustainable Potato Project (NOSP)

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BCS Shop John Wilhelm28 Tahanto TrailHarvard, MA 01452(978) 456-3327john@bcsshop.comwww.bcsshop.com

Bejo Seeds, Inc.Dennis Ferlito1088 Healey Rd, Geneva, NY 14456(315) 789-4155d.ferlito@bejoseeds.comwww.bejoseeds.com

Blue River Hybrids – EastLuke Howard27087 Timber Rd, Kelley, IA 50134(800) 370-7979luke.howard@baybroadband.netwww.blueriverorgseed.com

Chloe Art and DesignChloe Annetts(845) 750-6277chloe@chloeartanddesign.comwww.chloeartanddesign.com

Community MarketsMiriam Haas17 Westview Ave, Ossining, NY 10562(914) 923-4837mhaas@communitymarkets.bizwww.communitymarkets.biz

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Compostwerks, LLC.Peter Schmidt487 E Main St, Ste 160, Mt Kisco, NY 10549(914) 273-9294peter@compostwerks.comwww.compostwerks.com

Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Rob Costello260 Roberts Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853(607) 255-5335rac75@cornell.eduwww.cals.cornell.edu

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Country FolksDan WrenPO Box 121Palatine Bridge, NY 13428-0121(800) 218-5586 x242dwren@leepub.comwww.leepub.com

PLATINUM

Crystal Creek, Inc.Janis Leiterman1600 Roundhouse Rd, Spooner, WI 54801(715) 635-4321jan@crystalcreeknatural.comwww.crystalcreeknatural.com

Dancing Bee GardensRoss ConradPO Box 443, Middlebury, VT 05753-0443(802) 453-8111dancingbeegardens@hotmail.comwww.dancingbeegardens.com

Edible Magazineswww.ediblecommunities.com

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F. B. Pease Co., Inc.Dudley PeasePO Box 93178, Rochester, NY 14692-8178(585) 503-2300rwthomas@hotmail.comwww.fbpease.net

Farm Family Insurance CompaniesRosemary Shader & Kane PigliaventoPO Box 656, Albany, NY 12201-0656800-the-Farmrosemary_shader@farmfamily.comwww.farmfamily.com

PLATINUM

Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund

Jennifer Reschke8116 Arlington Blvd. #263Falls Church, VA 22042(703) 208-3276info@farmtoconsumer.orgwww.farmtoconsumer.org

Farm Wellness RetreatsGrace JullPO Box 603Lenox, MA 01240413-442-5477grace@farmwellnessretreats.orgwww.farmwellnessretreats.org

Food and Water WatchPatty Lovera1616 P St., NWWashington, DC 20036202-683-2501plover@fwwatch.orgwww.foodandwaterwatch.org

FoxglovesHarriet Zbikowski1250 North Ave, Beacon, NY 12508(845) 831-7300harriet@foxglovesinc.comwww.foxglovesinc.com

Gaia NortheastEthan RolandPO Box 626Stone Ridge, NY 12484518-610-1375ethan@gaianortheast.orgwww.gaianortheast.org

GOLD

Green Mountain CollegeKenneth Mulder1 Brennan Cir, Poultney, VT 05764-1199(802) 287-2941mulderk@greenmtn.eduwww.greenmtn.edu

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Th e GreenhornsSeverine von Tscharner Fleming130 Old Post Rd.Staatsburg, NY 12580smithereen@me.comwww.thegreenhorns.net

Grindstone FarmDick de Graff 780 County Route 28Pulaski, NY 13142-2471(315) 298-4139dick@grindstonefarm.comwww.grindstonefarm.com

Harris Seeds, Garden Trends, Inc.Michael WellsPO Box 24966, Rochester, NY 14624-0966(585) 295-3600 x7035shanson@harrisseeds.comwww.harrisseeds.com

Haygrove, Inc.Harry Edwards116 Trail Rd N, Elizabethtown, PA 17022(717) 367-3691harry.edwards@haygrove.comwww.haygrove.com

High Mowing SeedsTom Stearns76 Quarry Rd, Wolcott, VT 05680(802) 472-6174tom@highmowingseeds.comwww.highmowingseeds.com

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Holdredge Enterprises, LLC.Randy Holderedge2533 State Hwy 80W. Burlington, NY 13482(607) 965-6423contact@holdredgeenterprises.comwww.holdredgeenterprises.com

Hometown FoodsAnna Dawson362 Eichybush Rd. #5Kinderhook, NY 12106(518) 758-7342annadawson@berk.comwww.ourhometownfoods.com

Horizon OrganicPeter Slaunwhite7895 Tackabury Rd, Canastota, NY 13032(315) 420-3293peter.slaunwhite@whitewave.comwww.horizonorganic.com

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Johnny’s Selected SeedsDi Cody955 Benton Ave, Winslow, ME 04901(207) 861-3900 x275dcody@johnnyseeds.comwww.johnnyseeds.com

GOLD

Jordan Ene rgy & Food Enterprises LLC

Bill Jordan120 Defrees Dr, Troy, NY 12180marybeth@jordanenergy.orgwww.jordanenergy.org

Kreher’s Poultry FarmsBrett KreherPO Box 410, Clarence, NY 14031-0410716-759-6802brett@krehereggs.comwww.krehereggs.com

SILVER

Lady Moon FarmsTom Beddard1795 Criders Church RdChambersburg, PA 17201(717) 369-2113tom@ladymoonfarms.comwww.ladymoonfarms.com

GOLD

Lakeview Organic GrainKlaas & Mary Howell MartensPO Box 361, Penn Yan, NY 14527-0361(315) 531-1038kandmhfarm@sprintmail.comwww.lakevieworganicgrain.com

GOLD

Lamb & Webster, Inc.Frank FavanzaPO Box 129, Byron, NY 14422-0129(716) 984-7442bobl@lwemail.com

Lancaster Ag ProductsReuben Stoltzfus60 N Ronks Rd, Ronks, PA 17572717-687-9222joe@lancasterag.comwww.lancasterag.com

SILVER

LEAD NY ProgramLarry Van De Valk114 Kennedy Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853(607) 255-7907klc43@cornell.eduwww.leadny.org

McEnroe Organic FarmRay McEnroe194 Coleman Station RdMillerton, NY 12546(518) 789-3252moohill@aol.comwww.mcenroeorganicfarm.com

NESARE & Cornell Small Farms Program

Violet Stone15A Plant Science BuildingCornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853(607) 255-9227smallfarmsprogram@cornell.eduwww.smallfarms.cornell.edu

GOLD

New York Center for Agricultural Medicine & Health (NYCAMH)

James CarrabbaOne Atwell Rd, Cooperstown, NY 13326(800) 343-7527 x239jcarrabba@nycamh.comwww.nycamh.com

New York Farm Viability InstituteDave Grusenmeyer159 Dwight Park CircleSyracuse, NY 13209315-453-3823dgrusenmeyer@nyfvi.orgwww.nyfvi.org

New York State Agricultural Mediation Program

Charlotte Carter1450 Western Ave. Suite 101Albany, NY 12203(518) 687-2246charlotte@nysdra.orgwww.nysamp.com

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Wide selection of certified organic seed potatoes,

fingerlings, and other specialties as well as onion

sets, French shallots and garlic. Reasonable prices

and volume discounts.

207-343-2270www.mainepotatolady.cominfo@mainepotatolady.com

Your source for quality seed potatoes

New York State FairNancy Weber795 Tubbs Rd.Mexico, NY 13114315-963-7311nkwearthmother@aol.comwww.nysfair.org

Northern Organic Vegetable Improvement Collaborative

Teri Balch630 W. North St, Geneva, NY 14456(315) 787-2396teri.balch@ars.usda.gov

NY Farm BureauJessica GaigePO Box 5330, Albany, NY 12205-0330(518) 436-8495jgaige@nyfb.orgwww.ntfb.org

NYFoodTrader.orgMelissa Young621 Skytop Rd Ste 1000, Syracuse, NY 13210(315) 443-8488myoung@syracusecoe.orgwww.nyFoodtrader.org

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NYS Dept. of Ag & Mkts, Crop Insurance Education Program

Sarah Johnston10B Airline Dr, Albany, NY 12235(518) 457-4531sarah.johnston@aginkt.state.ny.uswww.agmkt.state.ny.us/AP/organic

GOLD

NYS Farmers Market Nutrition Program

Jonathan Th omson10B Airline Dr, Albany, NY 12235(518) 457-7076jonathan.thomson@agmkt.state.ny.us

NYS Small Scale Food ProcessorsAllison ClarkePO Box 113Stuyvesant Falls, NY 12174-0113(518) 799-3414bfk@bethsfarmkitchen.Comwww.nyssfpa.com

Once Again Nut ButterGael OrrPO Box 429, Nunda, NY 14517-0429(585) 468-2535 x35gorr@onceagainnutbutter.comwww.onceagainnutbutter.com

Organic Equipment TechnologyBob LefrancoisPO Box 129, Byron, NY 14422-0129(716) 984-7442bobl@lwemail.com

GOLD

Organic Valley/CROPP CooperativePools Events Team One Organic Way, LaFarge, WI 54639(888) 809-9297peter.miller@organicvalley.coopwww.organicvalley.coop

PLATINUM

Peace Tree FarmLloyd Traven295 Park Dr W, Kintnersville, PA 18930(610) 847-8152lloyd@peacetreefarm.com

Purple Mountain OrganicsKent Keys7120 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912(301) 891-2488purplemountainorganics@gmail.comwww.purplemountainorganic s.com

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Roots & Fruits (BCD Wellness Center)

Carrie Bither18 Old Queechy RdCanaan, NY 12029-3007518-781-4081bcd@taconic.netwww.shaklee.net/rootsandfruits

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Scythe SupplyCarol Bryan496 Shore Rd, Perry, ME 04667(207) 853-4750scythe@scythesupply.comwww.scythesupply.com

Seasoned BooksellersSandy Lincoln335 Grove St, Brandon, VT 05733(802) 247-4700slincoln@seasonedbooks.comwww.seasonedbooks.com

Seeds of ChangeWoody (Stephen) Woodward946½ S St, Springfi eld, OR 97477-2382(505) 660-6924stephen.woodward@eff em.comwww.seedsofchange.com

Small Farm CentralSimon Huntley7126 Church St, Pittsburgh, PA 15218(412) 352-9673simon@smallfarmcentral.comwww.smallfarmcentral.com

Sterling CollegeStephanie GeorgePO Box 72, Craftsbury Commons, VT 05827(802) 586-7711 x136sgeorge@sterlingcollege.eduwww.sterlingcollege.edu

Stolor OrganicsMichael Taylor3038 Bingley Rd.Cazenovia, NY 13035479-273-2323Mike.taylor@stolororganics.comwww.stoloroganics.com

Stonyfi eld FarmChandra Carson1050 Perimeter Rd, Manchester, NH 03053(603) 437-4040ccarson@stonyfi eld.comwww.stonyfi eld.com

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Sundog SolarBetsy WymanPO Box 348, Chatham, NY 12037(518) 392-4000 x103betsy@sundogsolar.netwww.sundogsolar.net

Syracuse Cultural WorkersStacy CrandellPO Box 6367 Syracuse, NY 13217-6367(800) 949-5139dik@syrculturalworkers.comwww.syracuseculturalworkers.com

Th e Birkett MillsCliff ord Orr163 Main St, Penn Yan, NY 14527(315) 536-3311corr@thebirkettmills.comwww.thebirkettmills.com

Th e Brooklyn Salsa CompanyRob Behnke27 Arion Place, Ste 112, Brooklyn, NY 11206(347) 563-5651bkproduce@gmail.comwww.bksalsa.com

GOLD

Th e Valley TableJanet Crawshaw152 Powelton CirNewburgh, NY 12550-2230845-561-2022janetc@valleytable.comwww.valleytable.com

PLATINUM

Tierra Farms, Inc.Gunther Fishgold2424 State Rte 203, Valatie, NY 12184(518) 392-8300web@tierrafarm.comwww.tierrafarm.com

GOLD

Traditional Health FirstJohn Delmolino399 River Dr.Hadley, MA 01035413-210-4445john@traditionalhealthfi rst.comwww.traditionalhealthfi rst.com

Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc.Kimberly Pickard700 Ellicott St Ste 2Batavia, NY 14020-3744585-815-6820byoung@upstateniagara.comwww.upstateniagara.com

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USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program

PATRON OF ORGANICS

USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) & Rural Development

Mark Dennis441 S. Salina St, Syracuse, NY 13202(315) 477-6304mark.dennis@ny.usda.gov

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

Ivy Allen441 S. Salina St, Syracuse, NY 13202ivy.allen@ny.usda.govwww.nrcs.usda.gov

USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA)

Jay Howard-Brock1400 Independence Ave., SW, Room 6714Washington, DC 20250(202) 690-4789jay.howardbrock@rma.usda.gov

PATRON OF ORGANICS

Vermont Compost CompanyJennifer Whitman1996 Main St, Montpelier, VT 05602(802) 223-6049sales@vermontcompost.comwww.vermontcompost.com

GOLD

Vermont Law School Institute for Energy and the Environment

Carey RosserPO Box 96, South Royalton, VT 05068(802) 831-1151crosser@vermontlaw.eduwww.vermontlaw.edu/energy

Watershed Agricultural CouncilTara Collins33195 State Hwy 10Walton, NY 13856-9751(607) 865-7047taracollins@nycwatershed.orgwww.nycwatershed.org

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Weston A. PriceCathy Raymond4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW, PMB 106-380Washington, DC 20016(202) 363-4394outreach@westonaprice.orgwww.westonaprice.org

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YEARS

www.noursefarms.com 413.665.2658

41 River Road

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Massachusetts 01373

Since 1932

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2011 CONFERENCE FOOD DONORS*

Albert’s Organics300 Eagle CirBridgeport, NJ 08014-0624stamm@albertsorganics.com800-899-5944

Balsam FarmAmagansett, NY 11930hamptonsfarmer@balsamfarms.com631-255-9417www.balsamfarms.com

Biophilia Organic Farm211 Manor LnJamesportRiverhead, NY 11901barbatop@aol.com516-769-9732

Birdsfoot Farm1263 County Rte 23Canton, NY 13617dulli.tengeler@gmail.com315-386-4852

Fingerlakes Farmstead5491 Bergen RdTrumansburg, NY 14886nancy@fi ngerlakes-cheese.com607-387-3108www.fi ngerlakes-cheese.com

Byebrook Farm7531 County Hwy.18Bloomville, NY 13739(607) 538-9796

Cayuga Pure Organics18 Banks RdBrooktondale, NY 14817shamus@cporganics.com607-273-2621

Country Meadows6384 Country Road 27Canton, NY 13617dhitchman2@twcny.rr.com315-386-8912

Denison Farm333 Buttermilk Falls RdSchaghticoke, NY 12154Denfarm@yahoo.com518-664-2510

Earthwalk Farm246 Bone Plain RoadIthaca, NY 14852earthwalkfarm@gmail.com607-279-2874

Eberly Poultry Farm1095 Mount Airy RdStevens, PA 17578dkuntz@eberlypoultry.com717-336-6440www.eberlypoultry.com

Engelbert Farms182 Sunnyside RdNichols, NY 13812kengelbert@stny.rr.com607-699-3775

Evans Farm House Creamery5037 State Hwy 23Norwich, NY 13815607-334-5339

Four Seasons Natural Food33 Philla StSaratoga Springs, NY 12866richard@fourseasonsnaturalfood.com518-584-4670fourseasonsnaturalfood.com

Four Winds Farm158 Marabac RdGardiner, NY 12525jarmour@bestweb.net845-255-3088

Fraser’s Garlic Farm1379 Johnson RdChurchville, NY 14428frasergarlic@rochester.rr.com585-350-8295www.frasergarlic.com

Frontier Natural Products Co-opNorway, IA 52318ellen.bouchard@frontiercoop.com (319) 227-7996 x1331www.frontiercoop.com

Gillie Brook Farms6147 Gillie Brook RdMemphis, NY 13112-9782info@gilliefarms.com315-672-3706www.gilliefarms.com

Glendale Farm4590 Rte 414Burdett, NY 14818joe@carsophagus.com607 546-8479

Green Heron Growers2361 Wait Corners RdPanama, NY 14767-9738srockcastle@bluefrog.net, julie.blueheron@

gmail.com716-753-0371www.greenherongrowers.com

Grindstone Farm, LLC.780 County Rte 28Pulaski, NY 13412dick@grindstonefarm.com315-298-4139www.grindstonefarm.com

Growers Co-Op Grape Juice Company, Inc.

112 N. Portage StreetWestfi eld, NY 14787steve@concordgrapejuice.com716-326-3161www.concordgrapejuice.com

Hawthorne Valley Farm327 County Rte 21CGhent, NY 12075steff en@hawthornevalleyfarm.org518-672-4465 ext 230www.hawthornevalleyfarm.com

High Lonesome FarmCincinnatus, NYfredgriff en@frontiernet.net

HLW AcresAttica, NY 14011585-591-0795

Horizon Organic7895 Tackabury Rd, Canastota, NY 13032peter.slaunwhite@horizonorganic.com315-272-3218www.horizonorganic.com

Keith’s Farm2630 County Rte 1,Port Jarvis, NY 12771keithsfarm@frontiernet.net845-856-4955

Kingbird Farm9398 W Creek RdBerkshire, NY 13736-2611karma@kingbirdfarm.com607-657-2860www.kingbirdfarm.com

Kreher’s Poultry Farms5411 Davison RdClarence, NY 14031-0410brett@krehereggs.com716-759-6802

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Krugerrand Farms776 County Highway 24Richfi eld, NY 13439andela60@gmail.com315-858-6045www.krugerrandfarms.com

Leona Meat Plant, Inc.Troy, PAsales@leonameatplant.com570-297-3574www.leonameatplant.com

Lightning Tree Farm132 Andrew Haight RdMillbrook, NY 12545-5141altone1@verizon.net845-677-9507

Lucky Dog FarmHamden, NY 13782-0051rgiles@catskill.net607-746-9898

Martin Farms585-303-6792

McEnroe Organic Farm Associates, LLC.

194 Coleman Station RdMillerton, NY 12546erich@mcenroefarm.com518-789-3252www.mcenroeorganicfarm.com

Mecox Bay Dairy855 Mecox RoadBridgehampton, NY 11932sapjl@juno.com631-537-0335

Mountain Dell Farm2386 Roods Creek RdHancock, NY 13783-9506mldunau@ny.tds.net607-467-4034

Nettle Meadow Farm484 S Johnsburg Rd Warrensburg, NY 12885cheese@nettlemeadow.com518-623-3372www.nettlemeadow.com

Northern Soy345 Paul RdRochester, NY 14624norman@soyboy.com585-235-8970www.soyboy.com

Northland Sheep Dairy3501 Hoxie Gorge Freetown RdMarathon, NY 13803-2404tripletree@frontiernet.net607-849-4442www.northlandsheepdairy.com

Old Path Farm1948 Butler RdSauquoit, NY 13456vegetables@riseup.net315-737-8621

Once Again Nut ButterNunda, NY 14517-0429sandi@onceagainnutbutter.com888-800-8075 www.onceagainnutbutter.com

Organic Valley/CROPP CooperativeLa Farge, WI 54639holly.parr@organicvalley.coop608-625-3449www.organicvalley.coop www.farmers.coop

Peconic Land Trust/Quail Hill Farm296 Hampton RdAmagansett, NY 11930schaskey@peconiclandtrust.org212-267-8492

Porter Farms4914 Edgerton RdElba, NY 15058-0416sjporter@eznet.net585-757-9243

Rascher’s Sugar House347 Perry Hill RoadSushan, NY 12873518-854-3770

Regional Access125 Cayuga StTrumansburg, NY 14886food@regionalaccess.net607-319-5150www.regionalaccess.net

Road’s End Farm362 Smith RdDunde, NY 14837organic101@linkny.com607-746-9581

Rock Hill BakehouseMoreau, NYmattfuniciello@earthlink.net518-793-0075

Saranac Valley Farms3489 State Rte 3Saranac, NY 12981-0183klwhite@westelcom.com518-293-6427www.saranacvalleyfarms.com

Serendipitea73 Plandome RoadManhassett, NY 11030jennifer@serendipitea.com or

linda@serendipitea.com516-365-7711serendipitea.com

Singer Farm, LLC.6620 Lake RdAppleton, NY 14008-9673jim@singerfarms.com716-778-7330www.singerfarms.com

Slack Hallow Farm177 Gilchrist RdArgyle, NY 12809-9730martha@slackhollowfarm.com518-638-6124www.slackhaollowfarm.com

Sprout Creek Farm34 Lauer RoadPoughkeepsie, NY 12603cheese@sproutcreekfarm.org845-485-9885www.sproutcreekfarm.org

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Enhance your Produce and Forage’s true energy content.

The foundation for High Brix Produce & Forage. Customized based on your soil test reports.

The highest producing Cows get a healthy start as Calves!

St. Lawrence Nurseries 325 State Hwy 345Potsdam, NY 13676315-265-6739

Stolor Organics, LLC.3038 Bingley RdCazenovia, NY 13035hwstoker@aol.com315-655-4390

Stonyfi eld Farms10 Burton DrLondonberry, NH 03053jpalange@stonyfi eld.com 603-437-4040 ex 2295www.stonyfi eld.com

Th e Pasture660 Fordsbush RdForte Plain, NY 13339giespasture@frontiernet.net518-568-5322

Th orpes Organic Family Farm12866 State Rte 78East Aurora, NY 14052-1707thorpesfarm@verizon.net716-655-4486

Tierra Farms2424 State Route 203Valatie, NY 12184web@tierrafarm.com518-392-8300www.tierrafarm.com

Tilldale Farm22 Tilley LnHoosick, NY 12089518-686-7779

Twin Oaks Dairy, LLC.3175 State Rte 13Truxton, NY 13158-3107randkarnold@juno.com607-842-6631

Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc.7115 W Main RdLeroy, NY 14482mdavis@upstateniagra.com(716) 892-3156 x6225www.upstatefarms.com

Wegmans1500 Brooks AveRochester, NY 14603-0844marygrace.devos@wegmans.com585-464-4670, x6458www.wegmans.com

Westview Farm2552 East RdBoonville, NY 13309-9639lynnk70@gmail.com

Whole Foods Market429 N BroadwayJericho, NY 11753chris.ivers@wholefoods.com516-932-1733

Windfall Farm301 Neelytown RoadMontgomery, NY 12549morsepitts@hotmail.com845-457-5988

Wing Road Farm270 Wing RoadGreenfi eld, NY 12833aaren@wingroadfarm.com518-584-5488www.wingroadfarm.com

Witenagemot Farm155 Knickerbocker RoadSchaghticoke, NY 12154artsfarm@aol.com518-664-6086

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Carbon Farming Course

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Three day workshops in regenerative agriculture with the world’s top organic farmers, scientists, and teachers...

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Trainers:• Dr. Ann Adams• Ethan Roland• Dr. Wes Jackson• Dave Jacke• Eric Toensmeier• Dr. Elaine Ingham• Jason Aramburu ...and more!

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Ever since Horizon began nearly 20 years ago, farmers have been at the heart of our success.

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Why Plant Buckwheat in 2011?

Guaranteed Organic Price for 2011 is $26 per cwt.

Buckwheat requires no chemicals and little or no fertilizer, producing savings in labor, fuel and chemical inputs.

Buckwheat improves the soil and suppresses weeds.

Buckwheat needs very little attention during the growing season.

Buckwheat makes a great rotation crop.

Buckwheat often grows well on low-fertility land.

Buckwheat is a high-yield crop. The Birkett Mills offers growers a specially developed, high-yield seed variety (out yields the Manisoba variety by 13% in some trials).

Buckwheat can be planted as late as mid-July in many areas and is fast growing — 70 days from planting to harvest.

We think these are pretty good reasons to plant buckwheat. If you agree, let’s talk. We’re looking primarily for full-production, contracted commercial, or, if you are a certified organic farm, we’ll contract organic buckwheat as well. And, for those not wishing to contract, we also offer both commercial and organic cover crop buckwheat seed.

This year start managing price stability, crop size and the changing export market, contract with The Birkett Mills, where both price and market are guaranteed before you plant.

(315) 536-3311 or Fax: (315) 536-6740www.thebirkettmills.com

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