Thursday, January 21, 2010

Workshop Session A: 8:30 - 10:00 am

Action Alert: Set the Course for the Future of Organic
Double Session, Part 1 - Advanced Organic Soil Fertility : Laws of Minimum and Maximum
Fertilidad del Suelo Orgánico Avanzado: Las Leyes de Lo Mínimo y Lo Máximo
Atomically Tiny, Novel, Unlabeled & You’re Eating It: Nanotechnology & Food
Double Session, Part 1 - CSAs and the Healing Force of Money
Farmland Preservation: Beyond the Williamson Act
High Quality Organic Wheat for the Local Whole-Grain Market
How to Have a Beautiful Farm
Plant Breeding and Climate Change Adaptation
Finanzas Para Pequeñas Granjas y Flujo de Caja Estacional
Small Farm Finance and Seasonal Cash Flow

Workshop Session B: 10:30 am - 12:00 noon

Double Session, Part 2 - Advanced Organic Soil Fertility Topics: Micronutrients
Basic Pest Management Using Cultural and Biological Methods
Control Básico de Plagas Usando Métodos Culturales y Biológicos
Edible Landscaping—The New American Garden
GMOs: Failure to Yield, Failure to Deliver
A Garden in Every School?
Acciones Prácticas de Seguridad Alimenticia para Pequeños Agricultores
Practical Food Safety Actions for Small-Scale Farmers
The Salinas Valley Environment and Children’s Health
Double Session, Part 2 - What’s Next for Community Supported Agriculture?
Where’s the (Local) beef? Overcoming Barriers to Local Meat Processing

Plenary Session: Planting the Future: New Leaders in Activism for Food and Farm Justice

Nikki Henderson, Barbara Finnin, and Anim Steel
2:00 - 3:30 pm

Workshop Session C: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Beyond Peak Toil: Permaculture Solutions for Culture in Transition
Farming With a Sharp Pencil!
Food Safety Policies and Practices for Small-Scale Farmers and Wholesalers
Generation Food?!
Growing the Organic Market Despite a Tough Economy
Integrating Animals In Orchards and Vineyards
Outreach to Immigrant Communities
Renewable Energy: Financial Sustainability from Farm to Store Shelf
To Bee or Not to Bee: How Organic Farmers Can Protect Pollinators
Wise Words from Well Seasoned Farmers

Friday, January 22, 2010

Plenary Session: Successful Organic Farmers

Barsotti/Barnes Family, Capay Fruits and Vegetables, Capay, CA
Brad Johnson, Wooley Farms, Gridley, CA
Greg Massa, Massa Organics, Hamilton City, CA
8:15 - 10:00 am

Workshop Session D: 10:30 am - 12:00 noon

Are Internships Illegal?
Biodiversity—Farmers’ Stories
Biogas: A Key to Farm Energy and Recycling
Changing Food Trends for the Youngest Eaters
Drought-Proofing Your Farm
Liquid Organic Nitrogen Fertilizer: Update on Regulations, and What Growers Can Use
Local Food Distribution Networks
Practices that Mitigate Leaching in Ag Runoff
Ruminant Nutrition and Growing Feed for Livestock

Workshop Session E: 2:00 - 3:30 pm

Biological Control of Crop Diseases
Challenging Some Organic Myths
Classical Plant Breeding for Improving Vegetable Crops
Digg It! How to be a New Media Insider (Double session - continues in Session F)
High Hopes for the National Organic Program and USDA
Independent Distributors, Retailers and Growers Work Together for Better Food Choices
Mama Mia! It’s An Italian Farmer Invasion
Taking the Bite Out of Global Warming
Double session (continues in Session F) -
Water and Wolves: Balancing Agriculture and Conservation

Workshop Session F: 4:00 - 5:30 pm

Deep-Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses for Year-Round Vegetable Production
Digg It! How to be a New Media Insider (Double session - continues from Session E)
Marketing Local Food to Schools
New USDA Resources for Organic and Sustainable Management Practices
Organic Farming in a Contaminated World: The Problem of Residues
Social Responsibility as Practiced by Farms and Processors
Songbird, Bat and Owl Nest Boxes
Unconventional Farmers for the 21st Century
Double session (continues from Session E) -
Water and Wolves: Balancing Agriculture and Conservation

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Workshop Session G: 8:30 - 10:00 am

Crops and Cultures: the Preservation of Heirloom Varieties
Let Food Be Your Medicine
Mushrooms of the Farm
Percy Schmeiser vs. Monsanto: One Farmer’s Fight Against a Corporate Bully
Sustainable Farming Solutions to Climate Change
Urban Homesteading: Big Rewards from Small Spaces
Win-Win On-Farm Mentorships