PASA's 13th Annual Farming for the Future Conference February 5,6&7, 2004 Penn Stater Conference Center State College, PA W a Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture For a complete color brochure that includes information about lodging, meals, scholarships, and more, visit us online: www.pasafarming.org or contact the PASA office directly: 814-349“9856. Thursday Track Schedules THURSDAY PRE-CONFERENCE: New to 2004, the Thursday Pre-Conference is an opportunity for attendees to enjoy more in-depth study in one of four tracks Registration is limited and partici pants will spend the entire day in their chosen track The Pre-Conference is a great deal because in addition to exceptional speakers and in-depth workshops, a continental breakfast and buffet-style lunch are included in the registration price Those planning to attend the regular 2-day conference save even more 1 Tickets for the keynote Dinner with Percy Schmeiser are sold separately TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 NEW AND BEGINNING WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE SMALL RUMINANTS FARMERS Welcome: Who Are You? New Farmers, Types of New Farmers, What New Farmers Visioning Your Farm Business: Meat Marketing & Production Need to Consider Road Maps for Success Ta,ma s,aton Cmnell university ny Brian Moyer Green Haven Farm PA Eloise Vitelh Kathy Ruhf Growing New Farmers Project MA Women Work and Community VT Kim Tait Tait Farm Foods PA Small Scale Dairy Processing and Marketing You Want to Do What? v ' ck ' Ounaway Explorinq the Small Farm ractor Q & A: Get what You Creamline Newsletter & Small Dairy News Dream Need for You and Your Farm VA r „ Leeßentz Need More Land Cattle Farm PA Enc Toensmeier New England Small Farm Institute MA Challenges to Farm Entry and Success Panel ofPASA Farmers Finding and Securing Your Farm: Land Tenure Options, Where to Find Land, Case Studies Marion Bowlan PA Farmhnk PA Kathy Ruhf Growing New Farmers MA Business Planning Eloise Vitelh Women Work and Community VT Eric Toensmeier New England Small Farm Institute MA Mary Peabody UVM Extension David Stutzman Farm Credit PA Womens Agricultural Network VT Stories from the Field: Getting Started, Market Choices, etc. Panel of Farfners Welcome Basic Nutrition Introduction Dr Carolyn Sachs Penn Slate University PA Robert van Saun Penn State University PA Sell Your Farm Produce and Keep in Touch with Your Cus tomers; Creative Ways to Bring Rare Breeds ' Your Farm Products to Market Improving Genetics Karen Vollmecke Vollmecke Orchards and CSA PA Moie Crawford New Morning Farm PA Claire Orner Quiet Creek Herb Farm PA Weeds? Think Again! Using, Crowing, and Marketing Medicinal Plants on the Farm Jennifer Tucker Hill Crystal Farm PA Participants will build a Makin'itFit — 4 x 6 x 10 Corn Crib Values, Goals & Your Business . Learn the traditional scribe PATHWAYS to PROSPERITY Advanced Ruminant Nutrition Robert van Saun Penn State University PA Colleen Kozlowski Barking Rock Farm PA Parasite Control & Health Care Joe McCahon Holistic & Homeopathic Vet PA TRACK 4 TIMBER FRAMING Hugh Lofting Timber Framing Inc PA rule layout • Use traditional mortis and tenon joinery Friday Workshop Schedule FRIDAY 1:00 PM WORKSHOPS Beginning Pastured Poultry Production Jim McLaughlin Cornerstone Farm NY Brian Moyer Green Haven Farm PA Home Cheesemaking Basics Vicki Dunaway Creamhne Newsletter & Small Dairy News Diversity is King; Vegetable Production and Marketing John Gorzynski Gorzynski Farm NY Diversifying Farm Enterprises Through Agro-Forestry/ Making Money with Agro- Forestry in PA Bruce Wight USDA Not I Agroforestry Centei NE Michael Jacobson Penn State University School Of Forestry PA Taking Your CSA to the Next Generation Elizabeth Henderson Peacework Organic Farm NY Don Kretschmann Kretschmonn Farms PA Selecting Cover Crops to Reduce Input in Weed and Nematode Control Aref Abdul Baki US Dept of Agriculture MD Demystifying Organic Certification Alternative Breed Sheep LesheZuck Pennsylvania Certified Organic PA for a Small Family Operation Al Jackson Organic Inspector NJ Colleen Kozlowski Barking Rock Farm PA Dinner is Served: What to do with the Leftovers Tom Franz Westfield Farm Cooperative PA Cary Oshins Lehigh County Office of Solid Waste PA James Chnn Waste Consultant PA Square Foot Gardening; Getting More from Less Sue Maurer Maywood Farm PA Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 13, 2003- Pastured Hen Nutrition and the Effect of Pasture Plants on the Omega 3, Vitamin A and E Content of Pastured Hen Eggs Heather Karsten Penn Slate Poultry Science PA Paul Patterson Penn State Poultry Science PA Linear Measuring and Genetics Gearld Fry Bovine Engineering & Consulting Applying International Concepts in Alternative Viticulture: Wine Growing in the Mid-Atlantic Region Sarah O Herron & Ed Boyce Black Ankle Vineyards MD Mark Chien Penn State Coop Extension PA FRIDAY 3:00 PM WORKSHOPS From Our Pastures to Your Plate: Whole Farm Design James & Lee Ann Van Der Pot Pastures a Plenty Company and Farm MN Social Justice in the Food System Elizabeth Henderson Peacework Organic Farm NY Richard Mandclbaum CATA NY The Twelve Month High Tunnel: Movable High Tunnel and Food Production Rusty & Claire Orner Quiet Creek Herb Farm PA SPECIAL BIODIESEL LEARNING ACTIVITY Throughout the conference during breaks and between work shops, Matt Steiman and Peter Johnson will demonstrate their 50 gallon Biodiesel Processor Biodiesel is a renewable fuel made from vegetable oil or used fryer grease This ongoing interactive exhibit will highlight the virtues of biodiesel pro duction for sustainable agncultuie, a step by-step demonstra tion, and a description of how to build your own processor and make smaller batches at home Organic Apple Production and Resistant Varieties Jeff Moyer Rodale Institute PA DonJantzi Rodale Institute PA From Field to Table: Farmer & Chef Relations Craig Richards Lydia s Restaurant PA Art King Harvest Valley Foi ms PA Cash Crop: How to Find Money for Green Farming Ed Calovich DEP PA Mark Dubin DEP PA Annual Strawberry Bedding System Paul & Sand> Arnold Pleasant Valky hai n Culinary Cattle: Selecting Bulls for Success GtfJ rid Fry Bovine Engineering 4 Consulting Retiring Marginal Lands for Erosion Control and Habitat CahinErn r t Ernst Conservati infeeds PA Specialty Breeds for Pastured Poultry Production Anne Fonauto NCA f ATTTR AR Basic Forest Management in PA/On-Farm Riparian Forest Buffers Jim Finley Penn State School of Forest Resources I-A Melanie Wertz Watershed Management and Stream Re Leaf Program Dept PA -a:
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