PASA - Farming for the Future Conference

Conference Workshops

Friday 1:00 PM WORKSHOPS
Q & A and Book Signing with Keynote Speaker Diane Wilson Author of “An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters and the Fight for Seadrift, Texas” Seadrift, TX Making Connections: The Bioethics of Food and Agriculture Dr. Michael W. Fox, DSc, Ph.D. BVet Med, MRCVS Fox’s Pen Inc., MN Urban Food Systems: Grow Your Own Julia Barton & Morgan Taggart Ohio State University, OH Growing Grass-finished Beef on Native Pastures Troy Bishopp Bishopp Family Farm, NY Making Forests Pay: Stand Traditional Forestry Economics on its Head Roy D. Brubaker DCNR Bureau of Forestry, PA The Secret Life of Goat and Sheep Gastrointestinal Worms Steve Hart, Ph.D. Langston University, OK Business Planning and Budgeting for the Start-Up Agricultural Enterprise Clifford Hawbaker Hamilton Heights Dairy Farm, PA	Organic and Low-input Grape Production in the Northeastern United States Bryan Hed & Andy Muza, Penn State University, PA Year Round Production in Unheated Greenhouses Steve Moore Center of Environmental Farming Systems, NC Remineralization and Nutrient Dense Crops Dan Kittredge Remineralize the Earth, MA Online Tools for Organic Transition & Certification Jeff Moyer The Rodale Institute, PA Stopping the Corporate Takeover of Agriculture: One Community at a Time Thomas Linzey & Ben Price Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, PA Successful CSA Distribution Using Faith-based Communities Joan & Drew Norman One Straw Farm, MD	Control Methods for Bats, Raccoons, and Other Pests Gary J. San Julian Penn State University, PA Ergonomics, Tools & Technology to Help You Farm with Physical Limitations Crystal Smithmyer, Linda Fetzer, & Angela Hissong AgrAbility for Pennsylvanians, PA Community Wind: The Nuts & Bolts of Capturing Wind Energy Locally Erik Foley Saint Francis University Renewable Energy Center, PA Michael Fisher Solair Energy, PA Value Added Products: More than Just a Bunch of Bologna? Mike Debach Leona Meat Plant, Troy, PA Management Factors Contributing to Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA) Information from Organic Farms Dr. Hubert Karreman, VMD Penn Dutch Cow Care, PA
Friday 3:00 PM WORKSHOPS
Raw Dairy Discussion Mark McAfee Organic Pastures, CA Profitable Small Grains: Agronomics and Economics Klaas & Mary-Howell Martens Lakeview Organic Grain, NY Lessons from a Sustainable Food Activist: Action Plan for Creating Demand for Local Food Aloma Dew Sierra Club, KY Mistakes Not to Make Your First Year of Farming Sandra Brown So’Journey Farm, PA Getting the Miles Out: Keeping Energy Local Jock Gill Biomass Commodities Corporation, VT Integrated Pest Management for Organic Vegetables Ruth Hazzard University of Massachusetts, MA	Success with SARE: Grants for Farmers and the People Who Work with Them Vern Grubinger University of Vermont and Northeast SARE, VT Getting the Most from Your Pastures Jim Gerrish American GrazingLand Services LLC, ID Making the World More Oke: Reflections and Dreams of Fair Trade Jonathan Rosenthal Oké USA, MA Transitioning Your Fruit Crop to Organic Jim Travis Penn State University, PA Greens for Life and Health Grace Lefever Sonnewald Natural Foods, PA	Perennial Edge Design a la Permaculture Dawn Shiner Dancing Green, Inc., VA Building and Maintaining Your CSA Mike & Terra Brownback Spiral Path Farm, PA Marketing the Fruit You Grow Karen Vollmecke Vollmecke Orchards & CSA, PA Ike Kerschner North Star Orchard, PA Nancy Bernhardt Indian Orchards, PA Responsible Forest Management Justin LaMountain, Green Man Forest Management, VA Sell What You Love, Love What You Sell: Whole Farm Marketing Spencer & Mara Welton, Half Pint Farm, VT
Saturday 8:00 AM WORKSHOPS
So Where’s the Vet? Veterinary Tips for the Small Farmer Dr. Samuel Yoder, VMD & Dr. Annemarie Yoder, DVM Silver Maple Veterinary Clinic, PA Alpacas: Profitable Livestock on a Small Farm Dennis Balbac & Monica Kline A Suri Farm, Ltd., PA Secrets of Sustainable Relationships on the Farm Linda Bazan, Ph.D. & Donald L. Gibbon The Relationship Shop, PA Creating Farming Opportunities on Municipal Open Space Land Gary David Bloss & Heidi Secord Josie Porter Farm and Cherry Valley CSA, PA Spicing Up Your Life with International Farm Experiences Erin Cinelli Spannocchia Foundation, ME Michael Fedison Kimberton CSA, PA Sustainable Dinner Plate: Nutrition & Whole Foods for Kids and Families Audrey Hess PA	Pastured Turkeys and Ducks Eli M Reiff Poultry Man, LLC, PA Jenny Drake Peaceful Pastures, LLC, TN What You Need to Know to Transition Your Dairy to Organic Sarah Flack VT Patty Neiner Pennsylvania Certified Organic, PA Market Driven Fruit & Vegetable Crop Diversification Ike & Lisa Kerschner North Star Orchard, PA Getting Off the Seed Grid: How Fedco Seeds stopped doing business with Seminis/Monsanto and lived to tell about it CR Lawn Fedco Seeds, ME Sharing the Story and Methods of Biodynamics Mac Mead Pfeiffer Center, NY Selling Produce to Restaurants and Grocery Store Chains Rita Resick & Rick Stafford Laurel Vista Farms, PA	Wild Mushrooms for Enjoyment, Ecology and Economics Bill Russell PA The Basics of Local Home Brew Bio-diesel Production Preston Boop Briar Patch Organic Farms, PA Greg Boulos Steel City Biofuels, PA Full Circle in the Classroom: Growing School Gardens & Healthy Habits Yvonne Post & Denise Sheehan Cooking for Real, PA David Kline Montgomery School, PA Processing and Creating Value-Added Herbal Products to Sustain and Supplement Farm Income Andrea & Matthias Reisen Healing Spirits Herb Farm and Education Center, NY From Farm Bill to Food Bill: Making Democracy Work Liana Hoodes National Organic Coalition, NY Kathy L. Lawrence NY
Saturday 10:40 AM WORKSHOPS
Weed Control in Row Crops Klaas & Mary-Howell Martens Lakeview Organic Grain, NY Parasite Controls in Small Ruminants Dr. David Pugh, DVM AL Year-Round Backyard Mini-Farming: Food with the Least Fossil Fuel and Footprint Gene Bazan & Tania Slawecki Neo-Terra, PA Cheesemaking Demonstration Jim Amory LeRaysville Cheese Factory, PA On-Farm Variety Trials: Guidelines and Trainings for Organic Vegetable, Herb, and Flower Producers Micaela Colley Organic Seed Alliance, WA Disposing of Mortality with Emphasis on Composting Clyde Myers PA	Bad Karma is Not Sustainable: Farming as if Your Life Depended On It Terry Sheldon Small Farm Training Center, WV Making Public Policy: If You Can Write It or Say It, You Can Do It Catherine Smith, Ph.D. East Carolina University, NC Ain’t Nothin’ Green about the Green Zone: The Impact of the Iraq War on Iraqi Farmers Dr. Dahlia Wasfi M.D. Global Exchange, CO Creating the Community in Your CSA Karen Vollmecke Vollmecke Orchards & CSA, PA Yvonne Post & Denise Sheehan Cooking for Real, PA Turn Your Cows into Weed Managers Kathy Voth Livestock for Landscapes, LLC, CO	Culinary Herbs: Growing, Harvesting and Processing Claire & Rusty Orner Quiet Creek Herb Farm & School of Country Living, PA No Land? No Money? No Problem! Starting a Full Time Multi-Species Grazing Operation While Owning ZERO Property Michael Wright Big Horn Ranch, PA Farming the Internet: Creating and Managing an Online Farmers’ Market and CSA Randy & Chris Treichler Star Hollow Farm, PA Raising Premium Pastured Poultry APPPA Board Members The Philly Orchard Project: Transforming Vacant Lots into Urban Community Orchards Phil Forsyth Philly Orchard Project, PA
Saturday 1:30 PM WORKSHOPS
Beekeeping: History, Tradition, and the Art of Bees Ron Breland Bumps and Company, NY The What, Why, and How of CSAs in the Workplace Celia Eicheldinger RTI International, NC Soils 101 for Organic Farmers Francis Thicke Radiance Dairy, IA Apples to Apples: A Comparison of Apple Varieties for Fresh Eating and Culinary Uses Lou Lego Elderbury Pond, NY Feeding the World in Your Community: Capturing Ethnic Markets Sandra Miller Painted Hand Farm, PA One Acre Diversified Farming Steve & Nicole Shelly Gottschell Farm, PA	Plant Your Own Patch! An Introduction to American Ginseng Forest Farming Eric Burkhart Pennsylvania State University, PA Finding the Rhythm of Your Living Camille Baughman, Camille Baughman & Associates Wellness, PA Our Market is Our Community: Women Farmers and Direct Marketing Lynn Gelston Dream Thyme Farm, PA Christine Wise Friends Farm, PA Heidi Secord Josie Porter Farm and Cherry Valley CSA, PA Amy Trauger Pennsylvania Women’s Agricultural Network, PA Rare Breeds: Animals, Mentors, and Youth Don Schrider American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, NC Bill & Debbie Murphy, Delaware County 4-H, PA	Urban Homesteading: Living for the Future Mindy Schwartz Garden Dreams Urban Farm & Nursery, PA Greg Boulos Steel City Biofuels, PA Introduction to Renewable Energy Matt Steiman Dickinson College Farm and Dickinson College Bio-diesel, PA Steps to the Shelf: Value-Added Processing Kim Tait Tait Farm Foods, PA The Soil, Plant and Animal Connection Jerry Brunetti Agri-Dynamics Consulting, PA Equipping the Value-Added Dairy Farm Dale Martin Agri-Service LLC, MD The Food Revolution: Notes from the Front Spencer & Mara Welton Half Pint Farm, VT