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Program ContentsWelcome 3

Keynote Speakers 9

Schedule at a Glance 10

Annual Meeting & Proposed Policy Resolutions 14

Friday Intensives 18

Friday Special Events 21

Saturday Workshops 23

Saturday Special Events 23–30

Sunday Workshops 32

Sunday Special Events 32–35

Children’s Conference Program 37

Childcare Information 38

Presenter Directory 40

Sponsor & Exhibitor Directory 50

Food Donors 56

Conference Sponsors 63

Saratoga Hilton & City Center Map 64

Welcome to the 32nd Annual NOFA-NY Winter Conference!

Th ank you for joining us here in Sara-

toga Springs whether it’s your fi rst,

fi fth or thirty-second Annual Organ-

ic Farming and Gardening Conference.

It’s a pleasure to off er this mix of work-

shops, keynote speakers, social events,

professional networking opportunities,

resources, and entertainment, which

foster a strong NYS organic community.

While you participate in this year’s

conference, we encourage you to try

something new—perhaps it’s attending

our Annual Meeting, engaging with the

trade show exhibitors, sitting in a work-

shop on a topic outside your familiar-

ity, joining the contra dance, or talking

with our Certifi cation staff . Th ere are so

many ways to broaden your knowledge,

meet new people and have an amazing

experience!

Th is year’s theme Preserving the Past,

Seeding the Future comes at an oppor-

tune time—it puts a spotlight on that

which is essential to organic food and

farming. With the ongoing consolidation

of our seed industry, the increased con-

sumer interest in GMO labeling across

the country, and the emergence of a new

generation of organic farmers, this con-

ference is sure to spark conversations,

questions, and new ideas. What role can

each of us play within the organic com-

munity to preserve our past so that we

can seed our future? How can the old-

er generation of farmers eff ectively pass

along their knowledge to the next gener-

ation of farmers and encourage them to

not only farm, but encourage them to be-

come community leaders in organic ag-

riculture? How do we ensure that seeds

themselves remain viable, organic, pro-

ductive, and—most importantly—di-

verse! With so many passionate farmers,

gardeners, food advocates, and consum-

ers at this year’s conference, you will

have the opportunity to explore these

questions in-depth and hopefully leave

with some useful answers.

Every year, the conference is truly a

team eff ort. We would like to thank our

workshop presenters and keynote speak-

ers, who off er us the invaluable gift of

knowledge; our Education Committee

and Subcommittees, who help us set pri-

orities and plan workshops; our food do-

nors who make this conference delicious

and aff ordable; our many volunteers,

who help with the innumerable tasks in-

volved in implementing the conference;

our generous sponsors, who make this

event fi nancially viable; the staff of the

Hilton and City Center, who work tire-

lessly to keep things running smoothly

throughout the weekend; and of course,

the NOFA-NY staff , an excellent team

who work hard all year to make this

event the best it can be.

Let this conference seed a healthy and

happy 2014! We are so happy you are

here.

Kate MendenhallExecutive Director

Marne CoitEducation Director

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Every farm has a story. Ours began in 1956, when young Cornell graduates Jack and Dorothy (Klimajeski) Porter moved to a 180-acre farm in Elba, NY. Though “Dot” had grown up on her family’s potato farm in Riverhead, NY, and Jack had been raised in the Buffalo area, the excellent soil and big farmhouse drew them to this lovely area of Genesee County, where they brought up their six children.

Fifty-plus years of farming by Jack and Dot, and then sons Michael and Stephen, have led us to this time. Jack was instrumental in determining the NOFA criteria for certification of organic fields, and Porter Farms has been certified organic through NOFA-NY since 1990. Steve was the visionary for our CSA, which has continued to grow and thrive in its 18 seasons.

Dot’s and Jack’s dreams, and those of their parents, have shaped our actions, and we are proud of the values we have inherited from them. We look forward to many more years of collaboration with our friends at NOFA-NY, while deepening our ties to long-time farming neighbors and CSA members.

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K E Y N O T E R S P E A K E R S

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

GARY PAUL NABHAN Gary Paul Nabhan is an internationally-celebrated nature

writer and food and farming activist. He has been honored as

a pioneer and creative force in the local food movement and

seed saving community by Utne Reader, Mother Earth News,

New York Times, Bioneers and Time magazine. As the W.K. Kel-

logg Endowed Chair in Sustainable Food Systems at the Uni-

versity of Arizona Southwest Center, he works with students,

faculty and non-profi ts to build a more just, nutritious, sus-

tainable and climate-resilient foodshed spanning the U.S./

Mexico border.

Gary is an orchard-keeper, wild foods forager and pollinator

habitat restorer, working from his small farm in Patagonia, Ar-

izona. His 26 books, including Growing Food in a Hotter, Dri-

er Land, Chasing Chiles and Renewing America’s Food Traditions,

have won numerous awards.

BRIAN BENNETTNOFA-NY Farmer of the YearBrian Bennett is a full-time farmer at Bittersweet Farm in

Heuvelton, New York. His farm produces a diversity of vege-

table crops and livestock. In addition, Brian works as a men-

tor to new farmers and teaches hands-on sustainability to

area students and volunteers. He has worked as the Workshop

Coordinator for the Local Living Festival and as the Vegeta-

ble Specialist for North Country Grown Cooperative. Born in

Warwick, Rhode Island in 1958, Brian became interested in

plants and gardens during middle school. His mother’s family

had long standing farming roots in Indiana where Brian spent

summers during high school hoeing miles and miles of corn. In

college, he studied plant science, but was not happy with the

promotion of chemical pesticides and fertilizers. He continued

to study organic methods of production. In 1985, he purchased

his fi rst farm with his wife Ann, where they farmed part-time

using all organic methods. In 1999, they moved to the St. Law-

rence River Valley. Bittersweet Farm, their current home, is

certifi ed organic with NOFA-NY Certifi ed Organic, LLC.


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Friday 7:30am-9:00am

Friday 9:00am-12:15pm; coffee break at 10:30am

Advanced Cheesemaking

Increasing Farm Diversity With

Small Ruminants

Common Apple and Stone Fruit

Diseases

Seed Saving and Production

Basics

Starting from Square One:

Creating a Farm

Friday 12:15-1:15pm

Friday 1:15-4:30pm; coffee break at 2:40pm

Keeping Up With Internal Parasites in Goats and

Sheep

Spotted Wing Drosophila

Advanced Seed Saving, Seed

Production & On-farm Breeding

Breaking Open the Books:

Budgets, Cash Flow & Business

Planning

Friday 4:45-6:15pmFriday 6:15-7:15pmFriday 7:00-8:30pmFriday 8:30-10:30pm

Saturday 7:00-8:00am

Saturday 8:00-9:15amProduction & Marketing of

Raw Milk

Draft Animal Power: From Homestead to

Megafarm!

Nuts in New York

No-Till Spring Vegetables With

Cover Crops

Scaling Up to Farm Scale Composting

Saturday 9:45-11:30amSaturday 11:30am-1:15pm

Saturday 1:15-2:30pmCattle Fly

Management Using IPM

Meat Yields & Marketing

Commercial Organic

Orchards: Late Season Tree Fruit Harvest

Maximize New Farm

Greenhouse Space:

Transplants and More!

Slow and Steady Start Up:

Building Experience &

Capital

Saturday 2:45-4:00pmExtending the

Grazing Season for Livestock

Diversified Dairy CSA

Growing Figs In Cold Climates

Managing Insects &

Insecticide Resistance for

Organic Potatoes

Potatoes 101

Saturday 4:15-5:30pm

The Udder Basics of

Starting a Small-Scale Dairy

100% Grass Fed Beef: Low Cost Inputs for High Quality

Finish

Planting the Young Apple

Orchard

Growing Better Melons, Summer Squash &

Cucumbers

Know Your Insurance,

Protect Your Farm

Saturday 5:30-7:00pmSaturday 7:00-8:30pmSaturday 8:30-11:00pm

Sunday 7:00-8:00am

Sunday 8:00-9:15amCows, Climate,

and Why Grazing Matters

Advances in On-Farm Poultry

Breeding

Brambleicious Ideas to

Increase Farm Diversity

Advanced Seed Saving:

Biennials

Guiding New Farmers

Sunday 9:45-11:00am

Flaxseed & Ryegrass for

Improving Milk Fatty Acids and

Forage Production

Small Scale Pig Breeding

Cider Apples: Growers'

Perspectives

How to Grow Tomatoes and

Potatoes Despite the

Blight

Cooperative Farming Ideas

Sunday 11:00am-1:00pmSunday 11:30am-1:00pm

Dairy & Grazing Livestock Fruits Vegetables Beginning

FarmingBreakfast

Dinner

DinnerEntertainment

Breakfast & NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC Annual Meeting

Lunch

Opening Session and Keynote Address by Gary Paul NabhanSocial Hour with Music and Fun in the Trade Show

Annual Review; Keynote Address by Farmer of the Year Brian Bennett

Lunch, Goodbyes and Filling Out EvaluationsLast Chance to Visit the Trade Show and Bookstore

Entertainment

Breakfast

Lunch & NOFA-NY, Inc. Annual Meeting

Social Hour with Music and Fun in the Trade Show

Sustainably Integrated

Aquaponics

Establishing an Urban Market

Garden

Strategizing Your Urban

Farm

Creating a Compost Heated

Greenhouse in the City

Lots of Food: Feeding Folks

With Urban Food Forests

Finances of Farming,

Especially in a City

Empowering Youth in Urban

Farming

Growing Urban Soil for Food Production

Urban Farming

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Farmers' Market

Medicinal Herbs:

Increasing Bio-Diversity &

Creating Value-Added Income

Adapting to Climate

Uncertainty

Grains at the Farmers' Market

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Flower Growing: Strategies

Using The Entire Animal:

Hide Tanning & Soap Making

Introduction to Organic

Certification

Sourcing for Urban Markets:

Snail of Approval &

Producer Matrix

Pancakes: Field to Griddle!

Agriculturally Productive

Buffers: Agroforestry Strategies

Herbs for the Winter Blues

Where Do We Stand With FDA's Food

Safety Regulations?

Negotiation Makes It Happen!

Small Scale Rice Production

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Farmer Roundtable:

Drought & Flood-Proofing the

Farm

Espalier Fruit Plants & Yes

We Can! Preserve Your Harvest! Part 1

Close the Loop! Building Support for Food Scrap

Collection & Composting

Justice for Farmworkers!

And How About Farmers Too?

A Local Grain Renaissance in the Northeast, Part 1: Baking

Bread with Local Flour

Farming With Rocks

Quality in Cider Making & Ferment Change!

Preserve Your Harvest! Part 2

A Farm Bill - For All of Us

May All Be Fed: A Unique Farm to Food Pantry

Model

A Local Grain Renaissance in the Northeast, Part 2: Into the

Dough

Bouquet Making Basics: Floral Design 101 for

New Flower Growers

Teaching a Science

Curriculum in a School Garden

Seeds and Breeds:

Classical Breeding in a GMO World

Organic Growth: Using Business

Entities As a Risk

Management Tool

Rotations for a Quality Grain

Farm

Sugaring 101: Why Every

Farm Should Have a

Sugaring Operation

The Essential Small Farm Greenhouse

Just Label It! NYS Campaign

for GMO Labeling

Profitability of the Paper Pot

Transplanter On a Small

Vegetable Farm

High Performance Cover Crops

Sugaring 102: Developing

Productive & Profitable Sugaring Operation

Makin' Bacon NOFA-NY's Farmer's Pledge

Social Hour with Music and Fun in the Trade Show

Marketing & Business

Grains & Field Crops

Other NY Enterprises

Gardening & Homesteading

Policy & Community

Breakfast

Social Hour with Music and Fun in the Trade ShowDinner

DinnerEntertainment

Breakfast & NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC Annual Meeting

Lunch

Opening Session and Keynote Address by Gary Paul Nabhan

Lunch, Goodbyes and Filling Out EvaluationsLast Chance to Visit the Trade Show and Bookstore

Annual Review; Keynote Address by Farmer of the Year Brian Bennett

Entertainment

Breakfast

Lunch & NOFA-NY, Inc. Annual Meeting

Open Rooms for Discussions

With so many great minds gathered

together at the conference, we have

made space available for impromp-

tu discussion sessions. At designat-

ed times throughout the conference,

the Alabama and Travers rooms will be

available on a fi rst-come, fi rst-serve ba-

sis in one-hour increments. Please make

use of the sign-up sheet to help this

work eff ectively. We ask that you limit

your meeting to one hour and identify

a group leader’s contact information in

order to ensure that others have the op-

portunity to use the room as well.

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THURSDAY NIGHT WELCOME RECEPTION

So it’s Th ursday night, and you’re al-

ready at the conference. You’re not

alone! After you get settled, head over

to a low-key reception where you will

be treated to a sampling of tasty snacks

and the fi rst of many musical perfor-

mances by Mulberry Soul. It’s a great

way to start off the conference!

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S P E C I A L A C T I V I T I E S

Th e Josh Levine Memorial Scholarship

Th e organic farming communi-

ty lost a dear friend in 2010. In Josh

Levine’s memory, NOFA-NY has

set up a special scholarship fund

to benefi t a beginning farmer with

promise.

We would like to congratulate Eliz-

abeth Schaefer describes herself as

a “young businesswoman and farm-

er” with a long history of working

and studying on New York farms as

a biologist and certifi ed sustainable

landscape designer. She’s currently

working as Organic Farm Manager at

Crossroads Farm at Grossmann’s (on

Long Island). Elizabeth shows true

motivation to learn all she can about

sustainable farming to keep agri-

culture in the hearts and good grac-

es of the surrounding community.

As manager of Crossroads, she envi-

sions transforming the small farm

into a successful demonstration

farm, education center, and local

food market. Join us in congratu-

lating Elizabeth as this year’s Josh

Levine Scholarship Award recipient!

Please join us in supporting Eliz-

abeth Schaefer and all of our New

York beginning farmers who refl ect

Josh Levine’s passion, excitement

and commitment to sustainable agri-

culture and healthy communities. If

you are interested in supporting this

scholarship fund, please contact the

NOFA-NY offi ce or visit us online to

make a donation.

50/50 Raffl e for Organic Food & Farming

Participate in our 50/50 raffl e by buy-

ing 5 tickets for $5 or an arms-length of

tickets for $10. Th e winner of the raf-

fl e will get half of the money collected

from the sales of raffl e tickets. Th e re-

maining half will support NOFA-NY’s

work to promote local organic food and

farming. Th e winning ticket will be

drawn at 8pm on Saturday in the din-

ing area. If you can’t attend, be sure to

put your name and contact information

on your raffl e tickets so we can contact

you after the conference. You can pur-

chase raffl e tickets at the bookstore, at

the registration table, and from desig-

nated staff and board members at the

conference.

FARMHACK EXHIBITIONShow, Tell, Ask & Document!

FarmHack is a farmer-driven com-

munity movement to develop, doc-

ument, and build tools for resilient

agriculture. Whether for tillage, trans-

port, power generation, process-

ing, SEEDING, or some other farm

and homestead skill, the FarmHack

community is abuzz with ideas and

inventions.

At this exhibit, FarmHack represen-

tatives will show you how to document

your tools and ideas on the online

tool forums as well as show off some

of what the community has recently

developed.

Friday afternoon & all day Saturday, Pavilion

Tweeting?Want to stay connected throughout the

conference? Spread the love and keep

others informed! Th e Twitter hashtag

for the conference is #WC2014. You can

follow NOFA-NY on Twitter (www.twit-

ter.com/nofaNY) and become our friend

on Facebook (www.facebook.com/no-

fanewyork) if you want to stay in touch!

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M E M B E R S H I P

Help Grow a Strong Local Organic Movement in New York State: Join NOFA-NY!

While you’re at the conference consider becoming a member of NOFA-NY or re-

newing your membership. Your membership donation enables us to provide pro-

grams and services that help local, organic and sustainable farmers; connect

consumers with these farmers; and advocate policies that support a sustainable

food and farm system. No one person can do this work alone. Only by joining to-

gether as farmers, consumers, gardeners, and businesses can we grow a strong lo-

cal, organic movement.

We’ve changed our membership structure. You can now become a member at a

level that refl ects the value you place on the work we do to promote New York State

organic farmers and local, healthy food. Please give as much as you can aff ord—ev-

ery dollar of your membership donation goes to supporting local, organic food and

farming.

If you’re already a member of NOFA-NY, we thank you for your support. It’s been

through the generous support of thousands of members like you that NOFA-NY

has been able to successfully lead a growing local, organic movement in New York

State since 1983.

With your membership donation, you will receive the following:• A one-year subscription to New York Organic News, a one-of-a-kind quarterly

40-page news magazine that includes feature stories, regular columns and departments;

• A one-year subscription to Th e Natural Farmer, a quarterly publication of NOFA Interstate Council that contains a 16- to 24-page pull out supplement on a particular crop or topic relevant to organic farming;

• Our Annual Organic and Local Food and Farm Guide, the most comprehensive listing of organic and sustainable farms in New York State; and

• Your membership in NOFA-NY also allows you to vote at our annual meeting and help guide the direction of the organization.

Become a member at the conference at the $75 level, pick up your FREE NOFA-

NY hat. Join at the $100 or above level and get TWO FREE NOFA-NY hats.

Consider Taking Th e Farmer’s Pledge™

To further enable consumers to iden-

tify the farms they want to support

with their food dollars, NOFA-NY has

established Th e Farmer’s Pledge, a sep-

arate and distinct program from USDA

Certifi ed Organic. Th is Pledge is based

on the integrity of the farmer. It seeks

to describe sustainable practices in a

document that both certifi ed organic

growers and growers that use agro-eco-

logical systems can attest is an accurate

description of how they farm. It serves

as a bridge for consumers and farmers

alike to better know the agriculturists

who struggle to create healthy commu-

nities, local food security and food sov-

ereignty. Farmers who adhere to the

Pledge sign it annually, which they may

display for customers. Th ose who sign

this Pledge agree that customers may

inspect, by appointment, the farm to

judge if the farmer is adhering to the

Pledge.

Farmers who sign the Pledge are list-

ed in NOFA-NY’s annual Organic and

Local Food and Farm Guide, the most

comprehensive listing of sustainable

farms in New York State and distribut-

ed to more 15,000 consumers through-

out the state and made available online.

In 2013, more than 30,000 consum-

ers viewed our annual Food and Farm

Guide. To learn more about the Farmer’s

Pledge, attend the NOFA-NY Farmer’s

Pledge session on Sunday from 9:45–

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NOFA-NY Annual Membership MeetingNOFA-NY will hold its Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 25 at 12:00pm during lunch in the M1 dining area. A lunch

buff et will be provided in the room, so head directly there. Admission to the Annual Meeting is open and FREE for all current

NOFA-NY members. If you are not currently a NOFA-NY member you may join at any time during the conference by complet-

ing paperwork and payment at the registration table or the bookstore. During the Annual Meeting NOFA-NY members will

vote on a series of annual policy resolutions (see page 16) and elect new board members. We hope that you will join us!

Prospective NOFA-NY Board Members

Phil Barbato farms a cer-

tifi ed organic vegetable farm,

Biophilia Organic Farm, on

Long Island in Jamesport,

NY. He has been farming for

more than fourteen seasons

on his diversifi ed produce

14-acre farm. Everything is

certifi ed organic by NOFA-

NY Certifi ed Organic, LLC.

He has a CSA and sells at the

Port Jeff erson Village Farm-

ers Market as well as at his

farmstand. Phil grew up on a

conventional farm about 40

miles to the west of his cur-

rent farm. His career path

includes environmental engi-

neering work in government

and industry as well as exten-

sive farming experience. Phil

joined the NOFA-NY Board

of Directors in the spring of

2013 to fi ll a board vacancy

for Long Island. His 2013 ap-

pointment must be approved

by the membership.

Chris Browder, a native

of North Carolina, has lived

in NY for over 20 years. He’s

a former Bank of Ameri-

ca corporate and investment

banker, but prefers the life

of a farmer including getting

dirty every day, sleeping like

a rock at night, planning and

more planning, and meet-

ing lots of great people. In

the spring of 2009, Chris be-

came an apprentice at Garden

of Eve Organic Farm in River-

head, NY. He’s been told that

he wasn’t the oldest appren-

tice ever, but he hasn’t met

anyone older in that posi-

tion. While at Garden of Eve,

he raised, processed and sold

broiler chickens on pasture

with excellent results. Since

2010, he and his partner Hol-

ly have run Browder’s Birds, a

pastured poultry business, on

a 5 acre parcel of preserved

farmlandt in Southold, NY.

Liz Henderson is a “most-

ly retired” farmer from

Peacework Farm, an organ-

ic CSA in Wayne County, NY.

She was a founding mem-

ber of NOFA Mass, served on

the Board of Directors of NO-

FA-NY from 1989–2012, and

represents NOFA in the na-

tional discussions of organic

standards and on the Man-

agement Committee of the

Agricultural Justice Proj-

ect. She helped organize the

Domestic Fair Trade Asso-

ciation. Elizabeth has been

honored by the organic indus-

try with one of the fi rst “Spir-

it of Organic” awards (2001),

by Abundance Co-op with

its Cooperating for Commu-

nities award (2007), and by

NOFA-NY with a Lifetime

Achievement Award (2009).

Her writings on organic ag-

riculture appear in Th e Natu-

ral Farmer and the New York

Organic News. She has writ-

ten and contributed to many

books on organic agricul-

ture and is also lead author

of Sharing the Harvest: A Citi-

zen’s Guide to Community Sup-

ported Agriculture (Chelsea

Green, 1999). After taking a

year off from the NOFA-NY

Board of Directors in 2013, as

the bylaws require, she is in-

terested and willing to serve

another 6-year term.

Michelle Hughes is cur-

rently farming in the Hudson

Valley. Before pulling on her

work boots, she served as the

Director of GrowNYC’s New

Farmer Development Project

(NFDP), which identifi es and

trains immigrants with agri-

cultural experience to estab-

lish their own family farms.

Since 2000, the project has

supported the establish-

ment of 22 immigrant-owned

farms by off ering produc-

tion and business training,

land identifi cation, market-

ing support and a microcred-

it loan fund. NFDP farmers

keep 325 acres of farmland

in production and bring local

products to 60 farmers mar-

kets and 18 CSAs throughout

NYC. During her 7 years with

the NFDP, Michelle brought

her Spanish interpretation,

translation and cross cultur-

al skills to the project to help


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people recognize the breadth

of skills and knowledge that

they already possess that can

be leveraged to create suc-

cessful farm businesses. She

has a BS in natural resource

management and agroecolo-

gy and is a board member of

the National Young Farmer

Coalition.

Martin Ping has been at

Hawthorne Valley Associa-

tion for more than 20 years.

He taught practical arts in its

high school, served as Direc-

tor of Facilities for 14 years,

and managed several multi-

million dollar construction

projects. For the past eight

years as the Hawthorne Val-

ley Association Executive Di-

rector, Martin has balanced

his time developing the syn-

ergies amongst the Associa-

tion’s diverse enterprises and

the 150 co-workers who carry

those initiatives while culti-

vating collaborative relation-

ships between Hawthorne

Valley and other organi-

zations in the Upper Hud-

son Valley/Berkshire region

as well as like-minded ini-

tiatives nationally and glob-

ally. He is co-founder and

storyteller for Th e Magical

Puppet Tree Th eater, a found-

ing member of the Slow Mon-

ey Alliance, and has served

on the boards of several not-

for-profi t organizations. Cur-

rently, Martin sits on the

Advisory Board for Ethical

Markets.

Tribute to Jack & Steve Porter of Porter Farms

Th e fi eld of organic farming has benefi ted greatly from

two visionaries—Jack and Steve Porter.

Jack, who graduated from Cornell University in 1952,

helped write the original standards that NOFA continues

to use to certify farms as organic. He worked closely with

Alison Clark, a founder of the Rochester/Finger Lakes Re-

gion Center for Sustainable Living and long-time small

farm advocate. He contributed to the Massachusetts Ave-

nue Project (MAP) and the World on Your Plate Conference

on Food and Sustainable Living. Later, Jack worked with

Cornell University’s Community, Food and Agriculture

Program and its late director, Tom Lyson, and Heidi Mouil-

lesseaux-Kunzman, and he also often served as a panelist

and speaker at various regional schools and conferences.

Steve attended Iowa State University and served on the

Board of Directors with the Organic Farming Research

Foundation in Santa Cruz, CA. Both experiences brought

a national perspective to his thinking on organics. Steve

also enjoyed his involvement with the Pennsylvania Asso-

ciation for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA).

Porter Farms was certifi ed organic by NOFA-NY in 1990

and continues to thrive by incorporating Jack and Steve’s

standards and ideals. Th ey saw organic farming as a viable

business and Porter Farms continues to support program-

ming that encourages both economic sustainability and

social responsibility as worthy goals. Th ey believed and

demonstrated that experienced farmers have a respon-

sibility to share knowledge and best practices with new

farmers.

It is our great honor to pay tribute to Jack and Steve,

whose infl uence on organic farming has been immeasur-

able, and Porter Farms which has adapted and grown over

three generations.



2014 Proposed Policy ResolutionsNOFA-NY Proposed 2014 Policy Resolutions will be voted on at the Annual Meeting

Resolution 1: Neonicotinoids Whereas, these newer chemical compounds were introduced

as substitutes for older insecticides such as carbamates and or-

ganophosphates that have proven to be high risk for people and

the environment, neonicotinoids are poisonous to birds and are

implicated in colony collapse syndrome that has ravished popu-

lations of honey bees, and

Whereas, neonicotinoids are relatively persistent in the en-

vironment and mobile in water so that they can fi nd their way

into streams, wetlands, and lakes where they may harm aquatic

life as well as birds and bees, and

Whereas, seed for major crops like corn, grown on over

90 million acres in the U.S., is now routinely coated with these

systemic chemicals that travel through the plant and end up in

pollen (and the edible parts of the crop) where they are picked

up by pollinators, or the treated seeds are eaten by birds, where

they may cause mortality or reproductive problems, therefore:

Resolution: Th e members of NOFA-NY hereby resolve that the

EPA should ban the use of neonicotinoids and other agri-chem-

icals that harm bees, pollinators so essential to our food supply.

Resolution 2: CSA and SNAPWhereas, NOFA-NY members agree that people of all in-

come levels should have access to organically grown food from

our NY organic farms. To increase access by low-income peo-

ple, NOFA-NY has been providing information to help organic

farmers gain authorization from USDA to accept SNAP benefi ts

(formerly called Food Stamps). For several years, SNAP benefi ts

have come in the form of Electronic Benefi t Transfer (EBT) swipe

cards that resemble credit cards. While USDA allows farms that

do Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) to accept SNAP

payments with an EBT card, USDA does not allow payment in ad-

vance for more than two weeks at a time and prefers that farms

process weekly payments. Th is results in a greatly increased ad-

ministrative burden for CSA farms, and

Whereas, in order to qualify to administer food stamps,

Community Based Organizations have to supply a social secu-

rity number of an executive director or board member. As this

person is not the owner of a business, we feel it is unreason-

able to require them to supply this information as this may

stop some organizations from moving forward with licensing,

therefore:

Resolution: Th e members of NOFA-NY resolve that USDA

should simplify the process for EBT customers to participate in

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Two possibilities for

EBT policy changes that would address this are: (1) allowing EBT

customers who are joining a CSA to pay ahead one month at a

time for their share, or (2) allowing EBT customers to sign and

post-date enough vouchers for the entire CSA season. Both of

these changes would allow the farmer to bill for each CSA share

on the day it is delivered rather than having to connect with the

customer every week.

Resolution: Th e members of NOFA-NY resolve that the USDA

should allow CSA farms to keep their EBT machines year-round,

even during months of no income.

Resolution: Th e members of NOFA-NY resolve that the USDA

should allow Community Based Organizations (CBOs) to use

their Federal EIN number on the SNAP licensing application,

rather than an individual’s social security number, to increase

the ability for CBOs to support EBT customers participating in

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Resolution 3: Free Trade AgreementsWhereas, our government has been engaging in secret trade

negotiations with the other governments around the Pacifi c Rim

and across the Atlantic; and

Whereas, the NAFTA promised an increase of 200,000 jobs

in the United States, but resulted in a job loss of over 250,000;

and

Whereas, since the NAFTA and other free trade agreements,

imports of fresh produce from Canada, Mexico and Central

America have grown faster than US exports to those countries

resulting in serious economic damage to the farmers of the

Northeast; and

Whereas, the Trans-Atlantic and Pacifi c Rim Treaties may

allow corporations the right to sue legal local, state and nation-

al governments for control of public resources, such as the fresh

waters of the Great Lakes; and

Whereas, the Trans-Atlantic and Pacifi c Rim Treaties may

allow corporations to sue legal governments for the removal of

standards or laws designed to protect public health and safety if

those laws or standards increase corporate operating costs or re-

duce profi ts; therefore;

Resolution: Th e membership of NOFA-NY resolves that the

United States government should withdraw from the Trans-At-

lantic and Pacifi c Rim Free Trade negotiations, and that our rep-

resentatives in government should vote against the fast track

process and against ratifying the Trans-Atlantic and Pacifi c Rim

Treaties.

Resolution 4: Force Majeure By Gas CompaniesWhereas, the “force majeure” clause is a common contractual

clause that frees both parties from liability or obligation when an

extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of the

parties, such as a war, strike, riot, crime, or an event described

by the legal term act of God (such as hurricane, fl ooding, earth-

quake, volcanic eruption, etc.), prevents one or both parties from

fulfi lling their obligations under the contract; and

Whereas, most “force majeure” clauses do not excuse a par-

ty’s non-performance entirely, but only suspend it for the dura-

tion of the “force majeure”; therefore

Resolution: Th e membership of NOFA-NY opposes the appli-

cation of “force majeure” by gas companies to extend gas leases

when the delay in drilling is due to government regulation.

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F R I D A Y I N T E N S I V E S

FULL-DAYFULL-DAY SESSIONSESSION (9:00am–4:30pm)

GRAINS AT THE FARMERS’ MARKETSLearn how to grow many diff erent cereal grains on a small scale. Most importantly, learn how to grow, harvest, clean, store

and mill right at the farmers’ market on a small and realistic budget. Join us for a discussion of how rolling and steel cutting

oats have eclipsed George’s fl our sales. We will learn about the possible successes and failures one can encounter selling grains

at the farmers’ market.

Presenter: George Wright, Castor River Farm

Friday Full Day 9am–4:30am, Broadway 1

FRIDAY MORNING INTENSIVESFRIDAY MORNING INTENSIVES (9:00am–12:15pm)

STARTING FROM SQUARE ONECreating A Farm To Match Your Goals, Skills, Values, and Resources

When starting a farm, gaining hands-on experience is es-

sential. Equally important is developing a process for navi-

gating the thousands of complex decisions you’ll need to

make, and creating a plan for a manageable start-up (the in-

visible side of farming)! We will lead you through activities

and introduce you to resources that will help you create a

written farm/family goal to aid in decision-making, deter-

mine what social, physical, biological, and fi nancial resourc-

es you can draw from to create your farm, and help you assess

your skills so you can prioritize the next steps in your learn-

ing process. If you take the time to do these things as you are

getting started, they will continue to keep you on track and

guide the growth of your farm for many years.

Presenters: Erica Frenay, Shelterbelt Farm & Cornell

Small Farms Program, and Kylie Spooner, Spooner and

Daughter Farm

Alabama

ADVANCED CHEESEMAKINGTh is workshop is designed for people who have made cheese

before and want to advance to more diffi cult styles of cheese-

making. We will make two types of cheese with very diff erent

recipes to demonstrate a variety of techniques.

Note: Attendance is limited to 30.

Presenter: Peter Kindel, Hawthorne Valley Farm

Broadway

COMMON (AND A FEW UNCOMMON) APPLE AND STONE FRUIT DISEASES

Diseases of tree fruit crops are perhaps the one remain-

ing area that truly bedevil organic orchardists. While there

may be as many ways to tackle the problems as there are va-

rieties of apples, until one really understands what one is up

against, all controls are merely prophylactic. In this workshop

we’ll cover the major (and a few minor) diseases of apples and

stone fruit, traditional and innovative control tactics, and or-

chard design considerations for avoiding them altogether.

Presenter: Mike Biltonen, Red Jacket Orchard

Saratoga

INCREASING FARM DIVERSITY WITH SMALL RUMINANTS

Small ruminants (sheep and goats) can bring new manage-

ment and marketing opportunities as well as needed ecolog-

ical services to any farm. We will explore how grazing small

ruminants can enhance the farm ecosystem, as well as pro-

vide income from dairy, meat, and fi ber enterprises.

Presenters: Joyce Henion, Acorn Hill Farm, Maryrose

Livingston, Northland Sheep Dairy, and Lisa Ferguson,

Laughing Goat Fiber Farm.

Travers



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MEDICINAL HERBS: Increasing Bio-Diversity on the Farm and Creating Value-Added Income

What are the long range plans for the land you steward?

Will you leave it for your family and future generations so

they can sustain a living from the land? Learn how to pro-

duce and market value-added products such as herbal salves,

creams, teas, and tinctures in conjunction with growing and

harvesting medicinal herbs. Discuss how these perenni-

als increase farm net income, long term sustainability, and

profi tability.

Presenters: Matthias and Andrea Reisen, Healing Spir-

its Herb Farm

Saratoga

ADAPTING TO CLIMATE UNCERTAINTY: Crop Diversity and Pollinator Habitat Enhancement

Keynote Speaker Gary Nabhan will discuss means to adapt

to climate uncertainty by using on-farm biodiversity, from

crop variety diversifi cation and intercropping to enhancing

populations of pollinators and soil microbes. Because climate

change is aff ecting crop and livestock production in diff erent

ways in each food scape, the feedback one gains from mak-

ing daily observations of how elements of this diversity are

responding is key to long term adaptation and survival of

farms-and to our food security as well.

Presenter: Gary Nabhan, University of Arizona and Almu-

niya de los Zopilotes Experimental Farm

Saratoga

SUSTAINABLY INTEGRATED AQUAPONICSTh is workshop will cover the design and construction of a

small-scale closed-loop aquaponic system appropriate for a

cool climate. Topics will include fi sh and plant selection, tank

sizes and siting, educational possibilities, and marketing

strategies. We’ll also discuss how to build a terrestrial food

chain for fi sh that includes silkworms, black soldier fl ies,

worms, and duckweed, and how to integrate aquaponics with

greenhouses, ducks, and vermicomposting.

Presenter: Scott Kellogg, Radix Ecological Sustainability

Center

Broadway

SEED SAVING AND PRODUCTION BASICSTh e fundamentals of seed saving will be covered in this

workshop including plant reproduction, basic plant biology,

harvesting and cleaning dry versus wet seeded crops, cross-

pollination/isolation, maintaining seed quality, and seed

storage. Participants will also learn why seed saving is im-

portant and where they are on the continuum from backyard

seed saver to commercial seed producer/breeder.

Presenters: Ken Greene, Hudson Valley Seed Library and

Michael Glos, Kingbird Farm

Highrock

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FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTENSIVESFRIDAY AFTERNOON INTENSIVES (1:15–4:30pm)

BREAKING OPEN THE BOOKS: Discussing Whole-Farm Budgets, Cash Flow and Beginners’ Business Planning

Farmer-owners will bare their books to participants in or-

der to demonstrate tools for whole-farm planning, enterprise

budgeting, cash fl ow forecasting, and marketing. Th is work-

shop is best for the beginning farmer with a defi ned farm

plan and business idea, as well as some farm work experience.

Presenters: Melissa Madden, Good Life Farm, and Anton

Burkett, Early Morning Farm

Alabama

SPOTTED WING DROSOPHILADoes SWD have you (and your berries) down? Learn ways

to fi ght back with the organic control management options

that can be combined to work on your farm. Th is workshop

starts by covering the basic biology of SWD, its regional (and

international!) distribution, and the vcrops that it current-

ly or potentially impacts (berries, grapes, soft tree fruit, and

maybe even tomatoes!). Presenters will share the most cur-

rent research and what showed promise at their farm trials

this season. SWD controls covered during this workshop in-

clude cultural practices like exclusion and netting, mass

trapping, and altered post-harvest handling of berries, as

well as spray options including which pesticides eff ect this

tricky pest, how to most effi ciently apply them, and poten-

tial bio-controls.

Presenters: Emily Cook, Ulster County CCE’s Commercial

Organic Production Resource Educator, Laura McDermott,

Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program, Lawrie

Nickerson, Hay Berry Farm

Saratoga

USING THE ENTIRE ANIMAL: Hide Tanning and Soap Making

Participants will learn about the hide tanning process to

produce buckskin and non-chemically treated pelts. Th ere

will be hands-on demonstrations of both hide tanning and

soap making. At the end of the conference, attendees will

be able to take home their own bar of soap made during the

workshop.

Presenter: Peter Sutera, farmer and homesteader

Demo Kitchen

KEEPING UP WITH INTERNAL PARASITES IN YOUR GOATS AND SHEEP

Join us to learn about current research on promising in-

novations in integrated parasite management for sheep and

goats. We’ll also discuss some of the old standbys in terms

of FAMACHA and pasture management to identify parasite

problems and reduce parasite pressure in your fl ock.

Presenter: tatiana Stanton, Cornell University Small Ru-

minant Extension Specialist

Travers

FLOWER GROWING: Strategies to Grow and Sell the Best Flowers in Your Market

In this workshop, we will cover production of several pop-

ular cut fl ower crops and general tips on sustainable/organic

pest and disease control. We will also discuss key tips on har-

vest and postharvest techniques to make sure your custom-

ers have long lasting, gorgeous blooms.

Presenters: Polly and Mike Hutchison, Robin Hollow

Farm

Saratoga

INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC CERTIFICATION

Join the NOFA-NY Certifi ed Organic, LLC staff for a dis-

cussion of certifi cation requirements, timelines, highlights of

application forms, and the USDA National Organic Program

regulations. Th ere will be plenty of opportunity for ques-

tions. Whether you intend to apply for organic certifi cation

in the coming year, or you’re seeking information to help you

decide, certifi cation staff members will provide an informa-

tive overview of the certifi cation process.

Presenters: NOFA-NY Certifi cation Staff

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ESTABLISHING AN URBAN MARKET GARDENTh inking about starting an urban farm, but not sure where

to start? Already have land, but not sure what to do next?

Th is workshop will help beginners understand the challeng-

es and methods of starting a not-for-profi t urban market

garden. Topics will include visioning, planning, forming com-

munity and government partnerships, site development and

running a viable farm during and beyond the initial start-up

phase. Th e workshop will give special focus to the program-

matic side of urban agriculture projects.

Presenters: Sean Cummings and Lauren Tonti, Bing-

hamton Urban Farm and Volunteers Improving Neighbor-

hood Environments

Broadway

ADVANCED SEED SAVING, SEED PRODUCTION, AND ON-FARM BREEDING

Th is session will build on the fundamentals covered in the

morning session. Attendees of this session should already

understand the material covered in the morning session. We

will go through the fundamentals of integrating seed saving

and seed production in diversifi ed farms including on-farm

selection/breeding. We will cover skills, aff ordable tools, and

specifi c seed harvest practice along with organic practices to

ensure seed health for annual and biennial crop families in-

cluding peppers/tomatoes, brassicas, greens, beans, and al-

liums. Awareness of seed borne diseases and seed quality

will be discussed along with results from the Hudson Valley

Seed Library’s SARE Grant fi ndings on NY farm-based seed

production.

Presenters: Michael Glos, Kingbird Farm, and Ken

Greene, Hudson Valley Seed Library

Highrock


Friday Evening Special ProgrammingWELCOME, OPENING REMARKS, KEYNOTE & BOOK SIGNING WITH GARY PAUL NABHAN

Time to be inspired! Grab a seat in the Saratoga Ball-

room for opening words, awarding the Josh Levine Me-

morial Scholarship, and of course the inspiring words

of our fi rst Keynote speaker, Gary Paul Nabhan. He

will discuss the role of heritage foods in adapting to cli-

mate change. Book signing to follow immediately after

keynote address.

Welcome & Keynote: Friday :–:pm, Sarato-

ga Ballroom

Book Signing: Friday :pm, Saratoga

Ballroom

SOCIAL HOUR & GROUP DISCUSSIONSIf you’ve been with us all day or if you’re fresh off the

road, waste no time unwinding with refreshments and

snacks at our social hour. Th ere will be plenty to mull

over with new and old friends. Don’t miss out on the

live music by Mulberry Soul in the Trade Show! Also,

the Travers and Alabama rooms are available for your

group discussions, so check the sign-up sheet to see if

there is something of interest to you!

Friday :–:pm, Trade Show

FILMSwitch: Discover the Future of Energy (2013). Every

energy resource—fossil, nuclear and renewable—is

undergoing profound changes. We’re gradually shift-

ing from coal and oil to the energies of tomorrow. Th is

sweeping transition is the subject of Switch.

Friday :pm, Alabama

BEGINNING FARMER MEET & GREETTime to party! Enjoy music by Mulberry Soul starting

at 8:00pm. At 8:45pm, the National Young Farmers Co-

alition will lead us in games designed to help beginning

farmers fi nd other beginning farmers from their re-

gion. In the Farm Consultation Zone, running through-

out the Meet & Greet, fi nd some quieter space to talk

nuts and bolts with some of New York’s farm mentors

and farm business consultants (please bring your men-

tor with you). Once you’ve sampled the snacks and bev-

erages available at the party, we’ll encourage you to

pose with some silly props at the not-to-be-missed pho-

to booth. All conference attendees are welcome to this

kick-off party to celebrate organic farming in New York

State.

Friday :–:pm, Broadway Ballroom

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Saturday Morning Special ProgrammingMORNING YOGA

It’s going to be a long day, so start it off right with a little yoga! Led by farmer

Nancy Grove, you’re sure to have let go of some muscle tension by the time you

head to breakfast. Remember to wear comfortable clothes.

Saturday :am, Whitney

NOFA-NY CERTIFIED ORGANIC, LLC OPEN ANNUAL MEETING

Grab some breakfast and join our certifi cation staff

and the Management Committee for an open meeting to

learn about certifi cation updates and National Organic

Program changes. Th is is an opportunity to ask your cer-

tifi cation questions.

Saturday :am, M Dining Room

NOFA-NY ANNUAL OVERVIEW AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY FARMER OF THE YEAR BRIAN BENNETT

Get a glimpse of NOFA-NY’s highlights and activities from 2013 before our

second Keynote address. Come be inspired by long-time organic farmer Brian

Bennett, 2013 Farmer of the Year. Brian has done signifi cant work involving

his community in local, organic agriculture and will share his story of Preserving

the Past, Seeding the Future.

Saturday :–:am, Saratoga Ballroom

SATURDAY MORNING SESSIONS8:00–9:15am

SCALING UP TO FARM SCALE COMPOSTING

You are well acquainted with the ba-

sics of home composting, and are ea-

ger to get started making your own

luscious, biologically-active compost to

build fertility on your farm. What do

you need to know, and what tools and

techniques are being used successfully

by farm-scale composters in the North-

east? Current information and research

about compost quality and compliance

with organic regulations will also be

covered.

Presenter: Grace Gershuny, Green

Mountain College and Highfi elds Cen-

ter for Composting

Highrock

PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF RAW MILK

Learn about all of the steps required

to produce high quality raw milk, in-

cluding proactive on-farm testing. We

will also talk about our own approach

to marketing.

Presenter: Shannon Nichols, Haw-

thorne Valley Farm

Broadway

NUTS IN NEW YORKParticipants will get an overview

about growing the wide range of nut

trees adapted for New York including

chestnuts, English and black walnuts,

fi lberts, hickory, and even pine nuts.

We will cover planting, cultivation,

harvesting, processing, and how to eat

these delicious crops.

Presenter: Bill MacKentley, St. Law-

rence Nurseries

Saratoga

PANCAKES: Field to Griddle!

Freshly ground fl ours from local-

ly grown grains make fantastic pan-

cakes—the original fast food! Learn

the history and basics of pancakes and

homemade mixes, including gluten-free

cornmeal pancakes.

Presenter: Amy Halloran, writer and

grain grower

Demo Kitchen

HERBS FOR THE WINTER BLUES

Herbs can gladden the heart and

boost the spirit. Learn about herbs that

relieve the winter blues. Grow and use

some helpful plants!

Presenter: Betty Pillsbury, Green

Spiral Herbs

Travers

DRAFT ANIMAL POWER: From Homestead to Megafarm

See and hear about all the diff erent

uses for these incredible work part-

ners on your homestead or farm. Ask

questions about training, keeping, and

working with draft animals.

Presenter: Donn Hewes, Northland

Sheep Dairy

Phila

REGIONAL SOURCING FOR URBAN MARKETS: Snail of Approval and Producer Matrix

Slow Food NYC will describe how its

Snail of Approval & Producer Matrix

drives regional producer sales in the

New York City market. Learn how to

become a Producer Matrix farmer and

get introduced to NYC Snail of Approv-

al buyers.

Presenter: Anthony Fassio, Slow

Food NYC

Alabama



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AGRICULTURALLY PRODUCTIVE BUFFERS: Agroforestry Strategies for Riverlands and Beyond

Agriculturally productive buff ers

(APBs) are an emerging agroforestry

option for vulnerable river lands in the

Northeast. APBs combine crop produc-

tion, conservation, and fl ood resilience

into a single management strategy. Th is

workshop will provide an overview of

ecological functions, crop systems, and

planning and economic considerations

for productive riparian buff ers. We will

also discuss the use of productive buf-

fers as an agroforestry strategy else-

where in the working landscape.

Presenter: Connor Stedman, ecolog-

ical designer and agroforester based in

southern Vermont and co-organizer of

the Carbon Farming Course

Broadway

WHERE DO WE STAND WITH FDA’S FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS?

With the Food and Drug Administra-

tion (FDA) now in the fi nal rule-mak-

ing phase for the national food safety

regulations, there is much that farm-

ers and supporters of localized food sys-

tems need to know and prepare for. Th is

interactive workshop takes a proactive

approach toward better protecting our

farms and positioning ourselves to take

the next steps.

Presenter: Steve Gilman, NOFA-In-

terstate Council

Broadway

STRATEGIZING YOUR URBAN FARM

Get information, ideas and feedback

for your plans in this two part work-

shop for urban farmers of all experience

levels! First, examine a typical urban

farm’s infrastructure, production, net-

working and marketing needs to be suc-

cessful in its own community. Th en, you

will be guided to analyze your farm’s

strengths and challenges in the context

of these needs, and will work out an ac-

tion plan based on your priorities.

Presenter: Allan Gandelman, Main

Street Farms

Saratoga

NO-TILL, NO-HERBICIDE PLANTING OF SPRING VEGETABLES USING WINTER KILLED COVER CROPS

We all know the advantages of no-till

for soil health. But organic no-till, using

cover crops like rye, tends to exacerbate

problems with cold soils in early spring.

Th is workshop will explore recent re-

search in Maryland and Pennsylva-

nia where we have seeded directly into

low residue, winter killed, cover crops

that leave a friable, weed-free seedbed

in spring. Th is experimental system

will eliminate the need for spring till-

age, speed soil warming in spring, and

benefi t farmers economically while pro-

viding the environmental benefi ts that

good cover crops can off er including

nutrient capture and cycling, erosion

prevention, and soil compaction allevi-

ation. Hear the experiences of farmers

from the past two years.

Presenters: Tianna DuPont, Penn

State Extension, Nicole Shelly, Gott-

schell Farm, Dave Liker, Gorman Farm

Saratoga

Saturday Lunchtime Special ProgrammingNOFA-NY ANNUAL MEETING

Members, this is your chance to make

your voice heard within your organiza-

tion. Over lunch, help determine what

issues NOFA-NY works on in the com-

ing years. Your participation is impor-

tant. We will elect new members to the

Board of Directors and vote on the 2014

policy resolutions. If you’re not a mem-

ber already, you can join NOFA-NY at

the Registration Table and join us at our

annual meeting.

Saturday :pm, M Dining

Room

THE NEW YORK SMALL SCALE FOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION MEETING

Th e NYSSFPA was formed to build on

the resilience of New York State fami-

ly farms. It works to create value-added

products from farm produce in order to

keep small farms prosperous. If inter-

ested in learning more about NYSSFPA,

grab a plate and join them at their lunch

meeting on Saturday.

Saturday :am, Travers


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SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS I1:15–2:30pm

SLOW AND STEADY START UP: Starting Small to Build Experience and Capital

Farm start up on $3,000 is not easy.

For the low-risk entrepreneur start-

ing small and part-time can slow-

ly build a business without betting the

farm. We’ll discuss the details of a tiny

farm start-up from 3 to 20 CSA shares

over 3 years. From greenhouse sched-

ules to fertility plans and budgets, low

cost greenhouse designs and equipment

lists, we will look at examples of a sys-

tem at the scale a lot of new, part time

growers might be planning for.

Presenter: Tianna DuPont, Shoot-

ing Star Farms

Broadway

CATTLE FLY MANAGEMENT USING THE 1, 2, 3’s OF IPM

Fly pests can aff ect animal health, de-

crease milk production and weight gain,

transmit disease causing agents, reduce

grazing time, annoy and irritate ani-

mals and more. Who are the usual sum-

mer time pest species and what can you

do about them? You will learn to cor-

rectly identify and manage the most

important fl y pests aff ecting cattle in

the Northeast using an integrated pest

management approach.

Presenter: Keith Waldron, Cornell

University Extension, NYS Integrated

Pest Management Program

Travers

COMMERCIAL ORGANIC ORCHARDS IN NY: Diversifying Your Farm for Late Season Tree Fruit Harvest

Workshop presenters will discuss a

variety of topics to assist farmers in de-

signing organic apple orchards to op-

timize organic production practices.

Introduction to orchard preparation,

selection of up and coming commer-

cial apple varieties with in-depth dis-

cussions of disease resistant apples,

pruning and training systems, the im-

portance of high yield and fruit size

along with topics on organic disease, in-

sect, pest, and weed management will

be presented. Tasting of selected dis-

ease resistant varieties will bring the

presentation to a sweet and crunchy

end.

Presenters: Peter Jentsch, Cor-

nell Cooperative Extension, and Dave

Rosenberger, Cornell University

Saratoga

SMALL SCALE RICE PRODUCTION 101

Randall’s Island Park Alliance in New

York City has been growing rice for 3

years in small experimental and educa-

tional plots. We will describe the pro-

cess of growing rice on a small scale

from seeding through transplanting,

heading and harvest, in order to en-

courage other growers to explore this

interesting new grain in the region. Is

rice the next production grain in the

Northeast?

Presenter: Nick Storrs, Randall’s Is-

land Park Alliance

Broadway

ESPALIER FRUIT PLANTSAn espalier can yield very high-qual-

ity fruit while making a decorative and

edible covering for a fence or a wall.

Learn which plants work best as es-

paliers and the theory and practice in-

volved in bending and pruning branches

to train and maintain the plants.

Presenter: Lee Reich, farmdener,

gardening consultant, and author

Broadway

YES WE CAN! PRESERVE YOUR HARVEST! Part 1

Using time-honored techniques of

canning, learn the best methods for

preserving the wide variety of produce

you harvest. Getting hands-on dur-

ing our session, participants will learn

the theory and practice of canning. We

will discuss the nutritional benefi ts of

canned foods as well as how to imple-

ment canning safely.

Presenters: Michaela Hayes, Crock

& Jar, and Angela Davis, Just Food

and NYC Ferments

Demo Kitchen

MEAT YIELDS AND MARKETING

Th is workshop will provide an in

depth discussion of meat yields for all

red meat. Learn the basics for optimiz-

ing your meat yields and participate in

a conversation about current market

trends and marketing options.

Presenter: Richard Beckwith, Hill-

town Pork Inc.

Phila

NEGOTIATION MAKES IT HAPPEN!

Organic farmers experience a number

of unique challenges, and often experi-

ence barriers to land and credit. While

there is a growing fi eld of advisers, re-

sources, and technical advice available,

the ability to negotiate and form collab-

orative partnerships is the common de-

nominator to success in accessing credit

and land ownership. Skills and resourc-

es to facilitate clear communication,

interest based negotiation, collabora-

tive problem solving, consensus build-

ing, and confl ict management are what

NYSAMP brings to the table.

Presenter: Charlotte Carter, NYSAMP

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GROWER TO GROWER ROUNDTABLE: Drought and Flood Proofi ng Your Farm

Join other experienced growers in

this facilitated roundtable discussion

to share your strategies to manage the

deluge and drought of the past two

seasons. Did you try anything new to

work around 2013’s constant early sea-

son rain? Have you made plans to les-

son future years’ water shortages? Th is

session is a great chance to hear what

has worked for other growers, share

your successes (or challenges!), and

brainstorm together for future ways

to balance production during growing

weather extremes.

Presenter: Crystal Stewart, East-

ern NY Horticulture Program’s Garlic

Specialist

Highrock

CLOSE THE LOOP! Food Scrap Collection, Composting and Rotstar Training

We will present an overview of how

the Close the Loop VT! food scrap com-

posting program was developed, the

program’s role in implementing Ver-

mont’s new law banning all organic ma-

terials from landfi lls by 2017, and how

to train communities to implement

composting programs.

Presenters: Grace Gershuny, Green

Mountain College and Highfi elds Cen-

ter for Composting, and Tyler Bus-

well, Highfi elds Center for Composting

Alabama

CREATING A COMPOST-HEATED GREENHOUSE IN THE CITY

Grow your own healthy seedlings in

an urban environment. We’ll review the

ins and outs of creating a low-cost, off -

grid greenhouse, heated by the power of

composting urban waste stream materi-

als. We will go over the methods and re-

sults from a 2012–2013 SARE project to

study the feasibility and eff ectiveness

of a small-sized compost-heated green-

house for both winter vegetables and

spring seedlings, and to provide tools

for an urban farm to be more self-suf-

fi cient. We will also address particular

urban growing issues for a greenhouse

such as utilities access, community par-

ticipation, vandalism, and transporta-

tion of materials.

Presenter: Jesica Clark, South Pine

Street City Farm

Saratoga

MAXIMIZE NEW FARM GREENHOUSE SPACE: Transplants and More!

Join us for a discussion about all as-

pects of getting your greenhouses and

high tunnels up and going in the con-

text of larger start-up farm planning

and infrastructure development. Th is

workshop will cover the basics of grow-

ing organic transplants, as well as how

to best use your greenhouse spaces af-

ter the starts get in the ground.

Presenter: Jamie Edelstein, Wyllie

Fox Farm, NOFA-NY Board of Directors

Saratoga

SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS II2:45–4:00pm

POTATOES 101Potatoes are an essential crop, and

not like many others on the farm. Learn

the basics of growing this staple food

organically, including variety selection,

tillage and cultivation, disease and pest

management, harvest and storage, and

more.

Presenter: Ken White, Saranac Val-

ley Farms

Broadway

EXTENDING THE GRAZING SEASON FOR LIVESTOCK

Th is workshop will explain how to set

up a pasture grazing rotation system

that will allow for pastures to be grazed

into the fall and early winter, which

reduces the cost and labor needed to

produce hay and other stored feeds.

Also learn how to calculate the excess

amount of pasture forage needed by

livestock for maintenance during colder

weather conditions and to size pasture

accordingly.

Presenter: Dave Roberts, Natural

Resources Conservation Service of NY

Broadway

GROWING FIGS IN COLD CLIMATES

Th e seductress fi g can be successfully

grown throughout the Northeast. Learn

to site the tree for optimum ripening,

prune, harvest, and, of course, getting

it through our frigid winters. Figs need

just a bit of help because they are sub-

tropical, not tropical, and are hardy be-

tween 10° and 20°F.

Presenter: Lee Reich, farmdener,

gardening consultant, and author

Saratoga

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A LOCAL GRAIN RENAISSANCE IN THE NORTHEAST, Part 1: Baking Bread with Local Flour

Just as the myth that good bread

wheat cannot be grown in the North-

east has been debunked, so too has the

myth that bakers cannot bake good

bread using local fl our. Join us for a

screening of the GrowNYC and OGRIN

produced video A Local Grain Renais-

sance in the Northeast, Part 2: Baking

Bread with Local Flour. Th e video will be

followed by a panel discussion.

Presenters: June Russell, GrowNYC,

and Stefan Senders, Wide Awake

Bakery

Highrock

SEEKING QUALITY IN CIDER MAKING

Improve your cider making abilities

with this intermediate workshop on ci-

der making. After a brief overview of

the basic cider making practice, we will

discuss some factors that change the

quality and character of the cider pro-

duced. Main topics will be the quality of

cider-appropriate apples, blending for a

well-balanced cider, and controlling the

fermentation (including diff erent yeast

strains).

Presenter: Claude Jolicoeur, au-

thor of Th e New Cider Maker’s Handbook

(Chelsea Green Publishing, 2013)

Saratoga

FERMENT CHANGE! PRESERVE YOUR HARVEST! Part 2

Using time-honored techniques of

fermentation, learn the best methods

for preserving the wide variety of pro-

duce you harvest. Getting hands-on

during our session, participants will

learn the theory and practice of fer-

menting. We will discuss the nutrition-

al benefi ts of fermented foods as well as

how to implement fermentation safely.

Presenters: Michaela Hayes, Crock

& Jar, and Angela Davis, Just Food

and NYC Ferments

Demo Kitchen

DIVERSIFIED DAIRY CSA: Benefi ts and Challenges to Alternative CSA Models

Th e presenter will discuss the various

iterations of a diversifi ed CSA that her

farm has gone through over the past

three years. Th e CSA includes dairy (raw

milk, cheese, butter, buttermilk, whey),

eggs, bread, and beef. Challenges and

benefi ts of the diff erent models will be

covered.

Presenter: Suzy Konecky, Cricket

Creek Farm

Phila

JUSTICE FOR FARMWORKERS! AND HOW ABOUT FARMERS TOO?

For years, farmworkers and advocates

in New York State have been trying to

pass the Farmworker Fair Labor Prac-

tices Act. NOFA-NY members support

the central demand—freedom of asso-

ciation. How can we make this bill a win

for family-scale organic farmers as well

as farmworkers? We will review results

from NOFA-NY’s farmer survey. Come

join the discussion.

Presenter: Elizabeth Hender-

son, co-founder of Peacework Organ-

ic CSA and co-chair of NOFA-NY Policy

Committee

Broadway

FARMING WITH ROCKSDo you suff er from soil envy? Is your

farm lined by far too many stone walls?

Are rocks and pebbles your best crops?

If so, come to this support group for

those suff ering from PRSS (Poor Rocky

Soil Syndrome). We will share stories

and ideas on how to farm with this ter-

rible affl iction.

Presenter: Eric de Long, farmer in

Greene County, New York

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A FARM BILL: For All of UsWe will go over a brief history and

lively discussion about the Farm Bill

and how and why the Supplemental

Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

is and should continue to be a part of

it. What’s the political landscape, and

what you need to know to get engaged

to change the Farm Bill to better sup-

port organic, sustainable, diversifi ed

farming, reduce the grip of agribusi-

ness, promote healthy foods and fami-

ly farmers, and sustain emergency food

programs.

Presenters: Liana Hoodes, National

Organic Coalition, and Mark Dunlea,

Hunger Action Network of NY

Broadway

LOTS OF FOOD: Feeding Folks with Urban Food Forests

Got shade? How about urban wildlife?

Permaculture, a design science rooted

in natural systems, informs us of how

to plan productive perennial food for-

ests that will feed sub/urban dwellers

in even the most challenging environ-

SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSIONS III4:15–5:30pm

ments. Learn polyculture design ba-

sics and advanced problem prevention

and solving to increase the biodiversity,

health, and productivity of your sub/ur-

ban garden or farm while discovering

some new foods, regenerating the envi-

ronment, and reducing your workload.

Presenter: Patty Love, Barefoot Ed-

ible Landscape and Permaculture, and

Lots of Food

Travers

MANAGING INSECTS AND INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE FOR ORGANIC POTATO PRODUCTION

We will discuss management options

for Colorado potato beetle and pota-

to leafhopper in organic potatoes. Pest

biology, cultural practices, allowed in-

secticides, and managing insecticide re-

sistance in Colorado potato beetles will

be the primary topics covered.

Presenters: Abby Seaman, Cornell

IPM, and Mitchell Baker, entomologist

Saratoga

KNOW YOUR INSURANCE, PROTECT YOUR FARM

Your small sustainable farm is a place

of business, so fi nd out why and how to

protect this business and yourself from

a variety of risk factors. Th is workshop

is designed to provide easy-to-follow-

and-implement advice. Learn about

crop insurance, the diff erent categories

of insurance for your farm, and what

questions to ask your insurance agent.

Pick up ideas on how to protect your

property better and help your business

grow safely while containing costs.

Presenter: Bob Bleistein, Eastern

Classic Coverage

Broadway

THE UDDER BASICS OF STARTING A SMALL-SCALE DAIRY

After being given an overview on

Ashlee and Steven’s experience with

starting their farm during the past

year, workshop attendees will be in-

vited to choose from a number of dis-

cussion topics. Options will include

infrastructure, breeding, organization

and systems, equipment sourcing, pas-

ture management, holistic herd health

techniques, and mooo-re!

Presenters: Ashlee Kleinhammer

and Steven Googin, North Country

Creamery

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PLANTING THE YOUNG APPLE ORCHARD

Th is workshop covers all aspects of

planting and early care for young trees,

including site location, soils, water and

air fl ow drainage considerations, plant-

ing depth, and more. We will also cover

cultivar options, uses for the diff erent

types of apples, how to maintain an or-

chard organically, and planting dos and

don’ts.

Presenter: Bill MacKentley, St. Law-

rence Nurseries

Saratoga

A LOCAL GRAIN RENAISSANCE IN THE NORTHEAST, Part 2: Into the Dough

Building on the conversation from

the earlier workshop entitled “Baking

bread with Local Flour,” join us for this

hands-on baking demonstration. We

will demonstrate some of the key ele-

ments of quality bread making. Learn

to see and feel stages of dough devel-

opment and begin learning impor-

tant hand skills. Taste the results in

the wonderful breads from the Wide

Awake Bakery in Trumansburg, New

York made using local fl our from Farm-

er Ground Flour.

Presenter: Stefan Senders, Wide

Awake Bakery

Demo Kitchen

TEACHING A SCIENCE CURRICULUM IN A SCHOOL GARDEN: A Worthy Challenge

We’ll discuss the joys and pitfalls of

working with 7th grade science stu-

dents in a garden. Th is workshop will

take you through the logistics of cov-

ering the New York State science cur-

riculum, while maintaining a 6,000

square foot vegetable garden that pro-

vides food to the cafeteria. Participants

will be presented with some challenges

to explore including how to involve stu-

dents in controlled experiments when

most crops aren’t harvested until the

summer.

Presenter: Wayne Gottlieb, science

teacher and gardener at Dewitt Middle

School

Travers

100% GRASS FED BEEF: Low-Cost Inputs for High-Quality Finish

Understand and produce high quality,

in demand, 100% grass fed beef. It all

starts with the pasture. Th e workshop

topics will cover MIG (managed inten-

sive grazing), salad bar grass produc-

tion, holistic health care, AI breeding,

calving, pasture improvement, high

tensile wire fencing, organic-approved

mineral supplements, and fall and win-

ter feeding.

Presenter: Steven Rockcastle,

Green Heron Growers

Phila

MAY ALL BE FED: A Unique Farm to Food Pantry Model

Food pantries and soup kitchens are

more than just donation sites for your

excess harvest. In this workshop, we

will provide a thorough overview of Lo-

cal Produce Link. LPL is a unique Farm

to Food Pantry model of sourcing cul-

turally-appropriate, locally-grown food

to emergency food relief organizations

in New York City. Workshop presenters

will discuss how this program benefi ts

food pantry clients, how partnerships

with at-risk populations benefi t New

York State farmers, and how education

can benefi t both the recipients of local

produce as well as those that produce it.

Presenters: Rachelle Faroul, Just

Food, and Katie Sheehan-Lopez,

United Way NYC

Alabama

BOUQUET MAKING BASICS: Floral Design 101 for New Flower Growers

Seasoned fl ower farmers and fl o-

ral designers will share how rewarding

and lucrative working with local fl owers

can be. If you’re new to growing fl owers,

chances are you’ll pick up the growing

techniques; however, making market-

able bouquets takes some know-how

and creativity. Learn tips on basic bou-

quet making and fl oral design including

styles, materials, and resources.

Presenters: Molly Culver, Youth

Farm and Molly Oliver Flowers, and

Deborah Greig, East New York Farms!

and Molly Oliver Flowers

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SEEDS AND BREEDS: Th e State of Classical Breeding in a GMO World

Organic farming is dependent on di-

verse, locally-adapted seed and livestock

varieties, yet most public and pri-

vate funding for breeding in recent de-

cades has been for genetic engineering.

Th e state of public varieties is in disar-

ray and has an eff ect on seed and breed

availability. Learn how seeds are adapt-

ed to local conditions and changing cli-

mates. Learn about the importance of

locally-adapted seed varieties to our lo-

cal food supply, continuing diversity in

the marketplace, and the knowledge

and resources needed for public cultivar

development. We will also cover the sta-

tus and funding of non-GE breeding in

our public institutions.

Presenters: Liana Hoodes, Nation-

al Organic Coalition, and Michael

Mazourek, Cornell University

Broadway

FINANCES OF FARMING, ESPECIALLY IN A CITY

In this workshop we will discuss the

important fi nancial metrics in farm-

ing including startup costs, production,

yields, sales, and expenses. From expe-

rience in space-limited environments

like rooftops and city lots, these lessons

can be translated into any space. Learn

how to assess a farm’s potential, quanti-

fy the value of diff erent crops, set goals,

and achieve them.

Presenter: Ben Flanner, Brooklyn

Grange Rooftop Farm

Saratoga

Saturday Evening Special ProgrammingSOCIAL HOUR

Once again musicians and vendors will treat conference-go-

ers to live music with Mulberry Soul and vendor demonstra-

tions in the Trade Show. Th e Alabama and Travers rooms will

be available for group discussion sessions.

Saturday :–pm, Trade Show

SATURDAY NIGHT CONTRA DANCE Th e Russet Trio and Fern Marshall Bradley will be join-

ing us once again in 2014. For those of you who didn’t make

it to the contra dance at the 2013 conference, you’re in for a

footstompin’ treat. Th e Russet Trio combines traditional Irish

themes with a modern energy that’s sure to get your toes-a-

tappin’. New to contra dancing? Fern Marshall Bradley is the

perfect caller to get you swingin’. When Fern isn’t calling

for contra dances, she’s editing our New York Organic News

magazine.

Saturday :pm, Saratoga Ballroom

BOOK READING & SIGNING WITH SCOTT CHASKEY

Join beloved author and NOFA-NY’s 2013 Farmer of the

Year Scott Chaskey for a special book reading and signing.

Scott will be reading from his new book Seedtime: On the Histo-

ry, Husbandry, Politics and Promise of Seeds. In this book, Scott

masterfully weaves history, politics, botany, literature, my-

thology, and memoir into a beautiful and instructive book.

Having coevolved with the Earth’s plants, insects, and ani-

mals, seeds are entwined with the core myths of ancient cul-

tures and the development of human consciousness. Th eir

story remains vitally important today as the corporations that

manufacture GMOs threaten our food security and the future

of seed-cultivated agriculture. Scott Chaskey is a poet, farm-

er and educator who’s worked the land for the past quarter

of a century for the Peconic Land Trust at Quail Hill Farm in

Amagansett, New York. A pioneer of the community farming

movement, he’s past president of NOFA-NY and author of Th is

Common Ground, a memoir.

Saturday :pm, Broadway Ballroom

FILMSeeds of Death: Unveiling the Lies of GMOs (2012). Th is movie

by award-winning documentary fi lm director Gary Null takes

on the seed cartel’s propaganda and political infl uence to ex-

pose a fabric of lies and deceit now threatening the safety and

life of every species.

Saturday :pm, Travers

GROWING BETTER MELONS, SUMMER SQUASH, AND CUCUMBERS

Growing organic cucurbits—spe-

cifi cally melons, summer squash, and

cucumbers—can be a challenging en-

deavor. Hear about best management

practices for getting your crops through

the onslaught of insects and eventu-

al disease that threaten the potential

of bountiful and delicious harvests. Re-

sults of trials of dozens of diff erent cul-

tivars will help growers select varieties

that will fi t into their growing and mar-

keting systems. Share your knowledge

from your own experiences and help

guide future trialing and breeding to

meet grower’s needs.

Presenter: Michael Glos, Cornell

Horticulture Program

Saratoga

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S U N D A Y W O R K S H O P S Sunday Morning Special ProgrammingMORNING YOGA

It’s going to be a long day, so start

it off right with a little yoga led by

farmer Nancy Grove. Let go of some

muscle tension before you head to

breakfast. Remember to wear comfort-

able clothing.

Sunday :am, Whitney

SUNDAY MORNING SESSIONS I8:00–9:15am

GUIDING NEW FARMERSTh is discussion among mentors will

develop your personal list of best prac-

tices to use when advising new farm-

ers who request your help. Learn about

structuring a mentorship, guiding new

farmers through production and busi-

ness analyses, communication tech-

niques to try out, and techniques to

improve your impact on new farmers’

confi dence and skills. For current Men-

torship Program participants, hosts of

on-farm apprentices, and anyone who

teaches new farmers.

Presenters: Rachel Schell-Lambert,

NOFA-NY, Sarah Williford, Holistic

Management International, and Clau-

dia Kenny and Willy Denner, Little

Seed Gardens

Highrock

COWS, CLIMATE AND WHY GRAZING MATTERS

Discussions about climate change

tend to focus on the sky, particularly on

greenhouse gas emissions. In this work-

shop, we’ll look at climate dynamics

from a ground perspective, specifi cally

as it relates to livestock. While livestock

are often maligned for their environ-

mental impact, proper management

that situates animal behavior in a ho-

listic context can play a key role in ad-

dressing climate change. We’ll discuss

soil carbon, hydrology, biodiversity, and

how new research on climate empowers

organic farmers and land managers.

Presenter: Judith Schwartz, author

of Cows Save the Planet and Other Im-

probable Ways of Restoring Soil to Heal

the Earth (Chelsea Green Publishing,

2013)

Broadway

BRAMBLEICIOUS IDEAS TO INCREASE FARM DIVERSITY

Brambles comprise the raspberry and

blackberry crops many are already fa-

miliar with. Over the past few years

many new varieties and production

techniques have made growing bram-

bles easier and more profi table than

ever. We will cover basic bramble types,

production techniques, diseases, in-

sects, post-harvest handling, and mar-

keting in a nutshell.

Presenter: Mike Biltonen, Red Jack-

et Orchard

Saratoga

ROTATIONS FOR A QUALITY GRAIN FARM

Th is workshop will explore organ-

ic disease management practices and

crop rotations essential for producing

quality food-grade grain crops in the

Northeast. Grain farming is like rock-

et science if you plan on success in the

changing climate and specialty markets

which demand perfection. From seed to

weeds, and grains to bread, this is the

whole grain primer for beginning farm-

ers and experienced growers hoping to

improve their farm plan for the future.

Presenter: Th or Oeschner, Oechsner

Farms, Farmer Ground Flour, and Wide

Awake Bakery

Broadway

THE ESSENTIAL SMALL FARM GREENHOUSE

Build your own greenhouse for un-

der $300! Th is greenhouse is simple to

build. Two people can move it by hand,

and it can be used alone or in tandem

for more growing area. Th is workshop

will provide greenhouse plans as well as

15 years of experience using this green-

house for plant propagation, season ex-

tension, and even raising chickens.

Presenter: Eric de Long, farmer in

Greene County, New York

Saratoga

ADVANCES IN ON-FARM POULTRY BREEDING

Th is workshop will provide a descrip-

tion of our poultry breeding experience

and a platform for discussing others’

experiences. We will cover small-scale

breeding, incubating, and hatching

chickens, ducks, and turkeys.

Presenters: Karma and Michael

Glos, Kingbird Farm

Phila

PREPARING FOR ORGANIC GROWTH FOR YOUR FARM: Using Business Entities as a Risk Management Tool

Th is presentation will cover diff er-

ent business entities in NY including

the sole proprietorship, general part-

nership, limited partnership, limited

liability companies, and corporations.

We will discuss their use as succession

planning and risk management tools.

Presenter: Cari Rincker, Rincker

Law, PLLC

Broadway


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S U N D A Y W O R K S H O P S

SUGARING 101: Why Every Farm Should Have a Sugaring Operation Even If You Don’t Have Maple Trees

Th is workshop will explore the bene-

fi ts of developing a maple sugaring op-

eration and off er ideas for expanding

existing sugaring operations. You will

learn about the economics of sugaring

and marketing opportunities with ma-

ple, birch, and walnut sap. Several ex-

amples of community-based sugaring

models will be covered to demonstrate

how you can work with others to devel-

op a sugaring operation through buy-

ing sap, boiling it on shares, or leasing

other’s trees for tapping. If you don’t al-

ready have a sugaring operation, by the

end of this workshop you’ll be making

plans to buy your fi rst evaporator, and

if you are already sugaring, you will be

well equipped to expand your produc-

tion and sales.

Presenter: Michael Farrell, Cornell

University’s Sugar Maple Research &

Education Center

Travers

JUST LABEL IT! NYS Campaign to Pass GMO Labeling Legislation

Help NOFA-NY and the NYS GMO

Labeling Coalition pass legislation this

year! We’ll present updates on actions

so far, background on the successful

campaigns by NOFA chapters in CT and

VT, and a draft plan of action. Bring

your ideas for how we can pass a bill

this year. Prepare to roll up your sleeves

and sign up for action!

Presenters: Elizabeth Henderson,

co-founder of Peacework Organic CSA

and co-chair of NOFA-NY Policy Com-

mittee, and Danielle Pinkerton, lead

organizer for the Rochester chapter, NY

March Against Monsanto

Broadway

EMPOWERING YOUTH IN URBAN FARMING

A panel of adult and youth leaders

from two youth-in-urban-agriculture

organizations will present their fi nd-

ings and experiences. We will address

core programming details that enable

youth leadership, what makes urban

farming programs exciting to youth,

and through discussion try to tack-

le some of the biggest challenges to en-

gaging youth in urban farming.

Presenters: Maggie Cheney, EcoSta-

tion: NY and Bushwick Campus Farm,

and Erika Symmonds, Green City

Force

Saratoga

ADVANCED SEED SAVING: Biennials

Saving seed in the Northeast can be

a challenge, particularly for bienni-

al crops. Come learn the fundamentals

of planting, selecting, storing, and sav-

ing seed of common biennials from on-

ions to cabbage, kale to carrots. Expect

to come away with understanding, in-

spiration, and an expanded seed saving

confi dence.

Presenters: Petra Page-Mann and

Matthew Goldfarb, Fruition Seeds

Alabama

SUNDAY MORNING SESSIONS II9:45–11:00am

COOPERATIVE FARMING IDEAS

Cooperative farming has the power to

ease certain challenges that come with

starting farm businesses. Learn how

some farmers have found ways to com-

bine their enterprises, pool capital, pur-

chase land together, share equipment,

and otherwise collaborate to manage

land and farm businesses. Faith will re-

port back on her SARE-sponsored re-

search work, in which she maps out

the legal, fi nancial, and social con-

siderations for starting a cooperative

farm. We will share examples of exist-

ing multi-owner farms and provide re-

sources for further support on your

cooperative venture.

Presenters: Faith Gilbert, Letterbox

Farm Collective, and Dr. Lynda Brush-

ett, Cooperative Development Institute

Broadway


S U N D A Y W O R K S H O P S

FLAXSEED AND PERENNIAL RYEGRASS FOR IMPROVING MILK FATTY ACIDS AND FORAGE PRODUCTION

It’s well known that fl axseed im-

proves the milk content of heart-

healthy fatty acids such as omega-3 and

CLAs. Perennial ryegrass can also en-

hance the content of omega-3 and CLAs

in cow’s milk. In addition, high quality

forage is generally produced with peren-

nial ryegrass, which can increase milk

production. Th is workshop will provide

information about the potential bene-

fi ts and limitations of feeding fl axseed

and perennial ryegrass in Northeastern

organic dairy farms.

Presenters: Richard Smith and

Andre Brito, University of New

Hampshire

Broadway

CIDER APPLES: Growers’ Perspectives

Join Finger Lakes orchardists and ci-

der makers to learn about all things

cider apples! Hear about what charac-

teristics make a good cider apple, what

varieties they prefer to use and why,

how growing cider apples can be dif-

ferent from “normal” orcharding, some

of the challenges and opportunities of

growing cider apples, and how to con-

nect with cider makers who might want

to use your apples.

Presenters: Autumn Stoscheck,

Eve’s Cidery and Eric Shatt, Redbyrd

Orchard Cider and Cornell University’s

Ithaca Research Orchard

Saratoga

HIGH PERFORMANCE COVER CROPS

Cover crops can greatly benefi t your

soil and crops, but only if they reach

their full potential. In this workshop we

will explore optimum planting and ter-

mination dates for legume and non-le-

gume cover crops. We will also discuss

nitrogen tie-up, pests, weeds, and other

aspects of using cover crops.

Presenter: Brian Caldwell, Cornell

Organic Cropping Systems Project

Alabama

MAKIN’ BACONAttendees will learn how to cure pork

belly with a simple dry cure. We’ll dis-

cuss how the cure works and how to

cure other types of meat. Samples of the

fi nished product will be provided and

we’ll quickly cover a few other fun meat

projects that can be done at home.

Presenter: Erika Tebbens, teacher

Highrock

SMALL SCALE PIG BREEDINGWe will cover our hog breed-

ing programs from boar selection to

weaning piglets. We will delve specifi -

cally into the economics of organic sow

management.

Presenters: Karma and Michael

Glos, Kingbird Farm

Phila

PROFITABILITY OF THE PAPER POT TRANSPLANTER ON A SMALL VEGETABLE FARM

Th e paper pot transplanter—it

looks cool, but is it a practical tool for

small scale vegetable farms? Th is nif-

ty tool quickly puts little plants into

the ground in special paper pots that

are linked together. Learn about the

benefi ts and downfalls of the trans-

planter, what fi ve test crops were prof-

itable, and potential future uses of the

transplanter.

Presenters: Matthew Glenn and Liz

Martin, Muddy Fingers Farm

Broadway

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NOFA-NY’S FARMER’S PLEDGE

Th e Farmer’s Pledge was created by

the NOFA-NY Board and member-farm-

ers in 2002 as a means for farmers to

describe their sustainable growing

practices for the consumer. Each year,

farmers are asked to evaluate the stat-

ed principles and make recommenda-

tions to the Pledge. If you’re interested

in learning more about this program

and how it might benefi t your farm, or

if you’re already a Farmer’s Pledge farm

and would like to contribute to the pro-

gram’s evolution, join us for this an-

nual workshop on our Farmer’s Pledge

program.

Presenter: Sondra Gjersoe, NOFA-

NY, Maryrose Livingston, Northland

Sheep Dairy and NOFA-NY Board Pres-

ident, Elizabeth Henderson, Peace-

work Organic CSA, NOFA-NY Policy

Committee

Broadway

GROWING URBAN SOIL FOR FOOD PRODUCTION

Focus on the soil, and the rest of the

urban farm can grow. Buff alo’s Massa-

chusetts Avenue Project’s urban farm

has spent 10 years turning vacant, nu-

trient-dead city land into a farm capa-

ble of intensive, healthy organic food

production. Learn how MAP has cre-

ated quality soil to support the farm’s

diff erent elements of agriculture. Th is

workshop will explore the urban farm

system including home grown compost,

worms, chickens, fi sh farms, crop rota-

tion, youth employees, and volunteers.

Presenter: Jesse Meeder, Massachu-

setts Avenue Project

Saratoga

HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY GROW TOMATOES AND POTATOES DESPITE THE BLIGHT

Th is devastating disease has been oc-

curring more, especially on tomatoes,

because new pathogen strains are more

aggressive and more tolerant of sum-

mer temperatures . Th e goal of this

workshop is to enable farmers to opti-

mize management of late blight by com-

bining knowledge from research with

farmer experience. Following the pre-

sentations from a research-extension

perspective, farmers will be asked to

share their experiences with late blight

to start a discussion where attendees

will be encouraged to comment about

their successes and failures managing

late blight with copper, biofungicides,

and resistant varieties, and utility of

monitoring information on the Deci-

sion Support System at the USABlight.

org.

Presenters: Meg McGrath, Cornell

University, and Abby Seaman, Cornell

IPM

Saratoga

SUGARING 102: Tips and Tricks for Developing an Enjoyable, Productive, and Profi table Sugaring Operation

You already have a sugaring opera-

tion. Now it’s time to focus on the nuts

and bolts of modern syrup production.

Th is workshop will highlight the most

effi cient and eff ective technologies

and techniques that will help you save

time, money, fuel, and frustration as

you gather sap and process it into syr-

up. If you would like some new ideas to

enhance your existing operation, this

workshop is for you.

Presenter: Michael Farrell, Cornell

University’s Sugar Maple Research and

Education Center

Travers

Sunday Special ProgrammingLAST CHANCE TO VISIT THE TRADE SHOW & BOOKSTORE!

Exhibitors continue to welcome

you to their booths until the very

end of the conference. Sunday is a

great time to visit our knowledgeable

exhibitors—you may fi nd you have

a little extra time with them today

than you did between workshops on

Friday and Saturday.

Trade Show is open until :pm, Trade Show

Bookstore is open until :pm, Atrium

OVERALL CONFERENCE EVALUATION

Don’t forget to hand in your eval-

uations! We want to learn what im-

pact the conference had on you and

what ideas you have for future pro-

grams. You can pick up an evalua-

tion form at the registration table

throughout the conference.

Registration Table

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Children’s ConferenceJ U S T F O R K I D S

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Each year we encourage attendees to bring their children ages 6–12 to attend

our special Children’s Conference. All children must be pre-registered to partic-

ipate. Sorry, walk-in registration is not available. Children’s Conference Coordi-

nator Rebekah Rice will be available throughout the conference to keep things

running smoothly!

FRIDAY

SAND PAINTING MANDALASWho are we? Who do we want to be?

We’ll warm up with games and yoga,

and get comfortable with each other.

We will be led in creating sand paint-

ing mandalas as a way to express our

hopes and dreams for ourselves. Sar-

ah is a trained yoga teacher and sha-

manic practitioner in the Jaguar Path

tradition.

Presenter: Sarah van Leer, home

gardener

Friday :am–:pm, Whitney

Lunch: Parents will need to pick up their

children promptly at 12:15pm; no chil-

dren’s programming or childcare will be of-

fered during lunch.

MINERAL SPRINGS TASTING TOUR

We’ll head over to the Saratoga Spa

State Park for a guided tour. We’ll taste

the mineral springs, learn about geol-

ogy, discover the folklore of Saratoga

Springs, and practice our map reading

skills. Please bring a small backpack

and come dressed in warm layers and

skid-proof boots for this icy outdoors

experience. Parents: You’ll need to drop

off and pick up your child(ren) at Park

headquarters at the State Park (you are

also welcome to join us if you wish to).

Maps, directions, and carpool arrange-

ments will be available in the morning.

Latecomers please check with registra-tion before joining us.

Presenter: Alli Schweizer, environ-

mental educator

Friday :–:pm, Saratoga

Spa State Park

Saturday

MYTHS AND CREATION STORIES

Myths and creation stories are an ex-

citing part of our traditions. Join us as

we weave together community build-

ing games with art and storytelling. You

can count on a playful, magical and cre-

ative workshop!

Presenter: Jillian Hirsch, artist, ed-

ucator, gardener

Saturday :–:am, Whitney

YOUNG FARMER’S CIRCUSParticipants will learn acrobatics,

dance, creative movement, and songs

related to themes of land and food.

Th ere will be something for everyone!

We will decorate ourselves and perform

for each other.

Presenters: Leah Penniman and Jo-

nah Vitale-Wolff , organic farmers, ed-

ucators, parents, activists

Saturday :–:am, Whitney


children promptly at 11:15am; no chil-


fered during lunch.

HERBALISM 101Herbalism is the study of the medic-

inal properties of plants, and has been

widely practiced across cultures and

throughout history. Join us for this

fascinating introduction to herbalism

where we will learn how to make tradi-

tional salves, tinctures and teas.

Presenter: Jenn Baumstein, com-

munity engagement organizer, herbal-

ist, writer

Saturday :–:pm, Whitney

FOOD SCULPTUREMake and photograph a food sculp-

ture with multimedia storyteller and

food artist Ellie Markovitch. We’ll make

delicious smoothies, too! Ellie created

Troy’s StoryHarvest and StoryCooking.

com in order to work with food literacy,

which is her true passion.

Presenter: Ellie Markovitch multi-

media storyteller, food artist

Saturday :–pm, Whitney

TELLING OUR STORIES IN SONG AND MOVEMENT

We’ll wrap up the day by telling our

stories through song and movement

and by creating a song together in this

songwriting workshop. Cathy is a long-

time singer songwriter who does work-

shops in camps, libraries, and schools.

Presenter: Cathy Winter, songwriter

Saturday :–:pm, Whitney

SATURDAYFRIDAY


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Sunday

SEED PACKET ART Have you ever looked at how diff er-

ently seeds are packaged in nature?

We’ll look at lots of seed heads and

pods, clean up the ones we want to save,

and create our own seed packet art us-

ing collage and paints.

Presenter: Rebekah Rice, Nine Mile

Farm, artist

Sunday :–:am, Whitney

PANCAKES FOR BRUNCH!We’ll use a bicycle mill to grind local-

ly grown grains, mix up some batter,

heat up the griddle, and have a feast.

Amy loves and writes about grains of all

sorts, and Howard grows grain in Troy

and enjoys inventing new equipment

for community use.

Presenters: Amy Halloran, writer,

and Howard Stoner, urban farmer

Sunday :–:am , Whitney

WORKING WITH TRADITIONAL MATERIALS

Using lumber milled on his farm from

diff erent types of trees, architect John

Inman will show us how to work with

traditional materials in this hands-on

workshop. We’ll experiment with pine,

oak, and black locust planks and fi nd

out for ourselves how the strengths of

these various materials are diff erent.

Presenter: John Inman, Nine Mile

Farm

Sunday :am–:pm,

Whitney


children promptly at 12:15pm; no chil-


fered during lunch.

CHILDCAREChildcare is available for preregistered children ages 3–5 and includes many

activities to keep your young ones engaged and inspired. Th e childcare program

will be led by Linda Stallard, an experienced teacher and afterschool leader at

the Saratoga Waldorf Schools since 1987. Each day will include a walk outside and

fun inside crafts and activities. Children must bring warm outside clothes (boots,

snow pants, jackets, hats, mittens, etc., and an extra change of clothes).

Pre-registration is required, and no childcare services will be off ered during

lunch. Parents should plan to pick up their children promptly after the morning

sessions end, and then again following the afternoon’s last workshop.

Friday: 8:45am–12:15pm and 1:10–4:35pm

Saturday: 7:50–11:50am and 1:10–5:40pm

Sunday: 7:50–11:15am

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2014 CONFERENCE PRESENTERS P R E S E N T E R S

Mitchell BakerBiology Department,

Queens College of CUNY65-30 Kissena BoulevardFlushing, NY 11367www.qc.edu/biology/Baker/Baker.html [email protected]

Jenn Baumstein687 McEachron Hill RdArgyle, NY 12809www.lanthill.com [email protected]

Richard BeckwithHilltown Pork, Inc12948 Rt 22Canaan, NY [email protected]

Brian BennettBittersweet Farm1249 State Hwy 184Heuvelton, NY 13654www.facebook.com/thebittersweetfarm

Mike BiltonenRed Jacket Orchard3336 Podunk RoadTrumansburg, NY 14886www.knowyouroots.com/globalagrarian/ [email protected]

Bob BleisteinEastern Classic Coverage1055 Stewart Avenue2nd Floor, Suite 5Bethpage, NY [email protected]

Andre BritoUniversity of New HampshireDurham, NH [email protected]

Dr. Lynda BrushettCooperative Development Institute106 Harlan DriveBarrington, NH 03825www.cdi.coop [email protected]

Anton BurkettEarly Morning Farm9658 State Route 90Genoa, NY 13071www.earlymorningfarm.comsupport@earlymorningfarm.com315.364.6941

Tyler BuswellHighfi elds Center for CompostingPO Box 503Hardwick, VT 05843www.highfi eldscomposting.orginfo@highfi eldscomposting.org802.472.5138

Brian CaldwellCornell Organic Cropping Systems Project162 Plant ScienceIthaca, NY 14853www.hort.cornell.edu/extension/organic/

ocs/[email protected]

Charlotte CarterNYSAMP4 Pine West Plaza, Suite 411Albany, NY [email protected], [email protected]

Maggie CheneyEcostation:NY & Bushwick Campus Farm130 Palmetto St #350Brooklyn, NY [email protected]

Jesica ClarkSouth Pine Street City Farm15 Hewitt PlaceKingston, NY 12401www.southpinestreetcityfarm.orgjesicaclark21@gmail.com845.380.9183

Emily CookCCE of Ulster County, Hudson Valley Lab3357 Route 9W, PO Box 727Highland, NY 12528www.cceulster.org [email protected]

Molly CulverHigh School for Public Service Youth Farm

and Molly Oliver Flowers36 Fourth Place #4Brooklyn, NY 11231www.mollyoliverculver.commollyoliverculver@gmail.com646.623.6137

Sean CummingsBinghamton Urban Farm and VINE66 Pine St. Apt. 2Binghamton, NY 13901www.vinesgardens.org [email protected]

Angela DavisJust Food1155 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd FloorNew York, NY [email protected]

Eric de LongFoxtail Community Farm506 County Route 75Greenville, NY 12083www.foxtailcommunityfarm.com [email protected]

Willy DennerLittle Seed GardensP.O. Box 195Chatham, NY 12037www.littleseedgardens.comlittleseedgardens@yahoo.com518.392.0063

Mark DunleaHunger Action Network of NY275 State Street, 4th FloorAlbany, NY [email protected]

Tianna DuPontShooting Star Farms and Penn State

Extension14 Gracedale AveNazareth, PA 18064www.extension.psu.edu/[email protected]

Jamie EdelsteinWyllie Fox Farm and NOFA-NY BOD3745 Allen RdCato, NY [email protected]

Erin EnouenHudson Valley Seed Library68 Maple LnKerhonkson, NY [email protected]

Kristina ErskineAcademy for Environmental Leadership1114 Brooklyn Avenue Brooklyn, NY [email protected]


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P R E S E N T E R S

Rachelle FaroulJust Food1155 Avenue of the AmericasSuite 311New York, NY [email protected]

Michael FarrellCornell Univ. Sugar Maple Research &

Education Center157 Bear Cub LaneLake Placid, NY 12946www.cornellmaple.com [email protected]

Anthony FassioSlow Food NYCPO Box 30026New York, NY [email protected]

Lisa FergusonLaughing Goat Fiber Farm1485 Mecklenburg Rd.Ithaca, NY 14850www.laughinggoatfi ber.comlisa@laughinggoatfi ber.com607.273.9212

Ben FlannerBrooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm3718 Northern Blvd, RoofLong Island City, NY 11101www.brooklyngrangefarm.com [email protected]

Erica FrenayShelterbelt Farm & Cornell Small Farms

Program15B Plant ScienceIthaca, NY [email protected]

Allan GandelmanMain Street Farms116 North West StHomer, NY [email protected]

Grace GershunyGreen Mtn College and Highfi elds Center for

Composting1417 Joe’s Brook RoadSt. Johnsbury, VT 05819www.highfi eldscomposting.org [email protected]

Faith GilbertLetterbox Farm CollectivePO Box 84Hudson, NY 12534www.letterboxfarmcollective.com [email protected]

Steve GilmanNOFA-Interstate Council130 Ruckytucks RoadStillwater, NY 12170www.nofa.org [email protected]

Sondra Gjersoe249 Highland Ave.Rochester, NY 14620www.nofany.org/[email protected]

Matthew GlennMuddy Fingers Farm3859 Dugue RoadHector, NY [email protected]

Karma GlosKingbird Farm9398 West Creek RoadBerkshire, NY 13637www.kingbirdfarm.com [email protected]

Michael GlosKingbird Farm and Cornell University

Department of Plant BreedingCornell University- Department of Plant

Breeding106 Love LabIthaca, NY [email protected]

Matthew GoldfarbFruition Seeds5920 County Rd. 33Canandaigua, NY 14424www.fruitionseeds.com [email protected]

Steven Googin931 Mace Chasm RoadKeeseville, NY 12944www.northcountrycreamery.com [email protected]

Wayne GottliebDewitt Middle School1397 Ellis Hollow roadIthaca, NY 14850www.icsd.k12.ny.us/dewitt/index.

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Anna GravesSkidmore College60 Greenfi eld Ave.Saratoga Springs, NY [email protected]

Ken GreeneHudson Valley Seed Library484 Mettacahonts RdAccord, NY 12404www.seedlibrary.org [email protected]

Deborah GriegEast New York Farms! and Molly Oliver

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Joyce HenionAcorn Hill FarmPO Box 103Walker Valley, NY [email protected]

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John InmanNine Mile Farm67 Nine Mile LaneDelmar, NY [email protected]

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Scott KelloggRadix Ecological Sustainability Center59 Elm StreetAlbany, NY 12202www.radixcenter.org [email protected]

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Karen Kerney3684 Ransom Road Jamesville, NY [email protected]

Peter KindelHawthorne Valley Farm50 Kinderhook StChatham, NY [email protected]

Ashlee KleinhammerNorth Country Creamery931 Mace Chasm RoadKeeseville, NY 12944www.northcountrycreamery.com [email protected]

Suzy KoneckyCricket Creek Farm1255 Oblong RoadWilliamstown, Massachusetts 01267www.cricketcreekfarm.com [email protected]

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Bill MacKentleySt. Lawrence Nurseries325 State Highway 345Potsdam, NY 13676www.sln.potsdam.ny.us [email protected]

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Ellie Markovitch9 Golden Eagle CourtTroy, NY 12180www.storycooking.com [email protected]

Liz MartinMuddy Fingers Farm3859 Dugue RoadHector, NY [email protected]

Michael MazourekCornell University248 Emerson HallIthaca, NY [email protected]

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Garrett MillerGood Life Farm4017 Hickok Rd.Interlaken, NY 14847www.thegoodlifefarm.org [email protected] 607.351.3313

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Nicole ShellyGottschell Farm5318 Limeport PikeCoopersburg, Pa [email protected]

Shanyn SiegelTh resh and Winnow89 Boway Rd.South Salem, NY 10590www.threshandwinnow.comshanyn@threshandwinnow.com914.621.2749

Richard SmithUniversity of New Hampshire264 James HallDurham, NH [email protected]

Kylie SpoonerSpooner and Daughter Farm5954 County Highway 18West Edmeston, NY [email protected]

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tatiana StantonCornell University, Dept. of Animal ScienceMorrison Hall, Rm 114Ithaca, NY 14853www.ansci.cornell.edu/goats/[email protected]

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Crystal Stewart Cornell University Cooperative Extension,

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Luke StodolaSmall World Food90 Canal St., Suite 111 Rochester, NY 14608www.smallworldfood.com [email protected]

Nick StorrsRandall’s Island Park Alliance – Urban Farm 24 W. 61st St., 4th fl oor New York, NY 10023www.randallsisland.org/enviroment/urban-

farm [email protected], 917.808.0360

Autumn StoscheckEve’s Cidery308 Beckhorn Hollow Rd.Van Etten, NY 14889www.evescidery.com [email protected]

Peter Sutera7786 Bean Station RoadHammondsport, NY [email protected]

Erika TebbensLittle Sparrow Farm4 Rowland St.Ballston Spa, NY 12020www.LittleSparrowFarm.com [email protected]

Lauren TontiBinghamton Urban Farm and VINE66 Pine St., Apt. 2Binghamton, NY 139901www.vinesgardens.org [email protected]

Sarah van Leer6301 Foundry Rd.Guilderland, NY [email protected]

Jonah Vitale-Wolff Soul Fire Farm1972 New York 2Grafton, NY 12138soulfi [email protected]

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January 24–26, 2014

Saratoga Hilton & City Center

Saratoga Springs, NY

Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, Inc. (NOFA-NY)

249 Highland Ave., Rochester, NY 14620

[email protected] • www.nofany.org

2014 Winter Conference Program

Documents

Transcript of 2014 Winter Conference Program