2010 Young Farmers Conference: Reviving the Culture of Agriculture

Wednesday, December 1 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Meet-Up and Screening of The Greenhorns HAY BARN

Thursday, December 2

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Check-In SILO LOBBY Breakfast HAY LOFT

8:30 AM – 9:10 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks HAY LOFT

9:15 AM – 10:45 AM A1 Soil Science for Beginners WEST HAY BARN Rebecca McMackin, Department of Parks and Recreation of New York

A2 Thanksgiving Turkeys EAST HAY BARN Craig Haney, Stone Barns Center

A3 Land Access: Farm Acquisition Readiness RESOURCE CENTER Kathy Ruhf and Bob Bernstein, Land for Good

A4 Tracking Production PRIVATE DINING ROOM 1 Jack Algiere, Stone Barns Center

A5 Farmer Voices: Telling Your Story PRIVATE DINING ROOM 2 Erin Boyle, Brown University

A6 Weed Control Strategies for Vegetable Production HAY LOFT Josh Volk, Slow Hand Farm

A7 Tour of Stone Barns COURTYARD Stone Barns staff

11:00 AM – 12:15 PM B1 Biological Farm Management for Nutrient Dense Crop Production WEST HAY BARN David Llewellyn, Glynwood Center

B2 Marketing Your Meat: CSAs and Other Options EAST HAY BARN Jen Griffith and Paula Lukats, Just Food; Adam Danforth; Olivia Sargeant, Farm 255

B3 Compost Tea Technology for the Organic Grower RESOURCE CENTER Peter Schmidt, Compostwerks

B4 Business Planning and Organization: the Foundation PRIVATE DINING ROOM 1 Jason Moriber, Wise Elephant

B5 Designing and Running an Animal Welfare Approved Pastured Egg Operation PRIVATE DINING ROOM 2 Brigid Sweeney and Frank Morison, Animal Welfare Approved

B6 Worksongs for Small Farms GREENHOUSE Bennett Konesni, Andrew Raymond, Zoe Wonfor, and Edith Gawler, Sylvester Manor

B7 Market Basket: How to Adapt the CSA Model for Low-Income Needs POCANTICO 1 Joshua Davis, Post Oil Solutions and Caitlin Burdett, Hearts Bend Farm

B8 Distribution: the Logistics of Sustainable Optimism for the Food System POCANTICO 2 Bob Lewis, New York State Ag and Markets; Joe Angello, Angello’s Distributing Inc.

B9 Farm Bill Programs for Beginners: Credit, Conservation, and Value-Added Agriculture POCANTICO 3 Traci Bruckner, Center for Rural Affairs

12:20 PM – 1:05 PM Lunch HAY LOFT

1:10 PM – 1:50 PM Afternoon Keynote Address HAY LOFT Bill and Nicolette Hahn Niman, BN Ranch

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM C1 Nature as Mentor/Raising Pigs in the Woods WEST HAY BARN Craig Haney, Stone Barns Center

C2 Profitable Specialty Crop Production EAST HAY BARN Michael Kilpatrick, Kilpatrick Family Farm

C3 Introduction to Permaculture RESOURCE CENTER Connor Stedman

C4 Land Access: Farm Leases and Leasing PRIVATE DINING ROOM 1 Kathy Ruhf and Bob Bernstein, Land for Good

C5 Enrichment on the Farm: Offering a Fulfilling and Educational Apprentice Experience PRIVATE DINING ROOM 2 Anne Eschenroeder, Phillies Bridge Farm; Nena Johnson, Stone Barns Center; Sarah Pappas, Poughkeepsie Farm Project; Benjamin Shute, Hearty Roots Farm

C6 Greenhouse Crop Production HAY LOFT Jack Algiere, Stone Barns Center

2:00 PM – 3:15 PM C7 Biochar 101 POCANTICO 1 Bob Wells, New England Biochar LLC

C8 Facebook and Twitter aka Know Your Farmer Online POCANTICO 2

C9 Agenda 2012: Do Existing State and Federal Policies Work for Young Farmers? POCANTICO 3 Lindsey Lusher Shute, National Young Farmer Coalition; Ferd Hoefner, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition; Traci Bruckner, Center for Rural Affairs

C10 Pig Butchering Demo WESTERN BARN Adam Kaye, Blue Hill at Stone Barns

3:45 PM – 5:15 PM D1 Perennial Agriculture: Designing Ecosystems Using Permaculture Principles RESOURCE CENTER Steve Gabriel, Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute

D2 Land Access: Farm Search PRIVATE DINING ROOM 1 Kathy Ruhf and Bob Bernstein, Land for Good

D3 Do-It-Yourself Technology for Farmers PRIVATE DINING ROOM 2 Benjamin Shute, Hearty Roots Farm and Josh Volk, Slow Hand Farm

D4 Can You Make Money Raising Sheep? HAY LOFT Daniel Flaherty, Watershed Agricultural Council

3:45 PM – 5:00 PM D5 Getting the Help You Need: Accessing the Invisible Support Network for Farmers POCANTICO 1 Erica Frenay, Beginning Farmer Project, Cornell University Small Farms Program and Greg Georgaklis

D6 What Young Farmers Should Know about Farmworker Social Justice POCANTICO 2 Vera Chang, Bon Apetit Management Company

D7 Agenda 2012: A Panel Discussion with Farmer Advocates, Policy Experts, Government and USDA Officials POCANTICO 3 Lindsey Lusher Shute, National Young Farmer Coaltion; Ferd Hoefner, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition; Neil Hamilton, Drake University Agricultural Law Center; Christa Essig, Centers for Disease Control; Traci Bruckner, Center for Rural Affairs

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Social Hour HAY BA RN

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Evening Keynote Address HAY LOFT United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM Dinner HAY LOFT

9:00 PM – 11:00 PM Contra Dance HAY LOFT Sylvester Manor Worksongers and caller Rebecca Lay

Friday, December 3 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Check-In SILO LOBBY Breakfast HAY LOFT

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM E1 Farming with Two: Managing for Profitability and Longevity WEST HAY BA RN Emily Oakley and Mike Appel, Three Springs Farm

E2 Save Lives, Save Animals by Saving Antibiotics EAST HAY BARN Dr. Gail Hansen and Robert Martin, Pew Campaign on Human Health

E3 Kidding and Lambing: What to Expect When They’re Expecting RESOURCE CENTER Doni DeVincent, Liberty Ladies Dairy

E4 Cultivating and Marketing Herbs PRIVATE DINING ROOM 1 Shannon Algiere and Laura Perkins, Stone Barns Center

E5 Farm to School: Sowing the Seeds for Future Farmers PRIVATE DINING ROOM 2 Erica Curry, Shelburne Farms and VT FEED

E6 Designing a Crop Rotation for Small-Scale Vegetable Production HAY LOFT Zach Wolf, Stone Barns Center

E7 Permaculture for Farmers CONFERENCE ROOM Ethan Roland and Benneth Phelps, Appleseed Permaculture

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM

E8 Marketing for Triple Bottom Line Success POCANTICO 1 Jacob Park and Nicholas Ravotti, Green Mountain College

E9 The Farm Kitchen Toolkit POCANTICO 2 Allyson Angellini and Sherry Swanson, Harvest Kitchen at Jones Family Farms

E10 Utilizing and Marketing Traditional Breeds of Livestock on Today’s Farm POCANTICO 3 Jeannette Beranger, American Livestock Breeds Conservancy

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM F1 Building a Successful CSA WEST HAY BARN Ted Blomgren, Windflower Farm

F2 Making the Most of Your Woodland EAST HAY BARN Michael Farrell, Uihlein Forest, Cornell University Sugar Maple Research and Extension Field Station

F3 Financial Permaculture RESOURCE CENTER Ethan Roland and Benneth Phelps, Appleseed Permaculture

F4 Farm to Bodega: Expanding Markets for Farm Fresh Produce PRIVATE DINING ROOM 1 Adam Gordon, Red Jacket Orchards; Donya Williams, MPH, and Rachel Dannefer, MPH, MIA, Healthy Bodegas Initiative

F5 Grassfed Dairy PRIVATE DINING ROOM 2 Sean Stanton, Blue Hill Farm/North Plain Farm

10:15 AM – 11:30 AM F7 Growing Food, Cultivating Community: Using Farming and Permaculture to Generate Leadership and Build Stronger Communities POCANTICO 1 Liz Falk and Spencer Ellsworth, Common Good City Farm

F8 Write About Your Farm, for Your Customers, for Yourself POCANTICO 2 Rebecca Lay, Ten Speed Farm

F9 Creative Approaches to Farm Work POCANTICO 3 Creek Iverson, Common Ground Farm

F10 Tour of Stone Barns COURTYARD Stone Barns staff

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM G1 Flowers on the Farm WEST HAY BARN Suzanne Nolter, Blazing Star Farm

G2 Working with Draft Horses EAST HAY BARN Mac Mead, The Pfeiffer Center

G3 Agroforestry in the Northeast RESOURCE CENTER Connor Stedman

G4 The Farm as Classroom: Learning to Farm and Farming to Learn PRIVATE DINING ROOM 1 Judy Fink and Barbara Fox, Stone Barns Center

G5 How to Maximize Your Mentoring or Apprentice Experience PRIVATE DINING ROOM 2 Megan Mills-Novoa, National Family Farm Coalition and Bob St. Peter, Food for Maine’s Future

G6 Compost CONFERENCE ROOM Gregg Twehues, Stone Barns Center

1:15 PM – 2:30 PM G7 Generation Organic: Farming for a Sustainable Future POCANTICO 1 Organic Valley, Generation Organic

G8 Growing Vegetables for the Fall Market POCANTICO 2 Nancy Hanson, Hampshire College CSA Program

G9 Feeding Our Cities: Marketing Products to Urban Populations POCANTICO 3 Liz Carollo, June Russell, and Mike Morris, NYC Greenmarket; Jen Griffith, Just Food

G10 Poultry Processing WESTERN BA RN Craig Haney, Stone Barns Center

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Closing Address HAY LOFT Fred Kirschenmann, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture and the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture