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Summer Conference Registration Form Questions about conference in general? Get discounts by postmarking your form Contact Ben Grosscup, Conference or registering online by July 11 or by Coordinator, 413-549-1568, August 2 [email protected] pages 1 and 2: Conference information pages 3 and 4: Mail-in registration form Questions about registration, pages 5 and 6: Pre-conference and work- housing or meals? shop listings Consult website for FAQ section, or contact Christine Rainville, Registration Coordinator,  Keynote Address by 508-572-0816, [email protected] Dr. Elaine Ingham: Soils specialist, scientist, and researcher teaching farmers to foster soil microbial life. WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE CONFERENCE? Saturday, August 9 at 7:30pm  Friday: Full and half-day pre-conferences (9am to NOFA MEMBERSHIP 5:30pm), including an all-day with Dr. Elaine Ingham.  Saturday and Sunday: Over 200 workshops in eight Become a member of NOFA and receive a variety 90-minute sessions, covering farming, gardening, land of discounts, including a 20% discount to the NOFA care, nutrition, and food politics. Summer Conference. See below for the NOFA chapter dues list, and enter your state and dues on  Saturday night keynote with Dr. Elaine Ingham. page 3. Membership renewal is annual. Most chapter  Entertainment includes: contra dance, films, games, memberships include subscriptions to The Natural children’s parade, live music, demonstrations, contests, and Farmer, except where asterisked. tea cup raffle, as well as our annual end-of-conference live auction! CT: Individual $50, Family $60, Business/Institution $125, Supporter $200, Student/Senior $30, Digital $25*  Children’s Conference for ages 2-12

MA: Low Income $25, Individual $40, Family/Farm/  Teen Conference where teens can join workshops de- Organization $50, Business $75, Premier Business $125, signed for ages 13-17, or join adult workshops. Supporting $250  Program books will be available at the conference (find all program information on the website). NH: Individual/Couple $35, Family/Farm $50, Non-Profit $75, Business $100, Basic/Student $25* MEALS NJ: Student $20*, Individual $40*, Family/Farm $70*, Dining Hall: Meat, vegetarian & vegan options, all Business/Organization $150* organic, served in Worcester Dining Commons. Saturday dinner is all-local! Buy any combination of 8 meals – NY: To receive the Summer Conference discount, a mini- Friday breakfast to Sunday lunch. Name badges are mum individual membership donation of $40 is required. used for dining hall admission. A limited number of Enter membership payment here ______. dining hall meals will also be for sale on a walk-in basis, at a higher price. RI: Student/Senior $20, Individual $30, Family $40, Business $50 Food Vending: UMass will offer a la carte organic meals, snacks and drinks near the main tent, from Friday noon to VT: Individual $30, Farm/Family $40, Business $50, Sunday at 2pm, closing each night at 7pm. Sponsor $100, Sustainer $250, Basic $15-$25*

www.nofasummerconference.org for more information 1 HOUSING DONATE TO THE FARMING EDUCATION FUND Dorms: Dorm fees are per person, per night. Dorm rates The Farming Education Fund defrays registration vary by age (see page 4 for detail). Ages 12 & under must costs for folks in need. Help others to attend the Confer- room/camp with guardian. Housing for ages 3 and under ence by donating on this form. is free. Teen housing (ages 13-19) is less than adults. A rate of $10/night applies for children (ages 3-12). Donate to the teacup raffle: Donate a sample of your Single - 1 single bed. Limit of 1 adult and 1 child per goods or services to our Tea Cup Raffle, which benefits room. our Farming Education Fund. Suggested donations: gift certificates, product samples, books, tools, and services. Double - 2 single beds. Limit 2 adults and 2 children per Submit your donation on page 4. For info, contact Han- room. Standard dorms do not have elevators. Please indi- nah Jacobson-Hardy at [email protected] or 413- cate on your registration form if mobility is a concern and 695-5968. When you arrive at the conference, please bring we will do our best to accommodate you. your donation (with an optional business card for display) Dorm Suites include 4 single bedrooms (rented individ- to the registration area. ually), 2 baths, common area with kitchen, A/C. Limit 1 adult, 1 child per single bedroom. CREATIVE FINANCING FOR REGISTRATION! ***Dorm Suites common area, kitchen, and bathrooms Farming Education Fund (FEF): NOFA offers schol- may be shared with other conference participants within arships up to $100 for adults and teens in need thanks the suite*** to contributions from individuals and businesses. Those Bring sheets, blankets, pillow, towel & fan, as tem- awarded $100 scholarships are required to do a work shift peratures may be high. of four hours during the conference. Farming Education Fund awards may be applied only to the full two-day Key Deposit: Dorm access cards and room keys conference registration fees – not to housing, meals or pre- will be picked up at assigned dorm. A $70 deposit per conference registration. Apply online, or contact Christine key/card set will be held until return, checks made Rainville [email protected] or (508) 572-8016 out to “UMass” are required. $20 charge for lost access for more info. www.nofasummerconference.org. cards, $50 for lost keys. You will be charged one night’s Deadline is August 2, but scholarships are first-come, lodging for any residence hall room reserved in advance first serve. but not occupied. The charge will reflect the occupancy rate at which it was reserved. Work Exchange: Arrive 9am Friday, work 20 hrs before & during the conference in exchange for FREE admission Camping: 15’x15’ tent sites in designated areas close to to events, camping, NOFA “Volunteer” t-shirt, and $50 Main Tent are available first come, first served, one tent stipend with completion of responsibilities. Apply online, per site. Camping fees are $20 per tent, per night. No or contact Chuk Kittredge, volunteer@nofamass. org or open fires. Toilets are in nearby dorms or porta potties. 978-257-2400 for more info. Showers are in nearby dorms. Campers & RVs must stay in assigned lot. (No hook-ups). Permit must be displayed DIRECTIONS, PARKING & RIDESHARE on tent or camper. No camping without a paid camping permit. Directions to Amherst are on the website (http://www. nofasummerconference.org/directions.php). in the Hotel: Rooms available at the UMass Hotel, campus garage for $1.50/hr, or for free in Lot 44. single or double occupancy: $139.00 per room, per night (plus applicable taxes and fees, currently 11.7% plus $1.00 Additional free parking at UMass Amherst is available per room, per night) Group Code: 14OFAC. Reservations after 5 pm Friday and throughout the weekend in vari- by July 11, 2014. ous lots. Be sure to carefully read any parking meters and parking lot signs to avoid being ticketed or towed. PETS Carpooling links (http://www.ridebuzz.org/events-group/ Sorry, no pets at the NOFA Summer Conference. nofa-summer-conference-august-13-15-2010-6852.html) are on our website.

www.nofasummerconference.org for more information 2 All attendees, staff, presenters, exhibitors, teens and children ages 3 or older must register. Attendance at workshops, keynotes or evening entertainment requires paid admission (see below). • Online registration opens May 1, 2014. Register online at www.nofasummerconference.org. • On-site registration: Thurs 4-7pm, Fri 7am-3pm & 6-8pm, Sat 6:30am-1pm & 4-7pm, Sun 7-11am. Walk-ins welcome. List names for nametags Status: Adult; Presenter; Exhibitor; Occupation and Farm/Company/ (primary contact first) Teen (ages 13-19); or Child (12 & under). Organization For T/C, birth month/year are required. A. B. C. Address City/Town State Zip

Phone Email  I do want to receive email updates from NOFA/Mass Events Admission: Enter all costs, corresponding with the names list. A B C

MEMBERSHIP: Become a NOFA member and receive a 20% discount on registration fee. NOFA Member in (state): OR Join/Renew in: (Add dues on page 1) PRE-CONFERENCE SEMINARS: See page 5 for full session descriptions. Prices for full-day pre-conference session (August 8, 9am-5:30pm): By 7/11: Member $70/Non-member $88 –By 8/2: Mem. $75/ N-m. $94 –After 8/2: Mem. $80/N-m. $100. Changing Dirt into Soil with Dr. Elaine Ingham Prices for half-day pre-conference sessions (August 8, 2 to 5:30pm): By 7/11: Member $30/Non-member $38 – By 8/2: Mem. $35/ N-m. $44 – After 8/2: Mem. $40/N-m. $50. Tools for Resilient Urban Ecosystems with Scott Kellogg Healing Autoimmunity with Naturopathic Medicine with Dr. Chris Decker Stocking the Home Apothecary with Locally Abundant Herbs with Jade Alicandro Mace FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, CHILD CARE Price for full-day (9am to 5:30pm): By 7/11: $25 – By 8/2: $30 – After 8/2: $35. Price for half-day (2 to 5:30pm): By 7/11: $18 – By 8/2: $23 – After 8/2: $28. MAIN CONFERENCE: You may apply a 20% discount to every youth registration (age 3-19), after the first youth registration. Groups of 5 or more people receive a 10% discount off the registration fee only. Saturday & Sunday – By 7/11: Member $120/ Non-member $150, Teen/Youth $45 – By 8/2: Mem. $140/ N-m. $175, T/Y $55 – After 8/2: Mem. $155/N-m. $194, T/Y $70 Saturday Only – By 7/11: Member $80/ Non-member $100 Teen/Youth $30 – By 8/2: Mem. $85/N-m. $106, T/Y $35 – After 8/2: Mem. $90/N-m. $113, T/Y $40 Sunday Only – By 7/11: Member $70/ Non-member $88, Teen/Youth $30 – By 8/2: Mem. $80/ N-m.$100, T/Y $35 – After 8/2: Mem. $85/ N-m. $106, T/Y $40 MEALS: Meals for ages 3 & under are free. Friday: Breakfast: $14 Adult; $12 Teen; $10 Youth Lunch: $19 Adult; $17 Teen; $15 Youth Dinner: $21 Adult; $18 Teen; $16 Youth Saturday: Breakfast: $14 Adult; $12 Teen; $10 Youth Lunch: $19 Adult; $17 Teen; $15 Youth Dinner: $21 Adult; $18 Teen; $16 Youth Sunday: Breakfast: $14 Adult; $12 Teen; $10 Youth Lunch: $19 Adult; $17 Teen; $15 Youth Subtotals from page 3: www.nofasummerconference.org for more information 3 HOUSING: Ages 12 & under must room/camp with guardian. Housing for ages 3 & under is free. A B C DORM ROOM Single - Adult $35; Teen $30; Youth $10; or Thursday, August 7 Double - Adult $29; Teen $25; Youth $10 Single - Adult $35; Teen $30; Youth $10; or Friday, August 8 Double - Adult $29; Teen $25; Youth $10 Single - Adult $35; Teen $30; Youth $10 or Saturday, August 9 Double - Adult $29; Teen $25; Youth $10 DORM SUITE Thursday, August 7 Adult $56; Teen $48; Youth $10 Friday, August 8 Adult $56; Teen $48; Youth $10 Saturday, August 9 Adult $56; Teen $48; Youth $10 Room with (Indicate who this person will be rooming with, if applicable) CAMPING TENT PERMITS: $20 per tent per night. Please fill in the total number of tent(s) per night. Thursday Friday Saturday Subtotals on page 3: Subtotals: Help the NOFA Farming Education Fund three ways! • Consider rounding up here to help others. • Buy Tea Cup Raffle Tickets ($1 ea or 6 for $5). Pick-up in your registration packet. • Donate to the Teacup Raffle. I’ll donate: Choose Payment Method:  Cash  Check#______(Check payments save us $$) Grand total  CC#______exp.______3-digit______zip______enclosed: Please make check payable to “NOFA Summer Conference.” Mail pages 3 and 4 of this form with full payment postmarked August 2 to: Christine Rainville, 151 Brooks Station Road, Princeton, MA 01541. Cancellations get refund minus $15/person processing fee, and minus one night of housing (when applicable) until 7/30; after that no refunds, however transfer of registration is possible. ***OFFICE USE ONLY*** Amount Paid $______Rec’d by:______Date:______Optional Survey 1. Have you attended the NOFA Summer Conference before?  Yes  No 2. If yes, how many times?  1-3 years  4-6 years  7-10 years  More than 10 years 3. Please mark all the ways you heard about the NOFA Summer Conference this year:  American Society of Dowsers  Email  Facebook/Twitter  Friend or colleague  My NOFA chapter newsletter  Neighboring Food Coop Association  NEPR: WFCR/WNNZ  Newspaper  Poster or postcard  Radio  TV  Website NOFA MEET-UPS Want to share ideas and meet new people with common interests? We’ll be hosting fun interactive activities during the conference to facilitate networking! The organizer of each group will get in touch with you prior to the conference with specific plans for meeting up. Most groups will meet during the fair on Saturday, August 9 from 5-6pm. Please check off the box(es) of interest.

 Homesteaders (Organizer: Sharon Gensler, longtime homesteader)  Beekeepers (Organizers: Anita Deeley, Biologist and MA State Bee Inspector who runs between 30-50 treatment-free hives in her apiary; Roland Sevigny, 40 years of beekeeping experience)  Beginning Farmers (Organizer: Zoe Abrams of Brookfield Farm)  Christian Farmers (Organizers: Mr. Dennis & Rev. Mrs. Audrey Cronin)  Herb Growers, Herb Crafters, Herbal Medicine Makers (Organizers: Ellen Kamhi, Advanced Practice Holistic Nurse AHN)  Jewish Farmers (Organizer: Meredith Cohen, Field Apprentice of Adamah at the Isabella Freedman Center)  Carbon Farmers (Organizers to be determined)  Suggest a Group ______(if we have enough interest on any additional topic, we will contact you before the conference) Would you be willing to help lead a discussion group of people with similar interests on one of these topics?  Yes  No www.nofasummerconference.org for more information 4 *If yes, please star the topic above PRE-CONFERENCE SEMINARS These four pre-conference seminars take place in the UMass Healing Autoimmunity with Naturopathic Medicine Campus Center on Friday, August 8. Campus Center 805-09 Dr. Chris Decker: Naturopathic Physician, Homeopath, Certified GAPS Practitioner, Primal Doc, WAPF Chapter Leader. FULL-DAY SEMINAR (9am-5:30pm, Friday, August 8) Autoimmunity is epidemic these Changing Dirt into Soil: Specific Approaches for days, one of the so-called “diseases Different Soil Types and Crops of civilization” – the result of a Campus Center Hadley Room (10th floor) world more highly toxic than any Dr. Elaine Ingham: Soils ecologist, and researcher teaching our species has ever known. People farmers to foster soil microbial life. increasingly show up in doctors’ offices with strange, distressing Soil and dirt are not synonyms. symptoms that defy diagnosis and Learn the differences and how leave doctors scratching their heads – and their patients no returning beneficial organisms to better off. dirt can initiate the conversion back into soil, producing a host of benefits Often these are processes in which the immune system has for plant production and for the turned inward. And they’re diverse. Conditions including farmer. We will examine the cast of hypothyroidism, digestive disorders, joint pain, neurological characters needed to shepherd this transition; understand why symptoms, gluten reactivity, diabetes, and hair loss can easily be these organisms can reduce water use by up to 70%; strategize autoimmune. how to reduce or eliminate the need for mineral fertilizers; and plan to foster soil conditions where weeds, pests, and diseases What they all have in common is that they start in the don’t have an edge on our crops. I’ll discuss the balances of gastrointestinal tract – the seat of our immune function. organisms needed for early, mid, and late successional plants, Attendees will come away with a better understanding of the as well as small, medium, and large scale farm approaches for root causes of autoimmune processes as well as concepts and returning life to the soil. approaches for treatment.

HALF-DAY SEMINARS (2-5:30pm, Friday, August 8) Stocking the Home Apothecary with Locally Abundant Herbs Tools for Resilient Urban Ecosystems Campus Center 811-15 Campus Center 803 Jade Alicandro Mace: Community herbalist and medicinal herb Scott Kellogg: Educational Director and Ecological Designer at grower at Milk & Honey Herbs. the Radix Center in Albany, NY. This class will cover traditional Cities are complex adaptive herbal medicine-making ecosystems. It is possible for techniques including tinctures, them to meet the needs of elixers, cordials, vinegars, residents while regenerating oxymels, honeys, syrups, infused the health of soils, water, and oils, teas, best drying/harvesting biodiversity. We will explore practices, and more. practical ways to redesign our urban habitat, taking into Class will be hands-on with account the ecological, economic, and social justice aspects of medicine-making demonstrated with freshly harvested, locally this work. abundant plants of the northeast. As we make medicine with these local herbs we will also cover the medicinal uses of each Topics covered include • Microlivestock: chickens, rabbits, plant we work with, developing a bioregional “materia medica.” ducks, & pigeons • Composting food wastes with worms & microbes • Rainwater harvesting, CSOs/DIY river Learn why to choose one preparation over another, trouble- remediation, & de-paving • Duck-a-poop-ponics & wastewater shooting tips when unexpected problems arise, common reuse • Low-intensity bioremediation: cleaning contaminated medicinals of the northeast, and all the ins and outs of making soils • Edible mushroom cultivation • Silkworms & black soldier and using your own medicine. fly cultivation • Reconciliation ecology: promoting biodiversity in the city • Spirulina & algae/phycoculture • Ecologically regenerative micro-industries & Ecological literacy for youth • Aquaponics: fish & plant integration.

www.nofasummerconference.org for more information 5 CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS FOOD AND FARM EDUCATION Food Sovereignty Movements: Tory Field Details at www.nofasummerconference.org Homeschooling Alternatives: Margaret Rozek Grassroots Activism: Gilman, Henderson, & Simpson Organic Farming with Students Grades K-12: Jon Belber Movement for GMO Labeling: Martin Dagoberto ANIMALS Starting and Maintaining a School Garden: M. Warford PRACTICAL SKILLS Bees FOOD PRESERVATION AND COOKING Dry Composting Toilets: Jeremy MacLachlan Getting Started in Beekeeping: Roland Sevigny Basics of Pressure Canning: Kathy Harrison Practical fence building: Leonard Pollara Increase Honey Yields: S. Kure-Jensen Cultured Dairy Products: Rebecca Buell Homebrewing Meads and Fruit Wines: Jonathan Roling Keeping Bees Healthy Organically: Anita Deeley Flavorful Food Preservation Beyond Canning: R. Galeno Open Source Agricultural Tools: Dorn Cox Draft Horses Make Delicious Meals with Local Greens: Leslie Cerier Ecology and Gastronomy of “Invasives”: M. Nussbau Is Draft Power Right for My Farm?: Lincoln Fishman Nutrition from the Ground Up: Nicole Cormier Worm Composting Basics: Ben Goldberg Horse-Powered Weed Management: Stephen Leslie Simple Lacto-fermentation: Beth Ingham Work Horse Care & Handling: Mastrianni & Perkins SOIL FERTILITY Stocking up With Home Preserved Foods: K. Harrison Work Horse Harnessing & Driving: Mastrianni & Perkins Biological Carbon Sequestration: Dan Kittredge Vegetable Seconds for Frozen Meal Kits: Anna Dawson Monogastric Biologically Managing Weeds: Elaine Ingham Backyard Chickens: Pam Raymond & David Turner FRUIT AND TREES Building Deep Rich Soils in New England: Jim Laurie Pastured Pigs: Dominic Palumbo Organic Apple Orchard: S. Gougeon & J. Williams Building Soil With Permaculture: Jonathan Bates Pastured Poultry: From Brooder to Bag: Ken Gies Organic Small & Tree Fruit: J. Rawson & J. Kittredge Regenerative Agriculture for the Climate: C. Stedman Pastured Turkeys for the Thanksgiving Table: C. Haney Multi-Purpose Coppice Landscapes: Dave Jacke Compost versus Extract versus Tea: Elaine Ingham Pastures Gardening Like the Forest: Dave Jacke Homemade Fertilizers and Innoculants: Bryan O’Hara Grazing Basics: Mike Ghia Homestead Organic Apple Orchard: Jack Mastrianni Interpreting Soil Tests: D. Christianson & N. Anderson Improving Land with Multi-Species Grazing: L. McCrory Collaboration Heals EcoSystems: Conroy & Alexander Low-Tech Composting: Matt Verson Processing Making Hard Cider at Home: J. Mazar & S. Bhatt Microscope Assessment Demonstration: Elaine Ingham Animal Processing on the Farm: Matt Wilkinson Making the Most of Your Woodland: Michael Farrell Monitoring the Carbon Cycle on the Farm: P. Donovan Poultry Processing Basics: Craig Haney Nuts for the Northeast: Keith Morris URBAN AGRICULTURE Ruminant, Lg. Sugaring Operation on your Farm: Michael Farrell Arcology and : George Kosmides Cheese from Sunlight and Rain: Jonathan S. White GARDEN Breaking Ground in Vacant Lots: Dan Gregory Certified Small Scale Dairying: S. Fournier-Scanlon Cover Crops for Your Garden: S. Gensler & P. Smith Cross-sector Collaboration: Ali, Richardson & Brennan Harvesting your Cover Crop with Ruminants: R. Shinn Gardening Into the Fall: Al Johnson The Role of Urban Gardens: K. Washington & S. Katz Ruminant, Sm. Improved Garden Production: Steve Walach Keeping Sheep Organically: Kim Mastrianni TOURS Managing Land with Goats: Crolius & Grybko GREENHOUSE Book & Plow Farm: Institutions: McLean & Porter-Brown Vibrant Goat Health: Emily Peterson & Jade Conrad Low-tech, Low-cost, Low-tunnels: Daniel Botkin Brookfield Farm: CSA Systems: Zoe Abram Low-tech Season Extension, Spring and Fall: Amy LeBlanc Natural Roots Farm: Horse Power CSA, I: David Fisher CROPS Season Extension Farming: David Zemelsky Natural Roots Farm: Horse Power CSA, II: David Fisher Grain and Seed Red Fire Farm: Mechanical Cultivation: Ryan Voiland Grow Dent Corn for Masa Dough: Ben Lester HERBS Simple Gifts Farm: Potatos & Soil Nutrition: J. B-Plotkin Seed Saving on the Farm: Tevis Robertson-Goldberg Culinary Herb Cultivation & Medicine: J. Alicandro Mace Small-Scale Equipment for Small Grains: R. Perry Continuous Culinary Herb Harvest: Amy LeBlanc CHILDREN’S WORKSHOPS Small Scale Wheat & Beans: Tevis Robertson-Goldberg Grow Home Health Herbs: Sarah Stockwell-Arthen About Food Specialty Herbal Medicine from the Outside In: Jane LaForce Grow Your Own Smoothie: Jennifer Telles Growing Hops for Home Brewing: S. Kure-Jensen Herbs for Premenstrual Symptom: B. W. Nickerson Peanut Butter Picnic: Anais Sidonia & Sharlow Hitchcock Small Scale Shiitake Mushrooms: Elaine Peterson Herbs for the Digestive System: Betzy Bancroft Animals Systems Making Herbal Creams, Oils & Lip Balms: S. Shields Caring for Our Chicken Friends: C. Lewis & K. Delfausse Growing Quality Vegetables Biodynamically: Mac Mead Medicinal Weed Walk: Jade Alicandro Mace Everyone loves ducks!: Cheri Robartes & Doc Pruyne No-Till for Intensive Vegetable Growing: B. O’Hara Propagating Field Grown Herbs: Kathy Morris Rabbits: Leslie Ardison Vegetables Keeping Goats: Alisande & Liana Cunningham Sweeney INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE Flavorful & Profitable Summer Cabbage:D. Christianson Just for Fun Grazing for Soil & Carbon: Seth Itzkan Growing Brassica Crops: John Kenny Creative Theatre Games: Sharlow & Emily Hitchcock Co-ops & Organic Farming in Global South: R. North Small Scale Garlic Growing for the Beginner: Ken Gies Let’s Make a Mask!: Kate Kennedy Organic Farming & Nuclear Disasters: Chiho Kaneko Make a Splash Water Festival: Colleen Burke DOWSING LANDCARE Parade Banner Painting: Rachel Silverman Beginning Dowsing: Marty Cain Agroforestry for Riverlands and Beyond: C. Stedman Parade Prep Workshop: Everybody Determining Soil Needs Through Dowsing: S. Herbert Attract Native Pollinators to Your Land: Tom Sullivan Stories, Songs, and Dance: Jim Conner Dowsing and the Animal Kingdom: L. Bull, B.S., M.SC. Landscape Design for Wildlife: Nanette Masi The Magic of Milk Paint: Lucia Colmbaro Dowsing Rods as Garden Tools: Gina Barkovitch Edible Landscaping with Permaculture: Michael Judd Window Stars & Danish Hearts: G. Zasada & B. Spann Co-ops in the Food System: Erbin Crowell & Adam Trott Hedgerows and Windbreaks: Jono Neiger Of the Earth FARM ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT Beekeeping For Everyone: Anita Deeley MARKETING Crop Planning for CSAs using Excel: Dan Kaplan Building Fairy : Pam Kimball Wholesale for Small Vegetable Farms: Thomas Case Cultivating Tool & Equipment Efficiencies:A. Pressman Is it a Bird?! Which one?: Tad Hitchcock Selling to Food Co-ops: Tony White & Erbin Crowell Effective Farm Employee Management: Richard Wiswall Nature Recycles, We Recycle: Katelyn Rozenas Farm Mechanization for Increased Efficiency: R.Wiswall NUTRITION AND HEALTH The Wonder of Photosynthesis: Matt Tarpey Farming Smarter, Not Harder: Richard Wiswall Electrical Pollution: Human & Animal Effects: R. Brown Wind Fun(damentals): Rocco & Jeremy MacLachlan Logistics for Starting a CSA: Carolyn Llewellyn Feed your Teeth: J. Nordin-Evans, DDS & M. Pearson TEEN WORKSHOPS Planning for the Demands of your Market: K. Stewart First Aid Homeopathy: Jeanne Deignan-Kosmides About Food Small-Scale Intensive Market Farming: Andy Pressman Healthy Moms & Babies on Traditional Diets: J. Keefe Food Production For Winter: Jennifer Byington Infectious Chronic Disease: Dr. Joyce R. Young FARMING AND THE COMMUNITY Animals Self Care & Ergonomics for Farmers: Lydia Sivel-Irons Topsoil & Water Security: Abe Collins Rabbits: Leslie Ardison Scientific Validation of Herbal Medicine:Ellen Kamhi Farm-to-Institution Opportunities: John Turenne Keeping Goats: Alisande & Liana Cunningham Sweeney Therapies for the Peri/Menopausal Years: Emily Maiella Co-ops and Food Access: B. Hudspeth & M. Josephy Vibrant Goat Health: Emily Peterson & Jade Conrad The Facts about Vegetable Juice: Dan Hegerich LGBTQ Farmers: J. Mossberg & R. Rybaczuk Fun and Power The Real Message of Adrenal Fatigue: Dr. Chris Decker Bioregional Farms and Food Sheds: Andrew Faust Experimental Documentary: Brendon & Jeremy Smyth OF THE SPIRIT Knots for Farming and Living: Michael Greenburg FARMING AND THE LAW Home Funerals and Green Burials: Ann-Elizabeth Barnes Team Building Games: Sara Wulff Transactional Legal Issuesr: Rushlow & Ritchie, Esq. Spontaneous Yoga: Melissa Kenny Probst Just for Fun Boards of Health, Regs, & Raw milk: Pill & Kreiger, Esq The Ancient Art of Labyrinth Building: M. McCreven Tie Dye and Get Aquainted: Sharen Begley FARMLAND AND FINANCING Mind and Power ORGANIC CERTIFICATION Access to Land: Mike Ghia Sustainability After High School: Erin Senghas Kassis Introduction to Organic Certification: Don Persons Community Ownership of Land: Billie Best Of The Earth Compliant Pest Controls for Organics: T. Kennedy Farm Succession Planning: Kathy Ruhf Composting in All Its Forms: Michael Magee Organic Certification of Soaps & Cosmetics: D. Cox Growing a Vegetable Farm without Debt: B. Shute Create a School Garden: Shawn Ilinitch Innovative Land Financing Mechanisms: Mike Ghia POLITICS AND POLICY Creating a Positive Future in a Crazy Time: Tina Clarke Microloans for Small Farms: Carrie Novak Do locavores need math lessons?: Dancs & Scharber Homemade Body Products: Terry Myers Farmworkers Movements: Nelson Carrasquillo Rethinking Garbage for Zero Waste: Tracy Frisch Food Justice Certified:E. Henderson & J. Bokaer-Smith www.nofasummerconference.org for more information 6