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Register online today! www.npsas.org Northern Plains Food & Farming conference January 21-23, 2021 • JOIN US VIRTUALLY Building Success Through Partnerships Keynote Speakers: Walter Goldstein • Dan Barber • Daryl Ritchison Virtual Film Party • Pre-Conference Workshops • Breakout Sessions • Virtual Exhibition Hall PROUD TO BE A Grand Champ Cosponsor The USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program has been helping farmers, ranchers, gardeners, and students achieve their goals for improved profit, Visit the North and South Dakota SARE production, national resources booth at the NPSAS Winter Conference! and quality of life for 30 years. Contact: Bill Hodous, Karl Hoppe, or Clair Keene, State Co-Coordinators – ND SARE – NDSU Extension Service [email protected] • 701-662-7027 [email protected] • 701-652-2951 [email protected] • 701-774-4315 Learn more at www.sare.org PROUD TO BE A Grand Champ Cosponsor Let’s make a real effort to connect elcome to the very first virtual NPSAS Annual WWinter Conference! This is your opportunity to talk to buyers and vendors, and nurture your network of friends among other farmers who share your goals. A special thank you to Grant Christian and staff at Northern Crop Institute for their experienced techno- logical support to help make this event interactive time. Sponsors are a key In forests, for instance, trees share possible. aspect of this event and to encourage nutrient resources from one tree to an- In preparing for this year’s confer- you to visit them, we are offering the other. The single tree becomes part of ence, we tried to imagine and address chance to earn some stickers as prizes. a productive network that supports the the hurdles you might experience. If We will mail them out to winners after health of the whole diverse communi- you are new to virtual technology we the conference. ty of plants and shrubs. And we now hoped it would help to have a chance Short breakout sessions will precede know that diverse species of cover The USDA Sustainable for a “practice run,” and so we spread the panel discussions that follow a speak- crops significantly advance soil health the pre-conference activities out over er. Jump in and talk with others about over mono-cropping of cover crops or Agriculture Research and the month of January. Help us spread your impressions of the presentations. field crops. the word for the first event already on Finally, consider creating your own Sustainable communities are like Education Program has been January 7! workshop session on a topic that’s that. The better connected one farm is helping farmers, ranchers, We imagined “kids at home” and important to you during Open Forum. to another, one business is to another, even some competition for use of com- We’ll have a Marketplace of Ideas (with the greater the health for all. gardeners, and students achieve puters, so we have included some fun full instructions!) on Friday afternoon, Please make the best of this op- and learning for them as well. Please be and the Open Forum sessions will take portunity to nurture your network their goals for improved profit, sure to contact us for a free calendar place on Saturday afternoon. of friends among other farmers who courtesy of the Minnesota Freshwater share your goals. Reach out past the Visit the North and South Dakota SARE Building Success Through Partner- production, national resources Society and a list of activities for kids limits of the technology to find ways to booth at the NPSAS Winter Conference! ships is the theme this year. In recent share your vision, hopes, and dreams to do while you are focused on the years, we have gained a greater aware- and quality of life for 30 years. and that will give you nourishment conference. ness of the amazing web underneath until we can be together in real-time In order to break up the tendency to our feet, connecting and nurturing all of again, hopefully next year. “zoom out” by having too much time life on earth. Vast networks are estab- Contact: Bill Hodous, Karl Hoppe, or on the computer, we are breaking up lished in this process from one plant to both the format and agenda to include another. —Verna Kragnes, Executive Director Clair Keene, State Co-Coordinators – ND SARE – NDSU Extension Service [email protected] • 701-662-7027 [email protected] • 701-652-2951 [email protected] • 701-774-4315 This year, the ‘feast’ is a virtual one for your ears and imagination. Dr. Paul Dettloff will entertain us with stories from his book Musings of a Old Country Vet, and we’ll hear music from Bret Hesla. Taste of 7:00–8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 21 Learn more at www.sare.org Agri-CULTURE Join us virtually CLICK HERE to REGISTER NPSAS • 42ND ANNUAL 3 Food & Farming Conference FARMERS • RANCHERS • EATERS • EVERYONE We build sustainable food systems. SUSTAINABLE We FOOD Sustainably produced, SYSTEMS We focus look beyond this year’s harvest, nutrient-rich food nourishes the on more than the acre before us. beyond maximizing output, no body and the soul. Good food has We know that what we do has matter the cost. We want to build the power to build communities as consequences far beyond any one our soils, not deplete them. We we connect growers and eaters, and farm—farming affects the quality want our water and air to be cleaner as we all celebrate our connection of our communities, relationships, than they were before. We want the to each other and the world assets, culture, and satisfaction with people who work with their hands through our meals. We want this our lives. We need people working to make a good living. And we want high-quality food to be available as together across many disciplines more of the next generation to see a a first choice for consumers in our to create a system of support for future in farming. region and beyond. sustainable food production. Let’s work together MEMBER BENEFITS • The Germinator, a membership to build a sustainable future. newsletter, four times a year • Discount on conference attendance Join NPSAS or renew your membership today. • Member directory • Connection with other To join NPSAS, fill out a form at the registration table during the members conference, or go to www.npsas.org/membership/ • Farm tours and click on “Become a Member.” • Joining with others in support of sustainability Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society P.O. 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