18th National Small Farm Trade Show & Conference™
sponsored by Small Farm Today® magazine
November 4-6, 2010

Schedule of Events
Short Courses, Seminars, Farmers Forum, Association Meetings & Additional Talks
Updated July 5, 2010
Schedule subject to change—See program at the Show for the final schedule.

Thursday, November 4, 2010
Show hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Short Courses
$25 each (to Oct 15) or $35 each (from Oct 16); 2/$45 (Oct 15) or $65 (Oct 16); 3/$65 (Oct 15) or $95 (Oct 16); 4/$85 (Oct 15) or $120 (Oct 16); 5/$100 (Oct 15) or $130 (Oct 16); all 6/$110 (25% discount) (Oct 15) or $150 (Oct 16)
(does not include admission)
Short Course Room 
11:00 am–1:30 pm  Everything I want to do is illegal  Joel Salatin 
2:15–4:45 pm  Local food to the rescue Joel Salatin 
Seminars
free with admission / Seminar Room (unless noted otherwise)
9:30-9:45 am Welcome  Ron Macher 
9:45–10:45 am  Keynote address  Joel Salatin 
11:00 am–12:00 pm  Tomato grafting  Dr. Gu 
12:15–1:15 pm  TBA    
1:30–2:30 pm  Integrated pest management (IPM) Dr. Pinero 
2:45–3:45 pm  Decisions on what to grow  James Quinn 
4:00–5:00 pm  TBA 
Farmers Forum
free with admission / Farmers Forum area / 25 minutes (unless noted otherwise) 
9:00–10:00 am  On-farm composting: Economics and effects on vegetable produce yield and soil characteristics Dorothy Canote
10:00 am  Beneficial bees from a teenager’s perspective Amanda King
10:30 am Healthy farms, healthy kids: Expanding youth possibilties for sustainable farming in Nebraska William Powers
11:00 amIllinois Queen Initiative: Promoting sustainable beekeeping and pollination with disease- and mite-resistant bees Stu Jacobson
1:00 pm  “Sow what?” Educating youth about sustainable agriculture Jessica Jones

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Friday, November 5, 2010
Show hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Short Courses
$25 each (to Oct 15) or $35 each (from Oct 16); 2/$45 (Oct 15) or $65 (Oct 16); 3/$65 (Oct 15) or $95 (Oct 16); 4/$85 (Oct 15) or $120 (Oct 16); 5/$100 (Oct 15) or $130 (Oct 16); all 6/$110 (25% discount) (Oct 15) or $150 (Oct 16)
(does not include admission)
Short Course Room 
9:00–11:30 am  Sedalia TT produce  Robert Jennings 
2:00–4:30 pm  Sweet potato production Norman Kilmer
Seminars
free with admission / Seminar Room
8:30–9:30 am  Movable high tunnels  Mike Bollinger 
9:45–10:45 am  Improved egg quality Kelly Klober
11:00 am–12:00 pm  Kinder Goats Leah Rennick
12:15–1:15 pm  Alternative crops Dr. Rob Meyers
1:30–2:30 pm  Ethnic vegetables & fruits Steve Salt
2:45–3:45 pm  Herbs Jim Long
4:00–5:00 pm  Heirloom pork production in the 21st century Kelly Klober
Farmers Forum
free with admission / Farmers Forum area / 25 minutes (unless noted otherwise) 
9:00–10:00 am  Kenyan Women’s Community Sustainable Farming Project: Cultivating mwangani Thomas & Elizabeth Kackman, with Jesse Engebretson, George Gongera, Roseline Ongondi & Sara Nyakori
10:00 am Agroforestry & sustainable alternative fruit production Erin Schneider & Rob McClure
10:30-11:30 am Alternative broiler breeds in three pastured poultry systems Kim Cassano & Jane Hansen
11:30 am Heritage breed turkeys Will King
1:00-2:00 pm  Low-input pasture renovation through multi-species intensive grazing Jane Hansen
2:00 pm  What’s on your plate? Capitalize on locovores Carissa McKenzie
2:30 pm Community service garden April Hoy
3:00 pm Market opportunities with intensive plantings in Appalachian Ohio Michelle Ajamian
3:30 pm Mentoring non-farm youth in organic vegetable production & marketing CL “Dusty” Burton
4:00 pm Building a regional staple food system Brandon Jaeger & Michelle Ajamian
Meetings & Tours
free with admission 
TBA  Missouri Vegetable Growers Association Fall Meeting  
TBA  Red Wattle Hog Meeting  
3:15-5:30 pm
(depart at 2:30 pm) 		 Movable high tunnels (offsite demo in Ashland, Missouri) Mike Bollinger 

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Saturday, November 6, 2010
Show hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Short Courses
$25 each (to Oct 15) or $35 each (from Oct 16); 2/$45 (Oct 15) or $65 (Oct 16); 3/$65 (Oct 15) or $95 (Oct 16); 4/$85 (Oct 15) or $120 (Oct 16); 5/$100 (Oct 15) or $130 (Oct 16); all 6/$110 (25% discount) (Oct 15) or $150 (Oct 16)
(does not include admission)
Short Course Room 
9:00–11:30 am  Building a parasite-resistant sheep flock Greg Judy
2:00–4:30 pm  Build a sustainable grazing with no inputs & the secret of stockpiling for sustainable winter grazing  Greg Judy 
Seminars
free with admission / Seminar Room
8:30–9:30 am  New ideas on cinder block raised beds  Len Pense 
9:45–10:45 am  Emerald Ash Bore, Thousand Cankers & other exotic pests threatening Missouri  Joanie Straub 
11:00 am–12:00 pm  Basics of berries  Patrick Byers 
12:15–1:15 pm  Beginning farmers program  Dr. Mary Hendrickson 
1:30–2:30 pm  Raw milk for pasture fertilization Ralph Voss 
2:45–3:45 pm  Organic soils Allan Laird 
4:00–5:00 pm  TBA  
Farmers Forum
free with admission / Farmers Forum area / 25 minutes (unless noted otherwise) 
9:00 am  Brush & weed control with goats Kim Hunter
9:30 am  Controlling weeds in raspberries with ducks and geese Ashley Painter
10:00 am  Growing miscanthus for an energy crop Steve Flick
10:30–11:30 am  Multi-species pasture Roseanna Bauman
11:30 am  Adding value to milk by turning it into farmstead and artisan cheeses Joshua & Brittany Wheeler
1:30 pm  Northern Michigan Small Farms Conference report Megan Brown
2:00 pm  Intensive production and value-added products evaluations for year-round production in central Ohio Barry Adler
2:30–3:30 pm Freshwater shrimp farming in the midwest Bob Calala
3:30 pm Elderberries: Growing & marketing Terry Durham

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