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 |
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| 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 |
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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 am | Illinois 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 |
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| TBA |
Red Wattle Hog Meeting |
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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 |
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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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