Friday’s Schedule

10:00  Exhibit Set-up

12:00  Registration

1:00  Welcome & Opening Keynote 

  “Living the Holistic High Life: Self-Sufficiency on a Small Family Farm “ 
­-Henning  Sehmsdorf, S&S Homestead, Lopez Island, WA

2:30  Break

2:45  Session 1: Workshops

  (1A) Selling to Restaurants and Retailers

  (1B)  Organizing and Managing Your  Local Farmer’s Market

   (1C ) Organizing & Hosting On-Farm Events;Tours, Brunches, and On-Farm Sales

4:45   Break

5:00    Protecting Farm Revenue:

  “How Many Years of Profit Does it Take to Recover  From One Year of Low Revenue?” 
 ­-Jo Lynne Seufer,
USDA Risk Management

5:30  Break

6:00  Dinner

7:00   Evening Keynote:

  “Cooperative Farming: Working
Together for Mutual
Success"
-­Aaron Silverman,   Creative Growers, Noti, OR

 

Saturday’s Schedule

8:00   Registration

9:00   Opening Address

  “From the Ground Up:  How Sustainable Family Farms are Changing the Face  of Agriculture in the Inland Northwest” 
--Colette DePhelps, Rural Roots

10:00   Break

10:30   Session 2:  Working Groups

  (2A)  Small Acreage Research Priorities and the On-Farm Research Process

  (2B)  INW Buy Fresh, Buy Local Campaign

  (2C )  Small  Acreage Educational Priorities

12:00   Lunch

1:30   Session 3:  Workshops

  (3A)  Developing a Marketing Cooperative or Collective

  (3B) Tips for Successful Direct Marketing

  (3C ) Livestock & Eggs Processing

3:30  Break

4:00   Closing Keynote:

  “Creating a Community Through Good Food” 
-­Clay Erskine, Peaceful Belly Farm, Boise, ID