The 28th Annual
(1/2 hour NE of Columbus)
Saturday, March 3rd
8:00-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:15 Welcome
9:30-11:30 Workshop Session I
9:30-11:30 Long Workshops
9:30-10:25 Short Workshop Session 1A
10:35-11:30 Short Workshop Session 1B
11:45-12:45 Lunch (networking at regional tables)
1:00-2:00 Keynote Address - Sally Fallon: “How to Keep
Added Value on the Farm... Where It Belongs”
2:15-3:15 Workshop Session II
3:30-4:30 Exhibitor Hall Break (book signing)
4:45-5:45 Workshop Session III
6:00-7:00 Dinner
7:30-9:30 Contra Dance: Back Porch Swing Band
Sunday, March 4th
7:30-8:15 Personal Meditation
8:15-9:15 Business Meeting
9:30-11:30 Workshop Session IV
9:30-11:30 Long Workshops
9:30-10:25 Short Workshop Session IV A
10:35-11:30 Short Workshop Session IV B
11:30-12:15 Exhibit Hall Break
12:30-1:30 Lunch (networking at topic tables)
1:45-2:45 Workshop Session V
3:00-4:00 Keynote Address - Mark Shepard: “Ecology
Energy and Agriculture:
A new vision for
America's Farmland”
4:00-4:15 Closing Remarks
*All OEFFA members are invited to attend the business
meeting and the dance. All other conference events require registration fee.
Quality Meals made from fresh, organic, locally,
produced foods.
Saturday Lunch: Soup, Wraps, Chips, Salad, Dessert,
Beverages
Saturday Dinner: Grilled Bratwurst, Veggie Burgers, and
Chicken
Sausage, Roasted Root Vegetables,
Dessert, Beverages
Sunday Lunch: Meat and Vegetarian Chilli, Cornbread,
Salad, Dessert, Beverages
Track 1: Foundations of Sustainable Growing
Agriculture in Nature's Image: The American Savannah as an Ecological Model for Permanent Agriculture (Mark Shepard)
Saturday March 3, 2007 9:30-11:30am
Organic Inspection (Mick Luber)
Saturday March 3, 2007 2:15-3:15pm
Organic Certification (Steve Sears)
Saturday March 3, 2007 4:45-5:45pm
Designing Your "Nourishing Traditions" Farm (Mark Shepard)
Sunday March 4, 2007 9:30-11:30am
Plant Health & Foliar Feeding (Reggie Destree)
Sunday March 4, 2007 1:45-2:45pm
Track 2: Gardening & Orcharding
Low Input Sustainable Apple Orcharding
(Charles Fritsch & Celeste Welty)
Saturday March 3, 2007 9:30-11:30am
Season Extension for Home Gardeners (Joan Richmond)
Saturday March 3, 2007 2:15-3:15pm
Tips, Tricks and Techniques: A Farmers Share and Tell
(Kristie Fisher)
Saturday March 3, 2007 4:45-5:45pm
Tree Grafting: Fruit and Pine Trees (Bill Johnson)
Sunday March 4, 2007 9:30-11:30am
Urban Food Production and Edible Landscaping (Bill Shores)
Sunday March 4, 2007 1:45-2:45pm
Track 3: Growing for Market
Ramps (Allium Tricoccum): A unique member of the garlic family; wild-crafting them for food, fun, and for sale.
(Troy Bogdan)
Saturday March 3, 2007 9:30-10:25am
Experiences with Compost in Organic Vegetables
(Matt Kleinhenz)
Saturday March 3, 2007 10:35-11:30am
Onions (Andy Reinhart)
Saturday March 3, 2007 2:15-3:15pm
Season Extension and Transitions (Matt Kleinhenz)
Saturday March 3, 2007 4:45-5:45pm
The Well-Being of Ohio Landscapes: The Pollination Component
(Tim Miklasiewicz)
Sunday March 4, 2007 9:30-11:30am
Early season production for CSA (Joan Richmond)
Sunday March 4, 2007 1:45-2:45pm
Track 4: Field Crops
Organic No till in Row Crops (Paul Hepperly, Dave Wilson, and Matthew Ryan)
Saturday March 3, 2007 9:30-11:30am
Forage and Pasture Species and Their Use in Organic & Sustainable Farming Part 1 (Ernest Weaver)
Saturday March 3, 2007 2:15-3:15pm
Forage and Pasture Species and Their Use in Organic & Sustainable Farming Part 2 (Ernest Weaver)
Saturday March 3, 2007 4:45-5:45pm
Tillage: Good, Bad, or Just Ugly? (Steve Edwards)
Sunday March 4, 2007 9:30-10:25am
Biologically Based Weed Management
(Paul Hepperly, Dave Wilson, and Matthew Ryan)
Sunday March 4, 2007 10:35-11:30am
Organic Grain Production in Ohio: From Seed to Feed
(John W Easterly & Doug Davis)
Sunday March 4, 2007 1:45-2:45pm
Track 5: Healthy Livestock
Maximizing Pasture: Management Principles
(Rory Lewandowski & Gene Logsdon)
Saturday March 3, 2007 9:30-11:30am
Pastured Poultry (Lucy & Eugene Goodman)
Saturday March 3, 2007 2:15-3:15pm
Lassie, HELP! Making the Most of Your Dog on the Farm
(Nancy K. Whelan & Deb Schneider)
Saturday March 3, 2007 4:45-5:45pm
Sustainable Dairy Nutrition and Holistic Medicine (Dr. AJ Luft)
Sunday March 4, 2007 9:30-11:30am
Sustainable Parasite Control for Sheep (Kathy Bielek)
Sunday March 4, 2007 1:45-2:45pm
Track 6: Individual & Family Well-Being
A Campaign for Real Milk: Got Real Milk? (Sally Fallon)
Saturday March 3, 2007 9:30-11:30am
Mead: Making the Drink of the Gods (Chad King)
Saturday March 3, 2007 2:15-3:15pm
The Oiling of America (Sally Fallon)
Saturday March 3, 2007 4:45-5:45pm
Minerals for the Genetic Code (Scarlett Payne)
Sunday March 4, 2007 9:30-10:25am
So Easy to Preserve (Shari Gallup)
Sunday March 4, 2007 10:35-11:30am
Creating Natural & Healthy Indoor Environments (Susie Little)
Sunday March 4, 2007 1:45-2:45pm
Track 7: Communities of Well-Being
Growing a Future for Farming (Amalie Lipstreu)
Saturday March 3, 2007 9:30-10:25am
Straw Bale Building 102: Design Options and Considerations
(Nick Leone)
Saturday March 3, 2007 10:35-11:30am
Connecting local communities to local food: from farmers markets to classroom projects (Mary Ida Compton)
Saturday March 3, 2007 2:15-3:15pm
Life Sustaining Energy (Patricia Franz)
Saturday March 3, 2007 4:45-5:45pm
Local Control in Ohio: Who Decides
(Kat Walter & Eme Lybarger)
Sunday March 4, 2007 9:30-11:30am
Organizing and Strengthening OEFFA Chapters (Renee Hunt)
Sunday March 4, 2007 1:45-2:45pm
Track 8: Taking Care of Business
Turning Green farming into micro-tourism: Marketing tools that require almost no skill, and even less money
(Annie & Jay Warmke)
Saturday March 3, 2007 9:30-11:30am
There’s Something Special Here: Market Stand Presentation and Display (Scott Savage, Jan Staats, & Rich Tomsu)
Saturday March 3, 2007 2:15-3:15pm
Ohioans' Views of Agriculture and their Interest in Local Foods: Recent Survey Results (Jeff Sharp)
Saturday March 3, 2007 4:45-5:45pm
OEFFA Apprentice Program (Trish Mumme)
Sunday March 4, 2007 9:30-10:25am
Get the Word Out! (Sandra Murphy & Vicki Foster)
Sunday March 4, 2007 10:35-11:30am
How to Protect Your Farm: Basic Law for Farmers (Gary Cox)
Sunday March 4, 2007 1:45-2:45pm
Track 9: Energy
Solar and Wind Electricity Part 1 (Tom Rapini)
Saturday March 3, 2007 9:30-10:25am
Netmetering: Perspectives of Both Rural Cooperatives and Large Electric Companies (Larry Hutchison & Tom Wilks)
Saturday March 3, 2007 10:35-11:30am
Building a Solar Oven (Jay & Annie Warmke)
Saturday March 3, 2007 2:15-3:15pm
Solar and Wind Electricity Part 2: Hands-On (Tom Rapini)
Saturday March 3, 2007 4:45-5:45pm
Energy Trends and Their Impact on Farms, Rural Residents, and Agribusiness in Ohio (Dale Arnold)
Sunday March 4, 2007 9:30-11:30am
Introduction to Biodiesel Production from Waste Vegetable Oil
(Ted Tobler, Kirk Smith, and Bruce Mortland)
Sunday March 4, 2007 1:45-2:45pm
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