The 5th Annual Organic Farming Conference
Millersburg, OH
Thursday, November 7, 2019 through Friday, November 8, 2019
Full day conference
Thursday November 7
8:30 AM - Welcome & Overview of the Day
8:45 AM
Session 1) Do You Have a Dairy Genetic Plan? - Amos Nolt, Jon Banson and Jonas Yoder
Session 2) Organic Produce - Stephen Eash
Session 3) The Organic Home Introduction and Demonstrations
10:00 AM - Vendor Show and Morning Break
10:30 AM - Break Out Sessions:
Session 1) Raising Sheep: Lambs - Leroy Kuhns
Session 2) The Challenge of the Organic Market Place - Preston Green
Session 3) Home Demonstration Tables:
-Crocheting -Homemade Noodles -Wool Knitting & Spinning -Drying Fruits without a dehydrator -Animal Birthday Cakes -Stretching the Dollar -Interesting Children in Nature
11:45 - 1:00 - Lunch Break and Vendor Show
1:00 PM - Keynote Speaker: -Jon Banson
1:45 PM - Response to Keynote
2:15 PM - Vendor Show
2:35 PM - Breakout Sessions:
Session 1) Farmer Panel: Producing High Quality Forages - Dennis Wood, Jonathon Yoder, Marcus Schlabach with Moderator Scott Myers
Session 2) Organic Produce Growers - Stephen Eash
Session 3) Organic Home Tables & Demonstrations
3:30 PM - Dismissal
Friday November 8
8:30 AM - Welcome & Overview of the Day (Did You Reconsider Your Plan Since Yesterday?)
9:00 AM - Keynote: Pollinators - Stephanie Firschie - The Xerces Society
10:00 AM - Vendor Show and Morning Break
10:30 - Breakout Sessions:
Session 1) Figuring Out Raising Organic Sheep - John Anderson and Kathy Bielek
Session 2) Park Family Fresh Co-op: It is More that Putting Seed into the Ground
Session 3) Organic Home Tables and Demosntrations
11:45 - 1:00 - Lunch Break and Vendor Show
1:00 PM - Farmer's Roundtable Discussion - What Worked, What Didn't Work and What Do You Want to Try Next Year?
2:45 PM - Breakout Sessions:
Session 1) Audience Q & A Time on the Farmer's Roundtable Discussion
Session 2) Pollinators in Your Fence Row and Roadsides - Guy Denny
Session 3) Organic Home - Drop Spinning and Spinning Wheel with Wool - Karen Gotter and local spinning guild members
3:30 - Dismissal
8076 State Rte. 241
Millersburg, OH 44654