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["Michael Burns" <michael AT fingerlakespermaculture.org>]

From:    "Caroline Smialek" <Caroline AT hawthornevalleyfarm.org>

February 25th, 2012

Please join us for Farming Our Future, a conference for local and regional
farmers, educators, farmers' market managers, agricultural students, providers
of goods and services, consumers and all who care about the future of
agriculture!

Taconic Hills CSD
Craryville, Columbia County, New York
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
farmingourfuture.org<http://www.farmingourfuture.org/>

Reserve Tickets <http://www.farmingourfuture.org/attend-farming-our-future/>

Speakers

Keynote
Steffen Schneider - Hawthorne Valley Farm
"Agri-culture 3.0: An Agricultural Narrative for the Future"

Read Press Release
<http://www.farmingourfuture.org/2012/01/shaping-the-future-at-upcoming-new-york-farm-forum/>

Panel
Moderator - Steffen Schneider - Director Farm Operations, Hawthorne Valley 
Farm
Amy Cotler - Farm to Table Advocate, Food Writer and Event Producer
Bruce Davenport - Davenport Farms
Ian Perry - 9th Grade Student, President of the HARVEST Club, Taconic Hills 
CSD
Ellen Poggi - Hand Hollow Farm

Read Bio's <http://www.farmingourfuture.org/speakers/>

Workshops

Revitalizing Our Communities Through Food and Agriculture
Panel Facilitated by Karyn Novakowski, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Sally Baker, Philmont Beautification
Fiona Lally - President, Lebanon Valley Business Association
Roberta Roll - Founder, Copake Farmers Market and Movement Therapist

The Right Fit:  Matching Food and Farm to Market
Amy Cotler, Farm to Table Advocate, Food Writer and Event Producer

Farmland Accessibility Challenges and Opportunities
Marissa Codey, Conservation and Agricultural Programs Manager, Columbia Land
Conservancy

Farmland Protection Plan - Where Are We Now?
Facilitated by Mary Ann Johnson Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corp

Lender's Panel: Learning About Accessing Credit
Facilitated by Benneth Phelps, M.R.P. - Program Coordinator, The Carrot 
Project
Peter Elmer - Farm Service Agency
Emili Ponte - Farm Credit East

Youth Workshop - Building Tomorrow's Leaders
Vanessa Merrill, Taconic Hills Agriculture Teacher
Kim Carlo, Taconic Hills HARVEST Club Advisor

Sharing Resources - The Cooperative Way
Bruce Davenport - Fourth Generation Farmer, Davenport Farms

Agenda
8:00 AM Doors Open
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Exhibitors, Poster Presenters and Networking
9:00 AM Keynote Address - Steffen Schneider, Hawthorne Valley Farm
10:30 AM  Panel Discussion and Q & A
12:00 PM  Lunch
1:15 PM  Workshops
3:15 PM  World Cafe <http://www.theworldcafe.com/method.html> (a community
dialogue)
4:30 PM  Program Closes
Check Updated Agenda <http://www.farmingourfuture.org/agenda/>

Taconic Hills, CSD - 73 County Rte 11A, Craryville, NY  12521 - Columbia
County NY

Registration
RSVP online $20.  At the door $25.
Registration includes Continental breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack break
Students are $10 per person and must show student ID.
Reserve your tickets now and pay at the door, or mail payment.

Reserve Tickets <http://www.farmingourfuture.org/attend-farming-our-future/>

Have Children?
Agriculture based program available for ages 5-14.
Includes a hands on cooking demonstration, recycled paper projects,
building a gnome house for the family garden and swimming!
$10 per child and must be reserved in advance.

Exhibitors & Sponsors
Exhibitor tables and sponsorships are available, please visit the website or
call for details.
Exhibit Table - $50.  Includes 2 Tickets and Exhibit Table
Non Profit Tables are No Charge, however tickets must be purchased.
Reserve an Exhibit Table <http://www.farmingourfuture.org/exhibit-at/>

Beneficiaries
Proceeds from the conference will go toward Taconic Hill's H.A.R.V.E.S.T. 
Club,
(Healthy Agricultural Resources by Volunteers & Educators in Science &
Technology) a program that engages youth in the process of growing healthy
fruits,
flowers and vegetables in a school based garden, and the Parent Teacher
Organization (PTO).

Organizers
Karen DiPeri - NY Agri-Women, Copake EAB
Anna Duhon - Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program
Todd M. Erling - Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corporation
Sandra Gardner - Taconic Hills Central School District
Stephen E. Hadcock - Cornell University Cooperative Extension
John Langdon - Langdonhurst Farms, LLC
Rachel Schneider - Hawthorne Valley Farm Learning Center
Ben Shute - Hearty Roots Community Farm

Contact
www.farmingourfuture.org <http://www.farmingourfuture.org>; 518-329-0890;
karendiperi AT gmail.com <mailto:karendiperi AT gmail.com>
Mailing Address: Cornell University Cooperative Extension
479 Rte. 66, Hudson, NY 12534
ATT:  Farming Our Future 2/25/2012










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February 25th, 2012

 

Please join us for Farming Our Future, a conference for local and regional farmers, educators, farmers' market managers,

agricultural students, providers of goods and services, consumers and all who care about the future of agriculture!

 

Taconic Hills CSD

Craryville, Columbia County, New York

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

farmingourfuture.org

 

Reserve Tickets

 

Speakers

 

Keynote

Steffen Schneider - Hawthorne Valley Farm

"Agri-culture 3.0: An Agricultural Narrative for the Future"

 

Read Press Release

 

Panel

Moderator - Steffen Schneider - Director Farm Operations, Hawthorne Valley Farm

Amy Cotler - Farm to Table Advocate, Food Writer and Event Producer

Bruce Davenport - Davenport Farms

Ian Perry - 9th Grade Student, President of the HARVEST Club, Taconic Hills CSD

Ellen Poggi - Hand Hollow Farm

 

Read Bio's

 

Workshops

 

Revitalizing Our Communities Through Food and Agriculture

Panel Facilitated by Karyn Novakowski, Cornell Cooperative Extension

Sally Baker, Philmont Beautification

Fiona Lally - President, Lebanon Valley Business Association

Roberta Roll - Founder, Copake Farmers Market and Movement Therapist

 

The Right Fit:  Matching Food and Farm to Market

Amy Cotler, Farm to Table Advocate, Food Writer and Event Producer

 

Farmland Accessibility Challenges and Opportunities

Marissa Codey, Conservation and Agricultural Programs Manager, Columbia Land Conservancy

 

Farmland Protection Plan - Where Are We Now?

Facilitated by Mary Ann Johnson Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corp

 

Lender's Panel: Learning About Accessing Credit

Facilitated by Benneth Phelps, M.R.P. - Program Coordinator, The Carrot Project

Peter Elmer - Farm Service Agency

Emili Ponte - Farm Credit East

 

Youth Workshop - Building Tomorrow's Leaders

Vanessa Merrill, Taconic Hills Agriculture Teacher

Kim Carlo, Taconic Hills HARVEST Club Advisor

 

Sharing Resources - The Cooperative Way

Bruce Davenport - Fourth Generation Farmer, Davenport Farms

 

Agenda

8:00 AM Doors Open

Registration & Continental Breakfast

Exhibitors, Poster Presenters and Networking

9:00 AM Keynote Address - Steffen Schneider, Hawthorne Valley Farm

10:30 AM  Panel Discussion and Q & A

12:00 PM  Lunch

1:15 PM  Workshops

3:15 PM  World Café (a community dialogue)

4:30 PM  Program Closes

Check Updated Agenda

 

Taconic Hills, CSD - 73 County Rte 11A, Craryville, NY  12521 - Columbia County NY

Get Directions

 

Registration

RSVP online $20.  At the door $25.

Registration includes Continental breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack break

Students are $10 per person and must show student ID.

Reserve your tickets now and pay at the door, or mail payment.

 

Reserve Tickets

 

Have Children?

Agriculture based program available for ages 5-14.  

Includes a hands on cooking demonstration, recycled paper projects,

building a gnome house for the family garden and swimming!

$10 per child and must be reserved in advance.

 

Exhibitors & Sponsors

Exhibitor tables and sponsorships are available, please visit the website or call for details.

Exhibit Table - $50.  Includes 2 Tickets and Exhibit Table

Non Profit Tables are No Charge, however tickets must be purchased.

Reserve an Exhibit Table

 

Beneficiaries

Proceeds from the conference will go toward Taconic Hill's H.A.R.V.E.S.T. Club,

(Healthy Agricultural Resources by Volunteers & Educators in Science & Technology) a program that engages youth in the process of growing healthy fruits,

flowers and vegetables in a school based garden, and the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO).

 

Organizers

Karen DiPeri - NY Agri-Women, Copake EAB

Anna Duhon - Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program

Todd M. Erling - Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corporation

Sandra Gardner - Taconic Hills Central School District

Stephen E. Hadcock - Cornell University Cooperative Extension

John Langdon - Langdonhurst Farms, LLC

Rachel Schneider - Hawthorne Valley Farm Learning Center

Ben Shute - Hearty Roots Community Farm

 

Contact

www.farmingourfuture.org │ 518-329-0890 │ karendiperi AT gmail.com

Mailing Address: Cornell University Cooperative Extension

479 Rte. 66, Hudson, NY 12534

ATT:  Farming Our Future 2/25/2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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