2011 Small Farm Summit Agenda
| 8:30 am | Registration (Campus Center) |
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| 9:00 am | Welcome and Introductions (Maguire Theatre) |
Dr. Calvin O. Butts, President, SUNY College at Old Westbury Lisa W. Ott, President, North Shore Land Alliance Bhavani Jaroff, iEat Green |
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| 9:30 am | Keynote Address by Joel Salatin |
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| 10:45 am | |
| Farming on Long Island: A Historical Perspective, Land Availability, and Land Use Policy | |
| School Gardens, Community Gardens, Urban Gardens, and Farm-Based Education | |
| Seeds & Soil: The What, When, and How of Starting Organic Vegetable Garden | |
| Local Fish for Local Food Lovers | |
| Raising Poultry: Backyard Chickens and Ducks | |
| An Introduction to Nutrient-Dense Crop Management | |
| 12:15 pm | Lunch (Campus Center) |
| 1:30 pm | Interactive Workshops: Session II |
| Funding and Support Services for Farm Operations | |
| Sustainable Agriculture/Economic Development | |
| Agricultural Education and Farmer/Gardener Training | |
| Accessing the Local Food System: Co-ops, Restaurants, and Community-Supported Programs | |
| Long Island's Beginning and Established Organic/Biodynamic Farmers Tell Their Stories | |
| Raising Honey Bees: Backyard and On-Farm Beekeeping | |
| Food and Farm Policy: State and National Issues | |
| 3:00 pm | Break |
| 3:15 pm | Interactive Workshops: Session III |
| Farm-to-Table, Field-to-Label | |
| Social Justice and Hunger, Food Access and Local Agriculture | |
| Pastured Poultry and Livestock with "Grass Farmer" Joel Salatin | |
| Let It Sing: Building Your Farm Community through Music | |
| A Midsummer Day's Dream: How to Keep Your Organic Garden Thriving till Harvest | |
| Edible and Medicinal Herb Walk with the Natural Nurse | |
| Schools of Organic Growing Practices for Gardeners and Farmers | |
| 4:30 pm | Social Network, Entertainment, and Cooking demonstration (Campus Center) |
| Entertainment provided by Sylvester Manor Worksongers, Bennet Konesni, and Creek Iversen | |
