EFAO Conference 2021: Full Schedule

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For single day passes, registration closes at 6pm the day prior.

9:30am EST

Making the Most of Your High Tunnel Soils, and More

This session will discuss many "best practices" being used in organic and sustainable high tunnels / hoop houses / greenhouses in the Northeast U.S. to optimize nutrient management, soil health, pest management, environmental controls, and profitability. Pictures of these practices taken on a variety of farms will be shown. There will be time for participants to share their experiences, knowledge, and questions.

Speakers

Vern Grubinger

University of Vermont

Vern Grubinger has been working with and learning from farmers for about 35 years. He's the vegetable and berry specialist and Extension Professor with the University of Vermont, see https://www.uvm.edu/extension/horticulture/commercial, and director of the Northeast Sustainable... Read More →

Monday November 29, 2021 9:30am - 11:00am EST
Online over Zoom

Workshop

Subject Soil, Vegetable Production

9:30am EST

No-till Vegetable Farming: Large Scale, Mechanized Systems

No-till? No problem! Well, not always. Join three no-till growers who are passionate about experimentation and innovation in a riveting brainstorm that’s sure to get your creative juices flowing! Each panelist will share about their farm, their no-till strategies, and some of their no-till successes and wins. Then each panelist will share a sticky problem or challenge they're encountering in regard to no-till, and as a group, the panelists and moderator will work to brainstorm potential solutions to each farmer's challenge. Come learn about no-till strategies and even better, learn about the problem-solving process required to implement no-till in your specific context. This session will focus on no-till strategies for medium to large scale vegetable production, with an emphasis on mechanized solutions. Moderated by the one and only Farmer Jesse from the No-Till Market Garden Podcast!

Before the session, we suggest you learn more about Ken Laing's Living-Lab Ontario No-Till Trials through this video!

Speakers

Dan Oostenbrink

Local Harvest

Dan and Helen Oostenbrink practice no-till, regenerative agriculture on a 25 acre parcel of land in the fertile Fraser Valley of BC. They grow a wide range of vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers and nuts and sell their produce in their on-farm market. They also run a composting facility... Read More →

Jesse Frost

No-Till Market Garden Podcast

Jesse Frost is one-half of the farm team at Rough Draft Farmstead with his wife Hannah Crabtree in Central Kentucky. Jesse hosts The No-Till Market Garden Podcast and a video series on YouTube about no-till market gardening. His background is in cooking, off-grid farming, and journalism... Read More →

Ken Laing

Orchard Hill Farm

Ken graduated from the University of Guelph with a BSc in horticulture in 1979. He is farmingat Orchard Hill Farm near St.Thomas, Ontario with his wife Martha and daughter Ellen. He hasexperience growing a wide variety of horticultural and field crops organically for 3 decades.Orchard... Read More →

Théo Germain-Trudeau

La Clef de Sol

Théo Germond-Trudeau is a young farmer based in Quebec. During his 3 years studying organic market gardening he became deeply passionate about cover crops and this path led him to the no-till movement that was exploding in France. After a 3 month internship and visits to Europe he... Read More →

Thursday December 2, 2021 9:30am - 11:00am EST
Online over Zoom

Workshop

Subject Vegetable Production, Soil
Suggested Preparation https://vimeo.com/595438440/390d632a52

11:30am EST

No-till Vegetable Farming: Small-Scale Vegetable Farms

No-till? No problem! Well, not always. Join experienced no-till growers in a riveting brainstorm that’s sure to get your creative juices flowing! Each panelist will share about their farm, their no-till strategies, and some of their no-till successes and wins. Then each panelist will share a sticky problem or challenge they're encountering in regard to no-till, and as a group, the panelists and moderator will work to brainstorm potential solutions to each farmer's challenge. Come learn about no-till strategies and even better, learn about the problem-solving process required to implement no-till in your specific context. This session will focus on smaller scale no-till contexts such as market gardens. Moderated by the one and only Farmer Jesse from the No-Till Market Garden Podcast

Speakers

Ryan Spence

Field Good Farms

Ryan Spence has been living and farming in northeastern Ontario for 11 years. He owns and operates Field Good Farms / La ferme j'me champs bien. Field Good Farms is constantly evolving, but currently, alongside Isabelle, Ryan’s interests are increasing biodiversity, conservation... Read More →

Jesse Frost

No-Till Market Garden Podcast

Isabelle Spence Legault

Field Good Farms

Isabelle Spence-Legault is co-owner/operator of Field Good Farms/La ferme j’me champs bien, a small-scale organic vegetable farm in Northeastern Ontario where she has been farming for seven years alongside her partner Ryan Spence. Isabelle’s interest in farming started with an... Read More →

Daniel Mays

Frith Farm

Daniel Mays runs Frith Farm in southern Maine, where he has been growing vegetables commercially using no-till methods since 2011. His Waldorf education and Quaker upbringing shape his relationship to land and community, and their influences can be seen in Frith Farm's commitment... Read More →

Kristine Hammel

Persephone Market Garden

Kristine Hammel lives at the base of the Saugeen Peninsula, on the traditional land of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation. She farms with her husband and three children, growing vegetables and herbs, a small flock of sheep and various poultry, along with lots of nut trees. Her focus is on... Read More →

Thursday December 2, 2021 11:30am - 1:00pm EST
Online over Zoom

Workshop

Subject Vegetable Production, Soil