Organic Farming Conference
Thursday, November 8, 2018 through Friday, November 9, 2018
November 8th: 8:30am to 3:30pm
November 9th: 8:30am to 2:30pm
Fourth Annual Organic Farming Conference at The Event Center in Mt. Hope, Ohio on Thursday and Friday, November 8 & 9, 2018.
Registration:
1 Day: $20
2 Days: $30
Conference fee includes: registration, break, vendor show, and meal.
Please visit this link for more information: http://www.organicfarmingconf.com
Event Schedule:
Thursday November 8
8:30 AM - Welcome & Overview of the Day
8:45 AM - Gary Zimmer - Understanding Your Soils Can -Make You Excited About Organic Farming
10:00 AM - Vendor Show and Morning Break
10:30 AM - Break Out Sessions:
Introduction to the Organic Home by Regina Beidler - Home Demonstration Tables:
-Make Your Own Baby Care Products -Making Bar Soap. -Homemade Crackers. -Making Soft Cheeses. -Making Rag Carpets strips from fabric scraps. -Making Rag Quilts. -Setting an Attractive Table and making Table Centerpieces
Heritage Livestock Breeds; The Cleveland Bay Horse - David Bontrager
Twenty Years of No Grain on Grazing Acres Farm Cheyenne Christianson
11:45 - 1:00 - Lunch Break and Vendor Show
1:00 PM - Breakout Sessions:
Grass Milk Farmer Panel with Brent Beidler, Cheyenne Christianson, Myron Martin and Aaron Hershberger
Organic Home: Home Demonstration Tables: -Make Your Own Baby Care Products -Making Bar Soap. -Homemade Crackers. -Making Soft Cheeses. -Making Rag Carpets strips from fabric scraps. -Making Rag Quilts. -Setting an Attractive Table and making Table Centerpieces
Overcoming Challenges Through Experience in Organic Vegetables - Farmer Panel
2:15 PM - Vendor Show
2:35 PM - Breakout Sessions:
Digging Deeper into Soils - Gary Zimmer
Direct to Consumer Sales Success - Jesse & Leah Smith
Bee Panel
3:30 PM - Dismissal
Friday November 9
8:30 AM - Welcome & Overview
9:00 AM - "Hello Cows! I'm Home!" Brent and Regina Beidler
10:00 AM - Vendor Show and Morning Break
10:30 - Breakout Sessions:
Gardening Projects Involving Children - Leah & Jesse Smith
Raising Organic Row Crop Panel - David Bontrager, Jr. Wengerd, and Nelson Wenger
Organic Grass-fed - Cheyenne Christiansen
11:45 - 1:00 - Lunch Break and Vendor Show
1:00 PM -
Breakout Sessions:
Organic Grassfed Beef - Sam Dobson
Home Demonstrations: Make Your Own Baby Care Products -Making Bar Soap. -Homemade Crackers. -Making Soft Cheeses. -Making Rag Carpets strips from fabric scraps. -Making Rag Quilts. -Setting an Attractive Table and making Table Centerpieces
Produce Options for CSA - Jessie and Leah Smith
2:30 PM - Go Home and Do It - Gary Zimmer
8076 St. Rt 241
Millersburg, OH 44654