Sustainable Agriculture Conference

POST CONFERENCE POSTINGS

For a listing of all attendees — including guest speakers and exhibitors — please click below.

For a recap of the full three-day agenda, click below.

For a copy of conference presentations, click on the title below.

Tuesday, March 12 — Preconference Workshops

Design and Construction of Water Cisterns,Billy Kniffen, American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association, San Antonio, Texas

Reinventing Rainwater Management in Canada's Communities,Billy Kniffen

Drip Irrigation Video,Billy Kniffen (NOTE: Video takes about two to three minutes to load — a good time to go get a glass of water.)

Wednesday, March 13 — Conference Presentations

Finding Food in Interior Alaska,Ken Meter, Crossroads Resource, Minneapolis, Minnesota
 
Farmer-to-Farmer Training Program,Don Bustos, Santa Cruz Farm, Santa Cruz, New Mexico
 
Harvesting Rainwater for Farmers,Billy Kniffen, American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association, San Antonio, Texas
 
Marketing Update,Amy Pettit, Alaska Division of Agriculture, Palmer
 
Farm to School — Scaling Up,Johanna Herron, Alaska Division of Agriculture, Fairbanks
 
Agritourism and Farm Stays,Lydia Clayton, UAF Cooperative Extension Service, Kenai Peninsula
 
Jewell Gardens and Garden City Glassworks,Charlotte Jewell, Jewell Gardens and Garden City Glassworks, Skagway
 
Birch Products and Farm Tours,Brenda Graber, Kahiltna Birchworks, Talkeetna
 
From 4-H Project to Agribusiness,Jane Atkinson, Running Reindeer Ranch, Fairbanks
 
UAF Campus Community Garden,Nicole Swenson, UAF School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, Fairbanks
 
Different Paths to Farm Fertility, panel discussion, moderator, Susan Willsrud, Calypso Farm and Ecology Center, Ester, with a variety of growers

Thursday, March 14 — Conference Presentations

Sous Chef Joshua Broda of Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge presents a cooking demonstration using local produce. UAF SNRAS photo

Eight Ways You Can Farm or Garden More Sustainably in Alaska,Heidi Rader, UAF Cooperative Extension Service, Tanana Chiefs Conference, Fairbanks

Alaska Innovation Grant: Rosie Creek Farm,Mike Emers, Rosie Creek Farm, Ester

    Select video below. (Note: Videos take about two to three minutes to load — a good time to go grab a veggie snack.)

Bender Mountain Farm and Using the Internet for CSAs,Maria Papp, Bender Mountain Farm, Fairbanks

Nenana Urban Farm,Kat McElroy and David Poppe, Nenana Urban Farm, Nenana

Organic Weed Control,Charlotte Jewell, Jewell Gardens and Garden City Glassworks, Skagway

Growing Grains,Bob Van Veldhuizen, UAF School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, Fairbanks

FSA's Microloan Program,Danny Consenstein, USDA Alaska Farm Service Agency, Palmer

Alaska Food PolicyCouncil,Danny Consenstein,USDA Alaska Farm Service Agency, Palmer

On-Farm Food Safety and GHP/GAP Food Safety Audits,Barb Hanson, Alaska Division of Agriculture, Palmer

Potential For Small Flock Fiber Production,Tom Zimmer, Calypso Farm and Ecology Center, Ester

Circumpolar Agriculture Conference,Steven Seefeldt, UAF Cooperative Extension Service, Fairbanks

Expanding Agriculture in Interior Alaska, panel discussion, moderator, Amy Nordrum, Downtown Association of Fairbanks, Fairbanks, with variety of growers, agencies and businesses


Please call the UAF Cooperative Extension Service Tanana District Office at 907-474-1530 for more information.

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