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This schedule, presenters, workshops, and events are subject to change at any time.

Pre-Conference Events Thursday, January 15th

Not included in conference registration. Register and pay for separately.

Please note that many of the the times overlap and are at different locations, so you may not be able to register for multiple events.

7:30 AM

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5:30 PM

Amigo Farm Tour & Lunch

Symbria Patterson

The Amigo Farm tour is always a good time. We meet in Cedar City early in the morning and enjoy hot beverages and pastries at our first stop. Symbria Patterson, cofounder of Red Acre Center, will be aboard as your guide. You can anticipate enjoying an organic lunch and snacks along the way. Destination TBA

8:00 AM

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4:00 PM

Permaculture Design

Dee Atkin

Abundance by Design - a primer in Permaculture and other success strategies.

9:00 AM

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4:00 PM

Goats: Milk & Meat

Laine Lamping, Porter Lamping

Spend a day with Laine and Porter at 5 Fingers Farm in New Harmony doing and learning all things milk goats. This workshop introduces the basics of milk goat husbandry and harvesting.

12:30 PM

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2:30 PM

Yogurt & Granola

Jolene Hale

This year in the Red Acre Farmhouse kitchen, Jolene Hale, the owner of Milk Honey Yogurt welcomes you to join her for an engaging demonstration and hands-on workshop where you will learn the art of yogurt making and create your own customized granola!

11:30 AM

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1:30 PM

Rooted in Organic

Michele Schahczenski

Sponsored By: Transition to Organic Partnership Program

12:00 PM

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4:00 PM

Biodynamics

Lloyd Nelson

Building Soil Health with Biodynamics: Strategies and Remedies for Improving Soil Quality and Resilience in Agriculture.

2:30 PM

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4:00 PM

Small-Scale Market Garden Tools

TK Kern

Come hang out for a lively, hands-on walk-through of the tools that make small-scale, no-till growing smoother, faster, and a lot more enjoyable. TK of Red Acre Farm will pull out a whole lineup of field-proven favorites—Neversink gridders, the Jang seeder, Growers & Co rake and broadfork, Mutineer hoes, Glaser wheel hoes, flame weeders, and plenty more.

Thursday

Thursday, January 15th

Registration at Heritage Center Theater

Conference Kick-Off at Park Place Eatery

Film Screening: TBA

2:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Registration Opens at the Heritage Center Theater

You will not be able to register at Park Place Eatery

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

No early entry

​Conference Kick-Off Dinner & Live Music at Park Place Eatery

We open the evening with a shared meal featuring fresh local flavors. This is a time to connect with fellow participants, meet new friends, and reconnect with old ones.

6:00 PM

Welcome & Blessing

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Film Screening & Dessert

Film starts at 7:30 PM

Friday, January 16th

at Heritage Theater

105 North 100 East

Cedar City, UT

Friday

7:30 AM

Check-In & Registration

7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

Early Morning Yoga

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM 

Friday Farmer Flapjack Breakfast Fundraiser

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Steeping Conversation, Brewing Ideas

8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

8:20 AM - 5:30 PM 

Kid Cultivation Station

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Welcome and Gather

Keynote

10:15 AM - 11:25 AM

Workshops

11:35 AM - 12:45 PM

Workshops

12:45 PM - 2:00 PM

1:10 PM - 2:10 PM

Lunch

Seed Exchange

2:10 PM - 3:20 PM

Workshops

3:25 PM - 3:50 PM

Book Signings

3:50 PM - 5:30 PM

Red Acre Center "What's Happening"

Presentation of the Clinton Ray Miller Award

Keynote: Making it Happen in Utah

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Dinner

Night on the Town

Support Local Resturaunts

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

 Farm to Fork Dinner Fundraiser

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Farmer Guild Barn Dance & Mixer

Saturday, January 17th

at Heritage Theater

105 North 100 East

Cedar City, UT

Saturday

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Early Morning Yoga

Room 7

8:00 AM 

Check-In & Registration

8:00 AM - 11:30 AM

8:00 AM - 11:30 AM

8:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Kid Cultivation Station

8:50 AM - 9:40 AM

Town Hall

9:50 AM - 10:50 AM

Workshops

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Workshops

12:10 PM - 1:30 PM

Keynote, Closing, & Drawing

1:30 PM

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