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.
9:00 AM
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4:00 PM
Goats: Milk & Meat
Laine and 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.
11:30 AM
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1:30 PM
Rooted in Organic
Michele Schahczenski
Sponsored By Transition to Organic Partnership Program
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 Kern 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, January 15th
Registration at Heritage Center Theater
Conference Kick-Off at Park Place Eatery
Film Screening SUU Auditorium Theater
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Registration Opens at the Heritage Center Theater
You will not be able to register at Park Place Eatery
Just show up! No registration or ticket needed to attend the film screening.
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
No early entry
Conference Kick-Off Dinner & Live Music at Park Place Eatery
Sponsored by Roberts Ranch Hoophouses
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.
Just show up! No registration or ticket needed to attend the film screening.
6:00 PM
Welcome at Park Place Eatery
Just show up! No registration or ticket needed to attend the film screening.
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Seating at 7:00 PM, Films start at 7:30 PM
Film Screening & Dessert at the SUU Auditorium Theater
300 W University Blvd, Cedar City, UT 84720
Sponsored by Visit Cedar City - Brian Head Tourism Bureau and Torus
Just show up! No registration or ticket needed to attend the film screening.
7:30 PM
Rising, Rooted, and Resilient Film Screening Begins
Three Short Films
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Powering Community: Wasatch Community Garden x Torus
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Conversation and Q&A with James Loomis from Wasatch Community Garden
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Land and Heart
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Rooted in Community
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Conversation and Q&A with Farmers Sara Patterson and Corbin Scholz
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Just show up! No registration or ticket needed to attend the film screening.
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
No early entry
Conference Kick-Off Dinner & Live Music at Park Place Eatery
Dinner brought to you by Chef Shon Foster of Sego, Añu & Anthera
Sponsored by Roberts Ranch Hoophouses
Live Music by Coyote Bluegrass
Sponsored by Cedar City Councilman R. Scott Phillips
We open the evening with a shared meal. This is a time to connect with fellow participants, meet new friends, and reconnect with old ones.
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Film Screening & Dessert at the SUU Auditorium Theater
with Gelato from the Pizza Cart and Popcorn from Dixie Nutrition
Sponsored by Visit Cedar City - Brian Head Tourism Bureau and Torus
Friday, January 16th
Registration at the Heritage Theater and Festival Hall
Fundraiser Dinner is at The Lobby Events
Farmer Guild Barn Dance Mixer is at The Venue
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Steeping Conversation, Brewing Ideas in the Heritage Center Theater Lobby
Sponsored by Traditional Medicinals Teas
Would you like to have a directed discussion, meetup with someone who has the same interest or questions as you? Steeping Conversation, Brewing Ideas will create a space for conference attendees to engage in informal conversation where they can share ideas, experiences, and questions with one another. Each discussion and meetup will be assigned a room/space and have a designated person to lead them.
Grab some tea and/or breakfast and start your morning by connecting with your fellow attendees. Hot water and Tea provided!
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Theater
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Welcome and Gather
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Keynotes
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Utah Agriculture, From the Ground Up
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Recognition of Indigenous Stewards
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with Scott Stubbs, Scott Smith and Tammy Pearson, moderated by Hayden Ballard
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and Jon Garofalo and Jill Simkins moderated by Al Grossi
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The National Organic Movement, From the Ground Up
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with Larry Jacobs and Bob Quinn Moderated by Jessy Beckett Parr
- Sponsored by the USDA Transition to Organic Partnership Program
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10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Workshops
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Farm Micro Businesses with Mollie Engelhart in The Theater
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Diversifying Your Farm Through Seed Growing with Corbin Scholz in Room 1
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Touch the Earth with James and Joyce Skeet in Room 2 & 3
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Cancelled: Good Food Economics with Steven Rosenberg in Room 4 & 5
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Beyond TV: What Yellowstone Got Right About Conservation Easements with Susannah O'Brien in Room 6
11:55 AM - 12:55 PM
Workshops
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What We Raise and Why: Animal Production Across Three Utah Farms with Shayne Bowler, Mitch Dumke, and Stan Jensen in The Theater
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Automation and Agriculture with Larry Jacobs in Room 1
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Sheep: Localizing Wool as a Producer and Consumer with Jo Cosby and Rachael Hall in Room 2 & 3
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Agritourism Food Establishments with Karl Hartman in Room 4 & 5
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Raising Rooted, Resilient Kids through Nature's Rhythms with Heather Simkins Speth in Room 6
12:55 PM - 2:10 PM
Lunch
Community-Build Grain Bowls
Chefs, growers, bakers and producers are coming together for a community-built grain bowl lunch. Build your bowl using seasonal and locally sourced ingredients. Hope you're hungry!
Sponsored by Redmond Life
2:20 PM - 3:20 PM
Workshops
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Dry Land and Irrigated Grain Production with Bob Quinn and Monte Bledsoe in The Theater
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The Chef and Farmer Relationship with Mollie Engelhart in Room 1
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Changing the Way We Look at Food with Corbin Scholz in Room 2 & 3
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Biodynamic Incentives with Lloyd Nelson in Room 4 & 5
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Value Added Goods: Why and How to Add Them to Your Farm's Offerings with Paige Collett in Room 6
3:25 PM - 3:50 PM
Book Signing in the Heritage Center Lobby with Mollie Engelhart, Bob Quinn, Heather Speth, Brook Levan, and Joseph Lofthouse.
3:50 PM - 5:30 PM
Theater
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Red Acre Center "What's Happening" by Symbria Patterson, Co-founder of Red Acre Center
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Presentation of the Clinton Ray Miller Food & Agriculture Legacy Award
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Keynote: Making It Happen in Utah - Chris Pyper of Rustling Aspen Farm and Carly Gillespie of Downtown Salt Lake City Farmers' Market in the Theater
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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Farm to Fork Dinner Fundraiser
Sponsored by Utah Farm to Fork
At The Lobby Events, 52 N Main St, Cedar City, UT 84720
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Farmer Guild Barn Dance & Mixer
Sponsored by Central 9th Market
Live Music Sponsored by Utah Farm to Fork
At The Venue, 33 N Main St, Cedar City, UT 84720
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Farmer Guild Barn Dance & Mixer - RSVP HERE
Hosted by the Red Acre Center Guilds
Sponsored by Central 9th Market
Live Music by Lyndy & The Moonflowers
Sponsored by Utah Farm to Fork
At The Venue, 33 N Main St, Cedar City, UT 84720
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Sponsored by Utah Farm to Fork
There will be flapjacks, eggs, and sausage cooked to order. Minimum donation of $10.
12:55 PM - 2:10 PM
Community-Built Grain Bowls
Chefs, growers, bakers and producers are coming together for a community-built grain bowl lunch. Build your bowl using seasonal and locally sourced ingredients. Hope you're hungry!
Sponsored by Redmond Life
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Seed Money Dinner
An intimate gathering introducing the practice of bringing money back down to earth through relationship-based investing in what matters most, seeding our communities with low- or no-interest loans to sustainable farms and small, local food enterprises.
Advanced Ticket Required
Sponsored by Cache Valley Bank and Staheli Family Farm
Saturday, January 17th
8:00 AM
Check-In & Registration
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
8:45 AM - 1:30 PM
Kid Cultivation Station
In Room 7
9:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Workshops
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The Partnerships Between Farmers, Ranchers and Universities with Erin O'Brien, Jennifer Meyer, Jeremy Bakelar, and Mark Bold in The Theater
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Expanding your Agrarian Toolbox - the Other 50% with Brooke Levan in Room 1
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Healing the Earth by Growing Food as Medicine with Bob Quinn in Room 2 & 3
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Fruit Growing 101: Match-Making with Scott Smith in Room 4 & 5
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Breaking It Down: How To Process Small Animals with Stephen Lott in Room 6
10:20 AM - 11:30 AM
Workshops
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Simple Marketing for Small Farms: Using Your Story to Connect With Customers with Kristen Bowler in The Theater
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Biological Control & Managing Insects – A Farmers Perspective with Larry Jacobs in Room 1
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Respecting Tradition with Data: Guided by Technology, Rooted in Soil with Sabrina Williams in Room 2 & 3
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Natural Winemaking in Southern Utah with Shane Tooke in Room 4 & 5
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Nature & Garden Journaling with Jill Simkins in Room 6
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Farmers' Market Break
Grab something to eat at the Farmers' Market, pick up your produce from the veggie valet, and make any final purchases before the keynote
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Theater
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Raffle Drawing
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Keynote - Humanities, Responsibility, and Gods Design with Mollie Engelhart
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Closing Keynote - History of Organic and Organic Certification From The Ground Up, a Personal Perspective with Larry Jacobs sponsored by USDA Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP)
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Closing Circle
Meet at the top of the parking garage to the south of the Heritage Center. Take the elevator or stairs inside the parking structure to reach the top.
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Post Conference Meetups
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TOPP Program Meetup, by invitation
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Location: Park Place Eatery
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Utah Farmers Market Network Forum
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Location: Heritage Center Theater Room 1
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Transforming Gardens and Food Access in Tribal Communities
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Location: Johnson Arts Center
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8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
State-Wide Farmers' Market in the Heritage Center Lobby
Sponsored by the Downtown Farmers Market SLC
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