Pre-Conference Events Thursday, January 9th
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.
6:45 AM
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5:30 PM
Amigo Farm Tour & Lunch
Symbria Patterson
Sponsored by Downtown SLC Farmers Market
The Amigo Farm tour is always a good time! We meet in Cedar City early in the morning and enjoy hot beverages and pastries before we load the shuttle bus. We will be heading to Kanab, driving through Zion National Park, and touring a mixed vegetable market garden, flower farm, and bison ranch. Lunch this year will be made by board member Chef Shon!
Symbria Patterson, co-founder of Red Acre Center, will be your guide.
All aboard!
Starting Location
105 N 100 E
Cedar City, UT 84720
9:30 AM
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4:00 PM
Co-Creating Freedom, Reverence & Relationships through Biodynamics
Lloyd Nelson, Russell Blackstone, Stewart Lundy
Join our pre-conference workshop to dive deeper into the art and spiritual science of Biodynamics. We will explore the foundational teachings of Rudolf Steiner, the importance of Light and Sound in our work to regenerate our gardens, farms and ranches and how to foster relationships with all of Life. Participants will learn how and why to use Biodynamic Preparations, instruments to increase vitality and other simple Biosprays. This workshop will include meditation, sections of lecture and hands on group experiences in the Greenhouse as well as outside around the farm and compost piles. Lunch is included.
9:30 AM
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12:30 PM
Cheese Workshop
Corinne Cornet-Zinn
A rare opportunity to learn from cheesemaker Corrine Zinn, owner of Park City Creamery. She pairs her Belgian cheese-making experience with the Utah terroir to teach you in this hands-on class (limited to ten participants). You'll learn the art of crafting your very own goat feta and take a small tub home to enjoy. For lunch, a cheese board will be served with all of the Park City Creamery cheeses. Feel free to bring your own bottle of wine.
Location
2322 West 4375 North
Cedar City, UT 84721
1:00 PM
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4:00 PM
Determine the Health of Your Soil
Tony Richards
Sponsored by E & I Conservation District
Led by Tony Richards of Utah Soil Health Partnership
Learn how the power of observation and some simple in-field tests can tell you how healthy your soil is and identify resource concerns that might be impacting the productivity of your soil. We will use a rainfall simulator to demonstrate how soil health principles impact its ability to be resilient to extreme weather conditions. We will make onsite comparisons of a biodynamic, certified organic, two-acre vegetable farm and a neighboring larger-scale alfalfa farm.
Location
2322 West 4375 North
Cedar City, UT 84721
1:30 PM
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4:30 PM
Canning: Hands-On Intensive
Paige Collett
Led by Paige of Cache Canning in Escalante.
Learn the basics of both water bath and pressure canning with an emphasis on modern food safety. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro, you'll leave with skills and knowledge to add to your food preserving arsenal and leave with a few completed jars for your pantry.
Location
2322 West 4375 North
Cedar City, UT 84721
3:00 PM
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4:30 PM
Small-Scale Market Garden Tools
TK Kern
Led by TK of Red Acre Farm
Sponsored by BZI Steel
Free to all conference attendees.
A 90-minute nerd-out on small-scale, no-till-market garden tools.
TK will show and demonstrate some of Red Acre Farm's many tools: the Neversink gridder, Jang seeder, Growers & Co rake and broadfork, Neversink Mutineer hoe, Glaser wheel hoe, a high-arch wheel plow, Earthway seeder, flame weeders, and more.
Location
2322 West 4375 North
Cedar City, UT 84721
Thursday, January 9th
Conference Kick-Off
5:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.
Check-In & Registration
Dinner brought to you by Chef Shon Foster of Sego, Anu, and Anthera
Sponsored by Redmond Real Salt
with live music by Pepper Rose sponsored by Utah Farm to Fork
Welcome & Blessing by Farmer Karl
23 West Center Street
Cedar City, UT
Park across the street at Heritage Theater parking structure
105 N 100 E
Cedar City, UT
7:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.
Open and free to the public!
Film Screening and Registration - Common Ground
Sponsored by Visit Cedar City - Brian Head
Film will begin at 7:30 PM
Common Ground Screening followed by a moderated panel with members of our local regenerative farming community and a Q&A
105 North 100 East
Cedar City, UT
Friday, January 10th
8:00 A.M.
Check-In & Registration
8:00 A.M. - 8:30 AM
Steeping Conversations, Brewing Ideas in the Heritage Center Lobby
Sponsored by Traditional Medicinals
8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Silent Auction in the Heritage Center Lobby
8:30 A.M. - 6:00 PM
Room 7 - Kid Cultivation Station
Sponsored by Sponsored by Argyle Acres and The Pizza Yard
8:50 A.M. - 10:15 A.M.
Theater
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Welcome and Gather with Mayor Mollie Halterman of Parowan
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Keynote - Common Ground with Javier Zamora
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Sponsored by the USDA Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP)
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10:30 A.M. - 11:40 A.M.
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Cut Flower Farming with Hannah Muller in the Theater
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SOIL Soil to Soul Awakening with James and Joyce Skeet in Room 1
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Tree Planting 101 with Charlie Perington in Room 2 & 3
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil with Steven Rosenberg in Room 4 & 5
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ORGANIC Certified Organic: Myth, Market, or Movement? with Michele Schahczenski in Room 6
11:50 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
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Diversify Farming at Any Scale with Javier Zamora in the Theater
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SOIL Don't Soil the Fun: Measuring Soil Health Made Easy with Tony Richards in Room 1
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BIODYNAMICS Biosprays & Beyond with Lloyd Nelson in Room 2 & 3
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Finding Common Ground: Farmers on Farmers' Markets moderated by Kristen Kropp with Chris Pyper, Kat Puzey, Annie Spendlove, and Michael Bishop in Room 4 & 5
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ORGANIC Organic Through My Eyes with Phil LaRocca sponsored by CCOF in Room 6
1:00 P.M. - 2:20 P.M.
Lunch Provided for Conference Attendees
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Located outside the East doors of the Heritage Center Lobby
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Food Trucks using locally sourced ingredients
1:30 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.
Seed Exchange in the Heritage Center Downstairs
Sponsored by KRCL Punk Rock Farmer Al
Blessing on the Seeds by Joseph Lofthouse
2:30 P.M. - 3:40 P.M.
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Putting the Power of Plants into Practice with Laura Bledsoe in the Theater
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SOIL CPR in the Intermountain West with Nicole Masters in Room 1
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BIODYNAMIC Biodynamic Calendar Foundations & Finding Daily Rhythm with Russell (Blackstone) Crawford in Room 2 & 3
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Finding Success with Pastured Poultry with Dale Batty in Room 4 & 5
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ORGANIC Farmer’s Perspective - Certified Organic Panel Discussion with Phil LaRocca of LaRocca Vineyards and CCOF Chair, CA, Sara Patterson of Red Acre Farm CSA, UT, Ryan Moore of First Frost Farm, UT, Kevan Nilsson of PaMaw's Organic, UT, and Hannah Muller of Full Belly Farm, CA. Moderated by Michele Schahczenski, Organic Outreach Coordinator - TOPP, USU in Room 6
3:40 P.M. - 4:10 P.M.
Book Signing in the Heritage Center Lobby with Nicole Masters, Max Kane, Hannah Muller, Joseph Lofthouse, Heather Speth, and Stewart Lundy
4:10 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.
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 by TK Kern
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Keynote: Making It Happen in Utah - Madison Goodman of Madsnacks Produce and Max Nelson and Noah Kuhns of Central 9th Market in the Theater
6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M
Dinner
Please support a local business.
For inspiration on nearby eating options check out Where to Eat.
8:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.
Farmer Guild Mixer
hosted by the Red Acre Center Guilds
at The Grind Coffee House sponsored by Western Ag Credit
with music by Dave Williams sponsored by Sweet Pea Farm and Orchard
with a Photo Booth sponsored by KRCL
Saturday, January 11th
7:30 A.M. - 8:30 A.M.
Early Morning Yoga with Angela Patino in Room 1
Free to conference attendees, but registration is required
8:00 A.M.
Check-In & Registration
8:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
State-Wide Farmer's Market open in Festival Hall and Heritage Theater Lobbies
Sponsored by Rico Brand
We encourage you to purchase breakfast at the Farmer's Market from one or more of our vendors and a hot beverage on-site from The Grind Coffeehouse
8:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
Vendors, Book Store, & The Grind Coffeehouse open in the Heritage Theater Lobby
8:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.
Room 7 - Kid Cultivation Station
Sponsored by Sponsored by Argyle Acres and The Pizza Yard
8:50 A.M. - 9:40 A.M.
Come get your questions answered and find out what our lawmakers and what legislation is doing to access, grow and secure local food. State and local laws/regulations are constantly changing and we advocate to make them better. On this panel we'll have state and local policymakers who are trying to find ways to make it easier for local producers to sell to their customers. You'll get to watch a conversation between real producers and policymakers that could impact you.
9:50 A.M. - 10:50 A.M.
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Strengthen, Network and Support for Indigenous Growers with James and Joyce Skeet in the Upstairs Board Room
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SOIL Biochar, the Re-Generational Investment in Soil Health with John Webster in Room 1
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BIODYNAMICS Seeing the Unseen: Determining Soil Health with Chromatography with Stewart Lundy in Room 2 & 3
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Cultivating Elderberries: Exploring Perennial Crop Potential in Utah's Diverse Climate with Tyson Lloyd in Room 4 & 5
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Inspiring Stories from the Front Lines of Food Activism with Max Kane in Room 6
11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
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Growing and Designing with Dried Flowers with Hannah Muller in Room 1
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Planting Seeds of Wonder: Nature School Magic with Heather Speth in Room 2 & 3
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Adaptation Agriculture with Joseph Lofthouse in Room 4 & 5
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The Fun Continues with Max Kane and Chris Lindstrom in Room 6
12:10 P.M. - 1:30 P.M.
Theater
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Keynote - The Journey to Find Common Ground through Organic Farming with Phil LaRocca sponsored by USDA Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP)
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Closing Keynote - Finding Common Ground through Regeneration in the Age of Cynicism with Nicole Masters
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Raffle Drawings