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.
7:00 AM
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5:00 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 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 W 100 E
Cedar City, UT 84720
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 Place 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
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
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
Live Music
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
7:30 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.
Film Screening - Common Ground
Following the screening there will be a Q & A and panel discussion
Open and free to the public!
105 North 100 East
Cedar City, UT
Friday, January 10th
8:00 A.M.
Check-In & Registration
8:50 A.M. - 10:20 A.M.
Theater
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Welcome and gather with Parowan Mayor Mollie Halterman
10:30 A.M. - 11:40 A.M.
Workshops
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TBD
11:50 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Workshops
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TBD
1:00 P.M. - 2:20 P.M.
Lunch Provided
2:00 P.M. - 2:20 P.M.
Book Signings
2:30 P.M. - 3:40 P.M.
Workshops
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TBD
4:00 P.M. - 5:45 P.M.
Keynote: Making It Happen in Utah - Madison Goodman of Madsnacks Produce 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.
Saturday, January 11th
7:30 A.M. - 8:30 A.M.
Early Morning Yoga with Angela Patino
Free to conferene attendees, but registraiton 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
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
8:50 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.
Keynote
Town Hall
10:10 A.M. - 11:10 A.M.
Workshops
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TBD
11:20 A.M. - 12:20 P.M.
Workshops
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TBD
12:30 P.M. - 1:30 P.M.
Closing and Keynote