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CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
Friday, November 12
8:00 am - 10:00 am Friday Event Registration & Coffee
9:00 am - 4:30 pm Making the Bugs Work for You: Biological Control in Organic Agriculture—WSU/OSU Research Symposium
10:00 am - 3:00 pm Soil Foodweb Seminar—Elaine Ingham
10:00 am - 4:30 pm Portland Food System Bus Tour
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch - Seminar & Symposium only
3:00 pm - 9:00 pm Conference Registration
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Compost Jam!
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Research Poster Session & No-Host Bar
5:00 pm Trade Show Opens
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Dinner
7:45 pm - 8:30 pm Opening Plenary - Woody Deryckx
8:45 pm - 10:15 pm Ad Hoc Meetings & Get-Togethers
8:30 pm - Midnight Musical Jam Session & No-Host Bar
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Saturday, November 13
7:00 am - 10:00 am Conference Registration & Coffee
7:00 am - 9:00 am Coffee - Rogue Room
7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast
8:45 am - 10:15 am Welcome & Keynote Address
Vandana Shiva
10:30 am - noon Coffee and Caucuses - Refer to “Workshop Sessions” for individual locations, Regional Caucuses, Research Poster Session
Noon - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:15 pm - 2:45pm Workshop Session B
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm Coffee Break
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm Workshop Session C
5:15 pm - 7:00 pm Wine Tasting & Trade Show
6:30 pm - 7:45 pm Dinner
7:45 pm - 8:30 pm Award Ceremony - All Welcome
8:45 pm - 10:15 pm Ad Hoc Meetings & Get-Togethers
8:30 pm - 11:45 Salsa Dance and Lesson with Ramsey Y Los Montunos
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Sunday, November 14
7:15 am - 8:30 am Coffee
7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast
8:45 am - 9:45 am Plenary Address - Jim Hightower
9:45 am - 10:15 am Coffee Break
10:15 am - 11:45 Workshop Session D
11:45 - 12:45 pm Lunch
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Annual Meetings & Elections - Tilth Producers of Washington & Oregon Tilth
2:15 pm - 3:45 pm Workshop Session E
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Food Sale
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Conference Closing, Dances of Universal Peace
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
Tilth Regional Caucuses - 10:30 am - Noon
Ever wonder who’s farming on the other side of the valley? How might you be of support to one another or further the organic movement as a team? Pick up coffee in the Rogue Room or Lower Lobby then network with neighbors to develop stronger local coalitions and address issues unique to your region.
Western Washington Klamath/McKenzie Rooms Facilitated by Mark Musick of Vashon Island
Eastern Washington Umatilla/Deschutes Rooms Facilitated by Marilynn Lynn of Bridgeport
Western Oregon Willamette Room Facilitated by Harry MacCormack of Corvallis and Anthony Boutard, Gaston, OR
Eastern Oregon Yakima Room Facilitated by Jim Bahrenberg of Kimberly
Click HERE for Details on the Regional Caucuses
Research Poster Session
Tilth’s rich heritage of ecologically based agriculture is increasingly supported by university research and extension. As part of Friday’s Research Symposium, growers and researchers were invited to present posters highlighting a farm, farming technique, research project or activity based on biological pest management. This session offers an opportunity for all conference attendees to speak with the innovative producers and leading researchers who created posters about their work. Come see what’s new and share your ideas for needed research.
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Session B Saturday, November 13 1:15 - 2:45 pm
B1 Seeds of a Great Idea—The History of Tilth
Thirty years ago a few like-minded souls joined forces to create a multi-state organization to provide support for farmers experimenting with agricultural practices based on natural systems. As Tilth became more established, the organization became part of a force that has been responsible for changing the face of American agriculture. Join Anne Schwarz, Yvonne Frost and Lynn Coody as they provide a retrospective of Tilth's early years, the people who influenced the organization, and how the organization has evolved since then. Come and learn about the early years of Tilth—or remember the "good old days"— as you share tales of Tilth's development and growth. Exploring our history over the past 30 years will help us discover possibilities for the next 30! A companion workshop, Tilth’s Vision: Passing the Torch to a New Generation, offered Sunday at 2:00 pm, will look to the future.
B2 Making Solar Work in the Northwest
Join innovators Mike Nelson of Northwest Solar Systems and Christopher Freitas of Outback Power Systems in a hands-on examination of the technical issues involved in installing solar systems for residential or farm use in the Northwest. It can be done!
B3 Organic Seeds in the Era of Transgenes
At the core of agriculture is the holistic process of completing the cycle of seed to plant to seed. Growing, collecting, selecting and breeding plants for seed has ancient roots and modern problems. Long distance transportation, industrial food production, biotech and patent ownership impact organic growers who would save seed, preserve heirlooms, grow their own food and improve the health and vitality of local communities. Alan Kapuler of Peace Seeds and JJ Haapala, Director of the Farmer Cooperative Genome Project, will discuss food and nutritional biodiversity, theft from the public domain (biopiracy), and directions for seed and crop improvement based on local ecology, germplasm collections and the microbiology of the soil. Clonal reproduction, movement of transgenes from GMOs to organic crops, genetic pollution, and the politics of the control of agriculture will inform our discussion.
B4 Global Ecology: Age of New Solutions
Higher yields? Sustainable organic turf? Eliminate erosion? Decrease or eliminate toxic herbicides and pesticides? Explore these and other solutions in this colorful presentation of new technologies that will influence not only our local environment, but global ecology. Hendrikus Schraven of Hendrikus Schraven Landscape Construction & Design will take you through a combination of philosophy, science, practice, and actual projects that demonstrate vivid and dramatic results. Participants will learn how these new solutions can be applied to agriculture, turf science, residential gardens, storm water control, erosion control, and construction practices.
B5 Slow Food—Who's Minding the Fork?
Slow Food is more than just eating slowly and enjoying the company of others at the dinner table. Since its origins in Italy in the 1980’s, Slow Food has taken root around the world by becoming increasingly involved in the issues of sustainability and biodiversity. Throughout the Northwest, Slow Food chapters act to ensure that local foods and culinary traditions are preserved and encouraged. Lora Lea Misterly of Quillisascut Farm, Peter De Garmo of Pastaworks, and Jennifer Hall of Bon Appetit will discuss ways they are forging a closer connection between the source of food and the diner; ongoing efforts in education of consumers, chefs and producers; the role of chefs, managers, producers and distributors in connecting the continuum of food at the more local level; and how you can support sustainable cuisine. Learn about the Northwest Slow Food movement, including the Misterly’s Quillisascut Farm School of the Domestic Arts, which invites culinary professionals and students to the farm to experience how food is grown, harvested, and produced.
B6 Why Sustaining the Land is Critical to Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable agriculture requires farmers to invest in the land. These are often investments that only pay off over the long term. When the land acquires a market value that exceeds its agricultural business value, it becomes very difficult to make these investments. When the farmer knows that the land is destined to be sold a non-farmer, the prospect of a return on investments often evaporates. Protecting the future of the land for agriculture, however, restores the logic of investing in sustainable farming and in environmentally friendly practices. Don Stuart of the American Farmland Trust, Stephanie Taylor of the PCC Farmland Fund, Harry MacCormack of Sunbow Farm, and Will Newman of Natural Harvest Farm will discuss conventional and unconventional strategies for how to pass organic farms to future generations.
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Session C Saturday, November 13 3:15 - 4:45 pm
C1 Realizing Biodynamic Agriculture in North America
Jim Fullmer, Director of the Demeter Certification System, Walter Goldstein, Research Director at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, and Beth Wieting of the Oregon Biodynamic Group will talk about the principles and practices of a system of agriculture with a spiritual dimension. Topics include the 'farm organism' approach, what a Demeter Farm is, how it is certified, research results that show the effectiveness of Biodynamic methods, how to understand the quality and language of soils, plants, and animals on the living farm, and the human aspects of growth that may be associated with Biodynamic farming.
C2 Cover Crops for Nutrient and Pest Management Roundtable
Dave Muehleisen of Washington State University’s Small Farms Program will lead a lively discussion of strategies for uses of cover crops. Discussions will encompass such topics as what cover crops are best for soil building, nutrient and pest management, how to use them and when to plant them. We'll also talk about the benefits and problems associated with in-season interplanting of cover crops; strategies for incorporating cover crops in rotation schemes; how and at what rate to apply seed. The best places to get cover crop seed and whether innoculum is necessary for legumes will also be considered.
C3 New Insights on the Nature of Food Quality
Science is slowly discovering the many ways that whole foods, fruits and vegetables promote good health. Evidence is growing that organic production systems can increase the density of certain nutrients, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, compared to intensive, chemical-based farming systems. Chuck Benbrook, and his wife Karen Benbrook of EcoLogic, Inc, will present their summary of the Organic Center's latest research on antioxidants and present an overview of new insights into the nature of food quality.
C4 Field, Farm and Fungi: Biological Pest Management
Join Gwendolyn Ellen, Munk Bergin and Paul Stamets as they discuss biological pest management from three unique perspectives. Gwendolyn Ellen will lead participants through an interactive exercise called the Farmscaping for Beneficials Game. The game is a way to learn the general concepts of conservation biological control while designing a biologically diverse farm from an ecological perspective. Munk Bergin will discuss the uses of microbiology for organic field production—from nematodes to fungi, to bacteria and viruses. Paul Stamets will discuss a new horizon of research that may radically change the way insects pests are controlled—from termites to cockroaches to beetles. He has been awarded one patent, and soon two more will be issued using the mycelial form of entomopathogenic fungi. His discovery allows for the production of super-attractants, causing problem insects to congregate at a single locus. And, in the case of social insects, the workers carry the pathogenic fungus into the nests whereupon they are infected. This breakthrough will allow the localized treatment of insects without affecting non-targeted or beneficial insects.
C5 Prove It! Planning Your Own On-Farm Research Study
Farmers are continually conducting informal research by experimenting with different varieties, planting dates, fertility practices, and the like. A team of people with extensive on-farm research experience—Woody Deryckx of Willow Wind Farm, Jane Sooby of the Organic Farming Research Foundation, and Carol Miles of WSU—will present methods for formalizing your research so that you can have more confidence in the results. The panel will discuss the value of conducting research on your farm, how to set up a study, tips on data collection, and how to interpret your results. The panel will also present information on possible funding sources to help you pay for on-farm research.
C6 New Farmer Roundtable—Discover the Highs and Woes
Farming is arguably the most dynamic and challenging profession. It takes supreme dedication, hard work and serendipity to grow a successful and sustainable enterprise. As industrial agriculture continues to challenge our farms and communities, people of all ages are finding nourishment and new livelihood from the land. Join Andy Parker of Oregon Tilth in a discussion about the highs and woes of farming, celebrate our work, and share our visions. Specific topics may include land acquisition, specialty crops, innovative marketing, community supported agriculture, holistic management, local economies, and more.
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Session D Sunday, November 14 10:15 am - 11:45
D1 The Conjunction of Molecular Biology and Organic Agriculture
The focus of the April, 2004 issue of Nature magazine was organic agriculture and its essential importance for a sustainable world society. After decades of denial, this pro-organic turn around represents a monumental success for the pro-life, organism-based, organic agriculture movement. At the center of this change in attitude are recent discoveries about life coming from molecular biology. This workshop with Alan Kapuler of Peace Seeds will begin with new views of the “tree of life” coming from genomics and the comparison of whole organism genetic systems from archaea to thale cress to us. The promiscuity of bacteria, horizontal gene transfer and microbiota of soil will be discussed. Highlights of recent discoveries include RNA as enzymes, small RNAs that silence genes and extend the life span, recycling and self/other identification systems in proteins, the common and unique features of all organisms, and how genetic engineering, transgenes, GMOs and ecology impact our lives and our common future.
D2 Choosing a Wholesale Market: Which is Right for You?
A panel of experts will share their knowledge of wholesale marketing and follow with a roundtable discussion of wholesale marketing issues. Jeff Fairchild brings his experience as a retailer and wholesale buyer for Nature’s Northwest and New Seasons Market. Peter LeCompte will discuss his experience as a buyer for Small Planet Foods, a processor, and Dave Brown of Mustard Seed Farm will discuss his 30 years’ experience as a grower selling to wholesale markets. The audience will be full of other experts and a lively discussion about wholesale marketing is planned.
D3 Organic Orcharding
Join growers from two successful orcharding operations of different scales and hear what makes their businesses work. Wynne Weinreb and Scott Beaton of Jerzy Boyz Farm will share their story about being in the organic orcharding business—what they do, how they do it, and lessons learned along the way—all from the perspective of a small organic family farm. Harold Ostenson of Double O Orchard will talk about the mid-sized organic orchard (producing more volume that can be direct marketed by the grower) from two perspectives: 1) profitable crop management decisions required to be successful in today's global organic market, and 2) transitioning today's organic orchardist from 'farming conventionally using organic amendments' to an 'organic systems approach.'
D4 Food Democracy: Community-Based Policy Initiatives
Andy Fisher, Executive Director of the national Community Food Security Coalition, will join Eileen Brady of Portland’s Ecotrust and Rosmarie Cordello of the Portland/Multnomah Food Policy Council in looking at citizen-based efforts underway to influence the policies that help shape our regional food system. We will explore food policy councils, how they have organized, what’s possible, and what specific policy initiatives have evolved.
D5 Livestock Health & Productivity From the Soil Up
Jerry Brunetti is Managing Director of Agri-Dynamics in Pennsylvania, which produces natural feed additives and holistic remedies for livestock and pets. His session will center on how to keep livestock healthy, productive and reproductive. Herd health begins with having a diet with a variety of good quality forages grown on mineral-rich soil and diverse pastures. These pastures should include more than just the latest pasture mix; they should include a number of plants not commonly thought of as “forages” such as plantain, dandelion, chickweed, chicory, lambsquarters, and others. Jerry will connect human, animal, and planetary health to the health of the soil.
D6 Farming Medicinal Plants
Mark Wheeler of Pacific Botanicals in Grants Pass and Michael ‘Skeeter’ Pilarski of Friends of the Trees will talk about their vast experience growing medicinals as cash crops and as multiple-use elements in the farm ecosystem. Topics will include row cropping, windbreaks, hedgerows, agroforestry, and permaculture.
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Session E Sunday, November 14 2:15 - 3:45 pm
E1 Direct Marketing Roundtable
Join Chris Curtis of the Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance in Seattle, Will Newman of Natural Harvest Farm in Canby, Oregon, and fellow growers in a discussion of direct marketing issues and opportunities in the Pacific Northwest. Chris is an expert on farmers markets: their history and guiding policies, such as how farmers are prioritized and incorporated into decision-making, or what farmers should look for when they explore direct marketing. Will is a farmer and educator with a passion for helping small businesses succeed.
E2 Tilth's Vision: Passing the Torch to a New Generation
The Tilth movement has matured over the past 30 years and the torch will soon pass to a new generation. Tilth visionaries Anne Schwartz, Alan Kapuler, Mark Musick, JJ Haapala, and Harry MacCormack will address both the challenges and opportunities they foresee in creating truly sustainable communities in the Pacific Northwest. Just as the Ellensburg conference served as a catalyst for the Tilth movement's first phase, this session will be an opportunity for everyone to participate in charting Tilth's course for coming decades. A special invitation is extended to the next generation of Tilth’s leaders—you know who you are!
E3 Tools for the Small Acreage Farm Roundtable
You are encouraged to bring your favorite farm tools and tool modifications to share with others for this hands-on workshop. Do you have some bright ideas on how to get things done more efficiently? Have you improvised or discovered the most practical tool of the decade? Michaele Blakely of Growing Things in Carnation will facilitate this informal discussion of tools and how to make life easier on the farm.
E4 Ranching and Restoration of Native Grasses
As fossils fuels, fertilizers, the power supply, and water become more costly and in shorter supply, the significance of family farms, family ranches and local communities will continue to grow. Family farms and ranches of the western states should be on solar power, operate on bio-fuels, and produce their own fertilizers from compost teas, fish, seaweed and manure. Local communities and environmental organizations need to focus their resources and support to help growers and ranchers restore their soils, water sources, and habitats. To reach ecological health and sustainability, native grasses and soils must be restored. In this workshop, Jim Bahrenberg of North Fork Ranch in Oregon will cover the ‘whys’ of native grass restoration. Berta Youtie, owner of Eastern Oregon Stewardship Services and long-time Rangeland Ecologist for The Nature Conservancy, will cover the ‘hows’ of soil and native grassland restoration.
E5 Sustainable Agriculture, Biopharming, and Your Land Grant University
Will Washington and Oregon State Universities be leaders in sustainable agriculture, or in genetic engineering and biopharming? Bonnie Rice of the Washington Sustainable Food & Farming Network and Nick Andrews of Oregon Tilth will discuss the progress being made at both institutions in policy on teaching and studying sustainable agriculture, as well as concerns about university plans on genetic engineering and biopharming.
E6 Weeds Management Roundtable
Andrew Stout of Full Circle Farm in Carnation will host a discussion about weed management. Andrew and his wife, Wendy, grow over 100 varieties of organic vegetables, herbs, berries and medicinal plants on 140 acres. They have developed efficient farming techniques, combining Old World practicality with modern capabilities. Bring your weed questions, solutions and ideas to this grower roundtable and embrace the world of weeds.
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SYMPOSIA & SEMINARS
Making the Bugs Work for You: Biological Control in Organic Agriculture
Friday Symposium 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Sponsored by the Washington State University Center for Sustaining Agriculture & Natural Resources in collaboration with Oregon State University, this symposium will provide an assessment of the opportunities and challenges facing biological insect management from an ecosystems perspective. Lectures, panel discussion, Q & A and a poster session will highlight innovative, holistic strategies for biological pest management. Farmers, researchers, extension agents, and state agency and industry representatives are encouraged to attend and discuss the latest organic research at Washington and Oregon State Universities and on farms throughout the region.
Agenda:
8:00-9:00 am Registration
9:00-9:15 am Welcome and Introductions—Woody Deryckx, Willow Wind Farms, Concrete, Washington
9:15-9:30 am Status of Organic Research & Education in Washington and Oregon—David Granatstein, WSU
9:30-10:30 am Mushrooms as Your Allies—Paul Stamets, Fungi Perfecti
10:45-12:15pm Biologically Based IPM
Conserving Biological Diversity on the Farm through Habitat Management—Paul Jepson, OSU
Successful Farmscaping: Experiences from an Organic Farm in the Willamette Valley
Elanor O'Brien, Persephone Farm, Lebanon, Oregon
12:15-1:15 pm Lunch
1:15-2:15 pm Strategies to Conserve Beneficial Insects and Spiders—Bill Snyder, WSU
Bloom Habitat for Beneficial Insects—Frank Morton, Shoulder to Shoulder Farm, Philomath, Oregon
2:15-3:00 pm Designing Pest Resistant Systems with Living Mulches—Helen Atthowe, Montana State University
3:20-4:20 pm All Speaker Panel—Questions & Answers
4:20-4:30 pm Summary and Conclusions—Woody Deryckx
4:30-6:00 pm Poster Session and No-Host Bar—All Tilth conference attendees are invited!
Posters highlighting a farm, a particular farming technique, a research project, or any agricultural activity focused on biological pest management are welcome. Posters will be displayed in the main meeting room of the symposium. Authors are asked to put up their poster by 9:00 am on Friday, November 12, and to remove their poster by 3:00 pm Sunday, November 14. Please bring an easel. In addition to the 1½ hour interactive poster session on Friday, there will also be an a 1-hour session on Saturday, November 13 from 11:00 am to Noon. During the poster sessions, authors are asked to be at their poster while meeting attendees use this time to ask questions of the authors. Unattended posters may be left up for the duration of the conference for Tilth conference attendees to view.
Contact Carol Miles at (360) 576-6030 x 20 for more information about posters.
Proceedings will be available to all symposium participants or can be purchased at a charge of $15.00 each. Proceedings include papers from the symposium speakers as well as summary papers of all poster presentations.
Pre-registration is required and lunch is included in the Symposium cost of $35.00. Please use the enclosed Mail-In Registration Form.
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The Compost Foodweb & Compost Tea, Dr Elaine Ingham, Soil Foodweb, Inc
Friday Seminar 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
To grow healthy, productive plants, you need healthy soil with the right balance of organisms. Dr Elaine Ingham will teach a day-long seminar on compost microbiology and compost tea. An electron microscope and projector will offer close-up views of living compost organisms. You will gain an understanding of compost biology, when, why and how to use compost, how to recognize good compost, and Soil Foodweb’s model of the Compost Foodweb. Dr Ingham will help you learn what compost tea is, what’s in it, methods for producing compost tea, and application approaches. Actively Aerated Compost Tea? Fermentative Compost Tea? Long-Brewing Compost Tea? Anaerobic Compost Tea? What’s the difference and which is right for your needs?
Agenda:
8:00-10:00 am Registration
10:00-12:15 pm The Compost Foodweb
12:15-1:15 pm Lunch
1:15-3:00 pm Compost Tea
Dr Elaine Ingham is President of Soil Foodweb, Inc in Corvallis, Oregon, President of Soil Foodweb Institute in New South Wales, Australia, and Research Director at Soil Foodweb, New York. She is part of the Adjunct Faculty at Southern Cross University in Lismore, Australia. Her research is on what organisms are present in the soil and on the foliage of plants, which organisms benefit which types of plants, which organisms harm plants, and how these organisms can be managed to grow plants with the least expensive inputs while maintaining soil fertility. Her work with biological products and compost teas around the world has brought forth a greater understanding of how to properly manage thermally produced compost, vermicompost, and compost tea to guarantee disease-suppressive, soil-building, nutrient-retaining composts and compost teas.
Pre-registration is required and lunch is included in the Seminar cost of $45.00. Please use the enclosed Mail-In Registration Form.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
Friday
Portland Food System Bus Tour 10:00 am - 4:30 pm Ready, set, go! The first 40 people who sign up will leave the gates of the Doubletree Hotel at 10:00 am sharp. Cost is $40.00, including lunch and snacks. The tour will begin at a beautiful old dairy farm which now hosts community gardens, a CSA, and Oregon Tilth educational programs. Next, a talk by the produce manager of a recently opened New Seasons Grocery Store, then ending with a presentation on Portland's food system and a tour of the innovative Ecotrust building. Along the way we will look at Portland's geographic setting, the urban growth boundary, infill and high density housing, creative urban design, mass transportation options, community repair projects and alternative architecture. Lunch will be served in the community room at People's Co-op. Use the Mail-In Registration form to sign up. For more information contact Liz Marantz at
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Compost Jam! 3:30 - 5:00 pm Rave about compost & compost tea with other enthusiasts. All welcome.
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Research Poster Session and No-Host Bar 4:30 - 6:00 pm Check out the latest in biological pest management. Research posters highlighting a farm, a particular farming technique, a research project, or any agricultural activity focused on organic pest management will be displayed. Authors will be at their posters to answer questions at this time (as well as on Saturday from 11:00 am to Noon). Unattended posters will be displayed for the duration of the conference. Contact Carol Miles at (360) 576-6030 x 20 for more information about posters.
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Musical Jam Session and No-Host Bar 8:30 pm - Midnight Get down with John Pitney, our emcee for the night. Bring instruments, drums, voices, skits, poetry, magic, and jokes. Nothing is too mundane for this homegrown theatrical event! All are most heartily welcome.
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Ad Hoc Meetings and Get-Togethers 8:30 - 10:00 pm All conference attendees are welcome to sign up, first-come, first-served, for a reserved meeting room to converse with other conference-goers. If you sign up, you are responsible for facilitating the session, or designating a facilitator. Find the sign up board in the East Lobby registration area, write in your topic and time slot under the room of your choice, and be there to discuss your topic with other interested folks. Meeting rooms and sign up boards will be available throughout the conference. This time period, as well as Saturday 8:30 – 10 pm, is set aside specifically for those who’d like to while the evening away in good conversation.
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Saturday
Organic Wine Tasting & Trade Show 5:00 - 7:00 pm Sample the delicious and bountiful harvest of Northwest organic wines while browsing the trade show. Non-alcoholic beverages and snacks will also be served. Cost is $15.00; use the Mail-In Registration for to sign up or pay at the door.
Salsa Dance with Ramsey Y Los Montunos! 8:30 pm - Midnight Dance, dance, dance to one of the hottest bands in the Northwest—a full 9-piece Salsa orchestra. Bring your dancing shoes and take an authentic Salsa dance lesson. Cost is included in conference registration and all are welcome.
Ad Hoc Meetings and Get-Togethers 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm See Friday 8:30 pm, above for details.
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Sunday
Annual Meeting and Elections for Oregon Tilth & Tilth Producers of Washington
8:45-10:00 am Two organizations instrumental to the sustainability of Northwest farms and food systems invite you to hear what’s underway organizationally and let your thoughts and dreams be heard. Your voice matters! If you are interested in volunteering or serving on the Board of Directors, come let folks know.
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Conference Closing: Dances of Universal Peace 3:30-4:30 pm Conducted by Forest Shomer, with Portland-area Sufi musicians, the Dances of Universal Peace utilize simple movements, along with songs and phrases from the world's varied spiritual traditions, with the purpose of uniting the Dancers in the spirit of Oneness, Love, Harmony and Beauty. On this occasion, a selection of Nature-themed dances will be presented. All are welcome to join in this ceremonial closing. "If you can walk, you can dance; if you can talk, you can sing."--African proverb
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All the Time!
Tilth Trade Show Throughout the conference, a wonderful mix of businesses and non-profit organizations of interest to Tilth folk will be on display. Stop by and browse samples, books and information on farm supplies, organic seeds, fertilizers, local educational initiatives, and services.
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The Tilth Rest Stop Get out of traffic and take a break – easy chairs, tables, tea, and a bathroom will be found here. Connect with old friends and make new ones. Just follow the signs to The Rest Stop—ahhh…...
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