MOFFA WINTER MEETING
FEBRUARY 18, 2012
(Snow Date February 25)
8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Maryland Dept of Agriculture
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, MD
Join farmers, consumers, advocates, NOP members, in a panel discussion to answer:
What Does Organic mean to Me?
Has the term "organic" has been co-opted or watered down?
Is organic: sustainable, local, compatible with the local and global ecology?
Is organic more than the details of what's on the OMRI list?
Is organic just a tool, or a philosophy?
What about claims of "beyond organic"?
Homegrown 'Eat Local' Potluck Lunch
Seed Swap
Silent Auction
There will be informative presentations, panels, and workshops for farmers and gardeners in search of new ideas, techniques, and inspiration, as well as networking opportunities for consumers and distributors, looking for good sources of local, organic food.
SCHEDULE
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8:00 | Registration | |
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8:15 | ||
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8:30 | Welcome & Announcements | |
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8:45 | Deanna Baldwin and Bill Rawling, MDA | |
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9:00 | Ron Morse- Professor Emeritus, Vegetable Crops Research, Department of Horticulture, Virginia Tech- Integrated Organic Weed and Pest Management: Role of Crop Rotation and Intensive Cover Crop/Vegetable Crop Sequences | Patty Lovera-Assistant Director of Food & Water Watch- What do all these labels mean? |
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9:15 | ||
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9:30 | ||
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9:45 | Jenny Tucker- Associate Deputy Administrator for the USDA National Organic Program, What is NOP? | |
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10:00 | ||
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10:15 | Coffee Break,Silent Auction, Seed Swap | |
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10:30 | Jay Feldman, Executive Director of Beyond Pesticides, Key Note Address: What Does Organic Mean to You? | |
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10:45 | ||
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11:00 | ||
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11:15 | Political Action Panel Discussion: Sen. Roger Manno (D-19), Sen Karen Montgomery (D-14), Del Eric Leudtke (D-14) and Del Rudolph Cane (D-37a). Pat McMillan, Asst. Sec. at MDA. | |
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11:30 | ||
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11:45 | ||
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12:00 | Potluck Lunch, Silent Auction, Seed Swap | |
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12:15 | ||
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12:30 | ||
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12:45 | ||
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1:00 | ||
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1:15 | ||
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1:30 | Panel Disscussion: What Does Organic Mean to You? Growers: Jack or Becky Gurley, Lance Estevez; Consumer Advocate:Patty Lovera; Restauranteur: Ype Von Hengst; Jenny Tucker, NOP |
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1:45 | ||
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2:00 | ||
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2:15 | Announcments & Elections | |
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2:30 | Panel Discussion: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug- Cerruti Hooks, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, UMD; Brian Biggins, Miolea Organic Farm | Rick Hood, Summercreek Farm- Organic Potting Mix |
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3:00 | ||
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3:15 | Jerry Brust, Senior Agent & Extension Specialist, IPM Vegetables- Organic Fertility and Kaolin Clay Pest Control Research | Don Brubaker, Fertrell- Livestock Management, Health, and Nutrition |
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3:30 | ||
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3:45 | ||
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4:00 | Lauren Kolb, Research Associate, UMD-Organic Weed Control Research | Mike Tabor, Licking Creek Bend Farm- Organic Christmas Tree Production |
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4:15 | ||
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4:30 | Silent Auction Pick-up & Closing Remarks | |
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4:45 | ||
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5:00 | ||
Key Note Speaker: Jay Feldman of Beyond Pesticides
Jay has dedicated himself to finding solutions to pesticide problems after working with farmworkers and small farmers. Jay has helped to build Beyond Pesticides' capacity to assist local groups and impact national pesticide policy. He has tracked specific chemical effects, regulatory actions, and pesticide law. He is very familiar with local groups working on pesticides and has helped develop successful strategies for reform in local communities. His work with media has helped to bring broader public understanding of the hazards of pesticides. Jay has a Masters in urban and regional planning with a focus on health policy from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1977), and a B.A. from Grinnell College (1975) in political science.
Attendees are encouraged to bring a dish to share for the potluck lunch, one of the highlights of the meeting.
Attendees can bring seeds to exchange with the other participants in the MOFFA Seed Swap.
There will be a silent auction. Members may bring display materials; table space is available in exchange for silent auction item donations.
Registration is $20 for non-members and $5 for members. Membership is $25 for one year or $45 for two years. Registration is at the door.
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