{"id":355,"date":"2012-02-02T16:53:19","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T22:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/?p=355"},"modified":"2012-02-02T16:54:11","modified_gmt":"2012-02-02T22:54:11","slug":"texas-organic-farmers-and-gardeners-association-2012-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northtexasvegetablegardeners.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/02\/texas-organic-farmers-and-gardeners-association-2012-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association 2012 Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>North Texas is very lucky to have the TOFGA conference in Mesquite this year. \u00a0Browse the list of speaker topics below and you will quickly understand how GREAT this is!<\/p>\n

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Don’t miss your chance to attend to 2012 TOFGA Conference, Feb 17-19 in Mesquite!\u00a0\u00a0 Have you seen the program for the conference?\u00a0 It’s truly amazing.\u00a0\u00a0Register today!<\/a><\/p>\n

– Hotel rooms are filling up!\u00a0\u00a0Reserve your room today.<\/a><\/p>\n

– Keynote speaker Mark Winne, community food activist, writer, and trainer<\/p>\n

Look at these session topics and fabulous speakers!!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Register today!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Organics on a Budget \u2013 Justin Duncan, Prairie View A&M
\nBuilding a Compelling Business Plan \u2013 Steve Carlson, Slow Money DFW
\nRainwater Harvesting \u2013 John Smith, SARE
\nFirst Steps for Farm to School \u2013 Andrew Smiley, Sustainable Food Center
\nGMO\u2019s \u2013 Judith McGeary, FARFA and Cameron Molberg, Coyote Creek Organic Feed Mill
\nSoil Biology and Improvement for Growers \u2013 Michael Bosco, Soils Alive<\/p>\n

Agricultural Valuation – Get that Exemption! \u2013 Sue Beckwith, TOFGA and Brad Stufflebeam, Home Sweet Farm
\nPoultry Production \u2013 Jules Assata, Shades of Green and Jennifer Huf, Slow Food Farm
\nInterns and Volunteers on the Farm – Amanda Austin and Dan Bernsworth, Cardo’s Farm Project
\nGreenhouse Management \u2013 Pamela Hornby, Boggy Creek Farm
\nIntegrated Pest Management \u2013 Thomas Harr, Earthwise Organics
\nGoats and Lamb \u2013 Ty Wolosin, Windy Hill Farm<\/p>\n

Growing from Seed for Home and Market Gardens – Kim Martin, Barking Cat Farm
\nIntro to Aquaponics – Dave Pennington, Synergyfish
\nHeirloom Tomatoes –\u00a0 Marilyn Simmons, Garden Inspirations
\nCommunity Gardening – Amanda Vanhoozier, Coppell Farmers Market & Community Garden
\nBeating the Drought – Brad Stufflebeam, Home Sweet Farm
\nMicrogreens – Hans Hansen, Twin Persimmons Farm<\/p>\n

The Why and How of Establishing Local Fruit Plant Nurseries for Organic Growers – Guy Ames, NCAT
\nOrganic Vegetable Gardening – Howard Garrett
\nSoil Biology and Improvement for Gardeners – Michael Bosco, Soils Alive
\nDrought Management Resources – Alyssa Burgin, Texas Drought Project
\nTexas Food Laws – Judith McGeary, FARFA
\nSerengeti Grazing – Sabino Cortez, Erath Earth<\/p>\n

Edible Ornamental’s for North Texas \u2013 Leslie Finical Halleck, Halleck Horticultural
\nGarden Design for Beneficial Insects and Pest Control – Lucy Harrell
\nBerries in North Texas – Sue Newhouse, Aunt Sue’s Barn
\nMarketing the Food You Grow – Brian Cummings and Rick Shoen, Eat Green DFW
\nRetail and Restaurant Marketing – Chris Romano, Whole Foods and Cynthia Chippendale, Potager
\nDairy Management Roundtable – Texas Daily Harvest, Veldhuizen Dairy, County Line Dairy<\/p>\n

High Tunnel Construction Demonstration – Steve Chaney, Tarrant County AgriLife
\nOrganics for Professional Landscapers – Howard Garrett
\nSeed Saving – Dr. James Veteto, UNT, Southern Seed Legacy
\nOrganic Fruit Production in North Texas – Guy Ames, NCAT
\nSocial Networking and Website Optimization – Ty Wolosin, Windy Hill Organics, and Mike Newhouse, Impyre
\nAdditional On-Farm Income\u00a0 – Erin Flynn, Green Gate Farm<\/p>\n

Low Tunnels – Dr Obadiah Njue, Ext Hort Agent
\nSmall Scale Urban Agriculture – Andrea Bithell, Oak Cliff Organics and Paul Quinn College
\nUrban Backyard Chicken Keeping – Leslie Finical Halleck, Halleck Horticultural
\nVermicomposting – Heather Rinaldi, Texas Worm Ranch
\nPapercrete for Root cellars – Stuart Veldhuizen, Veldhuizen Cheese
\nMycchorizae Fungi – Larry Simpson, MycoApply<\/p>\n

Cover Cropping – Brad Stufflebeam, Home Sweet Farm
\nTechnology for Farms – Sue Beckwith, TOFGA and Kestrel Lancaster, GreenGate Farms
\nHomeopathy on the Farm – Maureen Hansen, President Homeopathic Society of TX
\nTransplanting Sweet Corn – Larry Butler, Boggy Creek Farm
\nCertified Naturally Grown – Pamela Klein Johnson, Rose Creek Farm
\nFarmscaping:\u00a0 Plant Diversity on Farms – Justin Duncan, Prairie View A&M<\/p>\n

Beekeeping – Brandon and Susan Pollard, Texas Honeybee Guild
\nGrass Fed Beef Roundtable – Matt Hamilton (Genesis Beef), Ty Wolosin (Windy Hill Organics), Robert Hutchins (Rehoboth Ranch)
\nPermaculture on Small Farms – Brian Gallimore
\nFarm Bill Session – Judith McGeary, FARFA
\n<\/strong><\/span>
\nQuestions?\u00a0 Please call Lee at the TOFGA Office:\u00a0\u00a0512-656-2456<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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