Local Food to Institutions Panel, with Monica Pless, McKenna Pullen, Andrea Moore, David Grant, Nick Chambers, Al Stone Friday, March 11th, 2022 1:40-2:40 pm Here are some questions we will discuss: What products have you successfully sourced locally that have worked well for institutions? Do you have products or get requests from institutional buyers for
Pruning Workshop & Community Conversation Thursday, March 10th, 2022 10 am-12 pm with an evening Conversation at Soulcraft from 5-6:30 pm Join Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project (MORP) for a hands-on AgriSummit pruning workshop in a historic apple orchard on Thursday, March 10 from 10 to noon. Dress for the weather, wear boots, gloves, and glasses.
VIRTUAL Snowpack & Hydroclimatic Data: Collection Techniques, Data, Tools and Products with Brian Domonkos March 11, 2022 9:25-10:25 am Interested in snowpack and hydroclimatic data collection, streamflow forecasts, maps, tools and products? Join us for a virtual session Friday and outdoor snow tour Saturday. Learn how USDA Snotel experts measure snowpack and forecast streamflow, and
Farming at Elevation: What Does A Beginning Grower Need to Know? with Elicia Whittlesey March 11, 2022 9:25-10:25 am Elicia is the Farmer Training Program Manager at the Old Fort (7600’ in elevation). The Farmer Training Program offers an immersive farmer-in-training experience and incubator program. Elicia holds a BA in Environmental Analysis from Pomona College
Greenhouses: The Key to Healing the Food Circle with Ed Berg March 11, 2022 10:35-11:35 At time when ranchers struggle to stay in business and food shelves are empty in the supermarkets, agricultural land sells for big-city residence prices and subdivisions proliferate on irrigated land. Greenhouses increase the growing season, use a minimum amount of