The Oregon Small Farms Conference will be an in person only event for the 2024 event. We are geared toward farmers, agricultural professionals, food policy advocates, students and managers of farmers markets. Educational sessions are offered on a variety of topics relevant to Oregon small farmers. Speakers include farmers, OSU Extension faculty, agribusiness, and more.
The Sustainable Foods Summit will delve into sustainability schemes, regenerative agriculture, food ingredients, and environmental & packaging impacts. The 15th North American edition will take place in San Francisco on 22-23rd January.
EcoFarm Conference
January 22-25, 2025
Asilomar Conference Grounds
Pacific Grove, CA
50+ workshops!
Four+ days of more than 50 skill-building workshops in English and Spanish, keynotes, pre-conference events, farm tours, seed swaps, tastings, networking, and expo!
Click here for more information: https://www.eco-farm.org/?mc_cid=34eb316d9a&mc_eid=850e545c7c
Orcharding, Theory U, eurythmy, farm tours, garden teaching and more
Oregon Biodynamic Group Winter Meeting & Study
Saturday and Sunday, January 11-12, 2025, from noon Saturday to Sunday after lunch
Location: 15435 Strong Road, Dallas, OR 97338
Look for the Pink house and barn with murals on the left
This year our Winter Study will be held at the home, church and farm of Bonnie Tarwater and her husband Walt Rutherford.
The John Cobb Eco Farm and Church for Our Common Home
Dallas, OR, west of Salem
Host: Bonnie Tarwater
From Seed Alliance:
We’re excited to announce that the next California Organic Seed Summit will be held November 15-17, 2024 in Mt. Baldy, California! Registration is open through the button below. We invite all California-based growers working with seed and seed advocates to join us.
As in previous editions, the Summit is a gathering for California-based people working with seed to network, exchange knowledge, and develop collective actions to build equitable, abundant, and resilient seed systems in the state. The content will focus on California state.
From Tilth Alliance:
From a meeting of nearly 800 farmers, gardeners and food system activists in Ellensburg, WA, in 1974 to a network of thousands of food system professionals and activists spread throughout the Pacific Northwest, the Tilth movement has had a profound impact on our region’s food culture over the last 50 years. From influencing regional, statewide, and national policy to hands-on programs centered in communities across Washington State, partnership is at the core of everything we do.
From Organic Seed Alliance:
A collaboration of the Santa Cruz area Anthroposophical Initiatives and BDANC. Day 1 - Transformation of substance: Biodynamics in Action - A deep dive into biodynamic work with animal husbandry, butchering, anatomy, prep making, compost building and making compost preparations - while giving breath for the spiritual/soul contemplations involved with this work. Day 2- Transformation of self: Renewing Ourselves, Renewing Culture - Opening to contemplative, moving explorations of the deeper meaning of Michaelmas, eurythmy, discussions, and a ritual offering to the land.Includ
An all-day event featuring some of the most cutting-edge speakers exploring the nexus between our agriculture, health -- of the planet as well as of animals (including us hu-mans) -- and environmental justice. The forum will be both a live event in our barn and a virtual event, viewable from anywhere. Our online streaming version will offer the same great content, plus translation into Spanish and some level of virtual connection to keep our online friends in the networking loop that has been such an important part of past events.
