Seeding the Future, a first-of-its-kind conference covering all aspects of higher education farms and gardens, was a huge success. Over 240 participants representing over 60 colleges and universities from across the U.S. and Canada attended.
Press:
Food (and Farms) for Thought: Campus Farming & Environmental Sustainability, Nourishing the Planet, December 9, 2011
College Farm Conference Provides Food for Thought as Well as the Plate, Chesapeake Bay Journal, December 2011
College Farms, The Patriot News, November 3, 2011
Outstanding in the Field, Dickinson College Media Coverage, October 2011
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Keynote Speakers
Julia Barton, Keynote Welcome Address, Putting Students to Work: How a College Farm Raises Citizen Scholars; Graduate Fellow The Ohio State University
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Tony Geraci, Keynote Address, Planting the Seeds of Change; Director, Food & Nutrition, Memphis City Public Schools, Memphis, Tn.
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8:45–9:30 a.m. Session # 1
Nuts & Bolts: Managing Student Labor on a Multiple Enterprise Farm: Lessons and Strategies from Production Agriculture and “Three Hour Blocks”; Chase Hubbard, Farm Manager, Warren Wilson College
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Teaching & Learning: The Liberal Arts & The Practical Arts: Cross-Pollination on the College Farm; Philip Ackerman-Leist, Director of the Farm & Food Project; Director of the Masters in Sustainable Food Systems; Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Green Mountain College
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Sustainable Growth: Growing Food, Growing Awareness: Innovative Approaches Toward Bridging the Gap between Campus Life and Life on the Farm; Jenn Halpin, Director, Dickinson College Organic Farm
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Breaking Bread, Building Markets: The First Word is Community: Connecting Your College CSA to the Wider World; Nancy Hanson, Manager, Community Supported Agriculture Program, Hampshire College Farm
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9:45–10:30 a.m. Session # 2
Nuts & Bolts: Practical Approaches to Ecological Insect Management; Mary Barbercheck, PhD, Professor, Department of Entomology, Penn State University
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Teaching & Learning: The College Garden as a Laboratory for Sustainable Agriculture; Mike Campbell, Associate Dean, Zurn School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics; Professor of Biology, Mercyhurst College
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Sustainable Growth: Now Serving: Local Foods- A Look at the Use of Local Sources in Your Menu; Matthew R. Biette, Director, Dining Services, Middlebury College
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Breaking Bread, Building Markets: Agriculturally Supported Community: The Socially Transformative Power of a Civic Student Farm; Josh Slotnick, Director of the PEAS Farm and Lecturer, Environmental Studies Program, University of Montana
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11:15 am–Noon Session # 3
Nuts & Bolts: Long-term Soil Management for Land-Limited Student Farms; Josh Slotnick, Director of the PEAS farm and Lecturer, Environmental Studies Program, University of Montana
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Teaching & Learning: Science on the Farm: An Overview of Student/Faculty Research Projects Utilizing the Dickinson College Organic Farm; John Henson, Charles A. Dana Professor of Biology, Dickinson College Farm Art, Creativity and the College Farm; Anthony Cervino, Assistant Professor of Art, Dickinson College
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Sustainable Growth: Recruiting and Maintaining Student Labor; Dilmun Hill Farm Staff, Cornell University
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Breaking Bread, Building Markets: Sensible Teaching: Feeding the Mind and the Senses in the Farm Classroom; Tony Geraci, Former Director, Food and Nutrition, Baltimore City Public Schools, Baltimore, MD
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1:30–2:15 p.m. Session # 4
Nuts & Bolts: Evolution of Irrigation on an Expanding Vegetable Farm; Matthew Steiman, Assistant Manager Dickinson College Organic Farm; Dickinson College
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Teaching & Learning: Sustainable Agriculture at Warren Wilson College: Cultivating Leadership for Sustainable Food Systems; Laura Lengnick, PhD, Director, Sustainable Agriculture Program, Department of Environmental Studies, Warren Wilson College
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Sustainable Growth: Start Up Farm/Garden Stories Panel: Dickinson College, Cornell University, Messiah College and Warren Wilson College
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2:30–3:15 p.m. Session # 5
Nuts & Bolts: Ecologically-Based Weed Management: Insights and Applications; Matthew Ryan, PhD, Agroecologist, Department of Crop and Soil Science, Penn State University
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Teaching & Learning: Training the Next Generation: Hands-On Learning. Using the Campus Farm to Teach Vegetable Production within a Four Year Degree Program; Jacqueline Ricotta, PhD, Associate Professor of Horticulture at Delaware Valley College
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Sustainable Growth: Integrating Locally-Sourced Ingredients into Delaware Valley’s Foodservice Departments; Frank Hummel, Executive Chef, Delaware Valley College
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Breaking Bread, Building Markets: Teach. Reach. Feed. Lead. The Campus Kitchen at Gettysburg College; Kirsty Bryant-Hassler ’12, Campus Kitchen Program Coordinator, Gettysburg College; Carter McClintock ’12, Campus Kitchen Program Coordinator, Gettysburg College; Ciara O’Connor ’13, Campus Kitchen Program Coordinator, Gettysburg College
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