* 7th Annual Small Farms & Farm Direct Marketing Conference *This conference was excellent. These are the sessions we attended:
1) What to Eat: Personal Responsibility vs. Social Responsibility - Dr. Marion Nestle (NM+NW)
2) Novel Crops for Niche Marketing - Panel of four experts from very different fields (NW)
3) Farm to Cafeteria: How Small Farms Can Sell to Big Institutions - Reps from OSU, OHSU, Bon Apetit and Dave from Egor's Acres (NM)
4) Farmer's Markets: Finding Your Best Fit - A panel of market managers (NW)
Women & Small Farms: Exploring an Oregon Women's Agriculture Network - led by two extension agents, Melissa Matthewson and Melissa Ferry. With talks by Linda Moist from Pennsylvania's Women's Ag Network and Nicole Strong from Oregon's Women Owning Woodlands Network (NM)
5) Soil Fertility Management - Dan Sullivan, OSU Extension Soil Scientist (NW)
6) Explore Divers Direct Marketing Opportunities - Shari from Dancing Roots Farm, David Hoyle from Creative Growers and a woman who runs a serious blueberry farm (NM)
7) Five Things You Should Know About Your Customer - Lucy Norris, a researcher with the Hartman Group (NM+NW)
OSU's Small Farms program has also started Oregon Small Farm News, a free online publication.
The image at the top is their 1st issue, available now. We love the resources on the Small Farms site!
