Farmers, researchers, educators, advocates, and all members of Washington’s agricultural community are invited to submit session proposals for this year’s Tilth Conference!
This year’s Tilth Conference will be presented in collaboration with the Spokane Conservation District’s (SCD) Farm and Food Symposium to represent farms of all sizes across Washington! We’re bringing together growers, organizations, food system activists, researchers, and educators to learn, network, and celebrate together in Spokane Valley, WA, on November 12-14.
About Conference Sessions
Farmers and all others working within our agricultural community are invited to contribute and share their practical experiences, key learnings, and expertise with conference attendees by submitting a proposal for one of the workshops to be held on Nov. 13 and 14. Workshops will be 75-minute sessions including time for Q&A.
Workshop speakers will be required to present in-person – online presentations are not available at this time. Farmer/Rancher and BIPOC presenters are offered free registration for Tilth Alliance’s programming on Thursday and Friday. Other presenters are eligible for discounted registration.
Educational presentations at the Tilth Conference should provide useful, relevant, practical information that supports the success of organic, regenerative, and sustainable producers, at all levels. We also value proposals that address issues of equity and inclusion in the organic sector.
Criteria
Proposals will be evaluated on the following criteria:
- Relevant: Does it fit in with the theme and intent of the conference? Will it provide useful information to farmers (particularly small to mid-scale farmers), farm workers or other key players in our food system?
- Compelling: Is it interesting? Is it important? Is it well-communicated?
- Practical: Is there a takeaway? Will it potentially lead to changes in behavior or the adoption of new practices?
- Well Planned: Is it fully thought through? Is it suitedsuitable for an in-person format?
Please complete the proposal form below if you are interested in presenting at this year’s Tilth Conference. If you have several great ideas and would like to suggest all of them, please submit a separate form for each of them. If you’d like to make suggestions for a topic or presentation that doesn’t match this form, contact Rae Russell.
If you’d like to make suggestions for a topic or presentation that doesn’t match this form, contact Rae Russell.
Deadline: Submit your proposal by Sunday, June 15; 11:59 p.m. PDT.
We are no longer accepting session proposals for Tilth Conference 2025.