Browse through the Tilth Conference schedule! Please note that this is a preliminary schedule that is subject to change before the event.
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Teal Potter, Washington State University; Maud Powell, Oregon State University
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. This work session asks the question: “Why don’t family farms in Washington make enough to support a thriving community of farmers and farm workers?” …
12:30-1:30 p.m. Ryan Gelwicks, Skagit Conservation District; Aníbal Hernández, Primavera Farms; Liz Ramos and Joaquin Lopez, Mariposa Farm; Eden Lopez and Sonia Morales, Wonderful Garden; Katie Pence, Whatcom Conservation District; Hilda Sandoval, Whatcom Conservation District
1:30-4:30 p.m. This work session asks the question: “Why don’t family farms in Washington make enough to support a thriving community of farmers and farm workers?” …
5:00-6:00 p.m. Networking This fun, casual mixer brings together local food producers, buyers, and resource providers with the goal of expanding market access for Washington producers. Every year, …
5:30-8:30 p.m. Social Event Kick off the Tilth Conference in style! Join us at B-Town Kitchen and Raw Bar, the hotel’s award-winning restaurant, reserved just for us for …
8:45-10:00 a.m. Keynote Crystie Kisler, Chimacum Valley Grainery
8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Trade Show Don’t miss this year’s Trade Show! This year you’ll find farm suppliers, lenders, seed companies and conservation groups all under one roof, …
10:30-11:45 a.m. Track 1 Heather Estrada, Organic Farming Research Foundation; Dominica Navarro, Organic Farming Research Foundation; Anthony Reyes, Oxbow Farm and Conservation Center
10:30-11:45 a.m. Track 2 Jake Fowler, Northwest Agriculture Business Center; Michael Peroni, Northwest Agriculture Business Center; Lauren Silver-Turner, Snoqualmie Valley Preservation Alliance
10:30-11:45 a.m. Track 3 Selena Ligrano, Peak Moon Nursery; Carol Miles, Washington State University; Laurel Moulton, Washington State University; Jules Riske, Hedlin’s Family Farm
10:30-11:45 a.m. Track 4 Colton Anderson, AgWest Farm Credit; Amy Frye, Boldly Grown Farm; Darcy Maldonado, Farm Service Agency
10:30-11:45 a.m. Organic Track Brenda Book, Washington State Dept. of Agriculture; Marina Oriel, Oregon Tilth
2:15-3:30 p.m. Track 1 Amy Frye, Boldly Grown Farm; Anne Schwartz, Blue Heron Farm; Elizabeth Bragg, Long Hearing Farm
2:15-3:30 p.m. Track 2 Eowyn Corral, National Sustainable Ag Coalition; Hannah Quigley, National Sustainable Ag Coalition
2:15-3:30 p.m. Track 3 Ren Winchester, Uphill Farmers
2:15-3:30 p.m. Track 4 Colton Anderson, AgWest Farm Credit; Amy Frye, Boldly Grown Farm; Darcy Maldonado, Farm Service Agency
2:15-3:30 p.m. Organic Track Michelle Hochkeppel, High Mowing Organic Seeds; Lucas Nebert, Oregon State University; Anthony Reyes, Oxbow Farm and Conservation Center
4:00-5:15 p.m. Track 1 Jasmine Kamdar, Community Wellness Project; Shelby Smith, Community Wellness Project
4:00-5:15 p.m. Track 2 Addie Candib, American Farmland Trust; Zoe Rossing
4:00-5:15 p.m. Track 3 Anne Schwartz, Blue Heron Farm
4:00-5:15 p.m. Track 4 Kelly Riegler, Taste the Local Difference
4:00-5:15 p.m. Organic Track Brenda Book, Washington State Dept. of Agriculture; Mia Devine
5:30-6:30 p.m. Social Event Join us for a mix and mingle event. Enjoy this evening with hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, and music. Are you a Spanish-Speaker looking …
8:30-10:30 p.m. Social Event We’re excited to welcome Abracadabra Trip, a Port Townsend-based “rock n’ soul” band with deep roots in NYC, to this year’s Tilth Conference! …
7:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Trade Show Don’t miss this year’s Trade Show! This year you’ll find farm suppliers, lenders, seed companies and conservation groups all under one roof, …
9:00-10:15 a.m. Track 1 Jovana Kovacevic, Oregon State University
9:00-10:15 a.m. Track 2 Kenna Eaton, Port Townsend Food Co-op; Leah Scates, Skagit Valley Food Co-op, Mount Vernon; Lisa Sedlar, Community Food Co-op, Bellingham; Andrew Yokom, Puget Sound Food Hub, Mount Vernon; Mike Wenrick, PCC Community Markets
9:00-10:15 a.m. Track 4 Micha Ide, WSDA Regional Markets Program; Dakota Stranik, Whatcom County Planning and Development
10:45-12:00 p.m. Track 1 Abby Beissinger, Sick Plants
10:45-12:00 p.m. Track 2 Nayeli Campos, Zero Waste Washington
10:45-12:00 p.m. Track 3 Carrie Brausieck, Agroforestry Northwest; Jared Busen, Agroforestry Northwest; Linzie Crofoot, Agroforestry Northwest
10:45-12:00 p.m. Track 4 Micha Ide, WSDA Regional Markets Program; Cara McNab, Ranch Park Consulting; Rusty Rumley, National Agricultural Law Center
10:45-12:00 p.m. Organic Track Griffin Berger; John Bonsted, Boldly Grown Farm; Jacob Slosberg, Boldly Grown Farm; Brian Weems
12:00-1:00 p.m. Social Event Before we head back to our homes and farms, let’s slow down for a sweet send-off. Join us Wednesday for an ice cream social – …
1:00 p.m. Farm Walks Join us in Bellingham for an exciting Farm Walk as part of our annual Tilth Conference! We will be visiting two farms this year: Steensma …
