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| 7:00-8:00 am |
Registration Desk opens |
| 8:00-8:30 |
Welcome: Debbie Miller, President of Organic Connections |
| 8:30-9:30 |
Keynote Address: Tom Cowell, Dag Falck
Are ‘Natural’ claims riding the ‘Organic Wave’ for free |
| 9:30-10:30 |
Refreshment Break on Tradeshow floor |
| 10:30-12:00 |
Three concurrent sessions. |
#1:
Surviving Hard Times
Jennifer Evancio
STEP
International Trends
Buyers Panel:
— Jake Neufeld
Sunrise Foods
— Jessie VanderPoel
Grain Millers
— Tom Cowell
Growers
— Jason Freeman
Farmer Direct
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#2:
Organic Food Culture
— Maria Rodale
Rodale Inc.
— Bruce Smith
Montana State
— Graham Strong
Arcadia Farm |
#3:
COG Record Keeping Part 1
with Maureen Bostock.
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| 12:00-1:00 |
Organic lunch - (Tradeshow Floor) |
| 1:00-2:30 |
Three concurrent sessions. |
#1:
Do Your Own Research On Farm
ADOPT Research Panel:
— Martin Meinert,
— Kim Tomilin
— Ryan Sparling,
— Dean Gregory with Steve Shirtliffe,
— Diane Knight
University of Saskatchewan
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#2:
Food Secure SK
Finding Quality Food:
— Amy Jo Ehman
— Cathy Holtslander |
#3:
COG Record Keeping part 2
with Maureen Bostock continues.
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| 2:30-3:30 |
Refreshment Break on Tradeshow floor |
| 3:30-4:30 |
Keynote Address:
Maria Rodale, Organic Manifesto |
| 6:00-8:00 |
ORGANIC RECEPTION
- Eat, Drink and be Merry at this celebration of organic food and farmers!
- Reacquaint with old friends, meet new ones!
- Enjoy the culture and community of organics!
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