2024 Speakers

One of the most challenging things about farming today is that it is so risky, given the volatility of both weather and markets. Surviving and thriving in agriculture is all about managing this risk, and this is hard when it can feel like these variables are out of the farmer’s control. What organic farmers know is that the only truly durable way to manage risk is to spread it out. This talk will share stories of organic farmers spreading risk by investing in community at three levels: the microbial community belowground, the plant community aboveground, and the human community that makes it all possible.