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2017 Young Farmers Conference

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Janet McAllister

Northeast SARE
Professional Development Program Coordinator
University of Connecticut

I'm representing the USDA SARE (sustainable agriculture research and education) grant program. Talk to me about opportunities to learn through SARE grant projects, apply for a SARE grant, and about information resources available from SARE.

9:00am EST

Registration, Coffee, Opening Remarks Hayloft

11:00am EST

Agroequity: Defining a New Equity Framework in Food and Agriculture PDRFULLYana Gilbuena • Hannah Koski • Margiana Peterson-Rockney • Shakirah Simley

12:45pm EST

Lunch and Lunchtime Talk: What is Agroecology? HayloftRicardo Salvador • Jack Algiere • Ernesto Mendez • Karen Washington

2:00pm EST

Climate Change Mitigation: Moving Forward PC IFILLINGMarcia DeLonge • Ricardo Salvador

3:45pm EST

Growing from Urban to Rural East HaybarnLIMITEDRafael Aponte • Lorrie Clevenger • Jahshana Olivierre • Arian Rivera • Karen Washington

5:30pm EST

Keynote HayloftMark Bittman • Ricardo Salvador

6:30pm EST

7:30am EST

Breakfast and Opening Remarks Hayloft

9:00am EST

Group Leadership and Dynamics Through Worksongs Drying BarnLIMITEDEdith Gawler • Bennett Konesni

12:15pm EST

Lunch and Lunchtime Talk: Agroequity HayloftYana Gilbuena • Hannah Koski • Margiana Peterson-Rockney • Shakirah Simley

1:30pm EST

Relaying Agrarian Culture GreenhouseFILLINGJack Algiere • Amigo Bob Cantisano

3:15pm EST

Diversified Farming Systems for Building Resilience LibraryFULLAidee Guzman • Margiana Peterson-Rockney

5:15pm EST

Keynote: M. Sanjayan HayloftM. Sanjayan

6:15pm EST

Dinner West Haybarn

8:00pm EST

Contra Dance: The Edith and Bennett Band HayloftEdith Gawler • Bennett Konesni

7:30am EST

Breakfast and Opening Remarks Hayloft

9:00am EST

Plenary: Women on the Verge HayloftKathleen Finlay • Navina Khanna • Danielle Nierenberg • Laurie Freyer

10:15am EST

Policies to Empower Rural Latino Culture PDRLIMITEDRudy Arredondo • Lorette Picciano

12:00pm EST

1:15pm EST

Looking Back and Moving Forward to Create Just Food Systems East HaybarnLIMITEDNavina Khanna