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Tip: Your message to SUST-MAR must be html-free. So, BEFORE you hit SEND, please go to your "Format" pull-down menu and select "Plain text." Thanks! ____________________________________________________________________________ GROWING ORGANIC OPPORTUNITIES ACORN's 2004 ORGANIC AGRI-FOOD CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW March 25th - 28th, 2004 CORNWALL, PEI Check out ACORN's website at www.acornorganic.org for the latest conference developments The Market Place Trade Show March 26th - 27th, 2004 Promote your business, agency or not for profit organization at the largest gathering of the organic farming community in Atlantic Canada. Contact the ACORN office or visit our website for a trade show reservation form. Organic Potato Symposium Thursday March 25th Presented by OACC and ACORN, this symposium geared to researchers, extension workers, and farmers, will allow industry stakeholders to network, learn about the latest research in the field, and identify research gaps. 8:00-8:30 Registration 8:30-10:15 Dr. Carlo Leifert, Professor of Ecological Agriculture, Tesco Centre for Organic Agriculture, UK. - Novel strategies for the control of fungal crop diseases. 10:15-10:40 Break and Poster viewing 10:40 - 12:20 Invited Speakers - Insect, Weed and Disease Management ? Gilles Boiteau, AAFC- Physical barriers against insect potato pests: Locking the door to insects. ? Guy Bernard, NBDAFA- Use of the propane flamer to control insect pests of potatoes ? Christine Noronha, AAFC- Biological control agents of insect pests on potatoes ? Jerry Ivany, AAFC- Physical weed control in potatoes ? Rick Peters, AAFC- Seafood processing waste for nutrition and disease control in organically-grown potatoes 12:20 - 1:20 Lunch and Poster viewing 1:20 -3:00 Invited Speakers - Nitrogen Management and Organic Potato Production Systems ? Bernie Zebarth, AAFC- Nitrogen management in organic potato production: Challenges and opportunities ? Yves LeClerc, McCain Foods- Potato varieties suitable for organic production ? Robert Coffin, Cavendish Farms- Potato variety trials, nutrient management and pest control: Bridging the gap between organic and conventional agriculture ? Agnes Murphy, AAFC- Building disease and pest resistance through breeding ? Derek Lynch, OACC- Current approaches to organic potato production 3:00 - 3:30 Break and Poster viewing 3:30 - 4:00 Panel of 5 potato growers 4:00 - 5:00 Open Discussion of Research Needs and Strategies 5:00 - 6:00 Poster viewing and informal discussions 7: 00 - 9:30 Dr. Elaine Ingham, Soil Foodweb Inc.- Compost Tea for Disease Suppression and Soil Stimulation- Methodology to Support Success of Procedure Friday, March 26th 9-10:00 Opening and Plenary Session- Kevin MacAdams, PEI Minister of Agriculture & Forestry; Bill Breckman, AAFC; Paddy Doherty, Canadian Organic Initiative; Gary Morton, Morton Horticultural Associates; Carlo Leifert, Tesco Centre for Organic Agriculture 10-10:30 Coffee Break and Trade Show 10:30-noon A) Introduction to the Soil Food Web- Dr. Elaine Ingham, Soil Foodweb Inc. B) Community based partnerships - Building non-profit mechanisms for distributing healthy food. Debbie Field, Food share Toronto Noon-1:15 Lunch and Trade Show 1:15-2:30 A) Primer on Livestock Nutrition- Tom Manley, Homestead Organics B) Organic Regulatory System Panel- Paddy Doherty, Coordinator of the Canadian Organic Initiative Project, Bill Breckman, AAFC, and Janine Gibson, COG C) Demonstrating and improving the "added value" of organic food for consumers; the link between agronomic practices and food quality characteristics- Dr. Carlo Leifert, Tesco Centre for Organic Agriculture 2:30-3:00 Coffee Break and Trade Show 3:00-4:00 A) Pasture management and parasite control- Dr. Av Singh, AgraPoint Intl. Inc. and John Duynisveld, Beef Producer/AAFC Biologist B) Retail Opportunities C) Compost Tea: Brewers; principles and practices; applications- Dr. Elaine Ingham, Soil Foodweb Inc. 4-5:15 A) Managing nutrients on farm- Derek Lynch, OACC and Shauna Mellish, PEIDAFAF B) Strategy workshop for community projects focused on food- Getting Your Message Out: Communications, Branding and Marketing your farm, business or non-profit food organization- David Kraft, Strategic Communications Inc. C) Organic Cereal Production- Loic Dewavrin, Longpres Farm and Dr. Hans Nass, AAFC 5:15-6:00 Organic Appetizer Chef's Demo- featuring students from the Culinary Institute of PEI & First Annual ACORN Silent Auction 6-6:30 OACC Advisory Forum OACC Advisory Forum, moderated by Dr. Ralph Martin and OACC staff. 7-9:00 Organic Buffet Dinner and Keynote- Dr. Elaine Ingham, Soil Foodweb Inc. 9-12:00 ACORN Social featuring Celtic Knot Saturday, March 27th 7:30-9:30 Organic buffet breakfast and ACORN AGM & Screening of NFB film, "Animals" by Jason Young. "Animals". 9:30-9:45 Trade Show 9:45-11:00 A) Down and Dirty: Organic Research from the OACC Field Plots to You- OACC Staff B) Agritourism Ventures that Increase Family Farm Profitability- Charlie Touchette and Brent Warner, North American Farmers Direct Marketing Association (NAFDMA) C) Organic Cereal and Grain Production- Loic Dewavrin - Longpres Farm, QC; Tom Manley, Homestead Organics; Gary Morton, Morton Horticultural Associates 11-11:15 Coffee Break and Trade Show 11:15-12:30 A) Marketing opportunities for livestock- Bev Connell, ProAgri Consulting B) Leadership and Management Development in the Organic Sector- Phil Ferraro, Institute for Bioregional Studies C) Heritage Wheat Panel- Jen Scott, researcher; Stu Fleischhaker, Speerville Mill; Nick Stam, baker 12:30-2:00 Organic Lunch with Debbie Field, Foodshare Toronto- Eat it, Grow it, Share it Campaign- Foodshare's Campaign to Put Food First 2-3:15 A) Forages for a Healthy Rumen and Heritage Breeds- Dr. Les Halliday, PEIDAFAF; Jann Chute, Stepping Stone Heritage Farm B) Farmers' Markets and CSA's: Tightening the Nuts and Bolts- Charlie Touchette and Brent Warner, NAFDMA. C) Cover cropping and Intercropping for nutrient cycling - Claude Bertheleme, NBDAFA and Janine Gibson, organic inspector 3:15-4:30 Wrap-up and Conference Summary- Phil Ferraro- ADAPT; Rob Assels- ACORN Input Project; Charlie Touchette, NAFDMA 4-6:00 Canadian Organic Growers AGM 6-7:00 COG and ACORN Reception- Open to Everyone Sunday, March 28th Visit three successful and innovative organic and transitional operations close to Charlottetown. Tour includes greenhouse, dairy and potato farms. /Laura info@acornorganic.org Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network (ACORN) www.acornorganic.org ____________________________________________________________________________ Did a friend forward this to you? Join sust-mar yourself! Just send 'subscribe sust-mar' to mailto:majordomo@chebucto.ca
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