Speaker Schedule:
SATURDAY
9:25 Words of Welcome
9:30 Max Hence, Ayers Foundation and Hillandale Farm, Westerly, RI
Regenerative Agriculture, Seeing the Forest Through the Trees
11:00 Dr. Justine Deming, URI College of Environment and Life Sciences
Stewards of the Land: The critical role livestock managers play in soil rejuvenation
1:00 Emma Sutphen, Adesa Farm, North Stonington, CT
Organic and integrated pest management practices
2:30 Donald Demers, Buxton Hollow Farm, Woonsocket, RI
Benefits of Biochar
4:00 Jean Scialabba, Vermiculturalist, Ledyard, CT
Vermiculture 101
SUNDAY
9:25 Words of Welcome
9:30 Jacques Dufresne, Liepold Pond Farm, Pawcatuck, CT
Hugulkultur generative raised beds
11:00 Dr. Danielle Larese, BOTL Farm, Ashford, CT
Think outside the barn: Getting started with pasture-based livestock
1:00 Andrew Dappollonio, Still River Farm, Coventry, CT
Small-acre grain production
2:30 Azure Cygler, Rhody Wild Sea Gardens, Narragansett, RI
Kelp farming in Rhode Island
4:00 Cassius Spears, NRCS RI State Resource Conservationist
NRCS’s Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry initiative
BOX LUNCHES made by Wild Side Market (pre-order ONLY; cost is $13 cash or check to pay on day you get your lunch)
Choose one soup, one salad, and one half sandwich and email your order to Ellie at RegenerativeAgricultureWeekend@gmail.com. Be sure to indicate what day you would like your meal.
Soups: Roasted Red Pepper with Potato & Leek or Tomato Lentil & White Bean (soups are vegan, gluten- and dairy-free)
Salads: Winter Farro with Almonds, Apple & Butternut Squash or Curried Sweet Potato Salad or Garden Salad
Half Sandwiches: Turkey with maple mayo, greens or Roast beef, Mediterranean spread, provolone and vegetables or Portabello with Red Roasted Peppers or Tuna
Free parking: as street parking is limited, it is helpful to know that 118 spaces are available at 14 Canal Street, a 5-minute walk from the Armory.
at RegenerativeAgricultureWeekend@gmail.com. Let her know how many days and how many people will attend and she will add your names to the list.
