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Jan 7

Minnesota Organic Conference

January 7, 2021 @ 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM CST

|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every week that begins at 3:00 PM on Thursday, repeating until January 28, 2021

$10

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Annual Organic Conference is holding a series of workshops, one each week in January.

SFA is a “Blue” sponsor of the Minnesota Organic Conference. Cost is $10 per workshop or $30 for all 4 workshops. Recordings will be available for one week following each session.

Thursday, January 7

Back to the Future: Regenerative-Organic Food Production for Good Health

  • Bob Quinn, Ph.D., Organic Farmer, Entrepreneur, Author

Thursday, January 14

The Connection Between Farm Ecosystem Health and Human Health

  • Silvia Abel-Caines, DVM, Ph.D., Organic Valley Ruminant Nutritionist

Thursday, January 21

The Challenges of Our Times: Climate Change, COVID, and Organic Farm Viability

  • Carolyn Dimitri, Ph.D., New York University Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health
  • Andy Pressman, National Center for Appropriate Technology
  • Cristel Zoebisch, Organic Farming Research Foundation

Thursday, January 28

Soil Health on Organic Farms

  • Amber Sciligo, Ph.D., The Organic Center Science Program Manager