19th Annual Small Farm Conference

30665 Student Services Center Lane,Princess Anne MD 21853

04 November, 2022

Description

We encourage everyone to remain vigilant about safety protocols. We will follow CDC Guidance for Institutions of Higher Education and the USM Chancellor’s Vaccine Mandate. Specifically: Masks are required when inside.A brief screening, involving temperature taking, will be conducted during registration.********************************************************************************************* ***************SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE********************** Day One: November 4, 2022 9 a.m. - Small Farm Conference Registration Begins (SSC Building) -------------------------------------------------------- 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Hands-on Training Clinic (UMES Research, Extension and Teaching Farm at Steward Neck Road) - Seed Saving & Plant Propagation Techniques - Building & Constructing Your Own Bee Hives - Strategies Controlling Wildlife Damage -------------------------------------------------------- 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. - Luncheon, Keynote Speaker (TBA) and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony ----------------------------------------------------------- Off-Site Farm Bus Tours ( Note: Buses will be filled to 50% capacity.) 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. Tour A - Perennial Roots Farm - We grow exclusively non-GMO open pollinated heirloom plants and raise heritage breed pigs, sheep, geese, chickens, rabbits, and turkeys. Our goals and practices are a synthesis of biodynamic rhythms and principles of permanent agriculture. Tour B - San Domingo Community - San Domingo, Maryland, was once a bustling African-American farming community dating back before the Civil War. Today, a small group of family descendants is working hard to preserve what little remains of the settlement, including the history, culture, and self-sufficient farming practices. Tour C - SunX Analytical - Maryland-based industrial hemp processing and testing laboratory dedicated to providing technical resources and infrastructure in support of industrial hemp production. ****************************************************************************************************** Day Two: November 5, 2022 SEMINAR SESSIONS (Alternative Agriculture, Farm Business & Marketing and Sustainable Farming) 8:30 a.m. - Registration Open, Continental Breakfast, Exhibit Set-up 9 - 10:15 a.m. - Breakout 1 - Alternative Income Opportunities Processing Hemp - UMES Pilot Food Lab Program - Soil Health Related Topic 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. - Breakout II - Urban Ag Related Topic - Procurement Guidelines for Selling to Local Education Agencies - Farm Stress Management ----------------------------------------------------------- 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - Exhibitor/Vendor Displays | Mini Informational Sessions ----------------------------------------------------------- 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. - Luncheon & Keynote Speaker Mr. Tom McDougall - Owner/CEO – 4P Foods ----------------------------------------------------------- 1:45 - 3:30 p.m. - Afternoon Workshops - Transitioning Land to the Next Generation (Sponsored By: American Farmland Trust) - Learning How to Build a Cold Storage EXHIBITORS: Choose the exhibitor ticket when you register. Then call 410-621-5450 ext.101 or email [email protected] to complete your registration. SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS: If you require special accommodations to attend the conference events, please call 410-621-5450 ext.101 by Friday, October 28. ***************SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE********************** CONTACTS: Berran Rogers at [email protected] or Crystal Sankar at [email protected] or 410-621-5450. ----------------------------------------------------------- University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension programs are open to all citizens without regard to race, color, gender, disability, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, or national origin.