sust-mar: ACORN conference March 25th-28th

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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


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