Soil to Table Summit

When

8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Sept. 4, 2024
8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Sept. 5, 2024

Where

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Join us for our 1st Soil to Table, an Arizona Urban and Small Agriculture Summit this fall in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Day One:

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Event Check In

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Event Introduction - Dean Shane Burgess and Dr. Ed Martin

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM

Urban Ag Program Introduction - Dr. Ayman Mostafa

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

1st Workshop Session - Producing for Markets

1. Keys to profitability in the market garden – Jean-Martin Fortier 2. 2. Transition to Organic for Crop & Livestock Producers – Colleen Hanley/ Sara Hipperson 3. Maximizing Efficiencies in Sustainab...

11:35 AM - 1:05 PM

2nd Workshop Session - Land and Soil

1. [TBD]- Erich Schultz – Steadfast Farms 2. Maintaining and Improving Soil Health in Arid Soils - Dr. Debankur Sanyal 3. Navigating and Zoning for Urban agriculture in Arizona – Dean Brennan.

1:10 PM - 2:10 PM

Lunch - Remarks from FSA

2:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Jean-Martin Fortier - 20 Years of Market Gardening

Join us for an enlightening and inspiring keynote presentation that delves into the incredible journey of organic grower JM Fortier and discover how his small-scale farming practices have not only tr...

3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Exhibition and Small Giveaway

 

Day 2:

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Event Check In

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Event Introduction - Dr. Kathleen Merrigan

9:40 AM - 11:10 AM

1st Workshop Session - Small-Scale Crop and Livestock Production

1. New technologies and practices for managing pest and disease in urban environments - Dr. Bindu Poudel-Ward and Dr. Ayman Mostafa 2. Best practices and breeds for Arizona in a small-scale setting –...

11:15 AM - 12:45 PM

2nd Workshop Session - Post Harvest

1. Creating a food safety plan for small-scale - Dr. Channah Rock 2. Value added production - Sharrona Moore 3. BRIXS; Plant health and nutrition - Dr. Shad Marvasti

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Lunch - Remarks from NRCS

1:50 PM - 3:20 PM

Keynote Speaker - Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson

3:25 PM - 4:30 PM

Exhibition

 
Maricopa County

Contacts

Tiffany Drake
draket@arizona.edu