2011 Tri-State Farm & Food Conference

The first Tri-State Farm & Food Conference was met with incredible enthusiasm from folks in the greater Huntington area, and the second was just as successful. We are striving for even more enthusiasm for the 2012 event!

This year we held a two-day event, with Friday, November 4th being day-long workshops focusing on a more in-depth look at the big issues. Those day-long workshops included high tunnels, poultry and a youth 4-H/FFA Entrepreneurship event. On Saturday, the structure was much the same as last year, with hour-long presentations by various folks known for their success in small farming. Of course our lunches and breaks were prepared by the Chef Larry Perry and his Mountwest Community and Technical College Culinary students from local ingredients we purchased from small farmers.

2011 Presentations

View the 2011 Farm & Food Conference Agenda

We’ve collected presentations from many of those who presented at our Tri-State Conference. Find their presentations below. Contact information for the speaker is available on most presentations.

AgrAbility- Mary Slabinski

Agritourism- Aimee Figgatt

AGR-Lite Presentation- Tom McConnell

Beginners Guide to Drip Irrigation- Gary Rapking

Co-operatives- Tom Snyder

Cows Eat Weeds- Chuck Talbott

Cut Flowers -Barbara Liedl

Cut Flower Handout- Barbara Liedl

Edible Landscaping- John Porter

Edible Landscaping Handout- John Porter

Financial Templates- Handout w Recordkeeping

Food Policy for Growers-Laura Hartz and Megan Albee

High Tunnel -Barbara Liedl

High Tunnels Handout- Barbara Liedl

OH/WV EBT Presentation- Christie Welch

Record Keeping - The Small Farm Dream- Dee Singh-Knights

One Page Business Plan- Handout with Recordkeeping

Senior Farmers Market Partnerships- Jana Hovland

SNAP at markets FAQ WV/OH

SNAP handouts

Specialty Mushroom- Jeremy Sisson

The Farm Team- Carrie See

Utilizing Season Extension for Improved Profit- Gary Rapking

Wayne Farmers Market- Bill and Dorothy Stewart

WVFMA EBT Brochure

Youth Track - The Small Farm Dream Farm Planning-Dee Singh-Knights

‘Keep Millions of Food Dollars Here’

Is Focus of Farm and Food Conference

West Virginians spend more than $7 billion on food every year. Less than 1 percent of that wealth stays in West Virginia. But change is underway.

Be among the food suppliers and consumers discovering revolutionary ways to keep both local foods and local food dollars in West Virginia communities.

Eventually, that transition could translate into millions of dollars staying in West Virginia, according to Carrie See, program coordinator for the West Virginia University Extension Service Small Farm Center.

• The conference runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, November 5, at the New Baptist Church, located at 610 28th St in Huntington.
• As a learning laboratory, the conference is designed to help revolutionize the food system in the 50-mile radius surrounding Huntington, an area that encompasses parts of West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio.
• The conference also will be productive for those who live beyond the Huntington area. Anybody who is interested in local food can come and learn about remapping food pathways.
• Farm grants, farmers markets, food safety, small farm tax tips, poultry and broilers, record keeping, local farms and local school cafeterias, and culinary tourism are among the classes slated for November 5.
• A tentative schedule will be posted soon of the Saturday workshops.
• An option to register online will be available again this year, as well as the paper registration form.
• Learn more about local foods from the Small Farm Advocate.
• Questions? Contact the WVU Extension Service Small Farm Center at 304-293-2715.