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WSFNC sponsors a conference each Fall. Information from other conferences is also included on this website. If you weren't able to attend, you can listen to the presentations and download the PowerPoint presentations.

2020 Vision: Anticipating the Future of Food in Washington State

WSFNC Annual Conference
Friday, September 22, 2006, 8 am - 5 pm
Highline Community College

Please Note:

  • Thank you to Ricardo Rabago and OrganicallySpeaking for his expertise in arranging the podcasts.
  • The PowerPoint presentations are available as pdfs. If you would like a different format, please contact webmaster@wsfnc.org.
2006 Conference
8:30 – 8:45

PRESIDENT'S WELCOME

8:45 – 9:00

WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Fred Berman, Washington State Department of Agriculture,Small Farm and Direct Marketing Program director

9:00 – 10:00

THE BASICS OF AGRICULTURE ETHICS
Fred Kirschenmann, PhD
, longtime leader in national and international sustainable agriculture, distinguished fellow and former director for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University

10:15 – 11:15

WASHINGTON AGRICULTURE: THE PATH TO 2020
David Granatstein, MS, a longtime leader in Washington State sustainable agriculture, Statewide Coordinator for the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources at Washington State University

11:15 – 12:30

VIEWPOINT OF THE STATE AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS (representing farmers)
Maryon Attwood, Director, The WA Sustainable Food and Farming Network

Mary Embleton, Director, Cascade Harvest Coalition

Kent Mullinix, Director, Institute for Rural Innovation and Stewardship - Visions of a 21st Century Agri-food System

Sally Anne Sadler, Director, WA State Farmers’ Market Association

Senator Mark Schoesler, Board member, WA Association of Wheat Growers

12:30- 1:30 Lunch - Physical Activity – Network- View Exhibits

1:30 - 2:30

WA STATE LEGISLATVE PANEL

Senator Marilyn Rasmussen, D-2, Majority Chair, Senate Committee, Agriculture & Rural Development

Senator Mark Schoesler, R-9, Minority Chair, Senate Committee, Agriculture & Rural Development

Representative Kelli Linville, D-42, Majority Chair, House Economic Development, Agriculture and Trade Committee

2:30 – 2:45 Break – Network - View Exhibits - Raffle

2:45 – 4:30

FARM BILL: ISSUES and ADVOCACY
Don Stuart, JD, American Farmland Trust, Pacific Northwest, Director, Puyallup

Linda Stone, Children’s Alliance, Spokane, Chair, Western Region Anti-Hunger Consortium

4:30- 5:00

SUMMARY - WRAP-UP - RAFFLE - EVALUATIONS

  • Speaker Bios - Download as a pdf
  • Resource List - Download as a pdf
  • Conference Evaluations - Download as a pdf

 

A big THANK YOU to our Sponsors:

 

PCC Natural Markets
Cascade Harvest Coalition

 

 

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