Resources

WFA Presentations

December 4, 2009
Sustainable Agriculture Pest Management Conference
San Luis Obispo, CA
10:15 – 11:45 AM "Leafy Green Marketing Agreement (LGMA) Issues – Panel Discussion"
Speakers: Scott Horsfall, California LGMA; Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA; and John Foster, Earthbound Farms
To learn more, go to: http://www.ccof.org/pcaconference.php#Conference

January 21, 2010
Ecological Farming Conference
Pacific Grove, CA
4:00 - 5:30 PM "Food Safety for Small-Scale Farmers and Wholesalers"
Speakers: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA; Ken Kimes, Greensward Nurseries; Russell Libby, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners
To learn more, go to: http://www.eco-farm.org

10:30 AM- 12:00 PM "Biodiversity - Farmers' Stories"
Moderator: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA
Speakers:Becky Weed, Thirteen Mile Lamb and Wool Company & WFA Board Member; Greg Massa, Massa Organics; and Dick Peixoto, Lakeside Organic Gardens
To learn more, go to: http://www.eco-farm.org

2:00 - 3:30 PM "Water and Wolves - Balancing Agriculture and Conservation"
Moderator: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA
Speakers:Becky Weed, Thirteen Mile Lamb and Wool Company & WFA Board Member; Jacob Katz, UC Davis; Jeffrey Mount, UC Davis; and Denis Prosperi, Families Protecting the Valley and Panoche Creek Packing
To learn more, go to: http://www.eco-farm.org

4:00 - 5:30 PM "Songbird, Bat and Owl Nest Boxes"
Moderator: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA
Speakers: Emily Heaton, UC Berkeley; Julie Jedlicka, UC Santa Cruz; and Rachael Long, UC Cooperative Extension
To learn more, go to: http://www.eco-farm.org

February 19 & 20, 2010
New Mexico Organic Farming Conference
Albuquerque, NM
"Food Safety and Conservation"
Speakers: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA

April 30, 2009
California Society for Ecological Restoration
Fulsom, CA
Farming with Biodiversity in Mind
Speakers: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA

March 4, 2009
27th Salmonid Restoration Conference
Santa Cruz, CA
Fishes and Farmers
Speakers: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA; Sam Earnshaw, Community Alliance with Family Farmers

March 3, 2009
California Small Farm Conference
Sacramento, CA
Farming for Biodiversity
Speakers: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA; Sam Earnshaw, Community Alliance with Family Farmers

January 20, 2009
Ecological Farming Conference
Pacific Grove, CA
Deep Seated Issues in Food Safety
Speakers: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA; Dale Coke, Coke Farms; Food and Water Watch

August 6, 2008
Ecological Society of America Conference
Milwaukee, WI
Research Priorities for Conservation-based Agriculture
Speakers: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA; Sam Earnshaw, Community Alliance with Family Farmers

October 18, 2008
Bioneers Conference
San Rafael, CA
Knowing Our Foodsheds, Localizing Our Food Systems
Speakers: Gary Paul Nabhan; Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA; Michael Dimock, Roots of Change Fund

March 28, 2008
National Association of Environmental Professionals Conference
San Diego, CA
Environmental Restoration
Speakers: Carol Presley, Santa Clara Valley Water District; Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA

March 25, 2008
26th Salmonid Restoration Conference
Lodi, CA
Fins and Zins: Biodiversity and Agriculture
Speaker: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA

January 22, 2008
Food Safety for Organic Production and Handling of Fresh Produce Pre-Conference hosted by California Certified Organic Farmers
Monterey, CA
Water, Wildlife, Workers and Amendments: A symbiotic relationship for success
Speakers: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA; Melanie Beretti, Resource Conservation District of Monterey County; Judith Redmond, Fully Belly Farm

November 7-9, 2007
National Conference on Agriculture and the Environment
Monterey, CA
Making the Case for Conservation-Based Agriculture
Speakers: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA; Dan Imhoff, Watershed Media & WFA

August 8, 2007
ESA/SER Joint Annual Meeting
San Jose, CA
Wildlife-friendly Restoration Practices for Organic and Conventional Farms
Wednesday 1:30 PM
Speaker: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA

July 17, 2007
Food Fight 2007: The Farm Bill, Local Food, and the Fate of Wild Nature
Santa Cruz, CA
Three perspectives on national and global forces shaping our food and farming systems.
Tuesday, 7 PM
Speakers: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA; Dan Imhoff, Watershed Media and WFA; Mark Lipson, Organic Farming Research Foundation

April 5, 2007
Agriculture at the Metropolitan Edge: New Ruralism and Other Strategies for Sustainable Development
UC Berkeley
Environmental Services and Impacts of Urban Edge Agriculture.
Thursday 1:45 PM
Speakers: David Zilberman, UCB; Claire Kremen, UCB; Steve Shaffer, CDFA; and Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA

March 21, 2007
UC Berkeley School of Journalism
Wheeler Hall, UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Food Rules: A Teach-in On the 2007 Farm Bill
Wednesday 7 PM
Speakers: Michael Pollan, UC Berkeley; Dan Imhoff, WFA and Watershed Media, George Naylor, Iowa Corn Farmer, and Ann Cooper, Nutrition Services for the Berkeley school system.
For more infomation: http://journalism.berkeley.edu/events/

March 5, 2007
Salmon Safe, Ecotrust Food & Farms, Slow Food Portland, and Edible Portland
Billy Frank Jr. Conference Center, Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center
711 NW Ninth Ave, Portland, OR
Portland Food Fight
Monday, 5:30-7:30 PM
Keynote Speaker: Dan Imhoff, WFA and Watershed Media

March 3, 2007
Independent Organic Inspector's Association's Annual Conference
Encinitas, CA
Biodiversity on Organic Farms
Saturday 10:30 AM
Speaker: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA

February 17, 2007
California Certified Organic Farmer's Annual Conference
Madera, CA
Wildness on the Farm and in the Rule
Saturday 9:45 AM
Speaker: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA

February 9 & 10, 2007
Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society's Annual Conference
Divots Conference Center, Norfolk, NE
Keynote Speaker: Dan Imhoff, WFA and Watershed Media

December 14, 2006
Practices, Processes and Natural Resource Benefits of Organic Farming in the Salinas Valley
ALBA, Salinas , CA
What's the Role of Biodiversity in Organics?
Speaker: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA

October 26 - 28
Society for Ecological Restoration's California Conference
UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA
Wildlife-Friendly Restoration Practices for Organic and Conventional Farms
Speaker: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA

October 17,2006
Land Trust Alliance Rally
Nashville, TN
Farming with the Wild Forever: Using Agricultural Easements to Support Biodiversity
Speakers: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA; Mark Silberstein, Elkhorn Slough Foundation

October 5 & 6, 2006
30th Annual Provender Alliance Educational Conference
Hood River Inn, Hood River, OR
Friday - 10 AM - Influencing USDA Organic Standards
Speakers: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA; Dan Kent, Salmon Safe; Jim Riddle, Organic Independents; Jim Fullmer, Demeter; Mark Kastel, Cornucopia Institute

August 26, 2006
Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market Biodiversity Celebration
Ferry Plaza, San Francisco, CA
Saturday - 10:00 AM – Panel Presentation
Speakers include: Jo Ann Baumgartner, Wild Farm Alliance (CA)

June 17, 2006
Heartland Conference/Merced River Faire
Riverdance Farm, Livingston, CA
Saturday - 10:00 AM – Wild Pollinators and Predators
Speakers: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA (CA)

April 22, 2006
Yosemite Lodge Amphitheater
Yosemite National Park, CA
Saturday - 8:00 PM – Food, Farming and the Wild
Speakers: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA (CA); Sam Earnshaw, Community Alliance with Family Farmers

April 11, 2006
Elkhorn Slough Docent's Program
Moss Landing, CA
Tuesday - 8:00 PM – Organics and Biodiversity
Speaker: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA (CA)

March 8, 2006
Food Alliance's Habitat in Agricultural Landscapes
Portland, OR
Tuesday - 11:30 AM – Agricultural Practices Speaker: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA (CA)

February 24-25, 2006
New Mexico Organic Commodity Commission Conference
Albuquerque, NM
Friday, Feb. 24 – 9:45 AM -Farmscaping: Design Considerations, Techniques, Issues, NM Plants. Speakers: Sam Earnshaw, Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CA); and Joel Glanzberg, Regenesis (NM)
Saturday, Feb. 25 – 1:30 PM - Organics and Biodiversity. Speaker: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA (CA)
Saturday, Feb. 25 – 8:30 PM - The Organic Market: From Fringe, to Mainstream, to the Future. Keynote Speaker: Fred Kirschemann, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture (IA)

February 24-25, 2006
Upper Midwest Organic Farming Conference
La Crosse, WI
Friday, Feb. 24 – 8:30 AM - Wildness on the Farm and in the Rule
Speakers: Jim Riddle, Organic Independents (MN) and Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA (CA)
Saturday, Feb. 25 – 4:00 PM -Native Bees as Crop Pollinators. Speaker: Mace Vaughan, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation (OR)

February 22, 2006
Independent Organic Inspectors Association's Advanced Training
La Crosse, WI
Tuesday - 7:00 PM – Organics and Biodiversity
Speakers: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA (CA)

February 18, 2006
California Certified Organic Farmers Annual Conference
Sacramento, CA
Saturday - 9:00 AM – Organic Farms and Biodiversity
Speaker: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA (CA)

February 11, 2006
Northeast Organic Farming Association-Vermont's Winter Conference
Randolph, VT
Saturday - 10:30 AM - Native Bee Diversity and Abundance in Agricultural Landscapes
Speaker: Steve Javorek, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Saturday - 2:15 PM - Organics and Biodiversity: Wild Farm Practices You Can Use
Speaker: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA (CA)

February 2-4, 2006
Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture's "Farming for the Future Conference"
State College, PA
Saturday, Feb. 4 - 8:00 AM - Wild Farm Practices You Can Use
Speaker: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA (CA)
Saturday, Feb. 4 - 10:45 AM - Get the Scoop on Measuring Soil Biodiversity
Speaker: Mary Ann Bruns, Penn State University (PA)
Saturday, Feb. 4 - 1:30 PM - Paying Attention to Pollinators Can Pay
Speaker: Maryann Frazier, Penn State University (PA)

January 25-28, 2006
Ecological Farming Association's "From Seed to Table Conference"
Pacific Grove, CA Thursday, Jan. 26- 8:30 AM - Food, Farming and the Wild
Speakers: Dan Imhoff, Watershed Media and Wild Farm Alliance; and Charles Moore, Seeds to Sauce
Friday, Jan. 27- 8:30 AM - Successful Organic Farmers
Speakers: Michael Alexander and Sharlene Grunerud of No Cattle Company
Friday, Jan. 27- 10:30 AM - Farming as if Wild Nature Mattered
Speakers: Kevin Lunny, Lunny Ranch and Michael Alexander and Sharlene Grunerud of NoCattle Company

January 25-27, 2006
Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association's "Texas Growing for Texans - Community Food Systems Conference"Kerrville, TX
Thursday, Jan. 26- 11:15 AM - Wildness on the Farm and in the Rule
Speakers: Jim Riddle, Organic Independents (MN) and Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA (CA)
Friday Morning's Keynote - Jan. 27 - Jim Riddle - Organic Certification and Local Food Issues

January 19-22, 2006
Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group's " Practical Tools and Solutions for Sustaining Family Farms Conference"
Louisville, KY
Friday, Jan. 20- 2:30 PM- Native Bee Conservation and Management
Speaker: Blair Sampson, USDA ARS (AR) Friday, Jan. 20 - 4:00 PM - Soil Basics: The Underground Menagerie You Manage
Speaker: Michel Cavigelli, USDA-ARS Sustainable Agriculture Lab (MD)
Sunday, Jan. 22 - 8:00 AM Organics and Biodiversity
Speaker: Jo Ann Baumgartner, WFA (CA)

January 12-14, 2006
Quivira Coalition's Bridging the Urban - Rural Divide Conference"
Albuquerque, NM
Saturday, Jan. 14 - 11:30 AM - The Future of Food, Farming, and the Wild: National Stories of Rural and Urban Communities Working to Address the Biodiversity Crisis
Speaker: Dan Imhoff, Watershed Media and Wild Farm Alliance (CA)