We are offering over 100 workshops about fruits, vegetables, poultry, livestock, business planning, policy advocacy and a whole host of other topics. Attendees do not need to pre-register for individual sessions as workshops are included in the main conference registration. Once you check in at registration, you are free to attend any of the Friday or Saturday sessions that pique your interest on the days for which you have registered (Friday Only, Friday and Saturday, or Saturday Only). This year, we are introducing workshop threads, a series of workshops around a particular topic. You'll notice our series on Value-Added Dairy, Good Food Neighborhood (GFN) and PA Certified Organic (PCO). These threads are loose collections around certain topics, so pick and choose from them as best fits your educational needs. Special thanks to GFN and PCO for helping to develop their threads. To learn more about them, visit their booths in the TradeShow!       A Look at Polyface's System for Multi-Species Grazing & Pasturing Daniel Salatin, Polyface Inc Forest Succession & Its Lessons for Ecological Design Dave Jacke, Dynamics Ecological Design Four Season Growing Zach Lester, Tree and Leaf Farm GFN Series: Taking Back the Means of Beekeeping - An Introduction to Natural Beekeeping Sam Comfort, Anarchy Apiaries Art that Works: Reclaiming Leftover Landscapes Stacy Levy, art/land/water Oilseeds for Fuel & Food Douglas Schaufler, Penn State University Plant Doctor: Diagnosing Nutrition Problems in Vegetables Mike Orzolek & Elsa Sanchez, Penn State University The Art of Grafting Fruit Trees Michael Phillips, Lost Nation Orchard The Basics of Raising Healthy Chicks Don Brubaker, The Fertrell Company The Regulation of Natural Gas Development in Pennsylvania Ross Pifer, The Agricultural Law Resource & Reference Center at Penn State Top 10 Pest Problems in Berry Crops Kathy Demchak, Penn State University Using Food Alliance Criteria to Reach Sustainability Goals on Your Farm Jenn Halpin, Dickinson College Farm Roberta Anderson, Food Alliance PCO Series: Standards & Policy Update: Hot Topics on the Organic Front Kyla Smith, PA Certified Organic Patty Lovera, Food and Water Watch Organic Seed v. Monsanto: The Lawsuit Challenging Patents on Seed Daniel Ravicher, Public Patent Foundation Ira Wallace, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Value-Added Dairy Series: Bottling Milk Clare Seibert, Clear Spring Creamery Act 106 Regulations & Farmers Markets Brian Moyer, Green Haven Farm Lydia Johnson, PA Dept of Agriculture GFN Series: Cancer, Nutrition & Healing Jerry Brunetti, Agri-Dynamics Inc Successful Tomato Growing Techniques: High Tunnel Heirlooms from Seed to Harvest Tom Murtha & Tricia Borneman, Blooming Glen Farm Health Management Techniques to Reduce Build-Up of Antibiotic Resistance Jeff Mattocks, Fertrell Company Susan Beal, PASA Raw or Pasteurized? Equipment, Regulations & Production Techniques Roman Stoltzfoos, Spring Wood Farm additional speakers TBD Building the Team You Need & Want: Filling Labor Needs on the Farm Daniel Salatin, Polyface Inc GFN Series: Harvesting, Preparing & Preserving Wild Edibles & Medicinals Grace Lefever, Sonnewald Natural Foods Faye Burtch, Burtch Body Work & Movement GFN Series: Radical Homemakers Shannon Hayes, PASA-bilities Plenary Main Speaker Holistic Management Decision-Making for Novice & Experienced Farmers Byron Shelton, Landmark Diversified Meat Curing 201: Prosciutto, Salami, Facilities & More Brooks Miller, North Mountain Pastures Mushroom Cultivation for the Home & for Small Local Markets Harvey Ussery, TheModernHomestead.us PCO Series: The Basics of Organic Certification: Why & How to Get Certified Mabell Rivas, PA Certified Organic Soil Ecology & Self-Renewing Fertility Dave Jacke, Dynamics Ecological Design Solar Greenhouse Design: Lessons at Three Sisters Bioshelter Darrell Frey, Three Sisters Bioshelter Talking to Legislators about Drilling in the Marcellus Region Erika Staaf, Penn Environment Providing Clean Water: Practices, Programs & Policy Ideas for Producers Kelly O'Neill, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Kim Snell-Zarcone, Penn Future Jon Winsten, Winrock International Integrating Renewable Energy into Your Sustainable Farm Plan Erik Gundacker, Scenic Valley Farms Matt Steiman, Dickinson College Farm Pastured Poultry 101 Jim McLaughlin, Cornerstone Farm Ventures SNAP at Farmers Markets: Logistics, Partners & Evaluating Success Stacy Miller, Farmers Market Coalition Megan McBride, Easton Farmers Market Sandy Hopple & Joe Quattrocchi, PA Department of Agriculture How to Start a Staple Food Facility: Challenges, Costs & Lessons Learned Michelle Ajamian & Brandon Jaeger, Shagbark Seed & Mill Co Value-Added Dairy Series: Farmstead Ice Cream Tom & Donna Perry, Perrydell Family Farm Emerging Issues in Food Safety Regulation: The Food Safety Modernization Act in Practice Steve Warshawer, National Sustainable Ag Coalition George DeVault, Pheasant Hill Farm Brian Snyder, PASA Choosing the Right Poultry to Meet Your Goals & Fit Your Farm Jeannette Beranger, American Livestock Breeds Conservancy 10 Things to Think about When Getting Started in Market Farming Chris Blanchard, Rock Springs Farm 5 Principles of Web Marketing for Farmers Simon Huntley, Small Farm Central Community Organizing: Training & Tools for Winning Campaigns Charlie Kratovil, Food and Water Watch Farming on Leased Land: Pros, Cons & Real Life Lessons Chris & TJ Costa, Turning Roots Farm & CSA Laura Siena, Lundale Farm Inc GFN Series: Baking with Heritage Grains Mary-Howell Martens, Lakeview Organic Grain Managing Biological Capital Through Holistic Management Grazing Planning Byron Shelton, Landmark Diversified Managing Fertility: Ways to Build & Maintain Soil Health Thomas Bjökman, Cornell University PCO series: Increasing Crop Species & Genetic Diversity for Higher Yield, Fewer Pests & Less Disease John Tooker & Beth Gugino, Penn State University Q & A Brian Halweil, Friday Keynoter How to Build a Rain-Powered, Year-Round Irrigation System Homer Walden, Sunnyside Farm Trash to Treasure: Bioconversion of Organic "Wastes" to Resource Harvey Ussery, TheModernHomestead.us Value-Added Dairy Series: Affinage: The Practical Art of Aging Cheese Peter Dixon, Dairy Foods Consulting Going Underground: Mycotechnology to Regenerate the Land, Improve Ecosystem Health & Increase Productivity Melissa Miles, Permanent Future Institute & Eastern PA Permaculture Guild On-Farm Butchery John Hopkins, Forks Farm Brooks Miller, North Mountain Pastures Daniel Salatin, Polyface Inc Integrated, Organic High Tunnel Bramble & Vegetable Production Erik Gundacker, Scenic Valley Farms           5 Principles of Web Marketing for Farmers (Repeat) Simon Huntley, Small Farm Central Biodegradable Mulch: Does it Work? Farmers' Tips & Experiences Eric Vander Hyde, Barefoot Gardens Mike Scheidel, Little Peace Farm Capturing & Organizing Data for Organic Certification, GAPs Compliance & Other Endeavors Chris Blanchard, Rock Springs Farm Comparing Humans, Animals & Fossil Fuel as Resources for Vegetable Production Kenneth Mulder, Green Mountain College Creating an Urban Food Forest Juliette Jones, Pittsburgh Permaculture Phil Forsyth, Philadelphia Orchard Project Designing a Sustainable Fruit Production System on Your Diversified Farm Lou Lego, Elderberry Pond Farm GFN Series: The Small-Scale Poultry Flock: Holistic Poultry Husbandry for the Productive, Integrated Homestead Harvey Ussery, TheModernHomestead.us Innovative, Low-Tech Solutions for the Integrated Animal & Vegetable Farm Homer Walden & Dru Peters, Sunnyside Farm Let the Animals Do Your Pasture Improvement: Integrating Cows & Chickens for Improved Soils & Grass Roman Stoltzfoos, Spring Wood Farm Marcellus Citizen Stewardship Project: Building Skills in Visual Assessment & Advocacy to Protect Your Community Veronica Coptis & Krissy Kasserman, Mountain Watershed Association Monitoring Biological Capital to Assess Your Management Byron Shelton, Landmark Diversified Value-Added Dairy Series: Cheese Aging Caves, Rooms & Cellars Peter Dixon, Dairy Foods Consulting Where's the Profit? Collecting & Assessing Farm Numbers to Meet Financial Goals, Set Prices & Balance Your Product Mix Jody Padgham, APPPA & MOSES GFN Series: Small-Scale Seed Saving for the Home & Farm Tim Mountz, Happy Cat Farm Farm Bill 2012 & You: Advocating for a Sustainable & Organic Future Melissa Hornaday, Organic Farmers Research Foundation Martha Noble, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Introduction to Small Grain Production Nigel Tudor, Weatherbury Farm High Tunnel Crop Management, Automation & Marketing Erik Gundacker, Scenic Valley Farms PCO Series: Organic Marketing Panel Discussion Randy Morris, Morris Farm Mary-Howell Martens, Lakeview Organic Grain Building Capacity & the Voice for a Stronger Sustainable Agriculture Movement Brian Halweil, Edible East End & Worldwatch Institute Steve Warshawer, NSAC Scott Exo, Food Alliance Stacy Miller, Farmers Market Coalition GFN Series: How to Salt & Dry Your Favorite Meats at Home the (Mostly) Traditional Way Brooks Miller, North Mountain Pastures Chickens in the Garden: Using a Garden Flock for Tillage, Insect Control & Making Compost Harvey Ussery, TheModernHomestead.us Efficient Human-Powered Vegetable Production Kenneth Mulder, Green Mountain College PCO Series: Materials Used in Organic Production & Processing Johanna Mirenda, PA Certified Organic Orin Moyer, Fertrell Company Essex Farm Story Mark Kimball, Essex Farm GFN Series: Gardening Like the Forest, Part 1: Home-Scale Ecological Food Production Dave Jacke, Dynamics Ecological Design GFN Series: Home Orchard Basics, Part 1 Michael Phillips, Lost Nation Orchard Going Bio-Extensive - Soil Building & Weed Control Anne & Eric Nordell, Beech Grove Farm Holistic Management Decision-Making for Novice & Experienced Farmers (Repeat) Byron Shelton, Landmark Diversified Marcellus Shale Legal Issues for Landowners Ross Pifer, The Agricultural Law Resource & Reference Center at Penn State Scaling Up to Fill the Plate: Sizing Your Vegetable Operation Chris Blanchard, Rock Springs Farm Using (Not Abusing!) Interns: Training Future Farmers while Balancing the Needs of a Working Farm Tom Murtha & Tricia Borneman, Blooming Glen Farm Weeds! Creative & Healthful Additions to Your CSA Box or Market Stand Grace Lefever, Sonnewald Natural Food Faye Burtch, Burtch Body Work and Movement Harnessing NRCS Funds to Support Conservation Projects on the Farm: Dickinson College Farm's IPM Project Jenn Halpin & Scott Hoffman, Dickinson College Farm NRCS representative TBD Feed Grade Grain Production & Marketing Mary-Howell & Klaas Martens, Lakeview Organic Grain Advanced Seed Saving for Added Farm Profit Tim Mountz, Happy Cat Farm Grow Food Where You Live: Micro-Farms & How They Work Tania Slawecki, Neo Terra Chris Uhl, Penn Sate University Warren Leitzel, Ecosophy Farm Thom Marti, Broad Valley Orchard Value-Added Dairy Series: Farmstead Yogurt Clare Seibert, Clear Spring Creamery Plant Doctor: Diagnosing Pest & Disease Problems in Crops & Vegetables Beth Gugino & Shelby Fleischer, Penn State University Farmer to Farmer: Making Farming Sustainable by Partnering Across the World Spencer & Mara Welton, Half Pint Farm Cletus Nwakpu, Ebonyi State Fadama Project Marketing Farmstead Cheeses: Perspectives from Philadelphia to DC Melanie Dietrich Cochran, Keswick Creamery Susan Miller, Birchrun Hills Farm GFN Series: Gardening Like the Forest, Part 2: The Ecology of Healthy Food Production Social Structure Dave Jacke, Dynamics Ecological Design GFN Series: Home Orchard Basics, Part 2 Michael Phillips, Lost Nation Orchard GFN Series: The Marvelous Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania Bill Russell, BRMushrooms.com Incorporating Pollinator Habitat into Orchards & Farms Jolie Goldenetz-Dollar, Xerces Society Dave Biddinger, Penn State University Monitoring Water Quality in the Marcellus Region Julie Vastine, ALLARM PCO Series: Organic Livestock Production & the NOP Pasture Rule Lee Rinehart, PA Certified Organic Forrest Stricker, Spring Creek Farms Pick-Your-Own Vegetable Marketing: An Organic Farm's Strategy for Reducing Labor Costs & Increasing Revenue Randy Morris, Morris Farm Planning Your Plantings: Seeding Schedules for an Abundant CSA Harvest Dave Ruggiero, Village Acres Farm Plant Doctor: Diagnosing Problems in High Tunnels Mike Orzolek & Elsa Sanchez, Penn State University Self-Sustaining Farming Mark Kimball, Essex Farm Treatment-Free Honey Bee Stewardship Sam Comfort, Anarchy Apiaries Year-Round Market Gardening in a Solar & Wood Heated Bioshelter Darrell Frey, Three Sisters Bioshelter Cut Flowers That Sell - & Last! Production, Pricing & Marketing Melanie DeVault, Pheasant Hill Farm Woodlot Pork: Using Pigs in the Woods to Develop Silvopasture John Hopkins, Forks Farm Practical Dairy Cattle Nutrition Dr. Robert Patton, Nittany Dairy Nutrition Inc Plant Secondary Metabolites: The Holy Grail of Plant & Animal Medicine Jerry Brunetti, Agri-Dynamics Inc