Agriculture Education Association 2016 Sustainable National Conference Detailed Conference Schedule THURSDAY, JULY 28: Registration and Check-in Registration and Housing Check-in 4:00-10:00 PM Parking passes provided at check-in for people housing on campus East Conference Office, Stevenson College Stevenson Apartment Building 9, Apt. 201 phone: 831.502-7002 CASFS Farm Tour – Self-Guided 4:00-7:00 PM Dinner (on your own) open CASFS Farm & Garden Wooden Gate Entrance FRIDAY, JULY 29: Reflecting and Setting the Tone – Real Time, Participant Directed Breakfast for on-campus participants Breakfast for commuters Registration and Check-in Parking passes provided for commuters at East Remote Lot 7:45 AM Cowell/Stevenson College Dining Hall 8:15 AM Cowell/Stevenson College Dining Hall 7:00-9:00 AM (after 9, go to East Conference Office) Stevenson Circle 7:00-9:00 AM Welcome, World Café Keynote Speaker and Panelists 9:00-9:45 AM 10:00-11:30 Stevenson Event Center Stevenson Event Center Ricardo Salvador, Director and Senior Scientist, Food and Environment Program, Union of Concerned Scientists As the senior scientist and director of the Food and Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, Dr. Salvador works with citizens, scientists, economists, and politicians to transition our current food system into one that grows healthy foods while employing sustainability and socially equitable practices. Luz Calvo, Professor of Ethnic Studies, Cal State East Bay Luz holds a master’s degree in Political Science from UCLA and a Ph.D. in the History of Consciousness from UC Santa Cruz. She co-authored Decolonize Your Diet: Mexican-American, Plant-Based Recipes for Health and Healing. Kamuela Joseph Nui Enos, M.A., Director of Social Enterprise at MA’O Organic Farms Born and raised in Waianae, Hawai’i, Kamuela received both his B.A. in Hawaiian Studies and his M.A. in Urban and Regional Planning from University of Hawai’i at Manoa. He was recently a commissioner on President Obama’s White House Initiative on Asian and Pacific Islanders. Julie Grossman, Assistant Professor, Horticulture Science Dept., University of Minnesota Julie holds an M.S. in Soil Science and Ph.D. in Agronomy and Plant Genetics from the University of Minnesota, was an NSF Post-doctoral Fellow at Cornell University and the Soil Science faculty at North Carolina State University. Andrew K. Baskin, B.Sc., Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems, McNair Scholar, University of California, Davis Andrew serves as Student Representative on SAEA’s Steering Council and the External Advisory Board of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute at UC Davis. Emilia Cordero Oceguera, M.A., Latin American Studies, University of California, Berkeley Currently an apprentice at CASFS, Emilia’s farming experience comes from working in the “Granja Mollesnejta,” an agroforestry farm in the outskirts of Cochabamba, Bolivia and in “Las Cañadas,” an agroecological cooperative in Veracruz, Mexico. Breakout Discussions, Coffee/Tea Break 11:30 AM-12:00 PM Stevenson Event Center Group Organizing of Open Space Sessions 12:00-1:00 PM Stevenson Event Center Lunch 1:00-1:45 PM Cowell/Stevenson College Dining Open Space Sessions (Three 45-min. sessions) 2:00-5:00 PM Stevenson Event Center CASFS Farm Tour – Guided Tour 5:15-6:00 PM CASFS Farm & Garden Decolonizing Foodways Symposium and 6:15-9:30 PM Cowell Ranch Hay Barn Dinner – Keynote Speaker and Chefs Introduction to Decolonial Theory 6:15-6:30 PM Catriona Rueda Esquibel, Associate Professor of Race and Resistance Studies, San Francisco State University Decolonizing Foodways Panel 6:30-7:30 PM Catriona Esquibel, Moderator; Ron Reed, Co-Founder, Karuk-UC Berkeley Collaborative; Cultural Biologist, Karuk Tribe, and Gail Myers, Agri-Cultural Anthropologist and Co-Founder of non-profit Farms to Grow, Inc. Decolonizing Foodways Dinner 7:30-9:30 PM Sariwa! and People’s Kitchen Collective Chefs Aileen Suzara, Cultural Foods Educator and Founder of Sariwa! – https://www.facebook.com/Sariwa-151959265143800/ Saqib Keval, Jocelyn Jackson, and Sita Bhaumik, People’s Kitchen Collective – http://www.peopleskitchen510.org/ Page 4 Detailed Conference Schedule | SAEA 2016 Conference Program SATURDAY, JULY 30: Getting Technical – Pre-Prepared Presentations and Field Trip Case Study Breakfast for on-campus participants Breakfast for commuters Pre-Prepared Presentations 7:00 AM 7:30 AM 8:30 AM-12:00 PM SESSION ONE (concurrent) Cowell/Stevenson College Dining Hall Cowell/Stevenson College Dining Hall Stevenson and Cowell Colleges 8:30-9:30 AM (assigned rooms, see below) ♦♦ Leah Atwood, Program Director for Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture (MESA) Program Experiential Training and Social Learning for Beginning Farmers: Apprenticeship, Mentorship, Exchange, and Online Curriculum shared hour ♦♦ Sarah Berquist, Agriculture Educator, Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Using Contemplative, Transformative, and Systems Thinking Pedagogies to Explore Injustice in Sustainable Food and Farming Cowell CLS 223 Cowell Library ♦♦ Robina Bhatti, Assistant Professor, Global Studies Department, California State University, Monterey Bay Linking social sciences and biophysical science through a ‘From College to Farm’ model Stevenson Fireside ♦♦ Saskia Cornes, Farm and Program Manager, Duke Campus Farm Educating for the Anthropocene: Transdisciplinary Work and the Campus Farm Stevenson Fireside ♦♦ Sarah Cramer, Agricultural Education and Leadership, University of Missouri Cowell CLS 216 Tigers for Community Agriculture: Successes and Challenges in a Sustainable Ag Education Student Organization at University of Missouri ♦♦ Rosalie Fanshel, Program Manager, Berkeley Food Institute, UC Berkeley Building Equitable, Inclusive, and Diverse Food Systems on College Campuses: Lessons from the UC Berkeley Stevenson Event Center ♦♦ Zachary Grant, Local Food Systems and Small Farms Educator, University of Illinois Extension, Cook County Farm City! Extension’s New Role in Urban/Peri-Urban Farmer Training, Business Incubation, and Technical Support ♦♦ Margaret Reeves, Pesticide Action Network and Elizabeth Henderson, NE Organic Farming Association, New York Two farmworker-led marketplace initiatives ensuring labor rights and environmental stewardship Cowell CLS 113 Cowell Community Rm. 121 ♦♦ MA’O Organic Farms and Albie Miles, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Community Food Systems, University of Hawaii After the Plantations: Restoring Ancestral Abundance Through the MA’O Organic Farms Youth Leadership Training Program and the Bachelor of Applied Science in Sustainable Community Food Systems at University of Hawai‘i – West Oahu Stevenson Library shared hour shared hour ♦♦ Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, Agroecology Program Coordinator and Assistant Director of Educational Programs, CEFS Cowell CLS 134 A Participatory Design and Student Focused Approach to Developing a Community Food Security Course Across Two Universities ♦♦ Maggie La Rochelle, Putah Creek Cafe Garden Manager, Winters, CA Re-rooting: Learning Relationships at the UC Davis Student Farm Cowell CLS 131 ♦♦ Stu Shafer, Professor of Sociology and Chair, Sustainable Agriculture Program, Johnson County Community College Organizing and Managing Entry Level Students in Sustainable Market Farming on a Campus Farm Cowell CLS 131 ♦♦ Lilly Shapiro, Sustainable Food Systems Initiative Coordinator, University of Michigan Community Academic Partnerships in Food Systems Education Stevenson CLS 150 ♦♦ Andrew Shensky, U-ACRE Fellow, California State University, Fullerton Expanding Food Systems Literacy through Community-based Research Stevenson CLS 150 ♦♦ Will Valley, Academic Director, Land, Food, and Community Series, University of British Columbia, Musqueam Territory Articulating and Exploring a Signature Pedagogy for Sustainable Food System Education Programs shared hour shared hour shared hour SESSION TWO (concurrent) Stevenson Silverman 9:45-10:45 AM ♦♦ Josh Beniston, Program Coordinator, Sustainable Agriculture Program, Santa Rosa Junior College Cowell CLS 113 Developing Education and Career Pathways in Sustainable Agriculture Education ♦♦ Kate MacFarland, USDA National Agroforestry Center, UNL East Campus Cowell CLS 113 Ramping up Agroforestry: How to Use a Train-the-Trainer Model for technical Service Provider Education ♦♦ JoHannah Biang, Agriculture Specialist, Horticulture Department, University of Georgia Cowell CLS 216 UGArden: Integrating a Student-Run Organic Farm into the Athens Community ♦♦ Matt Mariola, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies, Wooster College Cowell CLS 216 Best Practices for Integrating a Campus Garden into a Small College Campus ♦♦ David Conner, Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, University of Vermont Cowell CLS 223 Service-learning Partnerships for Food-based Entrepreneurship Education ♦♦ Carol Hillhouse, School Garden Program Director and Ecological Garden Coordinator at UC Davis Student Farm Cowell Community Rm. 121 Putting Student Farms to Use for School Field Trip Programs that Grow Food Systems Understanding ♦♦ INFAS (Inter-institutional Network for Food, Agriculture and Sustainability – http://asi.ucdavis.edu/networks/infas Stevenson Library Building Social Equity into Higher Education for Sustainable Agriculture ♦♦ Katie Monsen, Lecturer, Environmental Studies Department, UC Santa Cruz Cowell CLS 134 Building a Student Leadership Program: Improving Production Management ♦♦ Jan Perez, Associate Specialist Social Science, Research and Education, CASFS, UC Santa Cruz Stevenson Fireside Assessing Learning Outcomes of Undergraduate Students and Beginning Farmers in Production Agriculture Education ♦♦ Beth Dixon, Professor, Department of Philosophy, SUNY College at Plattsburg Cowell Library Hungry Women: Telling Stories About Misfortune, Responsibility, and Justice ♦♦ Carrie James, M.Sc. Candidate, Integrated Studies in Land & Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Musqueam Territory Cowell Library Community Engagement Towards Food Security: Undergraduate Impacts SAEA 2016 Conference Program | Detailed Conference Schedule Page 5 2016 Sustainable Agriculture Education Association National Conference SATURDAY, JULY 30: Getting Technical – Pre-Prepared Presentations and Field Trip Case Study SESSION TWO (concurrent, contined) 9:45-10:45 AM ♦♦ Leslie Pillen, Sustainable Student Farm Design Coordinator, Department of Plant Science, Penn State University Sustaining the Buzz: Growing Student Involvement on Student Farms Stevenson Silverman ♦♦ Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, Agroecology Program Coordinator and Assistant Director of Educational Programs, CEFS Opportunities and Partnerships Integrating Education and Production on Student Farms Cowell CLS 131 ♦♦ Alexandra Stone, Associate Professor, Vegetable Cropping Systems Specialist, Oregon State University Utilizing Data-Rich Farm System Descriptions (Case Studies) Stevenson CLS 150 ♦♦ Ann Thrupp, Executive Director, Berkeley Food Institute, UC Berkeley Stevenson Event Center Lessons Learned from UC Experiential Learning Programs in Food Systems: Empowerment Opportunities and Challenges SESSION THREE (concurrent) 11:00 AM-12:00 PM ♦♦ Christof Bernau and Diane Nichols, Apprenticeship Program Staff, CASFS, UC Santa Cruz – The Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture: Lessons from 50 Years of Experiential and Hands-on Training in Organic Agriculture and Food Systems Education ♦♦ Kathleen Ayers, M.S. Candidate, Horticulture Department, Penn State University Creating and Maintaining Community Gardens Chadwick Garden Cowell CLS 216 ♦♦ Daniela Dutra Elliott, Ph.D, University of Hawai’i, Leeward Community College and Jay Bost, M.Sc., University of Hawai’i, Farm Coach at GoFarm Hawai’i Ingraining On-Farm Experimentation through Variety Trials and Participatory Selection/Breeding Cowell CLS 223 ♦♦ Kevin Cody, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies, University of Northern Colorado Cowell Community Rm. 121 An Island of Organic Produce in a Sea of Conventional Corn: Ruminations from a New Student Farm on the Western Plains ♦♦ Julie Cotton, Program Coord./Instructor for Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (SAFS) and Ecological Food & Farming Systems (EFFS) Conflict or Interest? Including Conventional Agriculture Perspectives Cowell CLS 134 ♦♦ Meredith Epstein, Lecturer/Adivsor for Sustainable Agriculture and Agricultural Business Management, University of Maryland The University of Maryland Terp Farm: Delivering the Land Grant Mission While Feeding our Campus Cowell CLS 131 shared hour ♦♦ Aaron Fox, Assistant Professor, Plant Science, Cal Poly, Pomona Teaching Urban Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges Stevenson Silverman ♦♦ Ryan Galt, Associate Professor, Agricultural Sustainability and Society, UC Davis The Power of Reflection for Transformative Food Systems Learning Stevenson Event Center ♦♦ Alyssa Gurklis, Communications and Outreach Intern, Penn State Student Farm, Penn State University Cultivating Food Systems Engagement through a Collaborative, Community-based Cooking Program Stevenson Event Center ♦♦ Mara Gittleman, Farm Education Manager, KCC Urban Farm, Kingsborough Community College “Intro to Food Systems” Workshop Lesson Plan Cowell CLS 113 ♦♦ UC GFI Students, Staff and Faculty, and Kati Greaney, Coordinator, Student-produced Experiential Learning Video Project at UC Global Food Initiative, UC Santa Cruz Engaging Experiential Learning in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems through Video Production and Media Stevenson CLS 150 ♦♦ Mark Lipson, Research Associate, Organic Agriculture Policy Studies, CASFS, UC Santa Cruz Public Policy In and For Sustainable Agriculture Education Stevenson Fireside ♦♦ Mary Rogers, Assistant Professor, Department of Horticultural Science, University of Minnesota Addressing the Role of Racism in the Food System in the Undergraduate Classrooms ♦♦ Annie Shattuck, Ph.D. Candidate UC Berkeley, Research Fellow, Food First Skills for Social Change: Organizing and Storytelling in Teaching and Research Poster Presentations Cowell Library Stevenson Library 8:30 AM-12:00 PM Stevenson Event Center ♦♦ Leonardo Bohn, B.S., Universidade Federal Rural Do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Agroecology Instructor, Refúgio do Lajeado Farm (Brazil) Refúgio do Lajeado Farm as a Center for Sustainable Agriculture Education and Rural Development in Maquiné/RS, Brazil ♦♦ Jay Bost, M.Sc., University of Hawai’i, Farm Coach at GoFarm Hawai’i New Farm Development: GoFarm Hawai’i ♦♦ Don Comer, Research Technician, Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University Cultivating Farmers and Food Security in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan ♦♦ Kristin Mercer, Associate Professor, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University Urban University Farms: Opportunities for Community Engagement ♦♦ David Mortensen, Professor, Weed and Applied Plant Ecology, Penn State University A Sustainable Food Systems Program is Born ♦♦ Julie Razryadov, Ph.D. student, Horticulture, Penn State University, Center for Sustainability Community Garden Pollinator Garden: Creating Multifunctional Space on Campus ♦♦ Alexandra Stone, Associate Professor, Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University Persephone Farm System Description and Analyses ♦♦ Lina Yamashita, Ph.D. Student, School of Education, University of California, Davis Making Visible the People Who Feed Us: Critical Food Literacy through Multicultural Texts Page 6 Detailed Conference Schedule | SAEA 2016 Conference Program SATURDAY, JULY 30: Getting Technical – Pre-Prepared Presentations and Field Trip Case Study Field Trips (concurrent) 12:00-5:00 PM Cowell Circle BOXED LUNCH WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO CONFERENCE ATTENDEES AND FIELD TRIP PARTICIPANTS PRIOR TO BOARDING CHARTER BUSES Salinas Valley, CA www.albafarmers.org ALBA (Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association) ALBA, a non-profit farm education and business incubator program, hosts the Programa Educativo para Pequenos Agricultores (PEPA), a 9-month program with instruction and field-based training for farm workers to learn how to establish small organic farm businesses, and the Organic Farm Incubator (OFI), in which PEPA graduates start their second year of the program, gaining affordable access to land, equipment, and technical assistance over 4 years. ALBA Organics, a social enterprise food hub within the larger non-profit, markets the farmers’ organic strawberries and vegetables commercially. O’Donahue Family Stanford Educational Farm Palo Alto, CA https://earth.stanford.edu/farm/ A six-acre urban teaching farm at Stanford University features pilot project for U-pick CSA, environmental education program for local fifth graders, and a living laboratory for sustainable agriculture. Pescadero, CA http://www.pieranch.org/ Pie Ranch Pie Ranch is an organic farm and nonprofit education center focused on food education, farmer training, and regional partnerships. On its combined 87 acres, it hosts the Emerging Farmers Program in organic farming and animal husbandry, and a 60-member CSA that engages large organizations and universities with the goal of establishing such programs with our partner school districts. Davenport, CA www.spranch.calpoly.edu Swanton Pacific Ranch Swanton Pacific Ranch is a 3,200-acre Ranch owned by Cal Poly State University and managed by its College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences. The Ranch hosts production of certified natural and grass-fed beef, certified organic herbs and row crops, “U-pick” organic apples, certified sustainable forests, salmon and wildlife research. The field trip includes a ride on the historic Swanton Pacific Railroad miniature (1/3 scale) steam train. CASFS Farm Tour – Guided 5:15-6:15 PM CASFS Farm & Garden Real Food Challenge Dinner UCSC Food Systems Working Group, Real Food Challenge, and GFI Food Security Introduction 6:30-8:30 PM Cowell Ranch Hay Barn UC Catering Dinner Music and Dancing – Blazeen (Reggae) 6:30-7:00 PM 7:00-8:30 PM 8:30-10:30 PM Cowell Ranch Hay Barn SUNDAY, JULY 31: Skill-Based Workshops and Group Project Work (concurrent) Breakfast for on-campus participants Breakfast for commuters Workshops and Group Projects (concurrent) 7:00 AM 7:30 AM 8:30 AM-12:00 PM 8:00-9:45 AM Cowell/Stevenson College Dining Cowell/Stevenson College Dining Cowell/Stevenson and UCSC Farm Cowell CLS 216 8:30 AM-12:00 PM See locations below: ♦♦ Adam Calo, Ph.D. student, UC Berkeley Environmental Science, Policy & Management Mapping Tools for Farmland Access: Combining Public Records and Local Knowledge ♦♦ CASFS Apprenticeship Train-the-Trainer Demonstration Activities ¡D arryl Wong, Hands-On Teaching Tractor Cultivation and Weed Management ¡C hristof Bernau and Kellee Matsushita, Integrating Horticulture and Social Justice ¡ J ane Kuhn, Hands-On Irrigation at UCSC Farm & Garden ¡A lbie Miles, Using the UCSC CASFS Training Manuals: Teaching Organic Farming and Gardening and Teaching Direct Marketing CASFS Packing Shed (Field) 8:30-9:30 AM CASFS Veggie Shed (Farm Garden) 9:45-10:45 AM CASFS Packing Shed (Field) CASFS Packing Shed (Field) 11:00-11:45 AM 11:45 AM-12:00 PM ♦♦ Rex Dufour, Western Regional Office Director, 8:30-9:45 AM NCAT (National Center for Appropriate Technology) How to Better Understand Farmers’ Thinking About Soil Management to Encourage Investment in the Soil ♦♦ Monika Egerer, Ph.D. Student, Environmental Studies, (ENVS) and Hamutahl Cohen, Graduate Student, ENVS and Elissa Olimpi, UC Santa Cruz Designing inquiry activities in agricultural education 8:30-9:45 ♦♦ John Fisher, Outreach Director, LIfe Lab UCSC 8:30 AM-12:00 PM Engaging Undergraduates in Farm and Garden Education for Children and Youth SAEA 2016 Conference Program | Detailed Conference Schedule Stevenson Silverman Stevenson Silverman & Chadwick Garden Life Lab Trailer Page 7 2016 Sustainable Agriculture Education Association National Conference SUNDAY, JULY 31: Skill-Based Workshops and Group Project Work (concurrent) ♦♦ INFAS Meeting 8:00-10:00 AM Stevenson Fireside ♦♦ SAEA Steering Committee Meeting 8:00-10:00 AM Stevenson Community Room ♦♦ MA’O Organic Farms Youth Leadership Training Program and Higher Education for Food System Change in Hawaii: Gary and Kukui Maunakea-Forth, Kamuela Enos, Kaui Sana, Neil Hannahs, Albie Miles, and Monique Mironesco 8:30 AM-12:00 PM ♦♦ Sarick Matzen, Ph.D. Student at Pallud Lab, 8:30-9:30 AM Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Policy, and Management, UC Berkeley Can training programs help urban farmers deal with soil contamination? ♦♦ Emily McGinty, Assistant Program Manager, 8:30-10:45 AM Duke Campus Farm, Duke University Beyond the Field Trip: A Workshop to Build Stronger Connections Between Academics and Practitioners ♦♦ Jessy Beckett Parr, Foundation Program Manager, CCOF, and Evan Wiig, Executive Director, Farmer’s Guild Building a Farmer Educator Network Stevenson Event Center Cowell CLS 131 Cowell Library Cowell CLS 113 8:30-9:45 AM ♦♦ Courtney Peetz, Chair, Evergreen Food Systems 9:45-10:45 AM Working Group, Evergreen State College, Real Food Challenge (Campus Representative) Where to Start? Student-­Led, Community Engaged Efforts to Effect Change in a Campus Food System Cowell Community Rm. 121 ♦♦ Stephanie Yee, Real Food Challenge Rep 10:45 AM-12 PM and Educational Workshop Coordinator, CSUMB, and Hannah Weinronk, Real Food Challenge Rep, UMass Students’ Role in Fundamentally Transforming the Food System Cowell Community Rm. 121 ♦♦ Mark Lipson, Research Associate, Organic 9:45 AM-12:00 PM Agriculture Policy Studies, CASFS, UC Santa Cruz Sustainable Agriculture Policy Education: Goals, Resources, and Needs Assessment for SAEA Cowell CLS 131 ♦♦ Jan Perez, Assoc. Specialist Social Science, 9:45 AM-12:00 PM Research and Education, CASFS, UC Santa Cruz, and Megan Fehrman, Education Director, Rogue Farm Corps Learning Assessments and Program Evaluation of Educational Outcomes for Beginning Farmer Programs Cowell CLS 113 ♦♦ Mark Van Horn, Director, Student Farm, 8:30 AM-12:00 PM UC Davis, and Maggie La Rochelle, Program Representative, UC Davis College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Dean’s Office, and Carol Hillhouse, Director, Children’s Garden, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis Student Leadership Development on a Student Farm: An Experiential Workshop and Discussion ♦♦ Sarah Williams, Ph.D., Faculty, and 9:45-10:45 AM Martha Rosemeyer, Agricultural Ecology, Food Systems, Evergreen State College Ecologies of Terroir: Engaging Taste for a Just and Sustainable Agriculture ♦♦ Joanna Ory, Reserach Program Associate, Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) Educational and research needs of organic farmers Lunch Closing remarks Page 8 11 AM-12:00 PM 12:00-1:15 PM 1:30-2:00 PM Stevenson Library Stevenson Silverman Stevenson Silverman Cowell/Stevenson College Dining Cowell/Stevenson Courtyard Detailed Conference Schedule | SAEA 2016 Conference Program