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Working Lands Alliance Conference
Plowing Ahead: Farmland Preservation in 2010 & Beyond
SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2010
Kroon Hall, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, New Haven
Conference Materials
- Plowing Ahead: Farmland Preservation in 2010 and Beyond (White Paper)
- A Decade of Progress for Farmland Preservation in Connecticut (1999-2009 Timeline)
- UConn CLEAR: Agricultural Fields and Soils in Connecticut
- Farmland Preservation in Connecticut: Where We Are, Where We Need to Grow (Coalition Goal-Setting Questions)
- Conservation Option for Connecticut Farmland: A Guide for Landowners, Land Trusts & Municipalities
Presentations
- Welcome - Terry Jones, WLA Chairman
- Yesterday and Today - Kip Kolesinskas, Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Morning Breakout: Creative Funding for the Future of Farmland Preservation
- Bob Wagner, American Farmland Trust
- Mike McGrath, Delaware State Farmland Preservation Program
- Ernest Cook, The Trust for Public Land
- Morning Breakout: New Farmer Training and Farmland Access
- Jennifer Hashley and Chelsea Lewis, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
- Stephen Searl, Peconic Land Trust
- Jon Ramsay, Vermont Land Trust
- Morning Breakout: Starting a Successful Community Farm
- Jim Oldham, Equity Trust
- Jason Morrill and Steve Munno, Massaro Community Farm
- Ann Bell, Kevin Meehan and Ben Saunders, Ambler Farm
- Morning Breakout: Marketing & Communicating about Farmland Preservation
- Chris Watts, Precision Marketing
- White Paper Presentation - Cris Coffin, American Farmland Trust
- Panel: Putting Farmland into the Food Agenda
- Wrap-Up - Terry Jones, WLA Chairman
Lead sponsor: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Platinum Sponsors: American Farmland Trust, CT Dept. of Agriculture, Connecticut Farmland Trust, Connecticut Food Policy Council, Edible Nutmeg, Farm Credit East, The Farmers Cow, Jones Family Farms, Wholesome Wave, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Gold Sponsors: Eastern Connecticut Resource Conservation & Development Area, Inc.; Halloran & Sage Governmental Affairs, KofKoff Egg Farm, LLC; The Trust for Public Land; University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System
Silver Sponsors: Common Ground Center for Environmental Education and Leadership; Connecticut Conservation Districts; Connecticut Farm Bureau Association; Connecticut Forest & Park Association; Connecticut State Grange; Council on Soil and Water Conservation