Conference 2018
Friday February 23 to Sunday February 25, 2018
Abbotsford, BC
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Conference Program
Program at a Glance
Friday, February 23, 2018
| Room | Mt. Baker Room | |
| 9am - 12pm | Accreditation Board Meeting for all CC, CB Admins, VOs | |
| 12pm - 1:30pm | Lunch & VO Meeting in Mt. Baker Room | |
| Room | Mt. Baker Room | Apex Boardroom |
| 1:30pm - 3pm |
Two Afternoon Presentations: Pre-register to Attend
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| 4pm - 6:30pm | Time for Dinner & PACS AGM (meal included) | BCARA AGM |
| 6:30pm | Conference Reception Begins in Ballroom | |
| 6:30pm - 7pm |
Welcoming Remarks COABC 25th Anniversary Welcome with Carmen Wakeling Welcome from SUMAS First Nation Chief Dalton Silver Lana Popham, BC Minister of Agriculture |
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| 7pm |
Keynote Presentation: Dawn Morrison Sustainable Land and Food Systems - Indigenous Peoples, Social Justice, and Original Instructions |
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| 7:45pm | Appetizers & Organic Ale & Cider Tasting hosted by Crannog Ales + Cash Bar | |
Saturday, February 24, 2018
| 7:30am | Trade Show & Organic Seed Corner In Mt Baker Room & Foyer |
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| 7:30am - 8:30am | Breakfast (Ballroom) | ||
| 8am | Conference Welcome with MC Chris Bodnar | ||
| 8:15am - 9:15am |
Keynote Presentation: Kent Mullinix Food Systems in a changing environmental, economic, and societal climate: our path to a sustainable food system future. |
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| Rooms | Pinnacle 1 | Pinnacle 2 | Pinnacle 3 |
| 9:30am - 10:30am |
Guacamole: A Cooking Lesson for Justice
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Understanding Pests and their Pathways
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Record Keeping: Perspectives of a Distributor, an Inspector & a Producer
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| 10:30am - 11am |
Coffee & Treats BC Eco Seeds Mini-Presentation Mt. Baker Room Do you have trouble finding varieties that perform well under organic conditions? Have your say in what crops and traits need improvement in this mini session on organic plant breeding priorities focusing on vegetable crops for BC's market growers. |
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| Rooms | Pinnacle 1 | Pinnacle 2 | Pinnacle 3 |
| 11am - 12pm |
New Online Application System
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Keeping Small Herds Healthy: On-Farm Nutrition, Vaccinations, and Herbals
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Expanding cherry production in British Columbia under climate change
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| 12pm - 1pm | Lunch in Ballroom | ||
| Rooms | Pinnacle 1 | Pinnacle 2 | Pinnacle 3 |
| 1pm - 2pm |
Best Business & Marketing Tools for Farmers Selling at BC Farmers Markets
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Organic Grain Production Workshop
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Stories from the Vanguard of Organics
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| 2pm - 2:30pm |
Coffee & Treats BC Eco Seeds Mini-Presentation Mt. Baker Room Organic seed search: tips to make your VO/CAB happy - Be prepared for your next inspection with some tips for sourcing organic seeds and organizing your seed search. |
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| Rooms | Pinnacle 1 | Pinnacle 2 | Pinnacle 3 |
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm |
The Organic Quiz - Becoming One with the Standards and their Review
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Digging into Organic Messaging
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A Radical Re-visioning to Sustainable Food Systems based on a Decolonizing Research and Relationships Approach
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| 4pm - 5pm | Silent Auction Open For Bidding | Apex Boardroom | |
| Farmer-Led APP Design Workshop | |||
| 5pm - 6:45pm | YA Mini-Mixer Mt. Baker Room & Silent Auction | ||
| 7pm - 9pm | Banquet & Awards in Ballroom | ||
| 9:00pm - 11pm | Final bidding on Silent Auction Social with Music |
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Sunday, February 25, 2018
| 8am – 9am | Breakfast (Ballroom) | ||
| Rooms | Pinnacle 1 | Pinnacle 2 | Pinnacle 3 |
| 9am - 10am |
Canadian Conversations on Transitioning to Organic Production
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Climate Smart Organic Farming
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Tools to Understand the Economics of Seed Production
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| 10:00am - 10:30am | Saltspring Coffee & Treats | ||
| 10:30am - 11:30am | AGM in Ballroom | ||
| 11:30am | Lunch in Ballroom | ||
| 12pm - 1pm | Board Meeting | ||
| 12pm - 3pm | COG Focus Group in Mt. Baker Room *Pre-registration required | ||
