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 Montana Organic Association Glasgow Seminars 2010
October 9, 2010
Cottonwood Inn, Glasgow, MT
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Kris Berg is with the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Bozeman, MT. She serves as a Program Coordinator managing the agencies largest conservation cost-share assistance program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), within the state. She has worked with the agency as a Soil Conservationist in Lewistown, Sheridan, and Glasgow; and a District Conservationist in Dillon and Missoula before taking on the Program Specialist position with the Bozeman State Office.
David Granatstein
serves as Sustainable Agriculture Specialist for Washington State University's Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. He has worked on sustainable agriculture for over 30 years, with degrees in natural resources and soil science. David has been involved in organic agriculture since the 1970s when he co-managed an organic farm in north-central Washington and helped develop the first grower based organic standards with Washington Tilth Producers. He serves on the Organic Advisory Board for the Washington State Dept. of Agriculture Organic Food Program, and is on the Board of Oregon Tilth. David has now worked in various cropping systems and locations, including southern Africa, Minnesota, Russia, and Washington, and travels frequently to speak on sustainable agriculture topics. Current programs and projects include organic tree fruit production, using legumes for nitrogen source, orchard floor management, organic statistics, biochar, Climate Friendly Farming, and eco-labeling. He has been involved in regional, national, and international educational programs on organic standards, agricultural composting, sustainable and organic fruit production, ecolabeling and the USDA SARE program. He is based at the WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center in Wenatchee,WA.
Karri Stroh is the Program Coordinator at FARRMS, a nonprofit education center for sustainable agriculture. She and her husband have a certified organic farm in Tappen, North Dakota.
Please visit the links on the upper right for more information. We'll look forward to visiting with you there.
If you would like to volunteer or have any specific questions about the conference, please email Jim Lindquist or phone 406-583-7722.
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