The Missouri Organic Association’s (MOA)
2015 Conference will be held February 5-7 in Springfield, MO. This is the 6th
year in sequence, and will offer discussions and share research and experiences
about organic and sustainable production.
MOA’s mission is to provide local,
organic and sustainable family farms with the tools they need to be successful
farming businesses, while educating the general public about why they should support
local farmers.
This conference is open to everybody- producers
and consumers alike. MOA welcome farmers and all those concerned about
independent food sources, the rising health issues in children, supporting
sustainable family farms, environmental issues and solution-based philosophies
of biological and organic growing practices.
Events will include 54 workshops, with
varied content: grain production, livestock production, vegetable production,
high-tunnel small fruits and vegetable production, sustainable living skills,
culinary and medicinal plants, and a whole lot more. In addition, there will be
a GMO Plenary- a full day panel workshop.
The conference
price is $175 for all 3 days and a single day pass is $75. An Early Bird
Special discount is available until January 25th, which includes a
Buy 1 registration at full price, Get the 2nd registration at ½
price. After the Early Bird deadline of January 25 is over, the Buy 1- Get 2nd
at ½ price will disappear and all ticket prices increase by $20.
To view the
website and get details about speakers, access: www.MOAConference.org
To register, go
to http://www.moaconference.org/moa-conference-registration.
Hotel
reservations are available at a special MOA Conference block price at The
University Plaza Hotel, Springfield, MO.
Be sure to mention the MOA conference block.
What’s included in a 3 day pass?
Thursday includes your choice of 6 educational
sessions, including a full informative workshop conducted by Ben Flanner of
Brooklyn Grange. www.brooklyngrangefarm.com. Thursday
evening includes the MOA Expo 2015 Grand Opening as well as a “Savor the
Flavor” Reception Dinner in which
attendees are invited to taste the flavors of MOA Farmers, Retailers,
Microbreweries and Wineries. Thursday also includes the MOA Live Benefit
Auction to help fund the MOA Conference.
Friday includes choice of 6 educational
sessions as well as the GMO Plenary with Robyn O’Brien and a Food Policy
Workshop. Friday Evening attendees will enjoy the MOA
Cochon15 & MOA Top Chef Challenge, featuring St. Louis Chef Josh Galliano
of The Libertine and Springfield Chef Wes Johnson of the Metropolitan Farmer
butchering pasture based hogs with a live auction of the pork products with the
proceeds going to MOA and “Feed My Peeps”, a non-profit organization formed to
feed the hungry in St. Louis. The MOA
Top Chef Challenge 2015 will feature Tops Chefs from the 4 cities of
Missouri: Columbia- Walker Claridge of
Broadway Brewery; STL- Chef Rex Hale of 360 St. Louis, Chef Wil Pelly of In
Good Company & Sanctuaria, and Chef Jen Ryan of Gateway Garlic Urban Farm;
KC- Michael Foust of The Farmhouse; and Springfield- Chef Paul Trout of Chateau
on the Lake. This event has generated great interest in the past from both the
top chefs who are competing for the title and from the participants who get to
taste the foods and judge the final MOA Top Chef 2015! Friday evening includes a Banquet Dinner of
local organic and sustainably produced foods. Following dinner, attendees may
choose between a screening of GMO OMG, or Live Music and Dancing with Dallas
Jones.
Saturday includes your choice of 6 educational
sessions as well as our Saturday
Brunch with keynote speaker Joseph Simcox, “The Botanical Explorer” of Baker
Creek Heirloom Seeds who will be challenging us to save our local foods by
saving and planting native heirloom seeds and working together to develop local
food systems.
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