A gathering of farmers, farm interns and representatives from land trusts, municipal governments, agricultural businesses, nonprofits engaged in agriculture, health and food services, as well as local citizens. This conference addressed preserving land for agriculture uses, expanding regional markets, raising a new generation of farmers, and supporting existing farms. (Read a Shawangunk Journal article on the conference by reporter Chris Rowley and see the 2014 Conference Program.)
Speakers:
- Todd Erling – Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corporation on Agriculture as Economic Development through Rural-Urban Partnerships
- Jerry Cosgrove, Local Economies Project
- Christina Grace, American Farmland Trust
- Kathleen Frith, Glynwood
- Local Farmers: Lindsey Shute, Pete Taliaferro, Pete Ferrante, and Paul Colucci
- Steve Rosenberg, Scenic Hudson on Conserving Our Hudson Valley/ NYC Foodshed
- Jim Hyland, Winter Sun Farms
- Kevin Terr, Red Barn Produce Inc.
- Justine Legere, Bridge Creek Café and Catering