{"id":186,"date":"2016-12-19T19:51:43","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T19:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.penandplow.net\/?p=186"},"modified":"2016-12-19T20:16:16","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T20:16:16","slug":"plenty-11-organic-nofamass-winter-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.penandplow.net\/index.php\/2016\/12\/19\/plenty-11-organic-nofamass-winter-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Plenty #11: No-till and Urban Ag at NOFA\/Mass Winter Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8155\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-186-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/plenty\/gg_p_20161218_ep011.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/plenty\/gg_p_20161218_ep011.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/plenty\/gg_p_20161218_ep011.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/plenty\/gg_p_20161218_ep011.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/www.penandplow.net\/?powerpress_pinw=186-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/plenty\/gg_p_20161218_ep011.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"gg_p_20161218_ep011.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Amazing no-till results, proof-of-concept urban agriculture, and learning &#8220;tracks&#8221; available for a curated conference experience<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/4924295\/height\/90\/width\/640\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/no-cache\/true\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4165\" style=\"width: 870px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nofamass.org\/events\/wc\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4165\" class=\"wp-image-4165\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.greylockglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Charcuterie.jpeg?resize=700%2C508\" alt=\"Charcuterie techniques demonstrated during a 2015 NOFA\/Mass Winter Conference session (submitted photo).\" width=\"700\" height=\"508\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charcuterie techniques demonstrated during a 2015 NOFA\/Mass Winter Conference session (submitted photo).<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more-->Hey, how\u2019s it going today? I am Jason Vel\u00e1zquez, and we have arrived here at Episode #11. It\u2019s good having you here at the table of Plenty. What\u2019s the date today? Well for me it\u2019s Sunday, December 18, 2016. For you it could be anytime after that, right? This is a podcast\u2014you can listen whenever you like. I can\u2019t make you do anything. And you know what\u2019s great about this podcast? Even if some of the info pertains to specific events on certain dates, the bulk of the info is going to stay fresh for a really long time. Such is the case with this show.<\/p>\n<p>Do you remember back in Episode #6, we spoke with Dan Bensonoff of the Massachusetts chapter of the Northeast Farming Association? If you didn\u2019t catch that episode, you should definitely go back and catch up one of these days. But in the meantime, if you don\u2019t know about NOFA, you really should check them out. Even though the word \u201cfarming\u201d is in the name, the organization provides educational programs for farmers and foodsters alike. And, obviously, since their policy work involves pretty much everything related to sustainable, responsible agriculture, their local efforts end up having a global effect. As always, I\u2019ve got a link in the show notes.<\/p>\n<p>Well, we have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nofamass.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>NOFA\/Mass<\/strong><\/a> back on the show today\u2014this time in the form of Caro Roszell. Caro is the Bulk Order Coordinator &amp; Winter Conference Workshop Coordinator. Why do we like Caro? Well for one thing, she puts her work title in her e-mail signatures so I don\u2019t have to struggle to remember what to call her. Thank you, Caro!<\/p>\n<p>Mainly though, we\u2019re excited to have her on the show, because she\u2019s going to tell us about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nofamass.org\/events\/wc\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>NOFA\/Mass Winter Conference<\/strong><\/a>, which is happening at Worcester State University on January 14th. The Winter Conference, is basically like Pleasure Island for those of us in the natural living camp. Massive amounts of useful food and farming knowledge, coming direct from people who are actually living the life day in and day out. If you go, and yes, there is still time to register, you\u2019re going to want to bring a notebook, and make sure you have room on your phone or camera for pics. I\u2019ll just snap a photo of a diagram, or even a farm or business\u2019 sign to remember rather than write it down.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4166\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.singingfrogsfarm.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4166\" class=\"wp-image-4166 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.greylockglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/singing_frogs_large.jpg?resize=700%2C464\" alt=\"Singing Frogs Farm, in Sebastopol, Calif., is the very picture of compact, intensive farming. This is made possible, the Kaisers say, by their embrace of no-till agriculture (submitted photo).\" width=\"700\" height=\"464\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Singing Frogs Farm, in Sebastopol, Calif., is the very picture of compact, intensive farming. This is made possible, the Kaisers say, by their embrace of no-till agriculture (submitted photo).<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After we hear from Caro, we are very, very lucky to have as guests on Plenty a couple of serious rock stars of the new generation of organic farmers, Elizabeth and Paul Kaiser of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.singingfrogsfarm.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Singing Frogs Farm<\/strong><\/a> out in Sonoma County, California. I am NOT kidding about the rock star thing, either. These two have taken the concept of no-till farming to mythical proportions. I don\u2019t want to throw any spoilers out there, so let me just say that by just letting Nature do her thing, the Kaisers may have taken the back-breaking out of farm work.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4170\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nubianet.net\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4170\" class=\"wp-image-4170\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.greylockglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/grown-garden-300x225.jpg?resize=350%2C263\" alt=\"One of NUBIA's nine urban agriculture plots in Boston, Mass (submitted photo).\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of NUBIA&#8217;s nine urban agriculture plots in Boston, Mass (submitted photo).<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And we close out this episode by speaking with Sayed A Mohamed-Nour, the executive director, and Emily Barbour, the Office &amp; Project Manager, of Boston-based urban farming organization, <a href=\"http:\/\/nubianet.net\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>NUBIA<\/strong><\/a>. The group started with the humble goal of trying to preserve some of the culture and way of life of a group of immigrants from a specific region within Egypt and Sudan. Now, with almost no budget at all, they\u2019ve been turning vacant lots into the source of thousands of pounds of food that they donate to feed the city\u2019s hungry. Hearing Sayed\u2019s story, I am convinced that getting adequate nutrition to everyone has never been about production, but about distribution, and, above all, dedication.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4171\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4171\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4171\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.greylockglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Nightingale-two-12_16_15.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"Participants in NUBIA's urban gardening program practice the self-reliance that has sustained their culture for thousands of years, (submitted photo).\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants in NUBIA&#8217;s urban gardening program practice the self-reliance that has sustained their culture for thousands of years, (submitted photo).<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now, let\u2019s get this show on the road with our conversation with Caro Roszell of NOFA\/Mass\/<\/p>\n<p>I absolutely can\u2019t wait for this year\u2019s conference. People from everywhere converge on this one spot to share information, yes, but also to enjoy a little food solidarity, I think. And as Caro said, this time of year, farmers and gardeners are in planning mode, so this is the perfect time to do a little research to get your new ideas ready for Spring.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4173\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.greylockglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Farm-Crew-2015-copy.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4173\" class=\"wp-image-4173\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.greylockglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Farm-Crew-2015-copy.jpg?resize=350%2C264\" alt=\"Elizabeth and Paul Kaiser (second and third from left) provide not only a healthy life for their family, but robust, year-round employment for their crew at Singing Frogs Farm (submitted photo).\" width=\"350\" height=\"264\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elizabeth and Paul Kaiser (second and third from left) provide not only a healthy life for their family, but robust, year-round employment for their crew at Singing Frogs Farm (submitted photo).<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Well, two of the people who traveled quite a ways to deliver the keynote and to lead a learning track for the day are Paul and Elizabeth Kaiser of Singing Frogs Farm. Unless you\u2019re into no-till garding, there\u2019s almost no introduction I can give that prepare you for the marvels that these two innovators describe, so it\u2019s probably better if I just let them do the talking.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>See? What did I tell you? And it doesn\u2019t take a lot of math to figure out that a network of small, intensive no-till farms could actually meet the food needs of a majority of people in the United States. Hmmm\u2026maybe that\u2019s why so much effort is spent on smearing the organic movement\u2026Ya\u2019 think?<\/p>\n<p>Well, we go from a modest eight-acre farm down to an even more micro (can you say \u201cmore micro\u201d) scale. Empty lots in Boston, one of the Northeast\u2019s largest cities, are cranking out food for those in need thanks to NUBIA, started with aim to preserve cultural identity. The organization has a number of programs that do that, but what brings them to the Winter Conference is their amazing success in organizing and running an urban agriculture program that could serve as a model for programs nationwide. To talk about NUBIA, let\u2019s welcome to the show Sayed A Mohamed-Nour and Emily Barbour.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s our show for this week! Remember\u2014if you\u2019re listening via iTunes, Google Play: Music, Downcast, or any other podcatcher, you can find links mentioned in the show in our show notes at greylockglass.com. Find the link to Plenty in the main menu and select this episode from Plenty\u2019s page. 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