Pick TN Conference
February 16 – 18, 2023
Franklin, TN
The mission of the Pick TN Conference is to provide educational programming and networking in a collaborative environment which fosters growth to sustain agriculture.
The Pick TN Conference is here to support farmers and farmers market managers, to enhance their access to suppliers, education, training and to provide networking opportunities to better their farm businesses.
TOGA will be sponsoring the following presentations:
Thursday, February 16th
1:00pm-1:45pm – Tips for Less Tillage and More Cover Crops with Steve Groff
2:00pm-2:45pm – Advancing Soil Health Practices with Steve Groff
4:00pm-4:45pm – Growing Organic Profitable Greens 52 Weeks a Year with Ray Tyler
Friday February 17th
8:00am-8:45am – Organic Certification and Naturally Grown with Matthew Young
8:00am-8:45am – Growing Plants with a Purpose with Cindy Shapton
9:00am-9:45am – Humic Substances (Bio Stimulants) in Organic Production with Dilip Nandwani and Pinkky Kanabar
9:00am-9:45am – Advancing Soil Health Practices (Repeat) with Steve Groff
10:00am-10:45am – Companion Planting: The Science is Often Anecdotal with David Cook
11:00am-11:45am – Growing Organic Profitable Greens 52 Weeks a Year (Repeat) with Ray Tyler
Lunch and Learn 12:00pm-12:45pm
1:00pm-1:45pm – Organic and Naturally Grown Certification (Repeat) with Matthew Young
1:00pm-1:45pm – Harmonious Habitat with Jeremy Leckich
1:00pm-1:45pm – On Farm Custom Production with Chris Simpson
2:00pm-2:45pm – Herbs for Food, Medicine and Cut Flowers with Cindy Shapton
2:00pm-2:45pm – Pasture Raised Chickens with Chris Simpson
3:00pm-4:45pm – How to Sell Produce in a Challenging Economy with Ray Tyler
3:00pm-3:45pm – Introduction to the Production of Organic Livestock with Ann Peischel
