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Presenters

Below is a list of the presenters that will be at this year's conference.

Adner Abreu

Adner cur­rently serves as the farm manager at the Eden Valley Farm. Over the years, he has had the oppor­tu­nity to grow in the varied cli­mates and ter­rains of the Domini­can Repub­lic, Arkansas, and Col­orado. Adner is pas­sion­ate about growing quality produce and sharing his knowl­edge with others.

Presentation

Tomatoes 365: Growing Greenhouse Tomatoes
Pierson Roomin Legacy Lodge

This pre­sen­ta­tion will go over the best vari­eties for green­house pro­duc­tion, growing tech­niques, and disease control.

Ryan Booth

Ryan Booth is a licensed General Con­trac­tor in Cal­i­for­nia and real estate agent who enjoys country living. 

Presentations

Country Living By the Numbers
Webb Roomin Legacy Lodge

The goal of this class is to provide the attendee with an overview of what it takes from a finan­cial, time and reg­u­la­tory per­spec­tive to develop a country property.

Solar Power by the Numbers
Webb Roomin Legacy Lodge

This class will provide the attendee with a clear analy­sis of the cost and ben­e­fits of both off-grid and grid-tied solar systems.

Roger & Yasmin Chene

Roger and Yasmin Chene are both health pro­fes­sion­als who lived in Loma Linda, CA for 15+ years. In 2016 they fol­lowed the Lord’s call on their hearts to move their family out of a com­fort­able life in South­ern Cal­i­for­nia to a country prop­erty in the foothills of North­ern California.

Presentation

Country Living: Taking a Step in Faith
1 hour and 30 minutes
Legacy Lodge

One family’s story in fol­low­ing God’s call to country living. Hear both spir­i­tual and prac­ti­cal counsel based on their expe­ri­ence and inspi­ra­tion for fam­i­lies con­sid­er­ing making the move.

Chett & Melissa Clayton

Chett and Melissa own and operate a small farm in North­ern Michi­gan. Between Chett’s full-time job, home­school­ing, farming, and raising two boys, it is always an adventure! 

Presentations

Intentional Education
Buckaroo Roomin Dalton

Home­school­ing is such a priv­i­lege, but it doesn’t always feel like one. Come discuss some ways to sim­plify your life and help your child, and you, enjoy the learn­ing process!

Implementing Acquainting Agriculture—Planting with Jesus and God in the Gardenwith Angela Frauenfelder (Boothby)
Demo
Sycamore Room

The vision for AdA­grA’s Acquaint­ing Agri­cul­ture cur­ricu­lum is to connect the stu­dents to their Creator through hands-on expe­ri­ence in their gardens. God will be their teacher and the garden will be His class­room. Come find out how to connect your ele­men­tary and middle school stu­dents with God in a way they have never done before!

Kelly Coffin

Kelly Coffin is an entre­pre­neur whose passion for busi­ness and tech­nol­ogy grew out of needs he iden­ti­fied while being raised on the family farm. His family is devoted to mission focused busi­ness and the oppor­tu­nity to improve lives through enter­prise founded on Heaven’s prin­ci­ples. Kelly lives in Bozeman, Montana sur­rounded by family, farm and horses.

Presentations

Turn It Over. The Plowshare of Business
Dalton Roomin Dalton

What does it take to engage in mission cen­tered busi­ness? What is the focus to be? How is success defined, and most impor­tantly, what must be lost to achieve it? Here we’ll look at lessons from agri­cul­ture and prin­ci­ples of plowing applied to business.

Tear It Apart. The Harrow of Business
Dalton Roomin Dalton

What does employee man­age­ment mean within a mission cen­tered busi­ness? Is there a dif­fer­ence? Is there a model for culture? How is success defined and what are the prac­ti­cal steps nec­es­sary to facil­i­tate it? Have you ever tilled a field? Here we’ll look at some prac­ti­cal ele­ments of har­row­ing and their appli­ca­tion to man­age­ment in the mission of business.

Louis Cuccia

Louis Cuccia is a retired Peri­odon­tist who enjoys growing a wide variety of citrus and other fruit on his Bella Vista Ranch, located in Lincoln California.

Presentation

Growing Citrus
Buckaroo Roomin Dalton

Learn how to give your citrus trees the best oppor­tu­nity to thrive! We’ll discuss vari­eties, plant­ing, soil fer­til­ity, pruning, frost control and more.

Jeremiah Daul

As an elec­tri­cian, Jere­miah Daul enjoys using automa­tion prin­ci­ples learned from the food man­u­fac­tur­ing sector to share and imple­ment solu­tions that increase comfort and pro­duc­tiv­ity at home, on the farm, and in the work­place. In con­junc­tion, he seeks unin­hib­ited seed-plant­ing and reaping oppor­tu­nites despite the storm clouds of Eccle­si­astes 11:4

Presentations

Farm & Homestead Automation Basics
Hands-on Additional Fee
2 presentations, 2 hours each
12 person limit per presentation
$40.00 per person
Dalton Hideoutin Dalton

Learn basic automa­tion prin­ci­ples relat­ing to irri­ga­tion, green­house envi­ron­men­tal con­trols, and other areas around the farm. We’ll discuss both com­put­er­ized and relay-based control methods, and how to select a system that will meet your needs, then par­tic­i­pate in a prac­ti­cal exer­cise using relays to open and close valves, turn the heat on, or start fans automatically.

Washing Machine to Salad Spinner Conversionwith Joshua Dysinger
Demo
Pavilion 2

A demon­stra­tion of the methods and tech­niques needed to convert a washing machine into a labor saving salad spinner.

Deidre Dealy

Matt and Deidre Dealy own and operate Tobias Garden, a small farm in the beau­ti­ful Black Hills of South Dakota. They are cur­rently devel­op­ing their fourth farming oper­a­tion, and know from expe­ri­ence what it means to boot­strap” a farm. Matt’s exten­sive back­ground in the con­struc­tion indus­try has given him an upper hand in build­ing their own farm infra­struc­ture on a tight budget. Together they farm­school” their four chil­dren, ages 6 – 14.

Presentation

Farming with Kids
Lakeshore Lounge

One of the ques­tions I’m asked most often is, how do you do it with kids?”. Farming is hard work, but raising a family in con­junc­tion is tricky. Join me as I share our suc­cesses and failures. 

    Matt Dealy

    Matt and Deidre Dealy own and operate Tobias Garden, a small farm in the beau­ti­ful Black Hills of South Dakota. They are cur­rently devel­op­ing their fourth farming oper­a­tion, and know from expe­ri­ence what it means to boot­strap” a farm. Matt’s exten­sive back­ground in the con­struc­tion indus­try has given him an upper hand in build­ing their own farm infra­struc­ture on a tight budget. Together they farm­school” their four chil­dren, ages 6 – 14.

    Presentations

    Greenhouse Heating Options
    Pierson Roomin Legacy Lodge

    In this class we will discuss some new and dif­fer­ent methods of heating green­houses, mainly dis­cussing our newly installed system which includes heated air tubes and ground heat.

    Profit First!
    Pierson Roomin Legacy Lodge

    Learn how to make your small farm prof­itable now. Start paying your­self instead of putting every­thing into the farm and getting to fall and saying oops, I guess I need to go get a job to support my farming habit.

    Edwin Dysinger

    Edwin and Jen­nifer Dysinger and their chil­dren spent 16 years pio­neer­ing in Sudan, Tan­za­nia and Yemen with ADRA and OCI, working to improve the lives of poor and rural fam­i­lies. That was fol­lowed by 10 years of growing produce with Boun­ti­ful Bless­ings Farm. They enjoy devel­op­ing their home­stead on the family farm and spend­ing time with their parents, sib­lings, and 9 grandchildren!

    Presentation

    Your First No-Till Garden
    Oken Roomin Legacy Lodge

    This class will answer your ques­tions about how to start from sod, as well as how to nav­i­gate a tran­si­tion to no-till methods. Use of cover crops, mulching, tarping and solar­iza­tion will be discussed.

    John Dysinger

    John Dysinger, along with his wife Pam and their chil­dren, started Boun­ti­ful Bless­ings Farm in the fall of 1998 (after 8 years of class­room teach­ing). He has learned almost every­thing the hard way, but is thank­ful for the many lessons God has taught him in the process. Now his passion is to encour­age others to expe­ri­ence the bless­ings of an agrar­ian life.

    Presentations

    Pheeeww! That Stinks!—How to Solve Your Composting Crises, Plus How to Compost in Place With Cover Crops
    Lakeshore Lounge

    We will look at the ingre­di­ents of a healthy compost pile and how to trou­bleshoot common prob­lems. Then we will look at the chal­lenges and oppor­tu­ni­ties of home-scale cover-cropping.

    The Ins & Outs, Twists and Turns—of Interns: Training the Next Generation of Gardenerswith Pam Dysinger
    Dalton Roomin Dalton

    Are you think­ing about start­ing a farm intern­ship? If so, John and Pam Dysinger will be sharing the rewards and chal­lenges they have faced from over ten years of running an intern­ship program.

    The Real Dirt on Composting—A Hands-on Compost Pile Making Demonstration
    Demo
    Pavilion 3

    In this hands-on class we will build a compost pile from scratch and talk through the poten­tial prob­lems as we build it.

    The Right Tool for the Job—A Hands-On Tool Demonstration
    DemoHands-on
    Dalton Patioin Dalton

    Having the right tool for a job can mean the dif­fer­ence between plea­sure and drudgery. Come see our favorite hand tools demon­strated and try them out for yourself!

    Joshua Dysinger

    Joshua Dysinger grew up working with his family on Boun­ti­ful Bless­ings Farm, and now manages the winter growing season along with his wife Kelli. Joshua also manages the harvest and mar­ket­ing for both summer and winter season as well as selling pasture raised eggs from his large flock of hens.

    Presentations

    Building a Greens Bubbler
    Demo
    Pavilion 1

    A hands on class demon­strat­ing how to build a simple greens washing bubbler that will save hours on your market farm.

    Washing Machine to Salad Spinner Conversionwith Jeremiah Daul
    Demo
    Pavilion 2

    A demon­stra­tion of the methods and tech­niques needed to convert a washing machine into a labor saving salad spinner.

    Pam Dysinger

    Pam Dysinger loves the agrar­ian life with all its oppor­tu­ni­ties for labor and min­istry. She has lived it on Boun­ti­ful Bless­ings Farm (Middle TN) for the last 25 years, and loves sharing the bless­ings with others. She is mother of 5 grown chil­dren (3 married) and Mimi” to 4 sweet grandchildren.

    Presentations

    The Ins & Outs, Twists and Turns—of Interns: Training the Next Generation of Gardenerswith John Dysinger
    Dalton Roomin Dalton

    Are you think­ing about start­ing a farm intern­ship? If so, John and Pam Dysinger will be sharing the rewards and chal­lenges they have faced from over ten years of running an intern­ship program.

    Gluten Free Made Easy
    Demo
    Lakeshore Lounge

    Whether you want to make GF bread for your­self or use it to boost market sales this demon­stra­tion is for you. Come see how simple it can be.

    Field to Fork
    Oken Roomin Legacy Lodge

    Come learn tips and tricks for using the bounty of produce that your garden is going to produce.

    Herbs for the Home
    Buckaroo Roomin Dalton

    In this class we will be looking at a few of the basic herbs (both culi­nary and med­i­c­i­nal), and various ways that they can be used.Growing and Using Herbs: culi­nary and medicinal

    Paul Dysinger

    Paul Dysinger enjoys teach­ing people all over the world how to grow their own healthy, nutri­ent-dense, organic food through online garden train­ing and soft­ware — www​.seed​time​.us. He is the blessed husband to his wife Natasha and father of two sons and one daugh­ter. They cur­rently live in TN and enjoy seeing how much food they can grow on their small homestead.

    Presentations

    Help! How do I Start My First Garden?
    Oken Roomin Legacy Lodge

    Dis­cover a simple step-by-step process to plan and grow your first garden ever includ­ing our Plug-and-Play Garden Plan to get up and running ASAP!

    Healthy Soil Building for Beginners
    Oken Roomin Legacy Lodge

    Not sure you’re up to ana­lyz­ing a full blown soil test? Come dis­cover key prin­ci­ples of soil health that anyone can imple­ment right away in the garden without complex calculations.

    Starting and Protecting Winter Veggies
    Hands-on Additional Fee
    2 hours
    50 person limit
    $30.00 per person
    Dalton Patioin Dalton

    Get hands-on expe­ri­ence making your own soil blocks to start healthy plants and then learn how to protect them in the winter with a simple inex­pen­sive quick-hoop.

    Angela Ford

    Angela Ford is an avid home gar­dener from Eastern Wash­ing­ton, who enjoys a good fresh tomato sand­wich and pre­serv­ing produce for the winter to feed her large family. Wife of Steve for 31 yrs. mom to 5, and grandma of 3 pre­cious girls, Heaven, Eden, and Kaynen. 

    Presentations

    Preserving the Harvest
    DemoHands-on
    Lakeshore Lounge

    A hands-on class that will inspire you to can fruits and veg­eta­bles with con­fi­dence. We will dis­cover how to hot-water bath or pres­sure can your produce to pre­serve the flavors of the season.

    Sauerkraut
    Demo
    Lakeshore Lounge

    Making good kraut is kind of like making good bread — it’s pretty easy, but doing it really well takes a few good tips. Together we’ll dis­cover how to make great sauer­kraut every single time.

    Our Little Roadside Farmwith Christina Ford
    1 hour and 30 minutes
    Legacy Lodge

    Christina Ford

    Christina is a cut-flower farmer in Leav­en­worth, Wash­ing­ton. Each season she sells thou­sands of bou­quets to her com­mu­nity through mul­ti­ple outlets includ­ing farmer’s market, CSA sub­scrip­tions, and grocery stores. Christina is pas­sion­ate about sharing the joy that flowers bring.

    Presentations

    Advanced Flowers: Surviving Precipitous Profusion
    Pierson Roomin Legacy Lodge

    With flower farming becom­ing more, and more popular by the day, is the market going to become over­crowded? And more impor­tantly, when your town has 5 or 10 other flower farms, will there still be space in the market for you? In this class we’ll dive into the flower market, how much space is actu­ally left in the flower farming indus­try, and how you can stand out in the surge.

    Advanced Flowers: Value Adding with Color
    Pierson Roomin Legacy Lodge

    If flowers only came in shades of grey, would people still buy them? In this class you’ll learn all about how you can increase the value of your flower farm based on the colors you choose to grow and arrange.

    Becoming a Flower Farmer
    Dalton Roomin Dalton

    Want to grow flowers and make money doing it? In this class we’ll walk step by step through the process of start­ing a suc­cess­ful flower farm from scratch.

    Our Little Roadside Farmwith Angela Ford
    1 hour and 30 minutes
    Legacy Lodge

    Angela Frauenfelder (Boothby)

    Angela Frauenfelder’s pas­sions are the out­doors, chil­dren, and mis­sions. She grad­u­ated with a B.S. in Ele­men­tary Edu­ca­tion and went on to earn her M.S. in Outdoor Edu­ca­tion. She has taught Pre K‑12 at con­fer­ence schools and self-sup­port­ing insti­tu­tions. Her great­est desire in life is to connect people of all ages to their Creator using His incred­i­ble hand­i­work. Angela has been the driving force behind getting this cur­ricu­lum started and now serves as the cur­ricu­lum coor­di­na­tor and mar­ket­ing director.

    Presentations

    Implementing Acquainting Agriculture—Planting with Jesus and God in the Gardenwith Chett & Melissa Clayton
    Demo
    Sycamore Room

    The vision for AdA­grA’s Acquaint­ing Agri­cul­ture cur­ricu­lum is to connect the stu­dents to their Creator through hands-on expe­ri­ence in their gardens. God will be their teacher and the garden will be His class­room. Come find out how to connect your ele­men­tary and middle school stu­dents with God in a way they have never done before!

    Implementing Acquainting Agriculture—Grow to Know Himwith Anna Perea
    Demo
    Sycamore Room

    The vision for AdA­grA’s Acquaint­ing Agri­cul­ture cur­ricu­lum is to connect the stu­dents to their Creator through hands-on expe­ri­ence in their gardens. God will be their teacher and the garden will be His class­room. Come find out how to connect your high school stu­dents with God in a way they have never done before!

    Darren Greenfield

    Darren Green­field has been farming at Weimar Insti­tute for 10 years and has a back­ground in welding and fab­ri­ca­tion. He enjoys teach­ing people prac­ti­cal skills that enable them to develop their own cre­ativ­ity and God given gifts. 

    Presentations

    On Farm Metal Fabrication and Tool Repair
    Hands-on Additional Fee
    2 presentations, 2 hours each
    8 person limit per presentation
    $120.00 per person

    In this metal fab­ri­ca­tion class you will learn the basics of how to cut, shape, and weld steel. The form of welding will be MIG. Each par­tic­i­pant will make his/​her own broad fork to take home. Learn­ing to work with steel can save you a lot of money and enable you to repair your own tools when they break.

    Sabbath Schoolwith Chad Kreuzer and Alan Seiler
    1 hour and 15 minutes

    Hear what God is doing around the world to rekin­dle an inter­est in agri­cul­ture through inter­na­tional AdAgrA projects!

    Nathanael Jensen

    Nathanael Jensen is a student at Weimar Uni­ver­sity, study­ing reli­gion. His one goal in life is to be a medical mis­sion­ary. He was home­schooled through 11th grade, and during that time expe­ri­enced many aspects of true edu­ca­tion, includ­ing gar­den­ing. Having expe­ri­enced God through both nature and rev­e­la­tion, he is pas­sion­ate about insti­tu­tional agri­cul­ture and indus­tries, espe­cially as it relates to the devel­op­ment of the character. 

    Presentation

    Institutional Farmers Panel Discussion
    Pierson Roomin Legacy Lodge

    In today’s world, insti­tu­tional agri­cul­ture, espe­cially as it relates to edu­ca­tional insti­tu­tions, is both extremely chal­leng­ing and reward­ing. What is God’s design for agri­cul­ture in our insti­tu­tions, and how would He have us cul­ti­vate today?

    Brad Johnson

    Brad Johnson is a farmer and busi­ness owner in Gridley, Ca. Brad has farming expe­ri­ence in mul­ti­ple cat­e­gories: small dairy , orchards, field crops, row crop veg­eta­bles, gar­den­ing, and custom machine har­vest­ing with expe­ri­ence in both con­ven­tional and organic methods.

    Presentations

    Orcharding
    Oak Room

    This class will include general aspects of my orchard pro­duc­tion in North­ern Cal­i­for­nia such as: 

    • Orchard prepa­ra­tion and plant­ing methods

    • Weed and pest control (more about pruning and graft­ing in my other presentation)

    • Irri­ga­tion and fertilizer/​applications

    • Caring for an orchard through the seasons of the year

    Grafting & Pruning
    Demo
    Lakeshore Lounge

    I will be going over pruning and graft­ing methods I use on my farm for fun and pro­duc­tion. This will include showing various tools and techniques.

      Judy Johnson

      Judy Johnson grew up in Los Angeles and never quite felt like she belonged. God granted her dream of living in the country and mar­ry­ing a farmer. She has been farming with her husband, Brad, for 39 years.

      Presentations

      The Farm and Diversification

      I will explain how it is good to not have all your eggs in one basket” and that by diver­si­fi­ca­tion you can keep a more con­sis­tent income when there are crop fail­ures or other envi­ron­men­tal issues. This would be for a farm that is already estab­lished in at least one area.

      Demystifying Certified Organic: What, Why & How?

      What does cer­ti­fied organic mean, what does that entail, and why would being cer­ti­fied be good for my farming prac­tices? I will give the basic meaning of being Cer­ti­fied Organic, how one goes about becom­ing cer­ti­fied, and how it can help your farming prac­tices. We will also discuss some of the chal­lenges of being Cer­ti­fied Organic.

      Food Safety and the Basics of Post Harvest Handling
      Dalton Hideoutin Dalton

      I will cover basic poli­cies and pro­ce­dures that are required in the food indus­try when selling your farm prod­ucts to the public through farmers’ markets, restau­rants, online stores, and grocery stores, either retail or whole­sale. We will discuss what is needed after harvest and how we handle our product.

      Chad Kreuzer

      Chad & Fadia Kreuzer have a film min­istry called Anchor Point Films. They produce doc­u­men­taries on the Bible, History, and Health. Chad also has a Youtube channel on prac­ti­cal tips for country living and gar­den­ing, called Health and Homestead. 

      Presentations

      The Prophetic Call of Country Living
      Webb Roomin Legacy Lodge

      We were given a prophetic call to move out of the cities into the country. We will look at last day prophecy ful­fill­ing today that points us to our country living message and why and what we should do to prepare.

      Making the Country Living Move: Painfully or With Pleasure?
      Webb Roomin Legacy Lodge

      When the Lord leads to the country we can either move with knowl­edge and wisdom or we can make massive mis­takes. In this session we will look at tips that can make the move enjoy­able rather than a massive blunder.

      Tree Planting Like Grandma White
      Demo
      Pavilion 2

      We have been blessed with a prophetic message on how to plant trees and other plants. You may have had the oppor­tu­nity to see the amazing results of the Grandma White tree plant­ing method.” In this session we will both talk about plant­ing and put it into practice.

      Responsible Living—Sustainable Living
      Webb Roomin Legacy Lodge

      Did you know the US pro­duces more than 30% of the planet’s total waste, even though we’re only 4% of the pop­u­la­tion? It’s esti­mated every Amer­i­can throws out 7 lb of trash a day.

      As Chris­tians, we don’t have the great­est rep­u­ta­tion for how we inter­act with our stuff”. Terms like green”, eco-friendly”, recycle”, and envi­ron­men­tally-friendly” are typ­i­cally used by groups who are more con­cerned with cre­ation than the Creator. But is it pos­si­ble there’s a role we should be playing as respon­si­ble stew­ards of God’s creation? 

      Join us as we explore simple, effec­tive ways to start taking better care of your corner of God’s earth.

      Sabbath Schoolwith Darren Greenfield and Alan Seiler
      1 hour and 15 minutes

      Hear what God is doing around the world to rekin­dle an inter­est in agri­cul­ture through inter­na­tional AdAgrA projects!

      Agriculture & Evangelism Panel Discussion
      Legacy Lodge

      Dwayne Lemon

      The Lord brought Dwayne Lemon out of the dark­ness to become a humble par­tic­i­pant bearing the light of God’s love through­out the world. He is an ordained Elder in the Orga­nized Body of Seventh Day Adven­tists and Co-Direc­tor of PTH Min­istries. He believes that medical mis­sion­ary work and the Three Angels’ Mes­sages in their prac­ti­cal sense are the keys that will help us prepare to meet our God.

      Presentations

      Preparing for Harvest Time
      Legacy Lodge
      The Power of Object Lessons
      Legacy Lodge
      Lessons from the Soil
      Legacy Lodge
      Communion with God in Nature: Spiritual Lessons from the Garden
      Oken Roomin Legacy Lodge

      We’ll learn why com­mu­nion in nature” is so vital in the last days.

        Lessons from Wheat and Tares
        Legacy Lodge
        End Time Gardening
        Webb Roomin Legacy Lodge

        We will look at the spir­i­tual lessons learned in gar­den­ing for end time preparation.

        Agriculture & Medical Missionary Work
        Demo
        Dalton Roomin Dalton

        Cindy Magan

        Cindy Magan has a wedding and event florist busi­ness in Colfax, Ca. She is married to her best friend Andy, and is mother to three teenage girls. She began design­ing with flowers for wed­dings, and com­mu­nity out­reach pro­grams, 10 years ago. She then pursued cer­ti­fi­ca­tion and addi­tional train­ing. She finds florists work can be used to open doors, soften hearts, and launch won­der­ful conversations.

        Presentation

        Centerpiece Floral Design Techniques
        Hands-on Additional Fee
        2 hours
        30 person limit
        $60.00 per person

        In this class we will create a lush, organic cen­ter­piece with the use of sea­sonal blooms and varied foliage. You will learn basic floral design tech­niques that create a full look with a lower cost in order to increase your profit margins. We will also share how floral design has opened doors for friend­ship evan­ge­lism in a secular mar­ket­place. All sup­plies will be included in the cost.

        Tommy Mayer

        Tommy Mayer is cur­rently a teacher/​farmer at DayStar Adven­tist Academy. Prior to that he appren­ticed with Lynn Hoag, which was a great prepa­ra­tion for his work at DayStar. Tommy has spear­headed a project called The Food Lab”, with the goal to have zero waste of farm produce — by dehy­drat­ing, freeze-drying and pickling.

        Presentation

        Home Grown Mushrooms!
        Pierson Roomin Legacy Lodge

        Come join us for an intu­itive look at the basics of home mush­room cul­ti­va­tion. We will also discuss various health ben­e­fits mush­rooms offer!

        Rion Naus

        Rion Naus is a Cer­ti­fied Public Health Edu­ca­tor with a B.S. and a MS. Ed. from South­ern Adven­tist Uni­ver­sity. His per­sonal expe­ri­ence of pain and per­sonal injury led to a long journey of recov­ery. Grate­ful to have sur­vived, he is happy to share lessons that he learned through that journey, and specif­i­cally, how they apply to agri­cul­tural practice.

        Presentation

        Soil CPR
        Dalton Hideoutin Dalton

        Develop your soil biology acumen while learn­ing the inter­re­la­tion­ships of life. This hands-on expe­ri­en­tial approach to the micro and macro soil biome will lead to greater con­fi­dence and com­pe­tence to provide the needed nature nour­ish­ment” for plant, people and planet.

        Neil Nedley

        Neil Nedley, M.D. is founder and medical direc­tor of the Nedley Depres­sion and Anxiety Recov­ery Pro­grams, and Opti­mize Your Brain” program designed to enhance emo­tional intel­li­gence. Dr. Nedley is a board-cer­ti­fied Inter­nal Med­i­cine spe­cial­ist with an empha­sis in the dif­fi­cult-to-diag­nose patient, gas­troen­terol­ogy, and mental health. He also serves as Pres­i­dent of Weimar Uni­ver­sity. He has pre­sented and pub­lished numer­ous sci­en­tific studies and is well known as a public speaker and teacher through­out the world. He is the author of Proof Pos­i­tive, Depres­sion — the Way Out, The Lost Art of Think­ing, and Opti­mize Your Brain. Dr. Nedley and his wife Erica have four sons.

        Presentation

        Optimizing Your Brain through Agriculture
        1 hour and 30 minutes
        Legacy Lodge

        Dr. Nedley will explain how agri­cul­ture helps with pos­i­tive neu­ro­plas­tic­ity — through plan­ning, working with your hands to execute the plan, and eating the healthy fruit of your labors.

        Robert Norris

        Robert has been an edu­ca­tor for many years teach­ing high school chem­istry and physics, as well as outdoor edu­ca­tion, country living and dis­as­ter pre­pared­ness classes at youth summer camps and in the local com­mu­nity. He owns and oper­ates a green­house busi­ness where he sells herb and veggie starts for local farmers markets.

        Presentations

        Propagation from Cuttings
        Demo

        If you want to grow lots of plants for market or your own garden- we show dif­fer­ent prop­a­gat­ing tech­niques for woody and herba­ceous plants. We’ll cover prop­a­ga­tion by stems, roots and leaves.

        Getting Started with Beekeeping part 1
        Buckaroo Roomin Dalton

        In this class we will cover all you need to know to get started raising and caring for your own bees. We will talk about bees, equip­ment and man­age­ment for you to be a suc­cess­ful beekeeper.

        Getting Started with Beekeeping part 2
        Buckaroo Roomin Dalton

        In this class we will cover all you need to know to get started raising and caring for your own bees. We will talk about bees, equip­ment and man­age­ment for you to be a suc­cess­ful beekeeper.

        Advanced Beekeeping
        Pierson Roomin Legacy Lodge

        In this class we will discuss a few advanced topics in bee­keep­ing: raising queens, cre­at­ing bee forage, comb honey, equip­ment storage and other not so common issues.

        Anna Perea

        Anna Perea’s passion is to help the youth become acquainted with the true heart of God through agri­cul­ture. She grad­u­ated from South­west­ern Adven­tist Uni­ver­sity with a B.S. in Biology, teach­ing for two years before return­ing to school for her nursing degree. As a teacher, nurse, artist, and farmer, Anna has found a won­der­ful way to combine all of those skills and pas­sions into writing the cur­ricu­lum Acquaint­ing Agri­cul­ture – Grow to Know Him

        Presentation

        Implementing Acquainting Agriculture—Grow to Know Himwith Angela Frauenfelder (Boothby)
        Demo
        Sycamore Room

        The vision for AdA­grA’s Acquaint­ing Agri­cul­ture cur­ricu­lum is to connect the stu­dents to their Creator through hands-on expe­ri­ence in their gardens. God will be their teacher and the garden will be His class­room. Come find out how to connect your high school stu­dents with God in a way they have never done before!

        Alan Seiler

        Alan Seiler is a small-scale veg­etable grower in South Central Okla­homa. He has been involved in agri­cul­ture since he was 14 years old. Okla­homa is a chal­leng­ing envi­ron­ment to grow in and there­fore been a great place to learn how to grow with weather, water quality, soil fer­til­ity and heat-related chal­lenges. Alan is working on his degree from the Uni­ver­sity of Hard Knocks.

        Presentations

        Irrigation Systems for Beginners
        Demo
        Dalton Roomin Dalton

        During this class we will be going over drip tape irri­ga­tion, and over­head irri­ga­tion options, how to put them together and when you might want to use one over another.

        Sabbath Schoolwith Chad Kreuzer and Darren Greenfield
        1 hour and 15 minutes

        Hear what God is doing around the world to rekin­dle an inter­est in agri­cul­ture through inter­na­tional AdAgrA projects!

        Ricky Seiler

        Growing up in Texas, Ricky Seil­er’s expe­ri­ence with gar­den­ing was growing pithy weedy radishes. He never dreamed someday he and his wife would join their adult chil­dren to start Bet­ter­To­gether Farm, a small market garden, in South­ern Okla­homa. Now the family grows more than 30 dif­fer­ent veg­eta­bles on their year-round farm.

        Presentations

        5 Big Mistakes to Avoid When Starting a Market Garden
        Dalton Roomin Dalton

        Whether you’re think­ing about start­ing a market garden or already in the process, learn how to bypass the 5 Big Mis­takes that can make the dif­fer­ence between a thriv­ing, sus­tain­able market garden or one that strug­gles and fizzles.

        How to Market and Sell Your Produce
        Lakeshore Lounge

        Listen in as dif­fer­ent farmers from around the country share how they market and sell their produce to indi­vid­u­als, restau­rants, grocers, schools etc… Hear what has worked and what hasn’t.

        Seth Shaffer

        Seth Shaffer is a farmer with over a decade of expe­ri­ence, helping to run his fam­i­ly’s Red Clay Farm, and man­ag­ing the Thatcher Farm at South­ern Adven­tist Uni­ver­sity, and teach­ing Sus­tain­able Agri­cul­ture to the stu­dents there. He has a Mas­ter’s Degree in Sus­tain­able Food Systems from Green Moun­tain College and is pas­sion­ate about teach­ing agriculture.

        Presentation

        Growing, Milling and Selling Grains on your Farm
        Pierson Roomin Legacy Lodge

        Growing, milling and selling your own grains may seem like a daunt­ing chal­lenge, but it is really not. Join me as we learn about the steps behind a suc­cess­ful small grain operation.

        Pila & Litea Telefoni

        Pila & Litea have chosen to be mis­sion­ar­ies since 2010. Their passion for young people took them to several self-sup­port­ing acad­e­mies and health min­istries. They cur­rently serve at Jef­fer­son Chris­t­ian Academy in TX. They look forward to working with the chil­dren and youth at AdAgrA!

        Presentation

        AdAgrA Curriculum in Action—Kid's Program (ages 6-14)

        Using con­cepts from the new AdAgrA cur­ricu­lum, we will explore simple ways to share our love for Jesus with other kids who may not know Him. Projects will include age-appro­pri­ate sharing crafts for out­reach use. Will also be teach­ing how to build onto this expe­ri­ence and grow going forward.

        Michael Trevizo

        Michael Rocky Trevizo is a farmer and owner of Trevizo Farm and Ranch. He has a BS in Crop and Soil Science.

        Presentations

        Integrative Pest Management part 1

        Intro­duc­tion to various garden and farm crop pests, and the appro­pri­ate inte­gra­tion of com­mer­cially avail­able preda­tory and par­a­sitic organ­isms and other ben­e­fi­cial insects.

        Integrative Pest Management part 2

        Intro­duc­tion to various garden and farm crop pests, and the appro­pri­ate inte­gra­tion of com­mer­cially avail­able preda­tory and par­a­sitic organ­isms and other ben­e­fi­cial insects.

        David Vixie

        David Vixie teaches junior high and is prin­ci­pal at Par­adise Adven­tist Ele­men­tary in Par­adise Cal­i­for­nia. He has received many teach­ing awards includ­ing the Oregon-Cal­i­for­nia trails asso­ci­a­tion national teacher of the year, Vet­er­ans of foreign wars state and national teacher of the year and Disney teacher of the year. Mr. Vixie trains and uses mules in his teaching.

        Presentations

        I'm not going to be a farmer! Why should I do this?
        Buckaroo Roomin Dalton

        This session will give exam­ples using animals and agri­cul­ture that stim­u­lates teacher’s and stu­den­t’s think­ing, working, won­der­ing and apply­ing lessons in Bible, history, math, science and language.

        Farming with Mules
        Demo

        See a live demon­stra­tion showing how mules can be part of a farming operation!

        Jeff Weijohn

        Jeff Weijohn farms in Wapato, WA. His grand­fa­ther started farming alfalfa. Jeff farmed spearmint, wheat and other crops with his dad. Jeff added blue­ber­ries, hazel­nuts and nursery. Our farm has become ver­ti­cally inte­grated. A packing house was estab­lished for blue­ber­ries. Jeff likes to grow with a Heart & Soil philosophy.

        Presentations

        Growing Blueberries: Farm to Table
        Pierson Roomin Legacy Lodge

        Growing is simple, selling is not. Your desire to grow must be equaled by your ability to market. What are the things to con­sider as you proceed with blueberries?

        Vertical Integration
        Lakeshore Lounge
        Finding Pleasure in Work & Passing it on
        Oken Roomin Legacy Lodge

        How is the trend changed in a society that teaches kids to avoid work? If God gave weeds to keep us from evil, how can men­tor­ing be incor­po­rated into your business?

        Terri Weijohn

        Terri Weijohn became a dietit­ian to avoid selling things; yet, has grown on the farm. She has taken on roles that include food safety cer­ti­fi­ca­tions, organic cer­ti­fi­ca­tions, grant writing, and prac­ti­cal things like account­ing and payroll (selling things). However, the accom­plish­ment that she values the most is raising three boys.

        Presentation

        The New Big is Small: Value-added Product Integration on Your Farm
        Dalton Hideoutin Dalton

        Com­modi­ties to value-added prod­ucts are chal­leng­ing. Eval­u­ate prod­ucts to bring to market and max­i­mize your returns, accom­plish your mission, and give people more by buying it from your farm.

        Steve Wohlberg

        Steve Wohlberg is the Speaker/​Director of White Horse Media (white​horse​me​dia​.com) and the host of a unique online how-to-sprout video course called, Sprout­ing with Steve,” where he teaches and demon­strates how to grow incred­i­bly healthy sprouts and micro­greens in your own home. For details, visit Sprout​ing​with​Steve​.com.

        Presentations

        Growing Microgreens in Your Kitchen, Part 1
        Lakeshore Lounge

        Dis­cover how incred­i­bly healthy they are, and exactly how to easily grow them in your own home.

        Growing Microgreens in Your Kitchen, Part 2
        Demo Additional Fee
        50 minutes
        $20.00 per person
        Sycamore Room

        Each par­tic­i­pant will receive a kit that’s got every­thing you’ll need to get started!

        Immian Wolfe

        Immian and Kym­brelee with their 4 favorite chil­dren have been trying to figure out how to squeeze their family and life goals out of and into a farm since 2012. Coming from the food man­u­fac­tur­ing indus­try, they have gleaned insights into how our food systems func­tion and have been trying to apply these to their farm as well as the farm at Foun­tain­view Academy.

        Presentations

        Your Farm, Your Family, Your Ministry – Honest Reflections from 8 years of Farming
        Dalton Roomin Dalton

        We need to keep the main thing, the main thing. Farming is simple and idyllic when viewed from the outside – how does it look from the inside? Our family’s perspective.

        Baby Greens – How to Scale Up
        Pierson Roomin Legacy Lodge

        Start­ing with a Johnny’s six-row seeder and the Quick Cut Har­vester from Farmer’s Friend – you can get serious about greens. This is how we do it and some of the things we’ve learned along the way.

        Agriculture & Education – How to Make it Work
        Buckaroo Roomin Dalton

        Is it a busi­ness, is it a class­room – or is it both? Immian shares some obser­va­tions from 3 seasons with Foun­tain­view Academy and sug­gests ways we could approach agri­cul­ture at our institutions.