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PAUL SWARTZ
Keynote speaker at Saturday’s luncheon, Paul is Executive Director of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission.
ALAN ARD
After several generations of farming in Union County, the Ard family has transitioned from traditional dairy farming to a successful farm market featuring local food and organic produce, catering and restaurant, corn maize, and fun outdoor events centered around farming.
JAMES BRUBAKER
A successful commercial farmer and community leader, Jim is secretary of the District 7 of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Union counties)
PRESTON BOOP
Organic farmer, businessman and civic leader, Preston is currently serving as Commissioner of Union County, Pennsylvania.
MARK LAWRENCE
Moderator of the afternoon’s roundtable discussions, Mark is the anchor and program director for WKOK 1070 newsradio.
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Terrace Room, Elaine Langone Center
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Paul Swartz, Executive Director
Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC)
Enjoy buffet lunch in the Terrace Room of the Elaine Langone Center and learn more about environmental issues currently facing the Susquehanna River from a watershed perspective.
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THE AGRICULTURAL DIMENSION
Moderated by Mark Lawrence, Program Director
WKOK Radio / Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation
1:00 - 5:00 pm - Trout Auditorium
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1:20 - 1:40 pm
Buy Fresh, Buy Local
Trish Carothers, Program Coordinator
SEDA-COG
1:40 - 2:00 pm
A Farm Market Example
Alan Ard, Ard’s Farm Market, Lewisburg, PA
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2:00 - 2:20 pm
The commercial farmer’s perspective
Jim Brubaker, farmer and District Secretary,
District 7, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
2:20 - 2:40 pm
The sewage treatment dilemma
Preston Boop, organic farmer and Union County Commissioner
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2:40 - 3:00 pm
Nutrient trading
Cathleen Curran Myers, Deputy Secretary, Office of Water Management
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
3:45 - 4:00 pm
Break
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Reflections
Gary Holthaus
Noted author and speaker
- E X H I B I T I O N
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Saturday, September 13th
4:30-5:30 pm
Collaborative Lounge
Bertrand Library
Featuring photographs of regional Native Americans by noted photographer Obaidullah Mamoon
* Aug 30 to Dec 13 *
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PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
4:30 - 5:30 pm - Bertrand Library Collaborative Lounge
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5:00 - 5:30 pm
100 Nations: Native Americans in the 21st Century
Opening reception for photography exhibition by Obaidullah Mamoon.
On display in Collaborative Lounge of Betrand Library until December 13, 2008
- F R O M T H E F A R M T O
T H E T A B L E
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What Every American Needs to Know About Agriculture
Gary Holthaus believes farmers all over the world have begun to choose a new path - a way of farming that is enjoyable and profitable for the farmers, leaves a small footprint on the planet, and makes a beneficial contribution to rural communities.
Gary is the former director of the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society and now working with Alaskan school system on teaching sustainable agriculture. His new book, From the Farm to the Table, explores farmers’ experiences to offer a deeper understanding of how we can create sustainable and vibrant land-based communities by cultivating agrarian values.
Holthaus also wrote Learning Native Wisdom: Reflections on Spirituality, Subsistence, and Sustainability, a treatise on sustainable communities and their foundation in a meaningful spiritual life. Holthaus argues that life is not just a function of economy but of “manners, ethics, respect, the way we live.”
An ordained minister and long-time resident of Alaska before moving to Red Wing, Minnesota in 1995, Holthaus has held readings around the world. A published poet and essayist, he has conducted numerous writing workshops, been interviewed for Public Radio, worked in theater, and been a big-game guide in Montana along with a lifetime of social justice work.
