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CASCADIAGRAINSCONFERENCE2016SESSIONDESCRIPTIONS
SESSION19:00AM-10:20AM
SelectingVarieties:HowtoIncreaseYourYieldWithoutReallyTryingSteveLyon,SeniorScientificAssistant,PlantBreedingProgram,WSUBreadLabVarietyselectioncanbethemostcrucialdecisionyoumakeeachyeartokeepyourfarmprofitable.Learnthe"nutsandbolts"ofhowvarietiesaredeveloped,howtointerpretallthevariablesinvarietytestingresults,andhowtoselectthecorrectvarietyforyourfarm.Location:ClassroomBuilding,Room105AccessingCapitalforFood,Beverage&FarmBusinessesPANEL:RickyAdams,NorthwestFarmCreditServices,AlexMondau,CommunitySourcedCapitalAmyPearl,HatchInnovation&CeliaNightingale,CenterforBusiness&Innovation,ThurstonEDCAccesstocapitalisusuallycitedasaprimaryhurdletogrowingfoodandfarmingbusinesses.Thissessionintroducesdifferentmodelsoffunding--includingnewerapproachessuchaslocavestingandcrowdfunding--tohelpdevelopsmallbusinesses.Concludingwithsmallgroupdiscussionswithspeakersandpossibleopportunitiesforparticipantstosetup1-on-1orsmallgroupconsultingoverthecourseoftheconferenceday.Facilitatedby:DavidBauermeister,NorthwestAgricultureBusinessCenterLocation:ClassroomBuilding,Room101TheWSUBreadLab:GrainResearch&ConnectionsDr.StephenJones,WSUBreadLabwithColinCurwen-McAdams&BrigidMeints,ResearchAssistants,WSUMountVernonResearchCenterTheWSUBreadLabisanintegralpartoftheWashingtonStateUniversity-MountVernonPlantBreedingProgram,whichstudiesthediversityoflocallygrowngrainstodeterminethosethatperformwellforfarmers,andthataremostsuitableforcraftbaking,malting,brewing,distilling,andotherculinarycreations.HearfromBreadLabDirectorandwheatbreederDr.StephenJonesandtwoofhisPhDstudentsaboutthelatestscience,breedingresearch,anddevelopingpartnershipsutilizingourlocalgrain-shed.FacilitatedbyLucasPatzek,AgInnovationsNetworkLocation:ClassroomBuilding,Room102Flatcakes:FieldtoGriddleAmyHalloran,AuthorTheNewBreadBasketPancakesandcrêpesaregreatvehiclestotestdriveregionalfloursbecausetheyareeasytomake,andalsobecausetheydon'trequirethesamemuscularglutenasleavenedbreads.Learnbasicformulasforgriddlecakes,andexplorehowthecharacteristicsofdifferentfloursbehave.Tastetheflavorsthatwhole-grainflourslendtogriddlegoods,andexperimentwithfillings/toppingsthatrangefromsweettosavory.Hands-onclassesarelimitedto20participants,signupattheRegistrationDesk.Location:StudentUnion,CulinaryClassroom,Room102
CASCADIAGRAINSCONFERENCE2016SESSIONDESCRIPTIONS
SESSION2
10:30AM-11:50AMLet'sTalkAboutGrowingGrainPANEL:JeffBroadie&KaseyWhite,LonesomeWhistleFarm,JimGrieshaber-Otto,CedarIsleFarm,KeithKisler,FinnriverFarm&Cidery&BrianThompson,retiredgrainfarmer/millerSoyouwanttogrowgrain,oryou'dliketoexploredifferentproductionapproachesonyourfarm?ComeandlearnwitharangeofgrowerswhohaveexperimentedwithdifferentapproachesfromBCtoOregon.We'llexploresomeofthefollowingquestions.WhatvarietiesshouldIgrow?WhenandhowdoIplant,harvest,andmanageeverythinginbetween?What'stherightequipmentformyfarm?Whataresomeoftheusesandmarketsformygrain?Andcomepreparedwithyourownquestions!FacilitatedbyLucasPatzek,AgInnovationsLocation:ClassroomBuilding,Room105Malting:TheRosettaStoneThatTranslatesBarleyIntoBeerPart1MaltTastingTable:SusanWelch,SkagitValleyMaltingPart2Panel:PatHayes&ScottFisk,OSU,SethKlann,MeccaGradeEstateMalt,WayneCarpenter,SkagitValleyMalting,TomHunton,CamasCountryMill,KraigKnutzen,KnutzenFarms&MattLincecum,FremontBrewingCompanyBarleyisthebaseofbeerandbeeristheliquidmanifestationofbarley’suniqueproperties.Thepathfromgraintoglassbeginswithasatisfiedgrowerandendswithanequallysatisfiedconsumer:betweenthesetwoliethecomplexitiesofmaltingandbrewing.Inthesessionwewillbeginwithamalttastingandunderstandhowbarleyistransformedintobeer(andspirits),viamalt.Thetastingwillbethebasecampfromwhichapanelwilldiscussbarleyvarietyselection,themaltingprocess,maltflavorsinbeer,andcreatingnewbarleysforgrowers,maltster,andbrewers.Location:ClassroomBuilding,Room101ValuesBasedBusinessesIntheGrain-ShedMattHofmann,WestlandDistillery,SaraNelson,FremontBrewingCompany,MariahRoss,Scratch&PeckFeeds,TissaStein,TaborBreadLocal,organic,craft,sustainablearecenterpiecesofthebusinessmodelsfortheaboveorganizations.Inthisfacilitatedpaneldiscussionlearnhowbusinessesinthegrain-shedhavedevelopedtheirbusinessmodelsaroundlocalgrainsanddealtwiththechallengesofbusinessgrowthwhilestickingwithoradaptingtheirbusinessvalues.Thepanelwilldiscusshowthelocal-grainshedcanfurthersupportend-userbusinessgrowthaswellashowvalue-addedbusinessescandeveloprealisticbusinessmodelsthatbalancevalueswithgrowth.Facilitatedby:JohnDoan,CityofTumwaterLocation:ClassroomBuilding,Room102FermentationwithWholeGrains:Part1BradHolderfield,TaborBreadThecharacterofwheatcanchangedrasticallyfromvarietytovariety.Eachvarietywillimbueyourbreadwithdifferentcolors,textures,andtastes.Inthissessionwewillbelookingatdifferentmethodsoffermentationandhowyoucaninfluencethecharacterofyourfinalproduct.Togetherwe'llwalkthroughallstagesofbaking,soportionsofthisclasswillbehands-on!NOTE:ThisisPart1of2;Part2beginsat2:50PMoncethedoughhasfermented.Hands-onclassesarelimitedto20participants,signupattheRegistrationDesk.Location:StudentUnion,CulinaryClassroom,Room102
CASCADIAGRAINSCONFERENCE2016SESSIONDESCRIPTIONS
SESSION31:10PM-2:40PM
KeenonQuinoa:Producing&MarketingOurRegion'sSuperGrainResearcher/Growerpanel:NicoleAluwi,IanClark,JulianneKellogg&KristoforLudvigson,WSUProcessingwithDonKuiken&SergioNúñezdeArco,AndeanNaturalsThesedaysquinoaiseverywhere.Thechampionofnutrient-richdiets,gluten-freegrainalternatives,andevenasustainablefoodsolutiontodroughtaffectedareas,quinoahasemergedasapseudograinthatisinmuchdemand.InthissessionlearnfromquinoagrowersandresearchersthataredevelopingsystemsspecifictothePacificNorthwest.AlsohearfromexpertsatAndeanNaturalsaboutquinoaprocessingmethodsandUnitedStatesmarketpotentialforthis“motherofallgrains”.Location:ClassroomBuilding,Room105StampedIntoLaw:PoliciesImpactingtheGrain-ShedPANEL:MikeLufkin&JohnTaylor,KingCountyGovernment,RonShultz,WASt.ConservationCommission,JasonParker,WADistillersGuild,AnnieMcGrath,WABrewersGuild,AmyHalloran,AuthorTheNewBreadBasketThispanelsessionwilldiscusssomeofthelocal,regionalandstatewidepoliciesthatareimpactingtheregion’sgrain-shed.Speakerstouchonfarmlandpreservation,localfoodinitiatives,lawsimpactingthebrewinganddistillingindustries,plusintroducesuccessfulpoliciesenactedintheNortheast.PanelistwilldiscusscurrentpolicybarriersandbrainstormpoliciesandinitiativesthatneedtobedevelopedtohelpsupportgraingrowingandgrainenduseinthePacificNorthwest.Facilitatedby:SaraNelson,FremontBrewingCompanyLocation:ClassroomBuilding,Room101OrganicGrain:AMarketofPotentialJamesHenderson,HummingbirdWholesale&NathanielLewis,OrganicTradeAssociationTheOrganicTradeAssociation’s(OTA's)OrganicGrain,Pulse,andOilseedCouncilisagroupoforganicfoodcompaniesintheU.S.andCanadathathavebeencollaboratingwithSustainableFoodLabandtheOTAtoaddressthesystemicissuesthatposebarriersforfarmerstoexpanddomesticorganicgrainproduction.InthissessionlearnabouttheOTAsectorcouncil'sfindingsonbarriersintheregion,marketpotentialfororganicgrain,leveragepointsforcompaniestosupportthegrowthoforganicgrains,andhowtogetmoreinvolvedinmakingorganicgrainproductionamoreattractiveoptionforfarmersinthePacificNorthwest.Location:ClassroomBuilding,Room102
CASCADIAGRAINSCONFERENCE2016SESSIONDESCRIPTIONS
SESSION42:50PM-4:10PM
GrowingAlternativeGrains&TheirRotationalBenefitsJeremyBunch,Shepherd'sGrain,MicaelaColley,OrganicSeedAlliance&JamesHenderson,HummingbirdWholesaleWeoftenplantdifferentcropsbasedontheirmarketdemand,buteachcropplaysadifferentroletowardsoilhealthgoals.Whatarethestrengthsandweaknessesofthese“alternative”cropsintherotation?Thissessionwilllookatcropssuchasmillet,sunflower,buckwheat,flax,andothers,andexplorehowtheygrowandwhytheycouldbenefityouandyourfarmsoils.ThesessionwillendwithalookintoasweetcornbreedingprojectontheOlympicPeninsula.Facilitatedby:LauraLewis,WSUJeffersonCountyExtensionLocation:ClassroomBuilding,Room105FlavorFirst:UnderstandingProductDesignandEquipmentSelectionforCraftSpiritsMattHofmann,WestlandDistillery&JasonParker,CopperworksDistillingCompanyBeginningwiththeflavorprofilesyouwishtoproduce,thenfollowedbyproperequipmentselection,itispossibletocreatethebestflavorsyouimagined.Doneinreverse,youmayneveraccomplishyouridealproductflavorprofiles.We'llexplorewhereflavorscomefromandhowyourequipmentselectionimpacts--positivelyornegatively--theflavorsyougetinyourfinalproducts.Location:ClassroomBuilding,Room101TheNewBreadBasketAmyHalloran,Author,TheNewBreadBasketwithPANEL:SueHunton,CamasCountryMill,AnnieMoss,SeastarBakery&HandsomePizza,TissaStein,TaborBreadAuthorAmyHallorantakesyouonatourofthegrainprojectsshefoundasshefollowedflourbacktothefield.FellowpanelistswilldescribetheirworkandshowhowtherevivalofregionalgrainproductionistakingshapeinOregon.Location:ClassroomBuilding,Room102FermentationwithWholeGrains:Part2BradHolderfield,TaborBreadThisisPart2ofatwo-partclass.Pleaseattendifyousignedupandparticipatedinthemorningsession.Location:StudentUnion,CulinaryClassroom,Room102
CASCADIAGRAINSCONFERENCE2016SESSIONDESCRIPTIONS
SHORTSESSIONS4:20PM-5:05PM
Harvest-Home:HeirloomCropsforHealth,Heritage,andOccasionalProfitRichardScheuerman,PalouseColonyFarm&SeattlePacificUniversityThissessionexploresincreasingconsumerinterestinheritageandnutritionasfactorsinfluencingprofitabilityofsmall-scalegrainproductionusingsustainablefarmingpractices.InformationwillbesharedaboutthechallengesofobtainingandraisingtheearliestgrainsraisedinNorthAmericaandthePacificNorthwest,andtheirpracticalrelevanceforproductionofartisanspecialtyfloursandcraftbrewingmalts.Location:ClassroomBuilding,Room105ShapingtheCraftBrewingandDistillingCenterHeidiBehrendsCerniwey&JohnDoan,CityofTumwater,NoelRubadue,SouthPugetSoundCommunityCollegeImagineastate-of-the-artindustrydrivenacademicfacilitythatservesasthehubofworkforcetrainingandinnovationincraftbrewinganddistilling(andcider-makingtoo).Betteryet,it’safacilitylocatedatthejunctionofInterstate5andHighway101inTumwater,WA,onasiteripeforindustry,commerce,andtourism,withmorethanacenturyofbrewingprovenance.Helpusrefinethevisiontoexpandthenextgenerationofgrain-basedcraftbeverages.Location:ClassroomBuilding,Room101FixingBrokenDirt:RestoringAgriculturalLandThroughSoilBiologyMatthewSlaughter,Earthfort,LLCMostproblemsonthefarmtodayareduetoalackofunderstandingtheroleofthesoilmicro-biologyinanecosystem.Earthfortofferstestingthatcanhelpgainaperspectiveonthiscriticalfeatureoftheecology,armedwithknowledge,andappreciationforhowtointegrateandbalancethesoilecologyintothebiggerpicture,landmanagersarebetterabletodealwithissuesofdegradation,contamination,restorationandgeneralmanagementofthisvital,butoftenoverlooked,resource.Location:ClassroomBuilding,Room102
NETWORKINGSESSIONS5:15PM-5:45PM
Forthefinalsessionofthedayweinviteallparticipantstogathertogetherbyprofessionalsectorsforsomefacilitatednetworkingtime.Afterintroductionsparticipantscanchatwithothersintheirfieldtoshareideas,resources,andtoolsforgrain-shedgrowth.AfterparticipantsareinvitedtotheStudentUnionfordinnerandtheBestoftheCascadesTastingTour.Room105:Growers&MillersRoom101:Brewers,Maltsters&DistillersRoom102:SupportOrganizationsStudentUnionRoom101/CulinaryClassroom:Bakers,Feed&OtherEnd-Users