This event was Held on February 7th, 9-noon PST on Zoom.
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Introductions
9:00 - 9:15 | Dry farming basics and the Dry Farming Collaborative
"2000 Years of Resiliency: Hopi Dry Farming" Presentation by Michael Kotutuwa Johnson
Dry Farming Collaborative YouTube Channel
Archives of Past DFC Winter Meetings
9:15 - 9:30 | Updated resources for new and experienced dry farmers
Adaptive Seeds Dry Farming Adaptive Varieties
- Register for DFC listserv
- Dry Farm Melon Project website and sign up for 2024 melon variety trial
- Dry Farming Accelerator Program Curriculum
- Dry Farm Suitability Map
- Dry Farming Site Suitability handout, presentation, and journal publication.
- Warm Season Forages slides and recorded presentation, and sign up for Dry Farm Forages Focus Group
Session 1 | Dry farmer perspectives outside of Oregon
9:30 - 9:45 | Ansley Roberts, 21 Acres Farm, Seattle, WA |Dry farming in western Washington
9:45 - 10:00 | Joe Schirmer, Dirty Girl Produce, Santa Cruz, CA |Breeding the Dirty Girl tomato in coastal California
10:00 - 10:15: Break
Session 2 | Enhancing quality and marketability of dry farmed produce
10:15 -10:30 | Matt Davis, OSU Dry Farming Project, Corvallis OR |The Blossom End Rot Toolkit for dry farmed tomatoes
Dry Farm Tomato Project Website
10:30- 10:45 | Lane Selman, Culinary Breeding Network, Portland, OR |Marketing of dry farmed tomatoes and melons
Culinary Breeding Network Website
Session 3 | Dry farming with understudied annual and perennial crops
10:45 - 11:00 | Gabriel Forthal, OSU Dry Farming Project, Corvallis OR | Dry farming with African and Asian crops
11:00 - 11:15 | Dan Schuler, Moondogs Farm, Marcola, OR | Dry farmed fruit tree production in Western Oregon
11:15 - 12:00+ : Focus Group Discussions in Zoom Breakout Rooms (Details below)
Soft ending: Feel free to stay as long as needed for discussion
Focus Group Discussions
The following Dry Farming Collaborative Focus Groups will start meeting at 11:15 am and continue until at least 12:00 pm. Each focus group will have its own Zoom Breakout Room, a facilitator, and its own shared digital notepad.
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Western Washington Dry Farmers | Facilitator: Ansley Roberts | A meeting of dry farmers in Western Washington
Dry Farmed Tomatoes and Melons | Facilitator: Matt Davis | Discussion of all things dry farmed tomatoes, and melons including variety recommendations, grafting, blossom end rot, and marketing strategies.
Dry Farmed Orchards | Facilitator: Dan Schuler | The focus of this group is about dry farmed orchard crops, particularly fruit trees, including recommended rootstocks, varieties, and practices in a dry farming context.
Dry Farming African and Asian Crops| Facilitator: Gabriel Forthal | This focus group will discuss practices and diversity of understudied crop varieties traditionally dry farmed in Africa and Asia
Dry Farmed Warm Season Staple Crops | Facilitator: Lucas Nebert | This focus group will discuss dry farmed staple crops, including corn, dry beans, winter squash, and potatoes.
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