A ONE-DAY, HOW-TO CONFERENCE
Saturday, December 11, 2004
STONE BARNS CENTER FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
630 Bedford Road, Pocantico Hills, N.Y. 10591
9:00 - 9:15 James Ford - Introduction To Stone Barns Center
9:15 - 10:00 Eliot Coleman - Greenhouse Growing Techniques
10:00 - 10:50 John Bartok - Options For Keeping The Greenhouse Warm
10:50 - 11:10 COFFEE BREAK
11:10 - 12:30 John Biernbaum - Light Levels, Low Temperatures, & Timing
12:30 - 1:30 LUNCH Dan Barber - Year-round Chef-Grower Partnering
1:30 - 3:15
Experiences Of Northeast Winter Growers:
Pete Johnson - Building A Low-Cost Greenhouse
Lisa Turner - An Alternative-Fuel Heating System
Siri Beringer - Crop Varieties For The Winter Greenhouse
3:15 - 3:30 COFFEE BREAK
3:30 - 4:00 Jack & Shannon Algiere - Winter Production At Stone Barns
4:00 - 5:00
Tour of Stone Barns Greenhouse/ Hands-on demonstrations of new tillage,
seeding,
and harvesting tools for the greenhouse grower (soon to be available from
Johnny's.)
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Baum at: (914)366-6200 EXT. 100 or www.stonebarnscenter.org