Join us for NOFA-NY’s 33rd Annual Organic Farming & Gardening Conference. The theme for the conference??Soil: The Root of the Movement? ? honors the invaluable nature of healthy soil and highlights how it is the key to organic agriculture. Everything we do in organic agriculture ties into the soil. To highlight the importance of soil, we are excited that Wes Jackson, founder and President of the Land Institute will be our keynote speaker. The work of the Land Institute is to address the issues of soil loss and degradation, ecosystem destruction, and high energy use associated with agriculture. Our 2015 NOFA-NY Farmers of the Year are Mary-Howell and Klaas Martens. Mary-Howell and Klaas Martens farm 1400 acres of organic corn, soybeans, small grains (wheat, spelt, barley, oats, triticale, heritage grains), dark red kidney beans, and edamame soybeans. They have been farming organically since 1993. Additionally, they own and operate Lakeview Organic Grain, an organic feed and seed business serving the needs of Northeast organic farmers. Each year at our conference, we strive to inspire, as well as inform, and to provide an unparalleled opportunity for networking and for reciprocal teaching and learning. We look forward to seeing you in Saratoga this coming January!