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• Sponsor Commitment for 2026 Future Harvest Conference

  • Start
    16 Jun 2025
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  • End
    30 Jan 2026
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  January 22-23, Silver Spring Civic Building

  Every winter, more than 400 farmers, educators, agriculture service providers, and foodpreneurs gather for Future Harvest’s annual conference — an extra special collection of workshops, lectures, peer-to-peer experiences, delicious farm fresh meals, all-star lineup of speakers, and lots of learning and networking.  
  

  We hold so much gratitude for you as a sponsor who makes our work of strengthening farming and the regional food economy; protecting our land, water, and air; and providing nutritious food that sustains the region’s communities, possible. From all of us at Future Harvest, our deepest thanks.

  • a. Bronze Sponsorship (Exhibitor) – $1,000.00

      Includes one exhibitor booth, two program registrations and Future Harvest  memberships, logo recognition on website, and conference program listing.

  • b. Bronze Sponsorship (Scholarship sponsorship only, no exhibit booth.) – $1,000.00

    Includes support sponsorship of three conference scholarships, two future Harvest memberships, logo recognition on website, and conference program listing.

  • c. Silver Sponsorship (Exhibitor + Coffee Break Sponsor) – $2,500.00

    Includes exhibitor booth, three complimentary program registrations and Future Harvest memberships, logo recognition on website, recognition in promotional emails, recognition in social media posts, conference program listing, 1/8 page program advertisement, and recognition as sponsor of a coffee break.

  • d. Silver Sponsorship (Exhibitor + Sponsored/Vendor Session) – $2,500.00

    Includes exhibitor booth, three complimentary program registrations and Future Harvest memberships, logo recognition on website, recognition in promotional emails, recognition in social media posts, conference program listing, 1/8 page program advertisement, and one 45 minute sponsored/vendor workshop. Limited Availability. 

  • e. Silver Sponsorship (Exhibitor + Scholarship Sponsor) – $2,500.00

    Includes exhibitor booth, three scholarship sponsorships, three complimentary program registrations and Future Harvest memberships, logo recognition on website, recognition in promotional emails, recognition in social media posts, conference program listing, 1/8 page program advertisement.

  • f. Gold Sponsorship (Exhibitor + Breakfast Sponsor) – $5,000.00

    Includes exhibitor booth, four complimentary program registrations and Future Harvest memberships, logo recognition on website, recognition in promotional emails, recognition in social media posts, conference program listing, 1/4 page program advertisement, and sponsorship recognition for breakfast.

  • g. Gold Sponsorship (Exhibitor + Scholarship Sponsor) – $5,000.00

    Includes exhibitor booth, four complimentary program registrations and Future Harvest memberships, logo recognition on website, recognition in promotional emails, recognition in social media posts, conference program listing, 1/4 page program advertisement, and sponsorship of seven scholarships.

  • h. Platinum Sponsorship (Exhibitor + Keynote Sponsorship) – $7,500.00

    Includes exhibitor booth, five complimentary program registrations and Future Harvest memberships, logo recognition on website, recognition in promotional emails, recognition in social media posts, conference program listing, 1/2 page program advertisement, and a five minute presentation before a keynote speech.

  • i. Platinum Sponsorship (Exhibitor + Scholarship Sponsorship) – $7,500.00

    Includes exhibitor booth, five complimentary program registrations and Future Harvest memberships, logo recognition on website, recognition in promotional emails, recognition in social media posts, conference program listing, 1/2 page program advertisement, and sponsorship of twelve scholarships.

  • j. Partner Sponsorship (Exhibitor + Lunch Sponsorship) – $10,000.00

    Includes exhibitor booth, six complimentary program registrations and Future Harvest memberships, logo recognition on website, recognition in promotional emails, recognition in social media posts, conference program listing, full page program advertisement, and sponsorship of a full lunch.

  • k. Partner Sponsorship (Exhibitor + Scholarships) – $10,000.00

    Includes exhibitor booth, six complimentary program registrations and Future Harvest memberships, logo recognition on website, recognition in promotional emails, recognition in social media posts, conference program listing, full page program advertisement, and sponsorship of twenty scholarships.

  • l. 1/8 page a la carte program advertisement – $150.00

    Horizontal 4.25" x 2.75"

  • m. 1/4 page a la carte program advertisement – $250.00

    Vertical 5.5" x 4.25"

  • n. 1/2 page program a la carte advertisement – $300.00

    Horizontal 11" x 4.25"

  • o. full page a la carte program advertisement – $550.00

    vertical 11" x 8.5"

  • p. Inside back cover a la carte program advertisement – $600.00

  • q. Back cover a la carte program advertisement – $700.00

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• Chesapeake Herbshed Gathering & Organoleptics Taste Testing

  • When
    21 Jan 2026
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    1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Silver Spring Civic Building

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  Join members of the Chesapeake Herbshed, a peer-to-peer network of regional herb growers, buyers, and product makers, for a three-hour, hands-on community session. Participants will engage in comparisons and tastings of regionally grown and dried herbs through organoleptic testing—using the senses of taste, touch, smell, and sight. Guests are invited to bring samples of Chamomile, Calendula, Lemon Balm, Peppermint, Ashwagandha, or Burdock to contribute.

  Connect with fellow farmers and hear from local apothecarists about their sourcing considerations when buying herbs directly from growers. The session will also include guidance on herbal product regulations from Henriette Van Ouden of UMES and a tea tasting led by Bettina Perry of Charmington Holistic, comparing locally grown and globally sourced herbs.

  
  

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• Fermentation 101: Preserving the Harvest with HEX Ferments

  • When
    21 Jan 2026
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    1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Silver Spring Civic Building

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  Join Meaghan Carpenter — Co-Founder and Head Food Alchemist at HEX Ferments — for a delicious dive into the world of vegetable fermentation. Explore the rich history of fermented foods and discover how these age-old traditions support modern wellness.

  In this interactive, small-group workshop, you’ll create a seasonal vegetable ferment from scratch and learn how to care for it at home. You’ll leave with a jar of your creation, the recipe, and the skills to keep the magic bubbling in your own kitchen. All tools and ingredients are provided.

  • Hands-on. Limited to 15 participants. Light chopping involved.
  • $85 for sign ups one month before.  After one month, $95 per person.
  • No exchanges or refunds.
    

  
  

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• Ethical Seed Farming Intensive

  • When
    21 Jan 2026
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    1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Silver Spring Civic Building

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  Grow your skills—and your seeds! This Seed Farming Intensive offers a comprehensive, hands-on exploration of seed production, guiding participants through every stage of the process and providing the knowledge needed to confidently integrate seed stewardship into your farm.

  Activities include:

  • Live demonstrations of seed-processing techniques, including threshing, winnowing, screening, fermentation, drying, storage, and germination

  • Presentations on the plant life cycle, flower and seed production, and the history of human collaboration in developing food crops

  • Discussions on key topics in the seed world, including community- and cooperative-based seed work, the consolidation of seed businesses, and seeds as tools of empowerment

  • Self-reflective storytelling centered on seeds and food

  Led by The Ira Wallace Seed School, a project of the Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance.

  Meet your teachers:

  Amirah Mitchell is a farmer, seedkeeper and community educator who has worked in agriculture and food justice since 2007. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture from Temple University, and has studied agriculture in Brazil and Panama. Amirah currently farms 10 acres in Virginia and gives community workshops on seed-keeping and agro-ecology. In 2021, Amirah founded Sistah Seeds, and farm and seed company with a mission to regenerate culturally-important varieties and seed-keeping traditions from the African Diaspora, while uplifting black seed stories and empowering aspiring black seed stewards. Sistah Seeds values sustainable farming practices, and is committed to providing seeds that are open-pollinated, never genetically modified, and always grown with love and respect.

  Tomia MacQueen is an Educator (BA) of 20+ years, Farmer and Master Gardener specializing in edible gardens. She is the owner of Wildflower Farm and the founder of Dance for LIFE (Love, Inspiration, Faith and Empowerment) and Gardening for LIFE. Tomia has been an Edible Gardens Consultant for 17 years, and has been in Dance Ministry for over 15 years. She is the founder of the Healing Waters Project which provides land access and training to historically underrepresented new and beginning farmers at Wildflower Farm. Tomia partners with local organizations and schools as a featured Farmer/Mentor within youth and young adult programs such as the Outdoor Equity Alliance Agrihood Program, Upward Bound, the Princeton University Seed Farm and others. She also served as the pilot Coordinator for the Food Systems Literacy program at Princeton Public Schools, laying transformative framework for the Food Systems Curriculum. Tomia is a Board member of the Northeast Organic Farming Association New Jersey (NOFA-NJ) and a founding member of The Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance where she is a member of Admin and Seed and Operations working groups as well as the  Co-coordinator for the Value-Added Working Group, a teacher in the Ira Wallace Seed School and a member seed grower.

  Reggie Blackwood is an instructor for the Ira Wallace Seed School, a project of Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance, as well as a member of the working group on Seed and Farm Operations, which manages seed hubs and growers in the UCFA network. He is videogapher and co-director of the six-film series "Southeast Seed Saving," a Southeast SARE-funded project sponsored by the Utopian Seed Project.  Reggie co-owned Southern Exposure Seed Exchange 2010 - 2018, and has used this background in worker-owned cooperatives to encourage cooperative decision-making models in his current residence of Washington, DC, where he is a worker-owner of Brighter Days dogwalking collective and an active member of Food Not Bombs DC and Ward 2 Mutual Aid. Reggie loves to talk about reproductive strategies of plants, cooperative decision-making strategies, evolutionary history of common agricultural crops, bike polo, and landlord/tenant law.

  Bonnetta Adeeb, founder & President of STEAM ONWARD, Inc, a Non-profit 501(c3) organization in Southern Maryland. In addition, she works with the Cooperative Gardens Commission to distribute free heirloom seeds to communities in need, serving 300 seed hubs nationally. Ms. Adeeb, a retired teacher, was an educator for 37 years. She taught social studies and Career Research and Work-based Learning, a school-to-work educational program. The Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance (UCFA), is a program under the non-profit organization STEAM ONWARD Inc, is a BIPOC led collective that recruits and supports emergent and seasoned growers who cultivate heirloom seeds and grow culturally relevant plants for food and healing. UCFA recognizes the need for increased diversity in agriculture and in the seed industry specifically. We are bridging the gap between prospective BIPOC growers and heirloom seed companies.  Our main program areas include seed farming education via online classes as well as in-person workshops to pass on the traditional knowledge of seed saving, seed farming to pursue the art and science of heirloom plants, and seed sales to develop a more resilient and sustainable food system.

  
  

  
  

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• Cut Flower Production 201: Deep Dive Into Intermediate Crops - Ranunculus, Lisianthus, Dahlias, and More!

  • When
    21 Jan 2026
  •  
    1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Silver Spring Civic Building

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  So you've grown some beautiful celosia, sunflowers, and zinnias and you'd like to grow even more flowers? Ready to kick it up a notch with some more intermediate level crops? We are going to do a deep dive into some of the more challenging and lucrative annual crops, including tulips, poppies, ranunculus, dahlias, lisianthus, and chrysanthemums. This will be a very practical and applied session relevant for both field and tunnel production. For each of these crops we’ll cover the nitty gritty including variety selection, sourcing plant material, spacing, planting time and successions, harvest stages, pricing, and more. Save yourself a season (or a few!) of beginner mistakes and kick start your flower production with some gorgeous specialty crops. Taught by Maya Kosok of Hillen Homestead and Elisa Lane of Two Boots Farm.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• 2026 Future Harvest Conference

  • Start
    22 Jan 2026
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    23 Jan 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    The Silver Spring Civic Building, 1 Veterans Pl Silver Spring, MD 20910

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  Join us at the 27th Annual Future Harvest Conference!

  Every winter, farmers, educators, agriculture service providers, and foodpreneurs gather for Future Harvest’s Annual Conference—two engaging days of workshops, lectures, farmer-to-farmer sessions, and regional food. Expect an all-star lineup of speakers, a menu featuring locally sourced ingredients, and countless opportunities for learning and connection.

  We’re thrilled to return to the Silver Spring Civic Building, conveniently located near the Metro, dining options, ice skating, and the FRESHFARM Downtown Silver Spring Farmers Market—open Saturday morning right outside the Civic Center.
  

  Early Bird pricing ends December 14th, 2025! 

  Thursday & Friday, January 22–23, 2026
  Preconferences: Wednesday, January 21
  Post-Conference: Saturday, January 24
  Silver Spring Civic Building, Silver Spring, MD

  View the full sample schedule here: https://futureharvest.org/2026-conference/

  
  

  Hotel Information

  Attendees are responsible for booking their own hotel accommodations. Future Harvest has secured discounted room blocks at two convenient locations:

  • Courtyard by Marriott Silver Spring Downtown
    (closest to Conference Center)
    8506 Fenton St, Silver Spring, MD 20910
    Reserve your room here, or call 301-589-4899

  • DoubleTree by Hilton Silver Spring DC North 
    (lower-cost option, 10-minute walk)
    8777 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
    Reserve your room here, or call 1-800-HILTONS

    Use the conference discount code to receive the group rate at either hotel. 
    For questions, contact conference@futureharvest.org. 

    *Remember, if you plan to call to book your reservation to mention you are a Future Harvest Conference Attendee!

  
  

  Food & Fun

  Your conference ticket includes locally sourced boxed lunches by Green Plate Catering on both Thursday and Friday.

  Join us Friday evening for a lively Happy Hour featuring local grassfed dairy appetizers, a cash bar, and a live cooking demo with Chef John Shields—plus a round of Farmer Bingo. Silver Spring also offers an array of walkable dining and entertainment options for continued fun after hours.

  Throughout the conference, stop by our community table for the Seed and Clothing Swap, and don’t miss the Farmer Swag Swap—a fun opportunity to exchange your farm’s branded gear with other growers. Bring a few extra hats, shirts, or other logowear items and trade with fellow attendees.
  
  

  Getting There

  Parking:
  Garage 61 (across from the Civic Building) and Garage 60 (behind the Courtyard Marriott) both have 8’2” clearance and cost $1.25 per hour. Find more parking options here.

  Public Transit:
  Take the Red Line to the Silver Spring Metro Station, just three blocks away. The Red Line connects to Union Station, providing easy MARC train access from Baltimore and Frederick. Several bus lines also stop nearby.

  Preconference Workshops
  (sold separately as an add-on in registration portal)
  Wednesday, January 21

  Fermentation 101: Preserving the Harvest with HEX Ferments| 1:30 - 4:00 PM

  Learn the science and art of vegetable fermentation with the team from HEX Ferments. This hands-on workshop covers microbial ecology, salt ratios, fermentation safety, and seasonal recipes. Participants will create and take home their own small-batch ferment.
  Sign up here if you want to take this session without signing up for conference
  

  Ethical Seed Saving Intensive | 1:30 - 4:30 PM
  Led by the Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance, this intensive explores seed-saving techniques such as threshing, winnowing, and drying, as well as the cultural and cooperative dimensions of seed sovereignty.
  Sign up here if you want to take this session without signing up for conference

  Chesapeake Herbshed Gathering | 1:30 - 4:30 PM
  

  Join members of the Chesapeake Herbshed, a peer-to-peer network of regional herb growers, buyers, and product makers, for a three-hour, hands-on community session. Participants will engage in comparisons and tastings of regionally grown and dried herbs through organoleptic testing—using the senses of taste, touch, smell, and sight. Guests are invited to bring samples of Chamomile, Calendula, Lemon Balm, Peppermint, Ashwagandha, or Burdock to contribute.

  Connect with fellow farmers and hear from local apothecarists about their sourcing considerations when buying herbs directly from growers. The session will also include guidance on herbal product regulations from Henriette Van Ouden of UMES and a tea tasting led by Bettina Perry of Charmington Holistic, comparing locally grown and globally sourced herbs.
  Sign up here if you want to take this session without signing up for conference

  Cut Flower Production 201: Deep Dive Into Intermediate Crops - Ranunculus, Lisianthus, Dahlias, and More! | 1:30 - 4:30 PM

  So you've grown some beautiful celosia, sunflowers, and zinnias and you'd like to grow even more flowers? Ready to kick it up a notch with some more intermediate level crops? We are going to do a deep dive into some of the more challenging and lucrative annual crops, including tulips, poppies, ranunculus, dahlias, lisianthus, and chrysanthemums. This will be a very practical and applied session relevant for both field and tunnel production. For each of these crops we’ll cover the nitty gritty including variety selection, sourcing plant material, spacing, planting time and successions, harvest stages, pricing, and more. Save yourself a season (or a few!) of beginner mistakes and kick start your flower production with some gorgeous specialty crops. 

  Sign up here if you want to take this session without signing up for the conference

  
  

  Post-Conference (sold separately)
  Produce Safety Rule (PSR) Grower Training

  Saturday, January 24 | Silver Spring Civic Building
  Hosted by ALEI and the Maryland Food Safety Network
  8 AM - 5 PM

  Register here on Eventbrite →

  This one-day training offers practical guidance on meeting the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule. Participants will learn key practices for produce safety, worker hygiene, water management, and postharvest handling, and receive certification upon completion. Breakfast and lunch are included.

  Saturday: FRESHFARM Downtown Silver Spring Farmers Market

  On Saturday morning, explore the FRESHFARM Downtown Silver Spring Farmers Market, located right in front of the Civic Center. Meet local producers, discover regional food, and enjoy fresh flavors before heading home.

  
  

  View the full sample schedule here: https://futureharvest.org/2026-conference/

  
  

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• CBF 2026 Future Harvest Conference

  • Start
    22 Jan 2026
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    23 Jan 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    The Silver Spring Civic Building, 1 Veterans Pl Silver Spring, MD 20910

  Register

  Join us at the 27th Annual Future Harvest Conference!

  Every winter, farmers, educators, agriculture service providers, and foodpreneurs gather for Future Harvest’s Annual Conference—two engaging days of workshops, lectures, farmer-to-farmer sessions, and regional food. Expect an all-star lineup of speakers, a menu featuring locally sourced ingredients, and countless opportunities for learning and connection.

  We’re thrilled to return to the Silver Spring Civic Building, conveniently located near the Metro, dining options, ice skating, and the FRESHFARM Downtown Silver Spring Farmers Market—open Saturday morning right outside the Civic Center.
  

  Early Bird pricing ends December 14th, 2025! 

  Thursday & Friday, January 22–23, 2026
  Preconferences: Wednesday, January 21
  Post-Conference: Saturday, January 24
  Silver Spring Civic Building, Silver Spring, MD

  View the full sample schedule here: https://futureharvest.org/2026-conference/

  
  

  Hotel Information

  Attendees are responsible for booking their own hotel accommodations. Future Harvest has secured discounted room blocks at two convenient locations:

  • Courtyard by Marriott Silver Spring Downtown
    (closest to Conference Center)
    8506 Fenton St, Silver Spring, MD 20910
    Reserve your room here, or call 301-589-4899

  • DoubleTree by Hilton Silver Spring DC North 
    (lower-cost option, 10-minute walk)
    8777 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910
    Reserve your room here, or call 1-800-HILTONS

    Use the conference discount code to receive the group rate at either hotel. 
    For questions, contact conference@futureharvest.org. 

    *Remember, if you plan to call to book your reservation to mention you are a Future Harvest Conference Attendee!

  
  

  Food & Fun

  Your conference ticket includes locally sourced boxed lunches by Green Plate Catering on both Thursday and Friday.

  Join us Friday evening for a lively Happy Hour featuring local grassfed dairy appetizers, a cash bar, and a live cooking demo with Chef John Shields—plus a round of Farmer Bingo. Silver Spring also offers an array of walkable dining and entertainment options for continued fun after hours.

  Throughout the conference, stop by our community table for the Seed and Clothing Swap, and don’t miss the Farmer Swag Swap—a fun opportunity to exchange your farm’s branded gear with other growers. Bring a few extra hats, shirts, or other logowear items and trade with fellow attendees.
  
  

  Getting There

  Parking:
  Garage 61 (across from the Civic Building) and Garage 60 (behind the Courtyard Marriott) both have 8’2” clearance and cost $1.25 per hour. Find more parking options here.

  Public Transit:
  Take the Red Line to the Silver Spring Metro Station, just three blocks away. The Red Line connects to Union Station, providing easy MARC train access from Baltimore and Frederick. Several bus lines also stop nearby.

  Preconference Workshops
  (sold separately as an add-on in registration portal)
  Wednesday, January 21

  Fermentation 101: Preserving the Harvest with HEX Ferments| 1:30 - 4:00 PM

  Learn the science and art of vegetable fermentation with the team from HEX Ferments. This hands-on workshop covers microbial ecology, salt ratios, fermentation safety, and seasonal recipes. Participants will create and take home their own small-batch ferment.
  Sign up here if you want to take this session without signing up for conference
  

  Ethical Seed Saving Intensive | 1:30 - 4:30 PM
  Led by the Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance, this intensive explores seed-saving techniques such as threshing, winnowing, and drying, as well as the cultural and cooperative dimensions of seed sovereignty.
  Sign up here if you want to take this session without signing up for conference

  Chesapeake Herbshed Gathering | 1:30 - 4:30 PM
  

  Join members of the Chesapeake Herbshed, a peer-to-peer network of regional herb growers, buyers, and product makers, for a three-hour, hands-on community session. Participants will engage in comparisons and tastings of regionally grown and dried herbs through organoleptic testing—using the senses of taste, touch, smell, and sight. Guests are invited to bring samples of Chamomile, Calendula, Lemon Balm, Peppermint, Ashwagandha, or Burdock to contribute.

  Connect with fellow farmers and hear from local apothecarists about their sourcing considerations when buying herbs directly from growers. The session will also include guidance on herbal product regulations from Henriette Van Ouden of UMES and a tea tasting led by Bettina Perry of Charmington Holistic, comparing locally grown and globally sourced herbs.
  Sign up here if you want to take this session without signing up for conference

  Post-Conference (sold separately)
  Produce Safety Rule (PSR) Grower Training

  Saturday, January 24 | Silver Spring Civic Building
  Hosted by ALEI and the Maryland Food Safety Network
  8 AM - 5 PM

  Register here on Eventbrite →

  This one-day training offers practical guidance on meeting the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule. Participants will learn key practices for produce safety, worker hygiene, water management, and postharvest handling, and receive certification upon completion. Breakfast and lunch are included.

  Saturday: FRESHFARM Downtown Silver Spring Farmers Market

  On Saturday morning, explore the FRESHFARM Downtown Silver Spring Farmers Market, located right in front of the Civic Center. Meet local producers, discover regional food, and enjoy fresh flavors before heading home.

  
  

  View the full sample schedule here: https://futureharvest.org/2026-conference/

  
  

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• 2026 Sustainable Farming Fundamentals Online Class

  • Start
    27 Jan 2026
  •  
  • End
    31 Mar 2026
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  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    Virtual

  Register

  Learn how to start your own farm from experienced farmers across the Chesapeake region! Spend the winter learning so that you can hit the ground running this spring. Each week we will explore a topic critical to the success of your sustainable farm operation - all growing scales and experience levels are welcome. This class is primarily designed for folks interested in growing vegetables, flowers and herbs in soil; however, many of the topics will apply to all new farming operations. The goal of this class is for you to gain a basic understanding of the following topics and for you to build community with other sustainable farmers.

  Class will meet virtually for ten Tuesday evenings from January 27th - March 31st, 2026. Most classes will feature multiple farmer speakers and will largely be lecture-based with ample opportunity for questions. Students will also complete weekly homework assignments and should expect to spend 30-60 minutes working outside of class each week. While this class is not offered for credit, students can earn a certificate of completion through active participation and homework completion.

  A series of hands-on field days will accompany the class series and will be announced in February 2026. New this year: workshops will be replicated around the region!
  

  You can also register for individual classes once the schedule is finalized in early January 2026.

  Week 1, 1/27/26: Intro to Soil Health, speakers include Lisa Garfield from Million Acre Challenge and Sarah Rider from Flying Plow Farm 

  Week 2, 2/3/26: Introductions, Goal Setting, and Site Selection with Laura Beth Resnick from Butterbee Farm

  Week 3, 2/10/26: Crop planning, Crop Rotation, and Transplant Production 

  Week 4, 2/17/26: Farm Systems and Soil Preparation with Bryan Alexander from Good Dog Farm

  Week 5, 2/24/26: Plant Pest & Disease Management with Andrew Kness and Veronica Yurchak, University of Maryland Extension

  Week 6, 3/3/26: Marketing

  Week 7, 3/10/26:  Harvest/Post Harvest Systems & Food Safety

  Week 8, 3/17/26: Business Planning & Budgeting 

  Week 9, 3/24/26: Intro to Livestock 

  Week 10, 3/31/26: Land Access and New Farmer Success Stories

  If the registration fee is is a financial barrier, please fill out this scholarship application.

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