2017 CCOF Pacific Southwest Organic symposium!
sunday, September 17, 2017, 11am-4pm
​Leichtag Foundation, 441 Saxony Road, Barn 2, Encinitas, CA  92024

​"Farmers for Farmers:  growing Together"

THANK YOU TO SOLAR RAIN, OH! JUICE, AND THE LUCKY BOLT COMPANY FOR PROVIDING FOOD & DRINKS!

THANK YOU to our 15 Symposium Sponsors for your generous endorsement of this local organic growing summit!  We couldn't do it without you!  

           Archi's Acres/AISA                                                      KooL Ranch 
              Beck Grove & La Vigne Organics                             Locus Agricultural Solutions                              
              California Organic Fertilizers, Inc.                        Ocean Beach People's Organic Foods Market
              California Production Services (CPS)                    Organic Fertilizer Sales
              Fusion Solar                                                                   Rio del Rey Heirloom Beans    
              Grangetto's                                                                     Solar Rain
              Jimbo's...Naturally!                                                          Whole Foods Market
              Kellogg Garden Products
                                                          
2017 CCOF Pacific Southwest Organic Symposium Schedule
Doors open at 10:30 AM & the morning raffle is at 10:55 AM (winners must be present)!
11:00 AM  Welcome!:  Chapter President Karen Archipley and Emcee/Moderator Dwight Detter

11:10 AM  Forum I.  It All Begins with the Earth:  Water, Soil, Pollinators, & Farm Worker Safety    
Local Water Systems & Regulations; Soil & Compost; Bees Under Pressure; Immigration Policy & Worker Safety
1.  Jennifer Chacón, Professor, University of California, Irvine, School of Law
2.  Eric Larson, Executive Director, San Diego County Farm Bureau
3.  David McGee, Soil and Compost Expert
4.  James Nieh, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Section of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution in the Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego

12:10 PM  Forum II.  Growing Organic:  What is Organic?  What is Its Future?
Non-GMO vs. Organic; Organic in Schools; How do we protect our food?
 1.  Alison Caldwell, Sustainable Food Expert
 2.  Mim Michelove, Director, Farm Lab, Encinitas Unified School District
                       
12:45 PM  Organic vegetarian/vegan lunch catered by The Lucky Bolt Company; Breakout Sessions:
1. Agri-Tourism:  Luke Girling, Owner, Cyclops Farms
2. Getting Certified:  Tom Page, USDA Organic Inspector for CCOF; Owner, Page’s Organics
3. HydroOrganics:  Robert Blundell, Enrollment Coordinator, AISA/Archi’s Acres

1:35 PM    Keynote:  Phil LaRocca, Chairman, CCOF; Founder, LaRocca Vineyards

1:50 PM    Forum III.  Buyers Ready to Buy!
Customer Values, Store Standards, & Buying Trends; Buyers for Small Farms; Social Media
(Private rooms will be available for business after the session.)
1. Alchemy San Diego, Ron Troyano, Owner
2. Frazier Farms Market, John Fialkosky, Manager, Produce
3. Homegrown Organic Farms, Brian Guess, Manager, Regional Grower and Operations  
4. Jimbo’s...Naturally!, Ryan Peterson, Regional Produce Buyer/Supervisor
5. Ocean Beach People’s Organic Foods Market, Jim Kase, General Manager, and Mike Barry, Produce Manager
6. OH! Juice, Hanna Gregor, CEO/Owner
7. Specialty Produce, Alex Stewart, Manager of Specialty Produce
8. Sunrise Produce, Danny Calvillo, Senior Produce Manager
9. The Lucky Bolt Company, Kris Schlesser, Founder/Owner
10. Whole Foods Market, Katy Green, Global Field Inspector (PSW/Mexico), and Don Nishiguchi, Regional Produce Buyer
                                                        
2:55 PM   Forum IV.  Your Questions Answered about Marijuana  
Ballot Box, Business Models, the Science of Growing, Product Demand, Crafts & Strains, Grow Permits, City & County Politics, Realities of Growing, and Organic is the ONLY Way
 1. Lincoln Fish, CEO, OutCo
 2. Phil LaRocca, Chairman, CCOF, Inc.; Founder, LaRocca Vineyards

3:50 PM  Closing remarks & afternoon raffle (winners must be present); guests return feedback forms for a Swag Bag.
                 
​                   Symposium Participants
  1. Mike Barry, Manager, Produce, Ocean Beach People's Organic Foods Market
  2. Robert Blundell​, Enrollment Coordinator, Archi's Acres (AISA)
  3. Alison Caldwell, Sustainable Food Expert
  4. Danny Calvillo, Regional Sales Manager, Sunrise Produce
  5. Jennifer Marie ​Chacón, Professor, University of California, Irvine, School of Law
  6. Dwight Detter, Executive Director, Slow Money SoCal; Partner, Cottage Cast
  7. Lincoln Fish, CEO, OutCo
  8. Luke Girling, Owner, Cyclops Farms
  9. Katy Green, Senior Global Produce Coordinator, Whole Foods Market
  10. Hanna Gregor, CEO/Founder, OH! Juice
  11. ​Brian Guess, Regional Grower & Operations Mgr., Homegrown Organic Farms
  12. Phil LaRocca, Chairman, CCOF, Inc.; Founder, LaRocca Vineyards
  13. Eric Larson, Executive Director, San Diego Farm Bureau
  14. David McGee, Soil and Compost Expert
  15. Armando Mendez, Southern Pacific Regional Produce and Floral Director, Whole Foods Market
  16. Mim Michelove, Director, Farm Lab, Encinitas Unified School District
  17. James Nieh, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Section of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego
  18. Tom Page, USDA Organic Inspector for CCOF; owner, Page's Organics
  19. Ryan Peterson, Regional Produce Buyer/Supervisor, Jimbo's...Naturally!
  20. Kris Schlesser, Founder, The Lucky Bolt Company
  21. Alex Stewart, Manager of Specialty Produce, Specialty Produce
  22. Ron Troyano, Owner, Alchemy San Diego