This year's keynote speaker, Dr. Gary Nabhan, will give a special workshop in advance of the conference on unique and creative strategies producers can adopt to help offset shifts in climate that have become increasingly severe, particularly in drier portions of the US. Dr. Nabhan is the author of the book Growing Food in a Hotter Drier Land, and has done extensive research on a number of responses to climate change in agriculture, such as adapting orchards for climate resilience, production of heat-tolerant and high-value spice crops, and incorporation of agroforestry into agri-systems - for shade, wood, etc. This workshop is sure to stimulate “outside the box” thinking applicable to a diversity of farm settings!
Location: Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Cost: $25