11th Annual Dry Farming Collaborative Winter Convening

Join us for the 11th Annual Dry Farming Collaborative Winter Convening. A collaboration between OSU Dry Farming Program and the Dry Farming Institute nonprofit. We gather to give updates on our collaborative projects; share successes, failures, lessons learned; plan for the next growing season; and discuss the future of the Dry Farming Collaborative.

This year's presentations will include:

• Clara Nicholls, UC Berkeley Professor, will present on Agroecological Approaches to Drought Adaptation

• Fabrizia Lanza, Sicilian cultural food expert, and Vincenzo Pisa, Sicilian farmer, present on: Why and how to dry farm tomatoes in the middle of Sicily: soil; management, varieties, and sustainability

• Anthony Reyes, Oxbow Farm, Carnation, WA, provides insights from dry farmed summer cover-cropping trials, as well as dry farm tomato and winter squash production.

• Matt Davis and Lucas Nebert present OSU Dry Farming Program Research updates on dry farm production of tomatoes, cowpea, and sorghum in Corvallis, Oregon

• Amy Garrett shares exciting updates and developments from the Dry Farming Institute

Focus group discussions will include:

• Dry farmed cut flowers collaborative research opportunities

• Dry farmed seed saving, breeding and adaptation

• Dry farm tomato production principles and practices

• Farmer-led dry farming research hubs discussion

• Dry farmed fruit trees and other perennials

• Western Arid Growers Network meetup

Please RSVP to let us know if you can attend this virtual meeting. Even if you cannot attend, please complete the registration process, and we will provide you with all meeting materials including the meeting recording, future opportunities to connect with meeting participants, and more ways to get involved with the Dry Farming Collaborative.

This will be our 11th annual winter meeting where we gather to give updates on our collaborative projects; share successes, failures, lessons learned; plan for the next growing season; and discuss the future of the Dry Farming Collaborative.