Marbleseed Conference 2026 - Presentations
Organic Fruit Intensive with the Organic Fruit Growers Association
Session: Thursday Session
Start / End: 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM Thu
Presenters:
- Madeline Wimmer
- Aaron Wills
- Nate Watters
- Rami Aburomia
- Ben McAvoy
- Chris McGuire
- Paul Wymar
- Natalie McAvoy
- Clare Hintz
- Ana Skemp
Join the Organic Fruit Growers Association for an afternoon of learning about the challenges and rewards of growing organic fruit. We’ll focus on farmers’ practical experience and encourage open discussion. After a welcome and introductions, the afternoon will be divided into several sub-sessions:
- 1:20 pm - a farmer panel discusses the benefits and challenges of incorporating organic fruits on diverse farms that also raise other crops and livestock
- 2:30 pm - four organic fruit growers present how they've implemented climate resilience strategies on their farms
- 3:20 pm - a brief discussion about research and knowledge sharing among/for organic fruit growers in the Upper Midwest
- 4:00 pm - a farmer panel speaks about whole-farm strategies for pest management on organic fruit farms.