Program

7th Annual Climate Protection: Everybody Profits Conference • Conference Program

Preserving Agriculture in the Face of Climate Change – Food Farming and You: Addressing the Pickle We Are In

Conference Guiding Questions:

How do we create a sustainable future that includes economic prosperity and environmental security for us and all our descendants?
What are the challenges and what are the solutions?

7:30 am	Registration, Continental Breakfast, Sponsor and Table Networking
8:30 am	Welcome and Conference Vision Tiffany Renee, Councilmember, City of Petaluma, Conference Chair David Glass, Mayor, City of Petaluma and Moderator
8:40 am	Ready or Not, Climate Change is Here Sonoma County Climate Projections; Impacts on water resources, habitats, and wine grapes, Lorraine Flint, Alan Flint, Research Hydrologists, US Geological Survey California Water Science Center Panel: North Bay Climate Adaptation Initiative Stewardship: Caitlin Cornwall, Biologist, Sonoma Ecology Center; Policy: David Bannister, Executive Director, Laguna Foundation
9:25 am	Q & A
9:40 am	What’s happening in Sonoma County? A report from government and local leaders that includes steps to address the crisis., Efren Carillo, Sonoma County Supervisor, 5th District, Ann Hancock & Mike Sandler, RCPA
10:00 am	Break & Networking
10:20 am	Panel: Dairy, Poultry, Wine & Truck Farms plus Q & A Recognizing the importance of maintaining a diverse local agriculture in the greenhouse gas landscape of Sonoma County, representatives of various sectors of the local agriculture community will discuss challenges to their businesses, where they need assistance to thrive and where they see their industries in the next 5 to 10 years. Paul Martin, United Western Dairymen Association; Arnie Riebli, Sunrise Farms; Bret Munselle, Munselle Vineyards; Paul Kaiser, Singing Frogs Farms
11:00 am	Panel: Elected and Government Officials plus Q & A Interactive panel responding to concerns and questions from previous panel, as well as audience and moderator. Laurie Gallian, Mayor, City of Sonoma & Ag and Open Space District Liaison; David Rabbitt, Sonoma County Supervisor, 2nd District, Catherine Kulhman, Regional Water Quality Control Board, Al Aiello, USDA
11:40 am	Both panels – Interaction and combined Q & A
12:10 pm	Local Organic Lunch Buffet by Preferred Sonoma Caterers
12:45 pm	Ignite-style Presentations 5-minute presentations showcasing projects that support local agriculture through economically viable and financially feasible projects which reduce GHG emissions, water or energy use. Amy Bolten – Farms to Fuel: Clean Energy from Chicken Waste Kamal Prasad – Climate Change: It’s What’s for Dinner Deborah Walton – Saving Water Resources Through Dry-Farming Raymund Gallian – Biochar For Our Brave New World Adam Kinsey – Sonoma County: BeeHaven 2015 Rachel Kaplan – Urban Homesteading Saves the World John Wick – How Carbon Farming Can Reverse Global Warming, One Field at a Time
1:30 pm	Conference Wrap-Up – John Wick, Marin Carbon Project
2:00 pm	Closing Remarks – David Glass – Thank you for coming! See you next year.