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2018 Speakers

Lee-Ann Hill

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Lee-Ann holds a MA in Cultural Ecology from Prescott College where she studied traditional land management with an eye on food systems. After conducting research in New Mexico and working on organic farms in Costa Rica, Lee-Ann currently resides in southwest Colorado where she runs Laughing Wolf Farm integrating seed adaptation, water conservation, and landscape regeneration. Lee-Ann is also a graduate of RMSA’s Seed School Teacher Training and Grain School programs. As Special Projects Director, she produces the Mountain West Seed Summit and oversees the Seed Stewards program and Heritage Grain Trials project.

Seed Literacy for Western Ranchers and Sustainable Farmers

Desert Oasis Teaching Gardens at the Albuquerque Academy 

Join the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance for a day-long immersion into the modern seed world. You will learn where your seeds are actually grown and how you can find, test, source, grow, harvest, clean, store and even market the best seeds for your operation—that is, those best adapted to your particular environment. This engaging workshop will touch on the history, structure and growth of the modern seed industry, its extreme centralization, and the worldwide grassroots response offering new opportunities (especially for smaller and mid-sized operations). Learn everything from basic terminology to innovative new strategies to transition your operation with seed-focused and sustainable methods.

Alan Lewis
Betsy Ross
Bill McDorman
Casey Holland
Christine Su
Dan Waldvogle
Deborah Clark
Don Davis
Don Hijar
Esther Park
Finian Makepeace
Gina Asoudegan
Greg Gunthorp
Jennie L. Stephens
Jeremy Maestas
Jonathan Cobb
Katie Forrest
Kathy Ruhf
Kelly Sidoryk
Kelsey Ducheneaux
Lee-Ann Hill
Nathan Seward
Nicole Masters
Meredith Storton
Patrick O'Neill
Peter Byck
Rebecca Thistlethwaite
Reginaldo Haslet-Marroquin
Richard Teague
Sallie Calhoun
Serafina Lombardi
Will Harris

Highlights from last year’s event.

We invite you to enjoy videos from our 2017 Conference here. The annual Quivira Conference is internationally renowned for bringing together leaders, innovators, and stewards of the land for three days of provocative plenary presentations, roundtable discussions, and networking with diverse attendees from across the southwest, the country, and globe. The conference creates a unique environment where ideas are sown, exchanged, and grown. Quivira’s outstanding speakers and attendees contribute expertise in ranching, farming, conservation, community, and all things soil, which is the key to it all. Every attendee brings something unique to the table, and each departs with inspiration, new connections, broader perspectives, and the tools necessary to effect change.

2017 Conference Speaker Videos

The Quivira Coalition documents its conference every year. We love to share the content of this event with those who were not able to join us in person. You can also view the 2017 videos, along with past years, on the Quivira You Tube page.

2017 filming by Crash Roll Films and editing by Downstream Media Maven.

 
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