2026 Market Garden & Small Vegetable Farm Day
March 16, 2026 9:00AM - 2:30PM
Registration Deadline: March 13, 2026 - 11:59PM
Washtenaw Community College Morris Lawrence Building
Contact: Chris Galbraith @ galbra53@msu.edu
2026 Market Garden & Small Vegetable Farm Day
March 16, 2026
9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Washtenaw Community College | Morris Lawrence Building
4800 E Huron River Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
or
via Zoom
Cost: Free (Lunch will be provided).
Registration is required and space is limited. Please only register if you are certain you will attend.
Check in starts at 8:30 a.m.
AGENDA:
9 a.m. Welcome
9:05 a.m. Non-Chemical Weed Management Options For Market Gardeners (Josh Miranda, Michigan State University)
9:35 a.m. Market Channels and Marketing Strategies for Small Scale/Organic Growers (Lewis Huhges, MSU Extension)
10:05 a.m. BREAK
10:20 a.m. The Quick and Dirty of Wash Water Management (Phil Tocco, MSU Extension)
10:50 a.m. Cultural and Biological Disease Management Practices for Small-Scale Growers (John Spafford and Mary Hausbeck, Michigan State University)
11:20 a.m. Managing Soils and Nutrients for the Short- and Long-Term (Zack Hayden, Michigan State University)
11:50 a.m. LUNCH
12:20 p.m. Assessing and Mitigating Food Safety Risks from Birds (Olivia Smith, Michigan State University)
12:50 p.m. Organic Vegetable Production in No-Till Terminated Cover Crops, Soil Health, GHG Emissions & Climate Resilience (James DeDecker, MSU Extension)
1:20 p.m. Management of Root Knot Nematodes in Vegetables in Fields and High Tunnels (Marisol Quintanilla, Michigan State University)
1:50 p.m. Biocontrol Options for Major Vegetable Pests (Zsofia Szendrei, Michigan State University)
2:20 p.m. Evaluations/MSU Extension Resources & Other Upcoming Events
2:30 p.m. Wrap-up
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