Bridging the Gap: Reconciling Agriculture with Environmentalism

TheVermont Journal of Environmental Lawwas founded in 1996 with support from Vermont Law School’s Environmental Law Center. TheJournalis a student-run organization that publishes articleson topics in the environmental field quarterly. TheJournalhas adopted a broad view of the environmental field, and is interested in environmental matters at the local, state, federal, and international levels.http://vjel.vermontlaw.edu/

Vermont Journal of Environmental Law

Please join the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, partnering with American Farmland Trust, for this year's symposium: "Bridging the Gap: Reconciling Agriculture with Environmentalism." The symposium will cover a wide range of topics related to agricultural and environmental law and policy including water quality, cannabis cultivation, energy, and organic production methods.
Schedule of events: 
8:00am - Registration and Breakfast
8:30am - Introductory Remarks 
<UL>
<LI>John Echeverria, VJEL’s Faculty Advisor</LI>
<LI>Dayna Smith, Editor-in-Chief</LI>
<LI>Nathan L’Etoile, New England Regional Director, American Farmland Trust</LI>
<LI>Sedona Chavez and Abigail Hogan, Symposium Editors</LI>
</UL>
9:00am - Clean Water & Vermont’s Dairy Industry Panel Moderator: Jennifer Rushlow, Director of the Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law School 
<UL>
<LI>Laura Ginsburg, Section Chief of the Agricultural Division at the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets</LI>
<LI>James Maroney, Former dairy farmer and organic farming activist</LI>
<LI>Jack Lazor, Creator and Founder of Butterworks Farm</LI>
<LI>Tom Berry, Agricultural, Environmental, and Energy Advisor to Senator Leahy</LI>
</UL>
Question and Answer
10:30am - Keynote Address John Piotti, President and CEO of American Farmland Trust Question and Answer
11:45am - The Growing Cannabis Industry Panel Moderator: Laurie Beyranevand, Director for the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law School 
<UL>
<LI>Tim Fair and Andrew Subin, Attorneys and Partners at Vermont Cannabis Solutions</LI>
<LI>Rye Matthews, Chief Technical Officer of Northeast Hemp Commodities</LI>
<LI>Rusty Rumley, The National Agricultural Law Center</LI>
</UL>
Question and Answer
12:45pm - Lunch, featuring locally farmed products.
 1:45pm - Farms: Energy Consumers and Producers Panel Moderator: Genevieve Byrne, Staff Attorney at the Institute for Energy and the Environment 
<UL>
<LI>Jimmy Daukas, Senior Program Officer at American Farmland Trust</LI>
<LI>Katherine Oaks, Energy Fellow for the Farm and Energy Initiative at the Institute for Energy and the Environment</LI>
<LI>Bill Jorgenson, Co-founder and Counselor of Vanguard Renewables</LI>
<LI>Catherine Keske, Professor of Environmental Management at the University of California, Merced</LI>
</UL>
Question and Answer 
3:00pm - Break/Snack
3:15pm - Models for Change Panel Moderator: Sophia Kruszewski, Clinic Director for the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law School 
<UL>
<LI>Lee Miller, Lecturing Fellow of Law at the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Clinic</LI>
<LI>Steven Winnett, Regional TMDL Coordinator at the Environmental Protection Agency Region 1</LI>
<LI>Phillip Chavez, Managing Partner at Diamond ‘A’ Farms and Partner at Mohawk Valley Farms</LI>
<LI>Lisa McCrory, Consultant, teacher, activist, organic farmer, and co-owner of Earthwise Farm and Forest</LI>
</UL>
Question and Answer
4:45pm - Closing Remarks
5:00pm-6:30pm – Closed Reception in Yates Common Room (VLS community, speakers, and special guests)

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