Program
2025 BC Organic conference Program
Schedule & Session Details
The 2025 BC Organic Conference features 20+ sessions on the production of crops, livestock, viticulture, and tree fruit, and food and beverage processing. Topics include soil health, integrated pest management, Indigenous agriculture, and many others!
Schedule subject to updates.
Click on the session titles below for more detailed descriptions.
Farmer-led
Vegetable/Fruit
Livestock
Seeds
Industry Specific
Broad Appeal
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Farm Tour | |
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| 1:30 pm | |||
| 2:00 pm | |||
| 2:30 pm | |||
| 3:00 pm |
Coffee/Tea Break
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| 3:30 pm | |||
| 4:00 pm | |||
| 4:30 pm | |||
| 5:00 pm | |||
| 5:30 pm | |||
| 6:00 pm |
Appies, Drinks & Welcoming Remarks (Including Dignitaries)
– Location: Conference Centre |
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| 6:30 pm | |||
| 7:00 pm |
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| 7:30 pm | |||
| 8:00 pm |
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| 8:30 pm | |||
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Farm Tour | |
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| 2:00 pm | |||
| 2:30 pm |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Farm Tour | |
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| 3:00 pm |
Coffee/Tea Break
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| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Farm Tour | |
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| 3:30 pm | |||
| 4:00 pm |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Farm Tour | |
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| 4:30 pm | |||
| 5:00 pm | |||
| 5:30 pm | |||
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Farm Tour | |
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| 6:00 pm |
Appies, Drinks & Welcoming Remarks (Including Dignitaries)
– Location: Conference Centre |
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| 6:30 pm | |||
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Farm Tour | |
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| 7:00 pm |
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| 7:30 pm | |||
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Farm Tour | |
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| 8:00 pm |
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| 8:30 pm | |||
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Farm Tour | |
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| 2:00 pm | |||
| 2:30 pm |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Farm Tour | |
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| 3:30 pm | |||
| 4:00 pm |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Farm Tour | |
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| 1:30 pm | |||
| 2:00 pm | |||
| 2:30 pm | |||
| 3:00 pm | |||
| 3:30 pm | |||
| 4:00 pm |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | Trade Show | Other | |
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| 7:00 am |
Breakfast (Copper Room)
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| 7:30 am | |||||
| 8:00 am |
Welcome to the New Organic BC
– Location: Forum Ballroom |
Welcome to the New Organic BC
– Location: Forum Ballroom |
Welcome to the New Organic BC
– Location: Forum Ballroom |
Welcome to the New Organic BC
– Location: Forum Ballroom |
Welcome to the New Organic BC
– Location: Forum Ballroom |
| 8:30 am | |||||
| 9:00 am |
Free Time/Mingle/Trade Show
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| 9:30 am | |||||
| 10:00 am | |||||
| 10:30 am | |||||
| 11:00 am | |||||
| 11:30 am | |||||
| 12:00 pm |
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| 12:30 pm | |||||
| 1:00 pm | |||||
| 1:30 pm | |||||
| 2:00 pm | |||||
| 2:30 pm | |||||
| 3:00 pm | |||||
| 3:30 pm | |||||
| 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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| 4:30 pm | |||||
| 5:00 pm | |||||
| 5:30 pm |
Banquet featuring BC Organic Awards, Cash Bar, Music, Live Auction and More!
– 5:30 pm – late. Location: Copper Room |
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| 6:00 pm | |||||
| 6:30 pm | |||||
| 7:00 pm | |||||
| 7:30 pm | |||||
| 8:00 pm | |||||
| 8:30 pm | |||||
| 9:00 pm | |||||
| 9:30 pm | |||||
| 10:00 pm | |||||
| 10:30 pm | |||||
| 11:00 pm | |||||
| 11:30 pm | |||||
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | Trade Show | Other | |
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| 7:00 am |
Breakfast (Copper Room)
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| 7:30 am | |||||
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | Trade Show | Other | |
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| 8:00 am |
Welcome to the New Organic BC
– Location: Forum Ballroom |
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| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | Trade Show | Other | |
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| 8:00 am |
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| 8:30 am | |||||
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | Trade Show | Other | |
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| 9:00 am |
Free Time/Mingle/Trade Show
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| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | Trade Show | Other | |
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| 9:30 am | |||||
| 10:00 am |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | Trade Show | Other | |
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| 10:30 am | |||||
| 2:30 pm | |||||
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | Trade Show | Other | |
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| 11:00 am | |||||
| 11:30 am |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | Trade Show | Other | |
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| 12:00 pm | |||||
| 12:30 pm | |||||
| 1:00 pm | |||||
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | Trade Show | Other | |
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| 1:30 pm | |||||
| 2:00 pm |
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| 3:00 pm | |||||
| 3:30 pm |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | Trade Show | Other | |
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| 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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| 4:30 pm | |||||
| 5:00 pm | |||||
| 5:30 pm | |||||
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | Trade Show | Other | |
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| 5:30 pm |
Banquet featuring BC Organic Awards, Cash Bar, Music, Live Auction and More!
– 5:30 pm – late. Location: Copper Room |
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| 6:00 pm | |||||
| 6:30 pm | |||||
| 7:00 pm | |||||
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| 8:00 pm | |||||
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| 11:00 pm | |||||
| 11:30 pm | |||||
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | Trade Show | Other | |
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| 9:30 am |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | Trade Show | Other | |
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| 10:00 am |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | Trade Show | Other | |
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| 11:00 am | |||||
| 11:30 am |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | Trade Show | Other | |
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| 2:00 pm |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | Trade Show | Other | |
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| 3:00 pm | |||||
| 3:30 pm |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | Trade Show | Other | |
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| 9:30 am | |||||
| 10:00 am |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | Trade Show | Other | |
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| 11:00 am | |||||
| 11:30 am |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | Trade Show | Other | |
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| 1:30 pm | |||||
| 2:00 pm |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | Trade Show | Other | |
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| 3:00 pm | |||||
| 3:30 pm |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | Trade Show | Other | |
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| 4:00 pm | |||||
| 4:30 pm |
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| 4:30 pm |
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| 12:00 pm |
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| 12:30 pm | |||||
| 1:00 pm |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | |
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| 7:00 am |
Breakfast (Copper Room)
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| 7:30 am | |||
| 8:00 am |
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| 8:30 am | |||
| 9:30 am | |||
| 10:00 am | |||
| 10:30 am |
Coffee/Tea Break
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| 11:00 am | |||
| 11:30 am | |||
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch
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| 12:30 pm | |||
| 1:00 pm | |||
| 1:30 pm |
Integrated Pest Management Interactive: Molly & Renee’s Excellent Adventures
– This session has a maximum capacity of 30 participants. |
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| 2:00 pm |
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| 2:30 pm | |||
| 3:00 pm | |||
| 3:30 pm | |||
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | |
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| 7:00 am |
Breakfast (Copper Room)
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| 7:30 am | |||
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | |
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| 8:00 am |
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| 8:30 am | |||
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | |
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| 9:30 am | |||
| 10:00 am |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | |
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| 10:30 am |
Coffee/Tea Break
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| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | |
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| 11:00 am | |||
| 11:30 am |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | |
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| 12:00 pm |
Lunch
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| 12:30 pm | |||
| 1:00 pm | |||
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | |
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| 1:30 pm | |||
| 2:00 pm | |||
| 2:30 pm | |||
| 3:00 pm |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | |
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| 9:30 am | |||
| 10:00 am |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | |
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| 11:00 am | |||
| 11:30 am |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | |
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| 1:30 pm |
Integrated Pest Management Interactive: Molly & Renee’s Excellent Adventures
– This session has a maximum capacity of 30 participants. |
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| 2:00 pm |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | |
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| 9:30 am | |||
| 10:00 am |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | |
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| 11:00 am | |||
| 11:30 am |
| Track 1 (East Forum) | Track 2 (West Forum) | Track 3 (Canada) | |
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| 2:00 pm |
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| 2:30 pm | |||
| 3:00 pm | |||
| 3:30 pm |