Celebrate 71 years of Conservation!
Join us for the District’s Annual Meeting & Dinner to review a year of growth and success, and learn about exciting changes underway.
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
5:00-8:30 PM
Chehalem Cultural Center
415 E Sheridan St
Newberg, OR 97132
Guests may attend the public meeting at 7 pm without purchasing a ticket. Ticket sales are now closed.
Dinner will be catered by McKillip’s Catering.
Featuring a raffle for an overnight stay at the Atticus Hotel in McMinnville and dinner for two at Cypress! One raffle ticket is included with each dinner ticket, and additional tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. Additional raffle tickets may be purchased at the event.
We will also have a photography contest! Show off your conservation and nature photography from around Yamhill County. Entry below, limit 3 photos per person. The winning photo will be featured on the cover of an upcoming newsletter with credit!
Photo Contest
Have a cool photo of conservation from around Yamhill County? Show it off at our Annual Dinner! (See Terms and Conditions below.)
Presentation: Exploring Dry Farming and Water Resilience in Oregon
Facing uncertain water supplies, many West Coast growers are turning to dry farming—not just for survival, but for producing more flavorful, longer-storing crops. Join us to explore the basics of dry farming, its successful application in Oregon, and the innovative work of the Dry Farming Institute. Learn how small farmers across the West are adopting water-resilient strategies, and discover valuable resources and opportunities to dive deeper into dry farming.
Special Presentation: Dry Farming In the Willamette Valley
Presented by: Amy Garrett, Dry Farming Institute Co-Director
Amy Garrett is Co-Director and Director of Operations at the Dry Farming Institute (DFI), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to empowering growers to thrive with less water. Drought mitigation tools and strategies for growing with little or no irrigation have become a focus in her work in the past decade. She worked with OSU Extension Small Farms Program in the Southern Willamette Valley 2011-2022, where she initiated the OSU Dry Farming Project in 2014, the Dry Farming Collaborative in 2016, and founded the Dry Farming Institute in 2019. As Director of Operations, she is excited to help build capacity for DFI and maintain a work culture that emphasizes transparency, communication, innovation, and collaboration. DFI supports growers’ exploration of water resilient agricultural practices through collaborative projects, outreach, and education. Learn more at www.dryfarming.org.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Raffle:
- Must be present to win.
- You may purchase raffle tickets without purchasing a dinner ticket.
- Tickets may be purchased through our website or at the door.
- The raffle is open to anyone ages 18 or older.
- The drawing will occur at the Annual Dinner, address listed above, at 8:15 pm.
- The winner must accept or decline the prize at the time of drawing.
- The winner must contact the Atticus Hotel and Cypress to arrange the timing of their experience.
- The winner must abide by any terms and conditions set by the Atticus Hotel and Cypress.
- The winner agrees to be featured on our website as the raffle winner.
Photography Contest:
- Photos must be submitted by November 11th, 2024.
- No purchase is required to enter.
- We reserve the right to remove any inappropriate photos; including but not limited to those including nudity, controlled substances, or firearms.
- You are agreeing to have your photo displayed at the Annual Dinner.
- The winning photo will be featured on the cover of an upcoming newsletter with photographer credit!
- Winner will be decided by popular vote of meeting attendees.
- Winner will be announced at the meeting.
- Winner agrees to be featured on our website and that their photo may be used for future promotional purposes, both online and in print.
