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Biotic Farming Workshop
January 28, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Brendon Rockey raises upwards of 25 varieties of certified seed and specialty fresh market potatoes in Center, Colorado. Across 500 irrigated acres
in the high desert, companion crops, animals, cover crops and flowers
replace synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides and insecticides. These management decisions have resulted in sustained yields and
improved water efficiency for over a decade.
Learn about Brendon’s biotic approach and why it is founded on carbon cycling and diversity.
Session one:
Biotic Farming Fundamentals
Session Two:
Biotic Farming Applications
Lunch Provided
Session Three:
Question and Answer
To Register, Email: [email protected]
Betsy first visited Teton Valley as a 10-year-old from Atlanta, GA, on a family trip west (station wagon and pop-up camper in tow), and knew from that point that the Tetons were amazing and the Rockies were where she wanted to be when she grew up. With a B.A. in Biology and an M.A. in Geography, she enjoyed a career in natural resource management with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Forest Service, the last 20 years in Utah and Montana. In 2022, she and her husband Dan started building their home in Tetonia, moving here in 2023, and are enjoying the outdoor joys of the Tetons and getting to know Teton Valley. She enjoys all things outdoors, particularly hiking, mountain biking, skiing, and trying to dabble in bikepacking; loves traveling although finds leaving their senior tabby to be so hard.
Rafe owns and operates Canewater Farm in Victor, Idaho. Rafe studied business at The University of Georgia and organic agriculture at the University of California Santa Cruz. Rafe brings the unique perspective of the local agricultural community to Friends of the Teton River. He is a farmer and a fisherman who views the Teton River as the lifeblood of the community. He advocates for collaboration between agricultural and recreational stakeholders. He is a proud father of two children, Rowan and Emmalou. He and his family sneak away from the farm any chance they can to camp, fish, ski, bike and explore the beautiful mountains and rivers of the area.