DIRECT Farm Conference Speaker: Paul Dorrance of Pastured Providence
We’re less than a month away from the first DIRECT Farm Conference on August 4th—an entirely free and virtual conference for Farms selling direct-to-market! We’re bringing together big names in sustainable farming, outside industry experts and In Practice speakers to share tactics around the 4 Levers for Farm Success: Price, Quality, Brand and Convenience.
Barn2Door is thrilled to announce our third Keynote Speaker, joining the conference to talk about Quality: Paul Dorrance. He is an author, speaker, consultant and sustainable agriculture advocate.
Paul was raised close to the land, growing up on a small self-sufficient homestead in upstate New York. His journey back to farming started in 2013 when he started Pastured Providence Farmstead—a pasture-based livestock operation, marketing 100% grass-fed beef and lamb, as well as pastured non-GMO pork, poultry, and eggs directly to consumers in southern and central Ohio.
Paul will be sharing the ways Quality must lay the foundation for all your work in your Farm business, including values, stewardship, soil health, and products. He’ll describe his own journey to sustainable farming and his growing work as a consultant and author (upcoming book to be announced).
Paul writes for Acres, U.S.A. and speaks at agricultural conferences and gatherings around the country. Previously an active duty Air Force officer, Paul still serves our nation as a pilot in the Air Force Reserves. He is a graduate of Ohio Farm Bureau's “AgriPOWER” leadership development program, sits on the Steering Committee of the "Ohio Smart Agriculture - Solutions From The Land" project, is the Chairman of the American Farm Bureau’s Issue Advisory Committee on Organic and Direct Marketing, and serves on the board of the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association. Paul holds a BA in Aviation Computer Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (2001) and a MA in Military History - Civil War, American Military University (2009).
In addition to speaker sessions, registrants can participate in exclusive data collected in partnership with ACRES USA, to understand and share what’s working for Farms across the country. The results will be presented live at the conference, and shared to all registrants afterwards. Click here to participate in the Quality Survey.
In addition to Paul’s session at the DIRECT Farm Conference, you can learn from Paul through his ACRES course, “Proven Lessons for Success in the Business of Farming”.
We’re thrilled to welcome Paul to the DIRECT 2020 lineup. Stay tuned for our last keynote speaker, coming soon!