Farm & Food Symposium + Tilth Conference
📅 November 12-15
📍 CenterPlace Regional Event Center
2426 N Discovery Pl, Spokane Valley, WA 99216
Meet Your 2025 Guest Speakers
Vivian Kaloxilos
Soil ecologist and Founder of Docterre
Vivian helps farmers regenerate soil life, restore ecosystems, and build resilience through the power of the soil food web. She combines scientific expertise with practical, on-farm solutions for farmer-led regeneration.
Todd Harrington
Soil Food Web consultant and Founder of Harrington’s Organic Land Care
Todd draws on 35+ years of experience to share proven strategies for healthier soils and crops. From small farms to 250,000-acre operations, his ecological approach helps producers improve soil function, nutrient density and resilience without synthetic inputs.
Erin Martin
Founder of FreshRX Oklahoma
Erin leads at the intersection of healthcare and agriculture. Through her work in food is medicine programs, she’s showing how nutrient-dense food grown in living soils can transform chronic disease care and community health.
Valerie Segrest
Native Plants and Foods Institute
Valerie brings decades of food sovereignty work and Indigenous knowledge that’s healing communities across the Pacific Northwest. Her passion for traditional food systems and culturally grounded education will inspire every farmer, advocate and food lover in the room.
James Cassidy
Oregon State University
James Cassidy is bringing his legendary “Soil! - What It Is & How It Works” presentation that has captivated over 30,000 students. Get ready to discover why soil is the foundation of everything we do and learn the fundamentals every human should know about what keeps us alive.
SCD’s Farm and Food Program will kick things off November 12-13 with workshops and panel discussions focused on the vital link between soil and human health, advocation for transparency and integrity in the food system.
Tilth Conference programming will include four tracks of educational sessions and engaging keynote speakers, November 13-14. Conference goers will have many opportunities to network and socialize both Thursday and Friday evenings.
SCD's Advanced Soil Health Day (Friday)
Choose between Tilth's Programming or SCD's advanced soil health day when you select your ticket. Only 65 spots available.
Early Bird Registration
Save on registration by getting your tickets by Friday, October 10!
- Wednesday & Thursday tickets: $275 (Early Bird) / $300 (Regular Price)
- Thursday & Friday tickets: $275 (Early Bird) / $300 (Regular Price)
- Wednesday, Thursday & Friday tickets: $450 (Early Bird) / $500 (Regular Price)
- Friday – Tilth Conference Programming tickets: $225 (Regular Price)
- Friday – SCD Advanced Programming: $200 (Regular Price)
Sponsorship Opportunities
This year, two of Washington’s leading agricultural gatherings — the Tilth Conference and the Farm & Food Symposium — are joining forces for a single, statewide event. It’s more than a conference. It’s a powerful statement of unity across regions, sectors and communities.
As a sponsor, you’ll align your brand with a movement rooted in collaboration, resilience, and regenerative agriculture while gaining direct visibility with farmers, food system leaders, and advocates from across Washington.
Get your name in front of hundreds of like-minded organizations and future partners, creating solidarity with organic producers!
Check out the Sponsorship Kit to see full marketing and event benefits for each sponsorship level, trade show details and program ad rates.
Sponsorship Deadline: Wednesday, September 24
Thank You to Our 2025 Conference Sponsors