2026 Market Garden & Small Vegetable Farm Day
March 16, 2026
9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Washtenaw Community College | Morris Lawrence Building
4800 E Huron River Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
or
via Zoom
Cost: Free (Lunch will be provided).
Registration is required and space is limited. Please only register if you are certain you will attend.
Check in starts at 8:30 a.m.
AGENDA:
9 a.m. Welcome
9:05 a.m. Non-Chemical Weed Management Options For Market Gardeners (Josh Miranda, Michigan State University)
9:35 a.m. Market Channels and Marketing Strategies for Small Scale/Organic Growers (Lewis Huhges, MSU Extension)
10:05 a.m. BREAK
10:20 a.m. The Quick and Dirty of Wash Water Management (Phil Tocco, MSU Extension)
10:50 a.m. Cultural and Biological Disease Management Practices for Small-Scale Growers (John Spafford and Mary Hausbeck, Michigan State University)
11:20 a.m. Managing Soils and Nutrients for the Short- and Long-Term (Zack Hayden, Michigan State University)
11:50 a.m. LUNCH
12:20 p.m. Assessing and Mitigating Food Safety Risks from Birds (Olivia Smith, Michigan State University)
12:50 p.m. Organic Vegetable Production in No-Till Terminated Cover Crops, Soil Health, GHG Emissions & Climate Resilience (James DeDecker, MSU Extension)
1:20 p.m. Management of Root Knot Nematodes in Vegetables in Fields and High Tunnels (Marisol Quintanilla, Michigan State University)
1:50 p.m. Biocontrol Options for Major Vegetable Pests (Zsofia Szendrei, Michigan State University)
2:20 p.m. Evaluations/MSU Extension Resources & Other Upcoming Events
2:30 p.m. Wrap-up
Registration for 2026 Market Garden & Small Vegetable Farm Day is open.
Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on March 13, 2026.
There are 41 openings available.
Registration for 2026 Market Garden & Small Vegetable Farm Day is open.
Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on March 13, 2026.
Accommodations
Michigan State University Extension programs, services events, and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, or veteran status. Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by contacting the event contact two weeks prior to the start of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.
Contact Information
For information, contact Chris Galbraith at galbra53@msu.edu or 734-240-3178; Salta Mambetova at mambetov@msu.edu or 517-230-1427