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2023 年華盛頓特區有機週

2023-05-09 – 2023-05-11 UTC+8

The Organic Trade Association is partnering with The Organic Center to present the 2023 Organic Confluences: Reducing Plastics Along the Entire Organic Supply Chain. We’re bringing together scientists, farmers and industry experts for insightful panel discussions to help your business reduce plastics and create a more sustainable future for organic. Organic Confluences sessions will occur throughout the day on Tuesday and the morning of Confrence Day on Wednesday.

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Organic Confluences Programming 

Tuesday, May 9 │ Current Use of Plastics in Organic and Future Directions

Day one of Organic Confluences will examine the current use of plastics in organic and future directions.  All Organic Confluences Sessions will take place in Mainstage Room 9 on the lower Meeting Level of the Yours Truly Hotel. 

7:30 – 8:30 am │ Breakfast is served outside Breakout Rooms 7 and 8 with seating in rooms. 
8:30 am | Welcome and Opening Remarks from The Organic Center

8:45 – 10:15 am | ➜ How Plastic Moves Through our Food System and Environment

This session will showcase the role of plastic in our food system, and how it can escape the supply chain and move through the environment and our bodies. Detrimental impacts of plastic pollution and exposure to plastic chemicals will be highlighted, including the disproportionate impact of plastic manufacturing and waste on marginalized communities and the tension organic farmers face using plastic tools that secure their yields but contaminate their environments, underscoring why we should care about reducing plastic along the organic supply chain and beyond.   

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10:15 am | ➜ Break

10:30 – 12:00 pm | ➜ Use of Plastics in Organic 

This session will examine the use of plastics in organic throughout the supply chain, highlighting challenges that organic stakeholders face that are currently addressed with plastic-based tools. Farmers, retailers, and distributors will discuss their plastic use and difficulties in finding bio-based alternatives. The panel will also touch on consumer demand for reduced plastic and how farmers are trying to meet production goals given these pressures. A discussion session will follow the panel so conference participants can share their experiences with plastic use.

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12:15 – 1:30 pm │➜ Lunch served in the pre-function hallway with seating in Breakout Rooms 7 and 8. 

1:30 – 2:30 pm | ➜ Organic Regulations and Plastics: Policies, Pathways, and Challenges

This panel will explain the history of plastic in rulemaking for NOP, and include updates from NOP regulators on the current status of plastic regulation in general and specifically for organic. Policy as points of leverage for change will be discussed as well as the complexities of regulating plastic use in organic. We will also hear about international policies that regulate plastic, focusing on the E.U. as they have been leading the charge to reduce plastic along the supply chain.

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2:30 – 4:00 pm | ➜ Breakout Sessions

4:00 – 5:00 pm | ➜ Breakout room synthesis

Breakout groups will report back their biggest challenges in reducing plastic and the highest priority action items to address those challenges. If time, groups can present examples of solutions that are currently working or making significant progress.

4:45 – 5:00 PM | Final Q&A followed by closing remarks from Dr. Amber Sciligo,  The Organic Center Director of Science Program 

OTA Members are invited to join a concurrent breakout programming during Confluences Day, Tuesday, May 9. 

Wednesday, May 10 │ Exploring Plastic Alternatives and Building a Roadmap for the Future 

7:30 am – 8:30 am | Breakfast is served outside Breakout Rooms 7 and 8 with seating in rooms. 
9:00 am – 10:00 am | Media Coffee Hour – Located in Breakout Room 15 on the lower Meeting Level of the Yours Truly Hotel. 

Invited members of the media will receive an on-the-record briefing of the new Organic Industry Survey number from OTA CEO Tom Chapman. Chapman and OTA Board President Paul Schiefer, Vice President of Impact & Communications for Amy’s, will also provide updates on organic-related Farm Bill developments, the status of organic policy at USDA, the latest on the implementation of sweeping new organic regulations announced earlier this year, and other key organic priorities. 

8:30 am | Welcome from The Organic Center

8:30 am – 9:40 am | ➜The Future of Non-Input Synthetics, Recycling and Plastic-Alternatives in Organic

This session will explore the need for a future framework in developing discussions around non-input use of synthetic, recycling, and plastic alternatives in organic. We will discuss the complexities of expanding the perspective of organic to include non-input synthetics and discuss who needs to be included in collaborative efforts to make large shifts in plastic use, including artist and general public engagement.

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9:40 am – 10:15 am |➜ Innovations in Plastic Alternatives: Lightning Session

Organic stakeholders have been getting creative to reduce plastic in the field, packaging for distribution and retail, and transporting food to home. These rapid, 5-minute presentations will highlight case studies where stakeholders across the supply chain have used novel alternatives to plastic and offer hopeful solutions for future plastic reduction. 

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10:30 am – Confluences Conference Ends! Open invitation to continue the discussion to gather in Breakout Room 8 where Amber Scilligo, PhD, The Organic Center Director of Science Program wraps up the conversation

Check out the  Policy Conference agenda.(link is external)

*OTA Members are invited to participate in the full lineup of programming planned for Organic Week D.C. The OTA Member registration track costs $699 and includes access to Confluences, Leadership Awards Reception, Conference Day, and Advocacy Day.  If you are not yet an OTA Member, you are still invited to join us for Organic Week Programming but are not eligible to participate in Advocacy Day Hill Visit Meetings. The Non-OTA-Member registration costs $799 and includes access to Confluences, Leadership Awards Reception, and Conference Day

Organic Policy Conference

Conference Day will begin with Organic Confluences sessions focusing on reducing plastics along the organic supply chain, followed by the Organic Policy Conference highlighting critical organic issues and policy updates as we head into the 2023 Farm Bill cycle. View the morning Organic Confluences agenda above.

Wednesday, May 10 │ Organic Policy Conference 

Panel Discussion: Update on USDA Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities Grant Projects
A panel discussion including several innovative organic agriculture projects made possible through USDA Climate Smart Grants. Carbon insetting, region-specific approaches, and educational campaigns to grow demand for climate-smart products are a few of the big organic ideas made possible as part of USDA’s $3.1 billion investment. Organic is the original climate-smart agriculture, and these transformative projects have plenty to teach us about improving agriculture and growing the marketplace.

Keynote: Helena Bottemiller Evich in conversation with Leah Douglas
Award-winning reporter Helena Bottemiller Evich for an on-stage interview led by Leah Douglas of Reuters on the infant formula crisis she uncovered last year, how the crisis disproportionately impacted rural and economically disadvantaged families, and what policies are needed to fix the issue and keep our children safe and healthy.

A Conversation on Nutrition Equity
Ensuring an abundant and equitable food system is among the most pressing human health concerns. During this Farm Bill season, our thoughtful conversation with nationally recognized food policy innovators will illuminate what is possible when we acknowledge that food is medicine and make thoughtful choices about how to best fuel bodies and minds while sustaining cultures and empowering

Confirmed Speakers:
Nora LaTorre, CEO, Eat REAL
Tambra Raye Stevenson, Founder, WANDA
USDA Under Secretary Jenny Lester Moffitt (Discussion Leader)

Shoring up the Demand Side – Pinpointed Market Development to Support Transitioning Farmers
The final element of USDA’s Organic Transition Initiative (OTI) to be realized is a $100 million investment in Pinpointed Market Development Support. OTI is intended to help producers bring more organic crops to market, but without work on the demand side, farmers could be left without a market for their products. Where are the demand signals coming from? A panel of consumer product trend and innovation experts will discuss areas where work could be done to create links between growers and buyers, increase processing capacity for organic commodities, and foster international trade opportunities for organic crops – including minor crops (such as rotational crops) with smaller markets.

Panel Discussion: For the Long Haul: Supporting Diverse Business Partners Beyond the Certification Process
This panel discussion will explore tangible steps that businesses can take to help increase BIPOC diversity in their supply chains. It will discuss barriers, after certification, that leave marginalized producers/processors far from understanding what it takes to enter into the larger organic supply chain.

Confirmed Speakers:
Stephanie Jerger, Vice President of Administration, OTA (Discussion Leader)
Amara Brown, Black Farmers Index
Leonard Freeman, Oregon Tilth
Seanicaa Herron-Edwards, Freedmen Heirs Foundation

Please stay tuned for more exciting keynote speakers to be announced, including members of Congress and USDA officials.

*OTA Members are invited to participate in the full lineup of programming planned for Organic Week D.C. The OTA Member registration track costs $699 and includes access to Confluences, Leadership Awards Reception, Conference Day, and Advocacy Day.  If you are not yet an OTA Member, you are still invited to join us for Organic Week Programming but are not eligible to participate in Advocacy Day Hill Visit Meetings. The Non-OTA-Member registration costs $799 and includes access to Confluences, Leadership Awards Reception, and Conference Day

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