Seminars, Workshops, and Recent Projects

Diane Green is a well-known presenter and workshop leader in the Northwest. Her work as a small acreage certified organic farmer has brought her decades of experience covering a wide-range of topics to share with all types of audiences. She has presented seminars and workshops at numerous national and regional Sustainable Agriculture conferences to groups ranging in size from ten to 1,200 in attendance, and has been a featured key note speaker at several national events. She has gained a reputation for providing honest, down-to-earth information through her presentations, workshops, writing, and consulting.

Market Gardening & Small Acreage Farming practices bring satisfaction while producing food, working outdoors, being one’s own boss, and working intimately with nature. Unfortunately, many farmers avoid learning about the business end of farming and many market gardeners give up because of frustrating and often avoidable losses.

Diane provides education and consulting for organic gardening, small acreage farming, business planning, and sustainable agriculture through Greentree Naturals. Diane is an experienced farmer mentor who has been offering education, guidance, moral support and encouragement through Greentree Naturals Mentorship program. She has been actively involved with the University of Idaho Cultivating Success Program since it began in 1997(www.cultivatingsuccess.org) and offers academic internships on the farm. Diane developed the Farmer Mentor Handbook and a training curriculum that has helped other small acreage farmers become successful farmer mentors. She also worked with the Women, Food and Agriculture Network in Iowa to develop a farmer mentor handbook and training for the Harvesting Our Potential Program in 2012.

Diane has provided numerous farmer mentor training sessions across Idaho and Washington. She is an instructor for the Sustainable Small Acreage Farming and Ranching Course at UI and has taught this in the classroom and via live webinars since 2007. She has helped to develop a series of courses for beginning and existing farmers, as well as working with academic students and community members and continues to work as a consultant and advisor for many new programs being offered through the University of Idaho.

You can see a list of current on-farm classes and workshops on the "What's Happening on the Farm?" page, including information about Greentree's Organic Gardening Workshop Series.

Diane is in the process of developing a series of on-line webinars associated with the on-farm organic gardening workshop series.  Let us know if you are interested in taking classes on-line during the winter season!

This page includes:

• Quotable Quotes about past workshops
• Recent Presentations
• References
• Recent Projects
• Publications
• Awards
• Fees

Diane has been working with the Cultivating Success program through University of Idaho since its inception www.cultivatingsuccess.org .  The vision of the Cultivating Success program is to increase producer and consumer understanding, value, and support of sustainable local farming systems in Washington and Idaho through educational and experiential opportunities.  Partners in this program strive to create strong communities with infrastructures that provide the resources and skills needed to produce local and sustainable food and agricultural products for the residents of the Pacific and Inland Northwest.  Diane has helped to develop a series of courses for beginning and existing farmers, as well as working with academic students and community members and continues to work as a consultant for many new programs being offered.

Diane was given the Cultivating Success Outstanding Farmer Mentor Award in 2010, presented by University of Idaho, Washington State University, and Rural Roots.

Topics for Training, Presentations, and Workshops

Diane's expertise includes all aspects of Sustainable Small Acreage Farming and Market Gardening, Small Farm Marketing, Selling to Restaurants and working with Chefs, Community Supported Agriculture, Organic Gardening, Vegetable Crop Production, Season Extension and more. She helped to develop the Starting Your Sustainable Small Farm course for the Cultivating Success program at UI which covers the business aspects of managing a small acreage farm to include topics like Planning, Enterprise Assessment, Risk Management, Market Assessment, and what it takes to begin and sustain a small-scale farming business.

If you are interested in being informed of upcoming seminars or workshops, contact us to get on our mailing list. Also, check out the Newsletters & “What’s Happening on the Farm” page on the website for current events and listings of our on-farm workshops, on-line webinars, summer farm tours and field days.

"The future belongs to those who give the next generation reasons to hope."

Quotable Quotes

"I want to thank you for the educational and practical trainings that you do for fellow organic gardeners that are trying to learn the ropes. You really have a wide breadth of knowledge and giving of your time and skills to others. Just a wonderful outreach. I'm so glad that I found your website and had the opportunity to have you come out and evaluate our property and learn gardening skills. Thank you!" ~Chrystie Henderson

Diane Green's Organic Workshop Spring/Summer Series of 7 Classes, 2022, was excellent. We met for class instruction on a series of Saturdays from April to the beginning of August, and learned detailed information about the topics: seed starting, planning an organic garden, organically fertilizing, natural weed control, natural pest control, harvesting the bounty, and seed saving. The format of each workshop was Diane's instruction, supplemented by worthy handouts and topic specific products and notable author-book-references.

Following sitting-chair instruction on the deck overlooking the gardens, we had a break and enjoyed her delicious tea and home-made baked goodies every meeting. Then, each class, we went "to the soil, "and saw her organic greenhouses, gardens, hoop houses, and circle garden.

There we experienced both visual, auditory, and tactile learning. Each class we visited her growing gardens and was able to see and experience the factual information from the class translated into her organic examples, in various growing stages, in the soil before us. And she shared her tips and tricks to successful, healthful growing. We saw the process from her seeding of new plants, to the growth of the mature plant, to saving the strongest seeds for future crops. We were able to immensely benefit from her 30 years of in-depth knowledge and Certified Organic Gardening experience in every class. Also, she generously shared her successful product knowledge of what worked for her farm.

We recommend Diane Green and her company, Greentree Naturals, as a significant learning experience about the importance of organic gardening and how you can plan and grow your own successful, organic garden for health and for the planet. Kudos to Diane and her husband, Thom, for their Certified Organic Farm, Greentree Naturals! We are the beneficiaries of all their caring, planting, learning, sharing, and hard work!
~Denise and Cary/ Dover, Idaho

“After taking Diane’s course, my plants grew 3-4 times as large and my yields were off the charts. I was doing so many things wrong, but because my garden was growing and producing, I had no idea. I never would have known it, had I not taken Diane’s classes. Who would have known that just a few simple changes could produce such dramatic results? The great thing about Diane’s classes is that you get to see the information in action each week in her beautiful garden. You listen to Diane, read the information on her handouts and then you get to walk around her greenhouse and garden to see the information first hand. And the best part is that you get to go home, try it yourself and see the results in your own garden! Then the next week you come back and can ask all the questions you encountered during the week. It’s like having a personal gardening mentor for a season.”
    ~ Tina Sparks

“I have been gardening for over 30 years with some success and knowledge. For some reason, after this workshop I got what was needed for some real success. My garden has never done this well and it is due to the great information that Diane gave us. It was so pleasant looking over gardens and her depth of knowledge is a real gift to Bonner County.”
    ~ Eli Sevenich

"I really appreciate all of your classes and teaching style....your years of experience radiate through the material...invaluable! I also really appreciate how you speak to home gardening methods as well as to market approaches to growing. As you know, this is my first year having a family size garden on my land and it's a complete working experiment but really fun, really rewarding. I imagine anyone who sticks their hands in the soil and likes it, from then on has 'the dream' tucked in the back of their minds to someday be able to subsist and create a working lifestyle around it. I don't know how that will look or even if it is possible but you are a great inspiration to simply dreaming of making something happen. Your insights & wisdom are a treasure....thank you! Looking forward to the next class (count me in for the wildlife class, as well) and many more to come."
    ~ Caroline Huntley

“Want peace? Want tried and true info about gardening the North Idaho sub-climates? Want encouragement? Want gentle informative instruction from a woman who loves the earth and its blessings? Venture on over to Greentree Naturals Certified Organic Farm for an awesome informative peaceful encounter with education and some awesome tea and baked treats for toppers! I loved the sessions.”
    ~ Denise Glines

"I really appreciate all of your classes and teaching style....your years of experience radiate through the material...invaluable! I also really appreciate how you speak to home gardening methods as well as to market approaches to growing. As you know, this is my first year having a family size garden on my land and it's a complete working experiment but really fun, really rewarding. I imagine anyone who sticks their hands in the soil and likes it, from then on has 'the dream' tucked in the back of their minds to someday be able to subsist and create a working lifestyle around it. I don't know how that will look or even if it is possible but you are a great inspiration to simply dreaming of making something happen. Your insights & wisdom are a treasure....thank you! Looking forward to the next class (count me in for the wildlife class, as well) and many more to come."
           ~Caroline

From evaluations and summary of past sessions and workshops:

• “In all ways I give Diane a 10 –way cool!”
•  “Very good presentation – interesting and humorous – thank you for all the handouts – very helpful following the slide show presentation”
• “Outstanding speaker!”
• “Wonderfully presented – she’s great! Thanks, a very good workshop!”
• “She did a splendid job.”
• “I am so impressed. She is delightful, talented and so knowledgeable – her session was a wonderful experience.”
• “Thank you for bringing Diane….a very good class.”
• “Many useful tips and very informative!”
• “The presentation was very helpful. I really appreciate Diane sharing from her experience as this makes the text material much easier to understand.”
• “Excellent and very valuable lecture.”
• “Fantastic photos and slides.”
• ”I learned some very important methods to add to my knowledge.”
• “One of the most valuable lectures so far and definitely my favorite speaker!”
• “I appreciate your willingness to share your experience and expertise with us. I hope you will be able to teach this class again for us in the future.”
• "She really makes a person want to start a small farm production of their own!"
• "Diane's sense of humor added a lot to the presentation."
• After a three hour organic gardening session - "She covered all of her subjects so well; would be nice to have two classes on this subject."

References

Cinda Williams, University of Idaho Extension, Area Extension Educator Community Food Systems (208) 338-2497 Email: cindaw54@gmail.com *Retired 

Colette DePhelps, University of Idaho Area Extension Educator Community Food Systems (208)-885-4003 Email: cdephelps@uidaho.edu

Ariel Agenbroad, MS, Area Extension Educator, Food Systems & Small Farms, University of Idaho Extension, Ada County (208)287-5900 Email: ariel@uidaho.edu

Presentations and Projects

April 2019 / School Garden Resource Handbook For Educators and Garden Leaders was developed by Diane to give teachers, parents, and garden leaders the resources they need to implement hands-on learning activities with different age groups at the school and community gardens in Bonner County. This publication was distributed to community and school garden projects in the community of Sandpoint, Idaho. Funding for the project was provided by the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health, Inc through a High Five Community Transformational grant awarded to the City of Sandpoint.

February 8-9, 2018 / Navigating Liability Insurance & Advanced Sustainable Farm Law / University of Idaho Cultivating Success and the Farm Commons Five hour Workshop detailing how to choose Farm Liability Insurance and choosing the right farm business entity working with the Legal Education Director of the Farm Commons (www.farmcommons.org)

March 5, 2018 & March 24, 2017/ Cultivating the Success of New Farmers: Hosting Interns & Mentoring Beginning Farmers, Moscow, ID
The Cultivating Success Farmer Mentor Program encourages beginning farmers & ranchers to work one-on-one with an experienced farmer mentor. This workshop is geared for established farmers who have a desire to pass on their knowledge and skills to beginning farmers and ranchers. Diane is the lead trainer for this program.

January 13 to March 3, 2018 / Starting Your Sustainable Idaho Small Farm
The course is offered as a series of webinars and regional workshops. The series focuses on improving small farmers' and ranchers' capacity to evaluate the feasibility of enterprises and assess their resources. Diane is the site facilitator and farmer mentor/educator for Bonner County. Sponsored by USDA, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, University of Idaho Small Farms program, and Rural Roots.

2017 -2018 Revise and Develop new Farmer Mentor Handbook and Farmer Mentor Training Program as a Contractor/Consultant for the Cultivating Success, University of Idaho, and Rural Roots

November 30-December 2, 2016/ Presenter and Luncheon Keynote Panelist at the National Women in Sustainable Ag Conference Portland, OR
Diane was one of the Keynote speakers on the Trailblazer Panel at the National Women in Sustainable Ag Conference in Portland with over 400 women in attendance. Diane also was a presenter in two of the conference sessions, Season Extension and Teaching One-on-One.

January 14 to March 31, 2016 / Starting Your Sustainable Idaho Small Farm
The course is offered as a series of webinars and regional workshops. The series focuses on improving small farmers' and ranchers' capacity to evaluate the feasibility of enterprises and assess their resources. Diane is the site facilitator and farmer mentor/educator for Bonner County. Sponsored by USDA, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, University of Idaho Small Farms program, and Rural Roots.

January 28 – March 25, 2014/ Instructor for Planning for Profit Level II is an advanced whole farm planning course for existing farmers/ranchers. In this course you will refine your whole farm or business plan, clarify your farm and financial goals, improve your budgeting and recordkeeping, and develop and improve your marketing strategies for an existing or new enterprise. Course topics include: Strategic Planning; Farm/Ranch Financial Analysis; Enterprise Assessment; Selling Into Different Markets; Market Assessment and Expansion; Successfully Selling into Retail Markets; On-farm Labor; Food Safety Assessment & Certification. Supported by University of Idaho, Cultivating Success, USDA/NIFA, and Rural Roots.

2013 Farmer Mentor Handbook / Harvesting Our Potential
The Harvesting Our PotentialSM/Cultivating Success Handbook represents the work of many individuals who share the vision of a “curriculum-based on-farm education experience” for aspiring farmers. Women, Food and Agriculture Network has pioneered women mentoring women in Iowa with their Harvesting Our PotentialSM program since 2005. With the addition of this Handbook and its associated training program, women farmers will be even better positioned to support and launch the next generation of women farmers in Iowa and Nebraska.
“We are indebted to Diane Green and the Cultivating Success program and program developers. Their years of work have provided a model that has been at the cutting edge of on-farm mentorship development.”
“Diane Green has been an invaluable resource, guiding us into the culture of Cultivating Success, sharing years of experience and cheering us along.”
–Leigh Adcock, WFAN Executive Director

March 23-24, 2012 / Marketing Idaho’s Harvest Conference/ Growing Your Farm Through Agritourism, Food Hubs & Farmers Markets / Diane has been invited to present a session overview of Greentree Naturals success stories of hosting on-farm events over the years to include Sunday Brunch on the Farm, Organic Wine tastings, and a U-Pick Pumpkin Patch.

January 17 – March 13, 2012 / Planning for Profit Level II is an advanced farm planning course for existing farmers/ranchers. In this course you will refine your whole farm or business plan, clarify your farm and financial goals, improve your budgeting and recordkeeping, and develop and improve your marketing strategies for an existing or new enterprise.  Course topics include: Strategic Planning; Farm/Ranch Financial Analysis; Enterprise Assessment; Selling Into Different Markets; Market Assessment and Expansion; Successfully Selling into Retail Markets; On-farm Labor; Food Safety Assessment & Certification.

January 27, 2010 / South Carolina National Heritage Corridor’s Bi-annual Agricultural Conference, a day long educational event for South Carolina farmers. The conference kicked off at 9:00 a.m. with SC Department of Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers and keynote speaker Diane Green of Greentree Naturals, small family owned and Certified Organic Farm in Sandpoint, Idaho. Green discussed how family owned and operated farms can successfully market the product of their labor and the farm as a destination. www.sc-heritagecorridor.org

Dear Diane,
I heard you speak at the Agricultural Conference in Ridge Spring, SC on January, 27, 2010. I am about to embark on my "mid-life epiphany,"  and do a little farming. Your words that day made me remember that size of the land isn't important--it's what you do with it.

I hope to carve out a little piece of heaven and start growing before long. Just wanted you to know your words had impact.

Take care,
Christine
West Columbia, SC

July 19, 2009 / Pest Management Field Day on the Farm Washington State University held a Pest Management Field Day at Greentree Naturals Certified Organic Farm. Several representatives from the WSU Department of Entomology presentenced their unique research projects using natural pest control methods. Diane Green shared some of the techniques they have used at their organic farm for dealing with assorted pests. The event included a gourmet lunch highlighting local food served.  This is a three year on-farm research project that will be repeated in 2010-2011.  Dates of future field days to be announced.

March 12, 2009 / “Growing Local” at the Waldorf School, Sandpoint, Idaho How can you help promote a local community food system? Food facts and how the future of family farms is in your hands as a consumer. For details contact Olivia Merithew (208)304-9405.

March 21, 2009 / Community Supported Agriculture Workshop Spokane, Washington for Spokane Tilth Producers and anyone interested in learning about starting up a CSA Diane will be giving a three hour seminar to introduce ideas and innovative strategies to help local farmers connect with local consumers utilizing the CSA model that Greentree Naturals has used since 1997. For details, contact: Brian at Vinegar Flats Garden SMS smsgarden@gmail.com

March 28, 2009 / Growing and Selling at the Farmers Market Bonners Ferry, Idaho Workshop offers ideas for season extension, succession planting, post-harvest handling, packaging and display and will help growers develop a plan for increasing the success of direct marketing efforts at the farmers market. For details, contact Sora Huff [sora@colreams.com]

Graduation Day for students
who took the Sustainable Small
Acreage Farming & Ranching
Course in 2007-2008.
We had a pot luck lunch
at our farm in May to celebrate.
Students received a Cultivating
Success Sustainable Small Farms
Education certificate of course
completion and for creating
a farm plan.

Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching Course
This 12 week course combines classroom and on-farm experience to give students lessons in technical aspects of farming along with practical whole farm management skills. The course is designed for beginning farmers and for current producers who are interested in taking their farm in a new direction. Diane has had 55 students complete the course in 2008-2009. For more information, and to find out when the next course will be offered, contact Diane, Course instructor at 208-263-8957 or info@greentreenaturals.com

Food Safety from Farm to Table: Good Agricultural Practices for Direct Marketing Farms and Ranches – Between spinach scares and product recalls, it isn’t surprising that food safety has become an issue at the front of everyone’s mind. Held in nine locations across the Inland Northwest, these workshops helped demystify rules and regulations surrounding the selling of produce, meat, wild-crafted items and value-added products through direct markets in your region. Diane presented at a number of these locations along with representatives from UI, the Department of Health and Welfare and other agencies. Diane continues to be an advisor and mentor to farmers across the region regarding on-farm food safety issues.

Protecting your Farm and Ranch Assets: A Guide for Direct Farm Marketing in Idaho - Producers and agriculture professionals are seeking information and resources on liability issues, and direct marketing their products or services in Idaho. This book has the answers. Diane developed a resource manual that is being used as a handbook for direct marketing across the State of Idaho. Diane presented and facilitated pieces of a workshop series that was held across the state in 2008. Visit www.ruralroots.org for details and to order a free book (cost of shipping is required).

Sustainable Agriculture On-Farm Education Program Working with Rural Roots, the University of Idaho, and Washington State University to explore the potential of developing a year-long on-farm educational program in the Inland Northwest. Components of the program include a farmer\teacher certification, University and High School Accreditation for students, and a Non-degree Small Acreage Farming and Ranching Certification. Diane is one of the Founders of the Cultivating Success program and has provided professional services as a consultant for Washington and Idaho Partnership 2020 project funded through subcontract with Washington State University. In 2004, Diane developed a Farmer Mentor Handbook for the Cultivating Success program at UI and WSU to help teach farmers how to create an on-farm curriculum to provide a more successful apprenticeship on the farm. The Handbook was revised in 2007.

2007 FARMER MENTOR HANDBOOK
The information in the handbook was written and compiled primarily through the diligent efforts of Diane Green. Diane and Thom have hosted fifteen interns over the past seven years and have shared their production and marketing knowledge with them and many other students. It took Diane’s first hand experience as a farmer and a mentor to understand what other farmers need to know in order to have a successful farmer-intern experience."
 -- Cinda Williams www.cultivatingsuccess.org

11/30/2006 FARMER MENTOR HANDBOOK Review:   Thank you for your time and sharing of information. The Farmer Mentor Handbook is one of the best manuals I have found in my research for training farmers to teach and I hope we can put it to good use here in Ohio. As I mentioned, we are preparing to pilot a Growing Growers program here for Northeast Ohio (Cleveland-Akron) Foodshed. To start, I am drafting a letter to the growers at our farmers markets and in our Countryside Initiative program. The hope is that we can improve the existing internships and apprenticeships in NEO and achieve a net gain in farmers supplying our region. I do not know what combination of materials we will use for training participating farmers, but hearing of your experiences will help the program be successful. As we come across obstacles and ways to remove them, we will share. It was great to speak with you. Thanks again,
-- Christopher Norman / Farmer Incubator Coordinator / Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy

Taking Sales to the Next Level:  A Workshop to Increase Your Marketing Skills –
Pocatello, Idaho (location to be announced) March 24th,  2007 and Post Falls, University of Idaho Post Falls Research & Technology Park, March 30th, 2007.  Diane will present with a number of ag professionals on all aspects of direct marketing; from post-harvest handling to farmers market sales.  Workshops sponsored by Rural roots, in partnership with UI Extension, USDA Risk Management Agency and the Western Center for Risk Management Education.  For details visit www.ruralroots.org

Reclaiming Our Local Food and Farms - 2006 Rural Roots Annual Conference & Farmers' Market Coalition Regional Workshop February 2 - 5, 2006 Basque Center 6th & Grove Street, Boise, ID. Diane will be featured as one of the keynote speakers for this regional conference. Diane will talk, with years of experience behind her, about the importance of reclaiming local food in your community. For more information about this conference, visit www.ruralroots.org

Direct Marketing Workshop Series - Making Money on Your Small Acreage Farm, Market Garden or Ranch Success in direct market sales, whether at a farmers market, through a CSA, on-farm, you name it, is largely dependent on product quality, presentation and timeliness. Workshop offers ideas for season extension, post-harvest handling, packaging and display and will help you develop a plan for increasing the success of your direct marketing efforts. This is a three workshop series held in St. Maries and Kamiah, ID sponsored by Rural Roots, UI and the Western Center for Risk Management Education. February, March, April 2005. A two day workshop on this same subject was also held at the Eighth Street Center in Buhl, Idaho on December 2 & 3, 2005.

Organizing and Hosting On-Farm Events Overview of how to organize and host farm tours, on-farm workshops, school children activities / visits, and Sunday Brunches; why should farmers consider having these events? Advertising, pricing, conveying appropriate on-farm etiquette, liability and legal issues as appropriate.
Making the Local Connections : Direct Marketing in the Inland Northwest Conference University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho March 2005

Developing a Marketing Collective Identify why and how to develop a marketing collective including factors contributing to both the success and failures, advantages and disadvantages of working with a collective. Making the Local Connections : Direct Marketing in the Inland Northwest Conference University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho March 2005

Growing Cut Flowers Growing flowers for a cutting garden, what do you need for fresh flower bouquets, annuals vs. perennials, colors, succession planting more. Cultivating the Harvest II Conference \ Coeur d'Alene, Idaho November 2003

Sustainability; Growing a Community Food System How can you help promote a local community food system? Farming is a perishable product; what does farm fresh mean? Food facts and how the future of family farms is in your hands as a consumer. Public Forum On Sustainability PBS Program \ Sandpoint, Idaho February 2003

Working with a Growers Collective By working with a Collective of growers, we eliminate the competition with each other, extend the varieties of produce, lengthen the growing season and are able to provide the quantities to keep our customers satisfied. Growing A Community - A Sustainable Agriculture Conference Creston, British Columbia, Canada February 2004 Diversity in the Desert \ North American Farmers Direct Marketing Conference Mesa, AZ January, 2001

Selling to Restaurants - Effective Farmers Markets - Where to begin, what to grow, how to present your product, how to approach the chefs, orders, deliveries, quality control. Farmers, Friends and the Land – Nurturing Connections \ Conference on Organic Farming and Direct Marketing. Sponsored by USDA – SARE Program, ID Dept of AG, Idaho Rural Council. Twin Falls, Idaho December 2000

Direct Marketing for the Small Farm Small Farms need to be diverse with their marketing to survive. We don't do mono-cropping anymore than we should be doing mono-marketing = consumer education, community presence, media, advertising, and finding your niche. Growing a Future for Family Farms Conference , Sponsored by WA Tilth Producers Association. Chelan, Washington November 2000

Marketing for Small Businesses : Niches and Diversity Speaker Forum Marketing diversity for the small farm. Sponsored by The Methow Food Alliance and Sustainable Northwest. Twisp, Washington May 2000

Diverse Strategies for Marketing the Small Farm Workshop Community presence, media, advertising & niches. Sponsored by Western SARE Conference on Sustainable Agriculture \ Farming and Ranching for Profit, Stewardship and Community. Portland, Oregon March 2000

Organic Certification - To Certify or Not to Certify, That is the Question! Selling Produce to Restaurants. Cultivating the Harvest Small Acreage Farming Conference / Moscow, Idaho March 1999

Small Acreage Farming - Market Gardening short course What, where, when and how to grow a market garden. Sponsored by University of Idaho, Small Farms Extension & Education. / Coeur d`Alene, ID November 1999

Connecting with Your Roots Summer Farm Tours Consumer education - Where does your food come from? Sponsored by University of Idaho Extension, Rural Roots, and Washington State University Extension. / Sandpoint, ID 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001.

The Basics of Organic Gardening - Three hour workshop on the basics of organic gardening. Sponsored by University of Idaho, Master Gardener Extension Program Sandpoint, ID February 1997 through 2015. Also presented this same session in Lewiston, Moscow, Coeur d’Alene, and Bonners Ferry.

Diane Green with Dr. Vicki Luther/ Co-director of Heartland Center for Leadership Development

Volunteer Work

Community Food Systems Advisory Board - Providing farmer input to help determine priorities for community food systems and small farms in north Idaho now and in the next 5-10 years to
Colette DePhelps/Area Extension Educator Community Food Systems, University of Idaho Extension Northern District, cdephelps@uidaho.edu 2019 to present

Idaho WSARE Advisory committee-Providing input to the Idaho SARE coordinator to help determine priorities in the topic of sustainable agriculture in the region.
Kate Painter/Agricultural Extension Education, Boundary County, kpainter@uidaho.edu
2019 to present

University of Idaho, Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology (EPPN)Advisory Board - Provide insights and perspective of small acreage producers to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to help shape the interaction between EPPN and organic and smaller scale producers in Idaho, the region and the country. Edwin Lewis/Professor and Head Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nemotology, University of Idaho, eelewis@uidaho.edu 2019 to present

Rural Roots The Inland Northwest Community Food Systems Association
President/Chair of the Board of Directors working towards a multi-goal effort to improve the economic viability of small acreage farms and communities in eastern Washington and Northern Idaho 1999 - 2006.

University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Plant, Soil and Entomology Sciences Advisory Board currently representing small acreage farmers for the State of Idaho 2001-2005; 2006-2010.

Idaho Organic Food Advisory Council Appointment with the Idaho State Department of Agriculture , which is responsible for establishing rules and regulations under the law and setting standards for the production and handling of organic food products in Idaho. Presently serving on the Council representing the northern five counties of Idaho. Appointment with Council 1999 – 2010.

Farmers Market at Sandpoint Serving on the Board of Directors 1990 – 2000 President 1993 – 1996; farmers market member 1990 - 2018.

Heartland Center for Leadership Development Completed Helping Small Towns Succeed training program for building community capacity for sustainable development. October 2000

Idaho Ag In the Classroom Association Workshop & summer tour in August 2000 was developed to help communicate the importance of organic agriculture to teachers in Idaho.

Publications

School Garden Resource Handbook for Educators and Garden Leaders. 2019

Farmer Mentor Handbook, University of Idaho 2nd Revision. 2018

Harvesting Our Potential Farmer Mentor Handbook, Women, Food and Agriculture Network. 2013

Protecting Your Farm and Ranch Assets: A Guide for Direct Farm Marketing in Idaho, Rural Roots. 2008

Farmer Mentor Handbook, University of Idaho. 2007

Selling Produce to Restaurants: A Marketing Guide for Small Growers Published 1999. Revised Edition reprint 2003

Awards

Outstanding Farmer Leader in Sustainable Small Acreage Farming & Ranching Award - March 1, 2019 voted by associates at the Cultivating the Harvest 20th Anniversary Inland Northwest Small Acreage farming Conference.

National Communications Award by the National Association of County Ag Agents - August 31, 2018 for the development of Learning Module Notebook "Starting Your Sustainable Small Farm 2018" for the Cultivating Success Sustainable Small Farms Education program at University of Idaho.

Cultivating Success Outstanding Farmer Mentor Award - October 2010 for her devotion to growing new farmers by University of Idaho Extension, Rural Roots, and Washington State University.

Steward of Sustainable Agriculture Award  - Received Winter 2006 from Rural Roots  and Idaho Organic Alliance membership

Founder of a New Northwest Award - Sustainable Northwest developed the Founders of a New Northwest program to identify, recognize and network individuals, communities and businesses in the Pacific Northwest and beyond that have found ways to reconcile economic progress with environmental health and social equity. Diane was selected as a Founder of a New Northwest for 2000. info@sustainablenorthwest.org

Outstanding Woman Leader Award Certificate of Recognition March 4, 2005 for the 7th annual Spokane Area Women's Leadership Conference.

Fee Schedule

Fees for Presentations range from $100-$900, depending on preparation time, travel time and complexity of the topic. Travel expenses are not included in fees. Additional costs may be involved for handouts and publications and are charged on a per-person basis.