SPEAKER DETAILS
WILL WINTER, DVM
Will Winter received a DVM degree from Kansas State University in 1975, as well as an undergraduate degree in animal husbandry and conducted post-graduate studies and research in veterinary toxicology for the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and Animal Resource Facility. After graduating he specialized in surgical referrals and emergency medicine. In 1980 he created the Uptown Veterinarian-A Holistic Practice, one of the largest and most successful holistic veterinary practices in the U.S. In 1983, he co-founded the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association. He is the author of “The Holistic Veterinary Handbook” and founded Rescue Animal Products.
PRESENTATION
PROFESSIONALLY GUIDED FARM VISIT
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20
Each year we have the privilege of joining two professional guides as we visit farms in the area. Please read the bios for each of our guides to appreciate what they bring to this day. Will Winter and Steve Campbell will be on the bus speaking to us as we travel and will accompany us on each farm as we walk and observe. Each farm has a different emphasis and we will hear and learn from the farmers themselves at each stop.
Steve Campbell, will be preparing the attendees for things to look for at each stop and a bit of farm etiquette. He will provide a "short course" in soil health, plant health, animal health and human health during our traveling times. He will also be going over things we did and did not see at each farm.
Will Winter helps us see what healthy soil and plants look like. He offers insights into farming and animal health based on his years of experience. He teaches us what to look for on a farm and what really matters. He explains many factors such as climate that affect farming in this particular area. Besides that, he keeps us laughing.
We all enjoy the opportunity to have rich connections as well as the chance to learn from and appreciate more the successful farmers and others who devote their lives to producing nutrient-dense foods.