Harvest and Hearth is a full day farm conference hosted in the Treasure Valley. It is a must-attend event drawing in experienced producers from Ontario to Mountain Home, along with agency and industry partners. This experience highlights the latest in soil health and regenerative agriculture with notable keynote speakers, and relates to local producers through a variety of producer-led workshops and panels.

This year our lectures will center on the importance of biodiversity - both above and below the soil. Learn how different aspects of this topic play into sustainable agriculture and create a strong ecosystem, and how you can help create this culture of networking and growth.

This year's keynote speaker is Alejandro Carrillo. Alejandro Carrillo is a fourth-generation rancher in the Chihuahuan desert. Rarely his precipitation goes beyond 9” per year (< 225mm). He is not willing to waste any water in such a brittle environment if he wants to graze year-round without inputs. Alejandro’s ranch, Las Damas, has been part of multiple documentaries and studies focused on regenerative ranching and “greening the desert” using livestock such as Common Ground, Sacred Cow, To Which We Belong, and Water in Plain Sight. Alejandro’s Grasslands Regeneration Project company assists ranchers and organizations on regenerative grazing projects in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Australia, China and the Middle- East. He also participates as a delegate to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. Before joining the ranch, Alejandro worked as a software engineer in multiple countries. He holds a MS in Technical Management from The Johns Hopkins University and BS in Computer Science from the Monterrey Institute of Technology.