
Time: August 7, 2009 at 2pm to August 9, 2009 at 10pm
Location: UMASS, Amherst, MA
City/Town: Amherst
Website or Map: http://images.google.com/im...
Event Type: conference
Organized By: NOFA
Latest Activity: May 12
180+ diverse workshops for adults, teens and even kids!
2 Keynotes!
- Friday August 7th, 7:30 PM Paul Stamets, Mushroom expert and author.
- Saturday August 8th, 7 PM Will Allen, Urban farmer; Community activist, educator and CEO/founder of Growing Power
NOFA & Mass Grass's Grazing School series of workshops on livestock pasture management, open to conference participants. For more info, visit www.massgrass.org or call Kate Rossiter (413) 498-2721
NOFA Organic Lawn & Turf Course, Fri. Aug. 7, 8am-5pm. Fee includes Friday lunch. (Those registering for Saturday and Sunday get a $30 discount on the L&T course)
- course covers all aspects of organic lawn & turfgrass management from soil health and amendments to cultural practices & client relations. Visit www.organiclandcare.net.
Many exhibits of vendors, services, educational and advocationla non-profits and local organic food!
Entertainment - Contra and zydeco dances with live bands, films, family story telling and songs, an Old-Time Country Fair, open to the public on Saturday afternoon. Come barter your goods and services (Call Ali at (860) 974-7056 with bartering q's)
Farmers' and Crafters' Saturday Market
- Rent an 8' table for $15
- Saturday 3-6 cost is $20/space if registered for conference, $40 if not.
(You may sell raw goods without liability insurance, but for processed goods, you must file a copy of your product liability insurance in advance.)
For more info call Tricia Cooper (617) 558-3322
Children's Conference ages 2-12; Teen conference 13-17
NO PETS! Must be left at home.
Register by July 6 for Early Bird Special
Visit their website for more info!
Not long after the Farm Aid concert in early October, we received an email from Michael O'Gorman, project director of the Farmer-Veteran Coalition (FVC). The FVC brought a group of veterans to St. Louis and mounted an excellent exhibit in our HOMEGROWN Village at the show. Reflecting on the experience, Michael wrote,
Willie and Farm Aid are proud to have hosted the Farmer-Veteran Coalition in St. Louis and honored to include the FVC as a member of our Farmer Resource Network. The FVC is a California-based non-profit organization whose long-term goal is creating 10,000 new farmers from the ranks of some two million returning post-9/11 veterans. This goal is not merely a pipe dream: rural Americans disproportionately over-populate the ranks of the military, representing roughly 65% of all service members. Fully committed to growing the good food movement and to the notion that nourishing the land helps nourish the soul, the FVC's mission is "to mobilize our food and farming community to create healthy and viable futures for America's veterans by enlisting their help in 1) building our green economy, 2) rebuilding our rural communities, and 3) securing a safe and healthy food supply".© 2009 Created by HOMEGROWN.org
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