Events
04/13 - 04/29 Compost 201 - Best Practices for the Use of Compost in Vermont Towns
April workshops:
April 13, 2010, Wed., 1 pm - 5 pm, USDA/NRCS, Colchester, VT
April 21, 2010, Wed., 1 pm - 5pm, Hildene, Manchester, VT
April 29, 2010, Thur., 8:30 am - 12:30 pm, Marlboro College Graduate
School, Brattleboro, VT
04/10 Farm to Plate - Statewide Food Summit
SAVE THE DATE!
April 10, 2010
Rutland Middle School
02/24 Supporting Farms with Food Currency and Buying Clubs
Time: February 24, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm
Location: Fletcher Free Library
Street: College St.
City/Town: Burlington
01/27 Healthy Eating & Healthy Farming: Weston A. Price Foundation Visits Vermont
Wednesday, January 27th
7 pm
Turkey Hill Farm, RANDOLPH CENTER
02/13 - 02/15 NOFA Winter Conference: Celebrating the Heart of Organic!
February 13 -15, 2010
University of Vermont, BURLINGTON
NOFA's 28th annual conference will feature keynote speakers LaDonna Redmond, Jack Lazor, and Richard Wiswall, plus a special guest appearance from USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack! Rural Vermont organizer Shelby Girard and Mount Holly dairy farmer Millicent Johnson will lead Revivial of the Raw Milk Microdairy workshop.
01/26 - 01/28 Vermont Farm Show
January 26, 27, 28 2010
Barre City Civic Center, BARRE
Come visit Rural Vermont's booth and get updates on the 2010 legislative session, buy the newest set of notecards, and learn more about volunteering with us!
01/23 Vermont Grass Farmers' Association Conference: Farming for Modern Markets
with Keynote Brian Moyer, Rural Vermont director
(also, visit the Rural Vermont table!)
Saturday, January 23, 2010, 8:45 am - 4:45 pm
Lake Morey Resort, FAIRLEE
The 14th annual conference will celebrate the positive future and ongoing success of grass-based livestock farms, local farming and food systems, and to continue working together to create the agricultural future we wish to see. Rural Vermont staff will lead two workshops: Creative Marketing by director Brian Moyer and Revival of the Raw Milk Microdairy with organizer Shelby Girard and board member Lindsay Harris.