Northeast Organic Farming Association’s Summer Workshop Series

Posted on July 22, 2009 by in Farming Practices, Farming Resources, Gardening, Organic, Training Programs // 0 Comments

For those who don't know about the NOFA Summer Conference, this listing of the workshops to be presented in just the first of the weekend's eight sessions will provide a flavor. For full list and descriptions go to https://www.nofasummerconference.org/workshops.html. All these plus Will Allen, Paul Stamets, dancing, music, a fair, great local and organic food and over a thousand wonderful people of all ages at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, August 7-9, 2009. Hope to see you there. Visit https://www.nofasummerconference.org/ for more information.

Workshops marked * will be taped for future rental through the NOFA Video Project.
Workshops marked ** will qualify for credits in the NOFA Organic Land Care Program.
Workshops marked *** are part of the Mass Grass Grazing School.

ADULT WORKSHOPS – FRIDAY 2:00-3:30 PM
1) Animal Power in Vegetable Fields – Tevis Robertson-Goldberg
2) Attached Greenhouse for Food, Heat, and Hot Water – Bob Jennings
3) Dahlias and Gladiolas – Lynda Simkins
4) Gardening Like the Forest: Home-Scale Food Forestry** – Dave Jacke
6) Growing Small Fruits – Daryl Hoitt
7) How to Be More Self-Reliant During Difficult Economic Times** – Bill MacKentley: Longtime druid greenman and scrounger for 60 years!
8) Land Trusts & Grassroots Community Organizations – Kate Kerivan and Sarah Mildren
9) Learning about Loans, Grants, and other Financial Assistance for NE Organic Farms – Norman Bender and Joseph Bonelli
10) Let’s Lacto-fer-mentate! – Beth Ingham
11) Make Delicious Meals with Local Greens – Leslie Cerier
12) Organic Apple Growing at Bird of the Hand Farm** – Cathy Harragian and Sue Harragin
13) Pastured Certified Organic Poultry Production* – Julie Rawson and Jack Kittredge
14) Pedal Revolution: Bike Transport Today – Jack Spula
15) Principles of Making Quality Hay – Stephen Herbert
16) Restoring Our Seed: On-Farm Breeding for Farmers** – Ruth Hazzard, Eli Rogosa, and CR Lawn
17) Rethinking Local Agricultural Infrastructure – Margaret Christie and Jess Cook
18) Sausage Making, Smoking & Curing at Home – Anne Obelnicki
19) TOUR: Hampshire College Farm Tour – Leslie Cox
20) Transitioning a Dairy Farm to Organic – Sarah Flack
21) What You ACTUALLY NEED to Live Off the Grid, and Why – Jim Strickland and Dave Smally

TEEN WORKSHOPS – FRIDAY 2:00-3:30 PM – Grad Lounge, Campus Center
22) How to Bag Waste – Heather Botelle
23) Tie-Dying – Sharon Begley

CHILDREN’S WORKSHOPS – FRIDAY 2:00-3:30 PM – Cape Cod Lounge, Student Union
24) Butter Making for Beginners (Ages 7-12) – Gavin Harper
25) Creating a Nature Weaving (Ages 5-10) – Adele Smith-Penniman
26) Drawing from Nature (Ages 7-12) – Deborah Bazer and Lahri Bond
27) Felting Fun (Ages 6-12) – Iris Weaver