Small Farm Family Conference in Virginia

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Taylor in Events, Farming Resources, Small Farms, Sustainable Agriculture, Workshops // 0 Comments

You are invited to join us for the upcoming Small Farm Family Conference in Virginia – NOVEMBER 10-11, 2017

Small Farm Family Conference Registration is free and open to the public.

Conference registration includes educational workshops, meals and special presentations during the conference.

Overnight accommodations are available at a special group rate until October 10, 2017.

DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE AT EXT.VSU.EDU

PRE-CONFERENCE SESSION • FRIDAY (9AM-12PM), NOVEMBER 10
At the Holiday Inn, Charlottesville
5920 Seminole Trail • Ruckersville, Virginia

Presented by Jean-Martin Fortier, author of The Market Gardener.

Registration includes Friday morning pre-conference as well as the option to register for ALL Friday afternoon & Saturday morning conference workshops and meals.

Space is limited at the pre-conference session.

2017 SMALL FARM FAMILY CONFERENCE • FRIDAY (3PM – 9PM) & SATURDAY (7:30AM – 1:00PM)
At the DoubleTree Hilton, Charlottesville

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10
3:00pm   Registration Opens (DoubleTree Hilton, Charlottesville)
3:30pm   Workshops
6:00pm   Dinner (including awards presentations and speaker Jean-Martin Fortier)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11
7:00am   Registration Open
7:30am   Breakfast (with speaker Hubert Hamer, USDA NASS Administrator)
8:30am   Workshops
12:00pm   Lunch (with speaker Jason Brown, former NFL player and current farmer)

Registration includes Friday afternoon and Saturday morning conference workshops and meals.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS — RESERVE YOUR HOTEL BY OCTOBER 10*:

The group rate for the Small Farm Outreach Family Conference is available for the dates and locations below:

ARRIVING EARLY?
You may reserve a room at the Holiday Inn
(Wednesday and Thursday nights – November 8 and 9)

CONFERENCE RESERVATION
at the DoubleTree Hilton
(Thursday and Friday nights – November 9 and November 10)

*Group rates at Holiday Inn and DoubleTree hotels are available only through October 10. Reservations made after this date will be at the hotels’ standard rates.

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If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact the Small Farm Outreach Program office at (804) 524-3292 / (800) 828-1120 during business hours of 8 am. and 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations five days prior to the event.