Building Biodiversity: Habitat, Soil, and Pasture Regeneration

Location
Choiniere Family Farm, 2465 Gore road Highgate Center, VT 05459
Cost
$0-$60 (see details below)
Start Date
End Date
Contact Name
Medina Korajkić, NOFA-VT Events Coordinator
Phone
802-419-0083
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This interactive workshop at Choiniere Family Farm will introduce practical strategies for improving biodiversity on working farms using a newly developed field guide for organic producers. 

With expertise from farmers and in partnership with Audubon VT, participants will be introduced to a best practices tool and accompanying field guide to assess and enhance habitat on their farms for birds and other wildlife. 

Presenters will share real-world experience, including approaches to supporting wildlife habitat and managing invasive non-native plants. The farm tour will focus on soil health and pasture regeneration, highlighting regenerative grazing and soil-building practices that support productivity, water quality, and biodiversity outcomes. 

Choiniere Family Farm is a Vermont Family Farmer of the Month Awardee.

This workshop earns two RAP Agricultural Water Quality education credits and is supported by the Transition to Organic Partnership Program.

Cost: $45 for members, $60 for non-members, free for farmers thanks to generous support from TOPP, free for BIPOC*

*We aim to keep our event prices low for everyone, but if the cost of registration is a barrier, please reach out to request a scholarship. Additionally, NOFA-VT offers the option of free registration to anyone who identifies as Black, Indigenous, or a person of color (BIPOC) in an effort to actively work toward dismantling systems of racism that have historically disadvantaged BIPOC and continue to do so today. Learn more.

 

Cohosted by: Audubon Vermont logo

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