Join the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), the Northeast Organic Farming Association, Massachusetts Chapter (NOFA/Mass) and the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) for a lunchtime webinar as our teams partner with Christine Graham of CPG Enterprises to discuss what it means to include an organization in your gift planning, or estate plans! 

Are you interested in regenerative grazing but don’t know how to get started on your farm or ranch? Do you want to hear about the experiences of farmers and ranchers who practice regenerative grazing? Then join Regenerate America for a free webinar and Q&A session! Local organic dairy farmer and NOFA-VT board member Abbie Corse will be on the panel at this event.

41st Annual Winter Conference: Back to the Roots

Each year, the NOFA-VT Winter Conference provides a valuable opportunity for farmers, homesteaders, gardeners, land managers, educators, students, policy-makers, and other food-system activists to participate in our vibrant community event by sharing ideas, resources, and skills.

What does farm to school look like in the winter? What can we explore in these colder months?

Join educators Courtney and Susie from Shelburne Farms to learn ways of incorporating farm to school when the gardens and bees are “sleeping”. From sugaring to sheep we’ll learn about gifts from farms beyond the garden. In this workshop we’ll share activities and resources for K-6 educators.

Celebrate the season’s favorite squash by creating delicious pumpkin treats in the Shelburne Farms kitchen. But first, go on a tractor ride to meet one of the farmers who grow our pumpkins!

Interested in incorporating local seafood into your school meal program?

Join us as we learn from the Gulf of Maine Research Institute about their Sea to School Project We’ll learn how to highlight regional seafood on your school menu and the many benefits of building connections between your school and the sea. We’ll also hear from School Nutrition Director, Karly Kent of Lamoille North School District in Vermont about her experience partnering with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute and the benefits of incorporating Sea to School has had at her school.

This year’s Gathering is all about “Cultivating Connections.” Coming out of the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, the desire to reconnect in-person runs deep. With global events intensifying fissures in our society, supply chains, and the climate, more than ever, we need approaches, models, programs, and innovation spanning the private and public sectors that bring people together to strengthen the environmental, social, and economic fabric of our food system.

Join Vermont Fish and Wildlife and Rural Vermont in the Vermont Wild Kitchen! For this episode we'll be baking up cookies with Marya Merriam!

As always, bring your appetites, friends, and questions and join us in the Vermont Wild Kitchen.

You can tune in on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0zOL5N0OgA