COURSE DESCRIPTION: This one-day in-person conference provides exposure to new ideas and educational experiences for artisan cheesemakers to advance their cheesemaking and business practices, as well as our industry as a whole. While content focuses on cheesemaking, attendance is open to all, including chefs, mongers, other industry professionals, amateur cheesemakers, and anyone who wants to dive more deeply into the world of cheese.

October is NOFA-VT's Share the Harvest fundraiser—a month-long event during which a generous lineup of participating restaurants and food producers donate a portion of sales to NOFA-VT's Farm Share Program!

October is NOFA-VT's Share the Harvest fundraiser—a month-long event during which a generous lineup of participating restaurants and food producers donate a portion of sales to NOFA-VT's Farm Share Program!

We are honored to have been selected as a Lawson's Finest Liquids 2025 Sunshine Fund recipient! Lawson’s Finest provides their staff with a living wage and generous benefit package; therefore in lieu of tips, 100% of guest donations at the Taproom will benefit local charitable endeavors through the Sunshine Fund. Visit their taproom anytime from October 1- 15, and your donations will help support our work at NOFA-VT!

Please join us on Wednesdays from October 1, 2025 to November 5, 2025, for this webinar series on cover crops, interseeding, and more. Each webinar will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern time. When you pre-register, you will receive a confirmation email that includes the Zoom link information for the webinar. 

The dates, topics, and speakers include:

Oct. 1 - Cover crops for forage with Heather Darby, University of Vermont