Building the Farm Economy Around Local Foods

Posted by on January 8, 2007

NOFA-NY?s 25th Annual Organic Conference: Building the Farm Economy Around Local Foods

There is still time to register for the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York?s 25th annual winter education conference from January 26-28, 2007 at the Holiday Inn, Syracuse/Liverpool, NY. This year?s conference will feature over 60 workshops of interest to vegetable, grain, and livestock farmers, gardeners, food businesses, food system activists, consumers, teens and children! Saturday evening will include an anniversary celebration to commemorate 25 years of NYS organic farming education and community. Join us for this exciting annual event!

This year?s conference features an exciting keynote lineup including Joel Salatin from Polyface Farm, Swoope, VA; Richard Pirog from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University; Judy Wicks owner of White Dog Caf?, Philadelphia, PA, and Guest Speaker, Joel McNair from Graze magazine. Friday, January 26, offers seven intensive full and half day workshops to comprehensively explore select topics. Saturday, January 27, features a full day of workshops for grazers with Joel McNair and a full-day Garden Workshop Series. Saturday and Sunday include over 50 workshops on organic cropping systems, soils, business and marketing, pasture management, sustainable communities, and full teen and children?s conferences. Don?t miss this opportunity to expand your knowledge of organic agriculture and network among the leaders in the industry.

The full conference program and registration forms are available at the NOFA-NY website, please visit: http://www.nofany.org/. If you have any questions, please call or email Kate Mendenhall at 585-271-1979 or conference@nofany.org.