Extension Programs
Monday, January 28, 2013
Book In Bag
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Description: Lowell School, Lowell, Vt. Bernadette Bessette, UVM Extension EFNEP Program; 802-751-8307 x361 or bernadette.bessette@uvm.edu.
COPE Seminar-White River Jct
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Description: "Coping with Separation and Divorce". Windsor Family Court, 82 Railroad Row, White River Jct., VT 05001. Send registration form and $50 (check payable to UVM Extension) to Windsor Family Court Manager's Office, 5 working days before class. For more registration information call (802) 295-8865 or visit www.uvm.edu/extension/cope for a registration form.
Orleans County 4-H Leaders Meeting
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Newport Extension Office
Description: 338 Highland Ave, Ste #3
Newport VT 05855
Contact: Lindy Birch 802-334-7325 x 481 or 866-260-5561, melinda.birch@uvm.edu
Will review Spring Showcase Packets and upcoming events in Orleans County 4-H program
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
COPE Seminar-Burlington
Time: 12:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Description: "Coping with Separation and Divorce". Chittenden Family Court, 32 Cherry Street, Burlington, VT 05401. Send registration form and $50 (check payable to UVM Extension) to Chittenden Family Court Manager's Office, 5 working days before class. For more registration information call (802) 651-1709 or visit www.uvm.edu/extension/cope for a registration form.
Book-in-a-Bag
Time: 12:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
VT Agricultural Labor Management Program (VT ALMa)
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Enosburg Falls: Cold Hollow Ctr
Book-in-a-Bag
Time: 1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Managing Vegetable Transplants for Success
Time: 6:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Webinar Series
Description: Julie Rubaud, owner and operator of Red Wagon Plants, will share her knowledge and expertise in raising organic vegetable transplants for farms and commercial production.
Newcomers to online learning are welcome. All you need to participate is internet access and a computer that you can hear sound through. To participate, please go to go.uvm.edu/aemon at about 6:45 pm EST on January 29, 2013 and click on the webinar title. For more information, contact newfarmer@uvm.edu or call 802-223-2389x203. If you require accommodations to participate in this program, please let Jessie Schmidt know by January 22, 2013 at 802-223-2389 or 1-866-860-1382 (toll-free in VT) or newfarmer@uvm.edu so we may assist you. If you have not participated in a webinar before, we recommend you download the necessary software for free the day before the webinar is scheduled at tiny.cc/UVMWebinarCheck.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
4-H Calendar Test
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Description: Testing the 4-H calendar -- uvmextension@uvm.edu
Book-in-a-Bag
Time: 12:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Book-in-a-Bag
Time: 1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Food For Thought
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Description: Miller's Run School, Sheffield, Vt. Bernadette Bessette, UVM Extension EFNEP Program; 802-751-8307 x361 or bernadette.bessette@uvm.edu.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
2013 VT AGRONOMY PLUS
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Description: St. Johnsbury, The NEW UVM Extension office, 374 Emerson Falls Rd., St. Johnsbury, VT 05819. $25 registration fee, Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. For more information please visit 2013agronomyplus.eventbrite.com/ or call Brent Passut at 802-751-8307 or 1-800-545-8920; email to:brent.passut@uvm.edu . Topics include: reducing feed and fertilizer costs, finding success with high forage diets, maximizing forage yield and quality, learning about modern vaccination programs and other locally relevant topics.
Book-in-a-Bag
Time: 12:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Description: Winooski, Vt. Louise Brunelle, UVM Extension EFNEP Program; 802-656-9465; louise.brunelle@uvm.edu.
VT Agricultural Labor Management Program (VT ALMa)
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: St. Albans: Co-Op Creamery
Food For Thought
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Description: Burke School, West Burke, Vt. Bernadette Bessette, UVM Extension EFNEP Program; 802-751-8307 x361 or bernadette.bessette@uvm.edu.
Friday, February 1, 2013
VT Agricultural Labor Management Program (VT ALMa)
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: St. Johnsbury: UVM Extension
Description: What is the VT ALMa Program?
The VT ALMa program is specifically designed to address the challenges faced by Vermont farms that employ Hispanic workers. The purpose of the program is to provide farm managers with training and resources to create a more stable and reliable workforce through hands-on instruction, consultation and workforce training.
Participation in the ALMa program is free, however preregistration is required. Please contact Christi Sherlock at mailto:christi.sherlock@uvm.edu or 802-223-2389 x200 to register. To request a disability-related accommodation to participate, please notify us by October 18th, 2012 so we may assist you. Please note: workshop attendance is a mandatory requirement to access the subsequent program components (translation, consultation and worker training).
For program related questions contact: David Chappelle at 802-318-1749 or mailto:dchappel@uvm.edu