EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS
FOR VEGETABLE AND BERRY GROWERS
Growing Rice in Vermont. Akaogi Farm, Westminster VT. May 11, 2008 - FULL!
On-Farm Biodiesel Workshop and Tour. State Line Farm / Piedmont Fuels. Shaftsbury VT. June 3.
New England Greenhouse Conference. Worcester MA. Nov. 5-7, 2008
National
List of Vegetable and Berry Conferences (Vegetable Growers News)
SOME PAST MEETING PROGRAMS, FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
Vermont Fresh Network: Growers, Chefs and Wholesale Buyer Meeting. Middlebury VT. April 24, 2008
Setting Up Drip Irrigation; Giant Pumpkin Grower Meeting. Manchester NH. April 21, 2008
Organic Greenhouse Tomato Meeting, Old Athens Farm, Westminster VT. April 16, 2008
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Conference, Kansas City MO. Mar. 25-27, 2008
Diagnosis and Visual Assesment of Nematodes in Vegetables. Fairlee VT. Mar. 20, 2008
NOFA New Hampshire Winter Conference. Tilton NH. Mar. 1, 2008
Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Annual Meeting. Montpelier VT. Feb 25, 2008
N. Amercian Farmers' Direct Marketing Conference, Wisconsin Dells WI. Feb 18-20, 2008
NOFA-Vermont Winter Conference. Randolph Center VT. Feb. 16-17, 2008
Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo. Syracuse NY. Feb. 12-14, 2008
Pennsylvania Sustainable Agriculture Assn. (PASA) Conference, State College PA. Feb. 7-9, 2008
Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Hershey PA. Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2008
North American Strawberry/Bramble Growers Assn. Meeting. Hershey PA. Jan. 31-Feb. 1 , 2008
NOFA-NY Farming and Gardening Conference. Saratoga Springs NY. Jan. 25-27, 2008
Connecticut Vegetable Growers Winter Meeting. Vernon CT. Jan. 24, 2008
Soil Fertility Management for Organic Growers. Keene NH, Jan 18. 2008
New Jersey Vegetable Growers Annual Meeting. Atlantic City. Jan. 15-17, 2008
High Tunnel Growing. Sustainable Farmers' Network. Saratoga Springs NY. Jan. 14-16, 2008
NOFA Direct Marketing Conference. S. Royalton VT. Jan 12, 2008
Greenhouse IPM Workshop. Manchester ME, Durham NH, or Springfield VT. Jan 9-11, 2008
New England Vegetable and Berry Growers Assn meeting. Chicopee MA. Jan 4, 2008
2007
Growing and Marketing for Greenhouses and Garden Retailers. Sturbridge MA. Dec. 14, 2007
New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference. Manchester NH. Dec. 11-13, 2007
People in Agriculture (Personnel Management). Burlington VT. Dec 6-7, 2007
On-Farm Fuel: Canola, Biodiesel, Corn. Bangor ME. Dec 3-4, 2007
Honey Bee Health Workshop for Beekeepers and Farmers. Goffstown NH, Dec. 1, 2007
Greenhouse Tomato Workshop, Sturbridge MA. Nov. 13, 2007
Adding the Internet to Your Business. Randolph VT. Oct 17, 24, Nov. 24, 2007
MOFGA Farmer to Farmer Conference. Bethel ME. Nov 2-4, 2007
Shelled Corn as a Greenhouse Fuel. Dummerston VT and Northfield MA. Oct 25, 2007
Northeast Small Farm and Rural Living Expo. New Paltz NY. Oct 13-14, 2007
Nematode Management Workshop for Vegetable Growers. Windsor CT. Oct. 3, 2007
Biodiesel Production Class. Tuckaway Farm, Durham NH. Sept 22-23, 2007
Cover Crop Twilight Meeting. UVM Extension office, Brattleboro VT. 5:00 pm Sept. 20, 2007
High Mowings Seeds Field Day. Wolcott VT. Sept. 12, 2007
Hardy Grapes for Vermont. Lincoln Peak Vineyard & Nursery, New Haven, VT. 5:00 pm Aug 29, 2007
Field Day, UMass Crops Research Center, S. Deerfield MA. 4:00 pm Aug 21, 2007
NOFA Summer Conference, Hampshire College, Amherst MA. Aug. 10-12, 2007
Vegetable and Berry Twilight Meeting. Edgewater Farm, Plainfield NH. 5:30 pm, July 31, 2007
On-Farm Oil Seed and Biodiesel Production. State Line Farm, Shaftsbury VT. July 12, 2007
Highbush Blueberry Meeting: Large Scale Netting. Bartlett’s Farm, Newport, NH. 5:30 pm July 3, 2007
Strawberries, Raspberries, Greenhouse Tomato Twilight Meeting.McKenzie Farm, Milton NH. June 6, 2007
Greenhouse Innovations Twilight Meeting. Cate Farm, Plainfield VT. May 9, 2007
Greenhouse Tomato School. Burlington VT. March 14, 2007
Perennial Plant Conference. Storrs CT. March 8, 2007
New England Brassica School. Sturbridge MA. March 6, 2007
Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Annual Meeting. Montpelier VT. Feb. 26, 2007
North American Farmers' Direct Marketing Conference. Calgary, Alberta. Feb. 12-17, 2007
Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo. Syracuse NY. Feb. 14-17, 2007
North American Berry Conference. Ventura CA. Feb. 9-12, 2007
NOFA-VT Winter Conference. Randolph Center VT. Feb 10, 2007
NH Farm and Forest Expo. Manchester NH. Feb. 2-3, 2007
New England Vegetable and Berry Growers Meeting. Waltham MA. Feb. 3, 2007
Mid-Atlantic Vegetable and Fruit Convention. Hershey PA. Jan. 30 - Feb. 1, 2007
NOFA-NY Farming and Gardening Conference. Syracuse NY. Jan 26-28
NOFA-MA Winter Conference. Worcester MA. Jan. 20, 2007
Eco-Farm Conference. Asilomar CA. Jan. 24-27, 2007
New Jersey Vegetable Growers Annual Meeting, Atlantic City. Jan. 16-18, 2007
Direct Marketing Conference NOFA-VT. S. Royalton VT. Jan. 13, 2007
Tri-State Greenhouse IPM Workshop. ME, NH, or VT. Jan. 8, 9, 10 2007
New England Vegetable and Berry Growers Meeting. Chicopee MA. Jan. 5, 2007
2006
Vegetable Production from Greenhouse to Market. Saratoga Springs NY. Dec 11-13, 2006
Great Lakes Fruit and Vegetable Expo. Grand Rapids MI. Dec 5-7, 2006
Tomato Grafting Workshop. Concord NH. Nov. 29, 2006
Strategic Marketing Conference. Hyde Park NY. Nov. 14-15, 2006
Controlling Weeds in Fruits and Vegetables. Goffstown NH. 6-9pm Nov 13, 20, 27, 2006
New England Greenhouse Conference and Expo. Worcester MA. Nov. 1-3, 2006
New Grape Grower Workshop, Sandown NH. Nov. 2, 2006
On-Farm Oil Seed Production and Processing Open House. Shaftsbury VT. Oct 25
UMass On-Farm Renewable Energy meetings July 26, Sept. 7 and Oct. 4, 2006
Bramble Field Day. Whately MA. Aug 24, 2006
National SARE Conference. Oconomowoc, WI. Aug 15-17, 2006
NOFA-NH Annual Conference. Mar. 4, 2006
Greenhouse Energy Efficiency Workshop. Durham NH. Feb. 15, 2006
New York State Horticultural Expo. Syracuse NY. Feb 13-16, 2006
NOFA-Vermont Winter Conference. Randolph Center VT. Feb. 11, 2006
Farmer to Farmer Soils and Weeds Workshop. Saratoga Springs NY. Feb. 8-10, 2006
Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Annual Meeting. Capital Plaza, Montpelier VT. Feb. 7, 2006
New Hampshire Farm and Forest Expo. Manchester NH. Feb. 3-4, 2006
Pennsylvania Sustainable Agriculture Conference. State College PA. Feb. 2-3, 2006
Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Hershey PA. Jan. 31- Feb. 2, 2006
NOFA-NY Annual Conference. Syracuse NY. Jan. 27-29,2006
Ecological Farming Conference. Asilomar CA. Jan. 25-28, 2006
North American Farmers' Direct Marketing Conference. Austin, Texas. Jan. 13-14, 2006
Direct Marketing Conference. S. Royalton VT. Jan. 14, 2006
Plug Production A-Z: Jan. 4, 2006 Manchester ME; Jan. 5 Durham NH; or Jan. 6 BurlingtonVT
2005
New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference and Trade Show. Manchester NH. Dec. 13-15, 2005
Biofuels/Biodiesel Workshop. Brattleboro VT. Dec. 3, 2005
Northern New England Beginning Farmer Conference. Waterville Valley NH. Nov. 11-12, 2005
Greenhouse Tomato School. Vernon CT. Nov. 10, 2005
Farmer to Farmer Conference. Bar Harbor ME. Nov. 4-6, 2005
Farmers Market Coalition Meeting and Workshop, Durham NH. Nov. 4-5, 2005
National Association of Farmers’ Market Nutrition Programs. Plymouth MA. Oct. 26-29, 2005
Northeast Seed Conference. Amherst MA. Oct. 29-30
Women in Agriculture Conference. Burlington VT. Oct 21-23, 2005
Cover Crop Demonstration. UVM Extension office, Brattleboro VT. Sept 14, 2005
Soil and Pest Management Training for New Farmers. Burlington VT. Aug. 9, 2005
UMass Vegetable Research Field Day. S. Deerfield MA. July 12, 2005
Strawberry and Vegetable Twilight Meeting. Fryeburg ME. June 15, 2005
New England Grape Growers Twilight Meeting, Bolton MA. June 16, 2005
Twilight Meeting for Fruits, Vegetables & Flowers, Bradford, NH. June 16, 2005
Alternative Energy on the Farm. Randolph Center VT. May 4, 2005
Greenhouse Tomato School. Burlington VT. April 6, 2005
Organic Strawberry Production Workshop. Albany NY. April 5, 2005
Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo. Syracuse NY. Feb. 14-17, 2005
North American Berry Conference. Nashville TN. Feb. 16-19
NOFA-VT Winter Conference. Randolph Center VT. Feb. 12, 2005
North American Farmer Direct Marketing Conference. Boston MA. Feb 7-14, 2005
Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Assn. Annual Meeting. Rutland VT. Feb. 8, 2005
New England Vegetable and Berry Growers meeting. Waltham MA. Feb. 5, 2005
PASA Conference. State College PA. Feb 3-5, 2005
NOFA-NY Annual Conference. Syracuse NY. Jan. 28-30, 2005
Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Assn. Farm Show meeting. Barre VT. Jan. 26, 2005
NOFA-MA Winter Conference. Barre MA. Jan. 22, 2005
Ecological Farming Conference. Asilomar CA. Jan 19-22, 2005
New England Vegetable and Berry Growers meeting. Chicopee MA. Jan. 7, 2005
2004
New England Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Manchester NH. Dec. 15-16, 2004
Winter Greenhouse Organic Vegetable Production. Pocantico Hills NY. Dec 11, 2004
Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market Expo. Grand Rapids MI. December 7-9, 2004
Organic Production Risk Management Strategies. Concord NH. Dec. 8, 2004
Restoring our Seed conference. Brattleboro VT. Dec. 4-5, 2004
Soul of Agriculture Conference: Ag and Nutrition. Durham NH. Nov 7-9, 2004
MOFGA Farmer to Farmer Conference. Bar Harbor ME. Nov. 5-7, 2004
Small Farms Expo, New Paltz NY. Sept. 18-19, 2004
Organic Vegetable Production for NY City Greenmarket. Westtown NY. Sept. 16, 2004
Cover Crop Demonstration, and Youth Horticulture Project, Brattleboro VT. Aug. 5, 2004
Organic Research Farm Twilight Meeting, Freeville NY. Aug. 3, 2004
NOFA-VT and VT Vegetable and Berry Meeting, Luna Bleu Farm, S. Royalton VT. July 27, 2004
Growing Cut Flowers for a Retail Market. Malta, NY. July 25, 2004
Large Scale Gourmet Salad Mix Production. Millerton, NY. July 20, 2004
Cold Climate Viticulture Workshop. Plattsburgh NY and New Haven VT. July 16-17,2004
Regional Farm and Food Project 2004 Farm Tours (eastern NY)
Vegetable Growers Twilight Meeting, Czajkowski Farms, Hadley, MA. July 14, 2004
Commercial Seed Production Workshop. N. Wolcott VT. July 8, 2004
Vegetable Growers Twilight Meeting, Pinecroft Farm, Somers CT. July 1, 2004
Organic Greenhouse Tomato Production, Old Athens Farm, Westminster VT. May 13, 2004
Eating as a Moral Act Symposium. Durham NH. April 25-27, 2004
New and Beginning Farmers Conference. Waterville Valley, NH. March 26-27, 2004
Greenhouse Tomato Short Course. Jackson, Mississippi. March 9-10, 2004
Sustainable Greenhouse Design. New Paltz NY. Feb. 28-29,2004
Connecticut Vegetable Production Conference, New Haven CT. Feb. 24, 2004
Developing a Right size/Small Scale Vegetable Enterprise. Ballston Spa NY. Feb. 22, 2004
NOFA-VT Winter Conference. VT Technical College Randolph Center VT. Feb. 21, 2004
Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Assn. Annual Meeting. Rutland VT. Feb. 10, 2004
Empire State Fruit & Vegetable Expo. Rochester, N.Y. Feb. 9-12, 2004
Pennsylvania Sustainable Agriculture Conference, University Park PA. Feb. 5-7, 2004
Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Assn. Farm Show Meeting. Barre VT. Jan. 28, 2004
Connecticut Vegetable and Berry Growers Meeting. Vernon CT. Jan. 22, 2004
Ecological Farming Conference, Asilomar CA. Jan. 21-24, 2004
Organic Vegetable Farming for a Living. Saratoga Springs, NY. Jan. 9-11, 2004
Tri-State Greenhouse IPM workshop. Manchester ME, Durham NH and Burlington VT. Jan. 6,7,8, 2004
2003
New England Vegetable and Berry Conference. Manchester NH. Dec. 16,17,18, 2003
Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market Expo. Grand Rapids, MI. Dec. 9-11, 2003
Restoring Our Seed Conference. Brattleboro VT. Nov 15-16, 2003
Local Foods, Local Farmers, Local Schools. Montpelier VT. Nov. 12, 2-7 pm
New England Vegetable and Berry Meeting. Westport, MA. Nov. 1, 2003
MOFGA Farmer to Farmer Conference. Bar Harbor ME. Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2003
Soils Workshop, Cedar Circle Farm, E. Thetford VT. Oct. 11, 2-5 pm
NOFA-VT 2003 On-Farm Workshops
North East Organic Network (NEON) 2003 Field Days
Regional Farm and Food Project 2003 Farm Tours (E. NY and SW VT)
Ginseng Festival and Workshops.Catskill NY.Sept. 20, 2003
Cut Flower Twilight Meeting.W. Brattleboro. Sept. 18, 2003
Twilight Meeting, Randall Farm. Ludlow MA. Sept. 10, 2003
UMass Extension Field Day, South Deerfield Research Farm. August 13, 2003
Basic On-Farm Composting Workshop, Hardwick VT. August 5, 2003
New Farmer & Farm Intern Potluck. Cedar Circle Farm, E. Thetford. July 10, 2003
Season Extension at Clearbrook Farm, Shafstbury VT. July 10, 2003
Vegetable Farm Integrating Animals and Renewable Energy. Williamstown, MA. June 26, 2003
Small Fruit Twilight Meeting. Nourse Farms, Whately MA. June 24, 2003
Diversified Organic Farm Twilight Meeting, June 17, 2003, Peterborough NH
Sweet Corn Transplanting Twilight Meeting. June 11, 2003, Brandon VT
Strawberry Twilight Meeting, June 4, 2003, Herndon ME
New England Farmers Direct Marketing Conference. Mar. 12-13, 2003 Boxborough MA
NOFA-Vermont Winter Conference. Feb. 15, 2003, Randolph Center VT
Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Assn. Annual Meeting. Feb. 11, 2003, Rutland VT
New England Vegetable and Berry Growers meeting, Feb 1, 2003. Waltham MA
Organic Vegetable Systems. Jan. 31-Feb. 2, Ballston Spa NY
Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Farm Show Meeting. Jan. 29, 2003, Barre VT
Organic Vegetable Production. Jan. 14-16, 2003, NY IPM Program, Geneva NY
Tri-State Greenhouse IPM Meeting. Jan. 15, 2003, Burlington VT
CSA and Farmers' Market Networking Meeting. Jan. 11, 2003, Royalton VT
Ecological Cut Flower Workshop. Jan. 10-12, 2003, Ballston Spa NY
New England Vegetable and Berry Grower meeting. Jan. 7, 2003, Sturbridge MA
2002
Farmer-Grower Grants Forum. Nov. 13, 2002, Randolph Center VT
New England Vegetable and Berry Growers Meeting. Nov. 9, 2002, Portsmouth NH
North Country Vegetable, Flower and Fruit Seminar. Nov. 6, 2002, Lancaster NH
Vermont 2002 On-Farm 'Twilight Meetings'
NOFA-Vermont 2002 On-Farm Summer Workshops
Massachusetts 2002 On-Farm 'Twilight Meetings'
Eastern New York 2002 'Twilight Meetings'
Vermont / New Hampshire Potato Growers School. February 2002
Beginning Farmer Forum. March 2002
Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers 2002 Annual Meeting
2001
2001 New England Vegetable and Berry Conference