REQUEST FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
22nd Annual NOFA/Mass Winter Conference
January 17th, 2009, Worcester, Ma
Please submit by September 15th, 2008

You are invited to submit a workshop proposal for the NOFA/Mass Annual Winter Conference. This annual, day-long event provides organic farmers, gardeners, landscapers and homesteaders with practical information and skills. The workshops are 90 minutes long.

We are particularly interested in receiving workshop proposals for the following subjects:-

• Information for the beginning organic gardener on pest control, disease control, soil improvements. These topics could be covered in three separate workshops
• Gardening in small spaces such as containers, patios, balconies or small urban gardens
• Organic orchards and other fruits
• Fertility/crop health/successions/rotations
• Growing specific crops organically eg great carrots, potatoes, etc
• Specific livestock workshops
• Farm management such as marketing/financial planning/financial planning/budgeting/bottom lines
• Irrigation, farm machinery
• Homesteading skills such as food preparation, preserving, soap making

This year we will also be offering two intensive day long workshops. The intent of these sessions is to give more in depth information than can be covered in a standard 90 minute workshop. They will follow the schedule of the regular workshop program but participants will register for all three workshops i.e. the intensives will consist of three 90 minute workshops with the second building on the information given in the first and the last building on the information given in the two preceding workshops. This year one intensive session will be on four season growing and will be presented by our keynote speaker, Eliot Coleman. We are accepting proposals for the second intensive session in addition to our regular 90 minute workshops.

To submit a workshop proposal, email the following information to jassy.bratko@nofamass.org

• Contact Information - Name, profession/affiliation, mailing address, phone number, email address
• Proposed Title
• Workshop Objective - what will the participant learn
• Two or three paragraphs describing the workshop
• Two or three paragraphs explaining your experience with the topic

General Information

• You will receive a confirmation email within a few days saying that your proposal has been received
• All proposals will be reviewed but we reserve the right to accept or reject any workshop proposals.
• We will contact you by November 1st to let you know if your workshop proposal has been accepted or not.
• As a workshop presenter you will receive a $25 honorarium, up to $30 in workshop expenses, free conference registration and a free lunch.
• If you have any questions please contact Jassy Bratko, Winter Conference Coordinator at jassy.bratko@nofamass.org or 978-928-5646

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