MEDIA PAGEWELCOMEWelcome to the NOFA/Mass Winter Conference, one of the largest annual conferences on organic growing in the Northeast. NOFA, the Northeast Organic Farming Association, Massachusetts Chapter, is a community including farmers, gardeners, landscapers and consumers working to educate members and the general public about the benefits of local organic systems based on complete cycles, natural materials, and minimal waste for the health of individual beings, communities and the living planet. Our 2012 Winter Conference will be hosted at a new location: Worcester State University. We are pleased that our registration numbers have grown so dramatically, and have necessitated a larger location. In 2011, we hosted over 900 participants. NOFA has regional chapters in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New Jersey. ABOUT THE NOFA/Mass WINTER CONFERENCENOFA/Mass Winter Conference attendees register for a whole day of workshops, a keynote speech, over 75 exhibitors and vendors, a children's conference and all-local organic meal catered by Worcester State University Dining Services. Over the years, NOFA/Mass has presented a wide array of thoughtful, engaging and important keynote speakers, including Joel Salatin, Eliot Coleman and other thoughtful leaders in the food movement. The 2012 keynote speech will be given by John Jeavons, the Executive Director of Ecology Action in Northern California. He is known internationally as the leading researcher and method developer, teacher, and consultant for the small-scale, sustainable agricultural method known as GROW BIOINTENSIVE mini-farming. He has authored, co-authored or edited over 30 publications on this high-yielding, resource-conserving Biointensive approach, including a five-part, peer reviewed article that appeared in The Journal of Sustainable Agriculture. Jeavons' food-raising methods are being used in 141 countries and by such organizations as UNICEF, Save the Children, and the Peace Corps. Jeavons' 2012 Winter Conference keynote is entitled "Food and Our Future: Exciting Solutions Through Biologically Intensive Gardening" He will also offer an all-day seminar on "Planning Your Garden/Mini-Farm for the Future." Workshop topics for 2012 include: Animals, Beginning Farmers, Crops, Farm Economics, Management and Equipment, Food and Cooking, Gardening and Greenhouse, Healthy Living, Land Care, Policy, Practical Skills, Soil and Fertility, Teen Workshops, Urban Agriculture and Youth & Education. 2012 NOFA/Mass Winter Conference 30-second PSA SPECIAL 3-hour WORKSHOPS at the NOFA/Mass WINTER CONFERENCEThis year, the 2011 NOFA/Mass Winter Conference will feature a few new 3-hour intensive workshops on the following topics: Integrating Livestock on a Small Farm, Pigs and Pork Products on the Small Farm, and Using a Pressure Canner, and a special series of workshops for Beginning Farmers. PRESS RELEASES
"2012 NOFA/Mass Winter Conference to be Held at a New Location: Worcester State University" - December 6, 2011 ARTICLES ABOUT THE NOFA/Mass Winter Conference"Organic farming forum to be held at WSU" - by Sandy Meindersma, Worcester Telegram & Gazette "Raising Heritage Pigs" - by Mindy Harris, NOFA/Mass Newsletter; December, 2011
"Lead Attorney in Patent Case against Monsanto to speak during 2012 Winter Conference" - by Michal Lumsden, NOFA/Mass Newsletter; October, 2011 PRESS PASSESPress Passes are available to members of the media to cover the event on-site. Press passes include free registration and entrance to all conference workshops, the keynote speech and exhibits. Freelance writers and journalists may only obtain a press pass if they have an assignment confirmed with a specific media outlet. To arrange for a press pass, please email Mindy Harris, NOFA/Mass PR Coordinator: mindy@nofamass.org, or call (310) 663-0054. All media press pass requests should contain: **Cell phone is necessary to reach PR Coordinator when on-site at the conference and preceding the conference. Media Check In: All registrants, including Media, check in on the first floor of the student center at Worcester State University. If you receive a press pass and will not be arriving at the conference by 9:00 AM, you must arrange for a personalized check-in time with the NOFA/Mass PR Coordinator, Mindy Harris (see contact info above). WHO's WHO at the NOFA/Mass WINTER CONFERENCEMindy Harris - PR Coordinator Cathleen O'Keefe - Conference Coordinator Michal Lumsden - Workshop Coordinator and Beginning Farmer Program Coordinator Bob Minnocci - Marketing Director Julie Rawson - NOFA/Mass Executive Director Jack Kittredge - NOFA/Mass Policy Director DIRECTIONS
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