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February 20, 2013 -- Webmaster

As I race through my 39 pages of notes in order to make the
newsletter deadline, I will pull out some memorable portions
of the incredibly long list of lessons that I learned this year
during the weekend of Jan 31 –February 1.
 
Our young presenters who range in age from 25 to 35
– John Kempf, Derek Christianson, and Dan Kittredge –
poured out the information. The rest of us – approximately
125 souls – wrote, listened and watched as fast as we could

December 30, 2012 -- Webmaster

Karen Washington
Join us January 12, 2013 for an exciting day with keynoter and seminar leader, Karen Washington. Karen will address the conference as a whole in her keynote speech, Hands across the Fields: Bridging the rural/ urban connections. What role do we each play in working towards a sustainable food system?

Join us January 12, 2013 for an exciting day with keynoter and seminar leader, Karen Washington. Karen will address the conference as a whole in her keynote speech, Hands across the Fields: Bridging the rural/urban connections. What role do we each play in working towards a sustainable food system?

Karen will also offer an all-day seminar on School Gardens 101, Feeducation: Bringing Agriculture Back in the Classroom.

Registration is open!

September 20, 2012 -- Webmaster

Rain at 2012 Summer Conference

After what was a very hot and dry summer, the rain gods came to the rescue of farmers across the region with some torrential downpours, in what was one of the soggiest NOFA Summer Conferences since its inception almost 40 years ago. The organization has now held the conference on the campus of UMass Amherst for 3 years, due to the growth of the conference. Throughout that time, UMass has been an outstanding host, providing dormitory housing, conference classrooms and meetings spaces, camping space, and fabulous all-organic meals in its dining hall.

May 1, 2012 -- NOFA Mass

David Pontius

Join Us for the 38th annual Summer Conference at UMass/Amherst, August 10-12, for an entire weekend of 200+ workshops, a country fair, farmers' market, over 100 exhibitors and vendors, a children's conference, a teen conference, live entertainment and a silent auction.

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