August 12-14 @ UMass Amherst

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Workshops in the Beginning Farmer Track:

4) Farmer Maintenance: Ergonomics & Self-care – Lydia Irons & Rachel Scherer
5) Getting Started with Farm Planning and Management – Jeffrey Froikin Gordon & Giulia Stellari
39) Soil Fertility in Organic Farming – Joseph Heckman, Rutgers
40) Starting a CSA – Carolyn Llewellyn, Glynwood Center
60) CSA Financial Management – Dan Kaplan, Brookfield Farm
86) Biodynamics: Practical Applications – Mac Mead, Pfeiffer Center for Biodynamics
90) FarmHack- Sharing Farm-Built Tools & Inventions – Benjamin Shute, Hearty Roots Community Farm
91) Finding a Farm to Fit Your Vision AND 125) Farm Acquisition Finance – Bob Bernstein, Land For Good
100) Root Cellars & Crop Storage Structures: Methods, Materials, & Designs – Chris Chaisson, Whole Farm Services
139) TOUR: UMass Crops Research Farm: Hands-on Pest Management & Organic Insect Ecology – Ruth Hazzard, UMass
167) Tree Biology for Orchards & Woodlots – Bill MacKentley, St Lawrence Nurseries
179) Essential Cover Crops – Elizabeth Dyck & Thomas Bjorkman
188) Small Woodlot Management for Multiple Yields (even income) – Steve Gabriel
194) Overview of Draft Implements & Vehicles – Erik Andrus
220) Starting an Agroecology Fruit & Nut CSA – Susanne Hale, Tending the Wild Forest Garden CSA
221) TOUR: Montview Neighborhood Farm: Permaculture in the City – Lisa DePiano & Molly Merrett

CLICK HERE FOR A LISTING OF ALL BEGINNING FARMER TRACK WORKSHOPS  AT THE NOFA SUMMER CONFERENCE 

 Keynote Speakers, 225+ Workshops,

Over 100 Exhibitors and Vendors,
Children's Conference,
Teen Conference,  Country Fair, Live Entertainment,
Silent Auction, and  ALL-LOCAL dinner.
Stay on campus in the dorms or camp in a tent under the stars.
**and don't forget about the mixer we're hosting with the National Young Farmers Coalition!