Details Resource & Job Board Davis Center, 2nd Floor, outside Exhibitor Area 1 The Winter Conference is a great place to share job opportunities and resources. Use our Resource & Job Board to promote opportunities on your farm, and find jobs and resources offered by conference participants.
Lost & Found Davis Center, 1st Floor Looking for a lost item? Found an item that is lost? Come to the registration desk in the Atrium to check the Lost and Found box.
Safe Spaces
NOFA-VT Winter Conference Workshop Agreements The right moment
Honor the process
There is a conversation that only the people in this room can have. Find it!
Be recognized before speaking
The right people are here. If the session is small, enjoy the intimacy! Principle of two feet: you choose where to be. If you need to get up and head out, that’s totally fine.
We are all experts Be concise and provide new information Make room for everyone to share
We are all students Be open minded Differing views are welcome, diversity brings life No questions are “stupid” Listen with respect
Separate questions from comments Stay on topic Honor the time schedule Moderator goes with participant energy— okay to change plans
Minimize distractions Minimize use of cell phones Side conversations for translation only
Davis Center, 4th Floor Safe Space for First Nations People: The Summit Room on the 4th Floor of the Davis Center is a private space for Indigenous peoples to be among one another to share, grieve, connect, celebrate and gather. This area is not open to the general public. NOFA-VT Winter Conference Safe Space: The Chittenden Bank Room located on the 4th Floor of the Davis Center is available as a Safe Space throughout the conference weekend for First Nations People, people of color, queer and trans people and any other marginalized people who may need this space throughout the weekend.
Looking for a Taste of Burlington? The following local businesses support NOFA-VT through our Share the Harvest fundraiser, and we encourage you to support them during the conference weekend! Reservations are recommended. Great Harvest Bread Company Leunig’s Bistro The Friendly Toast
Many thanks to our friends at MOFGA and adrienne maree brown for authoring and sharing these ideas.
Juniper Bar and Restaurant at Hotel Vermont Penny Cluse Cafe Skinny Pancake Switchback Brewing Company Lakeview House Restaurant Mule Bar
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