Weekend Schedule Contents
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Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Weekend Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Exhibitors’ Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Saturday, February 15 8:00 am Registration & Exhibitors’ Fair open; refreshments available 9:00–10:30 am Keynote: Niaz Dorry 10:45 am–12:00 pm Workshop Session 1 12:00–2:00 pm Lunch, Exhibitors’ Fair, Roundtables (1:00–2:00), & weekend activities (see pages 5–8) 2:15–3:30 pm Workshop Session 2
Weekend Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3:45–5:00 pm Workshop Session 3
Lunchtime Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4:30–6:00 pm Saturday Social
Lunchtime Roundtables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
6:00–7:30 pm Film Screening: Farmsteaders
Meals & Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
7:00–10:00 pm Young Farmer & Slow Food Meet-Up at Hotel VT
Evening Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Children at the Conference . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Monday Intensives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Workshop Descriptions Saturday Session 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Saturday Session 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Saturday Session 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Sunday Session 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Sunday Session 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Sunday Session 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Conference Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Campus Map & Davis Center Locations. . . . . . . back cover Cover art by Molly Costello
Sunday, February 16 8:30 am Registration & Exhibitors’ Fair open; refreshments available 8:30–10:00 am Wellness Fair & Breakfast Treats (see page 5) 10:00–11:15 am Workshop Session 1 11:30 am–12:30 pm Panel Discussion: Lisa Fernandes, Mariah Gladstone, John & Nancy Hayden, Hilary Martin, Julie Wolcott 12:30–2:00 pm Lunch, Exhibitors’ Fair, Roundtables (1:00–2:00), & weekend activities (see pages 4–8) 2:15–3:30 pm Workshop Session 2 3:45–5:00 pm Workshop Session 3 5:00 pm Ice Cream Social & Raffle Drawing
Monday, February 17 8:30–9:00 am Registration open; refreshments available
Looking for Help? Look for NOFA-VT staff/board members with green name badges. Not seeing anyone? Stop by the registration desk on the first floor of the Davis Center.
9:00 am–3:00 pm Intensives (see pages 14–15) NOTE: Intensives are in the Waterman Building
Evaluations
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