Weekend Schedule

Contents

See insert for room locations

Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Weekend Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Exhibitors’ Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Weekend Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Lunchtime Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Lunchtime Roundtables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Meals & Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 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

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.

Saturday, February 15

8:00 am

9:00–10:30 am 10:45 am–12:00 pm 12:00–2:00 pm

2:15–3:30 pm 3:45–5:00 pm 4:30–6:00 pm 6:00–7:30 pm 7:00–10:00 pm Registration & Exhibitors’ Fair open; refreshments available Keynote: Niaz Dorry Workshop Session 1 Lunch, Exhibitors’ Fair, Roundtables (1:00–2:00), & weekend activities (see pages 5–8) Workshop Session 2 Workshop Session 3 Saturday Social Film Screening: Farmsteaders Young Farmer & Slow Food Meet-Up at Hotel VT

Sunday, February 16

8:30 am

8:30–10:00 am 10:00–11:15 am 11:30 am–12:30 pm

12:30–2:00 pm

2:15–3:30 pm 3:45–5:00 pm 5:00 pm Registration & Exhibitors’ Fair open; refreshments available Wellness Fair & Breakfast Treats (see page 5) Workshop Session 1 Panel Discussion: Lisa Fernandes, Mariah Gladstone, John & Nancy Hayden, Hilary Martin, Julie Wolcott Lunch, Exhibitors’ Fair, Roundtables (1:00–2:00), & weekend activities (see pages 4–8) Workshop Session 2 Workshop Session 3 Ice Cream Social & Raffle Drawing

Monday, February 17

8:30–9:00 am

9:00 am–3:00 pm Registration open; refreshments available

Intensives (see pages 14–15) NOTE: Intensives are in the Waterman Building

Evaluations Your feedback is important to us! See perforated page at the back of the program and turn it in at the end of the day for a Lake Champlain Chocolates reward!