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NOFA-NJ wishes you a Happy New Year! ATTN: Early Birds! Early Bird discounts for the 22nd Annual Winter Conference expire this Friday, January 6! Don't throw $20 out the window!

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2012 NOFA-NJ Winter Conference Get your learning hats and fun-having shoes ready... Saturday & Sunday, January 28 - 29, 2012 at Princeton University - Friend Center, Princeton, NJ! This year's conference will have more sessions than ever before! Tracks include Beginning Farmers, Advanced Farming, Community, Policy and Marketing & Management. Check out the speakers listed below and see them all by visiting our website. Speakers: * Shannon Hayes * Michael Schmidt * Matt Wilkinson * Daniel Ravicher * Donna Jennings * Andrew Faust * Tama Matsuoka Wong * Jonathan White * Bob Bernstein * AND MORE!!! Topics: * Pollinators * Permaculture * Business Planning * Wild Foraging * Right to Farm * Homeopathic Remedies for Livestock * Homesteading * Food Freedom and Policy * Farming Grants * Pastured Poultry * Nutrition * Food Preservation * AND MORE!!! Plus a Kids' Conference, tons of exhibitors, evening activities and representatives from major agricultural agencies! Opportunities are still available for sponsors, exhibitors and advertisers. Check out all the great benefits of supporting this event! about:blank

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Save the Date!

Small World Coffee's 3rd Annual 'Love Show' Art Exhibition will Benefit the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey (NOFA-NJ)! Every February Small World Coffee in Princeton, NJ, hosts an unique art exhibition & fundraiser featuring work centered around the word 'Love.' The event will take place from February 10th, 2012 through March 9th, 2012, with the opening party taking place on Friday, February 10.

This year, the fundraiser will benefit NOFA-NJ! We are inviting all NOFA-NJ friends, supporters & artists to join us at this exciting event!

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Save Money on your Winter Conference Registration! We've created some great ways for you to save $$$ and enjoy the conference! -Sign up to volunteer: SAVE $15 per 2 hour shift -Register before January 6: SAVE $20 -Join NOFA-NJ: SAVE $15 Plus, if you register for 2 days, you recieve FREE admission to the Saturday night Winter Mixer. And the Hyatt is offering conference attendees a reduced lodging rate!

2012 Annual Meeting
 Stayed tuned for information on NOFA-NJ's Annual Meeting, taking place in March 2012. Revisions to the NOFA-NJ Bylaws are up for approval--please plan to attend!

Upcoming Regional Events

Winter Markets!

Farm-based Education Webinar, Farm Based Education Association January 10 Visit the website for more info.

Missing the Farmers' Market? No Need!

Environmental Stewards Program, Rutgers University January 10, Hillsborough, NJ January 11, Egg Harbor Twp, NJ Januarly 12, Belvidere, NJ Visit the website for more info. NOFA-NJ Volunteer Orientation January 14, Hillsborough, NJ Contact office for details: kwalsh@nofanj.org Carbon Farming Courses January 17, Chestnut Ridge, NY Visit the website for more info. Mozzarella Making for Kids Cherry Grove Farm January 21 & February 4, Lawrenceville, NJ Visit the website for more info. NOFA-NY Winter Conference January 20 - 22, Saratoga Springs, NY Visit the website for more info. about:blank

Trenton Farmers' Market January thru April, Saturdays Visit the website for more info. Stockton Market Year round, Friday - Sunday Visit the website for more info. Slow Food: Central Jersey January 14, Princeton & February 19, Plainsboro Visit the website for more info. Dvoor Farm Winter Market December - April, 3rd Sunday of the month Visit the website for more info. Newton Winter Farmers' Market November - April, Saturdays Visit the website for more info.

Visit the Jersey Fresh website for more!

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