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January 2012

January 12, 2012
Minnesota Organic Conference Pre-Conference Workshops
St Cloud, MN

Topics include GAPS for vegetable farms, selling meat, and beekeeping. For more info: www.mda.state.mn.us/amd

January 12-14, 2012
Practical Farmers of Iowa Annual Conference
Iowa State University

Keynote Fedele Bauccio, CEO of Bon Appetit Management Company. For more info: www.practicalfarmers.org/events/annual-conference.html

January 13-14, 2012
Minnesota Organic Conference
St Cloud, MN

Keynote talks by researcher and scientist Chuck Benbrook, dairy farmer Jim Goodman, and soil scientist Elaine Ingham. For more info: www.mda.state.mn.us/amd

January 14, 2012
NOFA/Mass Winter Conference
Worcester, MA

The 25th Annual Winter Conference will be held Saturday, January 14, 2012 in Worcester. John Jeavons to keynote. For more information, go to:

www.nofamass.org/conferences/winter/index.php.

For additional information, contact Cathleen O'Keefe (413) 584-6786 wc@nofamass.org.

January 20-22, 2012
NOFA-NY's 30th Annual Winter Conference: The Cooperative Economy
Saratoga Hilton and City Center, Saratoga Springs, NY

For general questions about the Winter Conference, including sponsorship and tradeshow opportunities, please contact Matt Robinson, Education and Outreach Coordinator: (585) 271-1979 ext. 503 or matt@nofany.org, or go to: www.nofany.org/events/winter-conference

January 20 & 21, 2012
16th Annual VT Grazing & Livestock Conference
Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee, VT

Plan now to attend this signature event, featuring local, regional and national speakers on multiple species grazing management and production. Keynote speaker Temple Grandin will present for both general and farming audiences Friday evening and Saturday. In-depth workshops on meat cutting and pricing value-added meat products Friday, and over 16 additional workshops. Local products featured throughout the event which includes a concurrent kids' conference. Sponsorship opportunities available and new vendors welcome! CONTACT: Jenn Colby, (802) 656-0858, jcolby@uvm.edu, www.uvm.edu/pasture

January 25 & 26, 2012
Northeast Pasture Consortium Annual Meeting
Century House Hotel and Conference Center, Latham, NY

www.grazingguide.net for upcoming information and details or contact James Cropper: jbcropper@yahoo.com, Phone: 336 855-7594

January 28, 2012
4th Annual Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference
Grayling High School, Grayling, MI

Growing a Food and Farm Legacy. Keynote will be a tribute presentation of Chris Bedford’s last film “Getting Real about Food and the Future” with commentary by Stephanie Mills. For more info: www.smallfarmconference.com, Email: northmichsmallfarmconf@gmail.com or 231-838-8093.

January 28-29, 2012
NOFA-NJ 2012 Winter Conference
Princeton University's Friend Center

Keynote speakers: Shannon Hayes, the "Radical Homemaker" will kick off the conference with her talk 'The End of Consumerism', and Michael Schmidt, dairy farmer, raw milk "law breaker", and organic advocate will give the closing keynote, 'Got Raw Milk?'.To learn more or to register online, go to www.nofanj.org, or call NOFA-NJ at 908-371-1111.