2011 Conference Program
Complete Conference Schedule
2011 Keynoters
2011 Workshops
List of Exhibitors
Northeast Animal-Power Field Days
Children's Conference
Teen Conference
Conference Entertainment
Films Throughout the Weekend
AOLCP CREDIT-APPROVED WORKSHOPS
ORGANIC LAWNS & LANDSCAPES PRE-CONFERENCE
Federal Ag Policy: What it Means to Farmers and Consumers in the Northeast
NOFA Summer Country Fair
Young and Beginning Farmer Mixer
Beginning Farmer Agricultural Alliance Listening Session
Silent Auction
Download the 2011 NOFA Summer Conference Program Book (PDF)
Download the 2011 Summer Conference Program Addendum (PDF)
Children's Conference
The Children's Conference will be based in the Cape Cod Lounge in the Student Union. Check-in will be at the side entrance to the lounge. Please use only that entrance when picking up and dropping off children. Children may be dropped off 15 minutes before workshops begin and picked up 15 minutes after they end. All children must be registered and must be wearing a name tag with cell phone numbers for their guardians at the Conference (if you have cell phones). Children without name tags will not be admitted into the Children's Conference area or workshops.
Children 2-4 years old will be with experienced caretakers in a spacious, enclosed area in the Cape Cod Lounge. They'll have opportunities for various activities, indoor & outdoor. A change of clothes and diapers are recommended.
All Children 5 to 12 years must first sign in. There will be workshop sign-up sheets for the entire conference on a table. (A few workshops are first come first serve). Guardians are encouraged to assist children in signing up for the workshops upon arrival, printing their names neatly. Please take note of age requirements in the workshop description. When it is time for their chosen workshop to begin, a teacher and presenter will go with the children to the appropriate location. Please make sure your children understand your plans for picking them up from the children's conference area, and please explain that they must stay at the Children's Conference or with Children's Conference staff until a parent comes and signs them out.
There will be snacks provided each day of the conference after the first workshop. Please have your children bring water bottles to be refilled at the bubblers and reusable plates with names written on them to use for snacks. Also check the bulletin board at the children's conference for changes.
Fri 2pm
23) 2010 NOFA Mural Making (Ages 9-12)
24) Building Fairy Houses (Ages 5-12)
25) We're All Nuts (Ages 5-8)
Fri 4pm
49) Calf Training (Ages 5-12)
50) Creative Cuisine For Kids (Ages 5-6)
51) The 1-2-3 of Bees (Ages 7-8)
52) What is Gravestone Art? (Ages 9-12)
Sat 8am
80) Butter Making For Kids (Ages 5-8)
81) Indoor Vermacomposting with Red Wigglers (Ages 9-12)
82) Mini Draft Horse Power for Kids (Ages 5-12)
Sat 10am
112) Driving Miss Daisy (Ages 5-12)
113) Giant Eco-Art Mandala (Ages 9-12)Limit 15.
114) Walking Tour of Umass Gardens (Ages 5-6)
115) Wonderful Wiggly Worms (Ages 7-8)
Sat 1pm
146) Children's Parade & Celebration Circle Prep (Ages 5-12)
Sun 8am
172) Caring for Rabbits (Ages 5-12)
173) Nature's Colors (Ages 9-12)
174) Play Party Rhythm Games and Dances (Ages 5-8)
Sun 10am
197) Hopscotch For Hip Kids (Ages 7-8)
198) Make Your Own Yummy Lip Balm! (Ages 5-12)
199) Mr Guitar Man (Ages 2-6)
200) Surprise Craft (Ages 9-12)
Sun 1pm
228) Decoupage Discovery (Ages 9-12)
229) Paper Airplanes (Ages 5-12)
230) When the Root Children Wake Up (Ages 5-8)
For a full listing of Children's Conference Workshops, click here.
There will be child care in the Cape Cod Lounge during the Friday night keynote from 7:15-9:15pm, and during the Saturday night keynote from 6:45-8:45. Children 5-12 are welcome to attend without parents. Children 2-4 are welcome with a parent or guardian.
Teen Conference
Welcome to the NOFA Teen Summer Conference! Come meet other teenagers from all over the Northeast for a weekend of good fun, delicious food, and fun things that you can learn about organic food, farming, and ecological sustainability. All youth ages 13-17 are welcome.
We will once again be using the Grad student lounge, located in the Campus Center, as a workshop and meeting place. It is here we will attend informative, challenging workshops, eat yummy organic snacks, and play demanding games of pool!
Come hang out for the whole weekend or just to attend a few workshops. For the workshops that take place elsewhere we will meet at the Grad Lounge and then the leave together.A few things to note about the workshops: Remember to bring your pre-washed white garments for the Friday tie-dying workshop at 2pm. If you want to build your own hive at the Top Bar hive building workshop, Saturday at 8:00, you will need to bring your pre-cut materials with you.
Material list for WS#83) Building a Top Bar Hive:
Here is the list of materials you will need to bring for the Top Bar Hive workshop. If you cannot find the exact dimensions, do not worry; we can manage. Unlike the Langstroth hive, dimensions are not so important. So if you want a shorter hive, all dimensions in 48" could become 36" (the minimum I'd recommend); a hive can be longer, as long as you can carry or fit it in your vehicle (you then also need more or less material for the bars)
Hive body
Two 3/4" by 12" by 48"
Two 3/4" by 12" by 15"
One 3/4" by 6" by 48"(for those who prefer screen bottom board, bring the board in 24" and bring the # 7 or 8 screen in 6 1/2 to 7" wide by 28" long)
A box of 2 1/2" wood screws
Top bars
*1 1/4" by 3/4" square stock (about 25 ft total, more if you lengthen your hive)
*1 1/2" by 3/4" square stock (about 30 ft total, more if you lengthen your hive)
We will groove and cut them on site.
*a box of tongues depressors as comb guides
Cover: any kind of lid 15+" by 50+"(exterior plywood would do, piece of metal roofing). You do not need to bring this to workshop, you'll need it later.
Stand or legs (optional): 2- four by fours 16" long cedar for stand; or for legs: four 2" by 4" by 30-32"
Contact me by phone if you have questions,
Jean-Claude Bourrut L.
Assistant Director
508-655-2204
Fri 2pm
26) Tie-Dying
Fri 4pm
54) I Need, I Want, Gotta Have: Me & My Carbon Footprint
Sat 8am
83) Building a Top Bar Hive
84) Filmmaking for Beginners
Sat 10am
116) Exploring Permaculture
117) Using Mini Horses on the Farm
Sat 1pm
147) I'm "just" teenager - can I keep bees
148) Raising Awareness about Food Justice Issues
149) The Joy & Health Benefits of Keeping Goats
Sun 8am
175) Exploring Green Energy
176) Preparing Wild Edibles and Weeds
Sun 10am
201) Exploring Our Animal Energies through Qigon
202) Indian Meal
203) Raising Rabbit
Sun 1pm
231) Beginning Backyard Chickens
232) One Solution to World Hunger: Farm Animals
For a full listing of Teen Conference Workshops, click here.
Conference Entertainment
Friday 9:00 - Midnight
Contra Dance with Calamity Physics
Location: Campus Center Auditorium
After the keynote address, meet friends old and new at the Get Acquainted Party and Dance. We are pleased to have perennial favorites Calamity Physics (formerly known as The Rhubarb Pie String Band) back at the NOFA Summer Conference. A lively collection of musicians, led by caller Steve Howland, they will perform hours of your favorite contra music, so get those feet ready for some vigorous dancing! Snacks, drinks (alcoholic and otherwise), and other comestibles available for purchase from UMass Catering.
Saturday 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Drumming Journey with Steve Leicach
Cape Cod Lounge
Join master percussionist Steve Leicach as he takes you on a drumming journey through Africa, Brazil, and the Caribbean. Featuring masterful, exciting demonstrations using a variety of traditional drums and percussion instruments, fun audience participation and rhythm chants, body percussion, and a special hands-on workshop at the end of the evening, this is sure to be a wonderful experience by which you can march to the beat of your own drum.
Saturday 9:00 - Midnight
DJ Dance Party
With hot hits from years past and present, our DJ Dance feature will, well, feature a classic selection of up-tempo dance hits. It's the children's conference by day, but kids of all ages are welcome tonight.
Cape Cod Lounge
Strictly for kids of all ages.
Saturday 9:00 - Midnight
Cajun Dance Party with Dirty Rice
Campus Center Auditorium
Join us after Saturday night's keynote for an upbeat, lively time with perennial zydeco favorites Dirty Rice. Playing a fusion of cajun, zydeco, and rockabilly styles, this band will be laying down a groove late into the night. Be prepared for a wild night of dancing. Snacks, drinks (alcoholic and otherwise), and other comestibles available for purchase from UMass Catering.
Sunday 3:00 pm
NOFA Annual Post-Conference Auction
Registration Tent
Join us for a quick auction after the last workshop session, where you can score great deals on organic drinks, fruits and vegetables, and snacks. These donations from health food stores and organic distributors can be had for rock-bottom prices, along with a healthy serving of sarcasm, petulance and ridicule, from auctioneer Chuk Kittredge. Bring cash money, an empty box or barrel, and your shrewd bargaining skills. All proceeds benefit the NOFA Scholarship Fund. Yes, we have no beer.
Films Throughout the Weekend
NOFA would like to thank Phillip Botwinick, CFO of More Gardens! Fund. Contact Phil at: phil@localenergysolutions.org
Please note: All films, unless otherwise noted with "***", will be shown in the Campus Ctr. Reading Room, next to the Graduate Lounge and across from the Blue Wall cafe. This is a plug 'n play service: at the appropriate starting time, please select the movie and begin playing it. All playing times are designed to allow a break between movies, but we encourage you to be on time for your showing.
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009, 127 min) - Examines the impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world). The film moves from Middle America, to the halls of power in Washington, to the global financial epicenter in Manhattan. With both humor and outrage, the film explores the question: What is the price that America pays for its love of capitalism? Families pay the price with their jobs, their homes and their savings. Moore goes into the homes of ordinary people whose lives have been turned upside down; and he goes looking for explanations in Washington, DC and elsewhere. What he finds are the all-too-familiar symptoms of a love affair gone astray: lies, abuse, betrayal...and 14,000 jobs being lost every day. Capitalism: A Love Story also presents what a more hopeful future could look like. Who are we and why do we behave the way that we do?
Friday, 1:30 pm, Sunday, 11:30 am.
The Economy of Happiness (2011, 56 min) - Describes a world moving simultaneously in two opposing directions. On the one hand, an unholy alliance of governments and big business continues to promote globalization and the consolidation of corporate power. At the same time, people all over the world are resisting those policies, demanding a re-regulation of trade and finance-and, far from the old institutions of power, they're starting to forge a very different future. Communities are coming together to re-build more human scale, ecological economies based on a new paradigm - an economics of localization.
Friday, 4 pm
END: CIV Resist or Die (2011, 75 min) - The causes underlying the collapse of civilizations are usually traced to overuse of resources. The world is reeling from economic chaos, peak oil, climate change, environmental degradation, and political turmoil. Every day, the headlines re-hash stories of scandal and betrayal of the public trust. Based in part on Endgame, the best-selling book by Derrick Jensen, END:CIV asks: "If your homeland was invaded by aliens who cut down the forests, poisoned the water and air, and contaminated the food supply, would you resist?"
Friday, 5 pm, Sunday 10:00 am.
The End of the Line (2009, 85 min) - In the film we see firsthand the effects of our global love affair with fish as food. It examines the imminent extinction of blue-fin tuna, brought on by increasing western demand for sushi; the impact on marine life resulting in huge overpopulation of jellyfish; and the profound implications of a future world with no fish that would bring certain mass starvation. Filmed over two years the film follows the investigative reporter Charles Clover as he confronts politicians and celebrity restaurateurs, who exhibit little regard for the damage they are doing to the oceans. One of his allies is the former tuna farmer turned whistleblower Roberto Mielgo. Filmed across the world - from the Straits of Gibraltar to the coasts of Senegal and Alaska to the Tokyo fish market - featuring top scientists, indigenous fishermen and fisheries enforcement officials. Friday, 7 pm.
Escape from Suburbia (2007, 90 min) - Takes us "through the looking glass" on a journey of discovery - a sobering yet vital and ultimately positive exploration of what the second half of the Oil Age has in store for us. Saturday, 9 am, Sunday 2:00 pm.
The Farmer and the Horse (2010, 75 min)
*** Campus Center 168C
A story about a landless farmer, a non-conformist, and an escaped office worker, this film digs into difficult questions about sustainability, self-sufficiency, and why we do the work we do. The film goes beyond the usual platitudes of smiling organic farmers talking about the good life. Farming is hard work-especially if you don't use a tractor. Award-winning journalist, Jared Flesher, will be present for this screening and will answer questions. More info: www.thefarmerandthehorse.com
Saturday, 3:00 pm
Food, Inc. (2009, 91 min) - This film lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing how our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers, and our own environment. This film reveals surprising - and often shocking truths - about what we eat, how it's produced, and who we have become as a nation. Saturday, 10:30 am, Sunday 8:00 am
Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage (2005, 19 min) - Explores the history and politics of garbage, a substance both hidden and omnipresent. In 1998, each American dumped 1,600 pounds of refuse, and our mountains of trash get bigger every year. To investigate the roots of our waste addicted culture, this 19-minute documentary excavates the history of garbage handling from the 1800s to the post-WWII golden era of consumption and up through the contradictions of modern day recycling. Using interviews, scenes from massive dumps, and an array of obscure and beautiful archival footage, this film uncovers the links between modern industrial production, consumer culture, and our disposable lifestyle. The film is serious yet wryly humorous; and while its subject is ugly, its images and rhythm foreground the unintentional beauty of production, waste, and the stories our culture tells about both. Most of all, the film attempts to answer the question: why do we produce so much trash and what can be done about it?
Saturday, 12:00 pm.
Confusing Education with Schooling: Phillip Botwinick, presenter
In 1900, 98% of US citizens were literate; 100 years later only 66% are considered literate. The result of compulsory schooling is not a more educated populace. We'll explore the origins of schooling, its history in the United States and its importance to our mass consumption society.
Saturday, 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Hooked on Growth (2011, 74 min) - From Las Vegas to Atlanta, Mexico City to Mumbai, the White House to the Vatican, Hooked on Growth takes us on a whirlwind tour of growth mania. It's Wild Kingdom with a twist: the cameras are turned on humanity as our own survival skills are examined. Hooked on Growth looks into the psychology of denial and crowd behavior. It explores our obsession with urban and economic growth, and our reluctance to address overpopulation issues head-on. This documentary holds up a mirror, encouraging us to examine the beliefs and behaviors we must leave behind - and the values we need to embrace - so our children can survive and thrive.
Saturday, 12:30 pm.
Natural History of the Chicken (2000, 60 min) - Investigates the role of the chicken in American life and tells several remarkable stories. A Maine farmer says she found a chicken frozen stiff, but was able to resuscitate it. Colorado natives tell a story of the chicken who lost its head-- and went on living. A Virginia farmer tells about (and demonstrates) the benefits of raising chickens for his own consumption. Perhaps most surprising is the case of the Florida woman: she bathes her pet bird, and takes it both swimming and shopping. Through these and other stories, this documentary illuminates the role that chickens play in (some of) our lives.
Saturday, 4:30 pm.
Percy Schmeiser - David versus Monsanto (2009, 66 min) - The true experience of the family of Percy and Louise Schmeiser in Canada, also winners of the Alternative Nobel Prize, who meanwhile have been fighting the chemicals and seed manufacturer Monsanto since 1996. Nowadays, nearly three-fourths of genetically-manipulated plants harvested worldwide originate from Monsanto's labs. Monsanto is a U.S. based corporate group which calls the dismal inventions such as DDT, PCB and Agent Orange its own. In its efforts to gain absolute hegemony over plants - from the field all the way to the consumer's plate - Monsanto knows no qualms. The farmers Tony Rush, David Runyon and Marc Loiselle also learned the hard way what it means to be confronted with Monsanto's methods of doing business, as did thousands of other farmers worldwide.
Saturday, 6 pm.
This Way of Life (2010, 85 min) - An intimate, beautifully-filmed portrait of Peter Ottley Karena and his family. Though European, Peter was adopted into a Maori family, and is Maori in all but skin. Masterful in the saddle and Hollywood handsome, Peter lives by an internal code of values largely lost in modern times - he is horse-whisperer, philosopher, hunter and builder, husband and father. Despite seemingly overwhelming challenges, Peter refuses to compromise. The Ottley Karena's unite their philosophy with their circumstances, turning hardship into a meaningful and satisfying life.
Saturday, 7:30 pm.
Weed the Soil not the Crop (73 min)
*** Campus Center 168C
A holistic plan for weed management, rotational cover cropping, and alternative tillage techniques. A film by Anne and Eric Nordell. Question and answer to follow with David Fisher of Natural Roots.
Saturday, 4:30 pm
NOFA AOLCP CREDIT-APPROVED WORKSHOPS
ORGANIC LAWNS & LANDSCAPES PRE-CONFERENCE - 8AM, AUGUST 12
NOFA AOLCP CREDIT-APPROVED WORKSHOPS
To renew accreditation, Accredited Organic Land Care Professionals (AOLCPs) must earn 4 re-accreditation credits per year. Workshops at the NOFA Summer Conference that qualify for credits this year are listed below and double asterisked** in the workshop descriptions. You must get workshop instructors' signatures. Forms are available ahead of time at www.organiclandcare.net and at the OLC table in the Exhibitors' Tent.
Approved at the 2011 NOFA Summer Conference (each worth .75 credits):
Friday 2-3:30 PM:
10) Questioning the Invasive Species Paradigm - Dave Jacke & Jono Neiger;
14) Understanding the Soil Foodweb - Paul Wagner.
Friday 4-5:30 PM:
29) Ecodynamic Landcare - Steven Restmeyer;
34) Myoscaping - Mushrooms in the Permaculture Landscape - Rafter Sass;
42) Tree & Plant Whispering: An Experience - Jim Conroy & Ms. Basia Alexander;
43) Worm Composting Basics - Ben Goldberg & David Lovler.
Saturday 8-9:30 AM:
55) Biodynamics: An Introduction - Mac Mead;
56) Blueberries: Easy to Grow, Healthful and Delicious - Lee Reich;
68) Organic Agriculture & Earth's Life Support Systems - Bill Duesing.
Saturday 10-11:30 AM:
93) Interpreting Soil Tests - Derek Christianson;
106) Useful & Fun Special Pruning Techniques - Lee Reich.
Saturday 1-2:30 PM:
123) Debate: Organic Soil Fertility Approaches - Lee Reich, Dan Kittredge & Dave Jacke;
124) Ecologically Regenerative Micro-Industries for Soil Detoxification - Scott Kellogg & Stacy Pettigrew;
130) No-Till Raised Bed Gardening - Beth Ingham & Bob Jennings.
Sunday 8-9:30 AM:
161) Making Compost Tea - Javier Gil;
167) Tree Biology for Orchards & Woodlots - Bill MacKentley;
168) Urban Gardeners Unite! Community Gardening in NYC - Sara Katz & Karen Washington.
Sunday 10-11:30 AM:
190) The Hows and Whys of Growing Heirloom Apples - Bill MacKentley.
Sunday 1-2:30 PM:
219) Soil Management Techniques - Bryan O'Hara;
223) Water-Greywater-Water in the Landscape - Frank Koll.
ORGANIC LAWNS & LANDSCAPES REFRESHER
NOFA Pre-Conference
Friday, August 12, 8am-Noon
UMass Amherst Campus Center 904-908, Amherst
With Chip Osborne
Friday, August 19, 9am-1pm
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Newburyport
With Javier Gil
How do I interpret, and then implement, what a soil test recommends? What do I do with a grub-infested lawn? Where do I get organic products and how do I use them? What is the systems approach to organic landscaping and how do I start doing it?
Practical skills and problem solving will be the focus of these four-hour intensive workshops. Beginning with an overview of the systems approach to organic landscaping; soil testing; soil amendments; managing nutrition; grass types; and compost tea, Osborne and Gil will then delve into practical solutions for real-life landscape problems. Case study examples will be explored in depth within small groups, with the goal of boosting students' hands-on knowledge of organic lawns and landscaping and how to transition to organic management with success, cost-efficiency and grace
.Re-accreditation credits available. Registration for this event is run separately from the NOFA Summer Conference. Workshop cost: $100 general public; $75 NOFA members and AOLCPs. Walk-ins welcome; bring check made out to NOFA/Mass to the workshop. To register, visit www.nofamass.org/programs/landcare/index.php or contact coordinator Kathy Litchfield at (413) 773-3830 or Kathy@nofamass.org.
Federal Ag Policy: What it Means to Farmers and Consumers in the Northeast
Winton Pitcoff, Executive Director
New England Farmers Union
Friday, August 12, 10:30-noon
Campus Center 803
Federal agricultural policy touches a wide range of issues of importance to Northeast farmers and anyone concerned about the food they eat. The environment, food safety, animal welfare, nutrition, the economy, land use and more are all directly affected by the laws and regulations that come from Washington, D.C.
As farmers and consumers, we cannot afford to simply let these decisions be made in Congress and at federal agencies without ensuring that the policymakers and regulators hear from those of us who are involved in the food system. With the farm bill coming up for renewal and the budget for agriculture programs being slashed, it is more urgent than ever that those of us in the Northeast organize to ensure that we have a voice in the process and that the decisions made reflect the needs of our region.
This session will discuss the federal policy issues of greatest importance to our region, and explore ways of educating and engaging people in the process of policymaking. Registration is free, but please RSVP to winton@newenglandfarmersunion.org.
The NOFA Summer Country Fair
Saturday 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
On the Lawn by the Exhibit Tent
Fun and entertainment for all ages! Come to the circle of appreciation following the children's parade at 3 pm and take part in a song and dance to recognize NOFA's mission. Take a ride around the pond in a horse-drawn wagon, test your knowledge about organic food, and get your throwing arm warmed up in our veggie bowl toss. Don't forget to put your judge's cap on for the vegetable and fruit tasting contest. With your help, we'll decide the best tasting produce from local farmers this growing season. Stroll through the Farmer's and Crafter's Market, watch animal demonstrations, bob for tomatoes, and bet on a Cow Plop square. Ready yourselves for a most memorable family fair experience!
20 Reasons to Come to the NOFA Summer Country Fair
Young and Beginning Farmer Mixer
Greenhorns and the National Young Farmers' Coalition are hosting a summertime mixer for young and beginning farmers at the The NOFA Summer Country Fair in Amherst, MA on Saturday, August 13th, from 3:00 to 6:00pm. The Fair is the one event in the NOFA Summer Conference that is free of charge. We invite young, beginning, and aspiring farmers from throughout the Northeast to join us for fresh puckery lemonade and homemade cookies, and live music by the Pearly Snaps, an old-time fiddle/banjo duo that plays upbeat tunes and sings sweet, sad songs. We'll also be screen-printing original art and young farmer propaganda to get us all riled up and ready for the 2012 Farm bill. BRING YOUR OWN BAG, T-SHIRT, OR ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO PRINT ON. We'll also have fresh bags and shirts for purchase. All of this is happening inside the Greenhorns' own handmade tent for young farmers, built with pedal power and lots of blistered fingers in the spring and summer of 2011. Come be part of the welcoming committee. Questions can go to events@thegreenhorns.net.
Beginning Farmer Agricultural Alliance Listening Session
The Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) is partnering with the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project (New Entry) to start a statewide Beginning Farmer Agricultural Alliance (BFAA) - a statewide collaboration of beginning farmers, farm service providers, and farm support agencies - to expand access to farming education, training and technical assistance resources by new farmers.
To be effective, we need considerable input from, and participation of newer growers. During the Fair on Saturday from 3:30 - 5:00 PM, we will hold a listening session where any one who is an aspiring or new farmer (10 years or less) is invited to participate. We want to understand your priorities as well as to determine the best strategies to connect newer farmers to the dozens of programs and services available statewide. The location is UMass Amherst Campus Center 904-908.
In appreciation of your participation, a small gift will be given to participants. Please join us for this important conversation!
For more information on the BFAA, contact New Entry staff: Hugh Joseph at hjoseph@tufts.edu 617-636-3788 or: Jennifer Hashley (Director) at Jennifer.hashley@tufts.edu. 617-636-3793
Silent Auction
Don't forget to check out our silent auction and help support NOFA while supporting your budget! Whether it's for a friend or just a treat for you, come peruse and bid at the Silent Auction beginning on Friday, August 12th through closing at 5:30 pm on Saturday, August 13th. Exciting items include restaurant gift certificates, travel packages and entrance passes to some of the hottest museums and tourist locations throughout New England, holistic massage and spa packages, agricultural supplies, products and services, CSA shares and more will be up for bid! Saving up for that trip with the grandkids?! Looking for something nice for your mom for Christmas? Thinking of adding a little something nice to the wall in your home? Bid at the auction. All winning bidders should plan to claim items by 6 pm on Saturday, August 13th.
For more information about the Summer Conference Silent Auction, please contact Mel Shaw, Auction Coordinator at mel.q.shaw@gmail.com or 978-376-7092.
For a sneak peek at what has been donated so far check out the list here.
To donate an item to the silent auction, read the letter here.