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2018 Program

Our three-day conference offers a wide-range of seminars, workshops and other educational opportunities. Immerse yourself in a community of like-minded practitioners and curious learners eager to share inspiration and ideas for organic food, farming, health, activism, and beyond.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 9

4:00-7:00pm REGISTRATION OPEN

FRIDAY, AUGUST 10

6:30 – 9am DINING HALL OPEN FOR BREAKFAST

7am – 7pm REGISTRATION OPEN

9am – 3:30pm FRIDAY INTENSIVE SEMINARS

9am – 12:30pm OPEN MEETING: Northeast Gathering on Domestic Fair Trade

12 – 1:30pm NOFA Interstate Council Meeting in Dining hall Open Meeting

11am – 2pm DINING HALL OPEN FOR LUNCH

2 – 3:30pm WORKSHOPS

4 – 5:30pm WORKSHOPS

5 – 7:30pm DINING HALL OPEN FOR DINNER

7:15 – 9:15pm CHILDCARE AVAILABLE

7:30 – 9pm KEYNOTE ADDRESS by Rowen White

9 – 11:30pm CONTRA DANCE

9:15 – 10:15pm FILM SCREENING


SATURDAY, AUGUST 11

6:30 – 9am DINING HALL OPEN FOR BREAKFAST

7am – 2pm & 5 – 7pm REGISTRATION OPEN

8 – 9:30am WORKSHOPS

10 – 11:30am WORKSHOPS

11am – 2pm DINING HALL OPEN FOR LUNCH

1 – 2:30pm WORKSHOPS

3 – 4pm   KEYNOTE ADDRESS by Eric Holt Gimenez

4 – 6pm NOFA SUMMER CONFERENCE FAIR

5 – 7:30pm DINING HALL OPEN FOR DINNER

7pm – 10pm LIVE MUSIC/ENTERTAINMENT

7pm – 8:30pm ORGANIC LABELING CONVERSATION/DEBATE

8 – 10pm FILM SCREENING


SUNDAY, AUGUST 13

6:30 – 9am DINING HALL OPEN FOR BREAKFAST

7 – 11am REGISTRATION OPEN

8 – 9:30am WORKSHOPS

10 – 11:30am WORKSHOPS

11am – 2pm DINING HALL OPEN FOR LUNCH

1 – 2:30pm WORKSHOPS

3 – 3:30pm NOFA ANNUAL POST-CONFERENCE AUCTION to benefit the Farming Education Fund