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Organic On-Farm Workshops Offered
A series of organic on-farm workshops will begin June 26th and run
through September 30th. Workshops will be held on organic farms
throughout Vermont. This year's topics include greenhouse production,
fruit production, pest and disease control, biodynamic farming and
gardening, cover cropping, cut flowers, poultry production, dairy goats
and cheesemaking, medicinal herbs and growing school gardens with
children.
Workshops are sponsored by the Northeast Organic Farming Association of
Vermont (NOFA-VT), a non-profit organization of consumers, gardeners and
diversified farmers who share a vision of local, organic agriculture.
Members and non-members are welcome to the workshops. For more
information, a complete listing of summer workshops or to register, call
NOFA-VT (802) 434-4122 or write to: NOFA-VT Summer Workshops, PO Box 697,
Richmond, VT 05477.
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Jonathan R. Winsten
Agricultural Economist
Pasture Management Outreach Program
136 Hills Building
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405
Tel: (802) 656-0641
Fax: (802) 656-4656
jwinsten@moose.uvm.edu
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