Summer Workshops Series

Our workshops are listed by group headings - but please use those categories as guides only, and feel free to attend any workshop that interests you. To see a list of workshops by date, click here. Click on the workshop title for detailed description, directions, and to register.

Gardeners & Homesteaders

Getting Started With Organic Beekeeping
Saturday, July 16- Cornwall

Systems and Species: A Peak-Oil Homestead Example 
Thursday, July 28 – Moretown

Weed Dating at Stony Loam Farm & NOFAvore Social 
Friday, August 12 - Charlotte

Season Extension and Late Summer Projects in the Home Garden & Celebration with Guest Vermont Secretary of Ag Chuck Ross
Sunday, August 14 – Hinesburg

Urban Hen House Hop – Keeping Chickens in Small Places
Saturday, August 20 – Burlington

Mud City Loop Homestead Hop & NOFAvore Social
Thursday, August 25 - Morrisville

Intro to Sausage Making & NOFAvore Social
Tuesday, September 27 – Plainfield

Commercial Vegetable, Fruit & Maple

Recordkeeping and Whole Farm Planning for Farms with Multiple Crops and Employees 
Thursday, June 16 - Fairfax

Strawberry Production at Killdeer Farm
Wednesday, June 22 - Norwich

Marketing Basics for New Growers
Tuesday, July 5 - Monkton

Blueberries and Raspberries for Commercial Growers
Tuesday, July 12 – Rochester

Cooling Systems at Jericho Settlers Farm
Wednesday, July 20 – Jericho

Shiitake Mushroom Cultivation Workshop & NOFAvore Social
Saturday, July 23 - Waitsfield

Basic Cover Crop Strategies for Soil Health and Seed Production & NOFAvore Social 
Wednesday, July 27 - Shaftsbury

Sugarbush Invaders, Detection and Control, Tools and Strategies
Saturday, July 30 - Guilford

Vegetable and Berry IPM for Commercial Growers
Monday, August 1 – Plainfield

Genetically Engineered Crops – What Do You Need To Know? Discussion and NOFAvore Social 
Thursday, August 18 - Williamsville

Irrigation Systems at Harlow Farm
Tuesday, August 30- Westminster

Equipment and Tools for Small Scale Vegetable Production
Wednesday, September 7 - Benson

Potato Production
Monday, September 12 - Johnson

Commerical Dairy, Livestock & Meat Processing

Adding Value through Animal Welfare and other 3rd Party Certifications 
Saturday June 25 -- Braintree

Livestock Fencing and Pasture Walk
Wednesday, June 29 -- Pawlet

Introduction to Pasture Management: Using Ruminants to Improve Pasture
Thursday, July 7 – North Middlesex

Pastured Poultry at Applecheek Farm
Wednesday, July 13 -- Hyde Park

On-Farm Poultry Slaughter
Wednesday, July 13 – West Rutland

VT Beef Producers’ Summer Social: Capitalizing on the Power of the Vermont Brand
Saturday July 30 – Sudbury

Raising Quality Pigs in Vermont
Wednesday, August 3 - Rochester

Introduction into Starting a Commercial Goat Dairy
Saturday, August 6 – West Pawlet

Exploring New Ideas at the Choiniere Dairy Farm
Wednesday, August 10 - Highgate Center 

Scaling Up: Producing and Processing for the Larger Regional Market
Saturday, September 10 – Westminster

Processing & Storing Small Grains Field Day
Tuesday, September 20 - Westfield

Using Chickens to Grow Winter Squash and Ending Up with Pigs
Wednesday October 19 - Starksboro