Winter Conference
Celebrating the Heart of Organic, 28th Annual Winter Conference
The University of Vermont, Burlington - New Location! (Why are we moving to Burlington!?)
FEBRUARY 13-15, 2010
Celebrating the Heart of Organic, will explore how local and organic agriculture provide a response to the national “Agenda for Change;” how climate challenges, inequities in food access, and increased demand for food grown closer to home are being addressed by innovative farmers, gardeners, and communities throughout Vermont.
The Winter Conference is the pre-eminent gathering of Vermont's local food community: the farmers, homesteaders, gardeners, localvores, educators, and citizens that are re-localizing Vermont's food system and leading the nation. Please join us for over 75 workshops, a Children's Conference, two great keynote speakers, a farmers' market, and much, much more. Brochures will be mailed and posted to this webpage in December.
United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is joining the conference as a special guest on Saturday. This is a great opportunity this is for Vermonters to show Secretary Vilsack Vermont's agricultural leadership in innovations, food security, grassroots organizing, and healthy food independence!
LaDonna Redmond joins us as our keynote speaker on Saturday!
Legendary Vermont dairy farmer, Jack Lazor, is our Sunday keynote speaker!
Monday features an intensive grower workshop with farmer Richard Wiswall, author of The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook
78 Workshops | Children's Conference | Farmers' Market
2 Great Keynote Speakers | A Bold Agenda for Food Systems Change
Find a ride or carpool to the conference! We're using RideShare to help carpool arrangements meet up!
Find Housing: Have a house in Burlington where you could host conference participants? Looking for a place to stay? Connect using our Wordpress blog
Sponsor the Conference and reach thousands of Vermonters engaged in creating a local food system! Find out more here.
Workshop Proposals: We are currently accepting workshop proposals from workshop presenters. If you are interested in presenting a workshop at this year’s winter conference, please contact Winter Conference Coordinator, Olga Boshart Moriarty: olga@madriver.com.
Photos by Geoff Hansen, www.geoffhansen.com