The NOFA-VT Winter Conference provides a valuable opportunity for farmers, gardeners, earth tenders, educators, students, policy-makers, and other food system activists to share ideas, resources, and skills.

It's our biggest event of the year! Every Year, the Scott Farm welcomes visitors of all ages, from near and far, for Heirloom Apple Day-a one-day celebration of apples of all shapes, colors, tastes and their histories!

Tastings and talks at 11am and 1:30pm featuring two well beloved apple lovers and social media stars:

Organic Specialist Training for Crops

This training is for existing farmers, new farmers, and people interested in gaining specialized knowledge of organic production and certification for a company, agency, organization, and/or if you want to pursue a career in organic certification. The training includes in-person lectures, discussion groups and field trips focused on farm crop production including vegetable production. It is preceded by a 4 hr. online workshop on the history and meaning of “organic” as well as general organic requirements.

Salvation Farms Aid is a benefit concert for Salvation Farms, a non-profit working to build increased resilience in Vermont’s food system through agricultural surplus management. The benefit concert was designed in the image of Farm Aid and inspired by Phish’s Halloween concerts. We encourage you to dress up as your favorite musician for this Halloweekend event!

Curious about diversifying your farm enterprises without breaking the bank? Want to hear from a local dairy farmer how accessing the right grants and scaling up over time led to converting nearly 800 tons of community foodscraps into nutrient-rich compost per year and generating free electricity on the side?