Join us for the last session of the Organic Markets for Livestock Farmers series. This upcoming advisor call is designed as a follow-up to the last two previous webinars on Markets ROI and Buyer Perspectives on Organic Livestock Markets. This is a great opportunity for those who missed the earlier sessions to engage in a deeper discussion about these topics with farmers, buyers, and economic experts who were featured in previous webinars. This advisor call is an open forum for you to ask any questions you have related to organic livestock markets.

Are you considering the transition to organic farming for your livestock farm and or interested in improving the return on investment for your organic farm through markets? Join us for an insightful virtual webinar designed to help you understand the economic potential of organic markets and equip you with the tools to evaluate your own transition. Attendees will get an overview of the organic market landscape and its growth potential from economic experts.

Join us for an engaging follow-up to the previous webinar, “Markets ROI of Organic Transition for Livestock Farmers,” where we dive deeper into the perspectives of buyers in the organic livestock market. Attendees will gather insights from multiple buyers across the U.S. on their sourcing needs, learn about key factors that influence buyer decisions, and learn how to build strong, collaborative relationships with buyers. This conversation is designed specifically for farmers looking to understand the current landscape and future opportunities in organic livestock markets.

Climate Adaptation Planning is a useful tool to assess risks and identify strategies to increase resilience and mitigate the impacts of climate change. We'll be led through this session by Sean Hagan of the Maine Farmland Trust and Sara Keleman of American Farmland Trust to discuss the process of climate adaptation planning with a focus on the impacts of flooding and high precipitation conditions.

Sean Birkel, Research Assistant Professor at the University of Maine and the Maine State Climatologist, will review Maine’s historical temperature and precipitation trends and future climate projections, and discuss impacts to the growing season. 

Sean will give an overview of online tools relevant to agriculture, including growing degree day and precipitation summaries, frost date estimates, and other resources. 

Farmers throughout New England have been severely impacted by extreme precipitation and flooding. As a result, farms are innovating, exploring creative and meaningful ways to adapt their businesses and production systems to climate change.

Come celebrate local fermentation at The Soda Plant, 266 Pine Street, Burlington VT
Vendors will be stationed throughout The Soda Plant, each highlighting a specific type of fermented food, beverage, natural dyes, and more! Mingle, ask the fabulous fermenters questions, sample their products, eat prepared fermented foods, and buy some to take home with you.

We hope you leave inspired to eat and make more fermented foods and continue supporting the wonderful fermenters in our community!

Taste the Valley is a tradeshow event that brings together diverse local food producers and buyers to connect and discover the flavors of Vermont's Champlain Valley.

We'll gather on Thursday, March 20 from 9:30-12 at Middlebury College's Wilson Hall for a casual morning of good food, conversation, and connections.

This event is hosted by the ACORN Food Hub in Middlebury, Vermont with support from Middlebury College. If the registration fee will be prohibitive but you would like to attend, get in touch!

We will be providing light snacks and refreshments.