COURSE DESCRIPTION: This one-day in-person conference provides exposure to new ideas and educational experiences for artisan cheesemakers to advance their cheesemaking and business practices, as well as our industry as a whole. While content focuses on cheesemaking, attendance is open to all, including chefs, mongers, other industry professionals, amateur cheesemakers, and anyone who wants to dive more deeply into the world of cheese.
October is NOFA-VT's Share the Harvest fundraiser—a month-long event during which a generous lineup of participating restaurants and food producers donate a portion of sales to NOFA-VT's Farm Share Program!
October is NOFA-VT's Share the Harvest fundraiser—a month-long event during which a generous lineup of participating restaurants and food producers donate a portion of sales to NOFA-VT's Farm Share Program!
The best of the New England Farmer 1977-1984. Many good stories about life on the farm back then. www.ne-farmer.com.
We are honored to have been selected as a Lawson's Finest Liquids 2025 Sunshine Fund recipient! Lawson’s Finest provides their staff with a living wage and generous benefit package; therefore in lieu of tips, 100% of guest donations at the Taproom will benefit local charitable endeavors through the Sunshine Fund. Visit their taproom anytime from October 1- 15, and your donations will help support our work at NOFA-VT!
Beautiful flock of black headed diapers – 13 head. Also fencer fencing supplies, lambing supplies, vet supplies and oscillating clippers. Asking $300/head.
They have been raised on grass and fed organic hay over the winter.
UVM Extension and Northeast Cover Crops Council will jointly host the annual 2026 No-Till & Cover Crop Conference inviting farmers, technical advisers, Ag businesses and agencies, and consultants. Current speaker highlights include Illinois Crop Tech Consultant Ken Ferrie, and Aaron Daigh from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Topic highlights include soil compaction, soil health, nutrient management with no-till and cover crops, interseeding, and cover crop seed production. A full brochure and agenda will be available soon!
Please join us on Wednesdays from October 1, 2025 to November 5, 2025, for this webinar series on cover crops, interseeding, and more. Each webinar will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern time. When you pre-register, you will receive a confirmation email that includes the Zoom link information for the webinar.
The dates, topics, and speakers include:
Oct. 1 - Cover crops for forage with Heather Darby, University of Vermont
Join us at Vermont State University's NEW meat education lab- The 1787 Butchery - for our 2-day hands-on Introduction to Butchering Poultry training, on November 8th-9th in Randolph! Dr. DeMetris Reed will lead participants in the breakdown of poultry into different cuts. With plenty of hands-on practice and expert guidance, participants will gain confidence in poultry breakdown.
“Let’s create what’s possible, together.”
That’s a call we’ve been hearing from NOFA-VT members—and it’s why we’re hosting monthly NOFA-VT Meetings. These online gatherings are open to all members and to anyone curious about joining and being part of NOFA-VT’s work.
