131st ANNUAL FARMERS CONFERENCE

Embassy Suites, Downtown Montgomery 300 Tallapoosa St, Montgomery, AL, United States

Theme: "Enhancing Access to Knowledge, Partnerships, and Infrastructure for Resilient Communities"  About Farmers Conference The Farmers Conference at Tuskegee University is often cited as the oldest event of its type in the nation. The first Farmers Conference, originally called the “Peoples Conference” was hosted on this historic campus on February 23, 1892. This conference exists […]

2023 Grain Production Webinar Series: NGGA Hits the Road

virtual

UVM Extension is planning to offer a series of 3 webinars, each lasting from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. The webinars may be a combination of pre-recorded presentations, as well as live presentations, with time for Q&A with the presenters. View the Webinar Series brochure here. The webinar events are as follows: Thursday, March 23, […]

49th Annual NOFA Summer Conference

Worcester State University 486 Chandler St., Worcester, MA, United States

Registration Now Open! Online and in person at Worcester State University, Worcester, MA Online Monday, July 24 - Thursday, July 27 In Person & Online: Friday, July 28 & Saturday, July 29 The 2023 NOFA Summer Conference will take place online from July 24-27, and online and in person at Worcester State University on July 28-29. […]

$50 – $250

49th Annual NOFA Summer Conference

Worcester State University 486 Chandler St., Worcester, MA, United States

Registration Now Open! Online and in person at Worcester State University, Worcester, MA Online Monday, July 24 - Thursday, July 27 In Person & Online: Friday, July 28 & Saturday, July 29 The 2023 NOFA Summer Conference will take place online from July 24-27, and online and in person at Worcester State University on July 28-29. […]

$50 – $250

49th Annual NOFA Summer Conference

Worcester State University 486 Chandler St., Worcester, MA, United States

Registration Now Open! Online and in person at Worcester State University, Worcester, MA Online Monday, July 24 - Thursday, July 27 In Person & Online: Friday, July 28 & Saturday, July 29 The 2023 NOFA Summer Conference will take place online from July 24-27, and online and in person at Worcester State University on July 28-29. […]

$50 – $250

49th Annual NOFA Summer Conference

Worcester State University 486 Chandler St., Worcester, MA, United States

Registration Now Open! Online and in person at Worcester State University, Worcester, MA Online Monday, July 24 - Thursday, July 27 In Person & Online: Friday, July 28 & Saturday, July 29 The 2023 NOFA Summer Conference will take place online from July 24-27, and online and in person at Worcester State University on July 28-29. […]

$50 – $250

Down to Earth Summer Conference and Trade Show

Marshfield Fairgrounds 140 Main St, Marshfield, MA

Summer is for vacations and all things fun. For green industry professionals, it’s a great time to take stock and learn about new products, trends, and business solutions. Join Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Association for Down to Earth: 2023 Summer Conference and Trade Show! MNLA is the largest green industry business development vehicle in Massachusetts, providing […]

49th Annual NOFA Summer Conference

Worcester State University 486 Chandler St., Worcester, MA, United States

Registration Now Open! Online and in person at Worcester State University, Worcester, MA Online Monday, July 24 - Thursday, July 27 In Person & Online: Friday, July 28 & Saturday, July 29 The 2023 NOFA Summer Conference will take place online from July 24-27, and online and in person at Worcester State University on July 28-29. […]

$50 – $250

49th Annual NOFA Summer Conference

Worcester State University 486 Chandler St., Worcester, MA, United States

Registration Now Open! Online and in person at Worcester State University, Worcester, MA Online Monday, July 24 - Thursday, July 27 In Person & Online: Friday, July 28 & Saturday, July 29 The 2023 NOFA Summer Conference will take place online from July 24-27, and online and in person at Worcester State University on July 28-29. […]

$50 – $250

U.S. Farm Households’ Social and Economic Needs and the Future of Agriculture

virtual

Farm Foundation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are hosting a one-day, virtual conference on September 13, 2023 focused on U.S. farm households' social and economic needs.  Efforts to recruit and retain the next generation of farmers have traditionally focused on supporting the farm business through a focus on access to land, capital, and business […]

Free

Gastronativism: The Politics of Food and Sustainability

Tufts University 474 Boston Ave, Medford, MA, United States

The table unites and divides: it connects those who get to sit around it and excludes those who have not been invited. In recent decades we have witnessed the rise of gastronativism, the ideological use of food to determine who belongs and who doesn’t in a community. Diverging approaches to sustainability in the food system […]

FALL 2023 PRE-NOSB MEETING

Providence, RI

National Organic Coalition will be hosting the Fall 2023 Pre-NOSB Meeting, in Providence, Rhode Island. This will be an in-person event! The Pre-NOSB Meeting takes place in advance of the National Organic Standards Board meeting each spring and fall. This meeting provides a space for information-sharing and dialogue and is open to all organic stakeholders. […]

What’s for Dinner? Reconnecting Our Food with Our Climate

virtual

Our food systems have become increasingly fragile in the face of climate change, ongoing conflicts and the COVID-19 pandemic. More frequent—and more intense—extreme events challenge food production, storage and transportation. At the same time, how we grow, process, package and transport our food often harms the environment, further accelerating climate change and biodiversity loss. Fixing […]

Subsistence and Persistence: Constructing Pasture in Koobi Fora, Kenya

Tufts University 474 Boston Ave, Medford, MA, United States

Mobile pastoralism – in which communities raise livestock herds by moving between shared grazing areas – is a common subsistence livelihood in arid and semi-arid lands. Recent studies have emphasized the disruptive and creative role of mobile pastoralism in the maintenance of grassy ecosystems and their biodiversity. This talk will introduce an interdisciplinary study investigating […]

Advancing Tropical Forest Restoration for a Sustainable Future

Tufts University 474 Boston Ave, Medford, MA, United States

Tropical reforestation has been recognized as an important tool in combating climate change as young forests can potentially take copious amounts of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Yet restoring forests on infertile or degraded soils, the soils most likely targeted for restoration, can be particularly challenging. Smart Reforestation® is about planting the right trees […]

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