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Winter Conference Program Updates!

Submitted by Scott Morrison on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 9:48pm

Please note the following updates to the Winter Conference Program:
Added - Session I F - Simple Vegan Dishes – Turning Everyday Fare into a Vegan Delight! presented by Bonnie Galinski of Divine Café & Grille in Exeter

Replaced - Session IV F - The Health Benefits of Eating Local with a Seasonal Cooking Demo presented by author Allison Anneser. REPLACES Ann Kennedy's - Real Food Cooked with Love

Added - Session IV J - Biochar presented by David Yarrow

MOVED- Sharon Astyk - The Green Life with Kids and Teens: Better Living For Everyone is Session III K, NOT Session IV J (Session IV J is now David Yarrow and Biochar)

NOFA-NH will offer a special series of four integrated pest management workshops for backyard gardeners and community garden growers, primary and secondary educators and high school students (anyone is welcome to attend the workshop series). This series of workshops is funded by the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food's Integrated Pest Management Program.

Plant Disease Part I - What's wrong with my plant?...identifying common diseases of garden plants and Plant Disease Part II - Now that I know what it is, what do I do about it? – Dr. Cheryl Smith UNHCE Plant Health Specialist, and director of the Plant Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire – text: Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management

Ecological Weed Control – Dr. Eric Sideman MOFGA's Director of Technical Services and provides technical support for farmers and gardeners- Weeds of the Northeast

Friend or Foe: Insect ID and Management for the Backyard Gardener – Dr. Alan Eaton UNH Cooperative Extension IPM Coordinator - 2010-2011 New England Vegetable Management Guide)

New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food's Integrated Pest Management Program funding will provide three guidebooks, one per workshop, to the first 50 workshop registrants.

Scholarship funding is available for community garden managers, educators, students, immigrant and refugee farmers. Contact james.ramanerk@nh.gov.

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Early Registration EXTENDED to February 26

Submitted by Scott Morrison on Sat, 01/30/2010 - 6:51pm

Hello,

We've e x t e n d e d the Early Registration ($10 discount per attendee) to Friday, February 26 (registration envelope must be postmarked by this date)!  Discounts also apply to NOFA-NH members ($10 per member; one discount per registration) and to attendees who will volunteer for at least one time slot (each slot is approximately 2 hours, and is worth a $20 discount).

Please consider taking advantage of these discounts and send your registration form to NOFA-NH today.

Thanks,

Scott Morrison - Winter Conference Committee

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