2024 Northeast Forest Farming Conference

Date & Time: Friday September 6th - Sunday September 8 (all day)

Location:
Smokey House Center, 426 Danby Mountain Road, Danby Vermont

Description: Join us for our inaugural Northeast Forest Farming Conference hosted at Smokey House Center in Danby, VT this summer! This will be a weekend chock-full of opportunities to learn about all aspects of forest farming. Topics will include forest botanical plant ecology, site selection, production and stewardship models, medicinal uses, business planning, propagation techniques, and so much more. We’ll have a wonderful line up of experienced folks hosting field-based and indoor workshops across Smokey House’s 5,000 acre mosaic of forest and farmland. There’ll be good food, live music, and so much more to enjoy. Come learn, share your knowledge, and meet the diverse group of people working to grow opportunities around forest farming and forest botanical plants in the region!

To learn more & register: https://www.smokeyhouse.org/event-details/2024-northeast-forest-farming-conference

Organized by: Northeast Forest Farmers Coalition
To learn more, contact: Walker Cammack 802-293-2300 walker@smokeyhouse.org

Grazing Summer Annuals

Date: 2024-08-22

Time: 10am-12pm

Location:
258 North Main Street, Whiting VT 05778

Description: informal pasture walk for farmers to discuss grazing summer annuals, such as what has/ has not worked for them, what makes summer annuals such a valuable tool, and possibilities for trials related to summer annuals for the future.

Organized by: UVM Extension

To learn more, contact:
Carly Bass
cbass1@uvm.edu 240-994-9682

Deep Dive into Land Management for Resilience to Flooding and Heatwaves with Didi Pershouse

Date: 2024-08-24

Time: 10am-4pm

Location:
BARRETT MEMORIAL HALL 248 VT Rt. 132, South Strafford, VT 05070

Description: International educator, author, and White River NRCD Board Member Didi Pershouse, who lives in the White River watershed, will discuss how to manage land (farms, yards, forests, meadows, etc.) to soak up water for better resilience to flooding, improve groundwater recharge, and create cooling oases during heatwaves. These same strategies for local resilience can also contribute to regional and global climate mitigation while improving human and ecosystem health.

Organized by: NRCD-White River

To learn more, contact:
Jaiel Pulskamp
jaiel.nrcd@gmail.com 802-498-7866