As we move into Fall, NOFA/RI moves inside with some great workshops and seminars. Check out our programs below and click the link provided for more details.
Event is FREE. Please RSVP on line.
Join Camille Abdel-Nabi of Little River Farm, Diana Kushner of Arcadian Fields, Kelli Roberts of Roots Farm and Sarah Turkus of Sidewalk Ends Farm and the Young Farmer Network as they share their approaches to organic farming with ample time for questions and discussion from the audience.
Chuck Currie will share the different strategies employed at Freedom Food Farm, a 90 acre certified organic farm in Raynham, MA, used to feed people all year round. We will discuss the equipment, infrastructure, and regulations involved in growing root crops, greens, grain, and beans, and preserving the summer abundance through canning and fermentation.
1 pm – 4 pm. Hope & Main, Warran, RI. Register here.
2019 NOFA/RI Winter Conference
Sunday March 3
NEW LOCATION: Audubon Education Center, Bristol RI
Sunday March 3, 2019 is our 6th annual conference and we’re excited to announce we’re moving 1 mile down the street to the Audubon Education Center in Bristol.
We will still have a full day of workshops with nationally recognized speakers in organic and sustainable agriculture as well as influential speakers from across Rhode Island and southeast New England, networking sessions, our annual meeting and a delicious potluck meal. We’re busy working to plan a Winter Conference that will have something for everyone, be they a gardener, farmer or fan of organic foods.