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3/4/15 1:00pm - 2:30pm
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Is debt a four letter word in your household? Would you benefit from learning more about different lending options available to VT farm and food businesses? Join RAFFL and The Carrot Project for this workshop to learn what you need to know and plan for the future!
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3/5/15 2:00pm - 5:00pm
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In this seminar, you will learn the basics of how to choose a path for ownership succession in your business. We will take a close look at four different ways of selling a business: to an outsider, to family members, to managers or to the larger group of employees. While we will get into some technical details, the focus will be on stories about each path, told via video by owners who have been involved in the sale of Vermont businesses. Attendance is limited to business owners and key managers.
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3/9/15
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This course will evaluate food safety within a cheese plant with an emphasis on good manufacturing practices, good personal hygiene, sanitation, factors that affect microbial growth and who the major microbes of interest are.
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3/10/15
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Learn all you need to know about starting a farmstead cheese operation
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3/10/15 8:30am - 1:30pm
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The Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts (SBN) is excited to announce its fourth Local Food Trade Show to connect local specialty crop growers and other local food producers to wholesale buyers such as retailers, institutions and restaurants.
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3/11/15 9:00am - 4:00pm
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UVM Extension’s Northwest Crops & Soils Program and NOFA Vermont’s Organic Dairy and Livestock Technical Assistance Program invite you to the 5th Annual Vermont Organic Dairy Producers Conference!
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3/12/15 9:30am - 3:00pm
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One-on-one coaching sessions for new farmers with Jen Miller of the Rutland Area Farm and Food Link.
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3/16/15 5:00pm - 7:30pm
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What size farm is right for you? If you are struggling with the answer to that question, come join this discussion about the multitude of factors that go into deciding on scale.
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3/17/15 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Join us for a webinar to learn about A New England Food Vision, its bold goal, and how the Vision is being used in communities across the region.
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3/17/15 5:30pm - 7:00pm
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Meet fellow farmers, connect with friends, and gripe about FSMA, all while enjoying delicious, locally sourced appetizers.
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3/18/15 9:00am - 12:00pm
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Make sure your new hires are the right ones for the job.
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3/18/15 9:30am - 5:30pm
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Paul Muller of Full Belly Farm in California is our keynote speaker and will share how their farm has integrated growing grains into their dynamic vegetable operation along with his farm partners. We will hear how they have blended grains into their crop rotations and about their direct marketing approach.
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3/18/15 5:30pm - 7:00pm
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The Dish: A Series for Inquisitive Eaters. This panel discussion will focus on labor and social justice within Vermont’s vibrant local food system, discussing both what’s working and what we can do better. Brought to you by City Market and the Intervale Center, with support from ArtsRiot.
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3/18/15 6:00pm - 8:00pm
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Were you there?
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3/19/15 8:30am - 4:00pm
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Farmers Markets are integral to our thriving local food culture here in Vermont. This one-day conference offers an array of learning and networking opportunities for market managers, board members, and organizers.
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3/24/15 11:30am - 1:30pm
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The Office of Career and Personal Development at Green Mountain College is pleased to announce our 2015 Annual Spring Career Fair on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 from 11:30am-1:30pm.
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3/25/15 8:00am - 4:00pm
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Students will learn the importance of matching the delivery of specific nutrients and the impacts of various feeding systems and barn design on disease and animal performance. Particular emphasis will be placed on feeding strategies that maximize milk component production.
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3/25/15 12:00pm - 5:00pm
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This event gives a variety of food buyers the time to meet face-to-face with Vermont farmers and food processors. It is a bit like "speed dating" but you'll be making buyer/seller connections instead of a love connection. We will provide both Vermont Local Food Trade Show space as well as "speed meeting" time.
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3/28/15 9:00am - 12:00pm
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Joel Tilley, Research Specialist at the UVM Agricultural and Environmental Testing Lab will cover basic soil science and how it relates to plant nutrition and soil health; topics will include pH, organic matter, soil texture, how to test soils and interpret test results.
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3/29/15 1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Do you have a food idea, product or company that is ready to go to the next level? StartupVT and Healthy Living Market want to meet you on March 29th at the Healthy Living Learning Center to hear your pitch on why your product is amazing, tasty, and sale-able to the world.
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3/30 - 31, 15
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This 2-day class will review the seven HACCP (hazard analysis and critical control points) principles with emphasis on the current HACCP regulations and upcoming regulations by the Food Safety Modernization Act. Participants that attend this class will learn the difference between food safety regulations, food safety requirements by customers, and will be better prepared to organizer food safety program for their companies, or improve their current food safety programs and obtain a certificate from the International HACCP Alliance.
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3/30/15 10:00am - 3:00pm
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Looking for up $100,000 to promote Local Food in Vermont? ..Well, why don't you ask for it? ...Applications due May 14!
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3/30/15 4:00pm - 5:15pm
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University of Vermont Burack Lecture: “Eleanor’s Power Menus: Stuffed Eggs and Shrimp Wiggle in the FDR White House”
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3/31 - 4/1/15
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Greenhouse Management and Technical Skills is offered through the Institute for Applied Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Technical College.
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4/1/15 6:30pm - 8:30pm
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This documentary tells the story of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ fight for food justice.
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