Join farmers, educators, and service providers in Rutland, Vermont for a two-day exploration of open farms. This conference uses a peer-to-peer educational model with a variety of workshops offered on April 8th. Do you have something to say? Share your story, your strategy, your ideas!
More information at www.uvm.edu/vtagritourism
Registration info coming soon. Participants
can register for individual parts of the gathering, including farm tours on
April 7 and workshops on April 8.
Sponsored by USDA Rural Development and
the Rutland Regional Planning Commission with additional support from Rutland
Area Farm and Food Link (RAFFL), University of Vermont Extension, Farm-Based
Education Network, Vermont Farms! Association, the Vermont Department of Tourism
and Marketing, and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and
Markets.
This conference aligns with Vermont’s Farm to
Plate goals to increase food literacy, farm profitability, and local food
availability as well as more opportunities for farms to engage in technical
assistance opportunities.
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