NOFA-NY's Virtual Winter Conference
Event Details
Date
January 16 - January 23, 2021
Location
Online
Host
Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York
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Winter Conference and Seed Conference workshop sessions, discussion groups, and networking events will run for eight days, so you can get even more content than you would at the in-person conference. And, if you miss a session, you can view recordings on the conference app. View the full conference schedule to see what we have lined up.
Our keynote speakers will be Laura Lengnick, Banu Subramaniam, and Brian Caldwell. We are featuring Chelsea Green authors Doug Fine, Rob Hopkins, Sandor Ellix Katz, and Nigel Palmer, and we're excited to host the In Living Color Virtual BIPOC Space, facilitated by Amanda David and Mandana Boushee. Check out our website for all the conference details!


Upcoming Events
Food Safety Lunch and Learn Webinar Series
February 11, 2025 : Part One: What's Going on with Food Safety?
NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets FSMA inspectors are expected to step up farm visits this season. Why are they showing up on the farm asking about FSMA? Aren't we exempt? This noontime hour we will discuss the purpose of the farm visits and what produce farmers need to know.
February 18, 2025 : Part Two: What Counts as Food Processing?
In this session, we will discuss what counts as processing and what doesn't. Stories of inspectors coming to farmers markets and auctions telling some growers certain products can't be sold usually without much explanation. We will try to make some sense of things and clear up some misunderstandings so hopefully the upcoming season goes smoothly.
February 25, 2025 : Part Three: Traceability - Benefits for Food Safety and Beyond
Can having a traceback process for your produce (and other farm products) make good business sense regardless of FSMA regulations? We will (try to) make the case for farms to have some sort of traceability mechanism in place.
Allium Pests!
February 26, 2025
Presented by Christy Hoepting (CCE Cornell Vegetable Program) and Ann Hazelrigg (Univ. of VT), this webinar will focus on organic management of pests and diseases of onions, garlic, leeks. The webinar is part of a series supported by the Transition to Organic Partnership Program.
Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) Training
March 4 - March 5, 2025
Syracuse, NY
This two-day workshop will train fruit and vegetable growers and others interested in produce safety, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the Produce Safety Rule, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPSs), and co-management of natural resources and food safety. (A remote attendance option is available.)