Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont to hold Annual Meeting next month

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 10/22/10
WHO: The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA Vermont)
WHAT: NOFA Vermont Annual Meeting
WHERE: Trinity Church, 85 West St, Rutland, VT
WHEN: Saturday, November 13, 2010. 5-8pm
 
DESCRIPTION: All are invited to the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont. Join us for an evening of information, camaraderie, and good food. Meeting starts at 5 with hors d’eouvers and a look at the past year, then a potluck dinner follows at 6 (we will provide the pies and ice cream!). At 7 we will listen to a presentation by NOFA Vermont Board member John Hayden as he discusses his experiences as a small farmer in Vermont working with limited-resource populations in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Members who bring a non-member friend will be entered in a raffle for each guest they bring. Free. For more information visit www.nofavt.org.
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About NOFA Vermont: NOFA Vermont is a member-based organization working to grow local farms, healthy food, and strong communities in Vermont. Our members are farmers, gardeners, educators and food lovers of all sorts – anyone who wants to help us create a future full of local food and local farms. Our programs include farmer and gardener technical assistance, farm to school support, organic certification, advocacy, an online apprentice and farm worker directory, an annual Winter Conference, and programs that work to ensure access to fresh, local food to all Vermonters, regardless of income.