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SUMMARY:Community Farming in Action: Workshop Track at 2009 NOFA Summe
 r Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Northeast Organic Farming Association, Massachusetts C
 hapter (NOFA/Mass) is holding a track of five workshops designed to co
 nvey lessons from community farming efforts in action. The track of wo
 rkshops is a project of the NOFA/Mass Community Farm Initiative and wi
 ll take place as a part of this year's NOFA Summer Conference -- a thr
 ee day event that brings workshop presenters from all over New England
  as well as key note talks by Will Allen and Paul Stamets.\n\nRegister
 ing for the NOFA Summer Conference provides entry to this track of wor
 kshops as well as the option to attend any of the other simultaneous w
 orkshops. To register for the conference visit:\nhttp://www.nofasummer
 conference.org/\n\nCommunity farms are not-for-profit, publicly access
 ible farms that conduct educational programming for the public and pro
 duce healthful food. They are centers that provide opportunities for m
 eaningful work, learning, service and self-development. If you are int
 erested in starting a community farm in your town or wanting to gain n
 ew insights to take back you your already existing community farm, thi
 s is the workshop series for you.\n\nWorkshop Descriptions\n\n1. Tools
  for Starting Community Farms, Heather Scott\nSaturday 10:00 – 11:30
  AM\nHear proven methods to garner neighbor and municipal official sup
 port for community farms, and for moving a project from discussion to 
 reality. Tools include: engaging leaders early in the decision making 
 process; sharing stories about food, land, and community; listening an
 d identifying concerns; and getting decision makers on the land.\nHeat
 her Scott is a land conservationist and leads the newly-established Me
 dway Community Farm.\n\n2. Public Schools, and Summer Programs, Lynda 
 Simkins\nSaturday 1:00 - 2:30 PM\nLearn how to run programs that draw 
 upon the vast potential of public schools as centers for food-based ed
 ucation and community service and programs that serve youngsters, espe
 cially during the summer months. Tools include: integrating programs w
 ith farm cycles, developing engaging curriculum, satisfying state requ
 irements, and setting appropriate budgets and prices.\nLynda Simkins i
 s farm manager of Natick Community Organic Farm.\n\n3. More than Just 
 Food: Mission-Driven Education, Greg Maslowe\nSunday 8:00 – 9:30 AM\
 nLearn management strategies for incorporating middle school-aged yout
 h and older as meaningful contributors and active learners on communit
 y farms. These include organizing programs around volunteer days, work
  programs, and adult education. Attracting diverse audiences furthers 
 the mission of empowering people to practice local agriculture in thei
 r backyards.\nGreg Maslowe is farm manager of Newton Angino Community 
 Farm.\n\n4. Food Security through Education, Action and Service, Richa
 rd Rudolph\nSunday 10:00 – 11:30 AM\nRelate to lessons and experienc
 es of a dedicated citizen group that founded and now manages a nonprof
 it community farm. Understand implementation of business principles an
 d key details of legal structure, marketing, finances, and staffing. L
 earn how the farm has engaged the public in a model farm-to-school edu
 cation project.\nRichard Rudolph is executive director of Rippling Wat
 ers Farm in Steep Falls, Maine.\n\n5. Accessing Public Land for Commun
 ity Farming, Grey Lee and Wayne Castonguay\nSunday 1:00 – 2:30 PM\nC
 onsider various practices of farming on land that is land-trusted, mun
 icipally-owned, or conserved in some other way. Explore strategies tha
 t demonstrate to local officials and residents the value of public lan
 d for farming and farm-based education and that build long-term commit
 ment in a community for land preservation.\nGrey Lee, executive direct
 or, Land’s Sake, Weston, MA.\nWayne Castonguay, farm manager, Truste
 es of Reservation’s Appleton Farm, Ipswich, MA.\n\nFor info on this 
 event, contact: Ben Grosscup, 413-658-5374, ben.grosscup@nofamass.org\
 n\nFor more information visit http://www.farmbasededucation.org/events
 /community-farming-in-action
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