Wednesday, February 3, 2010

UNH Organic Producers Workshop

Yankee’s Crop Insurance Specialist Shantel Thomas attended the Organic Producers Workshop at Stonewall farm in Keene NH on January 26, 2010. The focus was on Marketing, Farm Infrastructure and Disease Management. The workshop was sponsored by UNH Cooperative Extension, NHDAMF, RMA and NOFA. It was a day long workshop and the following presenters were there:

Andy Jones, Intervale Community Farm, Burlington, VT
David Trumble, Good Earth Farm, Weare, NH
Shantel Thomas, Crop Growers LLP & Yankee Farm Credit
Bill Lord, UNH Cooperative Extension
Sherry Harris, Farm Service Agency
Brandon Smith, NRCS
Cheryl Smith, UNH Cooperative Extension