Calendar

Calendar - Events of Interest and Grant Deadlines

Updated 12/08/2024


Calendar


December 9, Monday

NEK community meetings



December 10, Tuesday

CRWFA December Meeting, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm.  USDA Center in WRJ and online.



December 11, 12, 13, and 16
Soil Health Indicators Webinar Series
12:00-1:00 p.m. | Virtual | UVM Extension


December 11, Wednesday
Caring for Your Land: Forest Management Plans & Cost-Share (Coos County)
Lancaster, NH and online


December 12, Thursday

Cheshire County Conservation Opportunity Fund information session. Register here.

6:00pm, online



Dec 17-19, Tuesday - Thursday

New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference and Trade Show

DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown, Manchester, NH



December 17, Tuesday

GH Series: Fertilizer Selection Basics / Water Analysis

Online, 6:30 - 8:00pm



December 17, Tuesday

Windham County Conservation Coffee Chat

10 am - 12 pm, Retreat Farm, Brattleboro



January - May

Tri-State Dairy Exchange: Navigating the Future of Dairy Monthly Webinar Series

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.



January 9, 16, 23, 30, Thursdays

Farm Succession Planning series

11 am - 1 pm each day



January 11, 16, 23, 30, Feb 6, Feb 13, Thursdays

UNH Ext Build Your Own Website course



January 14, Tuesday

Agritourism Webinar: Examples from Eastern Europe



January 15, Wednesday

Annual Meeting CRWFA

10 am - 2 pm

Billings Farm, Woodstock, VT



January 21 - 23, Tues - Thurs

Protect & Preserve Your Most Important Tool: You - January 2025 series

12:00 - 1:30 each day

After a busy summer season, take some time this fall to step back, reflect and learn how to better care for our physical and mental health. Join this unique, virtual series for woman-identifying farmers to connect and learn together on key elements of body mechanics. Back by popular demand -- the pilot for this series sold out in 2023.  Read more about Protect & Preserve Your Most Important Tool: You - January 2025 series


January 24, Friday

Grant Writing workshop for farmers

9:00 am - 1:30 pm, Berlin VT.  Snow date February 7.  Sign up soon as you see this by emailing Janet Lee gmprovt@gmail.com


Champlain Vallay Farmers Coalition Annual Meeting
     VFW in Middlebury


January 25, 26, Saturday and Sunday
Sausage Making Masterclass, Roma Butchery in Royalton


January 28, Tuesday
Vermont Vegetable and Fruit Growers Association (VVBGA) annual meeting
DoubleTree by Hilton, So. Burlington


February 4, Tuesday
Agritourism: Policy, Advocacy, and Strategy for Supporting Agritourism
Online only


February 8, Saturday
NOFA-NH Winter Conference


February 12, Wednesday
No-Till & Cover Crop Conference
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
DoubleTree by Hilton, So. Burlington, UVM Extension


February 15-16
NOFA-VT Winter Conference


February 19, Wednesday
NEK & CRWFA Winter Meeting
10am-2pm, Essex and Caledonia Counties, more info to come



February 22, 23, Saturdays and Sundays
Sausage Making Masterclass, Roma Butchery in Royalton


Grant Opportunities



December

12/08 - VT & NH: FACT Fund-A-Farmer deadline

12/12 - VT: Business Enhancement Grant deadline

12/20 - Caledonia, Orleans: USDA Flood Assistance deadline

12/23 - Washington, Chittenden, Essex: USDA Flood Assistance deadline

12/30 - VT Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) deadline


January

1/06 - VT FEED Farm to School Grant deadline

1/08 - VT Specialty Crop Block Grant pre-application deadline

1/17 - VT VHCB Water Quality Grants deadline

1/20 - VT Trade Show Assistance Grant deadline

1/26 - VT NOFA Resilience Grant deadline

1/29 - NH RFSI (Resilient Food System Infrastructure) Grant deadline


February

2/01 - NH Cheshire County Conservation Opportunity Fund

2/01 - NH Cheshire County / MFC Farm Fund deadline

2/01 - NH Conservation Districts Climate Resilience Grant deadline (these links are to Grafton and Cheshire pages, but same grant is available in all districts at the first link)

2/13 - Dairy Farm Improvement & Modernization Grant (Northeast DBIC) deadline


Good Luck!