~ Rural Vermont and the Vermont Climate Union Present ~
THE FARMERS BANQUET ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Panel Presentation & Farmer-to-Farmer conversation on
Farming and Climate Change in Vermont
Sunday, December 10th
3-7 PM, 7-8 Social Hour with Cash Bar
Capitol City Grange
6612 VT Route 12 in Berlin (Just Outside Montpelier)
Farmers $5 ~ Agriculture & Climate Allies $15-$25 (admission includes dinner)
Please join us for an opportunity to hear what other farmers are doing to mitigate their impacts on climate, and to resist and adapt to the impacts climate change is having on Vermont’s working landscape.
SPEAKERS on Climate Mitigation, Adaptation, and Transformation:
● Joshua Faulkner, Research Associate Farming & Climate Change Coordinator
● Clotilde Hryshko, Camp Merrishko Farm, vegetable farmer -- from right here in Brookfield!
● Marie Audet, Blue Spruce Farm, dairy farmer
● John Hayden, The Farm Between, organic fruit farm and nursery farmer
● Kimberly Hagen, Osprey Hill Farm, UVM Extension Grazing Specialist
Sponsored by Rural Vermont, Vermont Climate Union, UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture, NOFA VT, Green Mountain Farm to School, 350 Vermont, Vermont Community Loan Fund, Black Dirt Farm, and the Center for Agricultural Economy
Endorsed by: Building a Local Economy (BALE), BUVM Farmer Training Program, Vermont Grass Farmers Association
For more info or to RSVP, visit here:
https://www.ruralvermont.org/1210-farmers-banquet/
If tickets remain, they will be available at the door until sold out. We encourage people to reserve tickets ahead of time, since capacity is limited. No one turned away for lack of funds.