Online event
Thursday, September 24, 2020
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Join Zoom video meeting:
https://OEFFA.zoom.us/j/945373779
Meeting ID: 945 373 779
Or join by phone:
+1 (301) 715-8592
Meeting ID: 945 373 779
Location:
Zoom meeting
Contact:
Eli Dean / (419) 603-8064 (text / 
https://oeffa.org/documents/OEFFA-graingrowers-profile-3-26-20_000.pdf
Online event
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
7:00 p.m.
To join by computer:
https://OEFFA.zoom.us/j/92107539861
Meeting ID: 921 0753 9861
To join by phone:
(301) 715 8592
Meeting ID: 921 0753 9861
OEFFA's Southeast Ohio members reside in
Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Perry, Vinton, and Washington counties.
Location:
Zoom meeting
Contact:
Justin Hamlin / (740) 331-1488 /
https://oeffa.org/documents/Southeast_Ohio_OEFFA_Chapter_Profile.pdf
North Canton OH
Saturday, October 24, 2020 through Sunday, October 25, 2020
all day
This conference will bring together a hive of experienced, diverse, purposeful individuals to expand the opportunities for women (and men) as keepers of the ecosystem to support the health and sustainability of honey bees, native pollinators, and beekeeping.
Location:
Walsh University
2020 E Maple St
North Canton, OH 44720
Contact:
Michele Colopy / 330-803-3449 /
http://leadforpollinators.org/index.php/2020/02/27/becoming-21st-century-leaders/
Columbus, OH
Sunday, October 25, 2020
10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Location:
OEFFA Office
41 Croswell Rd.
Columbus, OH 43214
Contact:
Carol Goland / (614) 421-2022 /
Virtual
Friday, October 30, 2020
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Led by OEFFA Begin Farming Program Coordinator Rachel Tayse and Farmland Specialist Kelly Henderson-Cabral, and under the experienced guidance of professionals from Land For Good, you will spend the first session learning how farm transfer works, assessing your current situation, and setting goals. You will leave with specific homework tasks, such as holding family meetings and talking to advisors, to help develop your plan.
During the second and third workshops, you will explore your options, hear from a legal professional, and clarify steps to succession with OEFFA staff support. You will finish the intensive workshop series with solid action steps in place.
Event Location
This event will be held via Zoom webinar software. It will work best for those who can join by computer. Once you register, we will send you a link for joining the webinar.
The online format will be easy to navigate. You will have opportunities to talk with and learn from other farmers in the workshop. You will receive information, paper worksheets, and reading material in the mail before the first workshop.
Event Details
Registration is limited to just nine farm families to encourage conversation and allow for individualized attention and support during this journey.
Cost: Registration is $300 for OEFFA members and $350 for non-members for up to two members of the senior generation on the same farm. Use discount code MEMBERSSAVE2020 for your member discount.
If you hire legal, financial, or other advisors to help with your plan within six months of the workshops, you will receive a $200 rebate toward those costs.
Location:
Virtual
Zoom link will be provided to registered attendees
Contact:
Rachel Tayse / 614-598-3559 /
Virtual
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
6-8 pm
The intensive, nine-part workshop series will enable farmers, with at least one year of production experience, to develop a whole farm plan through realistic goal setting, financial management, and assessment of resources, skills, and markets. Early career farmers will also receive the business planning tools necessary to successfully implement their plan.
The 2020-2021 course will be virtual, and begin in November 2020. Visit the link below for all the details.
Through Farm Beginnings®, participants will:
>Learn critical holistic farm management skills such as creative financing and innovative marketing strategies
>Craft a tailor-made farm business plan
>Join a vibrant network of local family farms
>Receive one-on-one feedback from a farmer engaged in a similar enterprise
Heartland Farm Beginnings tuition is $1,000 ($1,200 for applications received after September 1, 2020) for up to two individuals from the same farm business working on the same business plan. Payment plans and partial scholarships of up to $500 are available.
Location:
Virtual
Registrants will be given appropriate virtual login details.
Contact:
Rachel Tayse / 6145983559 /
Columbus, OH
Sunday, January 24, 2021
10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Location:
OEFFA Office
41 Croswell Rd.
Columbus, OH 43214
Contact:
Carol Goland / (614) 421-2022 /
Online conference
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 through Monday, February 15, 2021
Activities and sessions held over six days!
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the fragility of our global food chain, but also the remarkable resilience of local food systems. The 2021 OEFFA conference will put a spotlight on this historical moment and the exciting and stirring ways local agriculture is proving itself essential for our food security.
As another sign of the time, for the first time ever, the conference will be held online, allowing people from anywhere across the country and the globe to join this innovative and supportive community!
OEFFA's can't-miss conference offers up to six days of learning, sharing, and networking for farmers, gardeners, homesteaders, and others committed to local food, sustainable agriculture, and green living. The event will feature:
• The ability to join from anywhere by computer or phone
• Four days of educational, inspiring workshops on sustainable farming, livestock, homesteading, gardening, and business—if you miss a session because the cows get out or you can't take off work, you will have full access to the recorded workshops to view when it's convenient for you
• Powerful evening keynote sessions
• In-depth Food and Farm School classes
• An interactive virtual trade show
• Fun and engaging networking opportunities
• A welcoming food and farm community gathering, with long breaks in between sessions so you can get the chores done and put dinner on the table
• An "encore" day to meet up with others and share conference highlights
Registration for OEFFA's conference will open this fall. Be a part of this inspiring community of food and farm advocates helping to build a strong and sustainable food chain!
Location:
Online Conference
Contact:
Milo Petruziello / 614-421-2022 /
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association
41 Croswell Rd.
Columbus OH 43214
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