Hello Everyone,
Those dates work for me. I prefer
Thanks so much.
Gabe
Gabe Zoerheide
Agricultural Specialist
Valley Food and Farm
104 Railroad Row
White River Junction, VT
05001
(802) 291-9100 x 105
www.vitalco
-----Original Message-----
From: Vermont New Farmer Network
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Beth Holtzman
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004
12:18 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Next New Farmer Network
Meeting
Hello everyone,
Our next Vermont New Farmer Network meeting will be Thursday August 5 from
12:30 - 2 pm, again with lunch provided. Please
let me know by July 22 if you can attend, and if you prefer Berlin, Randolph or
Burlington.
Agenda items will include:
-- Assessment of accomplishments since 2002, remaining gaps/needs and emerging
needs
-- Planning for possible fall 2004 strategic planning meeting
-- ?Pending grant proposals?
-- Program updates
-- Other -- please feel free to make suggestions.
Also please mark your calendars for Vt NFN meetings on Sept. 2 and October 7.
All will be working lunches beginning at 12:30, with location to be determined.
If you have questions or suggestions, please let me know.
Beth
2. NFN
Members will review the Winter 2003 Grant Proposal “A Proposal to Support
New Farmers in Vermont” to see where progress has been made and what
areas are still relevant for future initiatives. If you need a copy of the proposal, please contact Beth at [log in to unmask]
3. Beth will solicit information from network
members to create a chart organized by the four areas of “access”
for new farmers and showing which network members work in each area.
4. NFN members will that chart to check in with
others as we take on new projects.
5. Beth will set up monthly meetings for the
network for at least the next few months to continue discussion of a strategic
planning session, and to further consider how to make use Vern &
Ann’s offer, and possibly to discuss details of a SARE proposal (if UVM
is asked to develop it’s proposal into a full proposal.)