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November 5, 2011
The VSGA Meat-Up!
The 2011 Sheep-Goat-Osium
Vermont College, Montpelier, VT
Featuring Deborah Krasner, author of Good Meat, on The Offal Truth!
Make the most of your sheep and goat meat!
Gain a butcher' s eye for carcass quality and cuts.
Learn alongside NECI chef-instructors to use the whole sheep or goat, offal included.
Explore the latest marketing methods to meet localvore demand.
Enjoy a gourmet Vermont lamb and goat lunch.
Keynote by Vermont' s own Deborah Krasner, author of Good Meat.
Celebrate the career of Chet Parsons.
Contact Erica Zimmerman at 802-223-6930
Download the brochure
Warning of Special Meeting of the VSGA membership
November 5th, 2011
to revisit the time/date of the Annual Meeting.
at the 2011 Sheep-Goat-Osium, Vermont College, Montpelier, VT
Due to the move of the Vermont Farm Show to Essex, along with a continued request from members around the state to consider a more convenient date and time, the board is request-ing a vote to change the provision that the Annual General Meeting be tied to the Vermont Farm Show.
It currently reads,
"ARTICLE IV MEETINGS
1. An Annual General Meeting of this asso-ciation shall be held in conjunction with the an-nual Vermont Farm Show."
The new provision Article IV 1. is proposed to read, "VSGA will hold an Annual General Meeting."
ARTICLE VIII AMENDMENTS allows us to hold this vote at a warned Special Meeting at the Sheep-Goat-Osium. "These bylaws may be altered or amended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of members present at the annual meeting or at a special meeting called and warned for that pur-pose."
A very short discussion will precede the vote.
We will need a 2/3 vote of members present at the meeting to pass the proposal.
November 17, 2011
Business Nitty Gritty for Goat Farmers, with Mark Canella and Yvonne Hall.
Catamount Arts, 115 Eastern Ave., St. Johnsbury, VT.
10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Would you like to know more about how your business is doing? Do you wish you had the tools to evaluate your month-to-month expenditures, not just a year-end profit and loss statement? Would you like to be able to pinpoint places where you might save money by tweaking your management or inputs? Or do you want to explore a larger change to your farm operation: processing milk, adding another livestock enterprise, or changing markets? If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions, this workshop may be for you! $10 covers lunch. Please RSVP by November 12th to reserve your lunch.
November 30, 2011
VT Farm Viability Program enrollment deadline
The VT Farm Viability Program offers farmers free one-on-one business planning and technical assistance to help increase the success of their farming efforts. Farmers who have completed business plans with the program are eligible for grants towards capital expenses or additional technical support needed in implementing the business plan, when funding is available. More info at: http:www.vhcb.org/viability.html
January 20-21, 2012
16th Annual Vermont Grazing and Livestock Conference
Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee, VT
The conference is for new and seasoned farmers, is co-hosted by the VT Grass Farmers Association and the VT Beef Producers Association, and is coordinated by UVM's Center for Sustainable Agriculture.
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