Northeast Organic Farming Summer Conference

The Northeast Organic Farming Association Summer Conference is Friday, Aug. 13 through Sunday, Aug. 15, at UMass Amherst, Mass. More than 200 workshops on organic farming, gardening, land care, sustainability and homesteading. Outdoor exhibits and vendors. Keynote speakers: Sally Fallon Morrell, founder of Weston A. Price Foundation and author of bestselling book Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats. Entertainment including dancing, country fair, live auction. For information before you go, visit www.nofasummerconference.org or call (978) 355-2853.

Annual NOFA Course In Organic Lawn Care

Landscapes can be beautiful and healthy for humans and other creatures to enjoy.

Find out how at the 9th Annual NOFA Course in Organic Land Care will be held Jan. 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 2010 at Parker River Wildlife Refuge, in Newburyport, Mass.; Jan. 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 2010 at the CT Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven, Conn; Feb. 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 2010 at Antun's in Westchester County, NY; and Feb. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 (2010) at the Save the Bay Center, Providence, RI.

This 5-day intensive course trains and accredits professionals to practice organic land care (caring for land without the use of synthetic pesticides or soil amendments). It is recommended for landscapers, designers, municipal and parks employees, horticulturists, master gardeners and entrepreneurs who are interested in sustainable landscaping.

For details see www.organiclandcare.net.