2009 NOFA Conference Media Page
Articles on Summer Conference 2009 (updated August 22, 2009)
If you're a reporter covering agriculture, gardening, landscaping, livestock, sustainable lifestyles or any related field, the 2009 NOFA Summer Conference is for you!
In addition to over 200 workshops, an exhibit area and lively entertainment the conference will feature:
Friday, August 7th
- 5th Annual NOFA Organic Land Care Course 8am-5pm
- Keynote Speech 7.30pm - Paul Stamets, Mushroom expert and author of Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save The World
Saturday, August 8th
- Mass Grass Grazing School 8am-5pm
- Country Fair 3pm
- Keynote Speech 7pm - Will Allen, Urban farmer and founder of Growing Power
We encourage all members of the media (reporters, photographers, videographers, as well as freelance writers) who will cover the conference in their publication or program to apply for free press passes to the NOFA Summer Conference.
Media credentials should be picked up at the registration table upon arrival and displayed at all times. With your credentials, you will be welcome to attend workshops, the keynote speeches, the tours, the exhibits and the fair. The conference media staff will be happy to assist you in arranging interviews with any of the presenters, keynoters, exhibitors or NOFA staff members. Lodging and meals are not included with your pass, but food will be for sale throughout the weekend and various accommodations are available.
If you wish to take videotapes of workshops or keynote speeches you should request permission from the media staff ahead of time and be set up prior to the start of the presentation and at the back or side of the audience so as not to interfere with their view.
If you are interested, please send your name, contact information, the publication or program that will feature your work and how many days you wish to cover the conference to: Megan Pacelli at mkpacelli@gmail.com or Jassy Bratko at jassy.bratko@nofamass.org. For more information please call 781-864-5155 or 978-928-5646.
You will be notified when your request for media credentials is accepted or denied, or if more information is needed.
Press Release: Organic Land Care Course
Press Release: General Conference Release
About the NOFA Summer Conference
Press Releases
Biography of Keynoters
ABOUT NOFA
NOFA is a non-profit organization of approximately 5,000 farmers, gardeners, land care professionals and consumers working to educate members and the general public about the benefits of a local organic food system based on complete cycles, natural materials and minimal waste for the health of individual beings, communities and the living planet. NOFA has chapters in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.