CRAFT Apprenticeships, Fair Labor and You
NOFA-NH & Vital Communities to Host A Dinner and Panel Discussion
NOFA-NH and Vital Communities will host a free farmer mixer and panel discussion on fair labor and CRAFT apprenticeship models. The event will be held at the award-winning Three Tomatoes Trattoria restaurant in Lebanon on Wednesday, December 5th from 6:00 – 9:00 PM.
Participants are invited to come and enjoy a local meal, meet other farmers, and learn from a knowledgeable panel of farmers and experts discussing fair labor practices and the CRAFT apprenticeship model, with a focus on the experiences of Vital Communities’ Upper Valley CRAFT program.
Panelists include Louis Battalen, Northeast Outreach Organizer for the Agricultural Justice Project and member of the NOFA Interstate Council’s Domestic Fair Trade Committee; Nancy LaRowe, Vital Communities’ Local First Manager and Valley Food and Farm Coordinator; and farmers participating in Vital Communities’ Upper Valley CRAFT program.
To register and learn more please visit: www.nofanh.org/fair-labor
What is CRAFT?
CRAFT stands for Collaborative Regional Alliances for Farmer Training. It is a national program of small, independent regional alliances focused on training for farmers, farm workers, interns and apprentices. CRAFT expands training beyond one farm at a time by bringing farmers, farmworkers, interns, and apprentices together on farms within their regional collaborative to meet one another and learn new skills at on-farm workshops.
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Hampshire
(NOFA – NH) actively promotes regenerative, ecologically sound gardening, farming and land care practices for healthy communities. It helps people build local, sustainable healthy food systems.
If you would like more information on this topic please call Nikki Kolb at 603-224-5022 or email info@nofanh.org. Images available upon request.
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