Rochester conference covers all the angles of organic farming

Organic seed production. The environmental impact of gas drilling on area farms and forests. Pioneering organic wheat production to supply bakeries and food retailers across the Northeast. How to keep a family milk cow.

These were some of the workshop topics that drew nearly 1,000 attendees from across the state this weekend to the Riverside Convention Center for the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York's 27th Annual Conference, titled Meals Without Wheels: Revitalizing our Local Organic Foodshed.

NOFA-NY is a nonprofit educational organization made up of farmers, consumers and gardeners that promotes organic, regional and sustainable food systems. Its subsidiary company, NOFA-NY Certified Organic LLC, is the largest organic certifying agency in the state.

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