WINTER WEBINAR SERIES 2020

FEB 11: FSMA Inspections: What Growers Need to Know
Presenters: Mary Rose Scozzafava, Esq. & Sara Dewey, Esq., CLF

FEB 18: Protecting your Recipes: Trade Secrets and More
Presenter: Mary Rose Scozzafava, Esq., CLF

FEB 27: Co-op Law 101 (12-1:15EST)
Presenter: David P. Swanson, Esq., Dorsey & Whitney LLP

MARCH 3: Legal Requirements for Connecticut Food Businesses
Presenters: Paul Healy & Bessie Bauman, Yale Law School

MARCH 5: Regulations and Insurance for Connecticut Food Businesses
Presenter: Paul Healy & Bessie Bauman, Yale Law School

Past

2019

EVENT: February 27-28 – Harvest New England Ag Marketing Conference and Trade Show, Sturbridge, MA
EVENT: March 5 – Annual Local Food and Specialty Crop Trade Show, hosted by the Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts (SBN), Boston, MA
EVENT: January 15-17 – State of Maine Agricultural Trades Show, Augusta, ME
WORKSHOP: January 12 – Food Law 101 presented by attorney Rich Cavanaugh, at the 32nd NOFA/Mass Winter Conference, Worcester, MA
EVENT: January 11 – Rhode Island Food System Summit, University of Rhode Island, South Kingstown, RI
EVENT: January 7 – UConn Extension’s Vegetable and Small Fruit Growers’ Conference, South Windsor, CT

2018

EVENT: December 7 – Build Your Network Grow Our Future Conference at Auerfarm, Bloomfield, CT
EVENT: December 7 – Winter Gathering of the Greater Quabbin Food Alliance, Orange, MA
WORKSHOP: December 3 – Cooperative and Commons-Based Strategies for Land Access presented by attorney Carrie Green Yardley, at the Farmland Access and Transfer Conference cohosted by Land for Good & Maine Farmland Trust
EVENT: November 15 – Connecticut Farm Bureau Annual Meeting, North Haven, CT
WORKSHOP: October 18 – Hope & Main’s Food Resource Business Exchange (FReBE), Warren, Rhode Island
WORKSHOP: September 27 – Shared Use & Community Kitchens: Strengthening Communities Through Food Processing at Franklin County Community Development Corporation, Greenfield, MA
EVENT: September 21-23 – Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association’s Common Ground Country Fair, Unity, ME
WORKSHOP: September 8 – Intellectual Property for Business Entrepreneurs presented by attorney Lucy Lovrien, Hope & Main’s Business Bootcamp, Warren, Rhode Island
WORKSHOP: July 26 – New Entry Sustainable Farming Project Land Access Workshop for New Farmers, Lowell, MA
WEBINAR: May 31 – Employment Law for Massachusetts Farmers: Question and Answer Session
TRAINING: May 16 – Continuing Legal Education: Navigating IP Issued Faced by Farm and Food Businesses, Portland, ME
WORKSHOP: May 10 – Meet and Greet with Legal Food Hub at Rhode Island Farm Bureau
WORKSHOP: March 19 – Assessing Risks & Navigating Legal Issues Facing Farmers, Workshop, AgrAbility National Conference, Portland
WEBINAR: March 14 – Employment Law For Farmers
WORKSHOP: Feb. 25 – Employment Law for Farmers, SEMAP Annual Conference, Dighton, MA
WORKSHOP: Feb. 13 – Agricultural Labor & Employment Law, CISA Winter Workshop, Holyoke, MA
WORKSHOP: Jan. 18 – Legal Essentials for New Farmers, Greenbelt Essex County, Topsfield, MA
WORKSHOP: Jan. 13 – So You Think Your Apprenticeship is Legal?, NOFA/Mass Conference, Worcester, MA
WORKSHOP: January 11 – Put Down Roots! Start to Plan and Write that Farm or Farmland Lease, Agricultural Trades Show, Augusta, ME

2017

WORKSHOP: December 4 – Farm Transfer and Succession: Getting Started Right, Workshop, Maine Farmland Trust Farmland Access Annual Conference, Augusta
WEBINAR: October 25 – Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Rule
WEBINAR: October 18 – Food Safety Modernization Act Preventive Controls Rule
WEBINAR: September 14 – Navigating the Legal Challenges Faced by Farmers
WORKSHOP: June 22- Business Structures for Food Businesses, Salem Enterprise Center, Salem, MA
WORKSHOP: May 30 – Trademarks Workshop at Hope & Main
WORKSHOP: May 6 –Business Bootcamp at Hope & Main
TRAINING: May 5- CLE: Farm-to-Table & Food Safety, 2.5 CLE credits. Location: Preti Flaherty, One City Center, Portland, ME. Time: 1:00-3:30PM. Free for Legal Food Hub network attorneys, others $25. Please contact Phelps Turner at pturner@clf.org to register.
TRAINING: May 3-4- Professional Training for Farm Succession Advisors, The Falls Center, Manchester, NH. 12.5 CLE credits approved in Vermont and Maine, self-certification available in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Agenda is found here and registration is found here.
TRAINING: March 29- CLE on Labor and Employment Issues for Farm and Food Enterprises, Portland, ME. Space is limited- pre-register by March 27 by emailing rprice@clf.org with “March 29 CLE” in subject line.

WORKSHOP: March 22- Succession Planning, Sandywoods, Tiverton, RI

WORKSHOP: March 11- Entrepreneur Bootcamp, Hope & Main, Warren, RI
WORKSHOP: March 9- Business Structures for Farms and Farmers’ Markets, Northeast Harvest Agricultural Marketing Conference and Trades Show, Sturbridge, MA
WORKSHOP: February 13, 6-8PM- Succession Workshop, hosted by Land For Good and American Farmland Trust, Kingston, RI
WORKSHOP: February 6, 6-9PM- Business Structures for Urban Farmers, Carrot Project’s Urban Agriculture Training Program, Roxbury, MA
WORKSHOP: February 8- Intellectual Property and Estate Planning for Farmers, Grafton, MA
WORKSHOP: March 4- Intellectual Property for Urban Farmers and Food Entrepreneurs, Urban Farming Conference, Boston, MA

WORKSHOP: January 4- Regulations Related to Your Farmer Operation, UMaine Regional Learning Center
WORKSHOP: January 11-12- Two days of programming at the Maine Agricultural Trades Show, Augusta

2016

WORKSHOP: October 27, 8:30am-10:30am- Protecting Intellectual Property in the Food Business, Enterprise Center at Salem State, Salem, MA
WORKSHOP: November 6 (afternoon)- Employment Law, MOFGA Farmer to Farmer Conference, Northport, ME
TRAINING: May 6 – Luncheon at Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson (invitation only).

TRAINING: May 23 – Luncheon at Drummond, Woodsum (invitation only).
WORKSHOP CLE: May 10 – Presentation at Gignoux Inn of Court (invitation only).
TRAINING: May 12 – Perkins, Thompson (invitation only).

TRAINING: March 21 – Luncheon at Pierce Atwood (invitation only).
WORKSHOP: March 12 – One on one sessions with Legal Food Hub attorneys. Urban Farming Conference, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
WORKSHOP: January 31 – Employment Law, Maine Federation of Farmers Markets, Maple Farm Inn, Hallowell, ME
WORKSHOP: January 13-14 – Two-day legal workshop for farmers, Agricultural Trades Show, Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, ME
Wednesday, January 13
- 10-10:55 a.m. – Legal Considerations Essential for Running a Successful Farm Business
- 11-11:55 a.m. – Food Safety
- 12-1 p.m. – One-on-one sessions
- 1-1:55 p.m. – Intellectual Property
- 2-2:55 p.m. – Legal Structure for Your Farm
- 3-3:55 p.m. – Land Leasing and Purchasing
- 4-4:55 p.m. – Employment Law
Thursday, January 14
- 9-9:55 a.m. – Farm Protection and Transition
- 10-10:55 a.m. – Employment Law
- 11-11:55 a.m. – Legal Structure for Your Farm
- 12-1 p.m. – One-on-one sessions
- 1-1:55 p.m. – Legal Considerations Essential for Running a Successful Farm Business

2015

EVENT: December 10, 5:30-6:30 p.m. – Hub Attorney Appreciation and Networking, Maine Mead Works, Portland, ME
EVENT: November 21-22 – Farm, Fish, and Food Innovation Challenge, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
WORKSHOP: November 8 – Choosing the Right Business Entity for Your Farm, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) Farmer to Farmer Conference, Point Lookout Resort, Northport, ME
EVENT: October 22 – Pierce Atwood attorney networking, Portland, ME
WORKSHOP: October 6 – How To Choose a Business Structure, Purdue Extension, Webinar
WORKSHOP: September 26 – Farm Labor Law, Common Ground Country Fair, Unity, ME
WORKSHOP: August 20 – Commercial Leases and Entity Formation, Commonwealth Kitchen, Boston, MA

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