"Richard is an excellent speaker and knows the ins and outs of farm finances. The examples we worked through as a group were great!”
— CSA Farmer, Wisconsin
Richard's speaking engagements
2019 and 2020
NOFA VT Journey Farmers Workshop, Richmond, VT, January 14, 2019
NOFA VT Winter Conference, Burlington, VT, February 16, 2019
MOFGA Business Workshop, Unity, ME, February 24-25, 2019
Small Beginning Farmers of NH, Concord, NH, March 23, 2019
Eastern Market Michigan teleconference, April 1, 2019
UVM Business Workshop, Burlington, VT, September 13, 2019
NOFA VT Farm Beginnings Workshop, Richmond, VT, December 15, 2019
MOFGA All Day Business Workshop, Unity, ME, New date: January 12, 2020
NOFA VT Winter Conference, Burlington, VT, February 15-16, 2020
2018
Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference, Traverse City, MI, January 26-27, 2018
NOFA VT Journeyfarmer Workshop, Richmond, VT, January 30, 2018
UVM Farm Business Workshop, Burlington, VT, March 5, 2108
UVM Farming Smarter, Not Harder, Burlington, VT, September 5, 2018
Stone Barns Young Farmer Conference, Pocantico Hills, NY, December 6-7, 2018
2017
NOFA VT Journeyfarmer Business Workshop, Richmond, VT, January 12, 2017
Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Meeting, Fairlee, VT, January 23, 2017
Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers Cover Crop School, Fairlee, VT, Janaury 24, 2017
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association Conference, Dayton, Ohio, February 9 - 10, 2017
NOFA VT Winter Conference, Burlington, VT, February 18, 2017
New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, Full Day Business Workshop, North Grafton, MA, February 22, 2017
MOFGA 2 Day Business Workshop, Unity, ME, February 26 - 27, 2017
University of Vermont Business Workshop, Burlington, VT, September 23, 2017
Young Farmers Conference, Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills, NY, Dec 7 - 8, 2017
New England Vegetable Conference, Manchester, NH, Dec 14, 2017
2016
UCONN CT Full Day Business Workshop, Haddam, CT, January 6, 2016
Practical Farmers of Iowa Conference, Ames, IA, January 22 - 23, 2016
PASA Conference, State College, PA, February 3 - 5, 2016
NOFA VT Winter Conference, Burlington, VT, February 13, 2016
Granite State Graziers Conference, Concord, MA, February 20, 2016
MOFGA 2 Day Business Workshop, Unity, ME, February 21 - 22, 2016
Business Workshop for Stone Barn apprentices, UMASS, Amherst, MA, June 30, 2016
Panhandle Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Keynote and Half Day Workshop, Marianna, FL, October 11, 2016
Full Day Business Workshop, Future Harvest CASA, Ida Lee RecCenter, Leesburg, VA, November 17, 2016
Ecological Farmers of Ontario Conference, Kingston, Ontario, November 30 - December 1, 2016
Essex Farm Institute Half Day Workshop, Essex, NY, December 6, 2016
National Young Farmers Conference, Stone Barns Center, Pocantico Hills, NY, December 8 - 9, 2016
2015
NOFA VT Winter Conference, Burlington, VT, February 14, 2015
MOFGA Business Workshop, Unity, ME, February 23 - 24, 2015
Sustainable Small Farm Online Summit, March 18 - 21, 2015
NOFA VT Business Workshop, Richmond, VT, April 18, 2015
NOFA MA Summer Conference, Amherst, MA, August 15, 2015
Stone Barns Center for Agriculture, Pocantico Hills, NY, September 9, 2015
UVM Business Workshop, Burlington, VT, October 7, 2015
National Young Farmers Conference, Stone Barns Center, Pocantico Hills, NY, December 3-4, 2015
Farmstart, Canada Webinar, noon, December 8, 2015
2014
Southern SAWG Conference, 1.5 day Business Workshop, Mobile, AL, January 15 - 16, 2014
NOFA VT Winter Conference, Burlington, VT, February 15, 2014
MOFGA Two Day Business Workshop, Unity, ME, February 17 - 18, 2014
Kansas Farmers Union Full Day Business Workshop, Lawrence, KS, February 22, 2014
Cornell Cooperative Extension Full Day Business Workshop, Canandaigua, NY, February 27, 2014
CISA, Holyoke, MA, Employee Management, March 4, 2014
NOFA NH, Keene, NH, Full Day Business Workshop, March 8, 2014
UVM Webinar on Farm Mechanization, 11 am March 13, 2014
NOFA VT, Richmond, VT, Journey Farmer Business Workshop, March 30, 2014
Vermont Technical College tour, April 15, 2014
Lyndon State College tour, April 22, 2014
Stone Barns Center, Pocantico Hills, NY, April 30, 2014
Brooklyn Grange, NY, June 26, 2014
NOFA MA Summer Conference, Amherst, MA, August 9, 2014
Goddard College, Plainfield, VT, August 25, 2014
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, September 17, 2014
NOFA NJ Full Day Workshop, Hillsborough, NJ, November 8, 2014
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Conference, Greenville, SC, November 10 - 11, 2014
National Young Farmers Conference, Stone Barns Center, Pocantico Hills, NY, December 5, 2014
Young Farmer Network Full Day Business Workshop, Providence, RI, December 6, 2014
2013
Central Ag Conference Webinar, January 3, 2013 10am - 11:30am EST
NH Small and Beginner Farmers Conference, February 16, 2013
MOFGA Business Workshop, February 17 - 18, 2013, Unity, ME
CISA Business Workshop, February 21, 2013, South Deerfield, MA
Ecological Farmers of Ontario, February 24, 2013, Cornwall, ON
NOFA VT Journey Farmers Workshop, Richmond, VT, March 16, 2013
Sterling College workshop, Craftsbury, VT, March 21, 2013
The Efficient Farm Office workshop, ACORN, Middlebury, VT, April 2, 2013
Vermont Technical College farm tour, April 9, 2013
Sterling College farm tour, April 23, 2013
Lyndon State College farm tour, April 30, 2013
Food Venture Center panel discussion, Hardwick, VT, May 6, 2013
NOFA MA Summer Pre-Conference Half Day Business Workshop, Northampton, MA, August 9, 2013
NOFA MA Summer Conference, Northampton, MA, August 10, 2013
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, September 25, 2013
National Farm Viability Conference, Middlebury, VT, Sept 26, 2013
NY Beginning Farmers Learning Network Conference, Latham, NY, October 29, 2013
ACORN Organic Conference, Moncton, New Brunswick, November 20, 2013
National Young Farmers Conference, Stone Barns Center Pre-Conference Full Day Business Workshop, Pocantico Hills, NY, December 4, 2013
National Young Farmers Conference, Stone Barns Center, Pocantico Hills, NY, December 5, 2013