The Northfield Conference

Please use the form below to submit recommendations for Conference Hour Speakers.  Feel free to fill one out for yourself, it does not need to be someone else that recommends you. Conference Hour Speaker (Word version) Please submit this proposal by December 1 to:  Meg Connor  or   Peggy Andreas Thank you for your suggestion! We … Continue reading →

Most of you missed the amazing Planning Meeting this past weekend at Lisa Schermerhorn’s beautiful home in Vermont. But you can make up for lost connection-time with your Northfield Community by coming to the second Planning Meeting at our home in central NH. The dates are November 18-20, which is less than four weeks away. … Continue reading →

Please use the form below to submit recommendations for Workshop Leaders.  Feel free to fill one out for yourself, it does not need to be someone else that recommends you. Workshop Proposal (Word version) Please submit this proposal by December 1 to:  Julie Osherson  snowsongs@hotmail.com Peter Bloch  peterbloch@woodshades.com Thank you for your suggestion! We will … Continue reading →

This is the invitation you have been looking forward to! You are invited to our Kick-Off Planning Weekend for the 2017 Northfield Conference! Lisa Schermerhorn has graciously offered her home in Fayston VT the weekend of Oct 14-16. This will be a time for us to reconnect after the summer, check-in with each other, brainstorm … Continue reading →

  This year ticks have be even more prevelant.  So, here is a reminder: As we are spending a week on a rural campus in New England, it is important to be on the watch for ticks (especially the infamous Deer Tick which carries Lyme Disease). As a precaution you might consider these good sense tips … Continue reading →

This year I am again Newcomers Coordinator. We ALL share the responsibility for welcoming our newcomers, but as a community we have counted on “buddies” to ensure a warm welcome and to be a resource, especially for the first few days. Newcomers need our help, some not much, some more. A buddy’s job is to … Continue reading →

In the interest of creating relaxed, quality time to talk about some of these larger issues we will be using the Planning Meeting March 11-13 at Peter and Qathy Lowe-Bloch’s in New London, NH.  Some of the topics we would like to discuss are:      –continuing the ongoing discussion about welcoming all expressions of … Continue reading →

We had a fun and productive planning meeting at Peter and Kathy’s lovely home in New London the first weekend in October. With over 100 suggestions for themes and 30 people attending, we worked all Saturday morning and part of the afternoon discussing the list of themes and what they might mean to us and … Continue reading →

Our Second Planning Meeting will be held November 13-15, 2015 at the home of Dorothy and Andrew Mason in Simsbury, Connecticut.

COME ONE, COME ALL to  the   NORTHFIELD PLANNING MEETING THIS FALL OCTOBER 2 TO 4, 2015 AT THE HOME OF KATHY LOWE AND PETER BLOCH New London, New Hampshire Join us as we Choose our theme for 2016 Have fun and good food Share suggestions for conference hours speakers and workshop leaders Have fun … Continue reading →