Monday, June 6, 2011

NEASDA Meeting at Jay Peak

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) assists the 50 state departments of agriculture with development, implementation and communication of sound public policy. NASDA was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

NASDA is divided into four regions. The northeast region, known as NEASDA (NE=northeast), includes ten states: the six New England states, NY, NJ, PA and DE. Each summer NEASDA holds a meeting in one of those ten states. This year's NEASDA meeting is at Jay Peak on June 5-7 (info). Yankee and Farm Credit East are sponsors of this meeting.

The events on the first day of the meeting included the presentation of a donation to Keep Local Farms from Ski Vermont:

Left to right: Parker Riehle, President of Ski Vermont; Jane Clifford, representing Keep Local Farms; and Diane Bothfeld, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture for Vermont.

Jay Peak is presently undergoing a major expansion, including new lodges, golf course and clubhouse, indoor ice arena, and covered water park. Parts of the expansion are now complete. The rest is under construction and will be completed over the next nine months or so. Below is a photo from the tram of the newest lodge under construction. The waterpark is to the right.