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Local & Regional Organic & Sustainable Event Listings
CT NOFA/NOFA Events |
NOFA Organic Land Care Events |
Interest Key: F=Farmers; G=Gardeners; P=Public; L=Landscapers/Landcare |
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| Application deadline: mid-September | Hudson Valley Farm Beginnings This course will bring apprentices, new farmers, current landowners and future farm entrepreneurs together to work toward making their agricultural dreams a reality. |
Hawthorne Valley Farm Learning Center Ghent, NY |
see website for details | F |
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| Beginning January 24, 2010 Ends November 21, 2010 |
High BRIX Nutrient Dense Foods A workshop series on Growing High BRIX Nutrient Dense Foods with Organic Farmer, Dan Kittredge Co-sponsored The Growing Green Co-op and CT NOFA |
See brochure for workshop locations and additional dates | F |
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| September 10-12, 2010 | 2010 CT Folk Festival & Green Expo | New Haven, CT | See website | P |
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| September 14, 2010 | University of Connecticut Offers Home Food Preservation Program on Drying Foods | UConn Middlesex County
Extension Center 1066 Saybrook Rd. (Route 154) Haddam, CT |
6:30 pm | P |
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| September 18 & 19, 2010 | Olde Mistick Garlic Festival | Olde Mistick Village Mystic, CT |
TBA | P |
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| September 18 & 19, 2010 | Haight-Brown Vineyard Annual Harvest Festival Fun for all ages: Wine cellar & vineyard tours, grape stomping, hay rides, shopping, food, local beer, music, etc. |
Haight-Brown Vineyard 29 Chestnut Hill Rd. Litchfield, CT |
11:00 am to 5:00pm | P |
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| September 18 & 19, 2010 | Live Green Connecticut Will promote living green with a focus on education, sustainability, caring for the environment and our natural resources. |
Taylor Farm Park 45 Calf Pasture Beach Road Norwalk, CT |
see website | P |
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| September 19, 2010 | Taste! Organic Connecticut | Manchester Community College Manchester, CT |
10:00 - 4:00 | P |
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| September 21, 2010 | Meet Me At The Farm Come join Amie Hall here on our farm and learn how easy it can be to prepare & use fresh & local ingredients. You will them enjoy a delicious luncheon prepared with all seasonal produce from the farm |
Sport Hill Farm 596 Sport Hill Road Easton, CT |
11:30 am to 1:00 pm |
P |
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| September 24, 2010 | Urban Oaks Celebration and Fundraiser | Elizabeth Park Pond House West Hartford, CT |
6:30 to 9:30 pm | P |
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| September 25, 2010 | Celebrating Agriculture A day filled with agricultural displays, family events, food and entertainment! There is no admission charge. Parking is free too |
Woodstock Fairgrounds
Rte. 169 Woodstock, CT |
9:00 am to 3:00 pm |
P |
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| September 29, 2010 | NOFA Organic Land Care Homeowner's Workshop Free, organic lawn care information. organiclandcare.net |
Woodbridge Library 10 Newton Road Woodbridge, CT |
6:30 to 8:00 pm | P |
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| October 9th & 10th, 2010 | Garlic & Harvest Festival (203) 266-7350 contact@garlicfestct.com |
Bethlehem Fairgrounds 384 Main St. North (Route 61) Bethlehem, CT |
10am-5pm daily | P |
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| October 14, 2010 | Invasive Plant Symposium "Challenges and Successes: Working Cooperatively to Manage Invasive Plants" |
UConn Storrs, CT |
8:00 am to 4:00 pm | P |
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| October 20, 2010 | QU Sustainability Lecture & Farmer's Market With Chef John Turenne |
Quinnipiac University Auditorium, North Haven campus |
8:30 am; market 10-2 | P |
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| October 22-23, 2010 | Conference: Adapting in Place" Keynote speaker Sharon Astyk on 10/22. Speakers & workshops on 10/23 Additional details to follow. |
Keynote: Center Church on the Green, New Haven, CT | Keynote: 7:30 pm; Saturday events TBA |
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| October 26, 2010 | Lecture-Environmental Activist Majora Carter | Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT |
7:30 pm | P |
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If you have any events to add here, send to: ctnofa@ctnofa.org
PO Box 164 • Stevenson, CT 06491
phone: (203) 888-5146 • fax: (203) 888-9280