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For Farmers: 2 Masks Available per Employee
The State of CT and the Connecticut Business Association are preparing to distribute free face masks to essential small businesses (farms!) that have fewer than 50 employees. The masks should…
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CT NOFA writes cover article for Edible Nutmeg
Click here to read Dina’s article. Our partners at edible Nutmeg are holding off on physical distribution due to the pandemic – but they have released our article electronically. Get…
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Planters Choice and Wilton High School team up for an Ecotype Project Plant Sale
The Wilton High School Organic Garden is proud to offer a selection of native wildflower species for sale by preorder in partnership with Planter’s Choice Nursery of Newtown. Plants will…
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Winter Seed Saving for Kids
Sefra Alexandra, from CT NOFA’s Ecotype Project, taught the basics of seed exploration/seed hunting with the February kids camp at Wakeman Town Farm. After discovering seeds in our everyday foods,…
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No-till and Soil Health Class Continues with River COG in Essex, CT
Take a good look at the living biology of soil under a microscope is a key skill in building soil carbon and healthy plants. NOFA has teamed up with the…
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Bulk Order Due Date Extended to Feb 9
The NOFA Bulk Order was one of the very first programs of NOFA, the parent organization of all of the NOFA State Chapters. It began in 1971 with a bulk…
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A visit to NYC Greenbelt Native Plant Nursery
The Ecotype Project visited the NYC Greenbelt Native Plant Nursery this week in Staten Island. This special nursery is also home to the Midatlantic Regional Seed Bank, an extraordinary collection…
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Life in the “dead” of winter – High Tunnels alive and well in CT
An update from NOFA’s technical consultant and “embedded” reporter, Monique Bosch During this ‘dormant’ time of year, it’s refreshing to see cold season crops flourishing in high tunnels across the…
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No-Till Field Day at Sub Edge Farm
Join us for a fall field day focused on no-till and cover crop methods, to include a presentation by Julie Fine of Johnny Selected Seeds as well as field demonstrations…
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Deadline is January 22nd for nominations for the 2nd Annual Bill Duesing Organic Living on the Earth Awards
This award is for a recipient who has demonstrated the advancement of organic living on our earth with a project, innovation, action or lifestyle that supports the continuation of the…
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2020 Winter Conference Request for Proposals
CT NOFA’s 38th annual conference will be held on March 7th, 2020 at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. This new location will allow easier access to this event for people…
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Organic No-Till Farming Research Initiative: An Update
From NOFA’s technical consultant and “embedded” reporter, Monique Bosch Under the Microscope at Assawaga Farm We visited Assawaga Farm in late September to take a peak at how microbes are…
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