Field Day Workshop
Latest Past Events
Soil Health Field Day: No-Till Farming Practices
Sub Edge Farm 199 Town Farm Road, FarmingtonJoin CT NOFA for a field day that will provide participants with resources and support in implementing no-till practices, or in transitioning to no-till and reduced tillage farming. This field day will include examples of no-till equipment, how they work, and how/when to use them. We’ll discuss how this climate smart practice helps reduce erosion,…
BCS Tractor Training & Compost Tea Training
Artza Mendi Farm 26 Lacroix Rd., SpragueBCS Tractor Training & Compost Tea Making on the Farm The first portion of the farm field day will include an informative training on how to safely operate a BCS tractor and attachments followed by networking & refreshments. The second half will include an overview on making compost tea and its importance. Come for either…
Soil Health Field Day: Cover Crops
Assawaga Farm 626 Providence Pike, PutnamJoin CT NOFA for an overview of how to adopt/improve practices that involve planting a cover crop in between crops for harvesting. Yoko Takemura and Alex Carpenter, farmers and founders of Assawaga Farm, will show several methods of working with cover crops on a small farm. They will share their trials and tribulations as well…