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Land Evaluation and Farmland Access
Land Evaluation and Farmland Access
This event is part of CT NOFA's Skill Share program, produced in partnership with UConn Extension's Solid Ground program. For folks who are still looking for land, whether to lease or purchase. Learn how to evaluate potential properties for agricultural use. Explore three different properties with Solid Ground soil, conservation, and land use consultant Kip…
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Hemp Fiber Cultivation
Hemp Fiber Cultivation
This event is part of CT NOFA's Skill Share program, produced in partnership with UConn Extension's Solid Ground program. Go through a season of growing hemp with this skill share as you meet up multiple times during the growing season to observe and discuss the processes of seeding, harvesting, and processing hemp for fiber production.…
Soil Health Field Day: Tree and Shrub Establishment
Soil Health Field Day: Tree and Shrub Establishment
Join CT NOFA for a hands-on workshop on establishing native trees and shrubs on farmland and properties throughout Connecticut. We'll take a look at planning, planting, and maintenance of trees and shrubs at The Hickories farm over the years. Demonstrations will include site selection, soil preparation, and sourcing of appropriate plant material for specific locations.…
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Soil Health Field Day: Cover Crops
Soil Health Field Day: Cover Crops
Join 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…