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SUMMARY:Farm & Garden Conference at Common Ground
DESCRIPTION:Every Summer\, Fall and Winter The Common Ground Farm and Schoolyards Program hosts a day of learning perfect for the School Educator\, Backyard Gardener\, small scale Farmer\, curious Food Explorer or Food Justice Activist! We are thrilled to feature a KIDS TRACK for children\, ages 5-12.* \nWINTER 2020\nJoin us for a half or full day of workshops on gardening\, cooking\, herbal remedies and more! \nDate: February 01\, 2020 9:00 AM-3:00 PM \nLocation: Common Ground High School\, Urban Farm\, and Environmental Education Center | 358 Springside Ave\, New Haven\, CT 06515 | (203)389-4333 x1213 \nAdmission: \nHalf day: $5 \nFull day: $10 \nRegister here: https://tinyurl.com/u52zjkg \nEvent website: facebook.com
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/farm-garden-conference-at-common-ground/
LOCATION:Common Ground High School\, 358 Springside Ave\, New Haven\, CT\, 06515\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences,Partner events
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SUMMARY:Farm & Garden Conference at Common Ground
DESCRIPTION:Every Summer\, Fall and Winter The Common Ground Farm and Schoolyards Program hosts a day of learning perfect for the School Educator\, Backyard Gardener\, small scale Farmer\, curious Food Explorer or Food Justice Activist! We are thrilled to feature a KIDS TRACK for children\, ages 5-12.* \nWINTER 2020\nJoin us for a half or full day of workshops on gardening\, cooking\, herbal remedies and more! \nDate: February 01\, 2020 9:00 AM-3:00 PM \nLocation: Common Ground High School\, Urban Farm\, and Environmental Education Center | 358 Springside Ave\, New Haven\, CT 06515 | (203)389-4333 x1213 \nAdmission: \nHalf day: $5 \nFull day: $10 \nRegister here: https://tinyurl.com/u52zjkg \nEvent website: facebook.com
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/farm-garden-conference-at-common-ground-2/
LOCATION:Common Ground High School\, 358 Springside Ave\, New Haven\, CT\, 06515\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conferences,Partner events
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SUMMARY:Season Extension Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/season-extension-day/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Partner events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200201T090000
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SUMMARY:Season Extension Day
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/season-extension-day-2/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Partner events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200205T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200205T190000
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SUMMARY:Market Access and Food Safety: The potential for Farm to School to scale up your business
DESCRIPTION:Market Access & Food Safety: Farm to School\n\n\nTrainers:\nIndu Upadhyaya is the Food Safety Extension Educator with UConn Extension.  She completed her PhD from UConn in Animal Science with a focus on Food safety and Microbiology. Before coming back to UConn as faculty\, she worked in collaboration with the USDA Agricultural Research Service Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit as a postdoctoral associate at the University of Arkansas Center of Excellence for Poultry Science. She also worked as an Assistant Professor in the School of Agriculture at Tennessee Tech University\, and was involved with developing a research program on poultry and fresh produce safety. \n______________ \nWith a degree in Geography and Natural Resource Management\, Shannon Raider-Ginsberg has run and developed farming and agricultural education programs. As a farmer\, she has worked all manner of farms from 20-acre certified organic CSAs to 450 acre Christmas tree farms\, to community gardens\, urban farms and her own vegetable operation. Shannon is currently the Farmer Liaison at Put Local on Your Tray working to dispel the myths preventing farmers and schools from engaging in meaningful procurement relationships. \n  \nTraining Objective: \nIf you are ready to grow your business and have struggled to increase your CSA and/or Farmers market sales\, come and learn how selling to schools can open up market access to small scale wholesale. Food safety is key to making trusting relationships with all customers. It is not a roadblock\, and navigating food safety with schools is not as complicated as you might think. Come learn how to navigate these two systems\, schools and food safety\, and see if farm to school could be a good fit for your business. \nRSVP to Charlotte Ross\ncharlotte.ross@uconn.edu
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/market-access-and-food-safety-the-potential-for-farm-to-school-to-scale-up-your-business-2/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Partner events
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SUMMARY:Market Access and Food Safety: The potential for Farm to School to scale up your business
DESCRIPTION:Market Access & Food Safety: Farm to School\n\n\nTrainers:\nIndu Upadhyaya is the Food Safety Extension Educator with UConn Extension.  She completed her PhD from UConn in Animal Science with a focus on Food safety and Microbiology. Before coming back to UConn as faculty\, she worked in collaboration with the USDA Agricultural Research Service Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit as a postdoctoral associate at the University of Arkansas Center of Excellence for Poultry Science. She also worked as an Assistant Professor in the School of Agriculture at Tennessee Tech University\, and was involved with developing a research program on poultry and fresh produce safety. \n______________ \nWith a degree in Geography and Natural Resource Management\, Shannon Raider-Ginsberg has run and developed farming and agricultural education programs. As a farmer\, she has worked all manner of farms from 20-acre certified organic CSAs to 450 acre Christmas tree farms\, to community gardens\, urban farms and her own vegetable operation. Shannon is currently the Farmer Liaison at Put Local on Your Tray working to dispel the myths preventing farmers and schools from engaging in meaningful procurement relationships. \n  \nTraining Objective: \nIf you are ready to grow your business and have struggled to increase your CSA and/or Farmers market sales\, come and learn how selling to schools can open up market access to small scale wholesale. Food safety is key to making trusting relationships with all customers. It is not a roadblock\, and navigating food safety with schools is not as complicated as you might think. Come learn how to navigate these two systems\, schools and food safety\, and see if farm to school could be a good fit for your business. \nRSVP to Charlotte Ross\ncharlotte.ross@uconn.edu
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/market-access-and-food-safety-the-potential-for-farm-to-school-to-scale-up-your-business/
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SUMMARY:Farmland Access
DESCRIPTION:Farmland Access\n\n\nTraining Objective: \nFarmland access is often cited as a major barrier to new and beginning farmers\, and the multitude of components that make up farmland access can cause farmers to stop in their tracks. This session will break down several of these components in an attempt to make searching for farmland more exciting and less stressful. Topics covered will include conducting a land search\, utilizing CT Farmlink\, affording farmland\, constructing a secure lease\, and exploring different methods of farmland tenure. We will start with introductions and a quick survey of the audience in order to help direct our conversation. \nWe will explore several tools and guides from Land For Good that may be helpful in your land access journey. These include our Build-A-Lease tool\, Farmland Access Methods Guide\, Acquiring Your Farm\, NYFC’s Finding Farmland Calculator and others. Attendees are welcome to bring their laptops to work and follow along\, and some physical copies of the resources mentioned above will be available. Though this workshop is primarily geared towards farm seekers\, landowners are welcome to attend in order to gain insights into crafting leases and understanding a farmer’s point of view. \n  \nTrainer: \nWill O’Meara is the Connecticut Field Agent for Land For Good\, a non-profit whose mission is “to ensure the future of farming in New England by putting more farmers more securely on more land.”  Will is also a Farm Manager at Waldingfield Farm. \nRSVP to Charlotte Ross\ncharlotte.ross@uconn.edu
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/farmland-access-2/
LOCATION:Hartford County Extension Center\, Suite 262 Building 4\, 270 Farmington Ave\, Farmington\, 06032
CATEGORIES:Partner events
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SUMMARY:Farmland Access
DESCRIPTION:Farmland Access\n\n\nTraining Objective: \nFarmland access is often cited as a major barrier to new and beginning farmers\, and the multitude of components that make up farmland access can cause farmers to stop in their tracks. This session will break down several of these components in an attempt to make searching for farmland more exciting and less stressful. Topics covered will include conducting a land search\, utilizing CT Farmlink\, affording farmland\, constructing a secure lease\, and exploring different methods of farmland tenure. We will start with introductions and a quick survey of the audience in order to help direct our conversation. \nWe will explore several tools and guides from Land For Good that may be helpful in your land access journey. These include our Build-A-Lease tool\, Farmland Access Methods Guide\, Acquiring Your Farm\, NYFC’s Finding Farmland Calculator and others. Attendees are welcome to bring their laptops to work and follow along\, and some physical copies of the resources mentioned above will be available. Though this workshop is primarily geared towards farm seekers\, landowners are welcome to attend in order to gain insights into crafting leases and understanding a farmer’s point of view. \n  \nTrainer: \nWill O’Meara is the Connecticut Field Agent for Land For Good\, a non-profit whose mission is “to ensure the future of farming in New England by putting more farmers more securely on more land.”  Will is also a Farm Manager at Waldingfield Farm. \nRSVP to Charlotte Ross\ncharlotte.ross@uconn.edu
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/farmland-access/
LOCATION:Hartford County Extension Center\, Suite 262 Building 4\, 270 Farmington Ave\, Farmington\, 06032
CATEGORIES:Partner events
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SUMMARY:Maple Tapping Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Outdoor hands-on workshop to teach you the basics of tapping your very own maple trees and making delicious maple syrup! Walk the Massaro Nature trail and learn about each step in creating maple syrup\, including tapping a maple tree and boiling down the sap. Each participant will receive a tapping kit to take home\, with a limit of 1 per family.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/maple-tapping-workshop/
LOCATION:Massaro Farm\, Massaro Community Farm\, 41 Ford Rd Woodbridge\, CT\, 06525\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner events
ORGANIZER;CN="Massaro Community Farm":MAILTO:education@massarofarm.org
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SUMMARY:Maple Tapping Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Outdoor hands-on workshop to teach you the basics of tapping your very own maple trees and making delicious maple syrup! Walk the Massaro Nature trail and learn about each step in creating maple syrup\, including tapping a maple tree and boiling down the sap. Each participant will receive a tapping kit to take home\, with a limit of 1 per family.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/maple-tapping-workshop-2/
LOCATION:Massaro Farm\, Massaro Community Farm\, 41 Ford Rd Woodbridge\, CT\, 06525\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partner events
ORGANIZER;CN="Massaro Community Farm":MAILTO:education@massarofarm.org
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