Partner events
CG SEEDLING SALE
Common Ground High School 358 Springside Ave, New Haven, CT, United StatesSaturday's Sale at Common Ground High School includes: 🌱Seed SHARE 9:30am-4:00pm We will have seed related activities (for kids and adults) and celebrate the beautiful diversity of these tiny living things that become the food we eat. Feel free to bring seeds to share, pick up some seeds you’ve been looking for, share a seed story…
CG SEEDLING SALE
Common Ground High School 358 Springside Ave, New Haven, CT, United StatesSaturday's Sale at Common Ground High School includes: 🌱Seed SHARE 9:30am-4:00pm We will have seed related activities (for kids and adults) and celebrate the beautiful diversity of these tiny living things that become the food we eat. Feel free to bring seeds to share, pick up some seeds you’ve been looking for, share a seed story…
Propagating & Sowing New England Meadow Plants
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens 105 Botanical Gardens Drive, Boothbay, ME, United StatesNew England meadow plants include a wide array of genera and are wonderful succession plants for many landscapes—dry open fields or damp, shady woodland clearings, large garden borders or converted lawn spaces. In Partnership with CT NOFA, this hands-on workshop welcomes all horticulture professionals, whether nursery growers, gardeners, or landscape designers, to come learn about…
Environmental Rights and Environmental Justice – A Discussion with Maya K. van Rossum
United Church on the Green 270 Temple St., New Haven, CT, United StatesMaya K. van Rossum, author of The Green Amendment, The People’s Fight For a Clean, Safe & Healthy Environment will be touring Connecticut to talk about her new book, the Green Amendment movement, and how Connecticut can benefit from securing a constitutional right to clean and healthy air, water, and soil; a stable climate; and…
Common Ground’s 2023 Farm & Garden Conference
Common Ground High School 358 Springside Ave, New Haven, CT, United StatesJoin Common Ground for a full day of HANDS ON workshops on urban growing, cooking, animal care, family workshops + more. Open TO ALL! This conference would not be possible without our partnerships with All Our Kin and CT NOFA, or support from Farm Credit Northeast AgEnhancement. Day Of Schedule 9:00-9:20am Check in 9:20-9:30am Welcome!…
Farmer 2 Farmer Conference // Conferencia de Granjero a Granjero
Meriden Public Library 105 Miller Street, Meriden, CT, United States//Español abajo// Join the New CT Farmer Alliance for our first annual Farmer 2 Farmer Conference! We know that farmers learn best from each other, so we are excited to feature workshops and a panel led by our very own members. The event will also feature resources available to CT farmers and a Farm Hack…
9th Annual Know Your Farmer Fair
Windham Community Center 665R Main St., Willimantic, CT, United StatesGet ready! It's time to celebrate the 9th Annual Know Your Farmer Fair on Saturday, March 9th, 2024 at the Community Center located in downtown Willimantic. CT NOFA is proud to be a co-sponsor of The Know Your Farmer Fair, which is an opportunity for residents, chefs, and food service directors to meet local farmers and to…
Climate and Environment Advocacy Day at the Capitol
Connecticut State Capitol 210 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT, United StatesCT NOFA is proud to join with the Sierra Club of Connecticut and other organizations for this day of advocacy. Come to the State Capitol in Hartford to advocate for strong and meaningful legislation to protect our environment and keep Connecticut's climate promise! At this event you will hear from speakers about bills before the…
Organic Pest and Disease Management
Lathrop Farmstead 77 Randall Rd., Lebanon, CT, United StatesThis event is part of CT NOFA's Skill Share program, produced in partnership with UConn Extension's Solid Ground program. Join Shuresh Ghimire, UConn Extension IPM educator at Lathrop Farmstead as we explore the different pests and diseases vegetable farmers can face in a season and how to manage them in a organic way. This 3-hour…
Land Evaluation and Farmland Access
Gunther Farm 24 Hyde Rd., Vernon, CT, United StatesThis 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…