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SUMMARY:Soil Health Field Day: Tree and Shrub Establishment
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe workshop includes support from experienced growers with a focus on native woody trees and shrubs; hazelnut\, inkberry\, winterberry\, witch hazel\, viburnums\, pussy willow\, and black willow\, as well as ecotypic pollinators. \nThis workshop is presented by CT NOFA in partnership with The Hickories and Eco59 (formally CT NOFA’s Ecotype Project)\, an initiative for best practices around finding the most appropriate plant materials that support our natural environment. \nAOLCPs from CT NOFA’s Organic Land Care Program will earn CEUs for attending this field day\, and may do so for free. Email us for a discount code before registering. \nLimited to 20 participants. Register for the field day here. \n\nAnd don’t miss out on the rest of this series! \n\nSoil Health Field Day #2 – Cover Crops\, September 29\nSoil Health Field Day #3 – No-Till Practices\, October 12
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/soil-health-field-day-tree-and-shrub-establishment/
LOCATION:The Hickories\, 136 Lounsbury Road\, Ridgefield\, CT\, 06877\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Day Workshop,Organic Land Care,Soil Health
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SUMMARY:Soil Health Field Day: Cover Crops
DESCRIPTION: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 as planting plans\, which have proven successful in improving the health of their soil. Various types of cover crops\, timing\, duration and termination methods will be discussed\, along with a demonstration of preparing a cover crop bed. \nRegister here.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/soil-health-field-day-cover-crops/
LOCATION:Assawaga Farm\, 626 Providence Pike\, Putnam\, CT\, 06260\, United States
CATEGORIES:Field Day Workshop,Soil Health
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