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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200910T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200910T183000
DTSTAMP:20200820T042756Z
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SUMMARY:Increase Farm Yields with Buzz Pollinators
DESCRIPTION:A discussion with The Ecotype Project’s Pollinator Habitat Specialist John Campanelli and CT NOFA’s Executive Director and Organic Farmer of The Hickories\, Dina Brewster. \nThe link below will take you to the recorded webinar from Sept. 10. Tune in as we explore the great diversity of pollinators attracted to our farms by Ecotype native plants and the crucial role they play in ensuring complete pollination of our field crops. \n \n 
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/increase-farm-yeilds-with-buzz-pollinators/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200910T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200910T183000
DTSTAMP:20200820T042756Z
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SUMMARY:Increase Farm Yields with Buzz Pollinators
DESCRIPTION:A discussion with The Ecotype Project’s Pollinator Habitat Specialist John Campanelli and CT NOFA’s Executive Director and Organic Farmer of The Hickories\, Dina Brewster. \nThe link below will take you to the recorded webinar from Sept. 10. Tune in as we explore the great diversity of pollinators attracted to our farms by Ecotype native plants and the crucial role they play in ensuring complete pollination of our field crops. \n \n 
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/increase-farm-yeilds-with-buzz-pollinators-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200913T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200913T120000
DTSTAMP:20200825T205328Z
CREATED:20200825T205328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200825T205328Z
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SUMMARY:Resiliency Skill Share: On-Farm Pork Processing Workshop (Online)
DESCRIPTION:SUNDAY\, SEPTEMBER 13\, 2020 – 9:00AM TO 12:00PM \n\nInterested in learning the art of on-farm\, whole-animal processing? Do you raise animals for food or purchase whole or half animals from a local farm? Do you love to cook meat and want to know more about where particular cuts come from on the animal? \nJoin NOFA-VT at Drift Farmstead in Roxbury\, VT from home for a live-streamed webinar to learn the ins and outs of whole animal processing including the benefits of ethnically-raised pasture-based meats. Led by Mary Lake\, this virtual workshop will cover the full process from a half pig to individual cuts\, with the slaughter taking place the day before. Attendees will get an up-close look into the process for creating each cut. Bring your questions and expertise\, a live Q&A session with Mary will follow the live-streamed on-farm processing. \nTopics to be covered include: \n\nEquipment needed for a safe & effective breakdown\nDetailed how-tos for each specific cut of meat\nWrapping techniques\nA few of our favorite pork recipes\n\nAbout the presenter: Mary Lake is a shearer\, butcher\, and shepherd based in Tunbridge\, Vermont. She travels the Northeast shearing and trimming hooves of sheep and goats. She is a former full-time butcher at The Royal Butcher\, where she slaughtered and cut meat. Now\, she is an itinerant on-farm slaughterer for hire processing sheep\, goats\, pigs\, and small bovines. Mary works with the Vermont Sheep and Goat Association to promote healthy and efficient sheep and goat production.  She raises sheep for breed stock\, meat\, sheepskin\, and fleece. \nREGISTER HERE\n\n\n\nLOCATION:\nONLINE \n\n\nADDRESS:\n14 Pleasant Street \n\nRichmond\, VT 05477\nUnited States \n\n\n\nCOST:\nSliding scale: $20-40 for members / $44-60 for non-members / free of charge for BIPOC (Black\, Indigenous or a person of color) \n\n\nWEBSITE:\nhttps://nofavt.org/events/annual-nofa-vt-events/farm-workshops-socials-2020 \n\n\nCONTACT NAME:\nLivy Bulger \n\n\nEMAIL:\nlivy@nofavt.org
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/resiliency-skill-share-on-farm-pork-processing-workshop-online-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Partner events,Webinar,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200913T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200913T120000
DTSTAMP:20200825T205328Z
CREATED:20200825T205328Z
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SUMMARY:Resiliency Skill Share: On-Farm Pork Processing Workshop (Online)
DESCRIPTION:SUNDAY\, SEPTEMBER 13\, 2020 – 9:00AM TO 12:00PM \n\nInterested in learning the art of on-farm\, whole-animal processing? Do you raise animals for food or purchase whole or half animals from a local farm? Do you love to cook meat and want to know more about where particular cuts come from on the animal? \nJoin NOFA-VT at Drift Farmstead in Roxbury\, VT from home for a live-streamed webinar to learn the ins and outs of whole animal processing including the benefits of ethnically-raised pasture-based meats. Led by Mary Lake\, this virtual workshop will cover the full process from a half pig to individual cuts\, with the slaughter taking place the day before. Attendees will get an up-close look into the process for creating each cut. Bring your questions and expertise\, a live Q&A session with Mary will follow the live-streamed on-farm processing. \nTopics to be covered include: \n\nEquipment needed for a safe & effective breakdown\nDetailed how-tos for each specific cut of meat\nWrapping techniques\nA few of our favorite pork recipes\n\nAbout the presenter: Mary Lake is a shearer\, butcher\, and shepherd based in Tunbridge\, Vermont. She travels the Northeast shearing and trimming hooves of sheep and goats. She is a former full-time butcher at The Royal Butcher\, where she slaughtered and cut meat. Now\, she is an itinerant on-farm slaughterer for hire processing sheep\, goats\, pigs\, and small bovines. Mary works with the Vermont Sheep and Goat Association to promote healthy and efficient sheep and goat production.  She raises sheep for breed stock\, meat\, sheepskin\, and fleece. \nREGISTER HERE\n\n\n\nLOCATION:\nONLINE \n\n\nADDRESS:\n14 Pleasant Street \n\nRichmond\, VT 05477\nUnited States \n\n\n\nCOST:\nSliding scale: $20-40 for members / $44-60 for non-members / free of charge for BIPOC (Black\, Indigenous or a person of color) \n\n\nWEBSITE:\nhttps://nofavt.org/events/annual-nofa-vt-events/farm-workshops-socials-2020 \n\n\nCONTACT NAME:\nLivy Bulger \n\n\nEMAIL:\nlivy@nofavt.org
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/resiliency-skill-share-on-farm-pork-processing-workshop-online/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Partner events,Webinar,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T170000
DTSTAMP:20200916T160952Z
CREATED:20200916T160952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200916T160952Z
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SUMMARY:Native Plants and a Food-Secure Future
DESCRIPTION:Join Sefra Alexandra\, The Seed Huntress\, for a virtual conversation as she shares her experiences and accomplishments with the ever-important task of seed saving. From restoring native onions in her hometown of Southport\, CT to increasing food sovereignty through seed breeding and saving in Haiti\, Sefra’s knowledge and experience will help you to rethink the role of seeds in a food-secure future. \nSefra Alexandra holds her Teaching Masters in Agroecological Education from Cornell University & is trained in the tradition of seed saving by the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance\, as a wilderness skills instructor & permaculture educator of the perennial polycultural guild. The Seed Huntress believes solutions must move beyond sustainability and promote regenerative succession- fostered through hands-on\, place-based engagement.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/native-plants-and-a-food-secure-future-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinar,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200916T170000
DTSTAMP:20200916T160952Z
CREATED:20200916T160952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200916T160952Z
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SUMMARY:Native Plants and a Food-Secure Future
DESCRIPTION:Join Sefra Alexandra\, The Seed Huntress\, for a virtual conversation as she shares her experiences and accomplishments with the ever-important task of seed saving. From restoring native onions in her hometown of Southport\, CT to increasing food sovereignty through seed breeding and saving in Haiti\, Sefra’s knowledge and experience will help you to rethink the role of seeds in a food-secure future. \nSefra Alexandra holds her Teaching Masters in Agroecological Education from Cornell University & is trained in the tradition of seed saving by the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance\, as a wilderness skills instructor & permaculture educator of the perennial polycultural guild. The Seed Huntress believes solutions must move beyond sustainability and promote regenerative succession- fostered through hands-on\, place-based engagement.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/native-plants-and-a-food-secure-future/
CATEGORIES:Webinar,Workshops
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctnofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Sefra-1-scaled-1.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200921T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200921T200000
DTSTAMP:20200914T230316Z
CREATED:20200914T230316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200914T230316Z
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SUMMARY:The Art of Seed Saving With "The Seed Huntress"
DESCRIPTION:The Art of Seed Saving With “The Seed Huntress”\n \n Monday\, September 21\, 2020\n 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n Online \n\nPlease join us as we welcome Sefra Alexandra “The Seed Huntress” as she discusses the art of saving seeds. \nThis program will take place on Zoom. All registrants will be emailed the link. \nNeed help registering? Email Susie at sskerrett@darienlibrary.org \nAbout The Presenter\nSefra Alexandra “The Seed Huntress\,” is an endurance race ethnobotanist on a perennial expedition to save the seeds of our wild + cultivated lands. She has fortified community seed banks internationally on island nations after natural disasters\, conducted fieldwork in the South Pacific as a Genebank Impacts Fellow for the Crop Trust\, hunted for rare endangered seeds for Seeds of Success in Idaho\, revived the local allium heirloom The Southport Globe Onion by starting a seed library and is now the lead of CT NOFA’s pollinator health initiative The Ecotype Project. She has just returned from the inaugural BOATanical Expedition- an 87 mile canoe journey down the Quinnitukqut (Connecticut) River- planting 500 native plants in pollinator gardens as she “paddled for the pollinators!” Sefra Alexandra is a WINGS WorldQuest Flag Carrier\, member of the Explorers Club + holds her M.A.T. in Agroecology from Cornell University.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/the-art-of-seed-saving-with-the-seed-huntress-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Speaker,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200921T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200921T200000
DTSTAMP:20200914T230316Z
CREATED:20200914T230316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200914T230316Z
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SUMMARY:The Art of Seed Saving With "The Seed Huntress"
DESCRIPTION:The Art of Seed Saving With “The Seed Huntress”\n \n Monday\, September 21\, 2020\n 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n Online \n\nPlease join us as we welcome Sefra Alexandra “The Seed Huntress” as she discusses the art of saving seeds. \nThis program will take place on Zoom. All registrants will be emailed the link. \nNeed help registering? Email Susie at sskerrett@darienlibrary.org \nAbout The Presenter\nSefra Alexandra “The Seed Huntress\,” is an endurance race ethnobotanist on a perennial expedition to save the seeds of our wild + cultivated lands. She has fortified community seed banks internationally on island nations after natural disasters\, conducted fieldwork in the South Pacific as a Genebank Impacts Fellow for the Crop Trust\, hunted for rare endangered seeds for Seeds of Success in Idaho\, revived the local allium heirloom The Southport Globe Onion by starting a seed library and is now the lead of CT NOFA’s pollinator health initiative The Ecotype Project. She has just returned from the inaugural BOATanical Expedition- an 87 mile canoe journey down the Quinnitukqut (Connecticut) River- planting 500 native plants in pollinator gardens as she “paddled for the pollinators!” Sefra Alexandra is a WINGS WorldQuest Flag Carrier\, member of the Explorers Club + holds her M.A.T. in Agroecology from Cornell University.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/the-art-of-seed-saving-with-the-seed-huntress/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Speaker,Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctnofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/the_seed_huntress.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T190000
DTSTAMP:20200826T194145Z
CREATED:20200826T194145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200826T194145Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Farm Tour at Massaro Communty Farm
DESCRIPTION:  \nTo view the full version of Emily Cole’s Science Talk on No-Till click HERE
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/virtual-farm-tour-at-massaro-communty-farm-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctnofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/massaro7.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200924T190000
DTSTAMP:20200826T194145Z
CREATED:20200826T194145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200826T194145Z
UID:5772-1600968600-1600974000@ctnofa.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Farm Tour at Massaro Communty Farm
DESCRIPTION:  \nTo view the full version of Emily Cole’s Science Talk on No-Till click HERE
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/virtual-farm-tour-at-massaro-communty-farm/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctnofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/massaro7.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200929T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200929T170000
DTSTAMP:20200911T215720Z
CREATED:20200911T215720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200911T215720Z
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SUMMARY:Growing Healthy Soils at Cedar Circle Farm (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Farmers\, gardeners and soil enthusiasts\, join NOFA-VT and the farmers at Cedar Circle Farm & Education Center in East Thetford for this deep (virtual) dive into innovative tools and practices to grow nutritious food\, build healthy soils\, and fight climate change. Cedar Circle’s Director of Agriculture Nic Cook will join us to share video footage of the farm’s no-till practices and diverse cover crops\, with Q & A to follow.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/growing-healthy-soils-at-cedar-circle-farm-online-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctnofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/soil600px.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200929T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200929T170000
DTSTAMP:20200911T215720Z
CREATED:20200911T215720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200911T215720Z
UID:5837-1601391600-1601398800@ctnofa.org
SUMMARY:Growing Healthy Soils at Cedar Circle Farm (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Farmers\, gardeners and soil enthusiasts\, join NOFA-VT and the farmers at Cedar Circle Farm & Education Center in East Thetford for this deep (virtual) dive into innovative tools and practices to grow nutritious food\, build healthy soils\, and fight climate change. Cedar Circle’s Director of Agriculture Nic Cook will join us to share video footage of the farm’s no-till practices and diverse cover crops\, with Q & A to follow.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/growing-healthy-soils-at-cedar-circle-farm-online/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctnofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/soil600px.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T200000
DTSTAMP:20200927T080101Z
CREATED:20200927T080101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200927T080101Z
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SUMMARY:No Till Strategies for Soil Health - Virtual Field Day - 3 Farms in New Jersey
DESCRIPTION:Healthy soils are living soils\, and soils abundant with life sequester more carbon\, infiltrate and hold more water\, allow for greater root penetration\, and resist erosion. Learn about how to evaluate your soil for indicators of health and life. Get to know three NJ farms and their farmers as they talk about their no till strategies/=. This workshop is part of an NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG)\, a collaboration of NOFA/Mass\, NOFA-NJ\, and CT NOFA. Presented by Caro Roszell\, NOFA/Mass Education Director\, Soil Carbon Program Coordinator and CIG Project lead. \n  \nPart 1: September 30th Introduction to No Till at North Slope Farm\, Morganics Family Farm\, and Ironbound Cider Vegetable Farm in Lambertville\, Hillsborough Township\, and Asbury\, New Jersey \nMike Rassweiler will speak about his favorable furrows approach to reducing tillage and the results for his market vegetables. Scott Morgan will discuss his tillage reduction efforts on his family grain farm— what’s working well and what is posing particular challenges\, what equipment can be modified to avoid buying specialized no-till equipment\, and more. Finally\, Alec Gioseffi will speak about his efforts to establish an organic farm in a location that had not been cultivated in some time.  Video of the three farms will be followed by a roundtable discussion with all three farmers. Watch the Trailer.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/no-till-strategies-for-soil-health-virtual-field-day-at-north-slope-farm-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctnofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/notill-field-scaled.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T200000
DTSTAMP:20200927T080101Z
CREATED:20200927T080101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200927T080101Z
UID:5928-1601488800-1601496000@ctnofa.org
SUMMARY:No Till Strategies for Soil Health - Virtual Field Day - 3 Farms in New Jersey
DESCRIPTION:Healthy soils are living soils\, and soils abundant with life sequester more carbon\, infiltrate and hold more water\, allow for greater root penetration\, and resist erosion. Learn about how to evaluate your soil for indicators of health and life. Get to know three NJ farms and their farmers as they talk about their no till strategies/=. This workshop is part of an NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG)\, a collaboration of NOFA/Mass\, NOFA-NJ\, and CT NOFA. Presented by Caro Roszell\, NOFA/Mass Education Director\, Soil Carbon Program Coordinator and CIG Project lead. \n  \nPart 1: September 30th Introduction to No Till at North Slope Farm\, Morganics Family Farm\, and Ironbound Cider Vegetable Farm in Lambertville\, Hillsborough Township\, and Asbury\, New Jersey \nMike Rassweiler will speak about his favorable furrows approach to reducing tillage and the results for his market vegetables. Scott Morgan will discuss his tillage reduction efforts on his family grain farm— what’s working well and what is posing particular challenges\, what equipment can be modified to avoid buying specialized no-till equipment\, and more. Finally\, Alec Gioseffi will speak about his efforts to establish an organic farm in a location that had not been cultivated in some time.  Video of the three farms will be followed by a roundtable discussion with all three farmers. Watch the Trailer.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/no-till-strategies-for-soil-health-virtual-field-day-at-north-slope-farm/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctnofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/notill-field-scaled.jpg
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