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SUMMARY:Pasture Management and Silvopasture at Square Roots Farm
DESCRIPTION:Join NOFA/Mass and Michael Gallagher of Square Roots Farm to explore his intensively managed livestock systems. By rotating dense herds through temporary paddocks within a pasture\, livestock will eat a variety of forage\, are more robust\, and can sequester considerable amounts of carbon in the soil. \nSquare Roots Farm comprises about 185 acres of hilly fields and forest in Lanesborough\, Massachusetts. They raise 1000 laying hens\, 4000 meat birds\, 30 cattle \, 12-24 pigs\, turkeys and a diversity of vegetables for their CSA customers and market. \nMichael will answer questions about his farm and we will: \n\nLearn about the fencing and shelters they use to keep their flocks and herds moving over the landscape\nLearn about grazing density and practices that provide superior nourishment for their animals while building nutrient rich and microbially diverse soil.\nHear Connor Stedman explain the principles and practices of further developing pastures into silvopasture systems through functional tree planting here in New England.\nUse Square Roots Farm to provide context in a discussion about specific practices and tree species that can add additional value to a diversified grazing system.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/pasture-management-and-silvopasture-at-square-roots-farm-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200618T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200618T190000
DTSTAMP:20200617T112139Z
CREATED:20200617T112139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200617T112139Z
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SUMMARY:Pasture Management and Silvopasture at Square Roots Farm
DESCRIPTION:Join NOFA/Mass and Michael Gallagher of Square Roots Farm to explore his intensively managed livestock systems. By rotating dense herds through temporary paddocks within a pasture\, livestock will eat a variety of forage\, are more robust\, and can sequester considerable amounts of carbon in the soil. \nSquare Roots Farm comprises about 185 acres of hilly fields and forest in Lanesborough\, Massachusetts. They raise 1000 laying hens\, 4000 meat birds\, 30 cattle \, 12-24 pigs\, turkeys and a diversity of vegetables for their CSA customers and market. \nMichael will answer questions about his farm and we will: \n\nLearn about the fencing and shelters they use to keep their flocks and herds moving over the landscape\nLearn about grazing density and practices that provide superior nourishment for their animals while building nutrient rich and microbially diverse soil.\nHear Connor Stedman explain the principles and practices of further developing pastures into silvopasture systems through functional tree planting here in New England.\nUse Square Roots Farm to provide context in a discussion about specific practices and tree species that can add additional value to a diversified grazing system.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/pasture-management-and-silvopasture-at-square-roots-farm/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200612T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200612T183000
DTSTAMP:20200601T001429Z
CREATED:20200601T001429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200601T001429Z
UID:5444-1591983000-1591986600@ctnofa.org
SUMMARY:Grow Food Everywhere: No-Till Gardening & Farming with Cardboard\, Tarps & Cover Crops
DESCRIPTION:If you have always wanted to start a garden but don’t want to do a lot of backbreaking sod-busting or rototilling\, come learn a better way! NOFA MASS brings us this exciting webinar\, with host Ricky Baruch\, the originator of the ‘Cardboard Method’. Join Ricky to learn about how to use three simple tools—cardboard\, tarps and cover crops—to open up a new garden and maintain it without fossil fuels and pickaxes. \nRicky perfected his method of no-till small farming using cardboard at Seeds of Solidarity Farm in Orange\, Mass\, a forested hilly area with thin\, rocky and acidic soil. By covering the soil with waste cardboard\, compost and mulch\, he invited worms to come and multiply in the safe\, moist darkness\, blend the compost and subsoil\, and create rich earth perfect for growing crops. \n“The Cardboard Method is the first of three techniques that comprise our no-till toolbox that has evolved over two decades—by necessity\, and with many lessons from nature… these methods build organic matter\, promote beneficial soil microbes and mycorrhizal fungi\, reduce weeds\, conserve water and labor\, and respond to climate change by helping to keep carbon in the earth. With these techniques\, I am now able to manage several acres of intensively planted crops largely on my own.” [Excerpt from Making Love While Farming: Field Guide to a Life of Passion & Purpose by Ricky Baruch and Deb Habib] \nAfter opening a new garden with cardboard\, tarps and cover crops are used to keep the soil covered\, healthy and weed-free. The future depends on our ability to “Grow Food Everywhere\,” (the Seeds of Solidarity motto) not just in prime agricultural areas. These methods will help new and experienced gardeners alike create beautiful healthy soil with less work\, even with naturally challenging soils.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/grow-food-everywhere-no-till-gardening-farming-with-cardboard-tarps-cover-crops/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctnofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Screen-Shot-2020-05-28-at-5.38.59-PM.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200612T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200612T183000
DTSTAMP:20200601T001429Z
CREATED:20200601T001429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200601T001429Z
UID:8732-1591983000-1591986600@ctnofa.org
SUMMARY:Grow Food Everywhere: No-Till Gardening & Farming with Cardboard\, Tarps & Cover Crops
DESCRIPTION:If you have always wanted to start a garden but don’t want to do a lot of backbreaking sod-busting or rototilling\, come learn a better way! NOFA MASS brings us this exciting webinar\, with host Ricky Baruch\, the originator of the ‘Cardboard Method’. Join Ricky to learn about how to use three simple tools—cardboard\, tarps and cover crops—to open up a new garden and maintain it without fossil fuels and pickaxes. \nRicky perfected his method of no-till small farming using cardboard at Seeds of Solidarity Farm in Orange\, Mass\, a forested hilly area with thin\, rocky and acidic soil. By covering the soil with waste cardboard\, compost and mulch\, he invited worms to come and multiply in the safe\, moist darkness\, blend the compost and subsoil\, and create rich earth perfect for growing crops. \n“The Cardboard Method is the first of three techniques that comprise our no-till toolbox that has evolved over two decades—by necessity\, and with many lessons from nature… these methods build organic matter\, promote beneficial soil microbes and mycorrhizal fungi\, reduce weeds\, conserve water and labor\, and respond to climate change by helping to keep carbon in the earth. With these techniques\, I am now able to manage several acres of intensively planted crops largely on my own.” [Excerpt from Making Love While Farming: Field Guide to a Life of Passion & Purpose by Ricky Baruch and Deb Habib] \nAfter opening a new garden with cardboard\, tarps and cover crops are used to keep the soil covered\, healthy and weed-free. The future depends on our ability to “Grow Food Everywhere\,” (the Seeds of Solidarity motto) not just in prime agricultural areas. These methods will help new and experienced gardeners alike create beautiful healthy soil with less work\, even with naturally challenging soils.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/grow-food-everywhere-no-till-gardening-farming-with-cardboard-tarps-cover-crops-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctnofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Screen-Shot-2020-05-28-at-5.38.59-PM.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200605T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200605T193000
DTSTAMP:20200601T000624Z
CREATED:20200601T000624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200601T000624Z
UID:8731-1591381800-1591385400@ctnofa.org
SUMMARY:Getting Started with Preserves: Quick Pickles and Refrigerator Jams
DESCRIPTION:Summer has finally arrived and with it\, a bounty of fresh produce! NOFA MASS brings us this timely webinar so that we can plan what to do with our bounty this season. To extend the life of fresh vegetables and fruit\, transform them into easy quick pickles and refrigerator jams. In this webinar Afton Cyrus will demonstrate how to make quick-pickled vegetables with a flexible\, all-purpose brine\, and how to make an easy\, small-batch refrigerator jam adaptable to whatever fruit you have on hand all summer long. Afton will discuss the different methods of preserving fruits and vegetables\, do’s and don’ts for preserving safely at home\, and how to customize recipes to incorporate your favorite flavors. Afton will demonstrate and discuss: \n\nDifferent methods of preserving\nQuick pickles and how brine flavors can be adapted\nMaking jam\, different ways to thicken/set jam and how to adapt to different kinds of fruit\nQuestions and Answers
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/getting-started-with-preserves-quick-pickles-and-refrigerator-jams-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctnofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Qukck-Brine-Pickles.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200605T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200605T193000
DTSTAMP:20200601T000624Z
CREATED:20200601T000624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200601T000624Z
UID:5437-1591381800-1591385400@ctnofa.org
SUMMARY:Getting Started with Preserves: Quick Pickles and Refrigerator Jams
DESCRIPTION:Summer has finally arrived and with it\, a bounty of fresh produce! NOFA MASS brings us this timely webinar so that we can plan what to do with our bounty this season. To extend the life of fresh vegetables and fruit\, transform them into easy quick pickles and refrigerator jams. In this webinar Afton Cyrus will demonstrate how to make quick-pickled vegetables with a flexible\, all-purpose brine\, and how to make an easy\, small-batch refrigerator jam adaptable to whatever fruit you have on hand all summer long. Afton will discuss the different methods of preserving fruits and vegetables\, do’s and don’ts for preserving safely at home\, and how to customize recipes to incorporate your favorite flavors. Afton will demonstrate and discuss: \n\nDifferent methods of preserving\nQuick pickles and how brine flavors can be adapted\nMaking jam\, different ways to thicken/set jam and how to adapt to different kinds of fruit\nQuestions and Answers
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/getting-started-with-preserves-quick-pickles-and-refrigerator-jams/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctnofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Qukck-Brine-Pickles.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200531T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200531T130000
DTSTAMP:20200525T121545Z
CREATED:20200525T121545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200525T121545Z
UID:8729-1590922800-1590930000@ctnofa.org
SUMMARY:"Hands-on" Tomato Trellising with Pest and Disease Mgmt Tips
DESCRIPTION:Join NOFA NY for this virtual “hands-on” workshop to learn the nitty gritty of all things tomatoes! This webinar is designed for beginners learning how to trellis and care for tomatoes in high tunnels and/or out in the fields. The session was organized by Future Harvest and will be lead by Quarter Acre Farm\, Terp Farm\, and UMD Extension. \nThis webinar is based on work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture\, U.S. Department of Agriculture\, under grant number #: 2019-49400-30455.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/hands-on-tomato-trellising-with-pest-and-disease-mgmt-tips-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctnofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/https-cdn.evbuc_.com-images-99883648-140079228430-1-original.20200430-153345.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200531T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200531T130000
DTSTAMP:20200525T121545Z
CREATED:20200525T121545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200525T121545Z
UID:5398-1590922800-1590930000@ctnofa.org
SUMMARY:"Hands-on" Tomato Trellising with Pest and Disease Mgmt Tips
DESCRIPTION:Join NOFA NY for this virtual “hands-on” workshop to learn the nitty gritty of all things tomatoes! This webinar is designed for beginners learning how to trellis and care for tomatoes in high tunnels and/or out in the fields. The session was organized by Future Harvest and will be lead by Quarter Acre Farm\, Terp Farm\, and UMD Extension. \nThis webinar is based on work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture\, U.S. Department of Agriculture\, under grant number #: 2019-49400-30455.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/hands-on-tomato-trellising-with-pest-and-disease-mgmt-tips/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctnofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/https-cdn.evbuc_.com-images-99883648-140079228430-1-original.20200430-153345.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200529T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200529T183000
DTSTAMP:20200525T120205Z
CREATED:20200525T120205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200525T120205Z
UID:8728-1590773400-1590777000@ctnofa.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Managing Soil Fertility: Understanding Your Lab Soil Test Reports
DESCRIPTION:Join NOFA MASS for another of our free weekly Resiliency Skills Online Gatherings on Friday\, May 22nd\, at 5:30pm. We will have an Introduction to Managing Soil Fertility: Understanding Your Lab Soil Test Reports.Getting a soil test done is an important step in creating a successful garden\, and nutrient levels can change over the years as some minerals leach or are taken up by plants\, while others build with additions of organic matter and fertilizers. In this webinar\, we’ll talk about how to identify\, address\, and respond to mineral imbalances and deficiencies to increase your crop health and improve the quality and nutrient levels of your produce. We’ll review two approaches to two different soil tests. Anna Gilbert-Muhammad will explain how to send in a UMass Soil Test (or similar University soil test) and how to interpret the results. She will offer some ideas for some easy-to-find materials that you can use to adjust for deficiencies without needing to go to an agricultural supplier. Laura will then describe how to send in and interpret a Logan Labs test. These tests use a different extraction process and the results are geared more towards professional growers\, but gardeners can also use Logan Labs to get excellent results with a little math. Laura will explain how to interpret the results and how to do the calculations to determine what amendments you will need. We will discuss several concepts: \n–       What is pH and why does it matter?\n–       Cation Exchange Capacity\n–       Organic Matter- how much nitrogen does your organic matter provide?\n–       Trace elements- why do they matter?\n–       What is the Albrecht method of soil balancing? \n 
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/introduction-to-managing-soil-fertility-understanding-your-lab-soil-test-reports-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctnofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/What-Is-Soil-Organic-Matter_Natural-Resources-Conservation.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200529T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200529T183000
DTSTAMP:20200525T120205Z
CREATED:20200525T120205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200525T120205Z
UID:5391-1590773400-1590777000@ctnofa.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Managing Soil Fertility: Understanding Your Lab Soil Test Reports
DESCRIPTION:Join NOFA MASS for another of our free weekly Resiliency Skills Online Gatherings on Friday\, May 22nd\, at 5:30pm. We will have an Introduction to Managing Soil Fertility: Understanding Your Lab Soil Test Reports.Getting a soil test done is an important step in creating a successful garden\, and nutrient levels can change over the years as some minerals leach or are taken up by plants\, while others build with additions of organic matter and fertilizers. In this webinar\, we’ll talk about how to identify\, address\, and respond to mineral imbalances and deficiencies to increase your crop health and improve the quality and nutrient levels of your produce. We’ll review two approaches to two different soil tests. Anna Gilbert-Muhammad will explain how to send in a UMass Soil Test (or similar University soil test) and how to interpret the results. She will offer some ideas for some easy-to-find materials that you can use to adjust for deficiencies without needing to go to an agricultural supplier. Laura will then describe how to send in and interpret a Logan Labs test. These tests use a different extraction process and the results are geared more towards professional growers\, but gardeners can also use Logan Labs to get excellent results with a little math. Laura will explain how to interpret the results and how to do the calculations to determine what amendments you will need. We will discuss several concepts: \n–       What is pH and why does it matter?\n–       Cation Exchange Capacity\n–       Organic Matter- how much nitrogen does your organic matter provide?\n–       Trace elements- why do they matter?\n–       What is the Albrecht method of soil balancing? \n 
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/introduction-to-managing-soil-fertility-understanding-your-lab-soil-test-reports/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctnofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/What-Is-Soil-Organic-Matter_Natural-Resources-Conservation.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200528T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200528T193000
DTSTAMP:20200504T163924Z
CREATED:20200504T163924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200504T163924Z
UID:5224-1590685200-1590694200@ctnofa.org
SUMMARY:Virtual No-Till Field Day at Assawaga Farm
DESCRIPTION:Click here to join the webinar\nJoin Yoko and Alex for a ‘virtual tour’ of their 3/4 acre intensive no-till Farm in Putnam CT. Assawaga Farm is a shining example of how to work with Nature to create a natural food growing environment where plants and people thrive.  Topics to be covered during the ‘tour’ include the following:\n\n\n\n5 pm:  – Virtual Tour of Assawaga Farm with an in-depth look at no-till methods\, including no-till cover crops\, soil coverage\, inoculants\, intercropping\, bed prep.\, small tools\n\n\n6 pm: – Supper on the Farm – your no-till small farm questions answered.\n\n\n6:30 – Carbon Proxy Testing – how it’s done and what it teaches us (hosted by Caro Roszell\, NOFA MASS)\n\n\n  \nJoin us at any time during the workshop! \n  \nThis workshop is made possible in part by funding from the NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/virtual-no-till-field-day-at-assawaga-farm/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar,Workshops
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctnofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/food-healthy-vegetables-agriculture-121629-scaled-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200528T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200528T193000
DTSTAMP:20200504T163924Z
CREATED:20200504T163924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200504T163924Z
UID:8720-1590685200-1590694200@ctnofa.org
SUMMARY:Virtual No-Till Field Day at Assawaga Farm
DESCRIPTION:Click here to join the webinar\nJoin Yoko and Alex for a ‘virtual tour’ of their 3/4 acre intensive no-till Farm in Putnam CT. Assawaga Farm is a shining example of how to work with Nature to create a natural food growing environment where plants and people thrive.  Topics to be covered during the ‘tour’ include the following:\n\n\n\n5 pm:  – Virtual Tour of Assawaga Farm with an in-depth look at no-till methods\, including no-till cover crops\, soil coverage\, inoculants\, intercropping\, bed prep.\, small tools\n\n\n6 pm: – Supper on the Farm – your no-till small farm questions answered.\n\n\n6:30 – Carbon Proxy Testing – how it’s done and what it teaches us (hosted by Caro Roszell\, NOFA MASS)\n\n\n  \nJoin us at any time during the workshop! \n  \nThis workshop is made possible in part by funding from the NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/virtual-no-till-field-day-at-assawaga-farm-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar,Workshops
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctnofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/food-healthy-vegetables-agriculture-121629-scaled-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200526T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200526T183000
DTSTAMP:20200511T124656Z
CREATED:20200511T124656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200511T124656Z
UID:8726-1590514200-1590517800@ctnofa.org
SUMMARY:Inviting Beneficial Insects to Your Farm and Garden (Resiliency Skills Webinar Series)
DESCRIPTION:Online registration for this event coming soon \nNOFA MASS presents this interactive online event which highlights plants and regenerative agriculture principles that support beneficial insects. Join Elise and Tucker Smith of Cedar Rock Gardens\, a vegetable farm and seedling nursery open to the public in Gloucester\, to learn from about how they are helping pollinators and many other beneficial insects flourish on their farm\, Subjects to be covered: \n\nVirtually tour the farm and see how they provide a variety of habitats for beneficial insects\nLearn about perennial plants for cut flowers\nDiscuss the value of intercropping and which crops they are planting together\nLearn more about low-till and no-till farming practices\n\nCedar Rock Gardens comprises 13.5 acres in Gloucester\, Massachusetts where they grow a large variety of vegetables on 2.5 acres of land utilizing crop rotation schedules and cover crops to ensure good soil practices. They operate a retail stand on the farm\, sell directly to local restaurants and have an 80 member CSA. Additionally\, they currently have about 7\,300 square feet of heated greenhouse space where they grow herbs\, vegetables\, and a variety of annual and perennial flower seedlings. They practice shallow-till and no-till farming practices to preserve habitat for beneficial insects and maintain biological diversity in their fields. \nWhen we design for increased pollinator habitat we also increase the overall resilience of the farm\, specifically with the addition of native perennial plants that add both above-ground and below-ground (rhizosphere) diversity\, which increases the carbon sequestration capacity of the landscape. With many populations of pollinator species on the decline\, it is important to build buffers and organic landscapes that can provide refuge for a variety of organisms. With a bit of knowledge and design you can have a biodiverse farm that utilizes marginal areas of your farm to grow new crops for your market.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/inviting-beneficial-insects-to-your-farm-and-garden-resiliency-skills-webinar-series-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctnofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Cedar-Rock-Boquet.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200526T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200526T183000
DTSTAMP:20200511T124656Z
CREATED:20200511T124656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200511T124656Z
UID:5343-1590514200-1590517800@ctnofa.org
SUMMARY:Inviting Beneficial Insects to Your Farm and Garden (Resiliency Skills Webinar Series)
DESCRIPTION:Online registration for this event coming soon \nNOFA MASS presents this interactive online event which highlights plants and regenerative agriculture principles that support beneficial insects. Join Elise and Tucker Smith of Cedar Rock Gardens\, a vegetable farm and seedling nursery open to the public in Gloucester\, to learn from about how they are helping pollinators and many other beneficial insects flourish on their farm\, Subjects to be covered: \n\nVirtually tour the farm and see how they provide a variety of habitats for beneficial insects\nLearn about perennial plants for cut flowers\nDiscuss the value of intercropping and which crops they are planting together\nLearn more about low-till and no-till farming practices\n\nCedar Rock Gardens comprises 13.5 acres in Gloucester\, Massachusetts where they grow a large variety of vegetables on 2.5 acres of land utilizing crop rotation schedules and cover crops to ensure good soil practices. They operate a retail stand on the farm\, sell directly to local restaurants and have an 80 member CSA. Additionally\, they currently have about 7\,300 square feet of heated greenhouse space where they grow herbs\, vegetables\, and a variety of annual and perennial flower seedlings. They practice shallow-till and no-till farming practices to preserve habitat for beneficial insects and maintain biological diversity in their fields. \nWhen we design for increased pollinator habitat we also increase the overall resilience of the farm\, specifically with the addition of native perennial plants that add both above-ground and below-ground (rhizosphere) diversity\, which increases the carbon sequestration capacity of the landscape. With many populations of pollinator species on the decline\, it is important to build buffers and organic landscapes that can provide refuge for a variety of organisms. With a bit of knowledge and design you can have a biodiverse farm that utilizes marginal areas of your farm to grow new crops for your market.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/inviting-beneficial-insects-to-your-farm-and-garden-resiliency-skills-webinar-series/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctnofa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Cedar-Rock-Boquet.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200515T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200515T183000
DTSTAMP:20200512T211931Z
CREATED:20200512T211931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200512T211931Z
UID:8727-1589563800-1589567400@ctnofa.org
SUMMARY:Growing Worms for Greener Gardens\, Living Soil & Healthy Climate (Resiliency Skills Webinar Series)
DESCRIPTION:NOFA MASS brings us this online learning experience on Worm Composting. Make a worm bin: microbial alchemy in a bucket! Whether you live on plenty of land or in a small apartment\, you can partner with red wrigglers to turn organic waste into a potent fertilizer and bio-inoculant. Come spend an hour with worm enthusiasts (& NOFA/Mass staff members) Jason Valcourt and Marty Dagoberto\, who will share their own vermicomposting systems and discuss: \n\nBin design and how to create one from easy-to-find materials\nWhat to feed them & how to supply needed grit\nWhat to use for their bedding\nCare & maintenance of their environment (moisture\, temperature\, acidity\, population size)\nHow to isolate and remove castings\n\nMarty explaining his worm bin system at a local festival\nIn their conversation\, Marty and Jason will also touch on the history of worms\, how to identify worm eggs\, where to get worms\, how and why to use the castings\, the role of worms in creating healthy soils and combatting climate change\, and more! \nJoin us and discover the joy of keeping hundreds of wriggly pets and farming worm poo for your garden. \n  \nThe course is free\, but NOFA MASS would appreciate any donations you would like to make to keep these courses coming. \n \n  \nMarty Dagoberto: NOFA/Mass Policy Director\, advocate for healthy soils\, pollinators\, food justice and a healthier environment. Home gardener & passionate worm farmer \nJason Valcourt: NOFA/Mass Conferences Coordinator\, musician\, market gardener & proud keeper of worms
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/growing-worms-for-greener-gardens-living-soil-healthy-climate-resiliency-skills-webinar-series-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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UID:5369-1589563800-1589567400@ctnofa.org
SUMMARY:Growing Worms for Greener Gardens\, Living Soil & Healthy Climate (Resiliency Skills Webinar Series)
DESCRIPTION:NOFA MASS brings us this online learning experience on Worm Composting. Make a worm bin: microbial alchemy in a bucket! Whether you live on plenty of land or in a small apartment\, you can partner with red wrigglers to turn organic waste into a potent fertilizer and bio-inoculant. Come spend an hour with worm enthusiasts (& NOFA/Mass staff members) Jason Valcourt and Marty Dagoberto\, who will share their own vermicomposting systems and discuss: \n\nBin design and how to create one from easy-to-find materials\nWhat to feed them & how to supply needed grit\nWhat to use for their bedding\nCare & maintenance of their environment (moisture\, temperature\, acidity\, population size)\nHow to isolate and remove castings\n\nMarty explaining his worm bin system at a local festival\nIn their conversation\, Marty and Jason will also touch on the history of worms\, how to identify worm eggs\, where to get worms\, how and why to use the castings\, the role of worms in creating healthy soils and combatting climate change\, and more! \nJoin us and discover the joy of keeping hundreds of wriggly pets and farming worm poo for your garden. \n  \nThe course is free\, but NOFA MASS would appreciate any donations you would like to make to keep these courses coming. \n \n  \nMarty Dagoberto: NOFA/Mass Policy Director\, advocate for healthy soils\, pollinators\, food justice and a healthier environment. Home gardener & passionate worm farmer \nJason Valcourt: NOFA/Mass Conferences Coordinator\, musician\, market gardener & proud keeper of worms
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/growing-worms-for-greener-gardens-living-soil-healthy-climate-resiliency-skills-webinar-series/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200514T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200514T193000
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CREATED:20200509T153416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200509T153416Z
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SUMMARY:Improving Pollinator Habitat at Home: A Two-Part Online Event
DESCRIPTION:NOFA MASS brings us this timely 2 part Online learning opportunity featuring pollinators: \nDo you want to create a garden that is inviting\, and nourishing\, for people\, and pollinators alike?  In this workshop with Dan Jaffe\, co-author of Native Plants for New England Gardens and longtime ecological horticulturist\, we will focus on successful methods for creating habitats for pollinators and beneficial insects in the landscapes where we live and work. Join us at Pingree School to learn more about: why designing for pollinator health builds resiliency in our local ecosystem\, design components that should be considered in every garden\, which flower shapes and colors attract insects and other features that provide a variety of habitats for beneficial insect.  Join us on May 14th and 16th from 6:00pm to 7:30 for this two-part\, interactive online event.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/improving-pollinator-habitat-at-home-a-two-part-online-event-2/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200514T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200514T193000
DTSTAMP:20200509T153416Z
CREATED:20200509T153416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200509T153416Z
UID:5324-1589479200-1589484600@ctnofa.org
SUMMARY:Improving Pollinator Habitat at Home: A Two-Part Online Event
DESCRIPTION:NOFA MASS brings us this timely 2 part Online learning opportunity featuring pollinators: \nDo you want to create a garden that is inviting\, and nourishing\, for people\, and pollinators alike?  In this workshop with Dan Jaffe\, co-author of Native Plants for New England Gardens and longtime ecological horticulturist\, we will focus on successful methods for creating habitats for pollinators and beneficial insects in the landscapes where we live and work. Join us at Pingree School to learn more about: why designing for pollinator health builds resiliency in our local ecosystem\, design components that should be considered in every garden\, which flower shapes and colors attract insects and other features that provide a variety of habitats for beneficial insect.  Join us on May 14th and 16th from 6:00pm to 7:30 for this two-part\, interactive online event.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/improving-pollinator-habitat-at-home-a-two-part-online-event/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200507T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200507T143000
DTSTAMP:20200507T130428Z
CREATED:20200507T130428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200507T130428Z
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SUMMARY:Composting At Home - Webinar
DESCRIPTION:An Introduction to the Basics. \nAre you sheltering-in-place at home? Looking for a way to recycle your food scraps? Interested in producing your own “black gold” for your yard or garden? Need an activity to do with your children? Want to avoid greenhouse gases from landfills and incinerators and store carbon in local soils?  \nLearn how to home compost!  \nThere’s never been a better time. By composting at home\, you can protect the planet and improve your soil while practicing safe physical distancing. Join this webinar to learn how to successfully compost at home. This webinar will cover the basics of hot composting outside and worm composting or vermicomposting inside. \n  \nPresenters\n\n\n\n\n\nRhonda Sherman\nNorth Carolina State University\nExtension Specialist\, Department of Horticultural Science\nRaleigh\, N.C.\nRhonda Sherman is a leading authority on vermicomposting. Rhonda is the founder and director of a 2‐acre Compost Learning Lab (CL2) at NC State’s 1\,500-acre Lake Wheeler Road Field Laboratory. The CL2 has a 40‐ft by 30‐ft Worm Barn\, an equipment shed\, and a covered teaching shelter. There are 26 types of composting and vermicomposting bins and areas for hands‐on training activities. She has taught composting and vermicomposting in Guyana\, the Dominican Republic\, Argentina\, Chile\, and throughout the United States. She has authored over 65 publications on vermicomposting\, composting\, recycling and waste reduction. More information available at the North Carolina State Extension website on vermicomposting.\n\n\n\n\nBrenda Platt\nDirector\, Composting for Community Initiative\nInstitute for Local Self-Reliance\nWashington\, DC.\nBrenda and her team at ILSR are supporting community-scale composters via forums\, webinars\, podcasts\, guides\, policies\, trainings\, and more. She has been a home composter for more than 30 years and is a lead trainer for ILSR’s Neighborhood Soil Rebuilders Composter Train-the-Trainer Program. In 2017\, the US Composting Council awarded her its H. Clark Gregory Award for outstanding service to the composting industry through grassroots efforts. In 2019\, BioCycle magazine featured Brenda as one of its organics recycling trailblazers.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/composting-at-home-webinar/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200507T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200507T143000
DTSTAMP:20200507T130428Z
CREATED:20200507T130428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200507T130428Z
UID:8724-1588856400-1588861800@ctnofa.org
SUMMARY:Composting At Home - Webinar
DESCRIPTION:An Introduction to the Basics. \nAre you sheltering-in-place at home? Looking for a way to recycle your food scraps? Interested in producing your own “black gold” for your yard or garden? Need an activity to do with your children? Want to avoid greenhouse gases from landfills and incinerators and store carbon in local soils?  \nLearn how to home compost!  \nThere’s never been a better time. By composting at home\, you can protect the planet and improve your soil while practicing safe physical distancing. Join this webinar to learn how to successfully compost at home. This webinar will cover the basics of hot composting outside and worm composting or vermicomposting inside. \n  \nPresenters\n\n\n\n\n\nRhonda Sherman\nNorth Carolina State University\nExtension Specialist\, Department of Horticultural Science\nRaleigh\, N.C.\nRhonda Sherman is a leading authority on vermicomposting. Rhonda is the founder and director of a 2‐acre Compost Learning Lab (CL2) at NC State’s 1\,500-acre Lake Wheeler Road Field Laboratory. The CL2 has a 40‐ft by 30‐ft Worm Barn\, an equipment shed\, and a covered teaching shelter. There are 26 types of composting and vermicomposting bins and areas for hands‐on training activities. She has taught composting and vermicomposting in Guyana\, the Dominican Republic\, Argentina\, Chile\, and throughout the United States. She has authored over 65 publications on vermicomposting\, composting\, recycling and waste reduction. More information available at the North Carolina State Extension website on vermicomposting.\n\n\n\n\nBrenda Platt\nDirector\, Composting for Community Initiative\nInstitute for Local Self-Reliance\nWashington\, DC.\nBrenda and her team at ILSR are supporting community-scale composters via forums\, webinars\, podcasts\, guides\, policies\, trainings\, and more. She has been a home composter for more than 30 years and is a lead trainer for ILSR’s Neighborhood Soil Rebuilders Composter Train-the-Trainer Program. In 2017\, the US Composting Council awarded her its H. Clark Gregory Award for outstanding service to the composting industry through grassroots efforts. In 2019\, BioCycle magazine featured Brenda as one of its organics recycling trailblazers.
URL:https://ctnofa.org/event/composting-at-home-webinar-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinar,Workshops
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