Workshops
Winnow Wizard Seed Cleaning Workshop with Bill Braun
The Hickories 136 Lounsbury Road, Ridgefield, CT, United StatesBill Braun is a farmer at Ivory Silo Farm in Westport, MA, growing organic vegetables, herbs, flowers, fruit, and seed. He is also the co-founder and executive director of Freed Seed Federation, a farmer-run 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to place-based seed for the people. At this workshop, we will tour the 17 species of native plants…
Winnow Wizard Seed Cleaning Workshop with Bill Braun
The Hickories 136 Lounsbury Road, Ridgefield, CT, United StatesBill Braun is a farmer at Ivory Silo Farm in Westport, MA, growing organic vegetables, herbs, flowers, fruit, and seed. He is also the co-founder and executive director of Freed Seed Federation, a farmer-run 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to place-based seed for the people. At this workshop, we will tour the 17 species of native plants…
Composting 101
Common Ground High School 358 Springside Ave, New Haven, CT, United StatesJoin Common Ground High School for a workshop mixed with classroom learning and hands-on compost processing. We will be discussing composting through the lenses of chemistry, biology, economics, and more. Once we have gone through the basics of how composting works we will then have a lab session at the CG compositing area. Come prepared…
Composting 101
Common Ground High School 358 Springside Ave, New Haven, CT, United StatesJoin Common Ground High School for a workshop mixed with classroom learning and hands-on compost processing. We will be discussing composting through the lenses of chemistry, biology, economics, and more. Once we have gone through the basics of how composting works we will then have a lab session at the CG compositing area. Come prepared…
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…
Soil Health & Conservation Farm Equipment Day
UConn Extension Center Annex 1066 Saybrook Rd., Haddam, CT, United StatesThe event will include an exhibition of low and no-till farm equipment, methods, and results for all scales of farming. Workshops will cover best methods for no-till seeding, crimping, etc., along with cover crop implementation for soil health improvement. The day will include farmer-to-farmer sharing of best practices, so farmers can exchange information on soil…
41st Annual CT NOFA Winter Conference
Wesleyan University 45 Wyllys Ave, Middletown, CTCT NOFA is proud to present our 41st Winter Conference, to be held the second week of March, kicking off on Monday, March 6th, 2023 with a week of live virtual workshops and concluding on March 11th with an in-person gathering and celebration at Wesleyan University. We'll be offering a variety of live virtual workshops on…
2023 Spring Urban Agriculture Tour at Green Village Initiative
Reservoir Community Farm 1469 Reservoir Ave., Bridgeport, CT, United StatesPara leer sobre este evento en español, haga clic aquí. Join USDA NRCS, CTRCD, and CT NOFA at Green Village Initiative's Reservoir Community Farm in Bridgeport to learn about support for urban farms and organizations. Leaders in the industry will be on hand to explain ways to get funding for urban farm infrastructure. Tour Reservoir…
TOUR DE CONSERVACIÓN AGRICOLA URBANA
Reservoir Community Farm 1469 Reservoir Ave., Bridgeport, CT, United StatesÚnase a USDA NRCS, CTRCD y CT NOFA en Reservoir Community Farm de Green Village Initiative en Bridgeport para obtener información sobre el apoyo a las organizaciones y granjas urbanas. Los líderes de la industria estarán disponibles para explicar las formas de obtener fondos para la infraestructura agrícola urbana. Visite Reservoir Farm con la directora…
The 2023 NOFA Summer Conference
Worcester State University 486 Chandler St., Worcester, MA, United StatesThe NOFA Summer Conference is the annual summer gathering of the Northeast Organic Farming Association NOFA is a non-profit organization of over 5,000 small-scale farmers, gardeners, consumers and food system reformers. We promote healthy food, organic regenerative farming practices, and climate disruption solutions through soil management strategies The 49th annual NOFA Summer Conference begins online:…