Workshops
Resiliency Skill Share: On-Farm Pork Processing Workshop (Online)
OnlineSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 - 9:00AM TO 12:00PM Interested 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? Join NOFA-VT at Drift Farmstead in…
Native Plants and a Food-Secure Future
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…
Native Plants and a Food-Secure Future
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…
The Secrets of Seed Saving
OnlineSeed huntress and ethnobotanist Sefra Alexandra joins WTF’s own Farmer Ryan Brunelle and milkweed maven Alice Ely, in this one-of-a-kind seed saving talk, as part of our continuing Pollinator Pathway Series. Learn about Sefra’s quest, with CT NOFA’s Ecotype Project, to find wild native plants and propagate them. See how Farmer Ryan saves seeds from…
The Secrets of Seed Saving
OnlineSeed huntress and ethnobotanist Sefra Alexandra joins WTF’s own Farmer Ryan Brunelle and milkweed maven Alice Ely, in this one-of-a-kind seed saving talk, as part of our continuing Pollinator Pathway Series. Learn about Sefra’s quest, with CT NOFA’s Ecotype Project, to find wild native plants and propagate them. See how Farmer Ryan saves seeds from…
CONNECTICUT HEMP WEBINAR SERIES 2021 (FREE)
OnlinePart 1: Webinar Series for Growers (FREE) These webinars will be live, with opportunities to interact with other growers before and after the talks, and opportunities to ask the speakers questions. The webinars will also be recorded so attendees can come back for review, to watch when able, and/or send to other growers. January 20…
CONNECTICUT HEMP WEBINAR SERIES 2021 (FREE)
OnlinePart 1: Webinar Series for Growers (FREE) These webinars will be live, with opportunities to interact with other growers before and after the talks, and opportunities to ask the speakers questions. The webinars will also be recorded so attendees can come back for review, to watch when able, and/or send to other growers. January 20…
Maple Tapping How-to at Massaro
Massaro Community Farm 41 Ford Road, Woodbridge, CTLearn to tap your own maple trees, and make your own delicious maple syrup! Outdoor hands-on workshop to teach you the basics of tapping your very own maple trees and making delicious maple syrup! Walk the Massaro Nature trail and learn about each step in creating maple syrup, including tapping a maple tree and boiling…
Maple Tapping How-to at Massaro
Massaro Community Farm 41 Ford Road, Woodbridge, CTLearn to tap your own maple trees, and make your own delicious maple syrup! Outdoor hands-on workshop to teach you the basics of tapping your very own maple trees and making delicious maple syrup! Walk the Massaro Nature trail and learn about each step in creating maple syrup, including tapping a maple tree and boiling…
No-Till Field Day at Sub Edge Farm
Sub Edge Farm 199 Town Farm Road, Farmington, United StatesJoin us at Sub Edge Farm for our first IN-PERSON workshop of 2021! Tuesday, May 25th from 3-5 pm (social hour to follow) Walk the fields with Rodger Phillips of Sub Edge Farm as he takes us on a tour, demonstrating the no-till equipment he has been working with over the past 2 years. Meet up with Jim Hyde, state…