Events
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…
Compost Conference Webinar Series
OnlineThe CT Compost Conference scheduled for March 2020, which had been postponed has been restructured into a series of 5 free webinars. While we won’t have the opportunities to network, this event continues to play a critical role in Connecticut’s ability to better manage food scraps through composting. This CT Compost Webinar series provides information…
Compost Conference Webinar Series
OnlineThe CT Compost Conference scheduled for March 2020, which had been postponed has been restructured into a series of 5 free webinars. While we won’t have the opportunities to network, this event continues to play a critical role in Connecticut’s ability to better manage food scraps through composting. This CT Compost Webinar series provides information…
Online Soil Health Field Day at Red Shirt Farm – Lanesboro MA
OnlineJoin NOFA MASS for a virtual tour of Red Shirt Farm in Lanesboro, MA to learn from farm manager Jim Schultz and guest presenter Dan Kittredge of the Bionutrient Food Association to learn how their no-till farming practices are improving soil health and the nutritional density of their produce. We will have video clips of…
Online Soil Health Field Day at Red Shirt Farm – Lanesboro MA
OnlineJoin NOFA MASS for a virtual tour of Red Shirt Farm in Lanesboro, MA to learn from farm manager Jim Schultz and guest presenter Dan Kittredge of the Bionutrient Food Association to learn how their no-till farming practices are improving soil health and the nutritional density of their produce. We will have video clips of…
Managing Soil Health: Grazing and Specialty Crops – Stonewall Farm, Keene NH
OnlineStonewall Farm, Keene, New Hampshire Executive Director Julie Davenson and farmers from Stonewall Farm will share the soil heath strategies they employ with their specialty crops and grazing management system that result in both healthier soil and nutrient dense products. Stonewall Farm is a nonprofit working farm and education center dedicated to demonstrating regenerative farming…
Managing Soil Health: Grazing and Specialty Crops – Stonewall Farm, Keene NH
OnlineStonewall Farm, Keene, New Hampshire Executive Director Julie Davenson and farmers from Stonewall Farm will share the soil heath strategies they employ with their specialty crops and grazing management system that result in both healthier soil and nutrient dense products. Stonewall Farm is a nonprofit working farm and education center dedicated to demonstrating regenerative farming…
Soil Health Field Day at Freedom Food Farm
OnlineJoin NOFA MASS at Freedom Food Farm in Raynham, MA to learn from farm manager Chuck Currie and guest presenter Julie Fine, from Johnny's Seeds, about cover crops and cover crop strategies for no-till farms. Chuck will give us a tour of his farm where he uses holistic and biodynamic farming principles to raise livestock,…
Soil Health Field Day at Freedom Food Farm
OnlineJoin NOFA MASS at Freedom Food Farm in Raynham, MA to learn from farm manager Chuck Currie and guest presenter Julie Fine, from Johnny's Seeds, about cover crops and cover crop strategies for no-till farms. Chuck will give us a tour of his farm where he uses holistic and biodynamic farming principles to raise livestock,…
ORGANIC GRAIN WORKSHOPS: HARVESTING, STORAGE, AND PROCESSING – Session One 10/19: Production with a focus on harvesting
OnlineThe first of three workshops focused on the growing and production of grain crops. It’s the final year of our NE SARE grant lead by Elizabeth Dyck, the coordinator of the Organic Growers’ Research and Information-Sharing Network (OGRIN). The training program will be a series of three intensive 75 minute online short courses with video…