Events
Compost Tea Talk and Tour
OnlineCT NOFA presents: Compost Tea - Talk and Tour Join us Thursday, July 23rd, 5 – 6:15 pm for a virtual tour into the world of Worm Compost Tea Brewing! We will walk through the steps of setting up your own compost tea operation and examine what makes compost tea so effective in feeding plants,…
Webinar: A Virtual Field Workshop: Silvopasturing at UMass
OnlineA workshop series on pasture management and infrastructure and the nutritional needs of livestock raised on pasture Join UMass for a tour of the silvopasture work at the UMass Agricultural Learning Center in Amherst, MA. With Nikki Burton of UMass Extension, we will have an online tour of their silvopasture, which includes sheep within a chestnut…
Webinar: A Virtual Field Workshop: Silvopasturing at UMass
OnlineA workshop series on pasture management and infrastructure and the nutritional needs of livestock raised on pasture Join UMass for a tour of the silvopasture work at the UMass Agricultural Learning Center in Amherst, MA. With Nikki Burton of UMass Extension, we will have an online tour of their silvopasture, which includes sheep within a chestnut…
Increase Farm Yields with Buzz Pollinators
OnlineA 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. The 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…
Increase Farm Yields with Buzz Pollinators
OnlineA 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. The 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…
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…
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…