Events
Organic Land Care: Lawns on a Mission!
WebinarJoin New Canaan Library's Live Webinar! Our state’s land use has shifted from pasture to lawn, from forest to subdivision—threatening Connecticut’s remaining habitat and food production. Dina Brewster, farmer and director of CT Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA), will teach homeowners how to become land stewards by caring for their lawns organically. With basic knowledge…
Organic Land Care: Lawns on a Mission!
WebinarJoin New Canaan Library's Live Webinar! Our state’s land use has shifted from pasture to lawn, from forest to subdivision—threatening Connecticut’s remaining habitat and food production. Dina Brewster, farmer and director of CT Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA), will teach homeowners how to become land stewards by caring for their lawns organically. With basic knowledge…
Strawberries 101
This year, we will be offering a few different ways for you to plant your strawberry patch. In this informal class, Chad Donovan and Julie Rubaud will go over the methods of planting strawberries into the ground or raised bed from dormant bare roots or from green plants. We will also discuss how to take…
Strawberries 101
This year, we will be offering a few different ways for you to plant your strawberry patch. In this informal class, Chad Donovan and Julie Rubaud will go over the methods of planting strawberries into the ground or raised bed from dormant bare roots or from green plants. We will also discuss how to take…
Resiliency Skills Online Gatherings: Foraging for Tasty Wild Edibles in Your Backyard and Neighborhood
Join us for another of our free weekly Resiliency Skills Video Gatherings on Friday April 24th at 5:30pm. We will learn more about Foraging for Tasty Wild Edibles in Your Backyard and Neighborhood. The Bay State is home to over 150 species of edible wild plants, some of which are more nutritious and/or flavorful than their cultivated counterparts. Join naturalist, wild foods enthusiast Russ Cohen, author of Wild Plants I Have…
Resiliency Skills Online Gatherings: Foraging for Tasty Wild Edibles in Your Backyard and Neighborhood
Join us for another of our free weekly Resiliency Skills Video Gatherings on Friday April 24th at 5:30pm. We will learn more about Foraging for Tasty Wild Edibles in Your Backyard and Neighborhood. The Bay State is home to over 150 species of edible wild plants, some of which are more nutritious and/or flavorful than their cultivated counterparts. Join naturalist, wild foods enthusiast Russ Cohen, author of Wild Plants I Have…
Safely Selling Local Food at Farm Stands and CSAs during COVID-19
OnlineWEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020 - 12:00PM TO 1:00PM This webinar comes from NOFA Vermont, who have come up with a timely presentation for farms that are trying to figure out how to get their food 'out there'. Many Vermont farms are heeding the call to feed their communities. They have adapted time and again to the evolving COVID-19…
Safely Selling Local Food at Farm Stands and CSAs during COVID-19
OnlineWEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020 - 12:00PM TO 1:00PM This webinar comes from NOFA Vermont, who have come up with a timely presentation for farms that are trying to figure out how to get their food 'out there'. Many Vermont farms are heeding the call to feed their communities. They have adapted time and again to the evolving COVID-19…
Composting At Home – Webinar
OnlineAn Introduction to the Basics. Are 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? Learn…
Composting At Home – Webinar
OnlineAn Introduction to the Basics. Are 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? Learn…