Events
Resiliency Skills Online Gatherings: Seed Starting Systems at Home
Gardeners, Homesteaders
Resiliency Skills Online Gatherings: Seed Starting Systems at Home
Gardeners, Homesteaders
Quarterly Book Club: The Fate of Food
Join our video book club. In the fascinating story of the sustainable food revolution, an environmental journalist and professor asks the question: Is the future of food looking bleak—or better than ever? “In The Fate of Food, Amanda Little takes us on a tour of the future. The journey is scary, exciting, and, ultimately, encouraging.”—Elizabeth…
Quarterly Book Club: The Fate of Food
Join our video book club. In the fascinating story of the sustainable food revolution, an environmental journalist and professor asks the question: Is the future of food looking bleak—or better than ever? “In The Fate of Food, Amanda Little takes us on a tour of the future. The journey is scary, exciting, and, ultimately, encouraging.”—Elizabeth…
Growing Onions 101
In this Thursday informal class, Julie Rubaud, Red Wagon Owner, will show you how to plant onions from seedlings (not dried 'sets') and will discuss all that goes into this crop in the home garden including how to store them all winter long. We will be in the garden, planting the onions together, so that…
Growing Onions 101
In this Thursday informal class, Julie Rubaud, Red Wagon Owner, will show you how to plant onions from seedlings (not dried 'sets') and will discuss all that goes into this crop in the home garden including how to store them all winter long. We will be in the garden, planting the onions together, so that…
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…