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Breeding Carrots for Production, Resilience, Flavor, and Fun in Organic Systems

Online

In this presentation, you'll learn fundamental concepts and strategies that are key to successful carrot breeding work. The presenters will cover basic genetics, color expression, trait expression and selection, and demonstrate how to cut, evaluate, and select roots from a diverse array of orange and rainbow colored roots. Specific topics that will be addressed: Which traits are…

FREE

Breeding Carrots for Production, Resilience, Flavor, and Fun in Organic Systems

Online

In this presentation, you'll learn fundamental concepts and strategies that are key to successful carrot breeding work. The presenters will cover basic genetics, color expression, trait expression and selection, and demonstrate how to cut, evaluate, and select roots from a diverse array of orange and rainbow colored roots. Specific topics that will be addressed: Which traits are…

FREE

Ecotypes, Ecoregions + Ecological Restoration

Mueller Preserve - 370 Round Hill Road Greenwich CT 06831 370 Round Hill Road, Greenwich, CT, United States

Join Greenwich Land Trust to learn about efforts to restore locally sourced native plants by The Ecotype Project and GLT's Seed-to-Seed program. Learn about the regional effort to promote ecotypic native seeds, tour GLT's greenhouse, grounds, and participate in a workshop transplanting native wildflower seedlings grown from seeds that were collected from GLT properties. Participants will…

$10

Ecotypes, Ecoregions + Ecological Restoration

Mueller Preserve - 370 Round Hill Road Greenwich CT 06831 370 Round Hill Road, Greenwich, CT, United States

Join Greenwich Land Trust to learn about efforts to restore locally sourced native plants by The Ecotype Project and GLT's Seed-to-Seed program. Learn about the regional effort to promote ecotypic native seeds, tour GLT's greenhouse, grounds, and participate in a workshop transplanting native wildflower seedlings grown from seeds that were collected from GLT properties. Participants will…

$10

Composting 101

Common Ground High School 358 Springside Ave, New Haven, CT, United States

Join Common Ground High School for a workshop mixed with classroom learning and hands-on compost processing. We will be discussing composting through the lenses of chemistry, biology, economics, and more. Once we have gone through the basics of how composting works we will then have a lab session at the CG compositing area. Come prepared…

FREE

Composting 101

Common Ground High School 358 Springside Ave, New Haven, CT, United States

Join Common Ground High School for a workshop mixed with classroom learning and hands-on compost processing. We will be discussing composting through the lenses of chemistry, biology, economics, and more. Once we have gone through the basics of how composting works we will then have a lab session at the CG compositing area. Come prepared…

FREE

Earth Day Plant Pop-Up at Two Road Brewing Company

Two Road Brewing Company 1700 Stratford Ave., Stratford, United States

Beer is really its own reward, but this Saturday — in celebration of Earth Day, 2022 — for every pint purchased at their Stratford brewery, Two Roads will donate $1 towards NOFA’s Ecotype Project. Enjoy a CT-Local brew and help NOFA revive and support native pollinator habitat in Connecticut! Saturday, April 23: 1pm-4pm Two Roads Brewery: 1700 Stratford Ave.,…

Earth Day Plant Pop-Up at Two Road Brewing Company

Two Road Brewing Company 1700 Stratford Ave., Stratford, United States

Beer is really its own reward, but this Saturday — in celebration of Earth Day, 2022 — for every pint purchased at their Stratford brewery, Two Roads will donate $1 towards NOFA’s Ecotype Project. Enjoy a CT-Local brew and help NOFA revive and support native pollinator habitat in Connecticut! Saturday, April 23: 1pm-4pm Two Roads Brewery: 1700 Stratford Ave.,…

Webinar: National Organic Research Agenda: Understanding Organic Grower Needs and Challenges Across the U.S.

Online

The Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) regularly surveys organic growers, farmers, ranchers across North America to understand their challenges and research needs. The findings are published in the National Organic Research Agenda (NORA) report, which informs OFRF research, education and advocacy programs and has also historically served as a roadmap to inform the USDA and…

FREE

Webinar: National Organic Research Agenda: Understanding Organic Grower Needs and Challenges Across the U.S.

Online

The Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) regularly surveys organic growers, farmers, ranchers across North America to understand their challenges and research needs. The findings are published in the National Organic Research Agenda (NORA) report, which informs OFRF research, education and advocacy programs and has also historically served as a roadmap to inform the USDA and…

FREE