Events

Learn about the role of minimum tillage and cover crops in compaction mitigation of farm soil. Tuesday December 14, 2021 ~ 6:00-7:00pm ~ Online Join NOFA/MASS online to learn from Freedom Food Farm's manager Chuck Currie and Maggie Payne, from NRCS. Chuck will give us an overview of his farm where he uses holistic and…

Join Cornell Cooperative Extension for this free eight-part, bilingual, winter workshop series focused on the basics of when and how to use OMRI-listed pesticides on your vegetables farm. Participants in Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture will also have the opportunity to receive individual on-farm follow-up support from the project team in the spring and summer of…

Join Cornell Cooperative Extension for this free eight-part, bilingual, winter workshop series focused on the basics of when and how to use OMRI-listed pesticides on your vegetables farm. Participants in Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture will also have the opportunity to receive individual on-farm follow-up support from the project team in the spring and summer of…

Are you or a loved one a gardener who can't wait for the ground to thaw? Prepare for Spring with NHS New Haven's 6-class organic vegetable gardening series taught by Advanced Certified Master Gardener Rachel Ziesk! All classes are virtual and take place on Saturdays from 10:00am to 12:00pm. For many New Haven residents, food security…

Are you or a loved one a gardener who can't wait for the ground to thaw? Prepare for Spring with NHS New Haven's 6-class organic vegetable gardening series taught by Advanced Certified Master Gardener Rachel Ziesk! All classes are virtual and take place on Saturdays from 10:00am to 12:00pm. For many New Haven residents, food security…

  The Ecotype Project has created a model for native plants material development utilizing the ecoregional framework to ensure we are- planting the right plants in the right place. The truly local seed supply chain begins with trained botanists that wild-collect ecotypic seed, which is grown out as a specialty crop by organic farmers in…

  The Ecotype Project has created a model for native plants material development utilizing the ecoregional framework to ensure we are- planting the right plants in the right place. The truly local seed supply chain begins with trained botanists that wild-collect ecotypic seed, which is grown out as a specialty crop by organic farmers in…

  Ask ten folks why they grow plants and you’re likely to get a variety of answers. The most common reasons are often aesthetic in nature–we like the look of a garden; it gives us a place to relax or play or drink wine with friends. However, simple beauty is not always enough, and in…