Events
Online | For us and Them: How Edible Native Plants Can Feed Us and Wildlife Together
OnlineAsk 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…
Breeding Carrots for Production, Resilience, Flavor, and Fun in Organic Systems
OnlineIn 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…
Breeding Carrots for Production, Resilience, Flavor, and Fun in Organic Systems
OnlineIn 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…
Ecotypes, Ecoregions + Ecological Restoration
Mueller Preserve - 370 Round Hill Road Greenwich CT 06831 370 Round Hill Road, Greenwich, CT, United StatesJoin 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…
Ecotypes, Ecoregions + Ecological Restoration
Mueller Preserve - 370 Round Hill Road Greenwich CT 06831 370 Round Hill Road, Greenwich, CT, United StatesJoin 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…
Composting 101
Common Ground High School 358 Springside Ave, New Haven, CT, United StatesJoin 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…
Composting 101
Common Ground High School 358 Springside Ave, New Haven, CT, United StatesJoin 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…
Earth Day Plant Pop-Up at Two Road Brewing Company
Two Road Brewing Company 1700 Stratford Ave., Stratford, United StatesBeer 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 StatesBeer 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.
OnlineThe 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…