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Fall Plant Sales Orders Due Sept 2nd (Wilton High School) and Sept 17th (Aspetuck Land Trust)

Wilton High School Plant Sale (click to order) Our spring native wildflower sale was such a success that we’ve partnered with Planters’ Choice Nursery again for a bigger and better…
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The Agricultural Justice Project Needs Your Help Today!

Your support is needed more than ever! Donate today! Making Farms Centers of Justice and Fairness https://www.agriculturaljusticeproject.org/en/donate/ The COVID -19 crisis has exposed minor cracks and deep craters in the…
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Seeding Sanctuary: CT NOFA’s Ecotype Project Pollinator Garden at the Catherine Violet Hubbard Sanctuary

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Aspetuck Land Trust Native / Ecotype Plant Sale at Gilberties Organic Farm

On June 6th and 7th, the Aspetuck Land Trust hosted their first native plant sale pickup at Gilbertie’s Organic Farm in Easton, Connecticut. This sale marks the culmination of two…
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Square Foot Gardening – 6 – Mid-Summer Bounty

Check out more of this series and other videos on our YouTube channel Join us throughout the season for updates from the Square Foot Garden project at The Hickories’ Farm…
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EcoType Project Plant Sale Recap

On May 15th and May 16th, Wilton High School, a partner of The Ecotype Project of CT NOFA, successfully sold the first batch of ecotype native pollinator plants to one…
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How to Effectively Establish Native Plant Plugs – Getting Started!

Download this document to use as a reference when establishing Ecotype Project seedlings from one of our nursery and plant sale partners.  How to Effectively Establish Native Plant Plugs See…
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Improving Pollinator Habitat at Home: A Two-Part Online Event

NOFA MASS brings us this timely 2 part Online learning opportunity featuring pollinators: Do you want to create a garden that is inviting, and nourishing, for people, and pollinators alike?…
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EIDL Loans now available for farmers

Thanks to the hard work of those advocating for agriculture, the EIDL loan program is now accepting applications from farmers. Farmers: Click here to apply.    
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New England Composting – From Food Waste to Compost

By Monique Bosch I took a visit to a composting business that prides itself on utilizing local food waste to create a special blend of highly nutritious compost. ‘Diverting food…
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For Farmers: 2 Masks Available per Employee

The State of CT and the Connecticut Business Association are preparing to distribute free face masks to essential small businesses (farms!) that have fewer than 50 employees.  The masks should…
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