Events
Improving Pollinator Habitat at Home: A Two-Part Online Event
OnlineNOFA 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? In this workshop with Dan Jaffe, co-author of Native Plants for New England Gardens and longtime ecological horticulturist, we will focus on successful methods for…
Growing Worms for Greener Gardens, Living Soil & Healthy Climate (Resiliency Skills Webinar Series)
OnlineNOFA MASS brings us this online learning experience on Worm Composting. Make a worm bin: microbial alchemy in a bucket! Whether you live on plenty of land or in a small apartment, you can partner with red wrigglers to turn organic waste into a potent fertilizer and bio-inoculant. Come spend an hour with worm enthusiasts…
Inviting Beneficial Insects to Your Farm and Garden (Resiliency Skills Webinar Series)
OnlineOnline registration for this event coming soon NOFA MASS presents this interactive online event which highlights plants and regenerative agriculture principles that support beneficial insects. Join Elise and Tucker Smith of Cedar Rock Gardens, a vegetable farm and seedling nursery open to the public in Gloucester, to learn from about how they are helping pollinators…
Introduction to Managing Soil Fertility: Understanding Your Lab Soil Test Reports
OnlineJoin NOFA MASS for another of our free weekly Resiliency Skills Online Gatherings on Friday, May 22nd, at 5:30pm. We will have an Introduction to Managing Soil Fertility: Understanding Your Lab Soil Test Reports.Getting a soil test done is an important step in creating a successful garden, and nutrient levels can change over the years as some minerals leach or are taken up by plants, while others build with…
Making Friends with Backyard Bugs
OnlineDates: June 24, 2020 Meets: W from 1 PM to 2:30 PM Location: Online Instructor: Samantha Nestory Fee: $15.00 How often have you wondered, "What in the world is that bug?" Sam, a professional entomologist, leads you through an information-filled discussion on the benefits of including insects in your garden. Learn the fascinating stories of…
Milkweeks for Monarchs
OnlineDates: June 26, 2020 Meets: F from 1 PM to 2:30 PM Location: Online Instructor: Renee Kemmerer Fee: $15.00 Without native milkweed plants, monarch butterflies cannot survive and reproduce. Mt. Cuba Center Horticulturist, Renée Kemmerer, opens your window into the world of milkweeds, presenting many of our native species and related plants that help create…
Butterflies: Jewels of the Piedmont
OnlineDates: June 27, 2020 Meets: Sa from 1 PM to 2:30 PM Location: Online Instructor: Stephen Mason Fee: $15.00 From the tiniest Skipper to the giant Swallowtail, butterflies are a welcome addition to our gardens for both pollination purposes and their exquisite beauty. Steve presents information on the diversity, life history, and conservation of local…
Gardening at the Woodland Edge
OnlineDates: July 10, 2020 Meets: F from 10 AM to 11:30 AM Location: Online Instructor: Nancy Bell Fee: $15.00 Discover the unique possibilities for creating a diverse landscape along the woodland edge that attracts a wide variety of birds. Nancy discusses the distinctive characteristics of edge gardening and presents native plants that are adaptable to…
Pruning Ornamental Shrubs
OnlineNOFA Vermont is hosting an online workshop on pruning. Due to current requirements regarding social distancing, NOFA Vermont will be holding workshops seminars as video conferences. They'll send an email with instructions ahead of time and will provide you with technical support to make your experience as smooth as possible. The goal is to keep…
Compost Tea Advanced Workshop
OnlineCT NOFA presents: Compost Tea – Talk and Tour Join us Thursday, July 23rd, 5 – 6:15 pm for a virtual tour into the world of Worm Compost Tea Brewing! We will walk through the steps of setting up your own compost tea operation and examine what makes compost tea so effective in feeding plants,…
Accreditation Course in Organic Land Care (online)
OnlineDates CT NOFA's 2nd VIRTUAL OLC Accreditation course will take place on Zoom over the course of four weeks, twice per week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) on October 20, 22, 27, 29 and November 5,10,12 and 17 Times All sessions will take place between 4 pm and 7:30 pm. Each day will vary slightly. Click here…
Pesticide-Free Lawns
OnlineDates: August 15, 2020 Meets: Sa from 10 AM to 11:30 AM Location: Online Instructor: Scott Freedman Fee: $20.00 Is your lawn safe for children, pets, and the environment? Scott Freedman, a NOFA certified organic lawn care technician, focuses on eco-friendly cultural practices to create attractive lawns that are safe for us to use. Along…
UCONN Turfgrass Field Day
OnlineUConn Virtual Turfgrass Field Day August 18, 2020 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Virtual Look at UConn Turfgrass Science Research University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 06268 The UConn Turfgrass Science Program invites you to our Virtual Turfgrass Field Day. This new online webcast program will seek to preserve the field day culture by featuring 5 short video recorded field…
Site Analysis for Water Management
OnlineDuring this in-depth advanced workshop focused on water management for landscape professionals, Trevor takes us on-site visits across New England, solving issues of erosion, runoff, and on-site water capture. Trevor will explain what to look for during a site visit, including a checklist, methods of determining water movement over properties, and red flags to look…
The Secrets of Seed Saving
OnlineSeed huntress and ethnobotanist Sefra Alexandra joins WTF’s own Farmer Ryan Brunelle and milkweed maven Alice Ely, in this one-of-a-kind seed saving talk, as part of our continuing Pollinator Pathway Series. Learn about Sefra’s quest, with CT NOFA’s Ecotype Project, to find wild native plants and propagate them. See how Farmer Ryan saves seeds from…
Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (CIPWG) VIRTUAL Symposium: Realistic Solutions to Managing Invasive Plants
OnlineThe Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group (CIPWG) 2020 VIRTUAL Invasive Plant Symposium will be held on Wednesday, October 7, 2020. The theme of the symposium is: Realistic Solutions to Managing Invasive Plants. This 10th biennial conference will feature regional and local experts as well as citizen volunteers sharing practical solutions for invasive plant management and…
Tree Talk: On the Nature, Culture, and Politics of Tree Planting
OnlineUrban reforestation is recognized as one of the most effective ways to increase cities’ resiliency to climate change and to provide numerous health and social benefits to residents. But the movement to plant trees systematically and comprehensively in cities was born in the 19th Century both in Europe and in the US. Join University of…
Organic Landscape Management (Online)
OnlineGlenstone, a contemporary art museum in Montgomery County, Maryland, manages its nearly 300-acre campus without using synthetic herbicides in order to maintain a healthy environment for its visitors and native wildlife. Matt Partain, Grounds Superintendent, presents a behind-the-scenes look at this acclaimed property and discusses what it takes to create and organically manage a large-scale…
Planting for Biodiversity: Examples via Landscapes
OnlineAs development pushes into formerly rural areas, loss of habitat and its resulting decrease in biodiversity are growing problems in New England. However, land care professionals and designers can play an important role in countering this problem by planting appropriate native species and plant communities and removing invasive species. Converting formal, ornamental plantings into more…
Webinar: A Stick in the Spokes – Meaningful Interventions in Landscape Systems
OnlineRegenerative design depends on a feedback web of many processes for life to renew and restore. On the other hand, even ecologically-informed maintenance of private property usually involves some intervention to arrest succession, maintain access, and preserve other essential functions. How do we embrace principles of regenerative design on private land parcels where functional needs…
Rooted In Place Online: Annual Ecological Gardening Symposium
OnlineRooted in Place Ecological Gardening Symposium Online Welcoming Wildlife and Diversity Into Our Landscapes Offered online for the first time, Berkshire Botanical Garden’s 5th annual Rooted in Place Ecological Gardening Symposium invites you to create a new, environmentally sensitive vision by exploring the connection between the surrounding landscape and your home. The symposium features four…