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SUMMARY:Online: Composting & Compost Tea with Monique Bosch
DESCRIPTION:Monique Bosch will bring her composting lecture\, given to Organic Land Care Professionals to Weston Nurseries. Various types of composting will be highlighted\, including thermophilic\, static aerated piles\, high-fungal methods and worm composting. Learn about the many ways to compost effectively\, using various inputs and different scales of operation. In addition\, making extracts and teas from the finished compost will be demonstrated. This workshop should help you get started with your own composting operation or show clients the best ways to compost at home. \nAbout Monique BoschMonique has built over 40 edible school and community gardens and farms around the Northeast\, including a 2-acre urban farm in Bridgeport CT. These days she works as a Soil Health Lead for CT NOFA. In addition\, she teaches ‘how to grow your own food’ and runs a worm composting business with her son Justin. She studied ‘The Soil Food Web’ under Dr. Elaine Ingham\, and teaches microscopy and soil health to farmers and organizations. Through microscopy and test trials\, Monique explores the relationship between living soil and healthy\, nutritious food. \nThis is an Online Class held on March 1 at 8:30am to 10am \nCost: $25 \nRegister for this online class here
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/online-composting-compost-tea-with-monique-bosch/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:online learning
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SUMMARY:NGICP Stormwater Training with Trevor Smith (Feb)
DESCRIPTION:AOLCP and OLC instructor\, Trevor Smith\, is teaching a stormwater class this winter. February 7 – 15\n\n\nThe NGICP certification is a valuable credential for landscapers\, landscape architects\, and stormwater professionals. This course is completely virtual with an in-depth curriculum that will prepare you for work with stormwater management.\n\nThe National Green Infrastructure Certification Program (NGICP) provides the base-level skill set needed for entry-level workers to properly construct\, inspect and maintain green stormwater infrastructure (GI).  Designed to meet international best practice standards\, NGICP is a tool that can be used to meet a wide range of needs\, including professional development for existing GI professionals and as part of a larger workforce development to provide candidates with the technical skills necessary to enter the green workforce and earn a livable wage. \nBecause the NGICP is designed to meet international best practice standards\, the implementation of the program is done with impartiality and objectivity\, ensuring that all applicants and certified individuals are treated fairly.  The implementation of the NGICP is governed by Bylaws and a Policy and Procedures Manual.  NGICP is a new program that is growing and constantly evolving\, therefore suggestions regarding how program implementation can be improved are always welcome.
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/ngicp-stormwater-training-with-trevor-smith-feb/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Land Care,online learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220126T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220127T114500
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SUMMARY:Jumping Worm Conference
DESCRIPTION:Do you have questions about jumping/snake worms? If you immediately answered yes\, this conference is for you! \nJoin UMass Extension as we welcome scientists who specialize in jumping/snake worm research to discuss the latest understanding of these earthworms. How to identify these worms\, what their potential impacts are\, and the latest research into how we might manage them to be discussed.\n \nThese LIVE virtual presentations will also give you the chance to get your questions answered following each speaker’s presentation. So bring your questions! \n  \n \n\nAGENDA \nDay 1: Wednesday\, January 26\, 2022 \n\nEarthworms in Managed and Urban Landscapes: Impacts and Solutions – Dr. Olga Kostromytska\, UMass Stockbridge School of Agriculture\nInvasive Amynthas and Metaphire Earthworms in New England Forests\, Their Damage to Soils and Alteration of Nutrients – Dr. Justin Richardson\, University of Massachusetts\, Amherst\n\nDay 2: Thursday\, January 27\, 2022 \n\nJumping Worms – Why Care & What To Do?  Dr. Josef Görres\, University of Vermont\nUnderstanding and Preventing Jumping Worm Invasion – Dr. Annise Dobson\, Yale School of the Environment\n\nCredits\nPesticide credit (valid for all New England states for applicable categories): 1/2 contact hour PER DAY for categories 29\, 35\, 36\, 37\, and Applicator’s (core) License.\nAssociation credits:  1 MCA\, 1 MCLP\, 1 MCH\, 1 CFE\,  2 ISA\, and 2 SAF (cat 1) credits PER DAY.
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/jumping-worm-conference/
CATEGORIES:online learning
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SUMMARY:NGICP Stormwater Training with Trevor Smith (Jan)
DESCRIPTION:AOLCP and OLC instructor\, Trevor Smith\, is teaching a stormwater class this winter. January 17 – 21\n\n\nThe NGICP certification is a valuable credential for landscapers\, landscape architects\, and stormwater professionals. This course is completely virtual with an in-depth curriculum that will prepare you for work with stormwater management.\n\nThe National Green Infrastructure Certification Program (NGICP) provides the base-level skill set needed for entry-level workers to properly construct\, inspect and maintain green stormwater infrastructure (GI).  Designed to meet international best practice standards\, NGICP is a tool that can be used to meet a wide range of needs\, including professional development for existing GI professionals and as part of a larger workforce development to provide candidates with the technical skills necessary to enter the green workforce and earn a livable wage. \nBecause the NGICP is designed to meet international best practice standards\, the implementation of the program is done with impartiality and objectivity\, ensuring that all applicants and certified individuals are treated fairly.  The implementation of the NGICP is governed by Bylaws and a Policy and Procedures Manual.  NGICP is a new program that is growing and constantly evolving\, therefore suggestions regarding how program implementation can be improved are always welcome.
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/ngicp-stormwater-training-with-trevor-smith-jan/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Land Care,online learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211111T083000
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SUMMARY:2021 Regenerative Solutions for Resilient Landscapes – Connections
DESCRIPTION:Online Virtual Conference\n\n\n\n\n \nMargaret Molyson Photo \n\nConnections are vital throughout healthy landscapes and include everything from interaction between pollinator and plant to the underground networking of mycelium. \nThe degree to which a landscape is successfully connected determines soil health\, biodiversity\, local adaptation\, colonization\, and species survival prospects. All connections are further challenged as ecosystems cope with climate change. \nJoin us on Thursday\, November 11th to explore many critical landscape connections and to investigate the roles we can play in ensuring their success. We will consider connections of the landscape with climate\, soil\, pollinators\, plant communities\, and trees. \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \nBuilding Strong Foundations\nRoy Diblik \nGorgeous perennial gardens packed with color\, texture\, and multi-season interest (think of stunning examples like the Lurie Garden) may be aspirational but are also achievable with some plant community know-how from award-winning plantsman and designer Roy Diblik. \nRoy’s design approach begins by learning a core group of plants\, and all of the characteristics of the plants\, that are reliable performers\, tolerant of varied initial soil conditions. The next steps are combining them with complementary plants that thrive together when grown as a community. Roy also emphasizes a design approach that minimizes garden maintenance. One reliable species is Carex used as a groundcover to reduce reliance on wood mulch\, create a healthier habitat for woody plants\, create interconnected plant communities that benefit the well-being of the whole community\, and promote long-lived communities over time. \n \nLighting Effects on Wildlife \n\nReconnecting with Natural Light Cycles that Support Human and Wildlife Health: Starving for Darkness\nJane Slade \nDarkness is disappearing from the face of the Earth\, blinding wildlife in the light. Since the industrial revolution and the invention of the electric light bulb\, the natural ecosystems of the Earth spend more and more time bathed in artificial light within a 24-hour cycle. How does the artificial light and lack of darkness impact wildlife? How does the obstruction of the night’s sky affect bird migration\, pollination\, and reproduction?\nMuch of the study of light and health has been dedicated to the impact of light upon humans; however\, animals and plants are also intrinsically photosensitive and subject to the unwanted effects of stray light. How can a rethinking of  design\, landscape lighting\, and codes alleviate some of these harmful effects? Ms. Slade will provide encouraging considerations to minimize these negative impacts. \nFinding the Mother Tree\nSuzanne Simard \nTrees are connected\, that’s right\, CONNECTED. Through their research\, Dr. Simard and her team have discovered that trees are connected below-ground via a vast fungal network. The Mother Tree project is investigating forest renewal practices that will protect biodiversity\, carbon storage and forest regeneration as climate changes. This field-based research compares various retention levels of Mother Trees (large\, old trees) and their neighbors\, as well as regenerating seedling mixtures\, in Douglas-fir forests located across nine climatic regions in British Columbia.\nWhat is the mysterious\, powerful force that connects and sustains others? The old\, large trees in forests are responsible for nurturing and connecting forests in the same profound ways that families and human societies nurture and connect their members. Learn about the vital and inseparable bonds that enable survival of all. \n \nHuman-Natural System Connections: Soil\, Water\, and Trees\nYujuan Chen\, PhD \nCurrently more than half of the world population lives in urban areas — human-natural systems. Coupled with a changing climate\, cities and towns are under high pressure to provide residents with sufficient resources\, a livable environment\, and desired quality of life. This presentation will discuss human-natural system connections including soil\, water\, trees\, and their interactions with human decisions and activities. \n \nAt the international level\, how can we comprehensively integrate forests and trees into sustainable urban development with sound policies? At the regional level\, how can we strategically and effectively engage communities in soil management and conservation? At the site level\, how can we help urban tree establishment\, improve tree growth\, and ultimately sustain related long-term ecosystem services (e.g.\, stormwater mitigation) through urban soil best management practices? The findings from a set of studies will be shared to illustrate the connections and potential of green (trees)\, blue (water)\, and brown (soil) infrastructure in the city. \n\nUsing Informed Plant Selection to Restore Pollinators and Songbirds\nDesiree Narango\, PhD \nFunctional food webs are essential for the successful conservation of ecological communities. In terrestrial systems\, food webs are built on a foundation of co-evolved interactions between plants and their consumers. Efforts to restore urban and suburban green space\, provide ecosystem services\, and combat adverse impacts of development have resulted in widespread tree- and garden- planting efforts. Yet\, little attention is given to the importance of plant identity for successfully supporting biodiversity. In this presentation\, Dr. Narango will discuss the ecological and evolutionary relationships between plants\, pollinators\, and songbirds and highlight her recent research demonstrating that particular native plants are crucial for supporting local food webs. She will also share examples where species interaction data can provide quantitative metrics to inform planting guidelines to restore wildlife habitat in shared\, living- and working landscapes.
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/2021-regenerative-solutions-for-resilient-landscapes-connections/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:online learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211014T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211014T140000
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SUMMARY:What Do Trends in Plant Breeding Mean for Landscape Architects?
DESCRIPTION:Great plants start with good genetics. Learn how plant breeders are working to improve landscape selections for resilient environments. \nThe Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects invites you to join us for this FREE virtual program.\nAbout the Event\n\n\nJane Beggs-Joles of Proven Winners will be joining us via webinar to explore the ways that our favorite nursery selections emerge from plant breeders and wind up being planted on the job site. Given the ongoing focus and understanding of climate change impacts on our environment\, factors that were less important a decade ago have since become paramount to planting success. \n  \nPresenter \nJane Beggs-Joles has worked in the wholesale plant industry for over twenty years. During this time she has had the pleasure of helping to introduce many exciting new plants to the North American horticulture world. She has a B.S. in horticulture and an M.S. in agricultural economics\, both from Michigan State University. \n  \nObjectives \nAt the end of this program\, participants will be able to describe: \n\nWhat qualities are nurseries and growers breeding for?\nHow do native plant species fit into plant breeding?\nWhat are several genera that are relatively new to ornamental horticulture?\nWhich new plants/genera are good alternatives to common landscape plants that are no longer appropriate choices?\n\n \n 
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/what-do-trends-in-plant-breeding-mean-for-landscape-architects/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:online learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211013T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211013T130000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Understanding Soil Health and Its Principles for Improving Landscape Resilience
DESCRIPTION:« All Events \nWebinar: Understanding Soil Health and Its Principles for Improving Landscape Resilience\n\nWed\, October 13 @ 12:00 pm EDT – 1:00 pm EDT\n\nPURCHASE TICKETS \n\n\n\n\nThis program has been granted Continuing Education Credits by APLD\, ASLA\, MALP and NOFA.  \nUp your understanding of the part soil plays in developing resilient landscapes. Join Dr. Yamily Zavala for this presentation that provides an overview of soil health. Learn the properties of healthy\, resilient soils; find out how we assess soil health; and discover the importance of soil biology in the development of soil resilience. \nDr. Yamily Zavala is a Crop and Soil Nutrient Management Specialist and has managed the Chinook Applied Research Association’s (CARA) crop and soil program for the past seven years. Prior to joining the CARA staff\, she was a crop production consultant based out of Ottawa where project work took her to Central and South America as well as points in the south and west of Africa. Early in her career\, Dr. Zavala was a Soil Scientist for the National Agricultural Research Foundation at the Tachira State Research Center in Venezuela. Her extensive international experience in restoring soil fertility and improving cropping systems is supported by an education focused on agriculture and soils. She obtained an Agricultural Engineering degree at a university located in the Venezuelan Andes Mountains. She earned a master’s degree from Missouri University in Agronomy (with a minor in Soil Science) and earned a PhD in Soil and Plant Nutrition from Cornell University. In addition to applied research projects\, she manages CARA’s Soil Health Lab (CSHL)\, the first lab of its kind in Western Canada. The CSHL focuses on the evaluation of physical and biological soil properties and allows producers the opportunity for hands-on evaluation of their soils.
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/webinar-understanding-soil-health-and-its-principles-for-improving-landscape-resilience/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:online learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211006T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211006T130000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Implications of Climate Change for Invasive Species
DESCRIPTION:This program has been granted Continuing Education Credits by APLD\, ASLA\, MALP and NOFA. Credits are available for the live webinar presentation only. No CEUs will be available for viewing the webinar recording. \nInvasive species and climate change are two of the most prominent forms of anthropogenic global change identified by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Invasive species have pronounced negative impacts on ecosystems and economies\, and these impacts may be exacerbated by climate change. But for most invasive species and invaded ecosystems\, the outcomes of this interaction remain unknown. This presentation will review the current state of knowledge about how climate change influences invasive species as well as describe the work of the Northeast Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change network that is bringing together researchers and practitioners to address this challenge. \n \nCarrie Brown-Lima is a Senior Extension Associate and the Director of the NY Invasive Species Research Institute at Cornell University. In this role\, she works closely with research scientists\, state and federal agencies\, the NY Invasive Species Council and Advisory Committee\, and regional stakeholders to promote innovation and improve the scientific basis of invasive species management. Carrie has over 20 year of experience working with natural resource conservation and management across ecosystems and borders. Prior to her position with the Research Institute\, she spent 11 years promoting conservation strategies and partnerships in Brazil and throughout Latin America on diverse programs such as sustainable fisheries certifications\, agriculture and conservation\, and transboundary protected areas. \n  \n 
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/webinar-implications-of-climate-change-for-invasive-species/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:online learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210908T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210908T160000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Designing for Dry Stone Walling in the Landscape
DESCRIPTION:This program has been granted Continuing Education Credits by APLD\, ASLA\, MALP and NOFA. Credits are available for the live webinar presentation only. No CEUs will be available for viewing the webinar recording.\n \nSustainable and regenerative construction approaches within today’s landscape have become more and more imperative\, especially when considering climate and habitat. Traditional dry stone construction methods offer several advantages when used in sustainable landscape construction. Daniel Peterson\, HabAdapt Landscape Design\, will touch on the history as well as some of the methods involved in dry stone construction. He will also discuss basic parameters for determining carbon footprint and other environmental implications when designing for dry stone walls. \nDaniel Peterson is a Minneapolis based landscape designer who focuses on ecologically sound\, full service landscape design and installation. A majority of his projects involve restorative practices incorporating native plant communities\, permaculture practices\, water management\, and dry stone construction. Daniel holds a level III\, Advanced dry stone craftsman certification and dry stone teaching certification with the Dry Stone Walling Association of Great Britain. Hel is also currently serving on the Board of Directors for The Stone Trust advocating for the recognition and advancement of the historic practice of Dry Stone construction. For more information about Daniel and HabAdapt Landscape Design please check his website habadapt.com or Instagram HabAdapt. \n \n 
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/webinar-designing-for-dry-stone-walling-in-the-landscape/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:online learning
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210801
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210901
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SUMMARY:Accreditation Course in Organic Land Care
DESCRIPTION:UPCOMING VIRTUAL NOFA ACCREDITATION COURSES:\nThe next Accreditation Course in Organic Land Care will be available online again this August 2021 \nDates\nThis new format is self-paced and can be completed on your own schedule at any time during the month of August. In addition to the self-paced\, recorded sessions\, there will be live Q&As and instructor lectures throughout the month of August.  Dates are typically on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the afternoon. \nTimes\nAll live sessions will take place between 4 pm and 7:30 pm EST (each session varies).  \nSee below for the course curriculum. Each section is either linked to an introduction video or learning objectives of that topic. \nRegistration\n\nRegistration for this course is $400 per person and comes with the NOFA Accreditation for 2021*. \n*pending successful completion of the accreditation exam. \nFor questions about attending the course\, contact the CT NOFA office: 203-408-6819 or email Jeremy Pelletier at jeremy@ctnofa.org
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/accreditation-course-in-organic-land-care-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210612T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210612T150000
DTSTAMP:20210601T134339Z
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SUMMARY:Online Class: Deer-Tolerant Landscapes
DESCRIPTION:Sharing landscapes with deer can result in costly damage to plantings. \nJoin us to learn about deer behavior and natural preventative measures to safeguard your garden. \nWe will also review a selection of “deer tolerant” plants and point out those considered “deer candy.” \nTickets: $30 Members  –  $36 Non-Members \nPlease register through Native Plant Trust. \n  \nInstructor: Cheryl Salatino is a Landscape Designer\, with a Certificate in Landscape Design from Radcliffe Seminars of Harvard University and a Certified Massachusetts Horticulturist. Cheryl is the owner of Dancing Shadows Garden Design and specializes in landscape design and installation that emphasizes manageable maintenance.
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/online-class-deer-tolerant-landscapes/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:online learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210609T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210609T130000
DTSTAMP:20210601T134917Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Native Plants for Bird Friendly Communities
DESCRIPTION:As we think ahead to spring and summer gardens\, we anticipate the sights\, scents\, and sounds. One way to enhance the garden experience is to invite fascinating wildlife to live in and around the yard. \nThis presentation features the beautiful songbirds that flit through gardens including wrens\, cardinals\, finches\, nuthatches\, and more. \nAdd beauty to your outdoor spaces\, while helping birds and wildlife too! Bird-friendly gardens are a treat to anyone who appreciates gardening\, wildlife\, and the motion and song of birds. \n \nPhoto courtesy Will-Stuart \n\nJoin Audubon CT-NY’s Jillian Bell for a presentation focused on bird-friendly plants for your home landscape. With the right plants\, any space—from a small container on your patio to an acre of your backyard—can become more bird-friendly. \nWhether you have years of experience with bird-friendly gardens or want to start your first one\, you will find information and inspiration in this presentation. \nAll successful bird gardens are comprised of three very important elements: cover\, nesting\, and nourishment(food and water). In this presentation\, Jillian will provide an in-depth look at the things you can do to make your outdoor spaces more bird-friendly for our year-round avian residents as well as feathered friends who stopover during their migration journeys. \nJillian Bell is Audubon Connecticut & New York’s Bird Friendly Communities (BFC) Program Coordinator.  She works with community groups and a suite of program partners to restore native habitat\, connect people with nature\, and inspire stewardship as well as the next generation of environmental leaders.  Jillian has supported over 30 schools in Connecticut in their efforts to green their schoolyards by creating native plant habitats on school grounds. Jillian also delivers professional development workshops to teaching staff to support them in taking their students outside and integrating their curriculum with the natural world right outside their doors. She is currently leading a virtual workshop series for people interested in adding native plants to their home spaces\, be it in a planter or a whole yard.
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/webinar-native-plants-for-bird-friendly-communities/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210606T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210606T170000
DTSTAMP:20210426T120206Z
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SUMMARY:Digging Deeper: Change and Continuity—The Evolution of a Garden
DESCRIPTION:A Garden Conservancy Open Day’s Tour. \nOver more than 20 years\, as this prop­erty has grown from one acre to eight\, the owners have worked with landscape designer Cindy Shumate to infuse it with their modern yet naturalistic aesthetic. Cindy will share techniques used to create an overall sense of continuity and flow when adding new features (or new property)\, siting elements\, and choosing plant materials to link and define spaces. \nLocation\nProspect Gardens Westport\nWestport\, CT 06880
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/digging-deeper-change-and-continuity-the-evolution-of-a-garden/
LOCATION:Prospect Gardens\, Westport CT
CATEGORIES:Land Care
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210602T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210602T130000
DTSTAMP:20210601T133726Z
CREATED:20210601T133726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210601T133726Z
UID:6176-1622635200-1622638800@nofa.organiclandcare.net
SUMMARY:Webinar: Rain Garden Primer – A Good Option for Your Landscape?
DESCRIPTION:A Wednesday ‘Virtual’ Walk in the Garden\nAre you wondering what a rain garden is and whether a rain garden can help your landscape? Join us for a primer on these beautiful and functional gardens that create a more sustainable landscape! \nA rain garden is a garden of native shrubs and perennials planted in a small depression\, which is generally located where storm water runoff occurs. It is designed to temporarily hold and soak in rain water that runs off roofs\, driveways\, patios\, or lawns. \nIn this webinar\, Amanda Sloan describes what rain gardens are\, explains the elements that go into a successful rain garden project\, and will help you decide if a rain garden is a good option for your landscape. \nAmanda Sloan is a landscape architect with 28 years of experience on a wide variety of projects in landscape design and architecture including native plant gardens\, dog parks\, accessible trails\, school and playground gardens\, rain gardens\, and environmental design throughout New England. Her experience includes project design and management from conceptual design through bid documents; peer review; presentation illustrations; and writing.\nBringing her strong interest in the connections between people and nature to her work\, Amanda is well versed in the use of native plants and ecological approaches to design. Before recently forming Raingarden Design Studio and becoming an independent consultant\, Amanda worked long-term as a landscape architect for BETA Group\, Inc. Previously Amanda was a landscape designer with Julie Moir Messervy Design Studio\, and a landscape architect with GLA Landscape Architecture. She was president of the Sharon Garden Club and served for 5 years as an elected member of the Sharon Planning Board. She currently serves on the boards of the Ecological Landscape Alliance\, and Rolf Sylvan Gardens in Chatham\, MA.
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/webinar-rain-garden-primer-a-good-option-for-your-landscape/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:online learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210512T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210512T130000
DTSTAMP:20210412T210036Z
CREATED:20210412T210036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210412T210036Z
UID:6144-1620820800-1620824400@nofa.organiclandcare.net
SUMMARY:Webinar: The Journey of Edible Landscapes
DESCRIPTION:Edible landscaping is the use of food-producing plants in the residential landscape. It can combine fruit and nut trees\, berrying shrubs\, vegetables\, herbs\, edible flowers\, along with ornamental plants into aesthetically pleasing designs. These designs can adopt any garden style and may include anywhere from 1 to 100 percent edible specimens. A gardener can install an entirely edible landscape or incorporate some edible plants into existing gardens. \nBut where did edible landscapes begin?\nThis presentation begins where agriculture began\, the Zagros Mountain Range on the border of Iran and Iraq. From there it travels through the Middle East and Europe showing how we went from subsistence farming to aesthetic gardening in response to the rise of privilege. \nThe remaining portion of the presentation covers edible plantings in a variety of settings such as within flower gardens\, in garden islands\, and in containers and closes with different annual and perennial plants commonly found in Edible Landscaping. \nSven Pihl\, founder of CT Edible Ecosystems\, LLC is a Regenerative Land Planner/Designer and Permaculture educator formerly based in Connecticut. Sven designs multifunctional Edible Landscapes and Forest Gardens for homes\, commercial properties\, campuses and public spaces. He’s passionate about regenerative landscape design to create productive agro-ecosystems.\nHis education ranges from local coursework to the University of Missouri’s\, Center for Agroforestry and Multifunction Carbon Sequestration Agroforestry at the Yale School of the Environment. He has worked on Permaculture and Agroforestry projects from New Jersey to New Hampshire. \nSven currently works for the Savanna Institute as the Agroforestry Technical Service Provider for the state of Illinois and Indiana and is working to rebrand CT Edible Ecosystems into a national entity.
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/webinar-the-journey-of-edible-landscapes/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:online learning
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210505T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210505T130000
DTSTAMP:20210501T150512Z
CREATED:20210501T150512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210501T150512Z
UID:6171-1620216000-1620219600@nofa.organiclandcare.net
SUMMARY:Webinar: Beauty and Biodiversity at Cornell’s Mundy Wildflower Garden
DESCRIPTION:Please join Krissy Boys for a comprehensive virtual field trip of four discreet sustainable landscapes within the Mundy Wildflower Garden at the Cornell Botanic Gardens. This virtual field trip includes: \n\nThe specialist bee pollinator garden\nThe flood plain forest\nThe deer exclosure\nThe native lawn\nThe stream bank restoration\n\nThe presentation will cover the principles of plant conservation and plant propagation\, habitat gardening in full sun and in deep shade over limestone\, as well as gravel gardening at the stream bank restoration site. \nWe can easily and quickly create native plant displays that mature into prospering plant communities\, filled with color\, texture\, and movement for us\, while also providing habitat for wildlife. There are species in our midst that depend exclusively on common plants for their survival. The ingredients for success in gardening with them are attainable\, and available to all\, when we learn to read the landscape\, apply what we learn\, while keeping a few essential steps in mind as we go.\nThink positively and enjoy the process. Also make sure to use a systematic approach with these essential steps: source local gravel\, reference a local plant community\, obtain permission to collect seeds\, and create a small-scale propagation area in your home or business. \nRead more about the Cornell restoration project in the ELA Newsletter article: Native Plants Shine in Streambank Restoration. \nKrissy Boys has been a professional gardener for nearly 31 years. Her gardening career began with native plants at the Brandywine Conservancy and Brandywine River Museum in Chads Ford\, PA.  F.M. Mooberry\, the founder of the Brandywine Garden and of the Millersville Plant Conference\, was Krissy’s supervisor and mentor in native plant gardening. Krissy has been managing the Mundy Wildflower Garden at Cornell Botanic Gardens for 21 years. From 1992 -1999 Krissy looked after the Comstock Knoll Rhododendron Collection\, the Pounder Heritage Vegetable Crops and the Poisonous Plants Garden. She volunteered as a land steward for the Finger Lakes Land Trust from 1992-2011 and has been a steering committee member of the Finger Lakes Native Plant Society since 1998.
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/webinar-beauty-and-biodiversity-at-cornells-mundy-wildflower-garden-2/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210505T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210505T130000
DTSTAMP:20210220T135115Z
CREATED:20210220T135115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210220T135115Z
UID:6117-1620216000-1620219600@nofa.organiclandcare.net
SUMMARY:Webinar: Maximizing Space in the Garden: Creating More of a Good Thing
DESCRIPTION:No matter if you’re gardening in a close-knit neighborhood or a sprawling estate\, you want to garden efficiently\, prolifically\, sustainably\, and beautifully. You need to garden smartly and you’ve got to conserve your resources. \nThis lecture focuses on all the points on your checklist. When you layer a garden\, not only do you maximize space\, but you can also create hardworking habitats. You can fulfill a balance between what you need and what nature needs. \nUsing her own garden that she calls Furthermore as an example\, Tovah describes how to create layers in varied habitats including the perennial\, berry\, and vegetable gardens. The result is visually fulfilling\, low maintenance\, and mulch-eliminating when plants go wall-to-wall. This lecture shares how that shakes down to serve our needs as well as the needs of pollinators and other creatures. You can expect to hear many innovative ideas beyond the usual solutions. \nTovah Martin is an avid (verging on obsessed) gardener indoors and outside. She is the author of many gardening books. Her latest title\, The Garden in Every Sense and Seasonreceived GardenComm’s Gold Medal Media Award in 2019. That book follows The Indestructible Houseplant\, The Unexpected Houseplant\, and The New Terrarium\, and  Tasha Tudor’s Garden. \nA freelance writer\, Tovah’s articles have appeared in publications throughout the country including Country Home\, Traditional Home\, Martha Stewart Living\, New England Home\, Flower\, Cottage Journal\, and many more. Tovah has also had numerous television appearances. She is the recipient of their medal for outstanding literary achievement and received the Gustav Mehlquist Award—the highest honor bestowed by the Connecticut Horticultural Society. She is an accredited Organic Land Care Professional through NOFA   With lifelong experience with indoor gardening\, she also serves as a houseplant coach. \n \n 
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/webinar-maximizing-space-in-the-garden-creating-more-of-a-good-thing/
CATEGORIES:online learning
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210427T130000
DTSTAMP:20210426T115149Z
CREATED:20210426T115149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210426T115149Z
UID:6161-1619524800-1619528400@nofa.organiclandcare.net
SUMMARY:The Otherworldly Magic of Tree Communication
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday will be lovely weather!  Grab your sandwich\, bring your laptop outside and join us on this fascinating lecture about how trees actually chat with each other and the world around them.  Forest ecosystems are held together by relationships among individual trees and between trees and other organisms. Contrary to traditional forest management models that focus on competition between trees\, there is a richness of interactions in a healthy forest. In particular\, the amazing ways that trees communicate and cooperate with each other seem almost like otherworldly magic.  Maybe we can learn how to be better listeners too? \nJoin the Aspetuck Land Trust’s special guest speaker forest scientist Dr. Charlotte Pyle for a fascinating lunch and learn talk… you’ll never look at trees the same way again! \n 
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/the-otherworldly-magic-of-tree-communication/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Land Care
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210421T190000
DTSTAMP:20210413T051309Z
CREATED:20210413T051309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210413T051309Z
UID:6152-1619024400-1619031600@nofa.organiclandcare.net
SUMMARY:Season Prep: Stormwater Management
DESCRIPTION:Season Preparation: Stormwater Management Open Forum with Trevor Smith. \nAs plans and projects roll in – join us to ask your questions and talk through your upcoming stormwater projects before the rubber meets the road. \nWe want you to hit the ground running this season so join us for this open discussion and brainstorming Session: \n\nSubmit your questions in advance. \nLimited to 20 students. \n 
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/season-prep-stormwater-management/
CATEGORIES:Land Care,online learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210412T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210412T170000
DTSTAMP:20210412T205549Z
CREATED:20210412T205549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210412T205549Z
UID:6140-1618214400-1618246800@nofa.organiclandcare.net
SUMMARY:Webinar: Beauty and Biodiversity at Cornell’s Mundy Wildflower Garden
DESCRIPTION:Please join Krissy Boys for a comprehensive virtual field trip of four discreet sustainable landscapes within the Mundy Wildflower Garden at the Cornell Botanic Gardens. This virtual field trip includes: \n\nThe specialist bee pollinator garden\nThe flood plain forest\nThe deer exclosure\nThe native lawn\nThe stream bank restoration\n\nThe presentation will cover the principles of plant conservation and plant propagation\, habitat gardening in full sun and in deep shade over limestone\, as well as gravel gardening at the stream bank restoration site. \nWe can easily and quickly create native plant displays that mature into prospering plant communities\, filled with color\, texture\, and movement for us\, while also providing habitat for wildlife. There are species in our midst that depend exclusively on common plants for their survival. The ingredients for success in gardening with them are attainable\, and available to all\, when we learn to read the landscape\, apply what we learn\, while keeping a few essential steps in mind as we go.\nThink positively and enjoy the process. Also make sure to use a systematic approach with these essential steps: source local gravel\, reference a local plant community\, obtain permission to collect seeds\, and create a small-scale propagation area in your home or business. \n  \n \n  \nRead more about the Cornell restoration project in the ELA Newsletter article: Native Plants Shine in Streambank Restoration. \nKrissy Boys has been a professional gardener for nearly 31 years. Her gardening career began with native plants at the Brandywine Conservancy and Brandywine River Museum in Chads Ford\, PA.  F.M. Mooberry\, the founder of the Brandywine Garden and of the Millersville Plant Conference\, was Krissy’s supervisor and mentor in native plant gardening. Krissy has been managing the Mundy Wildflower Garden at Cornell Botanic Gardens for 21 years. From 1992 -1999 Krissy looked after the Comstock Knoll Rhododendron Collection\, the Pounder Heritage Vegetable Crops and the Poisonous Plants Garden. She volunteered as a land steward for the Finger Lakes Land Trust from 1992-2011 and has been a steering committee member of the Finger Lakes Native Plant Society since 1998.
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/webinar-beauty-and-biodiversity-at-cornells-mundy-wildflower-garden/
CATEGORIES:online learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T130000
DTSTAMP:20210220T134455Z
CREATED:20210220T134455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210220T134455Z
UID:6113-1617796800-1617800400@nofa.organiclandcare.net
SUMMARY:Webinar: Proper Planting Practices: Are We Landscaping in a Deficit Model?
DESCRIPTION:In the Nursery and Landscape Industry\, there is an overabundance of clouded misinformation that is passed down to the general public on how to design and maintain their landscape. From every direction\, inaccurate or antiquated information flows. From big box stores and local Mom and Pop nurseries to examples\, images\, and text on the internet. \nThere are visual examples that exist everywhere of ill-managed landscapes in both commercial properties and private residences. \nThere are significant differences in training and quality between companies that offer services based on best practices. So how do we improve our company standards or how do you\, as a consumer\, know if you’re getting the best quality for your money? \nIn this presentation\, Richard McCoy will provide information on current techniques of proper planting\, how to correct unseen issues that are borne in the landscape nursery\, the importance of the plant root collar\, plant placement by matching site conditions to a plant’s cultural needs\, and how these efforts add value vs. “cheap’ alternatives. \nDiscussion points:\n• Are We Landscaping in a Deficit Model?\n• The Root (collar) of the problem\n• Right Plant – Right Place\n• Proper Planting B&B and Container plants\n• Value vs. Cheap – You get what you pay for \nRichard McCoy has over 30-years’ experience in the green industry. He is the visionary behind Richard A. McCoy Horticultural Services Inc.\, which he established in 1993. Since transitioning from conventional to organic and ecological methods in 2005\, McCoy Horticultural has been offering environmentally and sustainably responsible\, fine-gardening ecological design\, green infrastructure installations\, maintenance\, and organic lawn care. \nRichard’s work includes Stony Wood Garden\, a 3.5-acre private woodland garden in Princeton\, NJ\, that has been recognized by The Smithsonian Institute’s Archives of American Gardens. \nRichard is an advisor and practitioner council member for The Organic Landscape Association\, a nationally recognized organization. Additionally\, Richard is a member of Rutgers University’s Organic Land Care Working Group. He holds a Certificate of Organic Land Care through the Rutgers Organic Land Care Program\, is a certified Natural Turf and Landscape Manager\, is an organic Lawn Care Accredited Professional\, and a NOFA (Northeast Organic Farming Association) Accredited Organic Land Care Professional.
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/webinar-proper-planting-practices-are-we-landscaping-in-a-deficit-model/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:online learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T153000
DTSTAMP:20210220T134013Z
CREATED:20210220T134013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210220T134013Z
UID:6109-1617192000-1617204600@nofa.organiclandcare.net
SUMMARY:Webinar: Foliage & Focal Points: Ideas for Budgets and Gardens of All Sizes
DESCRIPTION:« All Events \nWebinar: Foliage & Focal Points: Ideas for Budgets and Gardens of All Sizes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe all have sections of our garden that we are less than satisfied with\, yet understanding what has gone wrong can be frustrating. Instinct sends us shopping for more plants and we typically gravitate towards whatever is blooming that day in the hope that the injection of fresh color will solve the problem. Yet as we add in these new treasures\, the sense of dissatisfaction quickly grows\, especially when the flowers finish blooming and we are left with a muddled sea of nondescript leaves. \nIn this presentation\, Karen Chapman will explain the importance of establishing focal points\, a key component of good garden design\, and analyze three areas where they play an important role. This presentation will explore the use of containers\, structures\, water features\, and artistic sculptural elements as focal points and discuss how to frame and enhance these with interesting foliage to create a memorable vignette. \nWith ideas for budgets and gardens of all sizes\, you will quickly gain the confidence and knowledge to transform your own landscape into a cohesive series of eye-catching scenes. \n\nKaren Chapman was born in England and grew up with a trowel in her hand.\nAfter moving to the Pacific Northwest in 1996 she joined one of the leading nurseries as a garden plant specialist. Ten years later she established Le jardinet\, a custom landscape design company specializing in creating artistic plant combinations with a four-season foliage framework\, functional outdoor living spaces\, and deer-resistant designs.\nKaren teaches both container and landscape design in workshops and seminars across the country as well offering a range of online learning opportunities.\nWhen she’s not teaching garden design Karen is usually writing about it\, her articles and designs being featured in many national gardening publications including Fine Gardening\, Country Gardens\, Sunset\, and Garden Design magazines. She has co-authored two books: the award-winning Fine Foliage (St. Lynn’s Press\, 2013) and the highly acclaimed Gardening with Foliage First (Timber Press\, 2017) while her latest book\, Deer Resistant Design: Gardens that Thrive Despite the Deer was released in 2019 (Timber Press) much to the relief of deer-challenged gardeners nationwide.
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/webinar-foliage-focal-points-ideas-for-budgets-and-gardens-of-all-sizes/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:online learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210330T203000
DTSTAMP:20210220T140741Z
CREATED:20210220T140741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210220T140741Z
UID:6122-1617130800-1617136200@nofa.organiclandcare.net
SUMMARY:Perennial Gardens and Edible Hedges
DESCRIPTION:Do you want to be surrounded by a landscape that provides wildlife habitat\, fosters healthy soils and provides a variety of edible fruit? Join NOFA MASS for another event from their Resilient Garden Series.  Bringing perennial plants into the garden can help your garden become more resilient and beautiful. Ruth Green of Green Arts Gardens in the Berkshires will inspire us to consider the ecological benefits and design ideas when planning our perennial plantings. During this event we will learn how to:  \n\nProvide shelter\, food and habitat for wildlife including beneficial insects \nIntroduce windbreaks and create continuity between garden and forest \nImprove soil conditions \nChoose native species and sources for plants and seeds \n\n  \nInstructor:  \nRuth Green owns Green Arts Gardens in Monterey\, Massachusetts. She specializes in design\, installation and ongoing care of residential and historically appropriate native\, vegetable\, and ornamental gardens in South Berkshire County.  Ruth is a NOFA-Accredited Organic Land Care Professional and holds degrees in art\, history\, and landscape architecture. Her main concerns include soil restoration and stewardship\, pollinator protection and native plantings\, and heirloom vegetable varieties.
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/perennial-gardens-and-edible-hedges/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:online learning
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210329T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210329T143000
DTSTAMP:20210305T162107Z
CREATED:20210305T162107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210305T162107Z
UID:6127-1617019200-1617028200@nofa.organiclandcare.net
SUMMARY:Class: Expanding Your Business with Green Infrastructure: Five Tools to Incorporate this Season
DESCRIPTION:Water simultaneously manages to be the stuff of mystery and our daily routine.   We use it to cook with\, wash our dishes\, and brush our teeth but very few can stand on the beach and not lose themselves watching the breakers roll in. \nIn the face of climate change\, water is becoming much more of an issue\, we either have too much too little and never when we really need it.  Water bans\, flooding and erosion are common now and it feels as if this life-giving resource has turned against us. \nGet reacquainted with water and learn simple methods to capture and reuse storm water or slow stormwater runoff. Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) can restore healthy waterways and revitalize urban communities but requires a multi-disciplinary design approach informed by ecology\, community\, and long-term maintenance. \nThis class will introduce you to five GSI tools that you can use in your own landscapes or design into client projects: \n\nRain harvesting\nPermeable pavements\nGreen roofs\nBioswales and rain gardens\nTree Planting\n\nWith detailed discussion and project photos\, Trevor Smith will introduce you to five practical Green Stormwater Infrastructure tools. He will share his two decades of practical experience designing\, installing\, and improving stormwater management systems. The class will include time for Trevor to address your questions on these GI tools. \nTrevor Smith is the owner of Land Escapes\, a full service regenerative landscape design and build company based in the Boston area. Land Escapes specializes in green stormwater infrastructure\, such as permeable pavers and rain gardens\, as well as in landscapes designed to maximize Earth’s systems while balancing them with the needs and desires of her human inhabitants. Mr. Smith is equally driven by both the form and function of his landscape designs He is passionate about the natural world which inspires his commitment to ecological principles and practices and devoted to creating beautiful landscapes that provide clients with an oasis to reconnect with the natural world. Mr. Smith holds several landscape certifications\, including MCH\, NOFA AOLCP\, LEEDGA\, and IPCI\, and he is also a past President of the Ecological Landscape Alliance and a current Trustee. \n 
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/class-expanding-your-business-with-green-infrastructure-five-tools-to-incorporate-this-season/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:online learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210216T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210216T203000
DTSTAMP:20210212T130732Z
CREATED:20210212T130732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210212T130732Z
UID:6103-1613502000-1613507400@nofa.organiclandcare.net
SUMMARY:Designing an Abundant Garden
DESCRIPTION:Everyone can garden; if you have a window sill you can start tomorrow. \nNOFA MASS is hosting several excellent gardeners for a panel discussion and conversation about designing gardens and where to start. Allison Houghton is a NOFA/Mass Soil Technical Advisor and will speak about selecting a garden site. Christie Higginbottom has taught many gardening workshops and will help us understand which crops fit best together. Ruth Green of Greens Arts Gardens in the Berkshires will introduce us to the world of beneficial insects. \nYou’ll learn more about: \n\nGarden possibilities big and small\nChoosing crops that will give the best return for your space and your time\nEncouraging beneficial insects with specific plants and practices\n\nAbout the Instructors\nChristie Higginbottom coordinated the historic program at Old Sturbridge Village for over thirty years: researching\, planning and planting kitchen gardens\, flower gardens and the museum’s herb garden collection.  Now retired from full-time work at OSV\, she presents programs on historic gardens and heirloom plants\, and she teaches home gardening classes. \nRuth Green owns Green Arts Gardens in Monterey Massachusetts. She has specialized in design\, installation and ongoing care of residential and historically appropriate native\, vegetable\, and ornamental gardens in South Berkshire County since 2001.  Ruth is a NOFA-Accredited Organic Land Care Professional and holds degrees in art\, history\, and landscape architecture. Her main concerns include soil restoration and stewardship\, pollinator protection and native plantings\, and heirloom vegetable varieties. \nAllison Houghton is a statewide educator and author on organic gardening topics. Her past work includes serving as the NOFA/Mass Education Director\, Assistant Grower and High Tunnel Supervisor for The Food Project in Lincoln\, MA\, and as the Director of Horticulture at Green City Growers. She is also the author of the free NOFA/Mass publication The Carbon Sequestering Garden and The Urban Bounty: How to Grow Fresh Food Anywhere. She currently runs a micro nursery for edible and native plants at her home in Cambridge\, Massachusetts.
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/designing-an-abundant-garden/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:online learning
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210212T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210212T163000
DTSTAMP:20201231T213541Z
CREATED:20201231T213541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201231T213541Z
UID:6032-1613134800-1613147400@nofa.organiclandcare.net
SUMMARY:NURSERY TO DESIGN: PLANT PURCHASING AND SITE LAYOUT FOR NATIVE LANDSCAPE PROJECTS
DESCRIPTION:The ecology-based landscape movement is slowly changing the way plants are being grown\, procured and planted. This includes alterations in species\, propagation technique\, size\, packaging\, site layout\, and the expanded use of seed. In these presentations a nursery grower\, seed producer\, and landscape contractor will illustrate what designers and planters need to know about new developments in how to handle plants and seeds before and after arriving at a project site. \npresented by:  Bob Swain\, Jim MacKenzie\, & Bill Carter
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/nursery-to-design-plant-purchasing-and-site-layout-for-native-landscape-projects/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:online learning
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SUMMARY:Regenerative Design: Living in Agreement with Nature
DESCRIPTION:Regenerative Design – How Living in Agreement with Nature Helps Organizations Thrive \nHuman impact on planet earth is at least three million years deep but it wasn’t until the advent of agriculture some 11\,000 years ago that the ways we conduct our daily living began creating dramatic shifts in the biological functions that sustain us. \nThis program will explore how adapting an ecological framework that acknowledges biological limits supports healthy design. By living in agreement with nature we can create better stories\, more sustainable economies\, and stronger community relationships. Those three things form the bedrock of thriving organizations and communities. \nSponsored by the Ecological Landscape Alliance $10
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/regenerative-design-living-in-agreement-with-nature/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:online learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210204T120000
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SUMMARY:Using Ecotype Plants for Native Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Grab some lunch and listen to this FREE webinar from the CT Association of Landscape Architect  on the  exciting Ecotype Project and integrating these wild seed propagated native plants into our landscape.  Dina Brewster from CT NOFA (Northeast Organic Farming Association) and Darryl Newman from Newtown’s Planters Choice Nursery will talk about the importance of integrating these plants into our landscape design and how to do it!   \nRemember\, these are the same Ecotype Native’s that Aspetuck has been selling at our Native Plant Sales last year and we will be back with many more species for our 2021 plant sale. Stay tuned.  \nCLICK HERE to learn more\, and to Register
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/using-ecotype-plants-for-native-restoration/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:online learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210203T120000
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SUMMARY:American Oaks- Diversity\, Ecology\, and Identification
DESCRIPTION:We have learned from Doug Tallamy that our oak trees are the most important native powerhouse tree for feeding over 500 species of caterpillars that turn into our pollinator moths and butterflies AND are the most important food source for our birds.  Planting an oak is one of the best things we can do in our yard.  \nJoin Tim Boland to understand the great diversity of oaks found throughout North America and locally in New England. Tim will paint a picture of the genus Quercus\, including its fascinating evolutionary history\, and challenges posed by climate change. He will illuminate the deep connection oaks have to humanity across the world\, and explain why they are widely considered to be the ecological glue that holds plant communities together. Familiarity with oaks is vital for anyone looking to garden for biodiversity— Tim will show us how to identify most of the twelve species native to New England\, and offer guidance on species selection\, installation\, and maintenance for establishing oak trees in our managed landscapes.
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/american-oaks-diversity-ecology-and-identification/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:online learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210202T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210226T180000
DTSTAMP:20210107T175102Z
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SUMMARY:NOFA Accreditation Course in Organic Land Care
DESCRIPTION:Dates\nThis new format will take place on Zoom over the course of four weeks\, twice per week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) on During the month of February (full schedule coming soon) \nTimes\nAll sessions will take place between 4 pm and 7:30 pm (each session varies).  \nSee below for the course curriculum. Each section is either linked to an introduction video or learning objectives of that topic. \nRegistration\n\nRegistration for this course is $400 per person and comes with the NOFA Accreditation for 2021* \n*pending successful completion of the accreditation exam. \nFor questions about attending the course\, contact the CT NOFA office: 203-408-6819 or email Jeremy Pelletier at jeremy@ctnofa.org \n\n \n\n\n\nCOURSE CURRICULUM:\nSite Analysis\, Design\, and Maintenance (Mike Nadeau) \nSoils (Paul Wagner) \nCompost & Compost Tea (Monique Bosch) \nInvasive Plant Control (Mike Nadeau) \nMulches (Mike Nadeau) \nLawn Alternatives (Mike Nadeau) \nPest Management (Dan Dalton) \nTree Care (Dan Dalton) \nStormwater Management (Trevor Smith) \nOrganic Lawn Care (Tom Barry) \nBusiness and Marketing Organic Services (Frank Crandall) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE COURSE:\n“The Organic Land Care Accreditation Course applies principles of organic agriculture to the landscapes where most of us live our daily lives. The knowledge and perspective gained from this accreditation course allow us to contribute more to the natural world we love\, to enhance the beauty and the resilience of these landscapes.”\n-Dina Brewster \n\nThe NOFA Accreditation Course in Organic Land Care is going ‘virtual’ this year\, offering a full 30 hours of professional instruction\, including one-on-one ‘office hours’ with instructors\, and an online exam\, qualifying you as a NOFA Accredited Organic Land Care Professional (AOLCP). This accreditation is considered the gold standard of organic landscaping credentials by organically–inclined customers and is the only organic landscaping/land care credential based on IFOAM-recognized standards.\n\n\nThe well-rounded curriculum will cover organic land care principles\, practices\, design\, and maintenance. Topics include site analysis\, soil health\, organic amendments\, planting and plant care\, management of turf pests\, stormwater\, the business of organic land care\, and much more.\n\n\nThis is an ideal course for landscapers\, lawn care professionals\, garden caretakers\, park and land trust managers\, landscape architects\, educators\, gardeners\, and anyone interested in learning how to care for properties without synthetic materials.\n\nOnce you have completed this course you will be able to implement organic practices in your work and will open up your business to a fast-growing market of customers and consumers who understand the benefits of an organically managed property.\n\n\nJoin us and earn the trusted credential\, NOFA Accredited Organic Land Care Professional (AOLCP).
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/nofa-accreditation-course-in-organic-land-care/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Land Care,online learning
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