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SUMMARY:Getting Started with Backyard Chickens
DESCRIPTION:Join NOFA MASS for another free weekly Resiliency Skills Online Gatherings on Friday\, May 1st\, at 5:30pm. We will learn more about Getting Started with Backyard Chickens. Adding poultry to your backyard\, homestead or farm can build your soil nutrients\, control pest populations and even clear land while supplying you with healthy food. \n \n  \nFree! Donations accepted with gratitude
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/getting-started-with-backyard-chickens/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:online learning
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200501
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SUMMARY:Deadline for Ecotype Plant Sale Orders (Retail)
DESCRIPTION:The Wilton High School Organic Garden is proud to offer a selection of native wildflower species for sale by preorder in partnership with Planter’s Choice Nursery of Newtown. Plants will be available for pickup at the WHS Organic Garden’s Annual Spring Plant Sale. \nCost per plant: $2.50 with $1 going directly to support WHS Organic Garden’s programs and initiatives. \nDue dates:\nOrders must be submitted by May 1\, 2020 at 11:59pm.\nPickup will be Saturday\, May 16\, 2020 between 9am and 3pm at The Hickories Organic Farm in Ridgefield\, CT \nPayment is due in full at the time of placing your order. Payment must be mailed to… \nWilton High School\nATTN: Jim Hunter\n395 Danbury Road\nWilton\, CT. 06897 \n  \nOrder Here
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/deadline-for-ecotype-plant-sale-orders-retailhttps-www-nofamass-org-events-resiliency-skills-online-gatherings-getting-started-backyard-chicken/
LOCATION:CT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200430T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200430T183000
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SUMMARY:Asparagus 101
DESCRIPTION:Asparagus is a wonderful crop to grow in your garden. Find a permanent spot and enjoy the freshest taste of Spring as the spears emerge each year. \nAsparagus takes some time to ‘get established’\, so Red Wagon Plants in Vermont is offering this tutorial to help get you started. \n  \n \n  \nHorticulturalist and Red Wagon employee Chad Donovan will explain the difference between planting dormant\, bare roots and starting out with little seedlings. You will learn about what kind of soil they like\, and how to treat them in their delicate first year so that you can have the best asparagus patch ever. Once asparagus is well established\, it is easy to grow and will provide you with more and more each year.
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/asparagus-101/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200430T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200430T133000
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SUMMARY:Building the Green Industry with AOLCP\, Trevor Smith
DESCRIPTION:Class: Building the Green Industry\n\nThu\, April 30 @ 10:30 am EDT – 1:30 pm EDT\nPURCHASE TICKETS \n\n\n\n\nPlease note: Due to the COVID-19 threat\,\nthis class will now be conducted as a live webinar.\nAll registrants will receive instructions explaining how to participate.\nBased on his article\, “Sus-tain-a-bil-i-ty: Discovering the True Definition\, Defining the New Paradigm\,” Trevor Smith shares his award-winning approach to collaborations\, community outreach\, and professional training as a map to secure the green infrastructure we need and to build a green industry workforce. You will learn opportunities\, challenges\, and strategies to guide your own projects in the green industry. \nInstructor Trevor Smith is the founder and Lead Designer at Land Escapes Design Inc. For 20 years Trevor has worked to improve our planet and our community through ecological landscape design and education.  Trevor is a regular contributor to landscape publications; and is a frequent lecturer at industry events.\nAs a company\, Land Escapes Design Inc. has led the way in Green Stormwater Infrastructure as well as regenerative land care throughout New England. Trevor is a LEED Green Associate\, Massachusetts Certified Horticulturist\, Accredited Organic Land Care Professional\, Certified Rainwater Harvesting Installer\, Certified Green Roof and Wall Installer\, Certified Porous Pave Installer\, Certified Landscape for Life Trainer\, National Green Infrastructure Certified Professional Trainer.\nAs past President and current Board member of the Ecological Landscape Alliance (ELA)\, Trevor and ELA work to bring vital information\, resources and educational materials to the landscape design community. \nCosponsored by the Native Plant Trust.
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/building-the-green-industry-with-aolcp-trevor-smith/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Land Care,online learning
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200427T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200427T103000
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SUMMARY:Spring Soils 1: The Vegetable and Fruit Garden
DESCRIPTION:Spring Soils 1: The Vegetable and Fruit Garden for 4/27/2020\n\n\nwith Irene Barber and guest visits from Horticulture Staff\nMonday\, April 27\n9:30 a.m. – 10:30\nOnline \nOnline classes will be presented through Zoom\, a free platform available for download for desktops\, laptops\, tablets or smartphones. You’ll receive a separate email detailing instructions for joining the class as the date approaches. Our online classes are designed to be interactive and engaging\, featuring live content from our Gardens. \nBecause current conditions might be keeping us at home\, we’d like to extend an invitation to you to join the Gardens horticulture staff via streaming video and see how we’re getting our soils ready for another beautiful year. Because not all plants prefer the same kind of soil\, we’re offering three separate online classes tailored to address three different growing applications. Our experts will discuss soils specific to various conditions and appropriate plant selection. Topics covered include a brief overview of soil basics\, sustainable practices for building and managing healthy soils\, fertility for plants\, the importance of compost\, and materials needed for specific applications.
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/spring-soils-1-the-vegetable-and-fruit-garden/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:online learning,Partner Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200425T140000
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SUMMARY:Advanced Pruning & Grafting
DESCRIPTION:Advanced Pruning and Grafting for 4/25/2020\n\n\nwith Tom Hoerth\nSaturdays\, April 25 and May 2\n2 p.m. – 3:30\nOnlineOnline classes will be presented through Zoom\, a free platform available for download for desktops\, laptops\, tablets or smartphones. You’ll receive a separate email detailing instructions for joining the class as the date approaches. Our online classes are designed to be interactive and engaging\, featuring live content from our team of instructors.This class is for the plants-person who wants to learn how to prune and graft fruit trees\, train espalier trees\, and learn other specialized pruning techniques. In this two-part\, interactive online class\, Tom Hoerth\, former city arborist for Bath\, Maine\, and current arboriculture instructor at Southern Maine Community College\, will guide students through the hands-on process of pruning and grafting trees. Tom will demonstrate and explain the reasons behind different pruning and grafting techniques\, how to achieve specific results\, and the types of trees or shrubs appropriate for specialized pruning and growing management. \nA 10% fee will be charged in event of cancellation. \n\n\n\nClick here to register
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/advanced-pruning-grafting/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:online learning,Partner Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200323
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200324
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SUMMARY:Connecticut Compost Conference
DESCRIPTION:March 23\, 2020\, at Central Connecticut State University. \nThis informative day will include keynote speakers\, breakout sessions\, panel discussion\, networking\, exhibitors\, and a Q&A. \nThis critical event will provide information and resources for farmers and municipalities to expand their leaf and/or manure composting operation to include food scraps. The focus of workshops will include the benefits to soil health\, conservation\, food waste management\, and climate adaptation. Compost manufacturing and compost utilization are vital to producing healthy soils\, clean air and water\, and sustainable society. \n4 AOLCP CEUs available \nTentative Agenda: \n8:30 am: Registration\, Breakfast\, Networking\, and Exhibitor Fair\n9:15 am: Welcome – Dr. Charles Button\, CCSU Geography Department\nState of the State – Compost Permitting and Regulations Status in CT:\nBryan Hurlburt\, CT Dept. of Ag. Commissioner\nRobert Isner\, Director of Waste Engineering and Enforcement Division at CT DEEP\n10:00 am: Keynote Presentations\nMark Hutchinson – University of Maine Composting School\nAndrew Carpenter – Northern Tilth\, Maine\n11:30 am: Breakout Sessions\nBack to Basics: Medium Scale Composting- Mike Carignan\, AGRESOURCE\, NY\nScale Up: Advanced Composting – Recipes & Calculators – Domingo Medina\, CT NOFA\n12:30 pm: Lunch\, Networking & Exhibitor Tables\n1:30 pm: Breakout Session\nCompost Feedstocks –Mark Hutchinson\, University of Maine Composting School\nCompost siting\, equipment\, infrastructure\, management and nutrient management – Andrew Carpenter\, Northern Tilth\, Maine\n2:30 pm: Break\n2:45 pm: Composting in CT – Farms & Municipalities currently composting – Speaker Panel/Q&A\n4:00 pm: Compost Testing & Results – Dawn Pettinelli\, UConn Extension & Beneficial Uses of Compost – James Hyde\, USDA NRCS\n4:30 pm: Networking & Exhibitor Tables\n5:00 pm: Conclude \nPlanning Partners: CT NOFA\, CT RC&D\, CT DEEP\, CT DOAG\, USDA NRCS\, UConn Master Composting Program\, Central CT State University\, American Farmland Trust\, River COG\, NW Conservation District\, Center for Ecotechnology (CET)\, Composting Association of VT\, and other partners from Massachusetts & Vermont. \nSpecial Thanks to our generous Sponsors: \nSustainable CT\, Farm Credit East\, RecycleCT\, UConn Master Composting Program\, American Farmland Trust\, Connecticut Recyclers Coalition\, Peels & Wheels Composting\, and CT Council on Soil and Water Conservation
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/connecticut-compost-conference/
LOCATION:Central Connecticut State University\, 1615 Stanley Street\, New Britain\, 06053\, United States
CATEGORIES:conferences
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200307
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200308
DTSTAMP:20191217T192343Z
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SUMMARY:CT NOFA's 38th Winter Conference
DESCRIPTION:CT NOFA’s 38th Annual Winter Conference\, OrganiConn 2020\, will be held on Saturday\, March 7th\, 2020 at Wesleyan University in Middletown\, Connecticut. Register today at ctnofa.org/winterconference
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/ct-nofas-38th-winter-conference/
LOCATION:Wesleyan University\, Boger Hall Room 112\, 45 Wyllys Ave\, Middlefield\, CT\, 06459
CATEGORIES:conferences
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200110
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SUMMARY:Accreditation Course in Organic Land Care
DESCRIPTION:his 30-hour\, 4-day course for land care professionals\, master gardeners\, and garden educators provides a complete grounding in the principles and practices of creating and maintaining naturally beautiful organic landscapes. \nOver the course of four days\, attendees will gain detailed knowledge on ecological soil health\, organic fertilizers\, mulching\, natural pest control\, site analysis\, organic turfgrass management and lawn alternatives\, stormwater management\, marketing to the organic marketplace\, and more. \nThe curriculum is based on NOFA’s internationally-recognized Standards for Land Care: Practices for Design and Maintenance of Ecological Landscapes. These Standards\, first published in 2001 and revised semi-annually\, extend the vision and practices of organic agriculture to the care of landscapes where we live\, work\, and play. \n  \nWho should attend the course?  \nLandscapers – Designers – Landscape Architects – Garden Center employees – Municipal employees – Parks and Recreation employees – Land trust staff – Property managers – Master gardeners –  Horticulturists – Horticulture and Landscape teachers – Entrepreneurs and new business owners \n  \nThank you to the sponsors of this course:
URL:https://nofa.organiclandcare.net/event/accreditation-course-in-organic-land-care/
LOCATION:Hampshire College\, 893 West St.\, Amherst\, MA
CATEGORIES:Land Care
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