Do you have an event that you would like posted?
Please complete this form to submit an event to be listed below.
FEBRUARY 2019
2/14/19, Farm
Transition Grant Deadline
Contact: Connecticut
Department of Agriculture, Jaime Smith at 860-713-2559 or Jaime.Smith@ct.gov,
www.ctgrown.gov/grants
2/14/19, ECBA
Storrs Bee School, 7:00 PM-9:30PM
Location: University of Connection, Storrs, W.B. Young Building, Room 101
Contact: ecbabeeschool@gmail.com
2/20/19, ECBA
Haddam Bee School, 7:00PM-9:30PM
Location: Middlesex County Extension Center, 1066 Old Saybrook Road, Haddam, CT
Contact: ecbabeeschool@gmail.com
2/21/19, ECBA
Storrs Bee School, 7:00 PM-9:30PM
Location: University of Connection, Storrs, W.B. Young Building, Room 101
Contact: ecbabeeschool@gmail.com
2/21-24/19,
Connecticut Flower & Garden Show, 10:00AM-8:00PM
Location: CT Convention Center, Hartford, CT
Contact: Northeast Expos, Inc., Kristie Gonsalves, 860-844-8461, Kristie@northeastexpos.com, https://ctflowershow.com
2/23/19, OrganiCONN:
The CT NOFA Winter Conference, 8:00AM-5:00PM
Location: Housatonic Community College, Bridgeport, CT
Contact: https://organiconn.squarespace.com
2/23/19, Know Your Farmer Fair, 10:00AM-1:00PM
Location: Windham Town Hall Auditorium, 979 Main Street, Willimantic, CT
Contact: Libby Tarleton, Russo’s Roots, 860-556-9325, russosroots@gmail.com
2/26/19, CAES Tobacco Research Meeting, 9:00 AM
Location: East Windsor Scout Hall, 28 Abbe Road, East Windsor,
CT
Contact: Dr. James LaMondia, 860-683-4982,
James.LaMondia@ct.gov
2/27/19, ECBA Haddam Bee School, 7:00PM-9:30PM
Location: Middlesex County Extension Center, 1066 Old Saybrook Road, Haddam, CT
Contact: ecbabeeschool@gmail.com
2/27-28/19, Harvest New England
Conference & Trade Show
Location: Sturbridge Host Hotel,
Sturbridge, MA
Contact: www.harvestnewengland.org
MARCH 2019
3/2/19, Connecticut Christmas Tree
Growers Association 59th Annual Meeting
Location: Snow School, Middletown, CT
Contact: www.ctchristmastree.org
3/2/19: Northern Connecticut
Agricultural Summit, 8:00AM-1:00PM
Location: Asnuntuck Community College, 170 Elm Street, Enfield, CT
Contact: Chris Casey, Agricultural Summit Event Coordinator, 860-698-6267
3/6/19: Solid Ground Farmer Training, BF 204: Soil Health
and Conservation Planning, 4:00-7:00PM
Location: Tolland County Ag Center, 24 Hyde Avenue,
Vernon, CT
Contact: https://newfarms.uconn.edu/solidground
Location: Killingly Ag High School, 226 Putnam Pike, Dayville, CT
Contact: https://newfarms.uconn.edu/solidground/ *pesticide recertification credits available
3/14/19, Connecticut Pollinator
Conference
Location: CT Ag Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, New Haven, CT
Contact: Kimberly Stoner, Kimberly.Stoner@ct.gov, http://www.ct.gov/caes/pollinators
*Snow Date: 3/15/19
3/20/19, Ag Day at the Capitol, 10:00AM-1:00 PM
Location: Capitol, Hartford, CT
Contact: CAIC/CTDoAG, Rebecca Murphy, 860-713-2538,
Rebecca.Eddy@ct.gov, www.ctaginfocouncil.org *Snow
Date: March 21, 2019
3/30/19, Solid Ground Farmer Training, BF 260W:
Operate Your Chainsaw with Safety & Confidence – For Women, 8:00AM-4:00PM
Location: Four Root Farm, 257 Tater Hill Road, East
Haddam, CT
Contact:
https://newfarms.uconn.edu/solidground *Registration Required, No Walk-ins
Don't forget to check your statewide commodity association for commodity-specific events:
CT Apple Marketing Board and CT Pomological Society
CT Christmas Tree Growers Association
CT Northeast Organic Farming Association
CT SeaGrant and CT Seafood Council
CT Vineyard and Winery Association and CT Farm Wine Development Council
Maple Syrup Producers Association of CT
New England Hereford Association