Join the New CT Farmer Alliance Build Your Network, Grow Our Future 2023! This annual event is a chance for farmers to connect with each other and with service providers who can help us in our farming journeys.
The Details:
Saturday January 21st
10AM-3PM
AuerFarm, Bloomfield, CT
The event will have a keynote address, workshops, a farm hack competition, networking with agricultural service organizations, and of course, delicious food.
Suggested donation is $10, which includes breakfast and lunch. But we don’t want cost to be prohibitive to anyone! Feel free to contribute what makes sense for you and your budget.
Conference includes:
Keynote Speaker
Panel Discussions
Farm Hack Competition
Workshops such as
-Land Access101
-Working with USDA
-Finding Your Market
-Being a Farmer Advocate
Networking with Service Providers
Seed Swap
Here are some of the farm service organizations that will be there & ready to share their resources:
-USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service
-USDA’s Farm Service Agency
-UConn Extension’s Sold Ground
-The Carrot Project
-Land For Good
-Put Local on Your Tray
-Legal Food Hub
-Farm Credit East
-Farm Bureau
-American Farmland Trust