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Did you know that Connecticut was coined the “Provision State” by George Washington for the important role the state’s productive farms played in feeding the troops for the American Revolution? Agriculture is growing and changing in Connecticut again, with a need to reclaim pastures and cropland while rebuilding agricultural infrastructure. To help meet this need and Continue reading Growing Agriculture in the Provision State Few things celebrate summer more than a bowl of ice cream. And what better way to enjoy the tasty treat than go straight to the source for Sundaes on the Farm? On Sunday, August 21, Graywall Farms and the Farmer’s Cow hosted a special event to raise awareness about the need to save Connecticut’s most valuable Continue reading Protecting Farmland, One Scoop at a Time Since 2005, Connecticut’s innovative Community Investment Act (CIA) has been working to strengthen the role Connecticut farms play in providing access to healthy food, a clean environment, and sustainable communities. The innovative law provides farm business improvements, farmland protection, dairy support, open space and historic preservation, and affordable housing. Senate President Pro Tempore Don Williams Continue reading Exhibit Celebrates Six-Years of Connecticut’s Community Investment Act State-level programs and policies have an enormous impact on farming. State actions can help save land or fuel its loss; they can encourage profitable farming, or inhibit it. That is why we can be found each year in state legislatures around New England, advocating for measures and funding that help improve farm profitability and retain Continue reading Spreading the No Farms No Food® Message State by State in New England Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro’s inspiring introduction of Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Kathleen Merrigan, highlighted her many accomplishments on behalf of agriculture and gave attendees at our conference in New Haven last month a sense of the Deputy Secretary’s commitment to local farms and Continue reading Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan Gives Hopeful Keynote Address at Connecticut Farmland Conference Come Hear Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan Speak at Connecticut Farmland Conference
Who: Farmers, conservationists, town officials, anti-hunger advocates, locavores, chefs, and all supporters of farmland preservation. What: Working Lands Alliance Conference; Plowing Ahead: Farmland Preservation in 2010 and Beyond When: March 27th 2010; 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Where: Kroon Hall, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, CT Kathleen Merrigan, the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Continue reading Kathleen Merrigan, Deputy Secretary of USDA to Speak at Connecticut Farmland Conference |
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