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DTSTART:20270313T130000Z
DTEND:20270313T220000Z
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URL:https://event925.com/events/ct-nofas-45th-annual-winter-conference/
SUMMARY:CT NOFA’s 45th Annual Winter Conference
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCT NOFA’s 45th An
 nual Winter Conference\nCT NOFA’s 45th Annual Winter Conference is Conne
 cticut’s annual gathering focused on organic and regenerative agricultur
 e\, sustainable land care\, and resilient food systems. The 2027 edition c
 ombines three days of virtual education with a full-day gathering at Wesle
 yan University\, bringing together farmers\, gardeners\, land-care profess
 ionals\, advocates\, and community members.\nWhen and where\nThe virtual p
 ortion runs March 9–11\, 2027\, followed by the main in-person conferenc
 e on Saturday\, March 13\, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.\, at Wesleyan Unive
 rsity in Middletown\, Connecticut. Registration covers the virtual and in-
 person sessions\, lunch on March 13\, and access to virtual workshop recor
 dings for three months afterward.\nWhat the conference covers\nThe educati
 onal program spans farming\, organic land care\, government policy\, homes
 teading and gardening\, food equity and justice\, among other subjects. Pr
 oposed workshop areas also include seed saving\, urban agriculture\, ecolo
 gical restoration\, soil health and permaculture\, beginning-farmer resour
 ces\, organic certification\, farm innovation\, and Black and Indigenous f
 arming practices\; speaker details were still forthcoming as of November 2
 026.\nA professional and community gathering\nThe conference is designed a
 s more than a lecture program: CT NOFA describes its Winter Conference as 
 its signature annual event\, incorporating community gathering and recogni
 tion alongside technical education. The 2027 event is expected to connect 
 300+ farmers\, home gardeners\, and organic advocates\, while its dedicate
 d Organic Land Care track provides 4.0 continuing-education units for Accr
 edited Organic Land Care Professionals.\nRegistration and the Bill Duesing
  Award\nCurrent registration is $70 for CT NOFA members and accredited org
 anic land-care professionals\, $90 general admission\, with $100–$140 su
 pporter tiers that help subsidize scholarships. Cost-free scholarship regi
 strations are also available while funding lasts. The March gathering incl
 udes presentation of the Bill Duesing Organic Living on the Earth Award\, 
 recognizing people or organizations advancing organic farming\, land care\
 , education\, advocacy\, research\, or related work.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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LOCATION:Wesleyan University\, 45 Wyllys Avenue\, Middletown\,\, Connecticu
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