Judging to take place 9 am-11 am on Thursday, Sept. 2, by members of the Greater Bridgeport Men’s Garden Club. Please have a representative available to open your garden gate and to give a presentation.

Awards Ceremony at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, at the picnic grove opposite the main bathhouse at Seaside Park.

It was the second-to-last of this year’s Dinners At The Farm, a series of 12 summertime repasts, which chef Jonathan Rapp, at left, owner of River Tavern in Chester, introduced in Connecticut four years ago to celebrate local produce, cheeses, meat and seafood and to benefit local farming interests. via Dinner At The Farm: Heavenly
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Officials are considering whether the town should forever reserve certain properties for farming use only. The land acquisition advisory committee recently discussed whether the town should create a “farmland in perpetuity” designation. Council Chairman Frederick Daniels said at Tuesday’s council meeting that he and other members of the committee consider that a policy discussion for
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DANBURY — Several City Council members are requesting that the full council explore ways to preserve the Lee Farm property as open space. The issue of preserving the land, which lies near Wooster Heights and Starrs Plain roads, came to the forefront recently when military officials announced that a portion of the Lee Farm property
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With concerns over traffic, wildlife disturbance, and competition with a girls’ softball field, the Fairfield Organic Teaching Farm has had a rough time getting off the ground. Thursday, at 7:30 p.m., the teaching farm is going before the Conservation Commission to request a lease of approximately two acres of the Hoyden’s Hill open space area
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The Department of Agriculture seems to be looking for a state conservationist.  Since 1935, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (originally called the Soil Conservation Service) has provided leadership in a partnership effort to help America’s private land owners and managers conserve their soil, water, and other natural resources.

With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, six nonprofit agricultural development organizations are helping hundreds of thousands of poor farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia grow more productive, profitable, and sustainable crops. Three-quarters of the world’s poorest people rely on farming small plots of land to feed themselves and their families. Helping
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A nice rundown of farm stands on Long Island, along with a nice photo essay … Because of the North Fork’s proximity to the New York market as well as the summer vacationers, the area still supports a vibrant farm industry. Most of the farms do not rely solely on their roadside stands and subscription CSA’s
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Heirloom Tomato Festival at Rizzuto’s Wood-Fired Kitchen & Bar Heirloom Tomato Festival Kick-Off Celebration Dinners to Highlight Local Farmers Prix Fixe Menus Featuring Locally Grown Heirloom Tomatoes Aug. 16 thru 28 Rizzuto’s Wood-Fired Kitchen & Bar, with locations in Bethel, West Hartford, and Westport, CT kicks off their Heirloom Tomato Festival with a series of
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Massaro Farm in Woodbridge supplies surrounding communities with seasonal vegetables, fruits, and farm goods year-round U.S. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro visited the Massaro Community Farm in Woodbridge, CT today to observe and learn about their organic farming practices and the recently established Community Supported Agricultural (CSA), which enables local residents to purchase shares of the
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All events are open to the public. Some may have fees not indicated here. via Home and garden goings-on – NewsTimes.

Sticks and Stones Farm in Newtown is a unique 60-acre Huntingtown Road farm that has been owned for the last 35 years by Tim Currier, a farmer and stone mason by trade. It has remained an unspoiled pocket of America within an easy drive of the Northeast’s big cities. via Sticks and Stones breaks the
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Advocates for unpasteurized milk and its health benefits take on the opposition. Winton Pitcoff offers a detailed list of reasons he’s a fan of raw milk, beginning with perhaps the most basic one: “Well, it tastes really good. You start there.” via The Valley Advocate: Wellness – Wellness: Raw Milk Rules.

The Citizens for Easton (CFE) in Easton, Connecticut, will be hosting its 2nd Annual Easton Farm Tour on Saturday, August 14 from 10 am to 2pm. Come and enjoy the many farming delights that Easton has to offer and learn where your food comes from. via 2nd Annual Easton Farm Tour to Be Held Aug.
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Washington, D.C.—“In dropping the negotiations on clean energy and climate change, the Senate has missed an opportunity to take proactive steps to benefit the environment and U.S. farmers,” President of American Farmland Trust (AFT) Jon Scholl said in a news release. “The House worked hard to negotiate a viable approach to clean energy and climate legislation that
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CT Folk is holding its second annual Tour des Farms, a day-long bicycle and concert tour, on Sunday. The 25-mile route begins and ends in Hamden, with stops at farms, greenhouses, orchards and historic sites. Bikes can purchase fresh produce that will be delivered at the end of the ride. At each stop, Connecticut musicians
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According to the label, this tomato traveled all the way from Canada to a New Haven “sustainable” farmers market. It was for sale inside a box that read, “Native Hot House Tomatoes / 3 for $2.00 / Each for $0.75.” Same goes for the cherries on sale at Beinecke Plaza on the Yale campus last
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Town residents may be asked to vote on creating an Easton Agricultural Commission in the future. The Board of Selectmen discussed the concept last week, and is working to draft an ordinance to accomplish the idea. via Town may form Agricultural Commission to boost farms | Easton Courier.

CANTON — Passersby will remember the farm for the bright sunflowers lining Albany Turnpike in the late summer, but Bristol Farm has been a local tradition since 1870. For the past seven years the farm has been run by and known in farmers’ markets as Wild Carrot Farm LLC., and farmers Mark Palladino and Joan
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NEW BRITAIN — Urban Oaks Organic Farm is earning recognition in the city and beyond as its field of dreams continues to grow. via Going urban – The New Britain Herald.