Topics will include: Why No-till Works! (Kate Parsons, NRCS Resource Conservationist) Nutrient Management in No-till systems (Tom Morris, UConn Plant Science Professor) Cover Crop Selection and Termination (Dave Wilson, PennState Extension Agronomist) Pest and Disease Management for No-Till (Katie Campbell-Nelson, UMass Extension Vegetable Program) Adapting Your Planter for No-Till (John Hoffman, Johnny’s Ag Service, Ellington,CT) Equipment […]

About the Event: The face of farming is radically changing. How can we encourage more African American/Black, Latinx and API/APA communities to be in the vanguard of these changes in New England? Join us Saturday, November 4, 2017 for a rare opportunity to raise the voices of global majority actors with a vested interest in […]

On Saturday, November 4, 2017, Hidden Acres Farm, Inc. is proud to host Widening the Welcome: The Future of Agriculture for Farmers of Color at the 224 Ecospace on 224 Farmington Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut. This half-day conference will begin promptly at 9:00 am and end at 1:00 pm.  Featured speakers include Amani Olugbala (Soul Fire Farm, Grafton, NY);  Karen Washington (Rise and Root Farm, Black Urban Growers, Brooklyn/Bronx, NY); Isa Muhajid (CT CORE, New Haven, CT) and Hartford’s own Patricia E. Kelly (Ebony Horsewomen, Inc., Hartford, CT).

Learn how to slaughter, dress, quarter and further butcher hoofed animals! In this workshop, we'll take apart three heritage breed pigs at Doghill farm in Huntington MA. Learn about butchering, charcuterie and anatomy as we transform these noble cousins of ours into food for us humans. All parts of the animal will be used, including […]